Category Archives: Drama
The Woman King
Release 2022
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Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writers: Dana Stevens, Maria Bello
Stars: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8093700/
A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Release 2022
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Director: Ron Yuan
Writers: Aimee Garcia, A.J. Mendez, John Swetnam
Stars: Anna Akana, Teresa Ting, Mike Moh, Dustin Nguyen, Chris Pang
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12610794/
Ancient Japanese Ronin warriors set 300 years after 47 Ronin, in a modern-day world where Samurai clans exist in complete secrecy.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Release 2022
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Director: Hans Canosa
Writers: Gabrielle Zevin
Stars: Christina Hendricks, Lucy Hale, David Arquette, Kunal Nayyar, Scott Foley
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10643926/
A.J. Fikry's wife has died, his bookstore is in trouble, and now his prized rare edition of Poe poems has been stolen. However, when a mysterious package appears, its arrival gives him the chance to start his life over and see things anew.
American Murderer
Release 2022
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Director: Matthew Gentile
Writer: Matthew Gentile
Stars: Tom Pelphrey, Ryan Phillippe, Idina Menzel, Paul Schneider, Shantel VanSanten
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13603778/
Charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown becomes wanted by the FBI after hatching his most elaborate scheme yet.
The Good Nurse
Release 2022
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Director: Tobias Lindholm
Writers: Charles Graeber, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Denise Pillott, Dartel McRae, Joseph Fugelo, Jessica Chastain
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4273800/
An infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients.
Don't Worry Darling
Release 2022
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Director: Olivia Wilde
Writers: Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke
Stars: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, KiKi Layne
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/
A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company could be hiding disturbing secrets.
Raymond & Ray
Release 2022
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Director: Rodrigo García
Writer: Rodrigo García
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jalyn Baiden, Ethan Hawke, Laura Linda Bradley, Todd Louiso
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15334032/
Half brothers Raymond and Ray reunite when their estranged father dies - and discover that his final wish was for them to dig his grave. Together, they process who they've become as men, both because of their father and in spite of him.
Stars at Noon
Release 2022
Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Claire Denis
Writers: Claire Denis, Denis Johnson, Andrew Litvack
Stars: Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Benny Safdie, Danny Ramirez, Nick Romano
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10354106/
In 1984's Nicaragua, a mysterious English businessman and a headstrong American journalist strike up a romance as they soon become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.
The School for Good and Evil
Release 2022
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Director: Paul Feig
Writers: David Magee, Paul Feig, Soman Chainani
Stars: Kit Young, Sophia Anne Caruso, Cate Blanchett, Liam Woon, Rachel Bloom
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2935622/
Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they're swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between Good and Evil.
The Stranger
Release 2022
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Director:Thomas M. Wright
Writers:Thomas M. Wright
Stars: Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Ewen Leslie, Jada Alberts
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11897478/
Two men who meet on a plane and strike up a conversation that turns into friendship. For Henry Teague, worn down by a lifetime of physical labour and crime, this is a dream come true.