Category Archives: Drama
American Gangster
Release 2007
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Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765429/
In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.
The Fault in Our Stars
Release 2014
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Director: Josh Boone
Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, John Green
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582846/
Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.
Brick Mansions
Release 2014
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Director: Camille Delamarre
Writers: Luc Besson, Bibi Naceri
Stars: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy, Catalina Denis
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430612/
An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that's surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime lord and his plot to devastate the entire city.
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Release 2004
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos, Shonda Rhimes
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, John Rhys-Davies, Heather Matarazzo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368933/
Now settled in Genovia, Princess Mia faces a new revelation: she's being primed for an arranged marriage to a English suitor.
Deep Impact
Release 1998
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Mimi Leder
Writers: Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin
Stars: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Morgan Freeman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120647/
Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive?
I Am Legend
Release 2007
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Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman, Richard Matheson, John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington
Stars: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Twister
Release 1996
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Jan de Bont
Writers: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin
Stars: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117998/
Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
Rosemary's Baby
Release 2014
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Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Scott Abbott, Ira Levin, James Wong
Stars: Zoe Saldana, Patrick J. Adams, Carole Bouquet, Christina Cole, Jason Isaacs
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3087752/
Modern 4 hour mini-series adaptation of the classic novel by Ira Levin focusing on young Rosemary Woodhouse's suspicions that her neighbors may belong to a Satanic cult who are hell bent on getting one thing: the baby she is carrying.
Shooter
Release 2007
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: Jonathan Lemkin, Stephen Hunter
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822854/
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the reason he was set up.
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Release 2014
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Director: Craig Moss
Stars: Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, Andrew Divoff, Jacqueline Obradors, Elizabeth Barondes
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2996648/
Frank Vega teams up with grumpy old agoraphobic Bernie Pope to kick ass and clean up the streets of L.A.