Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Defying The Impossible. Living The Dream.
Cast: Hilary Swank … Amelia Earhart
Richard Gere … George Putnam
Ewan McGregor … Gene Vidal
Christopher Eccleston … Fred Noonan
Joe Anderson … Bill
Cherry Jones … Eleanor Roosevelt
Mia Wasikowska … Elinor Smith
Aaron Abrams … Slim Gordon
Dylan Roberts … Leo Bellarts
Scott Yaphe … William Dalten
Tom Fairfoot … Balfour
Ryann Shane … Young Amelia
William Cuddy … Gore Vidal
Elizabeth Shepherd … Frances Putnam
Richard Donat … Gallagher
Plot: A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 118 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery … Connor MacManus
Norman Reedus … Murphy MacManus
Billy Connolly … Il Duce
Clifton Collins Jr. … Romeo
Julie Benz … Eunice Bloom
Peter Fonda … The Roman
Paul Johansson … Rick
Judd Nelson … Concezio Yakavetta
David Della Rocco … Rocco
Bob Marley … Detective Greenly
Brian Mahoney … Detective Duffy
David Ferry … Detective Dolly
Gerard Parkes … Doc
Richard Fitzpatrick … The Chief
Robert Mauriell … Louie
Plot: The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, the duo return to Boston to bring justice to those responsible. add synopsis
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There's one in all of us.
Cast: Max Records … Max
Pepita Emmerichs … Claire
Max Pfeifer … Claire's Friend #1
Madeleine Greaves … Claire's Friend #2
Joshua Jay … Claire's Friend #3
Ryan Corr … Claire's Friend #4
Catherine Keener … Mom
Steve Mouzakis … Teacher
Mark Ruffalo … The Boyfriend
James Gandolfini … Carol (voice)
Paul Dano … Alexander (voice)
Catherine O'Hara … Judith (voice)
Forest Whitaker … Ira (voice)
Michael Berry Jr. … The Bull (voice)
Chris Cooper … Douglas (voice)
Plot: An adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world–a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 17 nominations
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Sung Kang … Hollywood
Randall Duk Kim … Tattoo Master
Jonathan Chan-Pensley … Yakuza Henchman
Yuki Iwamoto … Yakuza Couch
Ill-Young Kim … Yakuza Mohawk
Ben Miles … Maslow
Naomie Harris … Mika
Rain … Raizo
Stephen Marcus … Kingpin
Linh Dan Pham … Pretty Ninja
Fang Yu … Laundromat Manager
Adriana Altaras … Landlady
Shô Kosugi … Ozunu
Kylie Goldstein … Young Kiriko (as Kylie Liya Goldstein)
Yoon Sungwoong … Young Raizo
Plot: A young ninja turns his back on orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The System Must Pay
Cast: Jamie Foxx … Nick Rice
Gerard Butler … Clyde Shelton
Colm Meaney … Detective Dunnigan
Bruce McGill … Jonas Cantrell
Leslie Bibb … Sarah Lowell
Michael Irby … Detective Garza
Gregory Itzin … Warden Iger
Regina Hall … Kelly Rice
Emerald-Angel Young … Denise Rice
Christian Stolte … Clarence Darby
Annie Corley … Judge Laura Burch
Richard Portnow … Bill Reynolds
Viola Davis … Mayor
Michael Kelly … Bray
Josh Stewart … Rupert Ames
Plot: A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family’s killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min | 123 min (extended version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Dream It – Earn It – Live It
Cast: Kay Panabaker … Jenny Garrison
Naturi Naughton … Denise Dupree
Kherington Payne … Alice Ellerton
Megan Mullally … Ms. Fran Rowan
Bebe Neuwirth … Ms. Kraft
Debbie Allen … Ms. Angela Simms
Asher Book … Marco
Cody Longo … Andy Matthews
Walter Perez … Victor Taveras
Charles S. Dutton … Mr. James Dowd
Kelsey Grammer … Mr. Martin Cranston
Collins Pennie … Malik Washburn
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle … Joy
Paul McGill … Kevin Barrett
Paul Iacono … Neil Baczynsky
Plot: An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: You Are The Experiment
Cast: Cameron Diaz … Norma Lewis
James Marsden … Arthur Lewis
Frank Langella … Arlington Steward
James Rebhorn … Norm Cahill
Holmes Osborne … Dick Burns
Sam Oz Stone … Walter Lewis
Gillian Jacobs … Dana
Celia Weston … Lana Burns
Deborah Rush … Clymene Steward
Lisa K. Wyatt … Rhonda Martin
Mark S. Cartier … Martin Teague (as Mark Cartier)
Kevin Robertson … Wendel Matheson
Michele Durrett … Rebecca Matheson (as Michele Durett)
Ian Kahn … Vick Brenner
John Magaro … Charles
Plot: A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don’t know.
