Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Independent: 817 Films to Rent
Blue Valentine (2010)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Derek Cianfrance
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams
- An intense indie drama that brings gratifying detail to its portrait of a tainted relationship over several time frames, with superb performances…
Cyrus (2010)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei…
- This placid yet sophisticated comedy of male rivalry sees a middle–aged divorcee (Reilly) stumble upon the woman of his dreams (Tomei), only to…
Daydream Nation (2010)
- Dir. Michael Goldbach
Feat. Kat Dennings, Reece Thompson, Andie MacDowell…
- A daydreaming 17–year–old (Dennings) seduces a high school teacher for kicks, only to attract the attention of a lovesick stoner…
Desert (2010)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Stephen Kang
Feat. Jane Kim, Andrew Han
- An impressive independent feature from Korean–New Zealand dir. Stephen Kang, whose Auckland–set film observes the quiet desperation of a…
Get Low (2010)
- Dir. Aaron Schneider
Feat. Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek…
- Folksy comic tale with mysterious hermit Duvall throwing the inhabitants of a small town into turmoil when he decides to host his own funeral party.
Greenberg (2010)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans…
- An off–key, serio–comic role for Ben Stiller, here playing a challenged 40–something whose stint crashing at his brother’s L.A.…
Happy Thank You More Please (2010)
- Dir. Josh Radnor
Feat. Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Zoe Kazan…
- Genial indie comedy with a self involved writer and his friends struggling to adjust to adulthood. Directorial debut of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER star…
I'm Still Here (2010)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Casey Affleck
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix
- Excruciating, morbidly humourous account of Joaquin Phoenix’s shock ‘retirement’ from acting to pursue a music career in rap, and the attention…
Kids Are All Right, The (2010)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo…
- Feathers fly in this smart and insightful comedy–drama anchored by three terrific lead performances whose character's unique relationships are…
Lullaby (Lullaby for Pi) (2010)
- Dir. Benoît Philippon
Feat. Rupert Friend, Clemence Poesy, Forest Whitaker
- A jazz–playing, Some Like it Hot–idolizing drifter mourning the death of his soul mate strikes love with an idiosyncratic woman with a…