Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Family: 1806 Films to Rent
Fraggle Rock (TV Series) (1983)
- Creature curator Jim Henson developed this Muppet side project about a community of subterranean ‘Fraggles’ as an allegory for the human world,…
Inspector Gadget (TV Series) (1983)
- Twenty–one animated episodes from the life of the ingeniously–mechanised sleuth and his friends Quimby, Penny and Brain.
Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi hakken-den) (1983)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada
- In an ancient unspecified era, eight samurai must battle supernatural forces, witches and other hazards to rescue a princess, who is about to be…
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
- Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy
- Contemplative true story with a biologist studying the declining population of caribou in the Canadian tundra. Caused a small storm for being the…
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
- Dir. Jack Clayton
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd…
- Classic Ray Bradbury story of good and evil, set in a small American town, where two adventurous boys become entangled with a diabolical carnival and…
Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Dir. Richard Marquand
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- Final installment in George Lucas' space–trilogy sees the conclusion of the galactic war between the Empire and the 'Rebel forces'.
Mark…
Super Ted, The Very Best of (TV Series) (Superted) (1983)
- Appealing 80's kids series about the adventures of an abandoned teddy bear who is brought to life with "cosmic dust" and becomes a superhero teddy on…
War Games (1983)
- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman
- One of the best movies about computer hacking, is a highly effective comedy–thriller, with child–star Matthew Broderick accessing an…
Wind in the Willows, The (1983)
- Stop–motion puppetry brings the world of Toad, Ratty and Mole to delightful life in this nice TV version of Kenneth Graham's classic book..…
Annie (1982)
- Dir. John Huston
Feat. Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry
- Rumbunctious Broadway musical, set in the Depression–era, follows the young moptop's orphanage experiences, and fateful encounter with…