Category Archives: Drama
Flipped
Release 2010
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Director: Rob Reiner
Writers: Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Wendelin Van Draanen
Stars: Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817177/
Two eighth-graders start to have feelings for each other despite being total opposites. Based on the novel "Flipped" by Wendelin Van Draanen.
Blue Valentine
Release 2010
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Director: Derek Cianfrance
Writers: Derek Cianfrance, Joey Curtis, Cami Delavigne
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka, John Doman, Mike Vogel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1120985/
The film centers on a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.
Jack and Jill
Release 2011
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Director: Dennis Dugan
Writers: Steve Koren, Adam Sandler, Ben Zook
Stars: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Elodie Tougne, Rohan Chand
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810913/
Family guy Jack Sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister, the needy and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Release 2011
Genre Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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Director: Stephen Daldry
Writers: Eric Roth, Jonathan Safran Foer
Stars: Tom Hanks, Thomas Horn, Sandra Bullock, Zoe Caldwell, Dennis Hearn
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477302/
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Kung Fu Panda 2
Release 2011
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
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Director: Jennifer Yuh
Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
Stars: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1302011/
Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
Dear John
Release 2010
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Director: Lasse Hallström
Writers: Jamie Linden, Nicholas Sparks
Stars: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, D.J. Cotrona
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989757/
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.
Black Swan
Release 2010
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writers: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin
Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/
A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.
Soul Surfer
Release 2011
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Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: Sean McNamara, Deborah Schwartz, Douglas Schwartz, Michael Berk, Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Brad Gann, Bethany Hamilton, Sheryl Berk, Rick Bundschuh
Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, Lorraine Nicholson, Kevin Sorbo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596346/
Teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton overcomes the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a shark attack.
Battle Los Angeles
Release 2011
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
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Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Writers: Christopher Bertolini
Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Will Rothhaar, Cory Hardrict, Jim Parrack
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217613/
A squadron of U.S. Marines becomes the last line of defense against a global invasion.
The Tree of Life
Release 2011
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Director: Terrence Malick
Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/
The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.