Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category

The Karate Kid

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Family, Sport See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | China

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Languages: English

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Cast: Jaden Smith … Dre Parker
Jackie Chan … Mr. Han
Taraji P. Henson … Mom
Tess Liu … History Teacher

 

Plot: Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master. Full summary » Full synopsis »

Step Up 3-D

Friday, May 28th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Music, Romance See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

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Languages: English

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Tagline: Take the biggest step of all in 3D See »

 

Cast: Alyson Stoner … Camille
Harry Shum Jr. … Cable
Sharni Vinson … Natalie
Rick Malambri … Luke
Adam G. Sevani … Moose
Ally Maki … Jenny
Stephen Boss … Jason
Christopher Scott … Hair
Cheryl Alessio … Arcade Player
Ruby Feliciano … Mimi
Luis Rosado … Monster
Kylie Goldstein … Ice Cream Truck Kid
George Alexander … World Jam Dancer (as George 'Gee' Alexander)
Kendra Andrews … Anala
Monique Dupree … Hip hop girl
Luke Broadlick … Dancer
Owen J. Murphy … Engineering Student
Joe Slaughter … Julien
Jason Etter … Preppy Kid
Keith Stallworth … Jacob
Chris Kulanusorstit … Dance Battle Spectator
Naeem Uzimann … Hot Dog Vendor
Daniel Fainman … The Student (credit only)
Bryan Dechart … Anton
Ashley Sugarman … Dance Battle Spectator
Alex Charak … Nerd Student
Michael Trobiano … Hipster
Joseph Charles Kaye … House of Germany
David Brown … Ice Cream Man
Moe Hindi … Grand Central Passenger
Kristen Kress … Backround
Beau Smart
Stefanie Paige … College Freshman
Katrina Heiss

 

Plot: A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke (Malambri) and Natalie (Vinson), team up with NYU freshman Moose (Sevani)… See » Add synopsis »

Sex and the City 2

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

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Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Carrie on

 

Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker … Carrie Bradshaw
Kim Cattrall … Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis … Charlotte York
Cynthia Nixon … Miranda Hobbes
Chris Noth … Mr. Big
David Eigenberg … Steve Brady
Evan Handler … Harry Goldenblatt
Jason Lewis … Jerry 'Smith' Jerrod
Mario Cantone … Anthony Marantino
Willie Garson … Stanford Blatch other cast:
Miley Cyrus … Herself
Alice Eve
Penélope Cruz … Lydia
John Corbett … Aidan Shaw
Liza Minnelli … Herself
Max Ryan … Rikard
Omid Djalili … Mr. Safir
Neal Bledsoe
Goldy Notay … Basimah
Raza Jaffrey … Guarau
David Alan Basche … David
Tuesday Knight … Herself
Dhaffer L'Abidine … Mahmud
Megan Boone … Allie
Alexander Wraith … Handsome waiter
Waleed Zuaiter … Shahib
John Antorino … Golfer
Noah Mills
Raya Meddine … Annesha
Peter Conboy … Tourist
Renee Diamond … Alanna Marsden
Zack Clark … Bartender #1

 

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Awards: 1 win See »

The Losers

Friday, April 9th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

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Languages: English

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Cast: Chris Evans … Jensen
Zoe Saldana … Aisha
Jeffrey Dean Morgan … Clay
Idris Elba … Roque
Columbus Short … Pooch
Jason Patric … Max
Holt McCallany … Wade
Óscar Jaenada … Cougar
Peter Macdissi … Vikram
Peter Francis James … Fadhil
Gunner Wright … Jet Pilot
Tanee McCall … Jolene

 

Plot: After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination. Full summary » Add synopsis »

Letters to God

Friday, April 9th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Family See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:110 min

Languages: English

Director: David Nixon

Patrick Doughtie (co-director)

Tagline: Hope is Contagious See »

 

Writers: Patrick Doughtie (story) and Sandra Thrift (writer) … See »

 

