Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Independent: 579 Films to Rent
Actress, The (2005)
- Dir. Zak Hilditch
Feat. Matt Hardie, Catlin Higgins, Steve Mccall…
- An observational black comedy centering on a Perth household of three sex–starved 20–somethings who invite a seductive actress to be…
Aurora Borealis (2005)
- Dir. James C.E. Burke
Feat. Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis
- A drifting twenty–something is torn between embarking on a burgeoning new romance, and caring for his Alzheimer’s–stricken…
Blacktown (2005)
- Dir. Kriv Stenders
Feat. Niki Owen, Tony Ryan
- Rough–edged but rewarding human drama interested in the relationship between a disenchanted married woman and a charismatic Aboriginal man in…
Broken Flowers (2005)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy…
- A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch.
Playing an…
Brothers of the Head (2005)
- Dir. Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Feat. Harry Treadaway, Luke Treadaway
- Believably real mockumentary centres around the carnivalesque (mis)fortunes of Siamese twins who get manufactured into punk rock sensations.…
Bubble (2005)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin Ashley, Misty Wilkins
- Steven Soderbergh's creepy, independent sojourn (made between OCEAN'S 12 and 13) casts an uneasy eye on a midwestern doll factory, where the…
Chumscrubber, The (2005)
- Dir. Arie Posin
Feat. Jamie Bell, Camilla Belle, Glenn Close…
- A sadsack teenager (Bell) living in a sterile new suburb in Southern California discovers his best friend has committed suicide, an event which seems…
Conversations with Other Women (2005)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Hans Canosa
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter
- An innovative, bittersweet romantic two–hander that uses split screen for its entire running time to explore the contrasting…
Crash (2005)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Paul Haggis
Feat. Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon…
- A thoughtful dramatic meditation on race and fate in modern–day America, in which a group of urbanites in Los Angeles find their lives…
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth…
- Desultry tale of a washed–out actor who goes missing from a film production and, with the insurance company on his tail, ends up uncovering…