Category Archives: Drama
The Surface
Release 2014
Genre Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Gil Cates Jr.
Writers: Jeff Gendelman
Stars: Sean Astin, Mimi Rogers, Chris Mulkey, John Emmet Tracy, Chike Johnson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3074578/
Two strangers, both at the end of their rope, suddenly meet in the middle of the unpredictable waters of Lake Michigan.
Zipper
Release 2015
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Director: Mora Stephens
Writers: Mora Stephens, Joel Viertel
Stars: Patrick Wilson, Lena Headey, Ray Winstone, Richard Dreyfuss, John Cho
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3346224/
A family man has it all until he risks losing everything due to his inability to fight off his obsessive temptation for other women.
Straight Outta Compton
Release 2015
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Director: F. Gary Gray
Writers: Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus
Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1398426/
The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Southpaw
Release 2015
Genre Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller
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Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: Kurt Sutter
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798684/
Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services.
Magic Mike XXL
Release 2015
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Director: Gregory Jacobs
Writers: Reid Carolin
Stars: Channing Tatum, Juan Piedrahita, Sharon Blackwood, Alison Faulk, Josh Diogo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2268016/
Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance.
San Andreas
Release 2015
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Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Carlton Cuse, Andre Fabrizio, Jeremy Passmore
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2126355/
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
Entourage
Release 2015
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Director: Doug Ellin
Writers: Doug Ellin, Rob Weiss
Stars: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674771/
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back - and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince's directorial debut.
Broken Horses
Release 2015
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Writers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi
Stars: Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette, Vincent D'Onofrio, María Valverde, Thomas Jane
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2503954/
The bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence in the shadows of the US Mexico border gang wars.
Sister Code
Release 2015
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Director: Corey Grant
Writers: Randall Hooper, Darien Curry, Don Hale Jr., Walter Mosley Jr.
Stars: Amber Rose, Eva Marcille, Drew Sidora, Marcus T. Paulk, Don Hale Jr.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3912040/
After the death of their mother, three foster sisters - the shrewd business woman, the free spirit, and the caregiver - find themselves fighting for their individual dreams and fighting each other in this tale of love, lust, and tragedy.
The Curse of Downers Grove
Release 2015
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Derick Martini
Writers: Bret Easton Ellis, Michael Hornburg, Derick Martini
Stars: Lucas Till, Kevin Zegers, Helen Slater, Bella Heathcote, Mark L. Young
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772261/
A teen angst thriller at a high school gripped by an apparent curse that claims the life of a senior every year. Story follows a senior, Chrissie, who is skeptical, and another, Tracy, who believes that she may be the next victim.