Category Archives: Drama
The Young Messiah
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Writers: Anne Rice, Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, Cyrus Nowrasteh
Stars: Sean Bean, David Bradley, Jonathan Bailey, Lee Boardman, David Burke
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1002563/
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Release 2016
Genre Action, Drama, Thriller, War
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Director: Michael Bay
Writers: Chuck Hogan, Mitchell Zuckoff
Stars: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Pablo Schreiber, David Denman, Dominic Fumusa
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4172430/
As an American ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
All the Way
Release 2016
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Director: Jay Roach
Writers: Robert Schenkkan
Stars: Anthony Mackie, Bryan Cranston, Joe Morton, Bradley Whitford, Frank Langella
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3791216/
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of JFK's assassination and spends his first year in office to quickly pass the Civil Rights Act.
Despite the Falling Snow
Release 2016
Genre Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Shamim Sarif
Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Charles Dance, Antje Traue, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Anthony Head
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2474932/
In Cold War Moscow, a female spy steals secrets from an idealistic politician - and falls in love with him.
Manhattan Nocturne
Release 2016
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Brian DeCubellis
Writers: Brian DeCubellis, Colin Harrison
Stars: Yvonne Strahovski, Adrien Brody, Jennifer Beals, Linda Lavin, Campbell Scott
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3100274/
Based on Colin Harrison's acclaimed novel Manhattan Nocturne (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year)...
Back in the Day
Release 2016
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Director: Paul Borghese
Writers: William DeMeo
Stars: Alec Baldwin, Michael Madsen, Shannen Doherty, Danny Glover, Annabella Sciorra
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3349772/
A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his Mother dies and his Father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.
Race
Release 2016
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Director: Stephen Hopkins
Writers: Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
Stars: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton, Carice van Houten
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3499096/
Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
Release 2016
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Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, Colm Meaney, Tonya Cornelisse
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995868/
Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading to Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Writers: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin, Evan Daugherty
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381991/
As a war between rival queen sisters Ravenna and Freya escalates, Eric and fellow warrior Sara, members of the Huntsmen army raised to protect Freya, try to conceal their forbidden love as they combat Ravenna's wicked intentions.
Six Gun Savior
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
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Director: Kirk Murray
Writers: Kirk Murray, Frank Zanca, Lorraine Ziff
Stars: Eric Roberts, Matthew Ziff, Martin Kove, Luciana Carro, Tim Russ
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2027215/
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.