Category Archives: Drama
Sugar Mountain
Release 2016
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Director: Richard Gray
Writers: Abe Pogos, Catherine Hill
Stars: Jason Momoa, Cary Elwes, Anna Hutchison, Melora Walters, John Karna
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3553378/
Two brothers, down on their luck, fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness so they'll have a great survival story to sell, but the hoax turns out to be more real than they planned.
The Light Between Oceans
Release 2016
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Director: Derek Cianfrance
Writers: Derek Cianfrance, M.L. Stedman
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Florence Clery, Jack Thompson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2547584/
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
The Hollars
Release 2016
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Director: John Krasinski
Writers: James C. Strouse
Stars: Margo Martindale, Sharlto Copley, Richard Jenkins, John Krasinski, Anna Kendrick
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3714720/
A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery.
The Accountant
Release 2016
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Gavin O'Connor
Writers: Bill Dubuque
Stars: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140479/
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
White Girl
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: Elizabeth Wood
Stars: Morgan Saylor, Brian 'Sene' Marc, Justin Bartha, Chris Noth, Adrian Martinez
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4129870/
Summer, New York City. A college girl falls hard for a guy she just met. After a night of partying goes wrong, she goes to wild extremes to get him back.
The Eyes of My Mother
Release 2016
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Director: Nicolas Pesce
Stars: Diana Agostini, Olivia Bond, Will Brill, Joey Curtis-Green, Flora Diaz
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5225338/
A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.
Southside with You
Release 2016
Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
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Director: Richard Tanne
Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Phillip Edward Van Lear, Taylar Fondren
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4258698/
The film chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States of America Barack Obama wooed his future First Lady Michelle Obama on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Ben-Hur
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
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Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writers: Lew Wallace, Keith R. Clarke, John Ridley
Stars: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2638144/
Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
Love Is All You Need?
Release 2016
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Director: Kim Rocco Shields
Writers: Kim Rocco Shields, David Tillman
Stars: Briana Evigan, Tyler Blackburn, Kyla Kenedy, Jacob Rodier, Ana Ortiz
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2259122/
Prejudice. Human rights. Bullying. "Romeo and Juliet" meets "Crash" meets "Requiem for a Dream"...with a twist. Based on the multi-award winning short film of the same name.
Almost Christmas
Release 2016
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Director: David E. Talbert
Stars: Kimberly Elise, Danny Glover, Omar Epps, Mo'Nique, Romany Malco
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4649416/
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.