Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8112 Films to Buy & Rent
Christmas (2003)
- Dir. Gregory King
- Structured around a grueling family Christmas in suburban New Zealand, this stark and uncompromising drama is one of the best low–budget…
City of Men (TV Series) (Cidade dos Homens) (2003)
- Feat. Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva
- Brazilian TV followup to the crime epic CITY OF GOD, continues the lives of Acerola and Laranjinha in the shanties of Sao Paolo dodging drug gangs…
Cold Mountain (2003)
- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger…
- Prestige historical epic set in the closing days of the American Civil War, with a wounded confederate soldier (Law) deserting the ranks to rejoin…
Company, The (Das Ensemble) (2003)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco
- Arch–auteur Robert Altman pirouettes his way through a multi–stranded drama about a Chicago–based ballet company, set mainly round…
Crimson Gold (Talaye sorkh) (2003)
- Dir. Jafar Panahi
- Extraordinary, emotionally–compelling class fable set in contemporary Iran, which begins with a failed jewelery heist in Tehran, then…
Crooked E: Unshredded Truth About Enron, The (2003)
- Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Shannon Elizabeth, Brian Dennehy
- Brazen Enron telemovie dramatizes the scandalous corporate downfall from an insider’s perspective. Like the documentary, the content is juicy,…
Dallas 362 (2003)
- Dir. Scott Caan
Feat. Scott Caan, Jeff Goldblum, Shawn Hatosy…
- Minor but admirable drama about a young man seeking to break away from his stifling life in Los Angeles with the encouragement of his stoner…
Dead Like Me (TV Series) (2003-2004)
- Feat. Ellen Muth, Mandy Patinkin
- Cult TV series about a recently–deceased woman – killed by a toilet seat falling off a space station – who gets recruited to help a…
Deal, The (2003)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Michael Sheen, David Morrissey, Dexter Fletcher
- Billed as the prequel to the 2006 hit THE QUEEN, this entertaining telepic chronicles the infamous meeting between Labour party heavyweights Tony…
Doctor Zhivago (TV Series) (2003)
- Dir. Giacomo Campiotti
Feat. Sam Neill, Keira Knightley, Kris Marshall…
- A 'Masterpiece Theatre' adaptation of Pasternak's novel of Tsarist Russia. Generally more complete and faithful than the Lean version, but less…