Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Independent: 124 Films to Rent on VHS
Lowball (1996)
- Dir. Demian Lichenstein
Feat. Peter Greene
- Grimy, low–budget drama pursues NY cop Peter Greene through the mire of his deep cover assignment, as the various temptations of the scumbag…
Normal Life (1996)
- Dir. John McNaughton
Feat. Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Kate Walsh…
- Based on a true story of a by–the–book cop who turns to bank–robbing with a bit of encouragement from his off–the–boil…
Small Time (1996)
- Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Shane Meadows
- Shane Meadows stars with his mates in his rough 'n' ready featurette, shot for five grand on digital video. He makes a fast and able riff through…
Unhook the Stars (1996)
- Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, Gerard Depardieu
- Ageing widow Gena Rowlands forms an unlikely bond with a seven–year old neighbour and his abrasive mother in this absorbing drama, directed…
Brothers in Trouble (1995)
- Dir. Udayan Prasad
Feat. Om Puri, Angeline Ball
- A Pakistani illegal–immigrant family struggle to maintain an income and dignity in a grim '60s Midland town. Bittersweet tragicomedy.
Delinquent (1995)
- Dir. Peter Hall
Feat. Desmond Devenish, Shawn Batten, Jeff Paul
- The dysfunctional initiation into adulthood of a 15–year–old in a rural East Coast backwater. Atmospheric, with a groovy soundtrack by…
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…
Low Life, The (1995)
- Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. Rory Cochrane, Sean Astin, Kyra Sedgwick
- Amiable, intelligent US independent about a young writer who moves to L.A. to find a struggle in the simplest things, let alone his hopes of taking…
Rude (1995)
- Dir. Clement Virgo
Feat. Maurice Dean Wint, Rachael Crawford, Clark Johnson
- Three separate stories focus on personal crises in the housing projects of Toronto. A Canadian take on the ghetto drama, that is a refreshingly…
S.F.W. (1995)
- Dir. Jefery Levy
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon
- Based on a significant Gen–X novel, Stephen Dorff plays Cliff Spab, a teenage loser who garners a major cult following as a hostage in a…