Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime: 3104 Films to Rent
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…
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…
Scales of Justice (TV Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Isabelle Anderson…
- A three–part crime drama which links tales of drug–dealing, organised crime, police corruption and political conspiracy in 1980s…
Scarlet and the Black, The (1983)
- Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud…
- Thrilling cat–and–mouse tale of Vatican attempts to save Allied POWs and downed Allied airman from Nazi imprisonment.
Taggart (TV Series) (1983-2010)
- Feat. Mark McManus, John Hannah, Alan Cumming
- The rugged and tenacious Scottish detective (McManus) investigates the grim underside of Glasgow in a long–running series of murder cases for…
Angel (1982)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Stephen Rea, Marie Kean, Ray McAnally
- The gritty feature debut of Irish director Neil Jordan stars Stephen Rea as a saxophonist who witnesses the gangland murder of the band's manager and…
Balance, La (1982)
- Dir. Bob Swaim
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Philippe Leotard, Richard Berry
- Money, loyalty and death hang in the balance in this gritty, Cesar–winning thriller. A crime king–pin is exposed by an…
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Sting, Joan Plowright, Denholm Elliott…
- Scripted by Dennis Potter, this cult psychodrama is set in the unstable household of Joan Plowright and Denholm Elliot, which is invaded by an…
Cagney and Lacey (TV Series) (1982)
- Feat. Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly
- Women’s Lib. makes headway into New York’s crime fighting ranks in this sturdy eighties policier propelled by two staunch female detectives in a…
Crosstalk (1982)
- Dir. Mark Egerton
Feat. Gary Day, Penny Downie, John Ewart
- Gary Day plays a wheelchair–bound computer genius who devises a system that significantly advances AI technology, but appears to be taking…