Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8096 Films to Buy & Rent
Separation, A (2011)
- Dir. Asghar Farhadi
Feat. Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat…
- Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this masterfully layered domestic drama sees the wheels of justice turn slowly against a…
Shame (2011)
- Dir. Steve McQueen
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale…
- The virtuoso director of HUNGER tackles the ills of sex addiction in this arresting portrait of a white collar New Yorker whose private shame is…
Shameless (TV Series, US) (2011)
- Feat. William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin
- Watchable, surprisingly insightful remake of the hit British series attempts to three–dimensionalize the 'trailer park' stereotype in its…
Silk (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tom Hughes…
- Fascinating, if somewhat glossy insider's guide to the competitive and pressure–filled world of London barristers, who are driven in this…
Skins (TV Series, US) (2011)
- Feat. James Newman, Sofia Black-D'Elia
- Produced by MTV, this gritty stateside remake of the hit Brit series translates the angst and attitude of the modern teen experience for US audiences…
Slap, The (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Alex Dimitriades, Melissa George, Jonathan LaPaglia…
- Confronting, layered exploration of the human condition that traces the repercussions for a group of friends and family when a child is slapped at a…
Sleeping Beauty (2011)
- Dir. Julia Leigh
Feat. Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie
- Award–winning Australian author Julia Leigh makes her directorial debut with this unsettling erotic fairy tale of a young university student…
Snowtown (2011)
- Dir. Justin Kurzel
Feat. Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris…
- Australian serial killer John Bunting is the controversial subject of this disturbing yet persuasively told recreation of the 'scum' murders that…
Something Borrowed (2011)
- Dir. Luke Greenfield
Feat. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield…
- Modest wedding drama with the appealing Goodwin testing the boundaries of friendship after sleeping with her best friend's fiance.
Soul Surfer (2011)
- Dir. Sean McNamara
Feat. Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, AnnaSophia Robb…
- A courageous teenage surfing champ loses her arm after a shark attack, and must call upon all her strength and Christian faith to get back in the…