Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7955 Films to Rent
Gregory's Girl (1981)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn
- An affectionate and entertaining Scottish comedy about a shy and awkward school footballer's infatuation with a female team–member.
Henry VI (Henry the Sixth) (1981-1983)
- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn
- BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's three–part play across three discs.
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Veronica Hamel…
- Steven Bochco's progressive eighties policier found dramatic substance and acclaim in its realistic and ethnically diverse portrayal of the lives of…
Kessler (TV Mini-series) (1981)
- Feat. Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie
- Six–part sequel to the terrific WW2 series SECRET ARMY sees former SS member Ludwig Kessler (Rose) living in 'present day' and on the run from…
Knowledge, The (1981)
- Dir. Bob Brooks
Feat. Michael Elphick, Nigel Hawthorne, Jonathan Lynn
- Well–regarded TV drama that follows the trials of three aspiring London taxi–drivers to learn the 'knowledge' necessary to…
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
- Dir. Just Jaeckin
Feat. Sylvia Kristel
- Soft–porn queen Sylvia Kristel vies for mainstream acceptance with D.H. Lawrence's account of a woman's search for sexual fulfilment. The stuff…
Les Uns et Les Autres (Bolero) (1981)
- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. James Caan, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Hossein…
- Sprawling extravaganza of questionable taste is not without its devotees. It charts the impact that music has made on the lives of four…
Lola (1981)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf
- Shattering Fassbinder drama depicting an exotic singer searching for true happiness and survival in post–war Germany. Fassbinder again excels…
Lonely Hearts (1981)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Norman Kaye, Jon Finlayson
- An off–beat gem about an awkward agency–linked romance between a middle–aged piano tuner and a shy office clerk.
Man of Iron (1981)
- Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania
- Angry sequel to MAN OF MARBLE covers much the same ground with an alcoholic journalist sent to cover the Polish Solidarity strike and to discredit…