Subgenre Sampler
Cult > Drama: 155 Films to Buy & Rent
- Christiane F. (1981)
- Dir. Ulrich Edel
Feat. David Bowie
- Absorbing account of the decline and fall into the Berlin's degrading drug and prostitution scene of two young heroin addicts. Features the music and…
- Eureka (1981)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Nicolas Roeg…
- Irishman Gene Hackman strikes it rich in Alaska, and retires to his own Carribean island for family fights with flaky son–in–law Rutger…
- Mommie Dearest (1981)
- Dir. Frank Perry
Feat. Faye Dunaway
- The eyebrow–raising private life of Joan Crawford makes for a gaudy compulsive shocker, in which Faye Dunaway puts on her most ferocious…
- 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…
- Bad Timing (1980)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Art Garfunkel, Harvey Keitel, Nicolas Roeg…
- After his wife attempts suicide, a guilt–ridden Art Garfunkel engages in a tense battle of wits with investigator Harvey Keitel. Nic Roeg goes…
- Being There (1980)
- Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Peter Sellers
- A middle–aged gardner, reared in solitude and exclusively educated through his television, is mistaken for a political genius. Profound and…
- Breaking Glass (1980)
- Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels, Jon Finch…
- Grievously under–rated and singular rock music drama from the post–punk era offers more than just nostalgic interest, with an impassioned…
- Elephant Man, The (1980)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt
- The heart–wrenching true story of a grossly deformed pauper, dramatised to perfection by director David Lynch. A compassionate doctor rescues…
- Falls, The (1980)
- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray
- One of dir. Greenaway's more trenchantly avant–garde works (think 'A Walk Though H' crossed with DROWNING BY NUMBERS), expanding his riddling…
- Ninth Configuration, The (Twinkle, Twinkle, ) (1980)
- Dir. William Peter Blatty
Feat. Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller…
- Psychological thriller set in the 70's written, produced and directed by William Peter Blatty (THE EXORCIST). Having returned from Vietnam, a marine…