Cast: Robyn Lively … Maddy Doherty
Jeffrey Johnson … Brady McDaniels
Bailee Madison … Sam
Maree Cheatham … Olivia
Tanner Maguire … Tyler Doherty
Michael Bolten … Ben Doherty
Ralph Waite … Mr. Perryfield
Dennis Neal … Lester Stevens
Cris Cunningham … Carl Landers (as Cristian Cunningham)
L. Derek Leonidoff … Pastor Andy (as Derek Leonidoff)
Christopher Schmidt … Walter Finley
Avery Sommers … Carol Wallace
Amanda Best … Jamie Lynn Byrnes (as Mandy Best)
Andrea Conte … Miss Emily Holley
Lisa Curtis … Erin Miller

 

Plot: Inspired by a true story. A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood… See » Add synopsis »

The Last Song

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

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Tagline: Do you ever really forget your first heartbreak?

 

Cast: Miley Cyrus … Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller
Greg Kinnear … Steve Miller
Bobby Coleman … Jonah Miller
Liam Hemsworth … Will Blakelee
Hallock Beals … Scott
Kelly Preston … Kim Miller
Stephanie Leigh Schlund … Megan Blakelee (as Stephanie Leigh)
Nick Searcy … Tom Blakelee other cast:
Melissa Ordway … Ashley
Carly Chaikin … Blaze
Nick Lashaway … Marcus
Kate Vernon
Rhoda Griffis … Doctor
Lance E. Nichols … Pastor Harris
Adam Barnett … Teddy
Bonnie Johnson … Neighbor
Kricket Ichwantoro … Nurse Janet

 

Plot: A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

Clash of the Titans

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK | USA

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Languages: English

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Tagline: The Clash Begins 26.3.2010

 

Writers: Travis Beacham (screenplay) and Phil Hay (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Sam Worthington … Perseus
Ralph Fiennes … Hades
Liam Neeson … Zeus
Gemma Arterton … Io
Nicholas Hoult … Eusabios
Alexa Davalos … Andromeda
Danny Huston … Poseidon
Izabella Miko … Athena
Jason Flemyng … Acrisius
Pete Postlethwaite … Spyros
Polly Walker … Cassiopeia
Kaya Scodelario … Peshet
Mads Mikkelsen … Draco
Tamer Hassan … Ares
Nathalie Cox … Artemis
Hans Matheson … Ixas
Vincent Regan … Kepheus
Luke Evans … Apollo
Liam Cunningham … Solon
William Houston … Ammon
Ian Whyte … Sheikh Sulieman
Natalia Vodianova … Medusa (rumored)
Martin McCann … Pheadrus
Luke Treadaway … Prokopion
Jamie Sives … Commander
Tine Stapelfeldt … Danae
Robert Roman Ratajczak … Zealot
Ross Mullan … Pemphredo
Peter W. Kelley … Second Djinn

 

Plot: The mortal son of the god Zeus embarks on a perilous journey to stop the underworld and its minions from spreading their evil to Earth as well as the heavens.

Season of the Witch

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

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Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Not all souls can be saved.

 

Cast: Nicolas Cage … Behman
Ron Perlman … Felson
Stephen Campbell Moore … Debelzaq
Robert Sheehan … Kay
Claire Foy … The Girl
Ulrich Thomsen … Eckhardt
Stephen Graham … Hagamar rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Devere
Christopher Lee … Cardinal D'Ambroise
Peter Linka … Grand Master
Nick Thomas-Webster … Villager

 

Plot: 14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce her powers could be the source of the Black Plague. add synopsis

Green Zone

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller, War

Release Year: 2010

Country: France | USA | Spain | UK

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller is done following orders

 

Cast: Matt Damon … Roy Miller
Jason Isaacs … Maj. Briggs
Brendan Gleeson
Greg Kinnear … Clark Poundstone
Amy Ryan … Lawrie Dayne
Said Faraj … Seyyed
Khalid Abdalla … Freddy
Michael O'Neill … Colonel Bethel
Antoni Corone … Col. Lyons
Yigal Naor … Al Rawi
Raad Rawi … Zubaidi
Paul Karsko … Paul Sims
Sean Huze … Conway
Nicoye Banks … Perry
Jerry Della Salla … SFC Jerry Wilkins
Lewis Alsamari … Righteous Ali
Martin McDougall … Mr. Sheen
Bijan Daneshmand … Mazin Aide Zubaidi
Amar Adatia … Zain
William Meredith … Stan Dreygill / CPA Presser
Paul Rieckhoff … Major Gonzalez
Tommy Campbell … Comms Chopper Commander
Allen Vaught … Jonathan Vaught
Edouard H.R. Gluck … Ed Johnson
Adam Wendling … Adam Michaels
Brian VanRiper … Brian Bronner
Soumaya Akaaboune … Sanaa
Aymen Hamdouchi … Ayad
Alex Moore … CIA Technician 1

