Category Archives: Drama
Knives Out
Release 2019
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Director: Rian Johnson
Writer: Rian Johnson
Stars: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8946378/
A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
Ride Like a Girl
Release 2019
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Director: Rachel Griffiths
Writers: Andrew Knight, Elise McCredie
Stars: Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7600382/
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
The Informer
Release 2019
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Director: Andrea Di Stefano
Writers: Rowan Joffe, Andrea Di Stefano, Anders Roslund, Matt Cook, Börge Hellström
Stars: Ana de Armas, Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1833116/
An ex-convict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum security prison.
Jojo Rabbit
Release 2019
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Director: Taika Waititi
Writers: Taika Waititi, Christine Leunens
Stars: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/
A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
Togo
Release 2019
Genre Drama
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Director: Ericson Core
Writers: Tom Flynn
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Julianne Nicholson, Richard Dormer
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5116302/
The story of the sled dog, Togo, who led the 1925 serum run, but was considered by most to be too small and weak to lead such an intense race.
The Lighthouse
Release 2019
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Director: Robert Eggers
Writers: Max Eggers, Robert Eggers
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
The Two Popes
Release 2019
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writers: Anthony McCarten
Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8404614/
Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
Uncut Gems
Release 2019
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Director: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Writers: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Stars: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score, makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Release 2019
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Director: Toby Haynes
Writers: James Graham
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Belcher, Malcolm Freeman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8425058/
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.
The Room
Release 2019
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Director: Christian Volckman
Writers: Sabrina B. Karine, Eric Forestier, Christian Volckman
Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Janssens, Joshua Wilson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8485364/
Matt and Kate buy an isolated house. While moving, they discover a strange room that grants them an unlimited number of material wishes. But, since Kate has had two miscarriages, what they miss the most is a child.