Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8112 Films to Buy & Rent
After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet) (2006)
- Dir. Susanne Bier
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen
- A rewarding drama with a political conscience and a romantic heart, Mads Mikkelsen plays a teacher at an Indian orphanage who returns to Denmark to…
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
- Dir. Doug Atchison
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
- A fictional African–American take on the SPELLBOUND craze, with a firm but fair Laurence Fishburne coaching an underprivileged…
All The King's Men (2006)
- Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins…
- A heavyweight, if not entirely functional adaptation Robert Penn Warren's political novel about a failed idealist turned corrupt, powermongering…
Along the Ridge (Anche libero va bene) (2006)
- Dir. Kim Rossi Stuart
Feat. Barbora Bobulova, Kim Rossi Stuart
- Italian actor Kim Rossi Stuart's directorial debut is a heart–rending drama told through the eyes of an 11 year old boy whose family must cope…
Alpha Dog (2006)
- Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch, Sharon Stone…
- The versatile Emile Hirsch plays a rich, white, and very teenage drug dealer whose charmed existence is threatened when a kidnapping–murder…
Amazing Grace (2006)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Albert Finney…
- Stirring dramatisation of the true story of 18th–century abolitionist William Wilberforce and his revolt against Britain’s slave…
Amazing Mrs Pritchard, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Jane Horrocks, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May…
- Excellent UK drama focused on supermarket manager Ros Pritchard (Horrocks) who decides to sort out Britain's political climate by running for Prime…
Ancient Rome (TV Series) (2006)
- Extensive series dramatising the rise and fall of the Ancient Roman Empire through six episodes each presenting a different turning point in the fate…
Architect, The (2006)
- Dir. Matt Tauber
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere…
- Downbeat tale of the architect of a high rise complex confronted by it's angry tenants who demand it be torn down. Meanwhile, the architects home…
Art School Confidential (2006)
- Dir. Terry Zwigoff
Feat. Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich…
- CRUMB dir. Terry Zwigoff and comic book icon Daniel Clowes (GHOST WORLD) re–team for this darkly set, though often hilarious stakeout of the…