Subgenre Sampler
Sales > Drama: 862 films to Buy
Hope and Glory (1987)
- Well–crafted account of Dir. Boorman's childhood in wartime London.
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$24.95 $18.70
La Bamba (1987)
- Tightly constructed biopic of Hispanic rock'n'roller Richie Valens lends the usual 'rise to fame' tale an unusual ethnic slant. Lou Diamond Phillips…
- DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Last Emperor, The (1987)
- Grand scale interpretation of the true life of Pu Yi (John Lone), the last emperor of China, who ascended the throne at three years–old to live…
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$20 $15
Insurance Man, The (1986)
- A fascinating BBC production of Alan Bennett's screenplay about the one–and–only Franz Kafka, who is trapped in his own infernal…
- DVD $24.95
Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986)
- Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…
- DVD $39.95
At Close Range (1985)
- Sean Penn plays a wayward youth who reunites with his gangland father (Christopher Walken) with violent consequences. Sordid yet solid drama.
- Blu-Ray $34.95
Out of Africa (1985)
- Epic, elegant retelling of Karen Blixen's African memoirs. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture.
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$20 $15
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
- The true story of Hungarian diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked his own life manufacturing protective passports for thousands of Jews in exile…
- DVD $24.95
Amadeus (1984)
- Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7 (Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, Titus Adronicus) (1984-1985)
- Disc 1: "The Life and Death of King John" (157 Minutes) Directed by David Giles. Starring Leonard Rossiter as King John.
Disc 2: "Pericles, Prince…
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$44.95 $33.70