Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8067 Films to Buy & Rent
Return to Cranford (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie…
- Winning follow–up to the acclaimed drama is set one year after the marriage of Dr. Harrison and Sophy Hutton. There's some exciting additions…
Ricky (2009)
- Dir. Francois Ozon
Feat. Sergi Lopez, Alexandra Lamy, Mélusine Mayance
- Intriguing fusion of kitchen–sink drama and magical realism by the mercurial Ozon with a young baby afflicted by an alarming physiological…
Road, Movie (2009)
- Dir. Dev Benegal
Feat. Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee
- A literal road movie inspired by the flickering image, this Indian travelogue follows a ragtag group across the country, whose mode of transport…
Road, The (2009)
- Dir. John Hillcoat
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall…
- Cormac McCarthy’s much–feted novel about the lengths a father goes to protect his son’s innocence in a post–apocalyptic wasteland is…
Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
- Dir. Hue Rhodes
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Sarah Silverman…
- Steve Buscemi is in his element as an ex–gambler and inveterate loser sent to Las Vegas to investigate a mysterious auto accident. Oddball…
Samson and Delilah (2009)
- Dir. Warwick Thornton
Feat. Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson
- A landmark of Australian cinema for many critics across the ditch, this unflinching drama of two Aboriginal outcasts discarded and left to fend for…
Sea Purple, The (2009)
- Dir. Donatella Maiorca
Feat. Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese, Ennio Fantastichini
- Solid lesbian bodice–ripper centres on the eternal romance between two 19th century Sicilian women, destined to suffer for their forbidden…
Separation City (2009)
- Dir. Paul Middleditch
Feat. Joel Edgerton, Rhona Mitra, Danielle Cormack…
- Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…
Shank (2009)
- Dir. Simon Pearce
Feat. Wayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Alice Payne…
- Harrowing coming–of–age drama which makes up for a few cliches with a lot of raw power. Set in Bristol, where a closeted gay youth…
Shine of Rainbows, A (2009)
- Dir. Vic Sarin
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Connie Nielsen, John Bell…
- Genial family drama about a young boy living on an isolated island with his adoptive parents and his friendship with an abandoned seal.
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