Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Friday, July 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A girl never forgets her first love…
Cast: Mischa Barton … Shelby
Matt Long … Mike Donaldson
Jessica Stroup … Elizabeth Mitchum
Michael Landes … Billy Fletcher
Allen Williamson … Adams
Joshua Elijah Reese … Billick
Nick Pasqual … Davis
Joe Forgione … Elfman
Alex Hooper … Jablonski rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Byrdie Bell … Belle (as Evelyn 'Byrdie' Bell)
Amanda Jane Cooper … Aleisha
Denise Dal Vera … Mrs. Donaldson
David Flick … Coach
Mary Griffin … Taylor
Cassandra Nentwig … Monica
Bingo O'Malley … Elderly Proprietor
Danielle Simone … Jackie
Marty Terry … Motel Clerk
Philip Winters … Doug Donaldson (as Phil Winters)
Plot: A jilted ex-girlfriend plots revenge after her former beau comes back to their hometown with a new lover.
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 109 min
Languages: English | Croatian
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Abigail Breslin … Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald
Walter Raney … Pawn Shop Proprietor
Sofia Vassilieva … Kate Fitzgerald
Cameron Diaz … Sara Fitzgerald
Heather Wahlquist … Aunt Kelly
Jason Patric … Brian Fitzgerald
Evan Ellingson … Jesse Fitzgerald
Alec Baldwin … Campbell Alexander
Nicole Marie Lenz … Gloria (as Nicole Lenz)
Brennan Bailey … Jesse Fitzgerald – Age 10
Olivia Hancock … Kate (Age 2)
Jeffrey Markle … Dr. Wayne
Emily Deschanel … Dr. Farquad
John DeRosa … EMT #1
Marcos A. Ferraez … EMT #2 (as Marcos De La Cruz)
Plot: Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 140 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: America's Most Wanted
Cast: James Russo … Walter Dietrich
David Wenham … Harry 'Pete' Pierpont
Christian Stolte … Charles Makley
Jason Clarke … John 'Red' Hamilton
Johnny Depp … John Dillinger
John Judd … Turnkey
Stephen Dorff … Homer Van Meter
Michael Vieau … Ed Shouse
John Kishline … Guard Dainard
Wesley Walker … Jim Leslie
John Scherp … Earl Adams
Elena Kenney … Viola Norris
William Nero Jr. … Farm Boy
Channing Tatum … Pretty Boy Floyd
Christian Bale … Melvin Purvis
Plot: The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Awards: 8 nominations
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: USA:107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What if your daughter's imagination… Was the secret to your success?
Cast: Eddie Murphy … Evan Danielson
Thomas Haden Church … Johnny Whitefeather
Yara Shahidi … Olivia Danielson
Ronny Cox … Tom Stevens
Stephen Rannazzisi … Noah Kulick
Nicole Ari Parker … Tricia Danielson
DeRay Davis … John Strother
Vanessa Williams … Lori Strother
Martin Sheen … Dante D'Enzo
Lauren Weedman … Rose
Timm Sharp … Tod
Daniel Polo … Indigo Whitefeather
Stephen Root … Fred Franklin
Richard Schiff … Carl Simons
Marin Hinkle … Ms. Davis
Plot: A financial executive who can’t stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter’s imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await. add synopsis
Awards: 2 nominations
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:85 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Getting lucky is a roll of the dice.
Writers: Dante Alighieri (based on a story) and Hue Rhodes (screenplay)
Cast: Steve Buscemi … John
Romany Malco … Virgil
Sarah Silverman … Jill
Peter Dinklage … Mr. Townsend
Tim Blake Nelson … Ned
John Cho
Emmanuelle Chriqui … Tasty D Lite
Aviva … Penny rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabel Archuleta … Jenny
Josh Berry … Store Manager
Lucas CorVatta … Carnival Teen
Gorneth D'Oyley … Casino Dealer
Stephen Eiland … Mordicai
Jesse Garcia … Park Ranger
Jim Giesler … Barker
Jamie Haqqani … Fair Attendee
Karen M. Hudson … Fair Attendee
William T. Johnson … Carnival Teen
Isaac Kappy … Geek
Nicholas A. Nelson … Carnival Attendee
Shawn Prince … Ticket Taker
Ben Zeller … Truck Stop Owner
Plot: An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator. add synopsis
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: John Krasinski … Burt Farlander
Maya Rudolph … Verona De Tessant
Carmen Ejogo … Grace De Tessant
Catherine O'Hara … Gloria Farlander
Jeff Daniels … Jerry Farlander
Allison Janney … Lily
Jim Gaffigan … Lowell
Samantha Pryor … Ashley
Conor Carroll … Taylor
Maggie Gyllenhaal … LN
Josh Hamilton … Roderick
Bailey Harkins … Wolfie
Brendan Spitz … Baby Neptune
Jaden Spitz … Baby Neptune
Chris Messina … Tom Garnett
Plot: 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.
