Category Archives: Drama
Kickboxer: Retaliation
Release 2017
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Director: Dimitri Logothetis
Stars: Alain Moussi, Christopher Lambert, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mike Tyson, Sara Malakul Lane
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5208950/
One year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6'8" 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in return for the fight, Kurt will get two million dollars and his freedom back. Kurt at first refuses, in which a bounty is placed on his head as a way to force him to face Mongkut. Kurt soon learns he will have no other choice and will undergo his most rigorous training yet under some unexpected mentors in order to face Mongkut in hopes to regain his freedom.
Madame
Release 2017
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Director: Amanda Sthers
Stars: Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Rossy de Palma, Michael Smiley, Tom Hughes
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6045466/
Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are 13 guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noble woman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine and some playful chat lead Maria to accidentally endear herself to a dandy British art broker. Their budding romance will have Anne chasing her maid around Paris and finally plotting to destroy this most unexpected and joyous love affair.
Gangster Land
Release 2017
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Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Writers: Ian Patrick Williams
Stars: Sean Faris, Milo Gibson, Jason Patric, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Peter Facinelli
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7241654/
The story of America's most famous mobsters and their rise to power, GANGSTER LAND examines Al Capone's ascension through the eyes of his second in command, "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn. Once an amateur boxer, McGurn is lured into the Italian mafia after the murder of his stepfather. Upon joining, he rises swiftly through the ranks along with friend and eventual boss, Capone. As the Italian mob becomes the most lucrative criminal organization in the country, tensions build with "Bugs" Moran and the Irish mob which ignites a brutal gang war culminating with the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
The Party
Release 2017
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Director: Sally Potter
Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5814592/
Janet hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as the red wine.
The Foreigner
Release 2017
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: David Marconi, Stephen Leather
Stars: Katie Leung, Jackie Chan, Rufus Jones, Mark Tandy, John Cronin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615160/
A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.
Detroit
Release 2017
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Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writers: Mark Boal
Stars: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5390504/
Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
Crooked House
Release 2017
Genre Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
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Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Writers: Julian Fellowes, Agatha Christie, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Tim Rose Price
Stars: Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Max Irons
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1869347/
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie, private detective Charles Hayward is invited to solve a gruesome crime where nobody is above suspicion, including Sophia, his client and former lover.
Home Again
Release 2017
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Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Lake Bell, Nat Wolff, Candice Bergen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5719700/
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
Sweet Virginia
Release 2017
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Director: Jamie M. Dagg
Writers: Benjamin China, Paul China
Stars: Jon Bernthal, Imogen Poots, Christopher Abbott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Abrahamson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582498/
A former rodeo champ befriends a young man with a propensity for violence.
Mudbound
Release 2017
Genre Drama
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Director: Dee Rees
Writers: Virgil Williams, Dee Rees, Hillary Jordan
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jonathan Banks, Jason Mitchell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396589/
Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.