Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Independent: 817 Films to Rent
Splinterheads (2009)
- Dir. Brant Sersen
Feat. Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald…
- Funky comedy in which a hapless slacker has his world turned upside down when a carnival brings a sexy con artist to town
Spread (2009)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva
- The egos are big and hard in this glib L.A. story about a broke–ass hustler (Kutcher) who exchanges bed and board for sexual favours, in…
That Evening Sun (2009)
- Dir. Scott Teems
Feat. Hal Holbrook, Mia Wasikowska, Walton Goggins…
- An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
TiMER (2009)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Jac Schaeffer
Feat. Emma Caulfield, Michelle Borth, John Patrick Amedori…
- A fresh, engaging independent rom–com that posits the invention of a literal biological clock which, when implanted, counts down to the moment…
Uncertainty (2009)
- Dir. David Siegel, Scott McGehee
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lynn Collins, Assumpta Serna…
- 'Uncertainty' is both the title and the key to enjoying this convention–defying thriller that interweaves two parallel stories that feature the…
Unmade Beds (2009)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Alexis Dos Santos
Feat. Fernando Tielve, Deborah Francois, Michiel Huisman…
- In parallel stories, a Spanish boy and a French girl try to find meaningful connection while squatting in a London hipster neighbourhood in this…
Vicious Kind, The (2009)
- Dir. Lee Toland Krieger
Feat. Adam Scott, Brittany Snow, J.K. Simmons…
- Bilious familial drama stylistically indebted to Neil Labute features Adam Scott spitting misogynistic aphorisms at his brother's new girlfriend,…
Wah Do Dem (What They Do) (2009)
- Dir. Sam Fleischner, Ben Chace
Feat. Sean Bones, Carl Bradshaw, Norah Jones
- A young indie musician suffers solo through a disaster–prone Caribbean holiday in this shaggy road movie with a sweetly comic sensibility.…
World's Greatest Dad (2009)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- 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)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- 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…