Category Archives: Drama
National Champions
Release 2021
Genre Drama
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Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Writers: Adam Mervis
Stars: Stephan James, J.K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14547524/
Follows star quarterback who ignites a players strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality and respect for the student-athletes.
Red Rocket
Release 2021
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Director: Sean Baker
Writers: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch
Stars: Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13453006/
Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.
Don't Look Up
Release 2021
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Director: Adam McKay
Writers: Adam McKay, David Sirota
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286314/
Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Encanto
Release 2021
Genre Animation, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith
Writers: Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush
Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2953050/
A young Colombian girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.
C'mon C'mon
Release 2021
Genre Drama
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Director: Mike Mills
Writer: Mike Mills
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986222/
When his sister asks him to look after her son, a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his energetic nephew to show him life away from Los Angeles.
Wolf
Release 2021
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Nathalie Biancheri
Writer: Nathalie Biancheri
Stars: Lily-Rose Depp, George MacKay, Paddy Considine, Martin McCann, Terry Notary
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10698174/
A high-concept arthouse drama about a boy who believes he is a wolf.
Being the Ricardos
Release 2021
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Director: Aaron Sorkin
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Nina Arianda, J.K. Simmons, John Rubinstein
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4995540/
Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Mother/Android
Release 2021
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Director: Mattson Tomlin
Writer: Mattson Tomlin
Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Oscar Wahlberg, Raúl Castillo, Steve M. Robertson, Algee Smith
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13029044/
In a post-apocalyptic world rocked by a violent android uprising, a young pregnant woman and her boyfriend desperately search for safety.
Swan Song
Release 2021
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Director: Benjamin Cleary
Writer: Benjamin Cleary
Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Awkwafina, Glenn Close, Nyasha Hatendi
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13207508/
In the near future, a terminally ill man explores a heart wrenching, emotionally complex solution to save his wife and son from grief by duplicating himself without them knowing.
The French Dispatch
Release 2021
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Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness
Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8847712/
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".