Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Roadhouse (1989)
- Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. Patrick Swayze
- Swayze is hired as a bouncer at a local watering–hole where his fists do a lot of overtime, but his philosophy degree goes to waste. Music by…
Roadkill (1989)
- Dir. Bruce McDonald
Feat. Valerie Buhagiar, Don McKellar
- This first road movie from dir. Bruce McDonald (HIGHWAY 61) is possessed of a naive charm and raw energy that characterizes many of the best indie…
Robot Jox (1989)
- Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo
- Crash and burn in a bleak future where one–to–one combat is conducted using robot killing–machines the size of buildings. The idea…
Rolling Stones, The - 25 X 5 (1989)
- Dir. Nigel Finch
Feat. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood…
- The consummate rockumentary, this is a richly entertaining and informative chronicle of the 25 year history of the rock phenomenon from humble…
Romero (1989)
- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Raul Julia, Richard Jordan
- Provocative political drama details the story of Salvadorian Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was assassinated in 1980 by representatives of an…
Romuald et Juliette (1989)
- Dir. Coline Serreau
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier
- French comedy at its very best contrasts the lives of a yoghurt company director and a black mother–of–five cleaning lady who through…
Round the Twist (TV Series) (1989)
- Feat. Ebonnie Masini, Andrew S. Gilbert, Rian Mclean…
- Australian television classic from the mind of author Paul Jennings following the off–the–wall adventures of the Twist Family, who leave…
Salute of the Jugger (1989)
- Dir. David Peoples
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen
- Rutger Hauer leads a band of brutal apocalyptic gladiators in their challenge for The League.
Sandwich Years (Les années sandwiches) (1989)
- Dir. Emile Ghigo
Feat. Michel Aumont, Clovis Cornillac
- In post–war France, a young Jewish boy befriends an elderly op–shop owner after his parents are arrested.
Santa Sangre (1989)
- Dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky
Feat. Guy Stockwell
- The title means 'holy blood', a fair indication of the twin themes of this strikingly grotesque tale of a disturbed circus–performer. With its…