Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8088 Films to Buy & Rent
Peacock (2009)
- Dir. Michael Lander
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon…
- A freak accident in a small American town threatens to disclose a bank teller's secret life – that of a split personality – in this…
Personal Effects (2009)
- Dir. David Hollander
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates
- Perfunctory dramatic vehicle for Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Pfeiffer who star as two disparate characters unexpectedly united while attending the…
Piece Of My Heart (2009)
- Dir. Fiona Samuel
Feat. Annie Whittle, Rena Owen, Emily Barclay…
- TVNZ–commissioned drama focused on the issue of adoption in New Zealand, told through the story of two women who must reconcile their past as…
Plan B (2009)
- Dir. Marco Berger
Feat. Manuel Vignau, Lucas Ferraro, Mercedes Quinteros
- Languid drama where a man's efforts to sabotage his ex–girlfriends new relationship – with a half baked plan of seducing her boyfriend,…
Police, Adjective (2009)
- Dir. Corneliu Porumboiu
Feat. Dragos Bucur, Vlad Ivanov, Irina Saulescu…
- An ingenious, pared–back police procedural in the droll tradition of the Romanian New Wave that at once deconstructs the genre, and wittily…
Pope Joan (2009)
- Dir. Sonke Wortmann
Feat. Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman…
- Rousing, fable–like account of the life of a ninth century female pope who rose gradually through the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy while…
Post Grad (Post Grad Survival Guide) (2009)
- Dir. Vicky Jenson
Feat. Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton, Jane Lynch…
- Innocuous dramedy follows the misfortune of an unemployed graduate who is forced to move back home when the economy starts to pinch a…
Prayers for Bobby (2009)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley…
- Tragically true tale of a zealous christian whose attempts to convert her gay son to heterosexuality lead ultimately to his death and sets her on an…
Precious (Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire) (2009)
- Dir. Lee Daniels
Feat. Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique , Paula Patton…
- Heated ghetto drama puts a hopeful spin on the despair suffered by an illiterate, overweight teenager who prepares to give birth to her second child…
Prisoners of War (TV Series) (Hatufim) (2009)
- Dir. Gideon Raff
Feat. Yoram Toledano, Ishai Golan, Adi Ezroni…
- The source material for HOMELAND, this Israeli series is a more serious–minded and nuanced drama than its American successor, dealing with the…