Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Road Movie: 122 Films to Rent
- Arizona Dream (1991)
- Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor
- A young Inuit dreamer is called to Arizona for his uncle's wedding, where he is bewitched by a neurotic mother–daughter team.
An eccentric…
- Bright Angel (1991)
- Dir. Michael Fields
Feat. Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Sam Shepard…
- Sombre mid–western road movie avoids genre cliches and maintain its grip once it takes hold.
- Danzon (1991)
- Dir. Maria Novaro
Feat. Maria Rojo
- Lovely film about a phone operator and mother in Mexico City enthralled by the popular Cuban dance, known as "danzon". When her regular dance partner…
- Merci La Vie (1991)
- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anouk Grinberg
- Two young girls bond on a magical, mysterious tour played out against shifts in time, from the present to Occupied France. The audacious mix of ideas…
- Until the End of the World (1991)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill
- Wim Wenders dream project, shot in nine countries, concerns global ambling at the end of the millenium before developing its best idea about…
- Sheltering Sky, The (1990)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. John Malkovich, Debra Winger, Campbell Scott…
- John Malkovich and Debra Winger play a troubled, upper–class American couple who discover 'themselves' while on trek through the North African…
- Thelma and Louise (1990)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel…
- Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon take action and escape their housebound repression in a T–Bird, but discover the road to freedom is littered…
- Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)
- Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic
- Oddball dramedy with Daniel Day–Lewis taking on the role of a dentist travelling by motorbike through South America to provide locals with free…
- Starlight Hotel (1989)
- Dir. Sam Pillsbury
Feat. Greer Robson, Bruce Phillips, Alison Fraser
- A young runaway in search of her father and a reluctant fugitive become unlikely partners who manage to keep one step ahead of the police. Shot on…
- Ariel (1988)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpaa
- A redundant miner takes his newly acquired Thunderbird to Helsinki in search of financial and emotional security, but is hampered with rotten luck. A…