Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 834 Films to Buy & Rent
Boogie Nights (1997)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds…
- LA's San Fernando Valley, the late '70s. Mark Wahlberg is Eddie Adams, an anatomically gifted innocent who finds his niche in the cradle of a…
Chasing Amy (1997)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee…
- Can a lesbian learn to love someone from the opposite sex? – is but one of the sticky questions proffered in this bittersweet arthouse hit.…
Clockwatchers (1997)
- Dir. Jill Sprecher
Feat. Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow…
- Four office temps band together in an oppressive (and outdated?) corporate environment – too bad they're caricatures: Toni Collette is…
Curdled (1997)
- Dir. Reb Braddock
Feat. Angela Jones, William Baldwin
- Confident black comedy with an uncurdled premise – an innocent yet morbidly–fascinated senorita joins a Miami cleaning agency…
Deceiver (Liar) (1997)
- Dir. Josh Pate, Jonas Pate
Feat. Michael Rooker, Christopher Penn
- Suspected of a gruesome homicide, troubled rich kid Tim Roth may or may not be running rings around not–so–clever cops Michael Rooker and…
Dream with the Fishes (1997)
- Dir. Finn Taylor
Feat. David Arquette, Brad Hunt
- Its 'indie' Americana revisited – two mismatched loners on the ultra–hip road to oblivion or redemption – whichever comes first. …
Eye of God (1997)
- Dir. Tim Blake Nelson
Feat. Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Hal Holbrook
- A firm patch of Southern Gothic, this cautionary tale examines spousal and religious abuse in sombre and convincing detail, secured by deft multiple…
Female Perversions (1997)
- Dir. Susan Streitfeld
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Based on the Freudian texts of noted psychoanalyst Louise Kaplan, this serious–minded, erotically charged and stylish film probes several…
Gravesend (1997)
- Dir. Sal Stabile
Feat. Thomas Brandise, Tom Malloy, Michael Parducci…
- Following a desperate night among four buddies in the run–down New York neighbourhood of Gravesend on the fringe of Coney Island, this…
House of Yes, The (1997)
- Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling…
- In supremely malicious mode, Parker Posey plays an obsessive, spoiled brat who threatens to topple over the brink of sanity when her beloved twin…