Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Music: 148 Films to Buy & Rent
Hustle and Flow (2005)
- Dir. Craig Brewer
Feat. Terrence Howard, Isaac Hayes, DJ Qualls…
- A Memphis pimp (Terrence Howard) tries to break out from his scuzzy, middle–aged existence by persuading an old friend (DJ Qualls) to help…
Shania (A Life in Eight Albums) (2005)
- Dir. Jerry Ciccoritti
Feat. Megan Follows, Meredith Henderson
- Music biopic mapping out the life of country music's mainstream sweetheart Shania Twain from a typically plain childhood, the drive to become a…
Shooting Livien (2005)
- Dir. Rebecca Cook
Feat. Jason Behr, Dominic Monaghan, Joshua Leonard…
- Minor–key indie rock movie about a talented New York musician who becomes increasingly disillusioned and unstable on the brink of…
Showbands (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon
Feat. Liam Cunningham, Kerry Katona
- Rich, rambunctious revival of the showband era propelled by the story of a lowly Irish bar cleaner determined to work her way up to singing stardom.…
Stoned (2005)
- Dir. Stephen Woolley
Feat. Leo Gregory, Paddy Considine, David Morrissey…
- A kaleidoscopic portrait of Brian Jones, the charismatic yet contrary founder of "The Rolling Stones".
Re–imagining the rock star’s…
Two Sons of Francisco (2 Filhos de Francisco) (2005)
- Dir. Breno Silveira
- Hugely popular in its Brazilian homeland, this endearing rags–to–riches biopic charts the improbable rise to fame of two of Brazil's most…
9 Songs (Nine Songs) (2004)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Margo Stilley, Kieran O'Brien
- A controversially explicit sex'n'rock'n' roll drama about two stray souls – an American student and a British bloke – who over a year…
Beyond the Sea (2004)
- Dir. Kevin Spacey
Feat. Kevin Spacey, John Goodman, Kate Bosworth…
- A schmaltzy valentine to the king of big band cool, Kevin Spacey’s pet project gushingly illuminates the life and times of Bobby Darin, whose good…
Exils (Exiles) (2004)
- Dir. Tony Gatlif
Feat. Romain Duris
- Possibly dir. Gatlif's most exuberant and personal film yet, this observes a bohemian French couple's journey southwards to their family's respective…
One Perfect Day (2004)
- Dir. Paul Currie
Feat. Dan Spielman, Leeanna Walsman, Nathan Phillips
- Praying at the altar of rave culture, this music–tribute drama set in Melbourne will find a small appreciative audience, but it plays a…