Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Beloved (1998)
- Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Oprah Winfrey, Thandiwe Newton, Danny Glover
- Risk–taking adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel of rural Southern Gothic, former–slave Ophrey Winfrey (her first role since THE COLOUR…
Berkeley Square (TV Mini-series) (1998)
- Feat. Victoria Smurfit, Tabitha Wady, Clare Wilkie
- Mini–series following three woman from very different backgrounds who all gain positions as nannies for wealthy families living on Berkeley…
Besieged (1998)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis
- Returning to a 'chamber–piece' setting reminiscent of LAST TANGO IN PARIS, dir. Bertolucci unfolds an enigmatic relationship in a Rome…
Bird People In China, The (Chûgoku no chôjin) (1998)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi
- Visually rich and accomplished drama set around a parallel journey by a businessman and a yakuza gangster to a remote Chinese highland in search of a…
Book of Life (1998)
- Dir. Hal Hartley
Feat. Martin Donovan, Polly Jean Harvey, Thomas Jay Ryan
- The return of Jesus Christ in the hours prior to Armageddon, December 31, 1999, is told in a series of wry, amusing and thoughtful scenes by indie…
Boxer, The (1998)
- Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson
- Former IRA man Daniel Day–Lewis is released from 14 years behind bars to set up a non–sectarian community boxing club while private wars…
Boys, The (1998)
- Dir. Rowan Woods
Feat. David Wenham, Toni Collette
- Released from prison, prodigal brother David Wenham casually worms his way back into the fold – a cramped family 'castle' in the depths of some…
Brave, The (1998)
- Dir. Johnny Depp
Feat. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando
- Johnny Depp's much–derided directorial debut is an over–ambitious epic look at a desperate character who sells himself into snuff movies.…
Buffalo 66 (1998)
- Dir. Vincent Gallo
Feat. Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara…
- Released from prison after doing someone else's time, an embittered yet benign loner sets about evening the score, but not before kidnapping a sweet…
Butcher Boy, The (1998)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw
- Despairing yet distinctive black comedy depicts the insanity implicit in a boy's view of his small town in Ireland, circa 1962. Adopts a lurid…