 

Plot: Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region. add synopsis

Remember Me

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2010

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Cast: Robert Pattinson … Tyler
Pierce Brosnan … Charles
Emilie de Ravin … Ally Craig
Chris Cooper … Neil Craig
Martha Plimpton … Helen Craig
Lena Olin … Diane Hirsch
Peyton List … Samantha
Ruby Jerins … Caroline Hawkins
Meghan Markle … Megan
Justin Grace … Matthews
Amy Rosoff … Ally's Friend
Tate Ellington … Aidan Hall
Gregory Jbara … Les Hirsch
John Farrer … Priest at Church street fair
Morgan Turner … Jessica
Christopher Clawson … Michael
Chris McKinney … Leo
Suzanne Hayes … Art Teacher
LeRoy Wilson Jr. … Undercover cop
Caitlyn Rund … Young Ally
Jon Trosky … Musician #1

 

Plot: A drama centered on two lovers whose newfound relationship is threatened as they try to cope with their respective family tragedies.

The Crazies

Friday, February 26th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | United Arab Emirates

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Fear Thy Neighbor

 

Cast: Timothy Olyphant … David Dutton
Radha Mitchell … Judy Dutton
Joe Anderson … Russell Clank
Danielle Panabaker … Becca Darling
Christie Lynn Smith … Deardra Farnum
Brett Rickaby … Bill Farnum
Preston Bailey … Nicholas
John Aylward … Mayor Hobbs
Joe Reegan … Pvt. Billy Babcock
Glenn Morshower … Intelligence Officer
Larry Cedar … Ben Sandborn
Gregory Sporleder … Travis Quinn
Mike Hickman … Rory Hamill
Lisa K. Wyatt … Peggy Hamill
Justin Welborn … Curt Hammil

 

Plot: About the inhabitants of a small Iowa town suddenly plagued by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply. add synopsis

The Runaways

Monday, February 15th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Music

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: It's 1975 and they're about to explode.

 

Cast: Kristen Stewart … Joan Jett
Dakota Fanning … Cherie Currie
Alia Shawkat … Robin
Scout Taylor-Compton … Lita Ford
Michael Shannon … Kim Fowley
Tatum O'Neal … Marie Harmon
Brett Cullen … Donald Currie
Riley Keough … Marie Currie
Stella Maeve … Sandy West
Johnny Lewis … Scottie
Hannah Marks … Tammy
Robert Romanus … Guitar Teacher
Lisa Long … Sandy West's Mom
Adam Silver … Talent Show Heckler
Daniel D. Lee … Fobby Paparazzo
Jill Andre … Aunt Evie
Darrian Smith … Brother / Little Boy
Shammy Dee … Dj

 

Plot: A coming-of-age biopic about ’70s teenage band The Runaways.

Greenberg

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Comedy

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min | Germany:107 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

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Director:

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Cast: Ben Stiller … Roger Greenberg
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Rhys Ifans
Juno Temple
Brie Larson
Dave Franco
Chris Messina … Phillip Greenberg
Greta Gerwig … Florence
Merritt Wever … Gina
Mark Duplass … Eric Beller
Max Hoffman … Jerry
Chris Coy … Random Guy
Trent Gill … Sidekick
Zoe Di Stefano … Bernice
Karen Strong … Party Girl
Sydney Rouviere … Greenberg Girl
Jessica Mills … Vet Receptionist
Nick Nordella … Jordan
Koby Rouviere … Greenberg Boy
Samuel Thacker … Hasidic Boy
Phoebe James … Mrs. Beller
Celeste Pechous … Bar Patron
Trace Webb … Victor

 

Plot: A New Yorker moves to Los Angeles in order to figure out his life while he housesits for his brother, and he soon sparks with his brother’s assistant. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Shutter Island

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 138 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Someone is missing.

