Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | France
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: See Your Last Breath.
Writers: Jon Hoeber (screenplay) & Erich Hoeber (screenplay) …
Cast: Kate Beckinsale … Carrie Stetko
Gabriel Macht … Robert Pryce
Tom Skerritt … Dr. John Fury
Columbus Short … Delfy
Alex O'Loughlin … Russell Haden
Shawn Doyle … Sam Murphy
Joel S. Keller … Jack (as Joel Keller)
Jesse Todd … Rubin
Arthur Holden … McGuire
Erin Hickock … Rhonda (as Erin Hicock)
Bashar Rahal … Russian Pilot
Julian Cain … Russian Co-pilot
Dennis Keiffer … Russian Guard #1
Andrei Runtso … Russian Guard #2
Roman Varshavsky … Russian Guard #3
Plot: U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months.
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Based on a tattle-tale
Cast: Matt Damon … Mark Whitacre
Lucas McHugh Carroll … Alexander Whitacre (as Lucas Carroll)
Eddie Jemison … Kirk Schmidt
Rusty Schwimmer … Liz Taylor
Craig Ricci Shaynak … Discouraged Foreman
Tom Papa … Mick Andreas
Rick Overton … Terry Wilson
Melanie Lynskey … Ginger Whitacre
Thomas F. Wilson … Mark Cheviron (as Tom Wilson)
Scott Bakula … Brian Shepard
Scott Adsit … Sid Hulse
Ann Dowd … FBI Special Agent Kate Medford
Allan Havey … FBI Special Agent Dean Paisley
Howie Johnson … Rusty Williams
Joel McHale … FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon
Plot: The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 nominations
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Sunday, September 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Documentary, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 127 min | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Thora Birch … Herself
William Black … Himself
Jimmy Carter … Himself (archive footage)
Congressman Elijah Cummings … Himself
Baron Hill … Himself
Marcy Kaptur … Herself
John McCain … Himself (archive footage)
Michael Moore … Himself
Sarah Palin … Herself (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan … Himself (archive footage)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt … Himself (archive footage)
Arnold Schwarzenegger … Himself (archive footage)
Wallace Shawn … Himself
Elizabeth Warren … Herself
Plot: On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece Roger & Me, Michael Moore’s Capitalism:… add synopsis
Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations
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Saturday, September 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:109 min | Canada:108 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The story of a man ready to make a connection.
Cast: George Clooney … Ryan Bingham
Vera Farmiga … Alex Goran
Anna Kendrick … Natalie Keener
Jason Bateman … Craig Gregory
Amy Morton … Kara Bingham
Melanie Lynskey … Julie Bingham
J.K. Simmons … Bob
Sam Elliott … Maynard Finch
Danny McBride … Jim Miller
Zach Galifianakis … Steve
Chris Lowell … Kevin
Steve Eastin … Samuels
Marvin Young … Himself (as Young MC)
Lucas MacFadden … Conference DJ (as Cut Chemist)
Adrienne Lamping … Tammy
Plot: With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.
Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 51 nominations
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Friday, September 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 122 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The only criminal he can't catch is himself.
