Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8102 Films to Buy & Rent
Falling in Love (1984)
- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep
- Star–combination of Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep, as train–commuters having an affair which puts a wee glow back into their fairly…
Far Pavilions, The (TV Mini-series) (1984)
- Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Ben Cross, Amy Irving, Christopher Lee…
- Lavish period drama based on the epic book by novelist M.M. Kaye, centered around the romance between a young English officer and a beautiful Indian…
Fast Talking (1984)
- Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Rod Zuanic, Steve Bisley
- A teenage drug dealer meets an ex–convict junkyard owner who helps him rebuild an old motorbike.
Dir. Ken Cameron takes inspiration from…
Footloose (1984)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Christopher Penn…
- Rock'n'roll city kid Kevin Bacon fights for his right to party in the face of small town conservatism in this infectious, under–rated musical…
Four Days in July (1984)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Brid Brennan, Desmond McAleer
- A largely apolitical, if not humanist take on Northern Ireland strife, from the viewpoint of two couples and their respective Catholic and Protestant…
Full Moon in Paris (1984)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Pascale Ogier, Fabrice Luchini, Christian Vadim…
- From Rohmer's 'Comedies and Proverbs' series, wit and subtlety is derived from the simplest of plots. This time a headstrong woman's plans backfire…
Garbo Talks (1984)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Ron Silver, Greta Garbo, Anne Bancroft…
- This enchanting film sees Ron Silver attempting to fulfil his dying mother's last request; to meet Greta Garbo. Fine supporting cast.
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
- Dir. Peter Webb
Feat. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bryan Brown…
- A mostly–forgotten oddity in the oeuvre of Beatle–related films. Paul McCartney stars as himself, as over the course of one day he…
Grasp Of Wind, A (1984)
- Dir. Robert Franken, Russell Campbell
Feat. Neal Gunn
- Dutch born New Zealand visual artist Robert Franken's one–and–only directorial effort is a quietly surreal, wordless fable in which a…
Harry and Son (1984)
- Dir. Paul Newman
Feat. Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin…
- Earnest drama concerning cantankerous working stiff Newman and his struggling author son. Those allergic to overt symbolism may want to give this one…