Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7936 Films to Rent
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
- Dir. Robert M. Young
Feat. Willem Dafoe
- Harrowing tale of a Greek–Jewish boxer (Willem Dafoe) who is deported to Auschwitz during WW2.
Unbelievable Truth, The (1989)
- Dir. Hal Hartley
Feat. Adrienne Shelly, Robert Burke, Chris Cooke…
- The folk of a backward American town get a mite nervous when a mechanic returns after spending 15 years in prison for murdering his father and…
Unexplained Laughter (1989)
- Feat. Diana Rigg, Elaine Paige, Jon Finch
- Diana Rigg plays a broken–hearted journalist who retreats to the country only to be haunted by ghostly laughter. Adapted from the Anna Haycraft…
Valmont (1989)
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly…
- Baroque Milos Forman variation on the classic tale of ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, with Annette Bening and Colin Firth tangling tonsils, and more, as…
Welcome Home (1989)
- Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston…
- Fairly tepid post–Vietnam War drama has Kris Kristofferson play a pilot shot down over Cambodia and was rescued by a Khmer Rouge woman, whom he…
When the Whales Came (1989)
- Dir. Clive Rees
Feat. Paul Scofield, Helen Mirren
- Picturesque tale set on a British Isle in which old eccentric Paul Scofield and two young locals battle to save the whale that has beached upon their…
Why has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)
- Dir. Bae Yong-kyun
- A mystical journey into the riddles and symbols of Zen Buddhism through various characters ensconced in a remote monastery.
Loosely threaded by a…
Wired (1989)
- Dir. Larry Peerce
Feat. John Belushi
- Stylised, controversial biopic of ailed cult funnyman John Belushi. Not sanctioned by the Belushi estate but the warts–and–all depiction…
Woman in Black, The (1989)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker
- Tastefully macabre ghost story from the makers of REILLY, ACE OF SPIES sees a young lawyer's rural visit turn macabre after his seemingly good deed…
Wonderland (the Fruit Machine) (1989)
- Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Robbie Coltrane
- Two gay teenagers witness a murder and flee their Northern home for Brighton, where their problems seem to escalate. Robbie Coltrane cameos as a…