Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Paradise Postponed (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Richard Vernon, Peter Egan…
- Ambitious series following various characters in a small British village across three post–war decades. Written by John Mortimer, who adapted…
Parting Glances (1986)
- Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung
- A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh
- One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986)
- Feat. Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif…
- Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…
Queen City Rocker (1986)
- Dir. Bruce Morrison
Feat. Matthew Hunter, William Edwardson, Sarah Douglas
- Four days in the life of a young Auckland punk looking to escape the treadmill of violence and crime.
Round Midnight (1986)
- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Dexter Gordon, Francois Cluzet
- In 1950s Paris, a decadent American saxophonist develops a friendship with an appreciative French fan who shows him the virtues of clean living. A…
Sacrifice, The (1986)
- Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edward
- Tarkovsky's final film is this harrowing tale of a man who vows to sacrifice all that he is in order for the world to avoid the apocalypse. Further…
Second Serve (1986)
- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Louise Fletcher, Martin Balsam
- Vanessa Redgrave gives a remarkable performance in this TV–movie true–story as a transexual…
Seize the Day (1986)
- Dir. Fielder Cook
Feat. Robin Williams, Joseph Wiseman, Jerry Stiller…
- Under–valued drama, whose title ironically represents the quest of 40–something 'loser' Robin Williams to find some form of redemption…
Sid and Nancy (1986)
- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb
- Pretty grim portrait of the life and times of Sex Pistol Sid Vicious and his girlfriend. Both are stunningly personified by Gary Oldman and Chloe…