Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Awakenings (1990)
- Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Robert De Niro
- A maverick doctor experiments with a new drug on a group of catatonic patients, with mixed results. De Niro steals the show with a performance of…
Ay Carmela (1990)
- Dir. Carlos Saura
Feat. Carmen Maura
- Matriarchal siren Carmen Maura leads a vaudeville troupe to the other side of enemy lines during the Spanish Civil War – where they are forced…
Back to the Future 3 (1990)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen…
- Fun conclusion to the trilogy sends Marty McFly back to the wild west to resolve the havoc he created in part 2.
Backdraft (1990)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro, William Baldwin…
- Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro and others are no match for the sizzling special effects that predominate this tale of fire–fighting brothers who…
Bad Influence (1990)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Rob Lowe, James Spader
- A shady Rob Lowe encourages mild–mannered yuppie James Spader to liberate himself from polite formality. A nightmarish journey ensues as…
Basket Case 2 (1990)
- Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Feat. Kevin VanHentenryck, Judy Grafe, Annie Ross
- Emulating the sublimely grimy flavour of the original, this commendable sequel sees Belial the basket–dweller return with friends of a…
Battle Heater (Kotatsu) (1990)
- Dir. Geroge Iida
Feat. Pappara Kawai, Akira Imoto
- A maniacal low–budget doozie about a man–eating Kotatsu heater, this adds its own spirited splash to the horror mini–genre of…
Ben Elton - The Definitive Live Collection (1990-2006)
- Feat. Ben Elton
- 3–disc collection of live stand–up shows from outlandish Brit comedian Ben Elton, includes four shows spanning from 1990 to 2006…
Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
- Dir. Mark Kitchell
- A lively, dense study of 1960s counter–culture in microcosm, this chronicles the rise and fall of the student movement in a Californian campus…
Best of Victor Borge: Act One & Two, The (1990)
- Feat. Victor Borge
- A collection of live performances and routines from the inimitable Victor Borge – raconteur, pianist, comedian and more.