Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Independent: 590 Films to Buy & Rent
Court of Lonely Royals (2006)
- Dir. Rohan Michael Hoole
Feat. Damon Gameau, Samantha Noble, Leah De Neise…
- Atypical Aussie indie in which a group of twisted teen mercenaries kill for the cops, using their targets’ weaknesses against them, in an urban…
Dance Party USA (2006)
- Dir. Aaron Katz
Feat. Cole Pensinger, Anna Kavan
- At the cruder end of the Mumblecore movement, two idle teenagers share a fleeting connection at a dance party in this talky, micro–budgeted…
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (Je Vais Bien, Ne T'en Fais Pas) (2006)
- Dir. Philippe Lioret
Feat. Mélanie Laurent
- Understated French drama centres on a distraught young woman's search for her twin brother after being told he has run away from the family…
Footy Legends (2006)
- Dir. Khoa Do
Feat. Anh Do
- Sydney 'burbs–set feel–good sporting flick about an unemployed Asian rugga fanatic with an ambition to win a local competition with the…
Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006)
- Dir. Dito Montiel
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri…
- A ‘Mean Streets’ memoir of growing up rough in the eighties, this accomplished feature debut evokes its boys–in–the–hood…
Half Nelson (2006)
- Dir. Ryan Fleck
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Omar Epps
- Ryan Gosling proves serious acting chops in this subtle yet prickly drama about a teacher with a crack habit and the student – his dealer's…
Halo Effect, The (2006)
- Dir. Lance Daly
Feat. Stephen Rea
- Half–baked Irish jig delivers an enjoyable performance from Stephen Rea, but little else in its story of a downtrodden takeaway worker whose…
Ira & Abby (2006)
- Dir. Robert Cary
Feat. Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jason Alexander…
- Jittery romantic comedy concerns the ramifications of a hasty marriage between a neurotic therapy patient and a flighty saleswoman.
New York…
Kidulthood (2006)
- Dir. Menhaj Huda
- Authentic and bleak slice of West London street life in which a group of jive–talking teenagers plot their moves in the 48 hours after a…
Kiss Me Again (2006)
- Dir. William Tyler Smith
Feat. Jeremy London, Katheryn Winnick, Mirelly Taylor
- Interesting results ensue when a college professor contrives a threesome between himself, his wife and an attractive female student.
An ambitious…