Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7955 Films to Rent
Yeelen (Brightness) (1987)
- Dir. Souleymane Cisse
- One the few internationally–seen films from the African continent, this myth–like narrative concerns a young man of the Bambara culture…
9 1/2 Weeks (1986)
- Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger
- See Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger at the peak of their self–obsessed careers in this sleazy but not unenjoyable romp through the dark side of…
About Last Night (1986)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, James Belushi…
- Hollywood adaptation of David Mamet's play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago".
Arriving Tuesday (1986)
- Dir. Richard Riddiford
Feat. Judy McIntosh, Peter Hayden
- An estranged couple try to rekindle their romance by taking a holiday which only seems to make matters worse. A poignant love story.
Bashu, The Little Stranger (1986)
- Dir. Bahram Beizai
Feat. Susan Taslimi, Parvis Pourhosseini, Adrian Afravian
- Compassionate film follows the plight of a 10–year–old boy whose raided Iranian village forced him to take contentious refuge. Certain to…
Best of Times, The (1986)
- Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed…
- Robin Williams and Kurt Russell star as two friends attempting to relive a high school football game in this comedy–drama written by…
Betty Blue (1986)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix
Feat. Beatrice Dalle, Jean-Hugues Anglade
- Beatrice Dalle stars as the ultra crazy and ultra sexy Betty in this lusty, over–the–top drama as only the French aspire to create.…
Cactus (1986)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Norman Kaye
- Challenging and intriguing drama from dir. Paul Cox, about a French woman (Isabelle Huppert) having an uneasy vacation in Australia.
Caravaggio (1986)
- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Noam Almaz, Dawn Archibald, Sean Bean
- A stylised, impressionistic biopic of the controversial bisexual artist from the Italian renaissance. The film is similarly cryptic, bold and…
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
- Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie
- Powerful drama in which teacher–for–the–deaf William Hurt falls in love with Marlee Matlin.