Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 834 Films to Buy & Rent
Fly by Night (1992)
- Dir. Steve Gomer
Feat. Jeffrey D. Sams, Ron Brice
- An unheralded black youth melodrama that brings with it a fresh perspective, an intelligent script and direction that doesn't impose (too much)…
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris…
- Gripping transposition of David Mamet's savage stageplay about ruthless real estate salesmen who reel under a do–or–die sales ultimatum.…
In the Soup (1992)
- Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals…
- Steve Buscemi lends his bug–eyed innocence as a wannabee film–maker who becomes involved with a charismatic hood who promises to raise…
Juice (1992)
- Dir. Ernest Dickerson
Feat. Omar Epps, Samuel L. Jackson, Tupac Shakur…
- Innocence is lost and tragedy strikes as it does in these tales of black male youths in lethal conflict with rival peers and…
Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1992)
- Dir. Jeff Stanzler
Feat. Tim Roth, Alexis Arquette
- Tim Roth and Alexis Arquette both give knock–out performances in this powerful drama about a violent man trying to clean–up his…
Laws of Gravity (1992)
- Dir. Nick Gomez
Feat. Peter Greene, Edie Falco, Adam Trese…
- Remarkably authentic Brooklyn street story follows a couple of aimless pals, their girlfriends and a volitile circle of hoods. The four leads are…
Mississippi Masala (1992)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury
- A poignant gem about a tabooed romance between a beautiful Indian girl and a black carpet cleaner (Denzel Washington) in the deep South.
Player, The (1992)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Whoopi Goldberg…
- A glittering Tinseltown satire that manages to be an intricate, clever, surprising and entertaining thriller all at the same time, with a cast of…
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi…
- Partners–in–crime Keitel, Roth, Buscemi, Madsen and others reel from a botched jewel heist in an abandoned warehouse. Tarantino's…
Rush (1992)
- Dir. Lili Fini Zanuck
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Patric
- This sordid but engaging parable posits Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric as narcotics cops who slip into a drug–addicted mire whilst…