Subgenre Sampler
Rental > (1989-1989): 297 Films to Rent
- Bill Hicks - Sane Man (1989)
- Feat. Bill Hicks
- An early–ish dose of standup genius from Bill Hicks, here offering himself in Austin, Texas, in 1989 as a rare 'sane man' in the strange world…
- Billy Crystal - Midnight Train to Moscow (1989)
- Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. Billy Crystal
- Billy Crystal explores his Russian roots, with a mockumentary 'Jokenost' tour of Russian and a standup performance live at the Pushkin Theatre.
- Billy T James Show, The (TV Series) (CUZ FM) (1989)
- Feat. Billy T. James, Ilona Rogers, Mark Hadlow…
- Episodes from the hit sitcom "CUZ FM", centred around the unique persona of NZ's best loved entertainer.
Billy plays a radio personality who…
- Birds of a Feather (TV Series) (1989)
- Feat. Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph
- Charming and concise British sitcom following the fortunes of two sisters, each married to small–time crooks, who move in together after their…
- Black Rain (1989)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura…
- Unrelenting violence made impressive by Scott's visual flair, sees Michael Douglas as a NY cop in Japan assigned to deliver a dangerous mobster.
- Black Rain (Kuroi Ame) (1989)
- Dir. Shohei Imamura
Feat. Yoshiko Tanaka, Katzuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara
- Alarming, mournful insider's view of post–nuclear devastation that focuses on a surviving family that have been contaminated by the fallout of…
- Blackadder Goes Forth (TV Series) (1989)
- Dir. Richard Boden
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson
- Final official series, set on the Western Front 1917. Six episodes contained on a single DVD or two tape volumes: 'Captain Cook', 'Corporal…
- Blaze (1989)
- Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Richard Jenkins
- Paul Newman plays flamboyant Southern governor Earl Long, who was scandalized over a love affair with an exotic dancer (Lolita Davidovich, in a…
- Blind Fury (1989)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Rutger Hauer
- A nice comic turn for Rutger Hauer as a blind cane–wielding tough guy in this martial arts parody.
- Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
- Dir. Howard Brookner
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Julie Hagerty…
- An American Playhouse adaptation of four Damon Runyon tales which intersect on New Year's Eve 1928 in a milieu of jazz–age hedonism. A good…