Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8123 Films to Buy & Rent
Telling Lies in America (1998)
- Dir. Guy Ferland
Feat. Brad Renfro, Kevin Bacon
- Set in the shady radio days of 1961, star–struck youth Brad Renfro's American dream becomes tarnished by the corrupt exploits of DJ idol Kevin…
Temptations, The (TV Mini-Series) (1998)
- Dir. Allan Arkush
Feat. Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks…
- Stirring biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.
Terrorist, The (1998)
- Dir. Santosh Sivan
Feat. Ayesha Dharkar
- Discovered and championed by the actor John Malkovich, this intensely concentrated thriller depicts the hardening and training of 19–yr old…
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998)
- Dir. Ian Sharp
Feat. Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Milburn…
- British TV version of Thomas Hardy's famous novel concerning a young woman's tragic struggle in 19th century England.
Theory of Flight, The (1998)
- Dir. Paul Greengrass
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh
- Helena Bonham–Carter plays a misery–guts in a wheelchair, crippled by motor–neuron disorder, who gets a companion in the form of an…
Thief, The (1998)
- Dir. Pavel Chukhrai
Feat. Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Misha Philipchuk
- Serious–minded trek across the landscapes and mindsets of post–WWII Russia that's been compared to BURNT BY THE SUN for dramatic impact.…
This Is My Father (1998)
- Dir. Paul Quinn
Feat. James Caan, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea…
- The discovery of an old family photo triggers a trip to Ireland and into the past for Irish–American James Caan and his nephew. Inevitably…
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
- Dir. Patrice Chereau
Feat. Pascal Greggory, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling…
- Friends and associates of a deceased painter make a procession, via train, to the artist’s burial in this superb French drama. A highly nuanced…
Truman Show, The (1998)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone…
- A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
Velocity of Gary, The (1998)
- Dir. Dan Ireland
Feat. Vincent D'Onofrio, Salma Hayek, Thomas Jane
- Urban soap–opera set in a Manhattan fringe world of hustlers, trannies and coke–heads, with Vincent D'Onofrio as a bisexual…