Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7904 Films to Rent
Mother, The (2003)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Stephen Mackintosh…
- An unforgettable British drama about an aging widow, alienated from her ambitious son and neurotic daughter, who confronts the vacuum of her life…
Murmurs (2003)
- Dir. Alexander Greenhough, Elric Kane
Feat. James Ashcroft, Daniel Northcott, Kristin Smith…
- The daily movements of a Mt Victoria flat are wryly observed in this sophomore DV feature from the directors of KISSY KISSY.
Ensconced in a…
My House in Umbria (2003)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Maggie Smith, Chris Cooper, Giancarlo Giannini…
- Maggie Smith centres this superior telemovie, playing an ex–pat romance novelist whose life in Italy is disturbed when she is caught up in a…
My Life Without Me (2003)
- Dir. Isabel Coixet
Feat. Sarah Polley, Mark Ruffalo, Deborah Harry…
- This award–winning vignette concerns a young woman (Polley), told by her doctor she has only a short time to live, who strives to secretly…
Mystic River (2003)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon…
- Dignified crime thriller shot in unfussy style by old pro Clint Eastwood, this is less thrilling than a reliable entertainment, with the emotional…
Napoleon (TV Mini-series) (2003)
- Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Christian Clavier, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich…
- A handsomely staged French (though English language) production of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Clavier) from his youthful antics, military…
Nathalie... (2003)
- Dir. Anne Fontaine
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Fanny Ardant, Gerard Depardieu
- Steamy French confection involves frustrated wife Ardant in hiring prostitute Beart to seduce her philandering husband (Depardieu), and bring her…
New Tricks (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman…
- Solidly commended British crime series set around a trio of retired police detectives (Armstrong, Bolam and Waterman), led by the rather brash Amanda…
Nicotina (2003)
- Dir. Hugo Rodriguez
Feat. Diego Luna, Jésus Ochoa, Lucas Crespi…
- A stylish crime caper set in Mexico City, featuring an array of storylines, all featuring frustrated cigarette addicts, who finally intersect in a…
Nip / Tuck (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, Joely Richardson
- Television drama series set around the plastic–surgery practice of two Miami doctors, who have different priorities in life. Somewhat risque…