Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 24506 Films to Rent
Ring 2 (2001)
- Dir. Hideo Nakata
Feat. Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Sato
- Esteemable sequel to the 1998 original, this finds the supernaturally fatal videotape – the one that causes death, a week after watching it –…
Ripping Friends, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Eric Bauza, Mark Dailey, Dwayne Hill
- Animated series from John Kricfalusi (REN & STIMPY) where four muscleheaded superheroes humourously flub their assigned roles.
Not quite on a par…
Roadkill (Joy Ride) (2001)
- Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski
- A popcorn thriller that breathes white–knuckle life into road movies well travelled – a practical joke involving CB radios has sinister…
Rock Star (2001)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Spall…
- Set in the heavy rock scene of the mid 80s, this music ‘comedy’ invites hysterics by (maybe?) taking itself too seriously in the face of some…
Rollerball (2001)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Jean Reno, Chris Klein, LL Cool J…
- Now–notorious flop ‘remake’ of the James Caan original, set around the violent futuristic game of the title (kind of a cross between…
Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow…
- Spinning another pathologically eccentric comedy, the dir. of BOTTLE ROCKET and RUSHMORE will either have you declining to be amused or else…
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone
- Sturdy followup to the action–comedy pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, as LAPD cops on the trail of Triad boss John Lone, Chan’s…
Russian Doll (2001)
- Dir. Stavros Kazantzidis
Feat. Sacha Horler, David Wenham, Hugo Weaving
- Horler plays a Russian 'mail order bride' who migrates to Australia but finds the groom has perished in the interim. Stuck with a fairly obvious…
Saddle Club, The (TV Series) (2001-2003)
- Likeable family drama follows the fortunes of the Pine Hollow Stables, horses and the girls who ride them. Sunny characters and storylines make for…
Safety of Objects, The (2001)
- Dir. Rose Troche
Feat. Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Patricia Clarkson…
- A multi–stranded drama set in a quietly unusual version of American suburbia where seamy dysfunction co–exists with surreal…