Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 2572 Films to Rent on VHS
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1983)
- Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Ian Richardson, Martin Shaw, Denholm Elliott…
- Ian Richardson (HOUSE OF CARDS) plays Sherlock Holmes in this crafted version of Conan Doyle’s most famous mystery, in which a monstrous…
Independence Day (1983)
- Dir. Robert Mandel
Feat. Kathleen Quinlan
- Kathleen Quinlan yearns to leave her hometown and fulfil her dreams as a photographer, but is unable to come unstuck from her boyfriend.
Issues Facing Women (1983-1987)
- Dir. Patricia Robins, Diana Rowan, Melanie Read
Feat. Judy McIntosh, Elizabeth McRae, Bridgette Allen…
- Three short films from New Zealand made by and about women.
Instincts (1987) 20 mins
The story of a woman in a communal relationship in the 70's…
Keep, The (1983)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jurgen Prochnow…
- German soldiers camping in a Romanian castle are visited by various ghoulies in Michael Mann's off–beat supernatural yarn set during WWII,…
Lift, The (1983)
- Dir. Dick Maas
Feat. Huub Stapel, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Josine Van Dalsum
- Stylish Dutch suspense concerning high–rise elevators dispatching their human contents. Dubbed into English.
Liquid Sky (1983)
- Dir. Slava Tsukuman
Feat. Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard
- A geniune punk artefact about an over–sexed woman who unwittingly hosts an alien parasite that kills off her lovers at the point of orgasm. Its…
Magic Flute, The (Mozart) (1983)
- Dir. August Everding
Feat. Lucia Popp, Edita Gruberova
- Bayerischen Staatsoper. Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Other Side of Nashville, The (1983)
- Feat. Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash
- The 'alternative' stars of country music are the subject of this loose documentary, which includes some rare live footage. Featured are Bob Dylan,…
Professional: Golgo 13, The (1983)
- Classic anime stylishly relays the underworld movements of a legendary hitman and his contract killings. Based on a long–running manga, with an…
Savage Islands (Nate and Hayes) (1983)
- Dir. Ferninand Fairfax
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe
- Tommy Lee Jones runs amok in the Pacific, clashing with pirates, missionaries, and a cannibalistic tribesman (played by Prince Tui Teka). Its clunky…