Category Archives: Drama
The Fallout
Release 2021
Genre Drama
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Director: Megan Park
Writer: Megan Park
Stars: Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler, Niles Fitch, Will Ropp, Lumi Pollack
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11847410/
High schooler Vada navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school tragedy. Relationships with her family, friends and view of the world are forever altered.
Memoria
Release 2021
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Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Writer: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Stars: Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar, Juan Pablo Urrego, Daniel Giménez Cacho
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8399288/
A woman from Scotland, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Soon she begins to think about their appearance.
Munich: The Edge of War
Release 2021
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Christian Schwochow
Writers: Robert Harris, Ben Power
Stars: George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons, Liv Lisa Fries
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7475578/
A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.
A Shot Through the Wall
Release 2021
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Director: Aimee Long
Writer: Aimee Long
Stars: Kenny Leu, Ciara Renée, Fiona Fu, Tzi Ma, Lynn Chen
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8588414/
A Chinese-American police officer's life unravels after he accidentally shoots an innocent Black man. Facing trial, he wades through his guilt as he navigates the complicated worlds of media, justice, racial politics and his own morality.
The Laureate
Release 2021
Genre Drama
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Director: William Nunez
Writer: William Nunez
Stars: Laura Haddock, Dianna Agron, Tom Hughes, Fra Fee, Julian Glover
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677615/
A married couple on the brink of disillusion allows a stranger to live with them in their idyllic cottage. Will this stranger push their fragile state over the edge?
Cyrano
Release 2021
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Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Edmond Rostand, Erica Schmidt
Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12889404/
Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.
Italian Studies
Release 2021
Genre Drama
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Director: Adam Leon
Writer: Adam Leon
Stars: Vanessa Kirby, David Ajala, Annika Wahlsten, Lars Wahlsten, Neil Comber
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9893084/
A writer loses her memory. Adrift in NYC, she connects with a group of teenagers - in conversations both real and imagined - and searches for a way home.
Sex Appeal
Release 2022
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Director: Talia Osteen
Writers: Tate Hanyok
Stars: Paris Jackson, Fortune Feimster, Mika Abdalla, Alex D. Jennings, Artemis Pebdani
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11203022/
Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.
Ray Donovan: The Movie
Release 2022
Genre Drama
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Director: David Hollander
Writers: David Hollander, Liev Schreiber, Ann Biderman
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Pooch Hall, Kerris Dorsey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14124268/
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle as they find themselves drawn back to Boston. Struggling to overcome their violent upbringing, their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Release 2021
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Director: Joel Coen
Writers: Joel Coen, William Shakespeare
Stars: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10095582/
A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.