Category Archives: Drama
Anora
Release 2024
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Director: Sean Baker
Writer: Sean Baker
Stars: Mikey Madison, Paul Weissman, Lindsey Normington, Emily Weider, Luna Sofía Miranda
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Small Things Like These
Release 2024
Genre Drama
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Director: Tim Mielants
Writers: Enda Walsh, Claire Keegan
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne, Patrick Ryan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27196021/
In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
Dirty Angels
Release 2024
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Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Martin Campbell, Alissa Sullivan Haggis, Jonas McCord
Stars: Eva Green, Maria Bakalova, Ruby Rose, Reza Brojerdi, Rona-Lee Shimon
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23872640/
It centers on a group of female soldiers who disguise themselves as medics to rescue a group of teenagers caught between ISIS and the forces of the Taliban.
Maria
Release 2024
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Director: Pablo Larraín
Writers: Steven Knight
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22893404/
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
Release 2024
Genre Drama
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Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle
Writers: Jennifer Smith, Kate Smith
Stars: Angela Kinsey, Alec Santos, Lillian Doucet-Roche, Fred Ewanuick, Barbara Pollard
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33401152/
Settie Rose, an eccentric matriarch, hires struggling novelist Juan to write her holiday contest entry. A mixup sparks gossip of Juan's engagement to Settie's daughter Lily, leading the family to play along humorously.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Release 2024
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
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Director: Dallas Jenkins
Writers: Platte F. Clark, Darin McDaniel, Ryan Swanson
Stars: Kynlee Heiman, Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez, Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Stanlee Arches
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2347285/
Nobody is ready for the mayhem and surprises that ensue when six of the worst youngsters disrupt the town's yearly Christmas performance.
The Children's Train
Release 2024
Genre Drama
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Director: Cristina Comencini
Writers: Furio Andreotti, Viola Ardone, Giulia Calenda
Stars: Christian Cervone, Barbara Ronchi, Serena Rossi, Stefano Accorsi, Francesco Di Leva
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29242846/
A seven-year-old boy named Amerigo who in 1946 leaves his impoverished family in Naples and gets on a train to go live with a wealthier family in the north as part of a postwar initiative to rescue children from poverty.
Nutcrackers
Release 2024
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Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: Leland Douglas
Stars: Linda Cardellini, Ben Stiller, Ari Graynor, Tim Heidecker, Edi Patterson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30144381/
In the most unlikely of places, four siblings find a loving shelter in an unexpected turn of circumstances. This endearing comedy-drama draws inspiration from actual events and deftly crafts a gripping story that unites everyone.
Conclave
Release 2024
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Director: Edward Berger
Writers: Peter Straughan, Robert Harris
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Jacek Koman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20215234/
When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.
Watchmen: Chapter II
Release 2024
Genre Action, Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
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Director: Brandon Vietti
Writers: Dave Gibbons, Alan Moore, J. Michael Straczynski
Stars: Troy Baker, Adrienne Barbeau, Michael Cerveris, Zehra Fazal, Phil Fondacaro
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32627545/
In an alternate 1985 America, a group of retired superheroes investigate a conspiracy after one of their own is murdered.