Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 24514 Films to Rent
Sling Blade (1997)
- Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, John Ritter, Dwight Yoakam
- Billy Bob Thornton performs a truly impressive writer–director–actor hat–trick for his remarkable tale about an asylum inmate…
Smilla's Feeling for Snow (Smilla's Sense of Snow) (1997)
- Dir. Bille August
Feat. Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris
- From Peter Hoeg's acclaimed novel, Julia Ormond glistens in the plumb role of the frosty, feisty half–eskimo woman who over–concerns…
Someone Else's America (1997)
- Dir. Goran Paskaljevic
Feat. Tom Conti, Miki Manojlovic
- A quirky character–study drawn from the lives of illegal European immigrants living hand–to–mouth on the bottom–rung of New…
Sound of One Hand Clapping, The (1997)
- Dir. Richard Flanagan
Feat. Kerry Fox, Kristof Kaczmarek
- Sombre and intense story unfolds in the chilly, dank beauty of the 1950s Tasmania, where a Yugoslavian immigrant couple and their daughter find a…
Sour Grapes (1997)
- Dir. Larry David
Feat. Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Matt Keeslar
- Two cousins (Weber and Bierko) squabble over the proceeds of a huge slot machine payout – one supplied the 50 cents needed; the other pulled…
South Park (TV Series) (1997)
- Dir. Trey Parker, Matt Stone
- Comedy Central's taboo–breaking cartoon satire drew on the BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD school of irreverence, yet offered something entirely original,…
Sparkler (1997)
- Dir. Darren Stein
Feat. Freddie Prinze Jnr., Veronica Cartwright
- Slightly fizzy comedy that follows a post–SWINGERS pack of pals to Las Vegas (incl. Freddie Prinze, Jnr) in a bid to escape financial problems.…
Spawn (1997)
- Dir. Mark A. Z. Dippe
Feat. Theresa Randle, Martin Sheen
- Mightily fluid digital FX are the primary inspiration in this version of Todd McFarlane's cult comic book, wherein the forces of light and darkness…
Spawn - The Movie (1997)
- Dir. Thomas A Nelson
Feat. Keith David, Richard Dysart, James Keane
- Animated TV version of Todd McFarlane’s gothic comic book, melded into a feature–length movie. Includes the voices of Keith David, Richard…
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
- Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Jason Patric, Sandra Bullock, Temuera Morrison
- SPEED–on–water is everything the first one isn't – derivative, soulless, slackly plotted, and unintentionally funny. Also, Keanu…