Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: South Korea | USA
Runtime: 133 min | South Korea:145 min (director's cut)
Languages: Korean | English | French
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Seo-Gyeong Jeong (screenplay) Chan-wook Park (screenplay)
Cast: Kang-ho Song … Priest Sang-hyeon
Ok-bin Kim … Tae-ju
Hae-sook Kim … Lady Ra
Ha-kyun Shin … Kang-woo
In-hwan Park … Priest Noh
Dal-su Oh … Yeong-doo
Young-chang Song … Seung-dae
Mercedes Cabral … Evelyn
Eriq Ebouaney … Immanuel rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hee-jin Choi … Nurse
Woo-seul-hye Hwang … Girl with a whistle
Hwa-ryong Lee … Professor Ku
Mi-ran Ra … Nurse Yu
Plot: A failed medical experiment turns a man of faith into a vampire.
Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Documentary, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: Shallow Water. Deep Secret.
Cast: Joe Chisholm … Himself
Mandy-Rae Cruikshank … Herself
Charles Hambleton … Himself
Simon Hutchins … Himself
Kirk Krack … Himself
Isabel Lucas … Herself
Richard O'Barry … Himself
Hayden Panettiere … Herself
Roger Payne … Himself
John Potter … Himself
Louie Psihoyos … Himself
Dave Rastovich … Himself
Paul Watson … Himself
Plot: Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renown dolphin trainer Ric O
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller, Mystery See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Thomas Haden Church … Don McKay
Elisabeth Shue … Sonny
Melissa Leo … Marie
M. Emmet Walsh … Samuel
Keith David … Otis Kent
James Rebhorn … Dr. Lance Pryce
Pruitt Taylor Vince … Mel rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ted Arcidi … Officer Randall
Stephen Benson … Principal Edwards
Jack Burke … Student
Amanda Donaghey … Clerk
Lonnie Farmer … Det. Ed Movitz
Rachel Harker … School secretary
Harley Harrison … Ambulance Driver (as Harley Yanoff)
Charlie Peabody … Officer #2
Lewis D. Wheeler … Police Officer 1
Bates Wilder … Sheriff
Plot: Don McKay, a high school janitor who leaves his hometown after a tragedy, returns 25 years later to rekindle a romance with his old flame, who is dying, but this homecoming brings McKay than he bargained for. Add synopsis »
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: All's fair when love is war.
Cast: Idris Elba … Derek Charles
Beyoncé Knowles … Sharon Charles
Ali Larter … Lisa Sheridan
Jerry O'Connell … Ben
Bonnie Perlman … Marge
Christine Lahti … Det. Monica Reese
Nathan Myers … Kyle Charles
Nicolas Myers … Kyle Charles
Matthew Humphreys … Patrick
Scout Taylor-Compton … Samantha
Richard Ruccolo … Hank
Bryan Ross … Security Man
Nelson Mashita … Doctor
Bruce McGill … Joe Gage
Ron Roggé … Roger
Plot: A successful asset manager, who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage. But when a temp worker starts stalking him, all the things he’s worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy.
Awards: 6 nominations
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Some dreams are worth the fight.
Cast: Channing Tatum … Shawn MacArthur
Terrence Howard … Harvey Boarden
Zulay Henao … Zulay Velez
Michael Rivera … Ajax
Flaco Navaja … Ray Ray
Peter Anthony Tambakis … Z (as Peter Tambakis)
Luis Guzmán … Martinez
Anthony DeSando … Christopher Anthony
Roger Guenveur Smith … Jack Dancing
Brian J. White … Evan Hailey (as Brian White)
Ivan Martin … Stockbroker Jerry
Danny Mastrogiorgio … Trader Jim
Altagracia Guzman … Alba Guzmán
Gabrielle Pelucco … Lila
Angelic Zambrana … Kimo's Girl
Plot: In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Music
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | USA | France
Runtime: 117 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Life has a mind of its own
Cast: Jamie Foxx … Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey Jr. … Steve Lopez
Catherine Keener … Mary Weston
Tom Hollander … Graham Claydon
Lisa Gay Hamilton … Jennifer Ayers (as Lisagay Hamilton)
Nelsan Ellis … David Carter
Rachael Harris … Leslie Bloom
Stephen Root … Curt Reynolds
Lorraine Toussaint … Flo Ayers
Justin Martin … Young Nathaniel
Kokayi Ampah … Bernie Carpenter
Patrick Tatten … Paul Jr.
