Category Archives: Drama
Silver Linings Playbook
Release 2012
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Director: David O. Russell
Writers: David O. Russell, Matthew Quick
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045658/
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
Argo
Release 2012
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Ben Affleck
Writers: Chris Terrio, Tony Mendez, Joshuah Bearman
Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.
Tarzan
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance
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Director: Reinhard Klooss
Writers: Reinhard Klooss, Jessica Postigo, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Stars: Kellan Lutz, Robert Capron, Spencer Locke, Jaime Ray Newman, Brian Huskey
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1705952/
Tarzan and Jane Porter face a mercenary army dispatched by the evil CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the company from Tarzan's parents, after they died in a plane crash.
The Usual Suspects
Release 1995
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Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/
A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.
Hummingbird
Release 2013
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Steven Knight
Stars: Jason Statham, Agata Buzek, Vicky McClure, Benedict Wong, Ger Ryan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1893256/
Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity -- transforming into an avenging angel in the process.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Release 2010
Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: David Slade
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg, Stephenie Meyer
Stars: Xavier Samuel, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Justin Chon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1325004/
As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Release 2009
Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Chris Weitz
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg, Stephenie Meyer
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Christina Jastrzembska, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Anna Kendrick
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259571/
Edward leaves Bella after an attack that nearly claimed her life, and in her depression she falls into yet another paranormal relationship- this time with werewolf Jacob Black.
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.