Awards: 5 nominations
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Here comes the bribe…
Cast: Sandra Bullock … Margaret Tate
Ryan Reynolds … Andrew Paxton
Mary Steenburgen … Grace Paxton
Craig T. Nelson … Joe Paxton
Betty White … Grandma Annie
Denis O'Hare … Mr. Gilbertson
Malin Akerman … Gertrude
Oscar Nuñez … Ramone
Aasif Mandvi … Bob Spaulding
Michael Nouri … Chairman Bergen
Michael Mosley … Chuck
Dale Place … Jim McKittrick
Alicia Hunt … Coffee Barista
Alexis Garcia … Immigration Clerk (as Alexis R. Garcia)
Kortney Adams … Colden Books Receptionist
Plot: A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations
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Sunday, May 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: France
Runtime: France:120 min (Cannes Film Festival)
Languages: French | Russian | English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Chris Greenhalgh (screenplay) Chris Greenhalgh (novel) See »
Cast: Anna Mouglalis … Coco Chanel
Mads Mikkelsen … Igor Stravinsky
Yelena Morozova … Katarina Stravinskaya (as Elena Morozova)
Natacha Lindinger … Misia Sert
Grigori Manukov … Sergey Diagilev (as Grigori Manoukov)
Radivoje Bukvic … Grand Duke Dimitri (as Rasha Bukvic)
Nicolas Vaude … Ernest Beaux
Anatole Taubman … Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Erick Desmarestz … Le médecin (as Eric Desmarestz)
Clara Guelblum … Milena Stravinskaya
Maxime Daniélou … Teodor Stravinsky
Sophie Hasson … Ludmila Stravinskaya
Nikita Ponomarenko … Sulima Stravinskaya
Catherine Davenier … Marie
Olivier Claverie … Joseph
Plot: Paris 1913. Coco Chanel is infatuated with the rich and handsome Boy Capel, but she is also compelled by her work… See » Add synopsis »
Awards: 1 nomination See »
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Release Year: 2009
Country: Austria | Germany | France | Italy
Runtime: 144 min
Languages: German | Italian | Polish | Latin
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Christian Friedel … The School Teacher
Ernst Jacobi … The School Teacher (voice)
Leonie Benesch … Eva
Ulrich Tukur … The Baron
Ursina Lardi … The Baronin
Fion Mutert … Sigi
Michael Kranz … The Home Teacher
Burghart Klaußner … The Pastor
Steffi Kühnert … The Pastor's Wife
Maria-Victoria Dragus … Klara
Leonard Proxauf … Martin
Levin Henning … Adolf
Johanna Busse … Margarete
Thibault Sérié … Gustav
Josef Bierbichler … The Steward
Plot: Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 11 nominations
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 153 min
Languages: English | German | French | Italian
Director:
Tagline: Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France…
Cast: Brad Pitt … LT. Aldo Raine
Mélanie Laurent … Shosanna
Christoph Waltz … COL. Hans Landa
Eli Roth … SGT. Donny Donowitz
Michael Fassbender … LT. Archie Hicox
Diane Kruger … Bridget von Hammersmark
Daniel Brühl … Fredrick Zoller
Til Schweiger … SGT. Hugo Stiglitz
Gedeon Burkhard … CPL. Wilhelm Wicki
Jacky Ido … Marcel
B.J. Novak … PFC. Smithson Utivich
Omar Doom … PFC. Omar Ulmer
August Diehl … Major Hellstrom
Denis Menochet … Perrier LaPadite
Sylvester Groth … Joseph Goebbels
Plot: In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis.
