Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7932 Films to Rent
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands
- A red–maned Uma Thurman comes to terms with her 'Jersey Girl' existence in this noted telemovie from dir. Mira Nair (MONSOON…
I Am Sam (2002)
- Dir. Jesse Nelson
Feat. Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest…
- High–calibre acting from Sean Penn, as a retarded man fighting to retain custody of his 8–year old daughter, distinguishes this intense…
Igby Goes Down (2002)
- Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum…
- More than meets the eye in this indie New York satire about an over–educated ‘slacker’ experiencing growing pains amid upper…
In America (2002)
- Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Sarah Bolger…
- Heartfelt fable about a down–at–heel Irish immigrant family who take up residence in a New York slum where their fortune comes to be…
In This World (2002)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
- A powerful, simply wrought story of two Afghani brothers who attempt to journey from their Pakistani refugee camp across Asia and Europe to…
Invincible (2002)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Tim Roth, Udo Kier
- An interesting treatment of the lives of the (secretly) Jewish strongman Zishe Breitbart and nightclub impressario Erik Jan Hanussen (Roth), who…
Japon (Japan) (2002)
- Dir. Carlos Reygadas
- A crippled man journeys into a remote Mexican canyon in order to end his life, but becomes entangled with a saintly old woman, village politics and a…
John Q (2002)
- Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Denzel Washington, Ray Liotta, Robert Duvall…
- Denzel Washington plays a cash–strapped pillar–of–decency who can’t afford his son’s heart–transplant in the mercenary US…
Killing Me Softly (2002)
- Dir. Chen Kaige
Feat. Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone…
- The first and only English language film from respected Chinese director Chen Kaige (TOGETHER) is this erotic thriller based on the 1999 novel of the…
L'Homme du Train (Man on the Train) (2002)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday
- An elegantly amusing role–switching tale that's equal parts social comedy, existential drama and subtle thriller, tinged with melancholy…