Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 24509 Films to Rent
They Live (1988)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Keith David, Meg Foster
- Earth is invaded by aliens that offer materialism in exchange for human souls. One can only detect their presence through special glasses. Too often…
Thin Blue Line, The (1988)
- Dir. Errol Morris
- Director Morris digs up a 1976 murder case and uncovers a web of deceit and police corruption. A twisting, bizzare slice of journalism, nicely offset…
Three Seats for the 26th (1988)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Francoise Fabian
- Musical maestro Jacques Demy's last picture was this pseudo–documentary conceived around singer and actor Yves Montand, who returns to his home…
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988)
- Dir. Michael Rubbo
- Tommy Tricker is a crafty lad who discovers how to shrink oneself onto postage stamps and thus be mailed anywhere in the world. Quality,…
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
- Dir. Paul Bogart
Feat. Harvey Fierstein, Matthew Broderick
- From his Broadway play, Harvey Fierstein stars in this whimsical yet moving story of a flamboyant gay New Yorker's search for love and respect in the…
Trial of Bernhard Goetz (1988)
- Dir. Harry Moses
- A verbatim re–creation of the courtroom battle that ensued after Goetz admitted to shooting four black muggers on the New York subway in 1984.…
Tucker: a Man and His Dream (1988)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau…
- Jeff Bridges portrays Preston Tucker, who dreamed of building the car of the future, but was crushed by the big three auto–makers in the 1940s.
Turandot (Puccini) (1988)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Placido Domingo
- One of the finest versions of Puccini's opera is this filmed version of 1988 Metropolitan Opera production featuring Placido Domingo, Eva Marton and…
Twelfth Night (1988)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Richard Briers, Caroline Langrishe
- Kenneth Branagh restages his Renaissance Theatre production of the popular comedy for Thames Television with a top cast of English thespians.
Twins (1988)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito
- A science experiment posits Big Arnie and pint–sized Danny DeVito as not–so–identical twins who meet as adults after being…