Category Archives: Drama
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Release 1987
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Director: Rod Daniel
Writers: Lorne Cameron, Steve Bloom, David Hoselton
Stars: Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron, Margaret Colin, Catherine Hicks, Patrick O'Neal
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093418/
A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned up doctor and his laid back son.
The Butler
Release 2013
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Director: Lee Daniels
Writers: Danny Strong, Wil Haygood
Stars: Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith, Mariah Carey
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327773/
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
Fruitvale Station
Release 2013
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Director: Ryan Coogler
Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334649/
The purportedly true story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Carrie
Release 2013
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Director: Kimberly Peirce
Writers: Lawrence D. Cohen, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King
Stars: Julianne Moore, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday, Zoë Belkin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1939659/
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Rush
Release 2013
Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
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Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Peter Morgan
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979320/
The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals
Don Jon
Release 2013
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Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Glenne Headly
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2229499/
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
127 Hours
Release 2010
Genre Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy, Aron Ralston
Stars: James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Sean Bott, Koleman Stinger
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542344/
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
The Way Way Back
Release 2013
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Director: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Stars: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727388/
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
12 Years a Slave
Release 2013
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Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: John Ridley, Solomon Northup
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois, Bryan Batt, Ashley Dyke
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2024544/
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
About Time
Release 2013
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Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Lindsay Duncan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194499/
At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.