Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 2584 Films to Rent on VHS
Masques (1987)
- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Bernadette Lafont
- Showbiz thriller with an offbeat setting and treatment typical of the director.
Phillip Noiret excels as a vain and complacent TV celebrity, with…
Max Headroom (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe
- Edison Carter and his computer–generated alter–ego, Max Headroom, pursue justice in a corrupt, corporate future. Four episodes on two…
Mondo New York (1987)
- Dir. Harvey Keith
Feat. Joseph Arias, Rick Aviles, Charlie Barnett
- Eye–opening documentary depicts the seedy underbelly of life in the Big Apple. Fascinating but often repulsive, so keep the remote at close…
Month in the Country, A (1987)
- Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, Natasha Richardson
- Colin Firth plays a shellshocked WW1 vet keen to recoup a medieval painting in a remote Yorkshire town. Kenneth Branagh and Natasha Richardson prove…
On the Black Hill (1987)
- Dir. Andrew Grieve
Feat. Bob Peck, Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey
- Adapted from Bruce Chatwin's novel about the difficult lives of Welsh tenant–farmers in the early 20th century. A bull–headed Bob Peck…
Orphans (1987)
- Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Albert Finney, Matthew Modine
- Two delinquents attempt to rob a gangster, but tables turn to a point where he becomes their friend and mentor. Powerhouse drama.
Perfect Murder, The (1987)
- Dir. Zafar Hai
Feat. Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgard, Madhur Jaffrey
- This throwaway Indian farce has a number of possible suspects trying to kill (and protect) a Bombay millionaire (Mr. Perfect). Adapted for the…
Prayer for the Dying (1987)
- Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates…
- Adaptation of Jack Higgins' novel in which Mickey Rourke plays a retired IRA hitman who is enticed into one final killing, with disasterous…
Redneck Zombies (1987)
- Dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Feat. Steve Sooy, Anthony M. Carr, Keith Johnson…
- Troma–trash about zombies who happen to be rednecks.
Return to Salem's Lot, A (1987)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Andrew Duggan…
- Notably weird and disimiliar sequel to SALEM'S LOT is blessed with the talents of writer/director Larry Cohen.
Anthropologist Moriarty is lured…