Subgenre Sampler
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Adam (2009)
- Dir. Max Mayer
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher…
- Moon–faced Rose Byrne warms to her Asperger's–afflicted neighbour (Dancy) in this unlikely, heartfelt romance.
Distracting subplots…
Adrift (À Deriva) (2009)
- Dir. Heitor Dhalia
Feat. Vincent Cassel, Camilla Belle, Laura Neiva
- Delicately captivating drama set in an ’80s Brazilian beach resort, with a young teenager discovering her father's infidelity as her own sexuality…
Adventureland (2009)
- Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds…
- Low–key indie comedy set in 1987 where a virginal high–school grad gets a summer job at a local amusement park and finds unlikely…
Afghan Star (2009)
- Dir. Havana Marking
- Islamic fundamentalism and pop music commericalism make uneasy bedfellows in this vital, eye–opening documentary that follows the fortunes of…
Afro Samurai Resurrection (2009)
- Dir. Fuminori Kizaki
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu, Mark Hamill
- Stylish sequel reprises the Samuel L. Jackson–voiced Afro Samurai, here coming out of retirement to fend off a sadistic villainess. Garnished…
After.Life (Afterlife) (2009)
- Dir. Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Feat. Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long…
- Macabre curio has Christina Ricci lounging on a mortuary slab as she struggles to accept her death, but luckily morgue attendant Liam Neeson can talk…
Against the Current (2009)
- Dir. Peter Callahan
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser
- A grief–stricken Joseph Fiennes embarks on swimming the length of the Hudson River as a way forward, in this heartfelt character piece. While…
Age Of Stupid (2009)
- Dir. Franny Armstrong
Feat. Pete Postlethwaite
- Confronting and dynamic docodrama from the director of McLibel, has Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, looking…
Agora (2009)
- Dir. Alejandro Amenabar
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac…
- A strident and admirable account of Greek scholar Hypatia, whose principles and pagan beliefs attracted the ire of Christians in 4th century…
Albert Schweitzer (2009)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Jeroen Krabbe, Barbara Hershey, Judith Godreche
- Admirable biopic of German medical missionary and philosopher Schweitzer (regarded for his text on the "Reverence for Life"), whose deed treating…