Category Archives: Drama
Twister
Release 1996
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Jan de Bont
Writers: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin
Stars: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117998/
Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
Rosemary's Baby
Release 2014
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Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Scott Abbott, Ira Levin, James Wong
Stars: Zoe Saldana, Patrick J. Adams, Carole Bouquet, Christina Cole, Jason Isaacs
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3087752/
Modern 4 hour mini-series adaptation of the classic novel by Ira Levin focusing on young Rosemary Woodhouse's suspicions that her neighbors may belong to a Satanic cult who are hell bent on getting one thing: the baby she is carrying.
Shooter
Release 2007
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: Jonathan Lemkin, Stephen Hunter
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822854/
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the reason he was set up.
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Release 2014
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Director: Craig Moss
Stars: Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, Andrew Divoff, Jacqueline Obradors, Elizabeth Barondes
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2996648/
Frank Vega teams up with grumpy old agoraphobic Bernie Pope to kick ass and clean up the streets of L.A.
Belle
Release 2013
Genre Drama
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Director: Amma Asante
Writers: Misan Sagay
Stars: Matthew Goode, Lauren Julien-Box, Natasha Williams, Alan McKenna, Penelope Wilton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404181/
The mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle in 18th century England.
P.S. I Love You
Release 2007
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Director: Richard LaGravenese
Writers: Richard LaGravenese, Steven Rogers, Cecelia Ahern
Stars: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431308/
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
A Walk to Remember
Release 2002
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Director: Adam Shankman
Writers: Nicholas Sparks, Karen Janszen
Stars: Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah, Lauren German
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/
The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service.
The Notebook
Release 2004
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Director: Nick Cassavetes
Writers: Jeremy Leven, Jan Sardi, Nicholas Sparks
Stars: Tim Ivey, Gena Rowlands, Starletta DuPois, James Garner, Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/
A poor and passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom. They soon are separated by their social differences.
Edward Scissorhands
Release 1990
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Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson
Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099487/
An uncommonly gentle young man, who happens to have scissors for hands, falls in love with a beautiful adolescent girl.
Jarhead
Release 2005
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Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: William Broyles Jr., Anthony Swofford
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Ming Lo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418763/
Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.