Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime > Drama: 44 Films to Rent on VHS
- Nun and the Bandit (1993)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Chris Haywood, Gosia Dobrowolska
- Cox returns with regulars Chris Haywood and Gosia Dobrowolska for a tale of industrial disputes, revenge and kidnapping in the Australian bush.
- Accompanist, The (1992)
- Dir. Claude Miller
Feat. Richard Bohringer, Romane Bohringer
- A humble pianist is hired to accompany a wealthy soprano in occupied France, but their partnership becomes fraught with rivalry and…
- Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1992)
- Dir. Jeff Stanzler
Feat. Tim Roth, Alexis Arquette
- Tim Roth and Alexis Arquette both give knock–out performances in this powerful drama about a violent man trying to clean–up his…
- Laws of Gravity (1992)
- Dir. Nick Gomez
Feat. Peter Greene, Edie Falco, Adam Trese…
- Remarkably authentic Brooklyn street story follows a couple of aimless pals, their girlfriends and a volitile circle of hoods. The four leads are…
- Love Field (1992)
- Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert
- Michelle Pfeiffer plays a forlorn housewife who befriends a black man and his daughter en route to JFK's funeral. Confederate cronies and bitter…
- Indecent Woman, The (1991)
- Dir. Ben Verbong
Feat. Jose Way, Coen Van Vrijberghe de Coningh, Huub Stapel
- A married violinist is drawn into a no–holds–barred relationship with a mystery man. A decent erotic parable that perceptively explores…
- Medicine Man (1991)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco
- Sean Connery plays a crotchety mad scientist whose tinkerings in the Amazon rainforest result in a cure for cancer – but then he just as soon…
- Nirvana Street Murder (1991)
- Dir. Aleksi Vellis
Feat. Mark Little, Ben Mendelsohn
- Raw, inventive street story that juggles cultural conflict with matters of the heart as two disparate brothers find themselves in a scrape with Greek…
- Class Action (1990)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
- A lawyer becomes forced to prosecute a case in which his estranged daughter will act for the defence. Courtroom ethics are violated in style by Gene…
- Havana (1990)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Lena Olin
- A gracefully ageing Robert Redford seeks his fortune on the verge of the Cuban revolution, while romantic entanglement with Lena Olin has political…