Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8102 Films to Buy & Rent
Reds (1981)
- Dir. Warren Beatty
Feat. Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson
- A provocative political saga about an American journalist's involvement with communism, the Russian revolution and the love of a like–minded…
Rich and Famous (1981)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, Meg Ryan
- Seasoned 'women's' director George Cukor remakes OLD ACQUAINTANCES in his final film, about two close friends turned literary rivals. A far cry from…
S.O.B. (1981)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Julie Andrews, William Holden, Richard Mulligan…
- Blake Edwards' satire of the film industry and Hollywood society in which a movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by…
Sense and Sensibility (1981)
- Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Irene Richards, Tracey Childs, Diana Fairfax…
- Two sisters search for love, happiness and a way out of financial strife. From Jane Austen's novel, this was filmed by the BBC on location in Dorset…
Shoot the Moon (1981)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Diane Keaton, Albert Finney, Peter Weller…
- A devastating account of a marital breakdown between Diane Keaton and Albert Finney and the impact it has on their four daughters.
Smash Palace (1981)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Bruno Lawrence, Grier Robson
- One of local cinema's finest hours is this rural tale of a brusque auto–mechanic (Bruno Lawrence) whose estrangement from his family leads him…
Take a Letter Mr. Jones (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. John Inman, Rula Lenska, Miriam Margolyes
- British sitcom set in the office of a multinational corporation, where an exec juggles her hectic work life (and workplace sexual politics) with…
Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
- Dir. Marco Ferreri
Feat. Ben Gazzara
- A whiskey–swilling, anarchist poet (Ben Gazzara) searches in vain for redemptive power and inspiration through his self–destructive…
Taps (1981)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Sean Penn, Timothy Hutton, George C. Scott…
- A surprise box–office smash about a group of cadets who take over their military college, which is on the brink of being closed down. Inspired…
Tenko (TV Series) (1981-1984)
- Feat. Stephanie Cole, Jean Anderson
- Memorable British drama in which a group of English women, shipwrecked while fleeing the invasion of Singapore in 1941, are captured by the Japanese…