Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 24509 Films to Rent
Draughtsman's Contract, The (1982)
- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman
- A 17th Century painter is commissioned to draw the estate of a rich mistress, who in return endows him with certain liberties. A bizarre and…
Duel to the Death (Xian si jue) (1982)
- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Norman Chu, Damian Lau
- Groundbreaking martial–arts actioner from dir. Ching Siu–Tung (CHINESE GHOST STORY) about a Ming–era duel between a Chinese (Lau)…
E.T. (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial) (1982)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Dee Wallace Stone, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote…
- Steven Spielberg cemented his genius with this, possibly the best live–action family film ever made. It's the moving tale of a benign alien who…
Eating Raoul (1982)
- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel
- Bizarre B–movie classic about a conservative couple who discover the lucrative and 'moral' practise of bumping off clients that respond to…
Enigma (1982)
- Feat. Martin Sheen, Sam Neill, Brigitte Fossey…
- Iron curtain defector Alex Holbeck (Martin Sheen) returns to East Germany on a CIA mission to save five dissidents by stealing an exemplary of the…
Escape Artist, The (1982)
- Dir. Caleb Deschanel
Feat. Griffin O’Neal, Raul Julia, Teri Garr
- A muddled but oddly captivating comic adventure produced by Francis Ford Coppola about the young and self–confident teenage son of the…
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) (1982-1985)
- Feat. Shelley Duvall, Robin Williams, Teri Garr…
- Shelley Duvall curated this popular Cable TV series in eighties (which she also hosts and narrates), attracting an impressive roll call of Hollywood…
Fame (TV Series) (1982-1987)
- Feat. Lori Singer, Debbie Allen
- Based on the 1980 hit movie, this series charts the ambitions, joys and heartbreaks of assorted dance and music students and teachers at New York's…
Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989)
- Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox…
- Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
Far East (1982)
- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Bryan Brown, Helen Morse, John Bell…
- Colourful Aussie CASABLANCA set in the politically unstable Phillipines with Bryan Brown as a seedy disco bar owner and Helen Morse as the…