Subgenre Sampler
: 25139 Films to Buy & Rent
Slim Shady Show, The (2002)
- Dir. Peter Gilstrap, Mark Brooks
Feat. Eminem
- An animated fantasy based around rapper Eminem's alter–ego 'Slim Shady'. Characterised by its various movies parodies and celebrity bashing…
Smashing Machine, The (The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr) (2002)
- Dir. John Hyams
- Intense and strangely moving look at the life of Mark Kerr, the most successful and celebrated combatant in the (now banned) Ultimate Fighting…
So Close (Chik yeung tin sai) (2002)
- Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Shu Qi, Karen Mok, Vicki Zhao
- Presenting... a heroic trio of femmes for a new generation – a kind of high–octane "Asian Charlie's Angels".
This super–flash…
Solaris (2002)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies…
- Revisiting Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci–fi epic, dir. Soderburgh sustains comparisons with a thoughtful, stately reprise of its mysterious story…
Son, The (2002)
- Dir. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Feat. Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart
- Finding the perfect subject for their pared down visual aesthetic, the Bros. Dardenne follow up the Cannes–winning ROSETTA with an ostensibly…
Sonny (2002)
- Dir. Nicolas Cage
Feat. James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton…
- Brave directorial debut for Nicolas Cage, proffering the tale of a dischargee from the army (Franco) who has been handraised as a gigolo by his…
Spanish Apartment, The (L'Auberge Espagnole AKA Pot Luck) (2002)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Judith Godreche…
- Summery comedy set in a Barcelona apartment, where six international exchange students variously mingle, cavort and fall messily in love.
Although…
Spider (2002)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne…
- One to relish for those with a taste acquired for the stark, uncompromising visions of David Cronenberg (CRASH, NAKED LUNCH, etc.), this is both…
Spider-Man (Spiderman) (2002)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe…
- New–improved re–spinning of the Marvel comic book superhero that finds a perfect match of material and director, and the crucially…
Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- Dir. Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
Feat. Matt Damon, Daniel Studi
- Spirit, a wild mustang, sets out across 19th century America in this animation from Dreamworks. A not particularly spirited effort though, despite a…