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: USA:109 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Sometimes when you least expect it…
Cast: Aaron Eckhart … Burke
Jennifer Aniston … Eloise Chandler
Dan Fogler … Lane
John Carroll Lynch … Walter
Martin Sheen … Burke's Father-in-Law
Judy Greer … Marty
Frances Conroy … Eloise's Mom
Joe Anderson … Tyler
Sasha Alexander … Photographer
Clyde Kusatsu … Cab Driver
Anne Marie DeLuise … Unicom Executive #1
Tyler McClendon … Unicom Executive #2
Panou … Unicom Executive #3
Michael Kopsa … Unicom CEO
Michelle Harrison … Cynthia
Plot: About a widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman who attends one of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn’t yet truly confronted his wife’s passing.
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy
Release Year: 2009
Country: Ireland | USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe.
Cast: Colin Farrell … Syracuse
Alicja Bachleda … Ondine
Stephen Rea … Priest
Tony Curran … Alex
Tom Archdeacon
Dervla Kirwan … Maura
Alison Barry … Annie
Emil Hostina … Vladic
Don Wycherley … Kettle – Vladic's Henchman
Norma Sheahan … Librarian
Plot: The story of an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a mermaid. Add synopsis »
Awards: 4 wins & 4 nominations See »
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Edward Norton … Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Melanie Lynskey … Colleen
Susan Sarandon … Daisy Kincaid
Keri Russell … Janet
Richard Dreyfuss … Pug Rothbaum
Ty Burrell
Tim Blake Nelson
Maggie Siff … Rabbi Zimmerman
Lucy DeVito
Randal Reeder … Shaver
Josh Pais … Ken Feinman
Krystal Mayo … Bacchanalian
Steve Earle … Buddy Fuller
Ken Cheeseman … Jimmy Fuller
Lisa Benavides … Suzie Feinman
Naima Imani Lett … Sally
Lee Wilkof … Levy
Tim Ware … Minister Davies
Alyssia Dujmovich … Jilly
Chris Freihofer … Doctor
Tina Parker … Sharon
Jim Henry … Policeman
Leo Fabian … Wadell
Robin McGee … Salesman
Jenna Podell … Staci Feinman
Thomas Wallace … Professor
Henry Max Nelson … Gabe Feinman
Plot: An Ivy League professor is lured back to his Oklahoma hometown, where his twin brother, a small-time pot grower, has concocted a scheme to take down a local drug lord. add synopsis
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | France
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: She invited Chloe into her life, her home and her marriage. Big mistake
Cast: Julianne Moore … Catherine
Liam Neeson … David
Amanda Seyfried … Chloe
Nina Dobrev … Anna
Max Thieriot … Michael rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laura DeCarteret … Alicia
Meghan Heffern … Miranda
David Reale … Boy
Mishu Vellani … Julie
Plot: A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger. add synopsis
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Be Your Own Hero
Cast: Sarah Habel … Corbi
Ellen Page … Bliss Cavendar
Shannon Eagen … Amber
Marcia Gay Harden … Brooke Cavendar
Edward Austin Austin … Pageant Coordinator
Mary Callaghan Lynch … Val
Alia Shawkat … Pash
Barbara Coven … Pagent Mother
Eulala Scheel … Shania Cavendar
Nina Kircher … Trudy
Daniel Stern … Earl Cavendar
Mark Boyd … Ronny
Carlo Alban … Birdman
Doug Minckiewicz … Colby
Michael Petrillo … Poindexter
Plot: In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2009
Country: Canada
Runtime: Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: An unexpected hero will rise.
Cast: Woody Harrelson … Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Kat Dennings … Kat
Elias Koteas … Chuck Dooney
Sandra Oh … Dr. Park
Lisa Ray … Dominique Ball
Michael Kelly … Paul Carter
Charlotte Sullivan … Fay Poppington
Kristin Booth … Wendy Carter
Tatiana Maslany … Olga
Lyriq Bent … Wayne
Tony Nappo … Biker Cliff
Michael Cram … Blake
Dakota Goyo … Jack Carter
James Preston Rogers … BikerBob
Graham Abbey … Constable Mike
John Paul Ruttan … Young Jack
Cynthia Amsden … Woman with Pointsetta
Max Dreesen … Kid Arthur
Plot: A comedy centered around three characters: an everyday guy who comes to believe he’s a superhero, his psychiatrist, and the teenager he befriends. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 103 min | Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Every man has a breaking point.
