Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7955 Films to Rent
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
- Dir. Bille August
Feat. Max von Sydow
- Swedish widower Max Von Sydow emigrates in the 19th century to Denmark with his son, where they struggle against injustice and poverty. Won an Oscar…
Perfect Spy, A (1987)
- Dir. Peter Smith
Feat. Peter Egan, Ray McAnally, Peggy Ashcroft…
- Peter Egan is Magnus Pyum, a spy so perfect he has come to betray everyone he knows, including himself. A superbly realised Beeb version of John Le…
Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series) (1987)
- Dir. Robert Knights
Feat. Ian Richardson, David Jason
- Stuffy Powerhouse College, with its old boy archaism and hermetically sealed traditions, is given a jolt of reform by new headmaster Ian Richardson.…
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Gary Oldman
- Gary Oldman portrays Joe Orton, the infamous gay playwright whose scandalous personal life ended at the bloodied hand of his jealous lover. The title…
Radio Days (1987)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner
- Woody Allen revisits his childhood days in the golden era of radio.
Room Upstairs, The (1987)
- Dir. Stuart Margolin
Feat. Stockard Channing, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Waterston…
- The life of a lonely and isolated woman is transformed when she
turns her childhood home into a boarding house filled with eclectic characters.
Russkies (1987)
- Dir. Rick Rosenthal
Feat. Whip Hubley, Joaquin Phoenix, Peter Billingsley
- Cold–War adventure story in which Danny (JOAQUIN PHOENIX in one of his earliest roles) and his friends discover a Russian sailor hiding in some…
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Frances Barber, Claire Bloom
- Against a backdrop of London's riot–torn streets, Sammy and Rosie conduct an open relationship while his disturbed father, an exiled Indian…
Scoop (1987)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Denholm Elliott, Sir Michael Hordern, Herbert Lom
- Satirical drama based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh. Set in the world of journalism, where an inexperienced reporter is sent to…
September (1987)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Denholm Elliott, Dianne Wiest, Mia Farrow
- A weekend gathering of friends proves to be an emotionally taxing experience when true feelings are gradually exposed. An under–rated serious…