Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7932 Films to Rent
Shackleton (2002)
- Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz
- Channel 4’s mini–series version of polar–explorer Ernest Shackleton’s voyage to the South Pole in 1914.
A brilliant adventure tale…
Shipping News, The (2002)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett…
- Hallmark slice of Miramax tragiwhimsy that follows the odyssey of lost–in–life Kevin Spacey, led by his aunt up to his family’s…
Six Feet Under - Season 2 (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy…
- Further episodes of the acclaimed HBO drama set around a funeral home.
13 episodes over 5 discs: In The Game, Out Out Brief Candle, The Plan,…
Skins (2002)
- Dir. Chris Eyre
Feat. Graham Greene
- An unglamorous and brutal depiction of life on a Native American reservation, this articulates the rage of a group of people relegated to the fringes…
Slaughter Rule, The (2002)
- Dir. Alex Smith, Andrew J Smith
Feat. David Morse, Ryan Gosling, Clea Duvall…
- Mounted on the icy prairies of Montana, this feted ‘indie’ drama sensitively portrays the balance of friendship between a troubled teenager and…
Son, The (2002)
- Dir. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Feat. Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart
- Finding the perfect subject for their pared down visual aesthetic, the Bros. Dardenne follow up the Cannes–winning ROSETTA with an ostensibly…
Sonny (2002)
- Dir. Nicolas Cage
Feat. James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton…
- Brave directorial debut for Nicolas Cage, proffering the tale of a dischargee from the army (Franco) who has been handraised as a gigolo by his…
Spun (2002)
- Dir. Jonas Akerlund
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo…
- A cinematically exhilarating depiction of existence among a group of methamphetamine (P) addicts in Los Angeles, that is sure to divide audiences as…
Stolen Summer (2002)
- Dir. Pete Jones
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin Pollak…
- The resultant product of a film–making competition in which a novice screenwriter won a chance to direct his own script, this is a respectable…
Suddenly (2002)
- Dir. Diego Lerman
Feat. Carla Crespo, Tatiana Saphir, Veronica Hassan
- Grimy, punkish road movie morphs that into a rather tender tale with two tough girls from the hood kidnapping a local shop girl and taking her on an…