Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Romance: 820 Films to Rent
Paris (2008)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Mélanie Laurent…
- A sweet–natured, if rather slight romantic dramedy, weaving in and out of the lives of a diverse set of heart–worn and heart–won…
Passchendaele (2008)
- Dir. Paul Gross
Feat. Paul Gross, Caroline Dhavernas
- Paul Gross (DUE SOUTH) directs and stars in this impressive wartime drama based on the exploits of the 1st Canadian Division during WWI.
Reader, The (2008)
- Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross
- Kate Winslet won an Oscar for her performance here as a German house–frau in this drama of post–war trauma, with Ralph Fiennes recalling…
Red Baron, The (Der rote Baron) (2008)
- Dir. Nikolai Müllerschön
Feat. Maxim Mehmet, Til Schweiger, Joseph Fiennes…
- Biographical melodrama focused around Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the celebrated showboating WW1 pilot. Thrilling airborne set–pieces make up…
Salvation (2008)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Bruce Myles, Natasha Novak…
- Dir. Paul Cox delivers the right amount of tenderness and wickedness in this wry Australian comedy, about a downtrodden husband who cannot connect…
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Holly Shanahan, Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson…
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
Sense and Sensibility (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Dir. John Alexander
Feat. David Morrissey, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan…
- Another BBC adaptation of the Jane Austen novel centered around the Dashwood sisters and their search for love. Adapted by Andrew Davies of BLEAK…
Seven Pounds (2008)
- Dir. Gabriel Muccino
Feat. Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson…
- Will Smith pairs up again with dir. Muccino (THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS) to play a man who attempts to save the lives of seven strangers in order to…
Show of Hands (2008)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
- Quaint but contrived Kiwi rom–dram set in New Plymouth in which a grab–bag of townsfolk compete for new 4–wheel drive by keeping…
Smart People (2008)
- Dir. Noam Murro
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elliot Page…
- Dunderheaded dramedy focused on a widowed, misanthropic professor (Quaid) who awakens to life again after a hit to the head, only to discover that…