Archive for the 'Drama' Category
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A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 8/13, Al Pacino, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, TV Movies, y -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
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A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling. |
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A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he’s home on leave. |
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A film detailing the final hours and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. |
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The film follows Flash as he tries to pay off a debt to a drug dealer. |
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In an exclusive boarding school where Odin James is the star basketball player and sole black student. Odin’s beautiful girlfriend, Desi, adores him, and his coach loves him like a son. But jealousy drives the coach’s real son, Hugo, into an elaborate and deadly scheme to knock Odin off his exalted perch. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 7/13, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Mekhi Phifer, o, Shakespeare -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
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A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 7/13, Kate Beckinsale, s, Sam Rockwell -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
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After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find a body of a missing boy. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 11/13, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, s, Stephen King -- 1 Link -- -- ReadMore
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Continuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm, Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime minister’s life and career at the end of WWII. |
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Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 7/13, l, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Imperioli, Peter Jackson, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
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Paul Aufiero, a hardcore New York Giants football fan, struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 8/13, b, Michael Rapaport -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
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Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. |
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After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Blake Lively, Julianne Moore, Keanu Reeves, Monica Bellucci, p, Winona Ryder -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A father recounts a dark period of his childhood when he and his little brother lived in the suburbs. |
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The dramatic story of the life and loves of the Dutch painter, Rembrandt. When his much adored wife dies, his work takes on a dark feel that his patrons dislike. He ends up bankrupt but consoles himself in an affair with his pretty maid, which brings some happiness back into his life. |
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Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt’s father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Bonnie Hunt, Dustin Hoffman, r, Tom Cruise -- 4 Links -- -- ReadMore
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When Apollo Creed is killed in a match against a powerful Soviet boxer, Rocky decides to challenge him himself. |
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 | Based on the true story of the Mitchell brothers, Jim and Artie, who created an adult movie empire. |
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 | A heartwarming story of two men who rediscover their friendship at a pivotal moment in their lives. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Donald Sutherland, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, r -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage. |
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 | A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, r -- 4 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | Part ghost story, part love story, this is the story of librarian Sadie, whose return to her family’s farm triggers a long-lost mystery. |
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 | Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Burk re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Based around War, Kate Winslet, r, Ralph Fiennes -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister’s wedding. |
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 | A young man (Damon) is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Edward Norton, Famke Janssen, John Malkovich, Matt Damon, r -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A young blogger at a New York fashion house shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell-phone. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Eddie Izzard, John Leguizamo, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Lily Cole, Naked Cinema, r, Steve Buscemi -- 5 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | Searing and luscious, ‘Beautiful’ tells the story of Daniel, a shy and introverted 14 year old boy residing in Sunshine Hills, a suburb living in the grip of fear following the rumoured abductions of three teenage girls. Daniel’s two main obsessions are photography and Suzy, a 17 year old Lolita, a dangerous combination of youth and sexuality. |
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 | Oskar Schindler uses Jews to start a factory in Poland during the war. He witnesses the horrors endured by the Jews, and starts to save them. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Based around War, Based on History, Ben Kingsley, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, s, Steven Spielberg -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him. |
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The narrative pivots around the relationship of two sisters, older sister Anjali is the anchoring rock for her family and carer for her sister Meethi whose progression into schizophrenia has been speeded up by traumatic experiences. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 1, 8/13, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Bose, Shabana Azmi -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | High profile lawyer, Martin Hunter has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist, C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney’s perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with b, Jesse Metcalfe, Michael Douglas -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | In the affluent gated community of camelot gardens bored wives indiscriminately sleep around while their unwitting husbands try desperately to climb the social ladder. Twenty-one-year-old trent an outsider who mows the lawns quietly observes the infidelities and hypocrisies of this overly privileged society. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with l, Mischa Barton, Sam Rockwell -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Drug Related, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, r -- 4 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | Meg Galligan, an Alaska bush pilot who finds herself falling for her small town’s new chief of police, Nate Burns, a former Baltimore cop haunted by the death of his partner. The couple’s relationship is tested when Meg’s long-missing father turns up dead in the Alaskan wilderness, leading Nate on a murder investigation that uncovers some unsavory town secrets. |
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 | Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with b, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett -- 5 Links -- -- ReadMore
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Cautionary tale features a fictionalized and highly exaggerated take on the use of marijuana. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to “reefer” cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music. |
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 | The path of true love never runs smoothly. Just ask Dave and Clarice Johnson. After many years of marriage, their affection for each other is being severely tested by life. Following a car accident that temporarily sidelines Clarice, the couple must come to grips with physical temptations, financial pressures and emotional challenges that threaten their love for each other. |
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 | A young man comforts his older brother’s wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 8/13, b, Based around War, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
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A disastrous drunken episode lands successful New York journalist Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) inrehab where she encounters a bizarre assortment of characters and some unique rituals during her touching and often hilarious road to recovery. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 1, 6/13, Dominic West, Sandra Bullock, Steve Buscemi, Viggo Mortensen -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with British, e, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong, Politics -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Based around War, British, e, Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller -- 4 Links -- -- ReadMore
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A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 9/13, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, r, Robert Duvall, Viggo Mortensen -- 2 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover ‘home’ on their own terms for the first time. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 8/13, a, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal -- 6 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with Michael Ealy, Robinne Lee, Rosario Dawson, s, Will Smith, Woody Harrelson -- 5 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher’s presence in the Touhys’ lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. |
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 | Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. |
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 | A lovelorn screenwriter turns to his less talented twin brother for help when his efforts to adapt a non-fiction book go nowhere. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 9/13, a, Meryl Streep, Nicolas Cage, Tilda Swinton -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 8/13, a, Andy Garcia, Brendan Fraser, Emile Hirsch, Forest Whitaker, Kelly Hu, Kevin Bacon, Sarah Michelle Gellar -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | Seemingly disparate portraits of people — among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student — Distinctly American — all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society. |
Posted in Drama and tagged with 7/13, a, Amanda Seyfried, Donald Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Nikki Reed -- 3 Links -- -- ReadMore
 | In this drama, Elvis is Glenn, a backwoods boy who is falsely accused of murder and put on probation. With the help of his probation officer, he is able to start a new life for himself. Can a sensitive therapist help a rough-and-tumble hayseed realize his true literary gifts? |
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