Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
- Dir. Simon Callow
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, Rod Steiger…
- Backwoods America sets the peculiar scene for an uneasy romance between Vanessa Redgrave and Keith Carradine that evolves into a visceral…
Barton Fink (1991)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis
- The Coen Bros' striking if enigmatic account of a brilliant scribe hampered with writer's block and a strange hotel companion in mid 1940s Hollywood.…
Billy Bathgate (1991)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis
- Tempers flare as loyalties are betrayed in this solid gangland tale concerning the indoctrination of a teenager into the mob.
Black Robe (1991)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young
- A Jesuit priest attempts to convert Shamanist Indians in the Canadian wilderness of 1643. A heady mix of explicit savagery and incomparable beauty.
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
- Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Jr. Gooding, Ice-Cube
- Sincere and authentic street gang fable focuses on a group of friends living in a black, working–class neighbourhood in South Central L.A. A…
Breaking In (1991)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley
- A Stateside charmer from the director of LOCAL HERO about a veteran burglar who takes on a young petty criminal as an apprentice of his trade.
Brides of Christ (TV Series) (1991)
- Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Brenda Fricker, Naomi Watts, Russell Crowe
- Set in Catholic convent in 1960s Australia among a group of nuns and students, this series caused mild controversy on release, depicting the church…
Bridge, The (1991)
- Dir. Sydney MacCartney
Feat. Saskia Reeves, David O'Hara, Joss Ackland…
- A moving–canvas period drama about a romantic liaison between a married mother (Saskia Reeves) and a impressionist painter. Over–familiar…
Bright Angel (1991)
- Dir. Michael Fields
Feat. Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Sam Shepard…
- Sombre mid–western road movie avoids genre cliches and maintain its grip once it takes hold.
Brighter Summer Day, A (1991)
- Dir. Edward Yang
Feat. Chen Chang
- Sublime ode to adolescence set in early 1960's Taiwan, Edward Yang's sprawling, novelistic narrative reflects the personal and political turmoil of…