Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Music: 140 Films to Rent
- Two of Us (2000)
- Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Jared Harris
- TV–movie centred around the intriguing prospect of a mid–70s meeting in New York between John Lennon (Quinn) and Paul McCartney (Harris).…
- Blue Valley Songbird (1999)
- Dir. Richard A. Colla
Feat. Dolly Parton, John Terry, Beth Grant
- Agreeable musical drama starring Ms. Dolly Parton as an aspirant Nashville saloon singer trying to find her way into the big time while dealing with…
- Gloomy Sunday (Ein Lied Von Liebe Und Tod) (1999)
- Dir. Rolf Schubel
Feat. Joachim Krol, Erika Marozsan, Ben Becker…
- Captivating drama which pivots around the apocryphal origins of the classic melancholy song 'Gloomy Sunday' in pre–WW2 Budapest.
An amiably…
- Sunset Strip (1999)
- Dir. Adam Collis
Feat. Jared Leto, Tommy Flanagan, Adam Goldberg…
- Not the BOOGIE–NIGHTS–retread it appears, this intimate, reflective tribute to Los Angeles' hedonistic club…
- Temptations, The (TV Mini-Series) (1998)
- Dir. Allan Arkush
Feat. Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks…
- Stirring biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.
- Selena (1997)
- Dir. Gregory Nava
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos
- Worthy biopic of the Latin–American pop star who on the verge of crossing over into the American market was tragically murdered.
- Yo-Yo Ma - Inspired by Bach Vol. 2 (Falling Down Stairs / Sarabande) (1997)
- Dir. Barbara Willis Sweete, Atom Egoyan
Feat. Arsinee Khanjian, Don McKellar
- Cellist Yo–Yo Ma’s celebrated musical exploration of Bach’s enigmatic solo cello suites, prompted six films, attempting to complement the…
- Tina - What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
- Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
- Exemplary musical biopic about legendary soulstress Tina Turner that soars thanks to two powerhouse performances from Angela Bassett as Tina and…
- Jacksons, The - An American Dream (1992)
- Dir. Karen Arthur
Feat. Wylie Draper, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett…
- Soapy account of the dysfunctional Jackson family follows them to the top of the charts first as The Jackson Five and then solo success. Skipping a…
- Commitments, The (1991)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Colm Meaney
- Surprise hit simply chronicles the rise and fall of a Dublin soul band, formed by a group of teens with naught better to do. Unashamedly light fare,…