Subgenre Sampler
: 25134 Films to Buy & Rent
Sherman's Way (2009)
- Dir. Craig M. Saavedra
Feat. James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Michael Shulman
- Whimsical road–trip comedy sees an uptight Yale law student (Shulman) hitching a memorable ride with a washed up ski pro (LeGros).…
Shine of Rainbows, A (2009)
- Dir. Vic Sarin
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Connie Nielsen, John Bell…
- Genial family drama about a young boy living on an isolated island with his adoptive parents and his friendship with an abandoned seal.
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Shinjuku Incident (San suk si gin) (2009)
- Dir. Derek Yee
Feat. Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu
- Jackie Chan turns serious for this gritty, nocturnal gangland drama centered around a Chinese immigrant who is unintentionally drawn into Tokyo’s…
Shintaro! (2009)
- Feat. Koichi Ose
- Glowing, nostalgia–heavy documentary casting an eye back to THE SAMURAI phenomenon, and the fondness Australians had for the…
Shock Doctrine, The (2009)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
- A fast and loose overview of Naomi Klein's contentious "alternate history" of Western economics, which argues how "disaster capitalism", in feeding…
Shorts (2009)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Jimmy Bennett, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann…
- Another worthy excuse for dir. Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS) to go to town on CG effects, this high–energy fantasy spins the…
Shrink (2009)
- Dir. Jonas Pate
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Saffron Burrows
- Kevin Spacey’s pot–smoking, chronically depressed psychiatrist is at the centre of this sprawling L.A. story, which attempts to unearth the…
Sicilian Girl, The (La siciliana ribelle) (2009)
- Dir. Marco Amenta
Feat. Veronica D'Agostino, Gerard Jugnot
- A vivid, level–headed account of Mafiaso intrigue, based around real events surrounding a young woman’s testimony in court against Sicilian…
Simon Schama's Rough Crossings (2009)
- Docu–drama presented by revered historian Simon Schama (A HISTORY OF BRITAIN) which charts the astonishing story of thousands of…
Sister Smile (2009)
- Dir. Stijn Coninx
Feat. Cecile De France, Sandrine Blancke
- The poignant, still resonant true story of 60s popstar The Singing Nun, vividly played by actress Cécile de France.