Category Archives: Drama
The Social Network
Release 2010
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Director: David Fincher
Writers: Aaron Sorkin, Ben Mezrich
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Bryan Barter, Dustin Fitzsimons, Joseph Mazzello
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the cofounder who was later squeezed out of the business.
The Proposal
Release 2009
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Director: Anne Fletcher
Writers: Pete Chiarelli
Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
He's Just Not That Into You
Release 2009
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Director: Ken Kwapis
Writers: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo
Stars: Morgan Lily, Trenton Rogers, Michelle Carmichael, Jasmine Woods, Sabrina Revelle
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001508/
The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
Terminator Salvation
Release 2009
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: McG
Writers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris
Stars: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438488/
After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.
Public Enemies
Release 2009
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Director: Michael Mann
Writers: Ronan Bennett, Michael Mann, Ann Biderman, Bryan Burrough
Stars: James Russo, David Wenham, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke, Johnny Depp
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
About Last Night
Release 2014
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Director: Steve Pink
Writers: Leslye Headland, Tim Kazurinsky, Denise DeClue, David Mamet
Stars: Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Joy Bryant, Christopher McDonald
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1826590/
Follow two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.
Pompeii
Release 2014
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
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Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Writers: Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, Michael Robert Johnson
Stars: Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica Lucas
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1921064/
A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
The Lovely Bones
Release 2009
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Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Alice Sebold
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380510/
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
In the Blood
Release 2014
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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Director: John Stockwell
Writers: James Robert Johnston, Bennett Yellin
Stars: Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Danny Trejo, Luis Guzmán, Stephen Lang
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101570/
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Son of God
Release 2014
Genre Drama
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Director: Christopher Spencer
Writers: Richard Bedser, Christopher Spencer, Colin Swash, Nic Young
Stars: Sebastian Knapp, Paul Knops, Darcie Lincoln, David Rintoul, Gary Oliver
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3210686/
The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.