Subgenre Sampler
Wrong is Right (1982)- Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad… - Patchy media satire with Connery as a newsman on the trail of two nuclear weapons that have fallen into terrorist hands. Some fine supporting turns…
Angel of Vengeance (Ms.45) (1981)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Zoë Tamerlis, Jack Thibeau - Surreal drama about a deaf–mute who seeks revenge after two sexual assaults. Taut and disturbing, with minimal dialogue, it has the distinction…
Bad Blood (1981)- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Jack Thompson, Carol Burns, Denis Lill - A gripping drama based on the factual account of Stan Graham, who in 1941 murdered four policemen and sparked one of the greatest manhunts in New…
Bergerac (TV Series) (1981)- Feat. John Nettles, Terence Alexander
- Classic of its kind. Roguish Bergerac races around Jersey trying to thwart jewel thieves, terrorists, murderers and general no gooders. Great fun,…
Blow Out (1981)- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow - A seemingly ordinary car–crash is found by sound–recordist John Travolta to have sinister overtones when he rewinds his chance taping of…
Body Heat (1981)- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. William Hurt, Kathleen Turner - Loose remake of DOUBLE INDEMNITY is a noir classic in itself. William Hurt and Kathleen Turner embark on a torrid affair and conspire to murder her…
Border, The (1981)- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine… - Rather underrated drama set along the Texas–Mexico borderlands, where a soiled but still–idealistic cop (Nicholson) becomes embroiled…
Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981)- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle… - Mordantly humourous suspense set in dusty French Senegal, with Noiret playing a much–abused police chief who begins to have dreams of…
Dead Kids (Strange Behaviour) (1981)- Dir. Michael Laughlin
Feat. Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher - Minor cult item concerning a series of nasty murders in a small town, which may be connected to a deranged scientist and his psychology experiments.…
Evil Under the Sun (1981)- Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely… - Murder at a resort hotel, with Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. An all–star cast and top production values, with sun and sea…
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