Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1843 Films to Buy & Rent
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) (Different Strokes) (1978-1986)
- Feat. Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain…
- Classic American sitcom had a rich white widower (Bain) adopt two black boys, notably a pint–sized Gary Coleman who proved the…
Famous Five, The (TV Series) (Enid Blyton's The Famous Five) (1978-1979)
- Feat. Michele Gallagher, Marcus Harris, Gary Russell…
- The original and most beloved of The Famous Five TV serials, based on Enid Blyton's classic children's adventure novels.
Of Blyton's 21 stories,…
Grange Hill (TV Series) (1978-2008)
- Candid British kids series following the exploits of a group of school misfits dealing with the day–to–day struggles of life in a…
Heidi (TV Series) (1978)
- Dir. Tony Faadt, Joachim Hesss
Feat. Katharina Balhm, Katia Polletin
- Thirteen episodes of the fondly remembered classic Heidi series.
I Love Cult Kids (1978-1990)
- An exemplary compilation of episodes from seven classic kids TV shows spanning several decades. Includes Jamie and the Magic Torch (1978), Chorlton…
International Velvet (1978)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Tatum O'Neal, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer…
- Belated and earnest sequel to classic NATIONAL VELVET has an adult Velvet Brown take in an orphaned niece from America, who, with the help of an…
Lord of the Rings (1978)
- Dir. Ralph Bakshi
- Likable animation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy classic, admirably captures the personalities of the novel's horde of eccentric characters and…
Return From Witch Mountain (1978)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Bette Davis, Christopher Lee
- Above–average sequel to ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN reprises the story of two runaway orphans with supernatural powers, adding the star presence…
Water Babies, The (1978)
- Dir. Lionel Jeffries
Feat. James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw…
- The children's classic by Charles Kingsley, given a sterling treatment by its English cast and some nifty animation. A young chimney sweep finds…
Watership Down (1978)
- Dir. Martin Rosen
- A family of rabbits escape impending threats of nature and make a perilous journey in search of a tranquil burrow.
Adapted from Richard Adams'…