Cast: Michael Caine … Harry Brown
Emily Mortimer … D.I. Alice Frampton
Charlie Creed-Miles … D.S. Terry Hicock
David Bradley … Leonard Attwell
Iain Glen … S.I. Childs
Sean Harris … Stretch
Ben Drew … Noel Winters
Jack O'Connell … Marky
Jamal Downey … Carl
Lee Oakes … Dean
Joseph Gilgun … Kenny
Liam Cunningham … Sid Rourke
Marva Alexander … Nurse #1
Forbes KB … Troy Martindale
Liz Daniels … Kath
Plot: An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend’s murder by doling out his own form of justice. Add synopsis »
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations See »
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK | France
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English | Yiddish | Hebrew
Director: Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Tagline:
Cast: Michael Stuhlbarg … Larry Gopnik
Richard Kind … Uncle Arthur
Fred Melamed … Sy Ableman
Sari Lennick … Judith Gopnik
Aaron Wolff … Danny Gopnik
Jessica McManus … Sarah Gopnik
Peter Breitmayer … Mr. Brandt
Brent Braunschweig … Mitch Brandt
David Kang … Clive Park
Benjy Portnoe … Danny's Reefer Buddy (as Bejamin Portnoe)
Jack Swiler … Boy on Bus
Andrew S. Lentz … Cursing Boy on Bus
Jon Kaminski Jr. … Mike Fagle
Ari Hoptman … Arlen Finkle
Alan Mandell … Rabbi Marshak
Plot: A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother won’t move out of the house.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 26 nominations
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:90 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Every "Revolution" Needs A Leader
Cast: Michael Cera … Nick Twisp and Francois Dillinger
Portia Doubleday … Sheeni Saunders
Jean Smart … Estelle Twisp
Zach Galifianakis … Jerry
Erik Knudsen … Lefty
Adhir Kalyan … Vijay Joshi
Steve Buscemi … George Twisp
Fred Willard … Mr. Ferguson
Ari Graynor … Lacey
Ray Liotta … Lance Wescott
Justin Long … Paul Saunders
Rooney Mara … Taggarty
Jade Fusco … Bernice Lynch
Lise Lacasse … Matron
M. Emmet Walsh … Mr. Saunders
Plot: While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she’ll be the one to take away his virginity. add synopsis
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:113 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Hope is closer than you think.
Cast: Tyler Perry … Madea / Joe
Taraji P. Henson … April
Adam Rodriguez … Sandino
Brian J. White … Randy (as Brian White)
Hope Olaide Wilson … Jennifer
Kwesi Boakye … Manny
Frederick Siglar … Byron
Gladys Knight … Wilma
Mary J. Blige … Tanya
Marvin Winans … Pastor Brian
Eric Mendenhall … Man #1
David Paulus … Miller
Randall Taylor … Mr. Bradley
Tess Malis Kincaid … Ms. Sullivan
Joseph Taylor … Announcer
Plot: When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides… add synopsis
Awards: 5 nominations
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min | Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:99 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Tom Ford (screenplay) Christopher Isherwood (novel)
Cast: Colin Firth … George
Julianne Moore … Charley
Nicholas Hoult … Kenny
Matthew Goode … Jim
Jon Kortajarena … Carlos
Paulette Lamori … Alva
Ryan Simpkins … Jennifer Strunk
Ginnifer Goodwin … Mrs. Strunk
Teddy Sears … Mr. Strunk
Paul Butler … Christopher Strunk
Aaron Sanders … Tom Strunk
Keri Lynn Pratt … Blonde Secretary
Jenna Gavigan … Other Secretary No. 1
Alicia Carr … Other Secretary No. 2
Lee Pace … Grant
Plot: A story that centers on an English professor who, after the sudden death of his partner tries to go about his typical day in Los Angeles. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 21 nominations
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Australia | USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director: Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Tagline: In 2019, The Most Precious Natural Resource… Is Us.
Writers: Michael Spierig (written by) & Peter Spierig (written by)
Cast: Harriet Minto-Day … Lisa Barrett
Jay Laga'aia … Senator Turner
Damien Garvey … Senator Westlake
Sahaj Dumpleton … Homeless Vampire
Allan Todd … Businessman
Gabriella Di Labio … Businesswoman
Ben Siemer … Police Officer
Peter Welman … Police Officer
Ethan Hawke … Edward Dalton
Callum McLean … Vampire School Kid
Jarrad Pon … Vampire School Kid
Victoria Williams … Vampire School Kid
Zoe White … Vampire School Kid
Aolani Roy … Vampire School Kid
Tiffany Lamb … News Reader
Plot: In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind. add synopsis
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: How he saw the world changed it forever
Writers: John Collee (screenplay) Randal Keynes (biography)
Cast: Paul Bettany … Charles Darwin
Jennifer Connelly … Emma Darwin
Jeremy Northam … Reverend Innes
Toby Jones … Thomas Huxley
Benedict Cumberbatch … Joseph Hooker
Jim Carter … Parslow
Martha West … Annie Darwin
Teresa Churcher … Mrs. Davies
Harrison Sansostri … Lenny Darwin
Pauline Stone … Mrs. Darwin's Maid
Zak Davies … Jemmy Buttons
Christopher Dunkin … George Darwin
Plot: English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work. add synopsis
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