Awards: Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 41 nominations
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: France | Italy
Runtime: France:104 min | Argentina:104 min (Pantalla Pinamar Festival) | Hong Kong:104 min (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Languages: French
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Christian Gailly (novel) Alex Reval (adaptation) … See »
Cast: André Dussollier … Georges Palet
Sabine Azéma … Marguerite Muir
Emmanuelle Devos … Josepha
Mathieu Amalric … Bernard de Bordeaux
Anne Consigny … Suzanne Palet
Michel Vuillermoz … Lucien d'Orange (as Michel Vuillermoz de la Comédie Française)
Edouard Baer … Le narrateur (voice)
Annie Cordy … La voisine
Sara Forestier … Elodie
Nicolas Duvauchelle … Jean-Mi
Vladimir Consigny … Marcelin Palet
Dominique Rozan … Sikorsky
Jean-Noël Brouté … Mickey
Elric Covarel … Acolyte aviation (as Elric Covarel Garcia)
Valéry Schatz … Acolyte aviation
Plot: A wallet lost and found opens the door to romantic adventure for Georges and Marguerite. After examining the ID papers of its owner… See » Add synopsis »
Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations See »
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror
Release Year: 2009
Country: Denmark | Germany | France | Sweden | Italy | Poland
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When nature turns evil, true terror awaits. (UK)
Cast: Willem Dafoe … He
Charlotte Gainsbourg … She
Plot: A grieving couple retreats to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Awards: 5 wins & 3 nominations
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Sunday, May 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Money. Sex. Murder. Greed. Corruption. See »
Cast: Kelsey Grammer … Frank Griffin
Terry Crews … James
Giovanni Ribisi … Wayne Beering
James Caan … Jerry Haggerty
Luke Wilson … Jack Harris
Laura Ramsey … Audrey Dawns
Rade Serbedzija … Nikita Sokoloff
Gabriel Macht … Buck Dolby
Jacinda Barrett … Diana Harris
Martin Kove … U.S. Senator
Christopher McDonald … George Harris
Kevin Pollak … Curt Allmans
Robert Forster … Louie La La
Jesse Jane … Herself
John Ashton … Morgan
Graham McTavish … Ivan
Claudia Jordan … Cynthia
Jason Antoon … Denny Z
Stacey Alysson … Alexandra Raynes
Hunter Gomez … Young Jack (Age 15)
Lauren Gallagher … Scared Hooker
Julie Lott … Jessie 'River Dancer'
Diane Sorrentino … Raven Swallows
Jose Rosete … NASA Security Guard
Daniel Ganea … Russian Thug / Bouncer (credit only)
Nick Sowell … Josh Posner
Aighleann McKiernan … Waitress
Lauren Owen … Adult Film Star in gold swimsuit
Jim Devoti … News Reporter
Maarsen Roney … Orgy Man
Thomas J. Post … Red Carpet Film Star
Daylon Wear … Pornstar
Bubba Ganter … Reggie (as Leon Ganter)
Vincent Conti … 1950s Kid
Byron Browne … Club Bouncer
Eric Naroyan … Movie Producer
Christian Michael Clark … Michael (Age 9)
Samuel Brodie … Drunk Porn Director
Robert Della Cerra … Bill Romero
Billy Sorrentino … Vito – Louie La La's Driver
Greg Vrotsos … Arresting Officer (as Gregory Nicholas Vrotsos)
Melissa Bustamante … Laura
Lane Simpson … Red Carpet Reporter
Wesley Claggett … Johnny Deep
Raj Suri … Pakistani Terrorist
Richard Wilk … Hard Rock Host
Pat Giglio … Office Manager
Justin Mack … Bartender
Jason Soule … Factory Office Worker
Dexter Jasper … Peanut
Brady Stanley … Teen Michael
Douglas L. Cook … Police Officer
Danelle Benton-Smith … Club Attendee
Krysten Jackson … Office Employee
Ron Cadwell … Towncar Driver
James Stickel … Picnic Goer
Shane Shields … Dean Loomis
Jack Barnes … Adam – 5 months old
Marc Lyncheski … Russion Bouncer
Derek laKeith Martin … Club bouncer
Jared Keesling … Russian Bouncer
Rick Cooper … Doctor
Plot: Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars. Full synopsis »
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Saturday, May 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: France | Italy
Runtime: 155 min | France:150 min
Languages: French | Arabic | Corsican
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Thomas Bidegain (screenplay) and Jacques Audiard (screenplay) …
Cast: Tahar Rahim … Malik El Djebena
Niels Arestrup … César Luciani
Adel Bencherif … Ryad
Hichem Yacoubi … Reyeb
Reda Kateb … Jordi
Jean-Philippe Ricci … Vettori
Gilles Cohen … Prof
Antoine Basler … Pilicci
Leïla Bekhti … Djamila
Pierre Leccia … Sampierro
Foued Nassah … Antaro
