Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Independent: 588 Films to Buy & Rent
- Jinx Sister (2008)
- Dir. Athina Tsoulis
Feat. Sara Wiseman, Jarod Rawiri, William Wallace…
- Tidy homeland drama finds Americanized ex–pat Wiseman returning to New Zealand to reconcile with her elder sister (Nash), seemingly happily…
- Last Word, The (2008)
- Dir. Geoffrey Haley
Feat. Wes Bentley, Winona Ryder, Ray Romano
- Quirky black comedy centered on a man who makes a living writing suicide notes for the depressed, and has his life is turned upside down when he…
- Love Live Long (2008)
- Dir. Mike Figgis
Feat. Daniel Lapaine, Sophie Winkleman
- Devised/improvised feature from late–blooming experimenter Mike Figgis that hits the road with a well–to–do amateur rally driver as…
- Lymelife (2008)
- Dir. Derick Martini
Feat. Rory Culkin, Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy…
- Indie drama of the downbeat, domestic variety is well–acted and polished, but the "lyme disease" quirk notwithstanding, this otherwise hits the…
- Mister Lonely (2008)
- Dir. Harmony Korine
Feat. Samantha Morton, Diego Luna, Werner Herzog
- Surreal drama from the king of skewed cinema Harmony Korine (GUMMO) following two parallel plots about identity: a couple of celeb impersonators…
- Momma's Man (2008)
- Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Matt Boren, Ken Jacobs, Richard Edson…
- A grown man in a state of arrested adolescence stays with his parents whilst on a business trip, and then concocts a series of excuses as to why he…
- Nick And Nora's Infinite Playlist (2008)
- Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo
- "Geeky Dreamboat" Michael Cera is typecast again in this pleasing but trifle indie flick centred around two high school seniors who bond over music…
- Only (2008)
- Dir. Ingrid Veninger
Feat. Jacob Switzer, Elena Hudgins Lyle
- Delicate Canadian coming–of–age drama focused around the relationship between two 12–year–olds who get to know one another…
- Poker House, The (2008)
- Dir. Lori Petty
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Selma Blair, Bokeem Woodbine…
- Tough autobiographical drama set in the 1970s concerns three siblings forced to fend for themselves in the face of a neglectful mother.
Well made…
- Quid Pro Quo (2008)
- Dir. Carlos Brooks
Feat. Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga
- Offbeat indie thriller focused on a wheelchair–bound radio reporter sent to investigate the emerging trend of people paying doctors to remove…