Category Archives: Drama
Respect
Release 2021
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Director: Liesl Tommy
Writers: Tracey Scott Wilson, Callie Khouri
Stars: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2452150/
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
The Gateway
Release 2021
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Director: Michele Civetta
Writers: Alex Felix Bendaña, Michele Civetta, Andrew Levitas
Stars: Frank Grillo, Olivia Munn, Shea Whigham, Taryn Manning, Keith David
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10207710/
A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.
Sweet Girl
Release 2021
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Director: Brian Andrew Mendoza
Writers: Gregg Hurwitz, Philip Eisner
Stars: Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Amy Brenneman, Adria Arjona
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731768/
A devastated husband vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
Annette
Release 2021
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Director: Leos Carax
Writers: Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Stars: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell, Sinay Bavurhe
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6217926/
A stand-up comedian and his opera singer wife have a 2 year old daughter with a surprising gift.
Stillwater
Release 2021
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Director: Tom McCarthy
Writers: Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain
Stars: Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud, Deanna Dunagan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10696896/
A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit.
The Green Knight
Release 2021
Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Director: David Lowery
Writer: David Lowery
Stars: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9243804/
A fantasy re-telling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Habit
Release 2021
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Director: Janell Shirtcliff
Writers: Libby Mintz, Janell Shirtcliff
Stars: Bella Thorne, Libby Mintz, Josie Ho, Paris Jackson, Hana Mae Lee
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11788956/
A street smart party girl gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out by masquerading as a Nun.
Beckett
Release 2021
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Director: Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Writers: Kevin A. Rice, Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Stars: John David Washington, Boyd Holbrook, Vicky Krieps
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10230994/
Following a tragic car accident in Greece, Beckett, an American tourist, finds himself at the center of a dangerous political conspiracy and on the run for his life.
Crime Story
Release 2021
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Director: Adam Lipsius
Writer: Adam Lipsius
Stars: Mira Sorvino, Richard Dreyfuss, Pruitt Taylor Vince
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15088772/
An old man suffering from cancer seeks revenge on the thieves who have destroyed his life.
Naked Singularity
Release 2021
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Director: Chase Palmer
Writers: Chase Palmer, Sergio De La Pava, David Matthews
Stars: Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgård, Ed Skrein, Tim Blake Nelson, John Boyega
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9598214/
An idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system, on the brink of disbarment, and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him decides to rob a multi-million drug deal of one of his clients.