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Subgenre Sampler

 
Name of the Rose, TheName of the Rose, The (1986) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater
A haunting medieval chiller with Sean Connery as a monk who discovers a series of bizarre deaths are not the work of evil spirits, as commonly…
Night of the CreepsNight of the Creeps (1986)
Dir. Fred Dekker
Feat. Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Tom Atkins
Good–humored horror about alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, and turning their hosts into rampaging zombies.
No MercyNo Mercy (1986)
Dir. Richard Pearce
Feat. Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Jeroen Krabbe
Swampy helping of neo–noir with Gere as a Chicago cop commissioned to to take out a New Orleans crime boss.
Nomads (1986)
Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Lesley-Anne Down
Murky plot sees Pierce Brosnan discovering Indian spirits terrorising L.A.
Nothing in CommonNothing in Common (1986)
Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint
Tom Hanks stars as a precocious ad exec who's forced to deal with his aging, unloving father (Jackie Gleason) after his parents separate. The…
Off BeatOff Beat (1986)
Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel
Comedy about a likeable librarian who impersonates a police officer at a charity function as a favour to a friend, but then finds himself in the…
Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary CollectionOprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection (1986-2006)
Feat. Oprah Winfrey
A gigantic 6–DVD distillation of the extremely influential US daytime TV show which propelled Oprah Winfrey into mega–celebrity, wealth…
OtelloOtello (Othello) (1986)
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz
Exemplary operatic film with Placido Domingo perfectly attuned to the tenor of the title character.
Pallet On the FloorPallet On the Floor (1986)
Dir. Lynton Butler
Feat. Bruce Spence, Peter McCauley
A black comedy of errors ensues when a fallen aristocrat and mate cause the accidental death of a notorious criminal.
Paradise Postponed (TV Series)Paradise Postponed (TV Series) (1986)
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Richard Vernon, Peter Egan
Ambitious series following various characters in a small British village across three post–war decades. Written by John Mortimer, who adapted…

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