Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 24509 Films to Rent
Christmas Carol, A (1984)
- Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence…
- Faithful adaptation of the Charles Dickson classic with George C. Scott as the DEFINITIVE Ebenezer Scrooge. Faultless Christmas fare.
City Heat (1984)
- Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander…
- Effective self–parody from Eastwood and Reynolds as unlikable cops who team together to clean up gangster–ridden Kansas City in the…
Cloak and Dagger (1984)
- Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy
- A boy with a reputation for "crying wolf" is convinced he's just witnessed an espionage plot by Russian spies in America, only no one believes his…
Comfort and Joy (1984)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Bill Paterson, Eleanor David
- Another likeable and quirky comedy from Bill Forsyth, about a disc–jockey who becomes involved in a mob feud over a mobile ice–cream…
Comic Strip Presents: Bad News Tour (1983) / A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
- Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Dawn French…
- Excellent 'Comic Strip' double bill that teams up Adrian Edmonson's classic headbanger's satire with the cult repertory's memorable…
Comic Strip Presents: Fistful of Travellers Cheques, A / Gino (1984)
- Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Rik Mayall, Pete Richardson, Keith Allen…
- Winning 'Spaghetti Western' spoof has straw–chewing posers Rik Mayall and Peter Richardson check into the Hotel Bastardos, where they meet…
Company of Wolves (1984)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea
- This modest, dream–like horror fantasy was liked so much by author Anne Rice, it led to the Irish director calling the shots on INTERVIEW WITH…
Comperes, Les (1984)
- Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu
- Pierre Richard and Gerard Depardieu star in this screwball film as two strangers enlisted to help a mutual ex–lover, both thinking they are the…
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones
- Semi–nude Arnie grunts through his second Conan adventure.
Coolangatta Gold, The (1984)
- Dir. Igor Auzins
Feat. Joss McWilliam, Nick Tate, Colin Friels…
- Fair dinkum sports drama in which a father pushes his son to become a champion of the nascent Iron Man competition on the southern Queensland…