Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category

Veronica Mars

Monday, December 1st, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 289

Language: English

Director: Rob Thomas

Plot: Veronica Mars movie trailer – starring Kristen Bell, Krysten Ritter, Tina Majorino, Andrea Estella, Martin Starr. Directed by Rob Thomas. Theatrical Release Date: 12/1/2014
Genre: Drama
Rating: Pending

 

The Babadook

Friday, November 28th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 48

Language: English

Director: Jennifer Kent

Plot: Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both.When a disturbing storybook called ‘The Babadook’ turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behaviour, is forced to medicate him.But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.THE BABADOOK is a psychological thriller in the tradition of Polanski’s classic domestic horrors (Rosemary’s Baby, The Tenant, Repulsion).Using her award winning short horror Monster as a springboard, writer/director Jennifer Kent developed the script for her feature film debut at the Binger Lab in Amsterdam with assistance from SCREEN NSW and SCREEN AUSTRALIA.

 

The Imitation Game

Friday, November 21st, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 108

Language: English

Director: Morten Tyldum

Plot: In THE IMITATION GAME, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal.

 

Reach Me

Friday, November 21st, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 141

Language: English

Director: John Herzfeld

Plot: A motivational book written by a mysterious man (Tom Berenger) goes viral and quickly gains popularity, inspiring a group of people that includes a journalist (Kevin Connolly), his editor (Sylvester Stallone), a former inmate (Kyra Sedgwick), a hip-hop mogul (Nelly), an actor (Cary Elwes) and an undercover cop (Thomas Jane) to re-evaluate their choices and decisions by confronting their fears in hopes of creating more positive lives. REACH ME also stars Terry Crews, Danny Aiello, Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Cohan, Ryan Kwanten, Tom Sizemore, and is written/directed by John Herzfield. The film is produced by Rebekah Chaney, Cassian Elwes, John Herzfield, and Buddy Patrick.

 

The Mule

Thursday, November 20th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 98

Language: English

Director: Tony Mahony

Plot: It’s 1983. A naive man with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach is detained by Australian Federal Police. Alone and afraid, ‘the Mule’ makes a desperate choice to defy his bodily functions and withhold the evidence…literally. And by doing so becomes a “human time-bomb,” dragging cops, criminals, lawyers and his mother into his impossible escapade. Inspired by true events.

 

Hard Sun

Thursday, November 20th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 125

Language: English

Director: Canyon Prince

Plot: After the death of her parents, a young woman assumes primary guardianship of her special needs brother. But as she attempts to balance her new life with her brother and her own blossoming romance, it becomes painfully clear that life will only make room for one.

 

Beside Still Waters

Friday, November 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 116

Language: English

Director: Chris Lowell

Plot: Mourning the sudden death of his parents, Daniel invites his childhood friends up to their lake house in an attempt to relive the glory days of their youth — whether they like it or not. Things take a turn for the worse when it becomes clear that none of his friends share his nostalgia for the good old days — and his ex-girlfriend shows up with a new fiancé. But as the night progresses, secrets are confessed, romances are rekindled, and a particularly epic game of Whiskey Slaps is played.

 

Bad Turn Worse

Friday, November 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 116

Language: English

Director: Zeke Hawkins

Plot: After a weekend of partying with stolen money, three Texas teens (Jeremy Allen White, Logan Huffman, and Mackenzie Davis) find themselves indebted to a sociopathic criminal named Giff (Mark Pellegrino in a breakout performance). To pay their debt, Giff forces the teens to steal from his boss, a money-laundering gangster named Big Red (William Devane). Things go from bad to worse when betrayal, distrust, and corruption complicate an already dangerous plan. This stylish and emotional crime thriller is the stunning directorial debut of Simon and Zeke Hawkins.

 

Foxcatcher

Friday, November 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 139

Language: English

Director: Bennett Miller

Plot: Based on true events, FOXCATCHER tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers.

When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo). Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz’s bid for Gold and the chance to “coach” a world-class wrestling team as an opportunity to gain the elusive respect of his peers and, more importantly, his disapproving mother (Vanessa Redgrave).

Flattered by the attention and entranced by du Pont’s majestic world, Mark comes to see his benefactor as a father figure and grows increasingly dependent on him for approval. Though initially supportive, du Pont’s mercurial personality turns and he begins to lure Mark into an unhealthy lifestyle that threatens to undermine his training. Soon du Pont’s erratic behavior and cruel psychological game-play begin to erode the athlete’s already shaky self-esteem. Meanwhile du Pont becomes fixated on Dave, who exudes the confidence both he and Mark lack, knowing that these are things even his money cannot buy. Fueled by du Pont’s increasing paranoia and alienation from the brothers, the trio is propelled towards a tragedy no one could have foreseen.

FOXCATCHER is a rich and moving story of brotherly love, misguided loyalty and the corruption and emotional bankruptcy that can accompany great power and wealth. As with Academy Award® nominee Bennett Miller’s previous feature films, CAPOTE and MONEYBALL, he explores large themes in society through his complex character portraits of real people.

