Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime: 3104 Films to Rent
And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians) (1974)
- Dir. Peter Collinson
Feat. Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough…
- Agatha Christie’s "Ten Little Indians" receives a clunky, if still entertaining makeover in this stacked international adaptation of the macabre…
Black Windmill, The (1974)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Michael Caine, Delphine Seyrig, Donald Pleasence…
- Michael Caine is in second–hand Harry Palmer–mode as a lone British espionage agent whose son is kidnapped and ransomed for diamonds by a…
Conversation, The (1974)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield…
- Absorbing account of a bugging–device expert who develops a conscience and slowly uncovers a political scandal in a seemingly normal…
Day of the Dolphin, The (1974)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino…
- An ecological sci–fi thriller, based on a French novel by Robert Merle. George C Scott stars as a scientist who has trained two dolphins to…
Father Brown (TV Series) (Father Brown, Detective; Sanctuary of Fear) (1974)
- Feat. Kenneth More
- Popular ITV mystery series centred on a crime–solving Catholic priest in provincial 1950s England. The decent storylines and witty dialogue…
Gambler, The (1974)
- Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton…
- A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…
Godfather Part 2, The (1974)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton…
- The Corleone saga continues with the same passion and exacting standards, it both broadens the scope and bolsters the stature of the original. Hailed…
Icy Flesh (Icy Breasts; Les seins de glace) (1974)
- Dir. Georges Lautner
Feat. Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Claude Brasseur
- Alain Delon potboiler, with the French leading man succumbing to the wiles of an alluring, if deadly femme fatale. Better known as 'Icy Breasts'.
Inn of the Damned (1974)
- Dir. Terry Bourke
Feat. Dame Judith Anderson, Lionel Long
- An unusual hybrid of Western and horror mystery set in 1890s Australia around an isolated hostel run by a vengeful Austrian (!) couple. Arriving into…
Juggernaut (1974)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings…
- Richard Harris leads a bomb disposal squad in a race against time to save an ocean liner and its 1200 passengers from disaster. Fine nail–biter…