Category Archives: Drama
Runner Runner
Release 2013
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Director: Brad Furman
Writers: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Stars: Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie, Michael Esper
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2364841/
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
Romeo & Juliet
Release 2013
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Director: Carlo Carlei
Writers: Julian Fellowes, William Shakespeare
Stars: Damian Lewis, Laura Morante, Tomas Arana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natascha McElhone
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645131/
Romeo and Juliet secretly wed despite the sworn contempt their families hold for each another. It is not long, however, before a chain of fateful events changes the lives of both families forever.
jOBS
Release 2013
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Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Writers: Matt Whiteley
Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, Matthew Modine
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2357129/
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
21 & Over
Release 2013
Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Stars: Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, Sarah Wright, Jonathan Keltz
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1711425/
The night before his big medical school interview, a promising student celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends.
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman
Release 2013
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Fredrik Bond
Writers: Matt Drake
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Til Schweiger, Rupert Grint
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196948/
While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.
Only God Forgives
Release 2013
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Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602613/
Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.
Snow White and the Huntsman
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Director: Rupert Sanders
Writers: Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, Hossein Amini
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin, Sam Spruell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/
In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Magic Mike
Release 2012
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Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writers: Reid Carolin
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Olivia Munn, Alex Pettyfer, James Martin Kelly
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1915581/
A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.
The Place Beyond the Pines
Release 2012
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Director: Derek Cianfrance
Writers: Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, Darius Marder
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Craig Van Hook, Eva Mendes, Olga Merediz, Anthony Pizza
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1817273/
A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.