Subgenre Sampler
Female-centric: 794 Films to Buy & Rent
Heartbreak Hotel (2005)
- Dir. Colin Nutley
Feat. Helena Bergstrom, Maria Lundqvist
- Two recently–divorced Swedish women form an unlikely bond and navigate their way through the perils of singledom in this fresh–faced…
In Her Shoes (2005)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley Maclaine
- Intelligent, if overly conventional adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's chick–lit novel about two contrasting and clashing sisters: the ebullient…
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
- Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita
Feat. Doona Bae, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii…
- Guided by a rousing rock anthem, three high school seniors – and one gawky Korean exchange student – strive to have three Japanese punk classics…
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
- Dir. John Pasquin
Feat. Sandra Bullock, William Shatner, Treat Williams…
- Bullock returns as the tomboy FBI detective, this time on a downward spiral through losing her partner, being made the advertised 'face of the FBI',…
Nine Lives (2005)
- Dir. Rodrigo Garcia
Feat. Robin Wright, Holly Hunter, Sissy Spacek…
- Soulful ensemble drama delving into the lives of nine women, portrayed by nine top–notch actresses gifted a single vignette each to portray the…
North Country (2005)
- Dir. Niki Caro
Feat. Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek…
- Fact–based drama about a group of women miners in 1970s Minnesota who endured a hostile work environment, bullying and sexual abuse after…
Seeing Other People (2005)
- Dir. Wally Wolodarsky
Feat. Jay Mohr, Josh Charles, Lauren Graham…
- Sporting a nicely screwball premise – a soon–to–be–married couple (Mohr and Nicholson) agree to have a two–month bout…
She's the Man (2005)
- Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Amanda Bynes, Vinnie Jones, Julie Hagerty…
- Spunky, if rather uncomfortable transposition of Shakespeare’s 'Twelfth Night' into the realm of American teen comedy, about a talented female…
Sisters in Law (2005)
- Dir. Kim Longinotto, Florence Ayisi
- Spirited portrait of two women working in the Cameroonian Judiciary – a State Prosecutor and a judge in the magistrate’s court, respectively –…
Southern Belles (2005)
- Dir. Brennan Shroff, Paul S Myers
Feat. Laura Breckenridge, Anna Faris, Justin Chambers
- Simple chick comedy about Belle and Bell, a couple of sweet–as–pie, trailer–trapped Georgia peaches who dream of Atlanta –…