Category Archives: Drama
Twilight
Release 2008
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Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg, Stephenie Meyer
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Sarah Clarke, Matt Bushell, Billy Burke, Gil Birmingham
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/
A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Release 2011
Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg, Stephenie Meyer
Stars: Taylor Lautner, Gil Birmingham, Billy Burke, Sarah Clarke, Ty Olsson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1324999/
The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks.
The Shawshank Redemption
Release 1994
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Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: Stephen King, Frank Darabont
Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
How to Train Your Dragon
Release 2010
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Writers: William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Cressida Cowell, Adam F. Goldberg
Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
Joy Ride(2001)
Release 2001
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: John Dahl
Writers: Clay Tarver, J.J. Abrams
Stars: Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Jessica Bowman, Stuart Stone
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206314/
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.
American History X
Release 1998
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Director: Tony Kaye
Writers: David McKenna
Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien, Ethan Suplee
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/
A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.
Saving Private Ryan
Release 1998
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Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Robert Rodat
Stars: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Leon.The.Professional
Release 1994
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Director: Luc Besson
Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/
A professional assassin rescues a young girl whose family were killed in a police raid.
The Godfather: Part II
Release 1974
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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Stars: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba.
The Godfather: Part III
Release 1990
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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099674/
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don Michael Corleone seeks to vow for his sins while taking a young protégé under his wing.