Category Archives: Drama
The Daughter
Release 2015
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Director: Simon Stone
Writers: Henrik Ibsen, Simon Stone
Stars: Sam Neill, Anna Torv, Geoffrey Rush, Miranda Otto, Paul Schneider
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3922816/
The story follows a man who returns home to discover a long-buried family secret, and whose attempts to put things right threaten the lives of those he left home years before.
The Bet
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Ryan Ederer
Writers: Aaron Goldberg, Chris Jay
Stars: Alex Klein, Brian Allen, Amanda Clayton, Michael Consiglio, Yassir Lester
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3583370/
A down on his luck man gets into an absurd but high stakes bet where he has one summer to find, and hook up with, every girl he had a crush on from 1st to 12th grade.
Into the Forest
Release 2015
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Director: Patricia Rozema
Writers: Patricia Rozema, Jean Hegland
Stars: Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Rennie, Michael Eklund
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2625810/
After a massive power outage, two sisters learn to survive on their own in their isolated woodland home.
God's Not Dead 2
Release 2016
Genre Drama
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Director: Harold Cronk
Writers: Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon
Stars: Maria Canals-Barrera, Pat Boone, Robin Givens, Melissa Joan Hart, Brad Heller
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4824308/
When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her response lands her in deep trouble.
A Hologram for the King
Release 2016
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Director: Tom Tykwer
Writers: Dave Eggers, Tom Tykwer
Stars: Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tracey Fairaway
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980210/
A failed American businessman looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia and selling his idea to a wealthy monarch.
Last Days in the Desert
Release 2015
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Director: Rodrigo García
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ciarán Hinds, Ayelet Zurer, Tye Sheridan, Susan Gray
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3513054/
An imagined chapter from Jesus' forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis.
Dough
Release 2015
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Director: John Goldschmidt
Writers: Jonathan Benson, Jez Freedman
Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Jerome Holder, Phil Davis, Ian Hart, Pauline Collins
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517471/
An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.
Robinson Crusoe
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen
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Stars: Ron Allen, George Babbit, Laila Berzins, Ilka Bessin, Joey Camen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4731008/
On a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot lives with his quirky animal friends in paradise. However, Tuesday can't stop dreaming about discovering the world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Tuesday immediately views Crusoe as his ticket off the island to explore new lands. Likewise, Crusoe soon realizes that the key to surviving on the island is through the help of Tuesday and the other animals. It isn't always easy at first, as the animals don't speak "human." Slowly but surely, they all start living together in harmony, until one day, when their comfortable life is overturned by two savage cats, who wish to take control of the island. A battle ensues between the cats and the group of friends but Crusoe and the animals soon discover the true power of friendship up against all odds (even savage cats).
Viral
Release 2016
Genre Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Writers: Christopher Landon, Barbara Marshall
Stars: Sofia Black-D'Elia, Analeigh Tipton, Machine Gun Kelly, Michael Kelly, Travis Tope
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2597892/
Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.
Confirmation
Release 2016
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Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Writers: Susannah Grant
Stars: Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce, Greg Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Eric Stonestreet
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4608402/
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.