Susane Lee … Marisa (as Susane E. Lee)
Marcos De Silvas … Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Ilia Volok … Harry Barnoff
Plot: A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Julliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: France
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: French
Director:
Tagline: Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
Writers: Edmonde Charles-Roux (book) Anne Fontaine (writer)
Cast: Audrey Tautou … Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde … Étienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola … Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie Gillain … Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos … Emilienne d'Alençon
Régis Royer … Alec, le jockey
Etienne Bartholomeus … Maître d'hôtel Balsan
Yan Duffas … Maurice de Nexon
Fabien Béhar … Patron boutique
Roch Leibovici … Jean, le palefrenier
Jean-Yves Chatelais … Directeur beuglant
Pierre Diot … Acteur théâtre
Vincent Nemeth … Gros homme théâtre
Bruno Abraham-Kremer … Tailleur Deauville
Lisa Cohen … Gabrielle Chanel, 10 ans
Plot: The story of Coco Chanel’s rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 10 nominations
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK | France
Runtime: 127 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Find The Truth
Cast: Russell Crowe … Cal McAffrey
Ben Affleck … Rep. Stephen Collins
Rachel McAdams … Della Frye
Helen Mirren … Cameron Lynne
Robin Wright Penn … Anne Collins
Jason Bateman … Dominic Foy
Jeff Daniels … Rep. George Fergus
Michael Berresse … Robert Bingham
Harry Lennix … Det. Donald Bell
Josh Mostel … Pete
Michael Weston … Hank
Barry Shabaka Henley … Gene Stavitz
Viola Davis … Dr. Judith Franklin
David Harbour … PointCorp Insider
Sarah Lord … Mandi Brokaw
Plot: A team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | Germany | USA | France
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: 1 Boat. 8 DJs. No Morals.
Cast: Michael Hadley … Mr. Roberts
Charlie Rowe … James
Lucy Fleming … Mrs. Roberts
Philip Seymour Hoffman … The Count
Tom Sturridge … Little Carl
Ian Mercer … Transfer Boatman
Bill Nighy … Quentin
Will Adamsdale … News John
Tom Brooke … Thick Kevin
Rhys Darby … Angus Nutsford
Nick Frost … Doctor Dave
Katherine Parkinson … Felicity
Chris O'Dowd … Simple Simon
Ike Hamilton … Harold
Stephen Moore … Prime Minister
Plot: A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960s.
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min | 102 min (extended cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Some things cannot be explained.
Cast: Virginia Madsen … Sara Campbell
Kyle Gallner … Matt Campbell
Elias Koteas … Reverend Popescu
Amanda Crew … Wendy
Martin Donovan … Peter Campbell
Sophi Knight … Mary
Ty Wood … Billy Campbell
Erik J. Berg … Jonah (as Erik Berg)
John Bluethner … Ramsey Aickman
D.W. Brown … Dr. Brooks
John B. Lowe … Mr. Sinclair
Adriana O'Neil … Chemo Nurse
Will Woytowich … Cop
James Durham … Matt's Cell Mate
Darren Ross … Paramedic #1
Plot: After a family is forced to relocate for their son’s health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, which turns out to be a former mortuary.
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Saturday, March 21st, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Family, Sport See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime:
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Dream for the fences.
Writers: W. William Winokur (written by) W. William Winokur (book)
Cast: Clifton Collins Jr. … Cesar
Cheech Marin … Padre Estaban
Moises Arias … Mario
Jake T. Austin … Angel Macias
Gabriel Morales … Ricardo Trevino
Ryan Ochoa … Norberto
Carlos Padilla … Baltazar
Jansen Panettiere … Enrique
Mario Quinonez Jr. … Gerado
Anthony Quinonez … Fidel
Alfredo Rodríguez … Pepe
Carlos Gómez … Umberto Macias
Emilie de Ravin … Frankie
Patricia Manterola … Maria
John Cothran Jr. … Clarence (as John Cothran)
Plot: Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series. Full summary » Add synopsis »
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Spain
Runtime: 127 min
Languages: Spanish | English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Penélope Cruz … Lena
Lluís Homar … Mateo Blanco / Harry Caine
Blanca Portillo … Judit García
José Luis Gómez … Ernesto Martel
Rubén Ochandiano … Ray X
Tamar Novas … Diego
Ángela Molina … Madre de Lena (Lena's Mother)
Chus Lampreave … Portera (Concierge)
Kiti Manver … Madame Mylene
Lola Dueñas … Lectora de labios (Lip Reader)
Mariola Fuentes … Edurne
Carmen Machi … Chon
Kira Miró … Model
Rossy de Palma … Julieta
Alejo Sauras … Álex
Plot: Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 15 nominations
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 86 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Right now, the world needs a hero.
Cast: Seth Rogen … Ronnie Barnhardt
Ray Liotta … Detective Harrison
Michael Peña … Dennis
Anna Faris … Brandi
Dan Bakkedahl … Mark
Jesse Plemons … Charles
John Yuan … John Yuen
Matt Yuan … Matt Yuen
Celia Weston … Mom
Collette Wolfe … Nell
Randy Gambill … Pervert
Alston Brown … Bruce
Cody Midthunder … D-Rock
Deborah Brown … Female Reporter (as Debra-Jayne Brown)
Aziz Ansari … Saddamn
Plot: Bi-polar mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper’s paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can’t bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective, is recruited to close the case.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min | 114 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: If bad people hurt someone you love, how far would you go to hurt them back?
