Category Archives: Drama
Lavender
Release 2016
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Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly
Writers: Colin Frizzell, Ed Gass-Donnelly
Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Abbie Cornish, Justin Long, Diego Klattenhoff, Peyton Kennedy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4680980/
After losing her memory, a woman begins to see unexplained things after her psychiatrist suggests she visit her childhood home.
The Founder
Release 2016
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Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: Robert D. Siegel
Stars: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4276820/
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into one of the biggest restaurant businesses in the world with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
American Violence
Release 2017
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Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.
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Stars: Bruce Dern, Denise Richards, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau, Columbus Short, Rob Gronkowski
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5848714/
Fascinated by the root causes of violent behavior, world renowned psychologist, Dr. Amanda Tyler, has an opportunity to interview and analyze death row inmate Jackson Shea. As the interview commences, and Jack's fate hangs in the balance, Amanda must determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.
Youth in Oregon
Release 2016
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Director: Joel David Moore
Writers: Andrew Eisen
Stars: Nicola Peltz, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate, Josh Lucas, Frank Langella
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3687316/
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
Paterson
Release 2016
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Director: Jim Jarmusch
Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Nellie, Rizwan Manji, Dominic Liriano
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5247022/
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Bleed for This
Release 2016
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Director: Ben Younger
Writers: Ben Younger (screenplay), Ben Younger (story)
Stars: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620935/
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sport's most incredible comebacks.
Lion
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: Garth Davis
Writers: Saroo Brierley, Luke Davies
Stars: Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate, Priyanka Bose, Khushi Solanki, Shankar Nisode
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834/
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
The Edge of Seventeen
Release 2016
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Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1878870/
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
Live by Night
Release 2016
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Director: Ben Affleck
Writers: Ben Affleck, Dennis Lehane
Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Remo Girone, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Glenister
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2361317/
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Release 2016
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Director: Ang Lee
Writers: Ben Fountain, Jean-Christophe Castelli
Stars: Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Arturo Castro, Mason Lee, Astro
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2513074/
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.