Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8108 Films to Buy & Rent
Brothers (2009)
- Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire…
- Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire star in this remake of Susanne Bier's wrenching Danish drama, about two sibling's lives torn apart by war.
Cairo Time (2009)
- Dir. Ruba Nadda
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig
- A sturdy, old–fashioned picaresque romance set in the heat of modern day Cairo, with Patricia Clarkson as an American wife who falls under the…
Calvin Marshall (2009)
- Dir. Gary Lundgren
Feat. Steve Zahn, Alex Frost, Michelle Lombardo…
- Sweet–natured drama has a young man chasing his dream of playing Major League Baseball with little success. Low–key and agreeably folksy,…
Cedar Boys (2009)
- Dir. Serhat Caradee
Feat. Rachael Taylor, Martin Henderson, Les Chantery
- Aussie drama focused around a trio of Lebanese–Australian mates and their decent into crime in Sydney's outer West.
Cezanne Affair, The (2009)
- Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Sergio Rubini, Riccardo Scamarcio, Valeria Golino…
- Sentimental comedy–drama with a son returning home to his dying father who's thwarted artistic ambitions cast a dark shaodw over his childhood.
Change of Plans (Le code a changé) (2009)
- Dir. Daniele Thompson
Feat. Dany Boon, Karin Viard, Emmanuelle Seigner…
- Stacked Gallic dramedy stars Karin Viard and Dany Boon as a swanky French couple who invite six equally wealthy Parisians to dinner – their evening…
Cheri (2009)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates…
- Gorgeously–appointed period drama set in the "Belle Époque" of 1900s Paris, focused on a love affair between a retired courtesan (Pfeiffer)…
Cherrybomb (2009)
- Dir. Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Feat. Rupert Grint, Robert Sheehan, James Nesbitt…
- Rupert Grint plays against type in this edgy youth drama in which three teenagers go on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop–lifting and…
Chloe (2009)
- Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried…
- Deliriously overheated remake of French curio NATHALIE, with Moore convinced husband Neeson is having an affair, so she hires a young prostitute…
City Island (2009)
- Dir. Raymond De Felitta
Feat. Andy Garcia, Julianne Margulies, Steven Strait…
- Winning ensemble stars Andy Garcia as a would–be actor–cum–corrections officer who brings a young ex–con home from work, much…