Category Archives: Drama
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Ransom Riggs, Jane Goldman
Stars: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935859/
When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.
Hands of Stone
Release 2016
Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
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Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Robert De Niro, Usher Raymond, Rubén Blades, Ana de Armas
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781827/
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Army of One(2016)
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Larry Charles
Writers: Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Denis O'Hare, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rainn Wilson, Russell Brand
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4382824/
An American civilian sets out on his own to find Osama Bin Laden.
Indignation
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: James Schamus
Writers: Philip Roth, James Schamus
Stars: Sarah Gadon, Logan Lerman, Tracy Letts, Tijuana Ricks, Ben Rosenfield
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4193394/
In 1951, Marcus, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with sexual repression and cultural disaffection, amid the ongoing Korean War.
Girl, Interrupted
Release 1999
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Director: James Mangold
Writers: Susanna Kaysen, James Mangold, Lisa Loomer, Anna Hamilton Phelan
Stars: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172493/
Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s.
Slumdog Millionaire
Release 2008
Genre Drama
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Director: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Writers: Simon Beaufoy, Vikas Swarup
Stars: Dev Patel, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Rajendranath Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/
A Mumbai teen reflects on his upbringing in the slums when he is accused of cheating on the Indian Version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
Nine Lives
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers: Gwyn Lurie, Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Dan Antoniazzi, Ben Shiffrin
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell, Cheryl Hines, Mark Consuelos
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4383594/
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
Halloweed
Release 2016
Genre Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Director: LazRael Lison
Writers: Michael Bussan, Dale Zawada
Stars: Simon Rex, Shannon Brown, Jim O'Heir, Michelle Mueller, Jayson Bernard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3635788/
A comedic blend of murder, mystery and marijuana. Trying to escape the infamy of a serial killer father, Trent Modine and his goof-ball stepbrother Joey, both seeking a new start, find refuge in the small town of Mooseheart. Joey, a complete stoner in a town known for its good weed and stories of the Candy Corn Killer, is a disaster waiting to happen. As you can imagine, it doesn't take long before the family name catches up. Trent and Joey must figure out how to sort through a string of cliché murders that so happen starts right as they arrive.
Mr. Church
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: Bruce Beresford
Writers: Susan McMartin
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Natascha McElhone, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4196848/
"Mr. Church" tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.
Shovel Buddies
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: Simon Atkinson, Adam Townley
Writers: Jason Mark Hellerman
Stars: Bella Thorne, Anton Starkman, Alex Neustaedter, Kian Lawley, James C. Burns
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416674/
After the death of their best friend, Jimmy enlists childhood friend Dan, little brother Lump, and crush Kate to fulfill his last request.