Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Independent: 590 Films to Buy & Rent
Love and Human Remains (1994)
- Dir. Denys Arcand
Feat. Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Cameron Bancroft…
- A fascinating hybrid of twentysomething romantic comedy, cynical social satire and mystery thriller, adapted from an accomplished stageplay by the…
My Crazy Life (Mi Vida Loca) (1994)
- Dir. Allison Anders
Feat. Angel Aviles, Seidy Lopez, Jacob Vargas
- Latino, girl–centic spin on BOYZ 'N THE HOOD from the director of GAS, FOOD, LODGING derives its script from anecdotes from real gang girls and…
New Age, The (1994)
- Dir. Michael Tolkin
Feat. Peter Weller, Judy Davis
- Peter Weller and Judy Davis are a restless, avaricious L.A. couple who seek fortune and/or meaning in their lives. Another icy, cynical hybrid of…
Pret-a-Porter (1994)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Sophia Loren…
- Director Altman's take on the Paris fashion industry hasn't the edgy sarcasm or the incisiveness of his THE PLAYER and SHORT CUTS, but is…
Sleep with Me (1994)
- Dir. Rory Kelly
Feat. Meg Tilly, Eric Stoltz, Craig Sheffer…
- Playfully intelligent 'Gen X' drama in which Meg Tilly is the object of desire of both her fiancee and his best friend. Quentin Tarantino cameos as a…
Somebody to Love (1994)
- Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Rosie Perez, Quentin Tarantino
- Harvey Keitel and Rosie Perez match–up as a screwball couple frequenting scuzzy clubs in a murky continuum of unrequited dreams. Dir. Rockwell…
Spanking the Monkey (1994)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Newett, Benjamin Hendrickson…
- The awkwardness of youth is brilliantly captured in this provocative tragi–comedy, another maverick success story from the US indie scene. A…
Wife, The (1994)
- Dir. Tom Noonan
Feat. Julie Hagerty, Tom Noonan, Wallace Shawn…
- An adult drama to be savoured – director Tom Noonan adapts his own stageplay for the screen, matching the wit and intelligence of his text with…
Bad Behaviour (1993)
- Dir. Les Blair
Feat. Stephen Rea, Sinead Cusack, Phil Daniels…
- Middle life and class are sliced from the Leigh/Loach mould, but with more improvisation and less cynicism. Stephen Rea plays a town planner at the…
Bodies Rest and Motion (1993)
- Dir. Michael Steinberg
Feat. Tim Roth, Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates…
- Suburban aimlessness underlies this entertaining, stylish 'gen–X' romancer with an appealing twentysomething quartet.