Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7936 Films to Rent
Another Country (1984)
- Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes
- An oppressive private schooling has an adverse affect on a couple of young, gay Englishmen in the 1930s, who eventually become spies for the…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7 (Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, Titus Adronicus) (1984-1985)
- Dir. Stuart Burge, Elijah Moshinsky, David Giles
Feat. Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Leonard Rossiter…
- Disc 1: "The Life and Death of King John" (157 Minutes) Directed by David Giles. Starring Leonard Rossiter as King John.
Disc 2: "Pericles, Prince…
Beat Street (1984)
- Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis
- Key film in the history of hip–hop culture, this urban musical may show its age and derivation (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), but still comprises an…
Bill, The (TV Series) (1984-2006)
- One of the longest–running TV series in history, this surprisingly realistic drama is set around the comings and goings of the Sun Hill Police…
Birdy (1984)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage
- Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage star in this complex yet compelling tale of a disturbed war veteran's descent into believing he is a bird. A bold and…
Bodyline (TV Mini-series) (1984)
- Feat. Gary Sweet, Hugo Weaving
- A classy TV drama which follows the infamous 1932–33 cricket tour of Australia by the English team led by Douglas Jardine (Weaving).
The…
Bostonians, The (1984)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy…
- Set in post–Civil War Boston, this slow, though beautifully shot drama is a sturdy version of Henry James' famous novel.
Concerning the…
Breakdance - The Movie (Breakin’) (1984)
- Dir. Joel Silberg
Feat. Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers
- The excellent, highly athletic breakdance performances will be the prime value to hiphop enthusiasts in this FLASHDANCE–clone, which now has a…
Breakdance 2 - Electric Boogaloo (Breakin' 2) (1984)
- Dir. Sam Firstenberg
Feat. Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers
- Less–hokey sequel to BREAKDANCE, with a storyline centred on a group of teens and dancers who try to save a community rec–centre from a…
Cal (1984)
- Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Helen Mirren, John Lynch
- A forbidden love develops between a 19–year–old IRA member and the wife of a protestant policemen whom he helped murder. An intelligent…