Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Independent: 588 Films to Buy & Rent
- World's Greatest Dad (2009)
- Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Geoff Pierson…
- Savage black comedy gifts Robin Williams his best role in years as a struggling writer and poetry teacher whose life is burdened by his insufferable…
- Baghead (2008)
- Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig, Ross Partridge…
- The Duplass Brothers deliver on the promise of their debut, THE PUFFY CHAIR, with another no–frills charmer that effortlessly marries assured…
- Choke (2008)
- Dir. Clark Gregg
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly MacDonald…
- Mixed black comedy of support groups, self–loathing and anonymous sex, from the pen of FIGHT CLUB novelist Chuck Palahniuk.
Fighting the…
- Ciao (2008)
- Dir. Yen Tan
Feat. Adam Neal Smith, Alessandro Calza
- Low–budget indie gem about two men who form a romantic bond over two days when their mutual friend dies in a car crash in Dallas, Texas.
- Dakota Skye (2008)
- Dir. John Humber
Feat. Eileen April Boylan, Ian Nelson, J. B. Ghuman Jr…
- Novel teen drama has a unique twist on the jaded teen archetype with the film's titular heroine cursed with the ability to see through lies. Pic's…
- El Camino (2008)
- Dir. Erik S. Weigel
Feat. Leo Fitzpatrick, Elisabeth Moss, Christopher Denham…
- Affecting road–movie with three strangers travelling across America with their friend's ashes.
- Frozen River (2008)
- Dir. Courtney Hunt
Feat. Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott
- A fraught, unexpected thriller within indie drama specs, this engrossing premise concerns two single mothers who find themselves smuggling immigrants…
- Gigantic (2008)
- Dir. Matt Aselton
Feat. Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner…
- Whimsical, self–conscious indie comedy about a mattress salesman (Paul Dano) whose plan to adopt a baby from China is interrupted when a women…
- Good Dick (2008)
- Dir. Marianna Palka
Feat. Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Martin Starr…
- A romantic–comedy fraught with emotional damage, this unique American indie follows the strange yet touching relationship between a troubled,…
- How To Be (2008)
- Dir. Oliver Irving
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Rebecca Pidgeon, Powell Jones
- Another delayed release for eager Robert Pattinson fans sees the heartthrob play a listless musician living in London who enlists the help of a…