Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 24509 Films to Rent
Pauline a La Plage (Pauline at the Beach) (1983)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle
- Teenage Pauline visits her older cousin plagued with boy trouble. Rohmer again demonstrates his knack for eliciting candid performances from…
Phantom of the Opera (1983)
- Dir. Robert Markowitz
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Jane Seymour, Michael York
- Nicely–produced TV version of the Gaston Leroux classic, that while straying far from the source, puts perhaps the darkest twist on the story…
Phar Lap (1983)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Tom Burlinson
- Legendary racehorse reared in New Zealand (though Australian makes claims), who died under mysterious circumstances in America. Good period piece,…
Ploughman's Lunch, The (1983)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry
- Complex dissection of British motives during the Falklands War.
Power of Emotion, The (1983)
- Dir. Alexander Kluge
- A bold, kaleidoscopic essay film from theorist and New German Cinema co–founder Alexander Kluge, combining staged vignettes with raw archival…
Professional: Golgo 13, The (1983)
- Classic anime stylishly relays the underworld movements of a legendary hitman and his contract killings. Based on a long–running manga, with an…
Project A ('A' gai waak) (1983)
- Dir. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
- A famous peak period work from martial art maestro Jackie Chan in turn of the century Hong Kong, with Chan in pursuit of vicious buccaneers. Famous…
Psycho 2 (1983)
- Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Anthony Perkins
- Much better than expected sequel sees Anthony Perkins reprise his role 23 years later as endearing nutcase Norman Bates. Thoughtful and suspenseful.
Razorback (1983)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whitely, Bill Kerr
- The expat–Oz director exercises his burgeoning talent with this local debut about a giant wild pig that terrorises a small country town.
Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard
Feat. Sam Neill, Peter Egan, Ian Charleson…
- Quintessential 1980s mini–series follows the adventures of a real life British superspy Sidney Reilly in the turbulent Russia, Europe and Asia…