Cast: Nicolas Cage … Terence McDonagh
Val Kilmer … Stevie Pruit
Eva Mendes … Frankie Donnenfeld
Fairuza Balk … Heidi
Jennifer Coolidge … Genevieve
Michael Shannon … Mundt
Brad Dourif … Ned Schoenholtz
Shawn Hatosy … Armand Benoit
Shea Whigham … Justin
Denzel Whitaker … Daryl
Xzibit … Big Fate (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Irma P. Hall … Binnie Rogers
Tom Bower … Pat McDonough
Lance E. Nichols … Jerimiah Goodhusband
Vondie Curtis-Hall … James Brasser
Douglas M. Griffin … Sergeant
Katie Chonacas … Tina
Brandi Coleman … Yvonne
Kyle Russell Clements … Lawrence
Nick Gomez … Evaristo Chavez
Lauren Pennington … Young woman
Brandy Moon … Duffy's wife
Sean Boyd … Lt. Stoyer
J.D. Evermore … Rick Fitzsimon
Jillian Batherson … D.A's Assistant
Marco St. John … Eugene Gratz
Tony Bentley … Hurley
Michael Wozniak … Undercover Officer
Deneen Tyler … Pharmacist
Deena Beasley … Miamouna
David Joseph Martinez … Juan Michel
Lucius Baston … Deshaun 'Midget' Hackett
Sam Medina … Andy
J. Omar Castro … Narcotics Detective
Armando Leduc … Jeff
Topher Jones … Undercover Detective
Noel Arthur … Renaldo Hayes
Victor Hugo Palacios … Police Officer
Tim Bellow … Gary 'G' Jenkins
Joe Nemmers … Officer Larry Moy
Lyssa Prine … Nurse
Roger J. Timber … Security Guard (as Roger Timber)
Robert Pavlovich … Dr. Milburn
Jeremy Aaron Johnson … Detective Yasco
Jaime San Andres … Officer Lasseigne
Michael Arnona … Police Captain
C. Stuart Rome … CSI Agent
Trey Burvant … Dealer
Lorin Moore … Promotion Reporter
Joel Davis … TV Play-by-play announcer (voice)
Michael Zimbrich … Waiter
Matt Borel … Bernie
Joshua Gillum … Host
Plot: Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Friday, September 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, History
Release Year: 2009
Country: Germany | Russia | UK
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Intoxicating. Infuriating. Impossible. Love.
Cast: James McAvoy … Valentin Bulgakov
Christopher Plummer … Leo Tolstoy
Helen Mirren … Sofya Tolstoy
Anne-Marie Duff … Sasha Tolstoy
Paul Giamatti … Vladimir Chertkov
Kerry Condon … Masha
Patrick Kennedy … Sergeyenko
John Sessions … Dushan
David Masterson … Reporter
Nenad Lucic … Vanja
Tomas Spencer … Andrey Tolstoy
Maximilian Gärtner … Kind
Plot: A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: In a moment the world changed forever.
Writers: Cormac McCarthy (novel) Joe Penhall (adaptation) …
Cast: Viggo Mortensen … Father
Kodi Smit-McPhee … Boy
Charlize Theron … Mother
Robert Duvall … Old Man – Eli
Guy Pearce … Veteran
Molly Parker … Friendly woman
Michael K. Williams … The Thief (as Michael Kenneth Williams)
Garret Dillahunt … Gang Member
Bob Jennings … Bearded Man
Agnes Herrmann … Archer's Woman
Buddy Sosthand … Archer
Kirk Brown … Bearded Face
Jack Erdie … Bearded Man #2
David August Lindauer … Man On Mattress
Gina Preciado … Well Fed Woman
Plot: A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible.
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 7 nominations
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: France | Italy | Romania | Belgium | Russia
Runtime: 119 min
Languages: French | Russian
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Radu Mihaileanu (scenario) Matthew Robbins (collaboration) … See »
Cast: Aleksei Guskov … Andreï Semoinovitch Filipov
Mélanie Laurent … Anne-Marie Jacquet / Léa
Dmitri Nazarov … Aleksander Abramovitch 'Sacha' Grossman
Valeriy Barinov … Ivan Gavrilov
François Berléand … Olivier Morne Duplessis
Miou-Miou … Guylène de La Rivière (as Miou Miou)
Lionel Abelanski … Jean-Paul Carrère rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasile Albinet … Rusian killer
Laurent Bateau
Ramzy Bedia … Ahmed – le patron du 'Trou Normand'
Ovidiu Cuncea
Maria Dinulescu … Mashenka – the bride
Roger Dumas … Maurice dit Momo
Guillaume Gallienne … Raymond Labérac – un critique musical à la dent dure
Anna Kamenkova … Irina Filipovna (as Anna Kamenkova Pavlova)
Aleksandr Komissarov … Victor Vikitch
Ion Sapdaru
Valentin Teodosiu
Plot: Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, was fired for hiring Jewish musicians… See » Add synopsis »
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations See »
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English
