Category Archives: Drama
True History of the Kelly Gang
Release 2019
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Director: Justin Kurzel
Writers: Shaun Grant, Peter Carey
Stars: George MacKay, Ben Corbett, Orlando Schwerdt, Charlie Hunnam, Essie Davis
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4844140/
Based on Peter Carey's novel. The story of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s.
Hamilton
Release 2020
Genre Biography, Drama, Musical
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Director: Thomas Kail
Writers: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ron Chernow
Stars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr. ,Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Chris Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8503618/
The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Filmed live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original Broadway cast.
The Outpost
Release 2020
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Director: Rod Lurie
Writers: Eric Johnson, Paul Tamasy, Jake Tapper
Stars: Orlando Bloom, Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Milo Gibson, Bobby Lockwood
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3833480/
A small team of U.S. soldiers battle against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
American Woman
Release 2019
Genre Drama
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Director: Semi Chellas
Writers: Semi Chellas, Susan Choi
Stars: Hong Chau, Ellen Burstyn, David Cubitt
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9109492/
Inspired by the headline-dominating kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst in 1974, this atmospheric drama is a fictionalized re-imagining of her time in hiding, from the perspective of Jenny, a political activist assigned to take care of her.
Disclosure
Release 2020
Genre Drama
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Director: Michael Bentham
Writer: Michael Bentham
Stars: Geraldine Hakewill, Mark Leonard Winter, Matilda Ridgway
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7933796/
When a 4-year-old girl makes an allegation against the son of a politician, an attempt by the children's parents to resolve the situation soon degenerates into a vicious confrontation.
Viena and the Fantomes
Release 2020
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Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Writer: Gerardo Naranjo
Stars: Dakota Fanning, Evan Rachel Wood, Zoë Kravitz, Jon Bernthal, Caleb Landry Jones
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3344686/
A roadie travels across North America with a punk band during the 1980s.
Irresistible
Release 2020
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Director: Jon Stewart
Writer: Jon Stewart
Stars: Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton, Will Sasso
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9076562/
A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
Run with the Hunted
Release 2019
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Director: John Swab
Writer: John Swab
Stars: Michael Pitt, Ron Perlman, William Forsythe, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mark Boone Junior
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6345894/
Oscar, a young boy, defends his best friend, Loux, and kills her abusive father in the process, forcing him to run away from his rural hometown. His innocence slips away as he is introduced to love, crime and corruption. 15 years later, he has all but forgotten his past and become the leader of a band of lost children. When Loux moves to the same city in search of a better life, she finds a job with a curmudgeonly private investigator. Stumbling upon Oscar's antiquated missing child report, Loux takes it upon herself to find the boy who saved her life.
Force of Nature
Release 2020
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Director: Michael Polish
Writers: Cory Miller, Cory Miller
Stars: Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth, Emile Hirsch, David Zayas, Stephanie Cayo
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10308928/
A gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a cop tries to force everyone in the building to evacuate.
Tainted
Release 2020
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Director: Brent Cote
Writer: Brent Cote
Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Shawn Roberts, Alan Van Sprang, John Ralston, Sara Waisglass
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952864/
An ex-con, Lance, with ties to the Russian mob and Aryan brotherhood, attempts to live a quiet life after spending fifteen years in prison. His plans for a quiet life are disrupted when members of the Russian mafia recruit him to complete one last assignment to earn his freedom. Lance's last mission goes awry as he finds himself in a bloody retaliation that impacts everyone who crosses his path.