Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
High Hopes (1989)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Phillip Davis, Ruth Sheen
- Mike Leigh's excruciating portrait of a dysfunctional yet typical working–class family surviving in Thatcher's England. The blistering social…
Hush-A-Bye-Baby (1989)
- Dir. Margo Harkin
Feat. Seamus Ball, Rosina Brown, Sean Carlin…
- Excellent portrayal, using 'workshop' methods, of the tribulations of four teenage girls in Northern Ireland, as they negotiate the local facts of…
I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar / Emergency Kisses (1989-1991)
- Dir. Philippe Garrel
Feat. Philippe Garrel
- Two French drama films by Philippe Garrel, both semi–autobiographical in nature: 'I Can No Longer Hear The Guitar' depicts youthful romance in…
Immediate Family (1989)
- Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson…
- Earnest drama with strong cast brings together a couple who desperately want a child and a teenage mother and her boyfriend who discover unexpected…
In Country (1989)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen
- Drama about a High School graduate from Kentucky who throws herself into a rigorous investigation of the life of her father, who died in the Vietnam…
In Fading Light (1989)
- Dir. Amber Film Collective
Feat. Joe Caffrey, Maureen Harold
- Amber collective's admirable film focuses on the plight of a fishing town on the English north coast, in the face of Thatcherite corporate investment.
Iron and Silk (1989)
- Dir. Shirley Sun
Feat. To Funglin, Zhuong Genyuan
- Autobiographical account of an American in China who learns the inherent cultural differences by way of a mysterious girl and a dedication to the…
Island (1989)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Irene Papas, Eva Sitta
- Three disparate women cross paths on a remote Greek island where they come to terms with their past to reconsider their place in the world.
Jacknife (1989)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ed Harris
- Vietnam vet Robert De Niro looks up old army buddy, Ed Harris.
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
- Dir. Denys Arcand
Feat. Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening
- Brilliant parable of an actor (Lothaire Bluteau) whose life is profoundly changed after he plays the role of Jesus. Funny, disturbing and richly…