Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Cult: 1323 Films to Rent
Brazil (1985)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm…
- Daydreaming bureaucrat Jonathan Pryce becomes unwittingly involved with an underground superhero and a mystery woman before falling victim to his own…
Commando (1985)
- Dir. Mark Lester
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya…
- When his daughter is kidnapped, retired marine "John Matrix" (Schwarzenegger) is forced to murder an entire army of other marines with his bare…
Crimewave (1985)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Louise Lasser, Brion James
- Written by the Coen Brothers for the director of the EVIL DEAD movies, this curious crime picture is a brilliant mix of zany slapstick humour and…
Insignificance (1985)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Gary Busey, Tony Curtis, Theresa Russell
- Curious chamber piece intriguingly posits Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Albert Einstein as characters who meet in a hotel room in…
Love Circles (Ronde de l'amour, La) (1985)
- Dir. Gerard Kikoine
Feat. Sophie Berger, Josephine Jacqueline Jones
- A late–night erotic confection masquerading as a remake of classic LA RONDE, this touts steamy sex scenes strung together narratively by a…
Miranda (1985)
- Dir. Tinto Brass
Feat. Serena Grandi
- Classic of Italian erotica with sex–symbol Serena Grandi juggling an assortment of lovers.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Paul Ruebens
- A stylised masterpiece in which Pee–Wee Herman embarks on a priceless search for his prized possession; a bicycle. A brilliant,…
Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate (1985)
- Dir. Kirby Dick
- The debut feature from bold documentarian Kirby Dick (SICK) is this fascinating and humane portrait of a sex surrogate Maureen Sullivan, who is…
Ray Bradbury Theater, The (TV Series) (1985-1992)
- An HBO–originated fantasy anthology series entirely scripted by the eponymous (and prolific) author, based on his short stories and novels. A…
Re-Animator (1985)
- Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton
- Essential splatter comedy takes gore levels to a (then) new extreme. Rebel science student Herbert West invents a serum that brings the dead back to…