Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 24503 Films to Rent
Unknown (2006)
- Dir. Simon Brand
Feat. Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan…
- Unbelievably twisty, indie hostage thriller in the tradition of RESERVOIR DOGS and The USUAL SUSPECTS.
Five men awake bloody and beaten in a…
Unknown Soldier, The (2006)
- Dir. Michael Verhoeven
- A sobering documentary exploration of the reaction to a museum exhibit in Munich detailing the war crimes and atrocities committed by Nazi Germany's…
Unknown Woman, The (La Sconosciuta) (2006)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini
- Skillful Hitchcockian suspense hailed as a return to form for the director of CINEMA PARADISO, following a troubled Ukrainian immigrant in Italy who…
US vs. John Lennon, The (2006)
- Dir. David Leaf, John Scheinfeld
- Compelling exposition of the political persecution of outspoken, anti–war Beatle, John Lennon by the Nixon–led US government.
While…
Valet, The (La Doublure) (2006)
- Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Gad Elmaleh, Daniel Auteuil, Alice Taglioni…
- Another inspired comic concoction from Francis Veber (dir. of most everything French and funny), that this time follows a meek parking valet who…
Vanaja (2006)
- Dir. Rajnesh Domalpalli
Feat. Mamatha Bhukya
- Heartfelt story of empowerment centres around the rape and subsequent pregnancy of a 15–year–old Indian girl who aspires to be a…
Vengeance (Phairii phinaat paa mawrana) (2006)
- Dir. Preaw Sirisuwan
- Fast–paced jungle fantasy horror has a young man and his friends in pursuit of an escaped prisoner inside a fantastical forest populated by…
Venus (2006)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips…
- The writer and dir. of THE MOTHER reteam for a companion piece to that film, this time inverting its premise to detail a relationship between a…
Vitus (2006)
- Dir. Fredi M. Murer
Feat. Julika Jenkins, Urs Jucker, Bruno Ganz…
- Sweet–natured chronicle of a young prodigy whose parents demand success as a pianist.
The problem of trying to foster a child’s talent but…
Volver (2006)
- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas
- Formidable Spanish brand–name dir. Almodovar re–embracing what he knows best – womanhood – in a vibrant and tempestuous tale of…