Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics: 3551 Films to Rent
Choose Me (1984)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Keith Carradine, Lesley-Anne Down
- A sultry, out–of–the–ordinary comedy/drama centred around a luminous late–night L.A. bar, this cemented Robert Altman protege…
Coolangatta Gold, The (1984)
- Dir. Igor Auzins
Feat. Joss McWilliam, Nick Tate, Colin Friels…
- Fair dinkum sports drama in which a father pushes his son to become a champion of the nascent Iron Man competition on the southern Queensland…
Cosby Show, The (TV Series) (1984-1992)
- Feat. Bill Cosby
- Classic sitcom which deals with life in the affluent black–American Huxtable household of five children and two working parents. Although later…
Cotton Club, The (1984)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Gregory Hines…
- Richard Gere heads the ensemble for Coppola's glossy musical melodrama set in the thick of New York's glitzy gangster culture of the 1930s.
Falling in Love (1984)
- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep
- Star–combination of Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep, as train–commuters having an affair which puts a wee glow back into their fairly…
Flamingo Kid, The (1984)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Matt Dillon
- Amiable teen vehicle for Matt Dillon set at a 1950s holiday resort.
Fresh Fields (TV Series) (1984-1986)
- Feat. Julia McKenzie, Anton Rodgers
- Wholesome BBC situation comedy about Hester and William Fields, a happy middle–class couple who go about their daily routines with an…
Harry and Son (1984)
- Dir. Paul Newman
Feat. Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin…
- Earnest drama concerning cantankerous working stiff Newman and his struggling author son. Those allergic to overt symbolism may want to give this one…
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) (1984)
- Feat. Michael Landon, Victor French
- Feelgood, down–to–earth fantasy series for the whole family, starring Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie) as a "probational"…
Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Jodie Foster, Rob Lowe, Nastassja Kinski
- Jodie Foster falls in love with brother Rob Lowe. From the John Irving novel.