Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
- Dir. Ruggero Deodato
- Enormously controversial apex of the Italian 'cannibal' horror subgenre, concerning an anthropologist who journeys to the Amazon to locate a…
Castle of Cagliostro (1980)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Ground–breaking animated feature from the director of PRINCESS MONONOKE holds its own in today's high–tech animation environment. Based…
Chain Reaction, The (1980)
- Dir. Ian Barry
- A holidaying couple are unwittingly exposed to contamination in this watchable nuclear thriller. Plausibility soons gives way to an enjoyable…
Charleen / Backyard (1980-1984)
- Dir. Ross McElwee
- Two early Ross McElwee documentaries on a single disc, showing progress towards his mature humanist style, often subtly dealing with issues of his…
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
- Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong, Paul Reubens…
- The pot–head duo followed UP IN SMOKE with another batch of set pieces spiked with a brand of humour that (surely?) requires a particular state…
City of the Living Dead (The Gates of Hell) (1980)
- Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Christopher George, Katriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo…
- Gory, maggot–infested Italian zombie movie from one of the erratic masters of the form, Lucio Fulci.
Set in Dunwich, USA, a priest's suicide…
Club, The (1980)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson
- Doing for Australian Rules football what DON'S PARTY did for Australian politics, this examines in brawling, bawdy detail the behind–scenes…
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones
- Biopic of country legend Loretta Lynn.
Contraband (The Smuggler) (1980)
- Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Fabio Testi
- A slight change of pace for dir. Fulci, here concocting a vicious criminal thriller about rival smugglers on the Naples waterfront, but which manages…
Cosmos (Carl Sagan's Cosmos) (1980)
- Using a combination of special effects and Sagan’s enthusiastic narration, Cosmos covers a range of awe inspiring topics including the origins of…