 

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio … Teddy Daniels
Mark Ruffalo … Chuck Aule
Ben Kingsley … Dr. John Cawley
Emily Mortimer … Rachel Solando
Michelle Williams … Dolores Chanal
Max von Sydow … Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Patricia Clarkson … Ethel Barton
Jackie Earle Haley … George Noyce
Ruby Jerins … Little Girl rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Drew Beasley … Henry
Ken Cheeseman … Doctor 1
Curtiss Cook … Trey Washington
Christopher Denham … Peter Breene
Gary Galone … Gate Guard
Tom Kemp … Ward C Guard
Elias Koteas … Andrew Laeddis
Ted Levine … Warden
Dennis Lynch … Red Headed Man
John Carroll Lynch … Deputy Warden McPherson
Robert Masiello … Doctor
Joseph McKenna … Billings
Aidan Cole Mitchell … Teddy jr.
Nellie Sciutto … Nurse Marino
Gregory Seymore … Soldier 1
Joseph Sikora … Glen Miga
Damian Zuk … Elijah Tookey

 

Plot: Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Centurion

Friday, February 12th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK

Runtime: 97 min | Finland:130 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Fight or die.

 

Cast: Michael Fassbender … Quintus Dias
Dominic West … Virilus
Olga Kurylenko … Etain
Noel Clarke … Macros
David Morrissey … Bothos
JJ Feild … Thax
Axelle Carolyn … Aeron
Riz Ahmed
Dave Legeno … Vortix
Ulrich Thomsen … Gorlacon rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Currie … Maximus
Dhaffer L'Abidine … Vigo
Hamish Moir … Pictish Warrior
Imogen Poots … Arian
Rachael Stirling … Drusilla

 

Plot: A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack. Full summary » Add synopsis »

My Name Is Khan

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2010

Country: India

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Languages: Hindi | English

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Writers: Shibani Bathija (story) Shibani Bathija (dialogue) …

 

Cast: Shahrukh Khan … Rizwan Khan
Christopher B. Duncan … Barack Obama
Kajol … Mandira
Steffany Huckaby … Kathy Baker
Katie A. Keane … Sarah
Carl Marino … Officer Vaughn
Christine Quynh Nguyen … Asian Cheerleader
Douglas Tait … Sniper
Tanay Chheda … Rizwan Khan as a Child
Jimmy Shergill
Harmony Blossom … Karma Girl
Patrick Weil … LA TV Reporter #2
Shane Harper … Tim
Big Spence … Cameraman #1 (as Big Spence)
Mel Fair … Doctor #2
Sheetal Menon … Radha
Parvin Dabas
Raul Bustamante … College Student
Alexi Torres … Khan Supporter
Retson Ross … Locker Room Bully
Michael William Arnold … Young Reese at 6
Benny Nieves … Detective Garcia
Sonya Jehan
Nicolas Pajon … French Reporter
Jeremy Kilpatrick … Jimmy
Navneet Nishan
Zarina Wahab
Ethynn Tanner Cerney … Locker Room Bully
Arjun Mathur … Raj
Len Anderson IV … Airport Officer #1
Sheila Cavalette … Lady at CAIR
Leslie Thurston … Lady at the Fundraiser
Tracy Weisert … Teacher
Reed Rudy … A.D.A Jones
Arif Zakaria … Faisal Rahman
Adrian Kali Turner … Joel
James D. Weston II … News Cameraman
Anthony Santana … Soccer Player
Joel Schmidt … Desk Sergeant #2
Julien Zuccolin … Police Officer #1
Montgomery Paulsen … Autistic Patient
Kristen Marie Holly … Karma Girl
Dominic Renda … Mark Garrick
Kevin Oestenstad … Officer John Marshall
Mike Howard … Father
Mark S. Porro … D. A. Black
Brett Glazer … Dwayne
Laurence Brown … Desk Officer #1
Brittany Disston … Karma Girl
Connie Chung Kim … Nurse
Aleeza Solowitz … Young woman at Motel
Ilona Gugan … Museum Parent
Marquis Scott … Tyler
Ron Provencal … E.R. Doctor
Kyle Hamon … Jim
Jeff Solowitz … Main Biker
Daniel Lee … Roger the homeless man
Willoughby Charles Jenett … Young man at Motel

