Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Iron and Silk (1989)
- Dir. Shirley Sun
Feat. To Funglin, Zhuong Genyuan
- Autobiographical account of an American in China who learns the inherent cultural differences by way of a mysterious girl and a dedication to the…
Island (1989)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Irene Papas, Eva Sitta
- Three disparate women cross paths on a remote Greek island where they come to terms with their past to reconsider their place in the world.
Jacknife (1989)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ed Harris
- Vietnam vet Robert De Niro looks up old army buddy, Ed Harris.
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
- Dir. Denys Arcand
Feat. Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening
- Brilliant parable of an actor (Lothaire Bluteau) whose life is profoundly changed after he plays the role of Jesus. Funny, disturbing and richly…
Jeweller's Shop, The (1989)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Olivia Hussey, Ben Cross
- Charming, low–key adaptation of a play by Pope John Paul the Second. Burt Lancaster in his last film role plays a jeweller in 1930's Poland…
John's Not Mad (1989)
- Affecting document of one John Davidson's battle with Tourette's Syndrome, his remarkable character, and the failure of society to accommodate his…
Johnny Handsome (1989)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern…
- Mickey Rourke plays a deformed petty criminal who takes the rap for a major robbery. In prison he is given a new handsome face and proceeds to avenge…
Just Me and Mario (1989)
- Dir. Greg Stitt
Feat. Mark Hadlow
- Mark Hadlow portrays a repressed individual obsessed with the music and life of Mario Lanza. It's a surreal, blackly comic take on suburban angst.
K-9 (1989)
- Dir. Rod Daniel
Feat. James Belushi, Mel Harris, Ed O'Neill
- Buddy cop action–comedy starring James Belushi as a bad–tempered San Diego police detective who becomes targeted by an international drug…
Karen Carpenter Story, The (1989)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Cynthia Gibb, Stephanie Griffin, Mitchell Anderson
- Well–made account of the rise and fall of MOR pop phenomenon, The Carpenters, up until Karen's tragic death from Anorexia–Nervosa.