 

Beyond The Lights

Friday, November 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 106

Language: English

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Plot: BEYOND THE LIGHTS is the story of Noni Jean, a hot new award-winning artist who is primed for superstardom. But not all is what it seems,and the pressures cause Noni to nearly fall apart – until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail. Drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz fall fast and hard, despite the protests of those around them to put their career ambitions ahead of their romance. But can Kaz’s love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

 

Rosewater

Friday, November 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 147

Language: English

Director: Jon Stewart

Plot: ROSEWATER follows the Tehran-born Bahari, a 42-year-old broadcast journalist with Canadian citizenship living in London. In June 2009, Bahari returned to Iran to interview Mir-Hossein Moussavi, who was the prime challenger to controversial incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As Moussavi’s supporters rose up to protest Ahmadinejad’s victory declaration hours before the polls closed on election day, Bahari endured great personal risk by submitting camera footage of the unfolding street riots to the BBC. Bahari was soon arrested by Revolutionary Guard police, led by a man identifying himself only as “Rosewater,” who proceeded to torture and interrogate the journalist over the next 118 days.

 

Love Hunter

Thursday, November 13th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 87

Language: English

Director: Nemanja Bala

Plot: Milan, a former Serbian rock star, takes us on a bumpy ride as he rides all over NYC picking up a motley crew of passengers to scramble money for his recording. When his bass player quits, he has to sift through New York musicians until he finds a promising replacement – and a romantic spark in a free-spirited female bassist. Just as the rehearsals start picking up steam, Milan’s longtime Serbian girlfriend arrives with very different plans for their future.

 

The Better Angels

Friday, November 7th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 67

Language: English

Director: A.J. Edwards

Plot: Indiana, 1817. The entire nation, only 40 years old and a few years removed from a second war of independence, is raw. Men, women, and children alike must battle nature and disease to survive in remote log cabins. This is young Abraham Lincoln’s world. Spanning three years of the future president’s childhood, The Better Angels explores his family, the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him forever, and the two women who guided him to immortality.

 

West

Friday, November 7th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 139

Language: German

Director: Christian Schwochow

Plot: West movie trailer – starring Jördis Triebel, Tristan Göbel, Alexander Scheer, Jacky Ido, Anja Antonowicz, Stefan Lampadius. Directed by Christian Schwochow. Theatrical Release Date: 11/7/2014
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated

 

Mr. Pip

Friday, November 7th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 180

Language: English

Director: Andrew Adamson

Plot: Hugh Laurie (House) stars as Mr. Watts in Andrew Adamson’s (Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek) adaptation of the prize winning novel, MR. PIP.

Celebrating the timeless power of storytelling, MR PIP unites the stirring tale of a young girl’s quest for hope with a Charles Dickens classic. Thirteen-year-old Matilda is coming of age on a copper-rich tropical island torn apart by war. Almost everyone, including her father, has left to find work or escape danger. Among those few who remain is the mysterious Mr. Watts, the island’s sole remaining white man, who begins to read GREAT EXPECTATIONS aloud to students.

But in a ravaged place where daily survival is the only objective, fiction can be a dangerous thing and it’s only a matter of time before the soldiers are searching for the fictional Pip.

For Matilda the story offers an escape from their brutal reality, while instilling the strength to endure in a place where nothing is certain.

Ultimately it’s the power of the imagination that triumphs.

 

The Lookalike

Friday, November 7th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 136

Language: English

Director: Richard Gray

Plot: Drug lord William Spinks has a curious obsession with Sadie Hill, and uses family friends Bobby and Frank (John Corbett and Jerry O’Connell) to get to her. But when Sadie’s death jeopardizes a major deal, Bobby and Frank set out to find a replacement – a lookalike – to fool Spinks. This dubious plan propels an ex-basketball champion, a deaf beauty (Scottie Thompson), an addict (Justin Long), and an aspiring actress (Gillian Jacobs) into an unlikely romance and a desperate quest to start over.

 

ELSA & FRED

Friday, November 7th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 135

Language: English

Director: Michael Radford

Plot: ELSA AND FRED is the story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it’s never too late to love. After losing his wife, Fred (Christopher Plumer) feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter (Marcia Gay Harden) helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa (Shirley Maclaine). From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred’s life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live—be it more or less—is precious and that he should enjoy it as he pleases.

 

Forever Into Space

Thursday, November 6th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 107

Language: English

Director: Greg W. Locke

Plot: Forever Into Space tells the story of Audrey Harrington (Kelly Sebastian), an over-educated and underemployed twenty-something film blogger attempting to make sense of the times while living in New York City during a period of societal change and cultural shifts. As she finds her way we meet her “city family,” a group of disillusioned – and sometimes entitled – young adults dealing with challenges of their own.

 

Hollidaysburg

Saturday, November 1st, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 129

Language: English

Director: Anna Martemucci

Plot: HOLLIDAYSBURG is a refreshing coming-of-age comedy about finding love and the thrilling first moments of adulthood. When high school friends reunite over their first holiday break during college, they discover just how much they have changed while their town of Hollidaysburg has stayed the same. Within hours of his return, former prom king, Scott (Tobin Mitnick) is dumped by his now-depressive girlfriend, discovers his parents have sold his childhood home, and must prepare to say goodbye to his beloved town forever. Meanwhile, Scott’s acquaintance and quasi “kid sister” Tori (Rachel Keller) is miserable because of a domineering best friend who she’s outgrown, but can’t seem to shake. When the events of the weekend throw Scott and Tori together, an unlikely romance blossoms.

 

Private Peaceful

Thursday, October 30th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 115

Language: English

Director: Pat O’Connor

Plot: PRIVATE PEACEFUL is the classic rites of passage story of two brothers and the exuberance and pain of their teenage love for the same girl, the pressures of their feudal family life, the horrors and folly of war and the ultimate price of courage and cowardice. PRIVATE PEACEFUL is set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, giving us a heart-breaking glimpse of the way we once lived – and still die.