Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7961 Films to Rent
Lily Was Here (1989)
- Dir. Ben Verbong
Feat. Marion Van Thijn, Thom Hoffman, Coen Van Vrijberghe de Coningh
- Well known for Eurythmics' Dave Stewart's seductive score, the film follows the desperate plight of a young woman forced to resort to prostitution…
Little Thief, The (1989)
- Dir. Claude Miller
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bezace
- Penned by the late Francois Trauffant and completed by his protege, this engaging tale of mis–spent youth follows the adventures of a…
Look Back in Anger (1989)
- Dir. Judi Dench
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Siobhan Redmond
- TV production of John Osborne's influential play from the 50's, directed by Judi Dench.
Kenneth Branagh plays the educated but disaffected "angry…
Master of the Marionettes, A (1989)
- Dir. Pedr James
Feat. Kenneth Cranham, Carol Drinkwater
- Effective though modest BBC drama–thriller posits a 'Twilight Zone' scenario of a salesman suspected of stabbing a man he has rescued.
As…
Matter of Degrees, A (1989)
- Dir. W.T. Morgan
Feat. Arye Gross, Sarah Bork
- Student life on a Long Island university campus, centering around the imminent commercialisation of their beloved radio station. Well–made…
Metropolitan (1989)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman
- Sundance–winning arthouse hit focuses on the disappearing Manhattan debutante scene. An unknown ensemble play upper–class adolescents who…
Milou En Mai (May Fools) (1989)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou
- In May of '68, a rural family gather for the reading of their matriarch's will, an event that will strangely affect their idyllic existence. Stephane…
Music Box (1989)
- Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest…
- Jessica Lange plays the attorney daughter of a Hungarian immigrant (Mueller–Stahl), now accused of WW2 war crimes. Her quest for the truth…
My Left Foot (1989)
- Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis
- Daniel Day Lewis won the Oscar for his incredible portrayal of Irishman Christy Brown who, in spite of his severe physical handicap became a…
My Name is Bill W. (1989)
- Dir. Daniel Petrie
Feat. James Woods, JoBeth Williams, James Garner
- James Woods plays Bill Wilson, the famed co–founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, in this tele–movie charting his descent from 1920's business…