Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Black Hole, The (1979)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster…
- Maniacal scientist Maximilian Schell plans to dive into a vast ‘black hole’ in space – this is the compelling idea of one of…
Black Stallion, The (1979)
- Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr…
- A young boy is saved from a shipwreck by a magnificent black horse that he eventually enters in a prestigious racing championship. A stylish and…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 2 (1979)
- Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating
- More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series.
Series Two: 13 episodes over five…
Blank Generation (1979)
- Feat. Carole Bouquet, Andy Warhol, Richard Hell
- Carole Bouquet, Andy Warhol and Richard Hell covort in New York in this episodic, authentic timepiece from the punk era.
Bloodline (1979)
- Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason…
- Suspense–lite, Sidney Sheldon–based outing for Audrey Hepburn, with the ageless movie icon battling hostile takeovers from within a newly…
Blue Remembered Hills (1979)
- Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Colin Welland, Michael Elphick, Robin Ellis…
- Acutely observed teleplay from the genius of Dennis Potter: viewed through the prism of adolescence, Potter crafts a dark, elegiac, if always…
Brd Trilogy, The (Marriage of Maria Braun, Veronika Voss, Lola) (1979-1982)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- In 1977, German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder was thirty–two years old and had already directed more than twenty–five feature films.…
Breaker Morant (1979)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown
- An unjust court–martial in the Boer War provides much tension in one of the great Oz dramas.
Breaking Away (1979)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid
- Deftly scripted, immensely enjoyable tale of a group of college friends in small town America who have yet to decide what they'll do after graduating…
Brood, The (1979)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Oliver Reed
- Oliver Reed stars in this disturbing tale about genetic experiments and the reaches of parental anger. Though violent and often surreal, the story…