Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Independent: 587 Films to Buy & Rent
- Navigators, The (2001)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Thomas Craig, Dean Andrews, Andy Swallow
- Following British Rail’s privatisation in the mid–90s, a group of railway workers must steer their way through the rough times in this…
- On_Line (OnLine) (2001)
- Dir. Jed Weintrob
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Isabel Gillies…
- Modest ‘indie’ effort that explores the relationships of six people who connect via the chat room of a sex–based website run by two of the…
- Safety of Objects, The (2001)
- Dir. Rose Troche
Feat. Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Patricia Clarkson…
- A multi–stranded drama set in a quietly unusual version of American suburbia where seamy dysfunction co–exists with surreal…
- Tape (2001)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Robert Sean Leonard
- Three school friends reunite for an evening of reminiscence and recrimination, in this tense, coiled drama filmed in ‘fly on the wall’ style by…
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
- Dir. Jill Sprecher
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Alan Arkin, John Turturro…
- Not just chit–chat, but drama with its philosophical head screwed on, the various lives of middle–class Bostonians (a hot–shot…
- This is Not a Love Story (2001)
- Dir. Keith Hill
Feat. Stephen Lovatt, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy
- Exploring the dynamics of a love–triangle between a soap–opera actor and two women, this local 'DV drama' from debuting dir. Hill catches…
- Animal Factory (2000)
- Dir. Steve Buscemi
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Tom Arnold…
- Retaining the indie principles that distinguished TREES LOUNGE, dir. Buscemi crafts unflashy, insightful drama out of ex–con Edward…
- Believer, The (2000)
- Dir. Henry Bean
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Theresa Russell…
- The darker side of Jewish identity is examined in this risky, provocative drama about a disillusioned young man who tries to reconcile his repressed…
- Brooklyn Babylon (2000)
- Dir. Marc Levin
Feat. Tariq Trotter, Karen Goberman
- ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is transposed to the back alleys of Brooklyn in this volatile clash of cultures, centered on a forbidden romance between a…
- Chuck and Buck (2000)
- Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Chris Weitz, Mike White, Paul Weitz…
- Squirmingly funny independent film that makes exemplary use of its small budget with a sustained, original script and handsome digital videography.…