Director: Brian Koppelman
David Levien
Tagline: Ben loves his family almost as much as he loves himself See »
Cast: Michael Douglas … Ben Kalmen
Susan Sarandon … Nancy Kalmen
Danny DeVito … Jimmy Merino
Mary-Louise Parker … Jordan Karsch
Jenna Fischer … Susan Porter
Imogen Poots … Allyson Karsch
Jesse Eisenberg … Daniel Cheston
Richard Schiff … Steve Heller
Jake Richard Siciliano … Scotty (as Jake Siciliano)
David Costabile … Gary Porter
Ben Shenkman … Pete Hartofilias
Anastasia Griffith … Carol Solomonde
Alex Kaluzhsky … Ted Loof
Simone Levin … Nurse (as Simona Levin Williams)
James Colby … Sgt. John Haverford
Plot: A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions. Add synopsis »
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror
Release Year: 2009
Country: Netherlands | UK
Runtime: Netherlands:90 min | Netherlands:90 min
Languages: English | German | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: 100 % medically accurate
Cast: Dieter Laser … Dr.Heiter
Ashley C. Williams … Lindsay
Ashlynn Yennie … Jenny
Akihiro Kitamura … Katsuro
Andreas Leupold … Det. Kranz
Peter Blankenstein … Det.voller
Plot: Two pretty American girls are on a road trip through Europe. In Germany they end up alone at night with a broken car in the woods… See » Full synopsis »
Awards: 3 wins See »
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 79 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: (7) To Defend Us…
Writers: Pamela Pettler (screenplay) Shane Acker (story)
Cast: Christopher Plummer … 1 (voice)
Martin Landau … 2 (voice)
John C. Reilly … 5 (voice)
Crispin Glover … 6 (voice)
Jennifer Connelly … 7 (voice)
Fred Tatasciore … 8 / Radio Announcer (voice)
Elijah Wood … 9 (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer … The Scientist (voice)
Tom Kane … Dictator (voice)
Helen Wilson … Newscaster (voice)
Plot: A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened.
Awards: 5 nominations
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller, Horror
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:84 min
Languages: English
Director: Àlex Pastor
David Pastor
Tagline:
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci … Danny
Chris Pine … Brian
Piper Perabo … Bobby
Emily VanCamp … Kate
Christopher Meloni … Frank
Kiernan Shipka … Jodie
Ron McClary … Preacher
Mark Moses … Doctor
Josh Berry … Survivalist #1
Tim Janis … Survivalist #2
Dale Malley … Survivalist #3
Dylan Kenin … Tom
LeAnne Lynch … Rose
Jan Cunningham … Passenger
Mary Peterson … Laura Merkin
Plot: Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are dangerous than any virus.
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Michelle Nolden … Annette DeTamble
Alex Ferris … Henry at Six
Arliss Howard … Richard DeTamble
Eric Bana … Henry DeTamble
Katherine Trowell … Hospital Receptionist
Bart Bedford … Library Researcher
Esther Jun … Waitress
Matt Birman … Chicago Police #1
Craig Snoyer … Chicago Police #2
Rachel McAdams … Clare Abshire
Carly Street … Librarian
Romyen Tangsubutra … Thai Waiter
Brooklynn Proulx … Clare at Six and Eight
Jane McLean … Charisse
Ron Livingston … Gomez
Plot: A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage.
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: Argentina | Spain
Runtime: 127 min
Languages: Spanish
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Juan José Campanella (writer) Eduardo Sacheri (novel) See »
Cast: Ricardo Darín … Benjamín Esposito
Soledad Villamil … Irene Menéndez Hastings
Pablo Rago … Ricardo Morales
Javier Godino … Isidoro Gómez
Guillermo Francella … Pablo Sandoval
José Luis Gioia … Inspector Báez
Carla Quevedo … Liliana Coloto
Rudy Romano … Ordóñez
Mario Alarcón … Juez Fortuna Lacalle
Alejandro Abelenda … Pinche Mariano
Sebastián Blanco … Pinche Tino
Mariano Argento … Romano
Juan José Ortíz … Agente Cardozo
Kiko Cerone … Molinari
Fernando Pardo … Sicora
Plot: A man wants to solve a murder committed many years ago. Full synopsis »
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 34 wins & 19 nominations See »
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | New Zealand
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English | Nyanja | Afrikaans
Director:
Tagline: You are not welcome here.