 

Plot: Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, a form… add synopsis

The Ghost Writer

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: France | Germany | UK

Runtime: Germany:128 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

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Writers: Robert Harris (novel) Robert Harris (adaptation) …

 

Cast: Ewan McGregor
Pierce Brosnan … Adam Lang
Kim Cattrall … Amelia
Olivia Williams … Ruth Lang
Timothy Hutton
Eli Wallach … Vineyard old man
Tom Wilkinson
James Belushi
Jon Bernthal … Rick
Robert Pugh … Richard Rycart
Daphne Alexander … Connie
Nyasha Hatendi … Josh
Jaymes Butler … F.B.I Officer
Marianne Graffam … Lucy
Anne Wittman … CNN Newscaster #2
Angelique Fernandez … War Crime Prosecutor
Glenn Conroy … Barman
Michael S. Ruscheinsky … The Island Reporter
Kate Copeland … Alice
James McNeill … CNN Newscaster #1
Eben Young … FBI Agent #1

 

Plot: A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. add synopsis

Wonderful World

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:95 min | Germany:89 min (European Film Market)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: If the glass is half empty, at least you can't drown.

 

Cast: Matthew Broderick … Ben Singer
Sanaa Lathan … Khadi
Michael K. Williams … Ibu
Jodelle Ferland … Sandra
Philip Baker Hall … The Man
Jesse Tyler Ferguson … Cyril
Patrick Carney … Evan
Ally Walker … Eliza
Zacharias Foppe … Leon
Christy Reese … Cassie
Cristen Barnes … Suzie
Mia Ford … Maxine
Paul T. Taylor … Doug
James Burton … McRory
John Hambrick … Judge Raines

 

Plot: Ben Singer (Broderick) has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu’s sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu’s sister, Khadi (Lathan), might remedy both men’s ills.

Twelve

Friday, January 29th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | France

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

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Cast: Emma Roberts … Molly
Kiefer Sutherland … Narrator (voice)
Chace Crawford … White Mike
Rory Culkin … Chris
50 Cent … Lionel
Ellen Barkin
Erik Per Sullivan
Nico Tortorella … Tobias
Ethan Peck
Zoë Kravitz … Gabby
Charlie Saxton … Mark Rothko
Isiah Whitlock Jr. … Detective Dumont
Emily Meade … Jessica Brayson
Cody Horn … Alyssa
Jermaine Crawford … NaNa
Billy Magnussen … Claude
Ambyr Childers … Layla
Jeremy Allen White … Charlie
Esti Ginzburg … Sara Ludlow
Finn Wittrock … Warren
Chanel Farrell … Shelly
Josh Casaubon … Donnie
Gregg Bello … Detective Keminski
Dionne Audain … Nana's Mother
Ed Moran … Avery Kimball
Ako … Mrs. Fong
Maxx Brawer … Andrew
Stefano Da Fre … Jeb
Alexander Flores … Arturo
Liam McMullan

 

Plot: A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin’s murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime. Add synopsis »

Edge of Darkness

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 117 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Some secrets take us to the edge

 

Cast: Mel Gibson … Thomas Craven
Ray Winstone … Jedburgh
Danny Huston … Jack Bennett
Bojana Novakovic … Emma Craven
Shawn Roberts … Burnham
David Aaron Baker … Millroy
Jay O. Sanders … Whitehouse
Denis O'Hare … Moore
Damian Young … Senator Jim Pine
Caterina Scorsone … Melissa
Frank Grillo … Agent One
Wayne Duvall … Chief of Police
Gbenga Akinnagbe … Detective Darcy Jones
Gabrielle Popa … Young Emma
Paul Sparks … Northampton Police Detective

 

Plot: As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.