Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7936 Films to Rent
Love For Lydia (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Mel Martin, Jeremy Irons, Christopher Blake…
- Adapted from the H.E. Bates' book, this scrumptious Masterpiece Theatre series details the exploits of the beautiful but vapid Lydia and the four men…
Man Who Loved Women, The (1977)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Charles Denner, Leslie Caron, Brigitte Fossey…
- Charles Denner plays a dedicated skirt–chaser, who falls in love with women so constantly he is brought to the point of…
Mango Tree, The (1977)
- Dir. Kevin Dobson
Feat. Geraldine Fitzgerald, Sir Robert Helpmann, Christopher Pate
- Good–looking, if rather pedestrian coming–of–age tale set in Bundaberg, where a young man leaves his comfortable rural life for the…
Message, The (Al-risalah Aka Mohammad, Messenger Of God) (1977)
- Dir. Moustapha Akkad
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara
- An Islamic alternative to Hollywood epics such as GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD and BEN HUR, dealing with the rise of an initially persecuted…
Murder Most English (TV Series) (The Flaxborough Chronicles) (1977)
- Feat. Anton Rodgers, Christopher Timothy, Brenda Bruce…
- Based on the Colin Watson mysteries, this Ever–so–English detective series follows two English detectives as they solve particularly…
New York, New York (1977)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli
- This imaginative yet famously abrasive tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s focuses on the tumultuous relationship between a saxophonist…
Opening Night (1977)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara
- Intermittently fascinating, semi–improvised opus from Cassavetes (who also stars), about an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) who suffers a…
Other Side of Midnight, The (1977)
- Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon…
- Soapy Sidney Sheldon drama follows the exploits of a young French woman who vows revenge on a ne'er do well Canadian pilot for leaving her pregnant,…
Padre Padrone (1977)
- Dir. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Feat. Omero Antonutti, Saverio Marconi, Marcella Michelangeli…
- An affecting true story about a Shepherd's son who escapes the shackles of family expectations and returns mature and educated to confront his…
Picture Show Man, The (1977)
- Dir. John Power
Feat. Rod Taylor, John Meillon, Patrick Cargill
- A light–hearted depiction of the rivalry between two Australian cinema operators (Meillon and Taylor) of the silent film era, who travel…