Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Going to School with Dad on My Back (Bei qi baba shangxue) (1997)
- Dir. Youchou Zhou
- Straightforwardly touching tale of a young boy, who with the help of his selfless family, graduates from his impoverished Malian River village to the…
Good Will Hunting (1997)
- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams
- Toasted as the stars ascendant of New Hollywood, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck flaunt their writing/acting prowess in this affecting parable of how…
Grace of God, The (1997)
- Dir. Gerald L’Ecuyer
- Biographical ‘essay’ that’s a genuinely moving patchwork of scenes from the director’s life, sharing stories of his loves, losses, emerging…
Grand, The (TV Series) (1997-1998)
- Feat. Susan Hampshire, Rebecca Callard, Paul Warriner…
- Grandiose period drama set during the roaring twenties follows the Bannerman family as they re–open The Grand Hotel in Manchester. Written by…
Gravesend (1997)
- Dir. Sal Stabile
Feat. Thomas Brandise, Tom Malloy, Michael Parducci…
- Following a desperate night among four buddies in the run–down New York neighbourhood of Gravesend on the fringe of Coney Island, this…
Green Fish (Chorok mulkogi) (1997)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
- Dir. George Armitage
Feat. John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd…
- Sporting a sideways sense of humour, this sardonic comedy has likeable, babbling hitman John Cusack shyly fronting up to his 10–year highschool…
Hamam - The Turkish Bath (1997)
- Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek
Feat. Alessandro Gassman, Francesca d'Aloja, Carlo Cecchi
- Beautifully presented, exotic drama about a young Italian designer whose sexual and spiritual life takes a profound turn after inheriting a steam…
Hamlet (1997)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie…
- A flash and vigorous reading of Shakespeare's tragedy of the melancholy Dane, hatched by Kenneth Branagh and a bevy of incongruous thesps.
An…
Hana-Bi (1997)
- Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osusi
- 'Beat' Takeshi cements his reputation as the modern visionary of Japanese cinema with his most celebrated film to date, returning as the formidably…