Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Independent: 263 Films to Buy & Rent
Swingers (1996)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Heather Graham
- A neurotic monogamist and his philandering friend search for love, or the next best thing. Shooting from the heart as well as the pelvis, this funky…
Walking and Talking (1996)
- Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Liev Schreiber
- A sort of femme flipside to 'Swingers', two women – one single, one about to be married – work out their romantic hangups in original and…
Brothers Mcmullen, The (1995)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns
- Filmed on weekends over two years at his family home, Ed Burns' DIY romantic comedy went on to win the Grand Prize at the 1995 Sundance Festival.…
Daytrippers, The (1995)
- Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Parker Posey…
- A woman involves her family in her suspicions of her husband's affair, who in a bizarre act of solidarity, all pile into the station wagon and trek…
Four Rooms (1995)
- Dir. Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Bruce Willis…
- Tim Roth's bellboy connects four wild comedies from four hot shot directors from the American indie scene, led by QT himself. A…
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Eric Stoltz, Elliott Gould…
- Several college grads flounder in love and with prospects of the future. Dialogue–intensive comedy borrows its philosophical vantage and acting…
Last Supper, The (1995)
- Dir. Stacy Title
Feat. Ron Eldard, Cameron Diaz, Ron Perlman
- Sure to inspire as much lively debate as amusement, this cheeky black comedy posits five young liberals who become compelled to do the world a favour…
Smoke (1995)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing…
- The casual intersection of five lives in a modest corner of Brooklyn, NY, yields unexpected blessings. Writer Paul Auster's astute observations and…
Swimming with Sharks (Buddy Factor, The) (1995)
- Dir. George Huang
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes…
- Based on the director's own experiences as an underling, this acid–tongued black comedy will appeal to the repressed vigilante in us all. Kevin…
I Like It Like That (1994)
- Dir. Darnell Martin
Feat. Griffin Dunne, Rita Moreno
- Dynamic, funny Bronx comedy in which a young mother takes on a job at a record company while juggling the demands of her children, headstrong husband…