Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Silas Marner (The Weaver of Raveloe) (1985)
- Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Jim Broadbent…
- Excellent adaptation of the George Elliot classic, with Kingsley superb as the weaver who wrongfully accused of theft who withdraws from society only…
Smooth Talk (1985)
- Dir. Joyce Chopra
Feat. Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place…
- Poignant yet sinister coming–of–age tale chronicles a young girl's sexual awakening and the attention she attracts from a mysterious…
Steaming (1985)
- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Brenda Bruce…
- A low–rent London bathhouse is the setting for six women’s weekly get–togethers, in this adaptation of Neil Dunn’s stageplay. Often…
Summer Lovers (1985)
- Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valerie Quennessen…
- Daffy drama set on a Greek isle with Gallagher and Hannah as a holidaying couple, trouble ensues when Gallagher meets a sexy archaeologist.
Sweet Dreams (1985)
- Dir. Carol Rice
Feat. Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth…
- Sterling biopic of country singer Patsy Cline.
Sylvia (1985)
- Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Eleanor David
- Eleanor David plays Sylvia Ashton–Warner, educational cruasader and best–selling author in the 1940s.
That Was Then, This Is Now (1985)
- Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer
- Emilio Estevez plays juvenile delinquent, in this version of the S E Hinton book.
Trip to Bountiful, The (1985)
- Dir. Peter Masterson
Feat. Geraldine Page, Rebecca De Mornay, John Heard
- Geraldine Page won an Oscar for her portrait of a widow who finally embarks on one final journey to her Texas birthplace.
Trouble in Mind (1985)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Keith Caradine, Lori Singer
- Fans of the obscure should enjoy this rollicking film noir. Set in the near future, an ex–convict returns to his favourite cafe to rekindle a…
Tuff Turf (1985)
- Dir. Fritz Kiersch
Feat. James Spader, Robert Downey Jnr., Claudette Nevins
- High school turf wars commence in this posturing 80s melodrama, about a pretty boy (Spader) who takes on a gang of hoodlums in order to win the girl…