Category Archives: Drama
Una
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: Benedict Andrews
Writers: David Harrower
Stars: Ruby Stokes, Rooney Mara, David Shields, Ben Mendelsohn, Tara Fitzgerald
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2315582/
A woman confronts an older man, her former neighbour, to find out why he abandoned her after they had a sexual relationship when she was thirteen.
It Stains the Sands Red
Release 2016
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Director: Colin Minihan
Writers: Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz
Stars: Brittany Allen, Juan Riedinger, Merwin Mondesir, Kristopher Higgins, Andrew Supanz
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5735280/
In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, a troubled woman from Las Vegas with a dark past finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone and ravenous zombie on her tail.
Jasper Jones
Release 2017
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Rachel Perkins
Writers: Shaun Grant, Craig Silvey
Stars: Angourie Rice, Levi Miller, Hugo Weaving, Toni Collette, Matt Nable
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5091014/
JASPER JONES is a coming of age story about Charlie Bucktin, a bookish boy of 14. On the night that Jasper Jones, the town's mixed race outcast shows him the dead body of young Laura Wishart, Charlie's life is changed forever. Entrusted with this secret and believing Jasper to be innocent, Charlie embarks on a dangerous journey to find the true killer. Set over the scorching summer holidays of 1969, Charlie defeats the local racists, faces the breakup of his parents and falls head over heels in love as he discovers what it means to be truly courageous.
Shot Caller
Release 2017
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Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jon Bernthal, Lake Bell, Omari Hardwick, Michael Landes
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633690/
A newly released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
Viceroy's House
Release 2017
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Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writers: Paul Mayeda Berges, Moira Buffini, Gurinder Chadha
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, Simon Callow
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4977530/
The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Release 2017
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Director: Joseph Ruben
Writers: Jeff Stockwell
Stars: Michiel Huisman, Hera Hilmar, Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Haluk Bilginer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4943322/
The Ottoman Lieutenant is a love story between an idealistic American nurse and a Turkish officer in World War I.
Wakefield
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: Robin Swicord
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Ian Anthony Dale, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason O'Mara
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5195412/
A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.
Sleight
Release 2016
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: J.D. Dillard
Writers: J.D. Dillard, Alex Theurer
Stars: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4573516/
A young street magician (Jacob Latimore) is left to care for his little sister after their parents passing, and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets in too deep, his sister is kidnapped, and he is forced to use his magic and brilliant mind to save her.
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Shane Abbess
Writers: Shane Abbess, Brian Cachia
Stars: Kellan Lutz, Daniel MacPherson, Isabel Lucas, Luke Ford, Rachel Griffiths
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4536768/
Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.