Category Archives: Drama
The Blind Side
Release 2009
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Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: John Lee Hancock, Michael Lewis
Stars: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878804/
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
500 Days of Summer
Release 2009
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Director: Marc Webb
Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
Love & Other Drugs
Release 2010
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Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Charles Randolph, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Jamie Reidy
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758752/
A young woman suffering from Parkinson's befriends a drug rep working for Pfizer in 1990s Pittsburgh.
10 Years
Release 2011
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Director: Jamie Linden
Stars: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Justin Long, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1715873/
The night before their high school reunion, a group of friends realize they still haven't quite grown up in some ways.
Take Shelter
Release 2011
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Director: Jeff Nichols
Stars: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart, Shea Whigham, Katy Mixon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192/
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Courageous
Release 2011
Genre Drama
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Director: Alex Kendrick
Writers: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Stars: Alex Kendrick, Ben Davies, Kevin Downes, Robert Amaya, T.C. Stallings
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630036/
When a tragedy strikes close to home, four police officers struggle with their faith and their roles as husbands and fathers; together they make a decision that will change all of their lives.
Kid Cannabis
Release 2014
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Director: John Stockwell
Writers: Mark Binelli, John Stockwell, Kevin Taylor
Stars: Jonathan Daniel Brown, Kenny Wormald, Ron Perlman, Aaron Yoo, John C. McGinley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780548/
An eighteen year old high school drop out and his twenty-seven year old friend start trafficking marijuana across the border of Canada in order to make money and their lives are changed forever.
Arthur Christmas
Release 2011
Genre Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
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Director: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Writers: Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith
Stars: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430607/
On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.
A Little Bit of Heaven
Release 2011
Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Nicole Kassell
Writers: Gren Wells
Stars: Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Kathy Bates, Lucy Punch, Romany Malco
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440161/
An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.
The Rite
Release 2011
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Director: Mikael Håfström
Writers: Michael Petroni, Matt Baglio
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds, Rutger Hauer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1161864/
An American seminary student travels to Italy to take an exorcism course.