Jean-Emmanuel Pagni … Santi
Frédéric Graziani … Chef de détention
Slimane Dazi … Lattrache
Rabah Loucif … L'avocat de Malik
Plot: A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations
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Saturday, May 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: South Korea
Runtime: 128 min
Languages: Korean
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Eun-kyo Park (screenplay) and Joon-ho Bong (screenplay)
Cast: Bin Won … Yoon Do-joon
Hye-ja Kim
Ku Jin
Plot: A mother desperately searches for the killer that framed her son for their horrific murder. add synopsis
Awards: 5 wins & 2 nominations
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | Australia | France
Runtime: Canada:119 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: First Love Burns Brightest
Cast: Ben Whishaw … John Keats
Abbie Cornish … Frances 'Fanny' Brawne
Kerry Fox … Mrs. Brawne
Paul Schneider … Charles Armitage Brown
Edie Martin … Margaret 'Toots' Brawne
Thomas Sangster … Samuel Brawne
Gerard Monaco … Charles Dilke
Antonia Campbell-Hughes … Abigail O'Donaghue Brown
Samuel Roukin … John Reynolds
Amanda Hale … Reynolds' Sister I
Lucinda Raikes … Reynolds' Sister II
Samuel Barnett … Joseph Severn
Jonathan Aris … Leigh Hunt
Olly Alexander … Tom Keats
Theresa Watson … Charlotte
Plot: The drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats’ untimely death at age 25.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 14 nominations
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 123 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Katie Jarvis … Mia
Rebecca Griffiths … Tyler
Carrie-Ann Savill … Tyler's Friend
Toyin Ogidi … Tyler's Friend
Grant Wild … Keeley's Dad
Sarah Bayes … Keeley
Charlotte Collins … Sophie
Kirsty Smith … Dancing Girl
Chelsea Chase … Andree
Brooke Hobby … London
Harry Treadaway … Billy
Syrus … Tennents the Dog
Kierston Wareing … Joanne
Alan Francis … Free Runner
Ben Francis … Free Runner
Plot: Everything changes for 15yr old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 9 wins & 16 nominations
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Italy | Spain | Argentina
Runtime: 127 min
Languages: English | Spanish | French
Director:
Tagline: Every Family Has a Secret
Cast: Vincent Gallo … Tetro
Maribel Verdú … Miranda
Alden Ehrenreich … Bennie
Klaus Maria Brandauer … Carlo
Carmen Maura … Alone
Rodrigo De la Serna … Jose
Leticia Brédice … Josefina
Mike Amigorena … Abelardo
Sofía Castiglione … Maria Luisa
Francesca De Sapio … Amalia rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adriana Mastrángelo … Angela
Silvia Pérez … Silvana
Erica Rivas … Ana
Plot: Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie’s discovery of his brother’s near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director: Pete Docter
Bob Peterson (co-director)
Tagline:
Writers: Pete Docter (story) and Bob Peterson (story) …
Cast: Edward Asner … Carl Fredricksen (voice) (as Ed Asner)
Christopher Plummer … Charles Muntz (voice)
Jordan Nagai … Russell (voice)
Bob Peterson … Dug / Alpha (voice)
Delroy Lindo … Beta (voice)
Jerome Ranft … Gamma (voice)
John Ratzenberger … Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
David Kaye … Newsreel Announcer (voice)
Elie Docter … Young Ellie (voice)
Jeremy Leary … Young Carl (voice)
Mickie McGowan … Police Officer Edith (voice)
Danny Mann … Construction Worker Steve (voice)
Donald Fullilove … Nurse George (voice)
Jess Harnell … Nurse AJ (voice)
Josh Cooley … Omega (voice)
Plot: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 29 nominations
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Japan
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English | Spanish | Hebrew | French | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: For every way in, there is another way out.
Cast: Isaach De Bankolé … Lone Man
Alex Descas … Creole
Jean-François Stévenin … French
Óscar Jaenada … Waiter
Luis Tosar … Violin
Paz de la Huerta … Nude
Tilda Swinton … Blonde
Youki Kudoh … Molecules
John Hurt … Guitar
Gael García Bernal … Mexican
Hiam Abbass … Driver
Bill Murray … American
Héctor Colomé … Second American
María Isasi … Flamenco Club Waitress
Norma Yessenia Paladines … Flight Attendant
Plot: The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
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