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Subgenre Sampler

 
Blue SteelBlue Steel (1990)
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver
A predatory psychopath stalks rookie cop in rare action from a female perspective.  The genre is assaulted by the director with unequivocal flair.
Company of StrangersCompany of Strangers (Strangers in Good Company) (1990) Recommended
Dir. Cynthia Scott
Feat. Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau, Winifred Holden
A special film created from a script that was inspired by the real lives of the seven elderly women who play the roles. Relationships are forged and…
Men Don't LeaveMen Don't Leave (1990)
Dir. Paul Brickman
Feat. Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange stars as the mother of two precocious sons, forced to adapt to a new environment after losing her husband and their rural home.
NikitaNikita (La Femme Nikita) (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tcheky Karyo
A stylish thriller if ever there was one. The director combines the visual ostentation from his THE BIG BLUE with the plot mechanics of a classic…
Postcards from the EdgePostcards from the Edge (1990)
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Meryl Streep, Shirley Maclaine
Loose adaptation of Carrie Fisher's autobiography with Meryl Streep as the high–strung actress coping with the pitfalls of show–biz.…
Seduction: The Cruel Woman (1990)
Dir. Monika Treut, Elfi Mikesch
Feat. Udo Kier
The director of VIRGIN MACHINE takes her subversive sensibilities further with this outing exploring the activities of a domanatrix. Udo Kier takes…
She Shoots StraightShe Shoots Straight (Huang jia nu jiang) (1990)
Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Joyce Godenzi, Sammo Hung
Taut and melodramatic, this HK policier concerns a decorated and ultra–competent female police officer (Godenzi) who arouses jealousy in her…
Thelma and LouiseThelma and Louise (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel
Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon take action and escape their housebound repression in a T–Bird, but discover the road to freedom is littered…
Without You I'm NothingWithout You I'm Nothing (1990) Recommended
Dir. John Boskovich
Feat. Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard struts her stuff on various New York stages with music, dance and humour packaged into something that's gloriously sexy, flamboyant,…
Hush-A-Bye-BabyHush-A-Bye-Baby (1989)
Dir. Margo Harkin
Feat. Seamus Ball, Rosina Brown, Sean Carlin
Excellent portrayal, using 'workshop' methods, of the tribulations of four teenage girls in Northern Ireland, as they negotiate the local facts of…

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