Cast: Tony Goldwyn … John Collingwood
Monica Potter … Emma Collingwood
Garret Dillahunt … Krug
Aaron Paul … Francis
Spencer Treat Clark … Justin
Riki Lindhome … Sadie
Martha MacIsaac … Paige
Sara Paxton … Mari Collingwood
Michael Bowen … Morton
Joshua Cox … Giles (as Josh Cox)
Usha Khan … Maid
Plot: After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging the parents of one of the victims — a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
Awards: 1 win
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: New Model. Original Parts.
Cast: Vin Diesel … Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker … Brian O'Conner
Jordana Brewster … Mia Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez … Letty
John Ortiz … Campos
Laz Alonso … Fenix Rise
Gal Gadot … Gisele Harabo
Jack Conley … Penning
Shea Whigham … Agent Ben Stasiak
Liza Lapira … Agent Sophie Trinh
Sung Kang … Han Lue
Wilmer Calderon … Tash
Don Omar … Himself
Mirtha Michelle … Cara
Greg Cipes … Dwight
Plot: Brian O’Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Who says you're only young once?
Cast: Zac Efron … Mike O'Donnell (Teen)
Leslie Mann … Scarlett O'Donnell (Adult)
Thomas Lennon … Ned Gold
Matthew Perry … Mike O'Donnell (Adult)
Tyler Steelman … Ned Gold (Teen)
Allison Miller … Scarlett (Teen)
Sterling Knight … Alex O'Donnell
Michelle Trachtenberg … Maggie O'Donnell
Adam Gregory … Dom
Hunter Parrish … Stan
Mario Cassem … Samir
Katerina Graham … Jaime
Tiya Sircar … Samantha
Melissa Ordway … Lauren
Melora Hardin … Principal Jane Masterson
Plot: About a guy whose life didn’t quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life.
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK | Australia
Runtime: 121 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Knowing is Everything…
Cast: Nicolas Cage … Professor Jonathan 'John' Koestler
Chandler Canterbury … Caleb Koestler
Rose Byrne … Diana Wayland
Lara Robinson … Abby Wayland / Lucinda Embry
D.G. Maloney … The Stranger
Nadia Townsend … Grace Koestler
Alan Hopgood … Reverend Koestler
Adrienne Pickering … Allison Koestler
Joshua Long … Younger Caleb
Danielle Carter … Miss Taylor (1959)
Alethea McGrath … Miss Taylor (2009)
David Lennie … Principal Clark (1959)
Tamara Donnellan … Lucinda's Mother
Travis Waite … Lucinda's Father
Ben Mendelsohn … Professor Phil Beckman
Plot: A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son’s elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions — some that have already occurred and others that are about to — that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 113 min | USA:140 min (original version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Every day thousands of people illegally cross our borders… only one thing stands in their way. America.
Cast: Harrison Ford … Max Brogan
Ray Liotta … Cole Frankel
Ashley Judd … Denise Frankel
Jim Sturgess … Gavin Kossef
Cliff Curtis … Hamid Baraheri
Alice Braga … Mireya Sanchez
Alice Eve … Claire Shepard
Summer Bishil … Taslima Jahangir
Jacqueline Obradors … Special Agent Phadkar
Justin Chon … Yong Kim
Melody Zara … Zahra Baraheri (as Melody Khazae)
Merik Tadros … Farid Baraheri
Marshall Manesh … Sanjar Baraheri
Nina Nayebi … Minoo Baraheri
Naila Azad … Rokeya Jahangir
Plot: Crossing Over is a multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles…
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 162 min | 186 min (director's cut) | 215 min (ultimate cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This city is afraid of me. I've seen its true face.
Cast: Malin Akerman … Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II
Billy Crudup … Dr. Manhattan / Jon Osterman
Matthew Goode … Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
Jackie Earle Haley … Walter Kovacs / Rorschach
Jeffrey Dean Morgan … Edward Blake / The Comedian
Patrick Wilson … Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
Carla Gugino … Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre
Matt Frewer … Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic
Stephen McHattie … Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Laura Mennell … Janey Slater
Rob LaBelle … Wally Weaver
Gary Houston … John McLaughlin
James M. Connor … Pat Buchanan (as James Michael Connor)
Mary Ann Burger … Eleanor Clift
John Shaw … Doug Roth
Plot: In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Monday, February 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Tyler Perry … Madea / Joe / Brian
Derek Luke … Joshua Hardaway
Keshia Knight Pulliam … Candace Washington
David Mann … Brown
Tamela J. Mann … Cora
RonReaco Lee … Chuck
Ion Overman … Linda
Vanessa Ferlito … Donna
Viola Davis … Ellen
Sofía Vergara … T.T.
Robin Coleman … Big Sal
Bobbi Baker … Tanya
Aisha Hinds … D.A. Fran Walker
Benjamín Benítez … Arthur
Karan Kendrick … Guard Watson
Plot: Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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