Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Youth: 467 Films to Buy & Rent
Morvern Callar (2002)
- Dir. Lynne Ramsay
Feat. Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott
- Enigmatic drama from the dir. of RATCATCHER that unreels a woman's journey into the unknown after her boyfriend commits suicide and she purloins his…
On the Edge (2002)
- Dir. John Carney
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Stephen Rea
- Fairly risky and consistently bleak drama set around three teenage mental patients and their doctor. Thin treatment of the subject matter is redeemed…
Ping Pong (2002)
- Dir. Fumisiko Sori
Feat. Yôsuke Kubozuka, Arata
- A madcap, yet gently humourous Japanese sports tale, set around two table tennis hotshots (Kubozuka and Arata) preparing for a ferocious battle at a…
Raising Victor Vargas (2002)
- Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte
- A sensitive, appealing urban coming of age story set in a Hispanic New York subculture that rewardingly favours low–key incident over…
Slaughter Rule, The (2002)
- Dir. Alex Smith, Andrew J Smith
Feat. David Morse, Ryan Gosling, Clea Duvall…
- Mounted on the icy prairies of Montana, this feted ‘indie’ drama sensitively portrays the balance of friendship between a troubled teenager and…
Spun (2002)
- Dir. Jonas Akerlund
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo…
- A cinematically exhilarating depiction of existence among a group of methamphetamine (P) addicts in Los Angeles, that is sure to divide audiences as…
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Martin Compston
- A bleak, yet curiously uplifting portrait of teenage high–spirits run awry in working class Scotland.
Anchored by a youthfully charismatic…
Walk to Remember, A (2002)
- Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah…
- Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel (who also wrote THE NOTEBOOK) this romantic drama tells the classic story of two teens from different worlds who…
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
- Dir. Shunji Iwai
Feat. Hayato Ichihara, Yu Aoi, Ayumi Ito…
- Vogue Japanese dir. Shunji Iwai renders the contemporary teen malaise with poignancy and despair in this haunting commentary on the perils of…
Bully (2001)
- Dir. Larry Clark
Feat. Brad Renfro, Leo Fitzpatrick, Nick Stahl…
- A true–life story of Florida murder, teenager style, which dir. Clark uses to produce an X–rated, yet quite recognisable portrait of…