Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8088 Films to Buy & Rent
No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009)
- Dir. Bahman Ghobadi
Feat. Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Koshanejad, Hamed Behdad
- Unprecedented pseudo–documentary exploring Iran’s forbidden underground music scene, starring Tehranian rockers Negar Shaghaghi and Ashkan…
Notorious (2009)
- Dir. George Tillman Jr.
Feat. Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke…
- Surprisingly credible biopic of Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace, whose rise to the throne of East Coast rap – and inexplicable murder via…
Nowhere Boy (2009)
- Dir. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Feat. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff…
- A likeable portrait of John Lennon's pre–Beatles youth in 1950's Liverpool and his emotional tug–of–war with the two maternal…
Nurse Jackie (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Edie Falco
- Pitch black comedy follows the everyday travails of the deeply troubled Nurse Jackie as she rails against the insanity of the US Health System.
Occupation (TV Mini-series) (2009)
- Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. James Nesbitt, Stephen Graham, Warren Brown…
- Insightful, character–driven alternative to HBO's GENERATION KILL, this follows the lives of three British soliders during and after the 2003…
Ondine (2009)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Colin Farrell, Alicia Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan…
- Lyrical modern fairytale with Colin Farrell, a luckless fisherman living with his ailing daughter, catching a beautiful woman in his nets who may or…
Open Road, The (2009)
- Dir. Michael Meredith
Feat. Justin Timberlake, Jeff Bridges, Ted Danson…
- Pleasant road movie finds Justin Timberlake looking inward as an out–of–form minor–leaguer resigned to seeking out his estranged…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 5 (2009)
- Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Charles Mesure, Antony Starr…
- Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
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Packed to the Rafters (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson, Jessica Marais…
- Fluffy Australian comedy focused around a couple whose plans of finally having a quiet household are destroyed when their three grown children move…
Paris 1919 (Un traité pour la paix) (2009)
- Dir. Paul Cowan
Feat. David Lowe, Paul Bandey, Yan Brian
- History–drenched docudrama merging archival footage with live action, examining the tricky negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty…