Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8101 Films to Buy & Rent
Fame (2009)
- Dir. Kevin Tancharoen
Feat. Kay Panabaker, Naturi Naughton, Kherington Payne
- Surprisingly savvy remake of the 1980s original, centered around the passionate young students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.
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Father of My Children (2009)
- Dir. Mia Hansen-Love
Feat. Chiara Caselli, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Alice de Lencquesaing…
- A convincing dramatic study of grief in the family, centred on a workoholic movie producer who leaves behind a legacy of financial burden to his wife…
Fighting (2009)
- Dir. Dito Montiel
Feat. Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Michael Rivera…
- Tough–as–nails drama sees Channing Tatum play a down–on–his–luck scam–artist who is introduced to the world of…
Firm, The (2009)
- Dir. Nick Love
Feat. Paul Anderson, Calum MacNab
- Dir. Nick Love (THE FOOTBALL FACTORY) again tackles the ugly reality of football hooliganism in this surprisingly mature update of Alan Clarke's…
Fish Tank (2009)
- Dir. Andrea Arnold
Feat. Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing…
- Full of colourful profanity and hefty doses of working–class belligerence, this assured drama centres around a 15–year–old…
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
- Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
Feat. Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca
- Northern Ireland's troubled past is tackled in a contemporary spirit of "truth and reconciliation" in this fictional drama in which James Nesbitt…
Fortapasc (Fort Apache) (2009)
- Dir. Marco Risi
Feat. Libero de Rienzo, Valentina Lodovini, Michele Riondino…
- Poignant account of the last days in the life of a young Italian journalist who's investigations into the Neapolitan Mafia resulted in his murder.
Founding of a Republic, The (Jian guo da ye) (2009)
- Dir. Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang
Feat. Guoqiang Tang, Guoli Zhang, Qing Xu…
- The People’s Republic of China rolls out the big guns for this 60th anniversary epic, chronicling in big, sweeping gestures, the uprising of Mao…
From Beginning to End (Do Começo ao Fim) (2009)
- Dir. Aluizio Abranches
Feat. João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso, Júlia Lemmertz
- Controversial Brazilian ode to incestuous half–brothers that's evocatively shot and titillatingly steamy but strangely coy on the consequences.
Funny People (2009)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann…
- Judd Apatow (KNOCKED UP) helms this muddled comedy about a lonely but successful stand–up comedian (Sandler) who discovers he has an incurable…