Subgenre Sampler
Girl-centric: 779 Films to Buy & Rent
- Emma (2019)
- Dir. Autumn de Wilde
Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner…
- Adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel, from a screenplay by New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton. Lead actress Anna Taylor–Joy is wickedly…
- Frida: Viva La Vida (2019)
- Dir. Giovanni Troilo
Feat. Asia Argento
- Asia Argento narrates this documentary about the enigmatic, iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, exploring her letters and diaries to present both the…
- Gloria Bell (2019)
- Dir. Sebastián Lelio
Feat. Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius…
- Another winner from Chilean director Sebastian Lelio, who remakes his superb Spanish–language mid–life romance with absolute assurance…
- Hustle, The (2019)
- Dir. Chris Addison
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp…
- A female makeover of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988), with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson starting as scam artists, one low rent and the other high…
- Hustlers (2019)
- Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles…
- A group of former strip club employees take on their Wall Street Clients in this high energy, whip smart crime comedy. Inspired by the New York…
- Kitchen, The (2019)
- Dir. Andrea Berloff
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss…
- After their mobster husbands get locked up in prison, three housewives decide to take over the family business. Set in Hell's Kitchen in 1978, and…
- Like a Boss (2019)
- Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Coolidge…
- Buddy–comedy about two woman with contrasting ambitions who run a cosmetics company together, and have to find a way to reconcile their…
- Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
- Dir. Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- Superb rock–doc celebrating the humble yet prodigiously talented singer and trail–blazing female rock star, Linda Ronstadt, who –…
- Little Women (2019)
- Dir. Greta Gerwig
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh…
- The director of LADY BIRD turns her attention to a classic text in the coming–of–age genre, the oft–filmed story based on the novel…
- Miss Bala (2019)
- Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova
- Mexican crime thriller which marks a gritty turn for director Catherine Hardwicke (TWILIGHT), with Gina Rodriguez (JANE THE VIRGIN) playing a woman…