Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 24513 Films to Rent
Time After Time (1981)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen
- Intriguing time–travel fantasy sees a young H G Wells (Malcolm McDowell), tracking Jack the Ripper from 1890s England to 1970s San Fransisco…
Timon of Athens (1981)
- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. John Fortune, Tony Jay, John Bird
- Adaptation of the Shakespeare play about the overly generous citizen of Athens whose friends abandon him when he falls into debt. Forms part of the…
True Confessions (1981)
- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
- Roberts' De Niro and Duvall act their socks off as cop and priest who happen to be brothers. Conflicting loyalties come to a head through a…
Turkey Shoot (1981)
- Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
Feat. Steve Railsback
- Vicious Ozzie cult film set in a future society where criminals are hunted in a controlled environment. Intended to make MAD MAX look like THE SOUND…
Urgh! A Music War (1981)
- Outstanding collection of live performances from the new wave/post–punk music scene of the early 80's. Cut from a myriad of concerts, the sound…
Victory (Escape to Victory) (1981)
- Dir. John Huston
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow
- Implausible yet jolly entertaining WWII story has a soccer team of assorted POWs attempting to escape a Paris stadium during a match against the Nazi…
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1981)
- A quintessential retro import by way of Japan that found its way onto afternoon TV screens in the eighties, this gleefully pre–empted POWER…
Warrior, the (Jaka Sembung) (1981)
- Dir. Sisworo Gautama Putra
Feat. Barry Prima
- A shirtless Robin hood figure with magical powers fights off the evil Dutch Imperialists. Jam packed with ambitious stunts and unique special effects…
Wave, The (1981)
- Dir. Alexander Grasshof
Feat. Bruce Davison, John Putch
- A powerful "after school special" that dramatizes a real experiment conducted in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be…
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
- Dir. Sergio Corbucci
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Sergio Corbucci
- On a small pacific island, Alan and Charlie try to find a war treasure left behind by the Japanese army in World War II.