Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Scruples (Mini-series) (1980)
- Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Barry Bostwick, Kim Cattrall…
- Trashy, high–society soap opera, with Lindsay Wagner overcoming privilege and class to rise beyond the upper echelons of the L.A. fashion…
Scum (1980)
- Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels
- Life in a British borstal painted in unflinchingly realistic hues. Clark's deeply affecting indictment of the penal system plays out barbaric rituals…
Somewhere in Time (1980)
- Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer…
- Fantastical love story stars Reeve as a successful playwright who becomes obsessed with a woman he believes he is destined to be with, even if it…
Spoils of War, The (TV Series) (1980)
- Feat. Alan Hunter, William Lucas, Emily Moore
- British drama series examining the effects of World War II on two families.
Stardust Memories (1980)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper
- Serio–comic look at the fame and 'successes' of a Woody Allen–ish filmmaker.
Staying On (1980)
- Dir. Silvio Narizzano
Feat. Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Saeed Jaffrey
- Drama based on the award–winning novel by Paul Scott (The Jewel in the Crown), and reuniting BRIEF ENCOUNTER actors Celia Johnson and Trevor…
Strumpet City (Mini-Series) (1980)
- Feat. Peter O'Toole, Peter Ustinov
- Broad, sweeping Irish history of Dubliners in the early 20th century. Based on James Plunkett’s popular novel.
Stunt Man, The (1980)
- Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey
- A fugitive stumbles upon a movie set, where he is embraced and hired as a stuntman by the fervant director. A bizarre,…
Tempest, The (1980)
- Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Nigel Hawthorne
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Times Square (1980)
- Dir. Allan Moyle
Feat. Robin Johnson, Trini Alvarado, Tim Curry
- An NYC youth drama inspired by the "new wave" music and fashions of the time that follows the mildly anarchic wanderings of a pair of runaway…