Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Independent: 587 Films to Buy & Rent
- Metropolitan (1989)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman
- Sundance–winning arthouse hit focuses on the disappearing Manhattan debutante scene. An unknown ensemble play upper–class adolescents who…
- Mystery Train (1989)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Joe Strummer, Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- Three consecutive stories that take place at the same time and place; one night in a seedy Memphis hotel. Quirky and thought–provoking with…
- Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Andie MacDowell…
- Palm d'or winning exploration of modern sexuality concerns an enigmatic drifter who affects the dysfunctional lives of an old college pal, his wife…
- Unbelievable Truth, The (1989)
- Dir. Hal Hartley
Feat. Adrienne Shelly, Robert Burke, Chris Cooke…
- The folk of a backward American town get a mite nervous when a mechanic returns after spending 15 years in prison for murdering his father and…
- Down by Law (1988)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie
- Three disparate misfits become friends after sharing an escape from a crummy Southern jail. Art and humour rarely mix better than in this eccentric…
- Heat and Sunlight (1988)
- Dir. Rob Nilsson
Feat. Rob Nilsson, Consuela Faust
- This film documents the final, agonising hours of a love affair between a man and his exotic dancer girlfirend. An intriguing, erotic oddity with…
- Living On Tokyo Time (1987)
- Dir. Stephen Okazaki
Feat. Minako Ohashi, Ken Nakagawa, Mitzi Abe
- Amusing independent film about a Japanese–American couple living in a marriage–of–convenience in San Fransisco.
- Matewan (1987)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell…
- In 1920s Virginia, miners unite against their strong–arm company who resort to 'scab' minority labour in response to strike action. Costly…
- Someone to Love (1987)
- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Orson Welles
- Typically loose and naturalistic drama from independent stalwart Henry Jaglom, who pretty much plays himself – a jaded divorcee filmmaker in search…
- Parting Glances (1986)
- Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung
- A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…