Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense > Girl-centric: 51 Films to Rent
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2011)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer…
- David Fincher helms this electrifying big–budget remake of the dynamite Swedish thriller, adapted from Stieg Larsson's worldwide bestseller.…
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
- Dir. Sean Durkin
Feat. Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy…
- A damaged young woman struggles to re–assimilate with her sister after fleeing an abusive cult in this unnerving, suggestive psycho–drama…
Girl Who Played with Fire, The (2009)
- Dir. Daniel Alfredson
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre
- Part two of Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium Trilogy' sees the return of touch–as–nails Lisbeth Salander, who must clear her name of murder…
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2009)
- Dir. Niels Arden Oplev
Feat. Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre
- One of the highest–grossing foreign language hits at the NZ box office, this riveting, full–bodied Swedish thriller follows an escalating…
Julia (2008)
- Dir. Erick Zonca
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo
- Gutsy, dynamic melodrama propelled by a full–tilt performance from Tilda Swinton as a loose cannon alcoholic who becomes embroiled in…
Roxy Hunter (2008)
- Dir. Eleanor Lindo
Feat. Aria Wallace
- Nancy Drew–ish family drama revealing another precocious kid sleuth and her best buddy as they use their investigative know–how to solve…
Wanted (2008)
- Dir. Timur Bekmambetov
Feat. James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman
- A relentless rollercoaster ride on amphetamines, this breakneck graphic novel adaptation from the Russian director of NIGHT WATCH tracks the…
Exodus (Cheut ai kup gei) (2007)
- Dir. Pang Ho-Cheung
Feat. Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Annie Liu
- An indifferent Hong Kong detective slowly becomes convinced that women are conspiring to kill off the entire male species in this curious melange of…
Yella (2007)
- Dir. Christian Petzold
Feat. Nina Hoss
- Engrossing metaphysical thriller set in a predatory corporate world in which a divorcee accountant (Hoss) decides to leave behind her redundant life…
.45 (2006)
- Dir. Gary Lennon
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Angus Macfadyen, Stephen Dorff
- Sultry crime drama centred on two petty–crime thugs addicted to danger and each other, until a violent attack spurs the woman (Jovovich) to…