Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Cult > Drama: 15 Films to Rent on VHS
- Mikey and Nicky (1976)
- Dir. Elaine May
Feat. Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty…
- Loosely improvised drama, with a wild–eyed John Cassavetes calling on old pal Peter Falk to help escape the Mob. Turns out he may not be such a…
- Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
- Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Alan Bates, Janet Suzman
- Rewarding black comedy stars Alan Bates and Janet Suzman as a couple with an autistic child whom they consider mercy–killing. Bizarre yet…
- Wanda (1970)
- Dir. Barbara Loden
Feat. Barbara Loden, Michael Higgins
- The sole writing/directing credit of Barbara Loden, whose command of verite storytelling is matched by her own astonishing performance as a feckless…
- Intruder, The (I Hate Your Guts) (1961)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. William Shatner, Leo Gordon
- The only Corman film ever to lose money is not surprisingly perhaps his best. William Shatner excels as a small–time drifter who preaches the…
- Shadows (1959)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Lelia Goldoni
- Cassavetes' influential debut explores inter–racial relationships with improvised dialogue, gitanes, ray–bans and Charlie Mingus…