Writers: Neill Blomkamp (screenplay) & Terri Tatchell (screenplay)
Cast: Sharlto Copley … Wikus Van De Merwe
Jason Cope … Grey Bradnam – UKNR Chief Correspondent
Nathalie Boltt … Sarah Livingstone – Sociologist
Sylvaine Strike … Dr Katrina McKenzie
Elizabeth Mkandawie … Interviewee
John Sumner … Les Feldman – MIL Engineer
William Allen Young … Dirk Michaels
Greg Melvill-Smith … Interviewer
Nick Blake … Francois Moraneu – CIV Engineer Team
Morena Busa Sesatsa … Interviewee
Themba Nkosi … Interviewee
Mzwandile Nqoba … Interviewee
Barry Strydom … Interviewee
Jed Brophy … James Hope – Police Officer
Louis Minnaar … Piet Smit
Plot: An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 27 nominations
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min | 108 min (unrated director's cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Let The Games Begin.
Cast: Steve Zahn … Cliff Anderson
Timothy Olyphant … Nick
Milla Jovovich … Cydney Anderson
Kiele Sanchez … Gina
Marley Shelton … Cleo
Chris Hemsworth … Kale
Anthony Ruivivar … Chronic
Dale Dickey … Earth Momma
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo … Supply Guy
Wendy Braun … Debbie Mason
Jim Cruz … Helicopter Pilot
Angela Sun … Counter Girl
Leandra Gillis … TV Anchor
Amit Yogev … Waiter
Carlos Alberto Lopez … Camera Samaritan
Plot: Two pairs of lovers (Zahn & Jovovich, Olyphant & Sanchez) on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Band Together
Cast: Alyson Michalka … Charlotte Banks (as Aly Michalka)
Vanessa Hudgens … Sa5m
Gaelan Connell … Will Burton
Scott Porter … Ben Wheatly
Ryan Donowho … Basher Martin
Charlie Saxton … Bug
Lisa Kudrow … Karen Burton
Tim Jo … Omar
Elvy Yost … Irene Lerman (Cello)
Lisa Chung … Kim Lee (Keyboards)
J.W. Wright … Dylan Dyer (Glory Dogs Guitar) (as J.W. Wright II)
Blair Bomar … Megan
Casey Williams … Ms. Wittenberg
Maggie Maye … Kyra 17-1
Jennifer Blair … Kyra's Friend
Plot: A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band — together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 123 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Passion. Ambition. Butter. Do You Have What It Takes?
Cast: Meryl Streep … Julia Child
Amy Adams … Julie Powell
Stanley Tucci … Paul Child
Chris Messina … Eric Powell
Linda Emond … Simone Beck
Helen Carey … Louisette Bertholle
Mary Lynn Rajskub … Sarah
Jane Lynch … Dorothy McWilliams
Joan Juliet Buck … Madame Brassart
Crystal Noelle … Ernestine
George Bartenieff … Chef Max Bugnard
Vanessa Ferlito … Cassie
Casey Wilson … Regina
Jillian Bach … Annabelle
Andrew Garman … John O'Brien
Plot: Julia Child’s story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell’s 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child’s first book. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | Germany | France
Runtime: 123 min
Languages: English | American Sign Language | Estonian
Director:
Tagline: Can you keep a secret?
Cast: Vera Farmiga … Kate Coleman
Peter Sarsgaard … John Coleman
Isabelle Fuhrman … Esther
CCH Pounder … Sister Abigail
Jimmy Bennett … Daniel
Margo Martindale … Dr. Browning
Karel Roden … Dr. Varava
Aryana Engineer … Max Coleman
Rosemary Dunsmore … Grandma Barbara
Jamie Young … Brenda
Lorry Ayers … Joyce
Brendan Wall … Detective
Genelle Williams … Sister Judith
Mustafa Abdelkarim … Daniel's Friends
Landon Norris … Daniel's Friends
Plot: A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 146 min | 153 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Adam Sandler … George Simmons
Seth Rogen … Ira Wright
Leslie Mann … Laura
Eric Bana … Clarke
Jonah Hill … Leo Koenig
Jason Schwartzman … Mark Taylor Jackson
Aubrey Plaza … Daisy
Maude Apatow … Mable
Iris Apatow … Ingrid
RZA … Chuck
Aziz Ansari … Randy
Torsten Voges … Dr. Lars
Allan Wasserman … Dr. Stevens
Rod Man … Himself
Wayne Federman … Comedy & Magic Manager
Plot: When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
Awards: 2 nominations
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