Category Archives: Drama
The Phantom of the Open
Release 2021
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Director: Craig Roberts
Writers: Simon Farnaby, Scott Murray
Stars: Mark Rylance, Ian Porter, Tommy Fallon, David Mara, Sally Hawkins
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12572040/
Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Top Gun
Release 1986
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Director: Tony Scott
Writers: Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Ehud Yonay
Stars: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/
As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between
Release 2022
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Director: Michael Lewen
Writers: Ben York Jones, Amy Reed, Jennifer E. Smith
Stars: Julia Benson, Ayo Edebiri, Jordan Fisher, Jennifer Robertson, Talia Ryder
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4181158/
After making a pact to break up before college, Claire and Aidan retrace the steps of their relationship on one last epic date, revisiting familiar and unexpected places as they question: stay together or say goodbye forever?
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
Release 2021
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Director: Leah Purcell
Writer: Leah Purcell
Stars: Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw, Gregg Arthur
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11162490/
A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.
Terror on the Prairie
Release 2022
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Director: Michael Polish
Writers: Josiah Nelson
Stars: Gina Carano, Nick Searcy, Donald Cerrone, Tyler Fischer, Gabriel-Kane Day Lewis
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14043966/
On the Montana plains, a frontier woman must protect herself against a ruthless gang of outlaws hell-bent on revenge.
The Princess
Release 2022
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Director: Le-Van Kiet
Writers: Ben Lustig, Jake Thornton
Stars: Joey King, Olga Kurylenko, Antoni Davidov, Radoslav Parvanov, Ludmil Kehayov
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406136/
When a strong-willed princess refuses to wed the cruel sociopath, she is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle. With her vindictive suitor intent on taking her father’s throne, the princess must save the kingdom.
Men
Release 2022
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Director: Alex Garland
Writer: Alex Garland
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu, Gayle Rankin, Sarah Twomey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13841850/
A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband.
Rise
Release 2022
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Director: Akin Omotoso
Writers: Arash Amel
Stars: Manish Dayal, Taylor Nichols, Maximiliano Hernández, Yetide Badaki, Dayo Okeniyi
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11242162/
Based on the real life story about the family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league.
Crimes of the Future
Release 2022
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Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: David Cronenberg
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14549466/
Humans adapt to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice, Saul Tenser, celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.
Benediction
Release 2021
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Director: Terence Davies
Writer: Terence Davies
Stars: Tom Blyth, Kate Phillips, Jack Lowden, Jeremy Irvine, Peter Capaldi
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6852178/
Legendary 20th Century war poet Siegfried Sassoon's life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships goes unresolved, never realizing it can only come from within.