Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:108 min | Germany:108 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: An almost perfect portrait of a family comedy
Cast: Renée Zellweger … Anne Deveraux
Logan Lerman … George Devereaux
Kevin Bacon … Dan Devereaux
Troy Garity … Becker
David Koechner … Bill Massey
J.C. MacKenzie … Tom
Eric McCormack … Charlie
Chris Noth … Dr. Harlan Williams
Molly C. Quinn … Paula
Mark Rendall … Robbie
Nick Stahl … Bud
Phoebe Strole … Wendy
Steven Weber … Wallace McAllister
Robin Weigert … Hope
Dan John Miller … Mickey
Plot: An unusual road trip movie about a mother driving her two sons from New York to Pittsburgh to St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:95 min | Germany:95 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There's an art to going home without going crazy.
Cast: Demi Moore … Laura
Parker Posey … Jayne
Rip Torn … Joe
Ellen Barkin … Shelly
Christian Camargo … Jackson
Billy Magnussen … Ray
Roger Rees … Antiques Dealer
Sebastian Roché … Laurent
Susan Blommaert … Mallory
Victor Slezak … Eli Bell
Celia Weston … Neighbor
T. Ryder Smith … Shoe Boutique Buzzard Salesman
Richard Barlow … Mitch Dawkins
Tom McNutt … Skipp Gunderson rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacquelyn Conforti … Young Jayne
Julianna Conforti … Young Jayne
Patti D'Arbanville … Nurse Marina
David L. King … Dr. Sims
Alyssa Klein … Young Laura
Kathy Nowrey … Prostitute
David Adam Smith … Art gallery patron
Kimberly Villanova … Prostitute
Plot: Two sisters, Jayne (Posey) and Laura (Moore), return home to deal with their ailing father Joe (Torn), only to face some surprising situations.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | France | Germany
Runtime: USA:86 min | Germany:100 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: In a game of seduction, never fall in love.
Writers: Christopher Hampton (written by) Colette (novels)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer … Lea de Lonval
Frances Tomelty … Rose
Tom Burke … Vicomte Desmond
Rupert Friend … Cheri
Hubert Tellegen … Ernest
Joe Sheridan … Marcel
Kathy Bates … Madame Peloux
Toby Kebbell … Patron
Felicity Jones … Edmee
Iben Hjejle … Marie Laure
Alain Churin … Priest
Bette Bourne … Baronne
Nichola McAuliffe … Madame Aldonza
Andras Hamori … Otto
Gaye Brown … Lili
Plot: The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min | Germany:93 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The life you love may be your own.
Cast: Robin Wright Penn … Pippa Lee
Mike Binder … Sam Shapiro
Alan Arkin … Herb Lee
Winona Ryder … Sandra Dulles
Ryan McDonald … Ben Lee
Cornelius West … Don Sexton (as Cornel West)
Maria Bello … Suky Sarkissian
Arnie Burton … Doctor
Tim Guinee … Des Sarkissian
Drew Beasley … Chester Sarkissian – Age 6
Madeline McNulty … Young Pippa – Age 7
Beckett Melville … Chester Sarkissian – Age 13
Zoe Kazan … Grace Lee
Billy Wheelan … Waiter
Shirley Knight … Dot Nadeau
Plot: After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown. add synopsis
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 102 min | Germany:102 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: David Peace (novel) Tony Grisoni (screenplay)
Cast: Andrew Garfield … Eddie Dunford
David Morrissey … Maurice Jobson
John Henshaw … Bill Hadley
Anthony Flanagan … Barry Gannon
Warren Clarke … Bill Molloy
Jennifer Hennessy … Mrs Kemplay
Mary Jo Randle … Eddie's Mum
Rachel Jane Allen … Susan Dunford
Rita May … Aunty Win
Graham Walker … Uncle Eric
Berwick Kaler … George Greaves
Katherine Vasey … Steph (as Katharine Vasey)
Danny Cunningham … Gaz
Michelle Dockery … Kathryn Tyler
Robert Sheehan … BJ
Plot: A rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose. add synopsis
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: France
Runtime: 105 min | Germany:105 min (European Film Market)
Languages: French
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Odile Barski (scenario) Jean-Marie Besset (scenario)
Cast: Émilie Dequenne … Jeanne
Michel Blanc … Samuel Bleistein
Catherine Deneuve … Louise
Mathieu Demy … Alex
Ronit Elkabetz … Judith
Nicolas Duvauchelle … Franck
Jérémie Quaegebeur … Nathan (as Jérémy Quaegebeur)
Djibril Pavadé … Tom
Alain Cauchi … Marius
Amer Alwan … Le vendeur de bagages
Mélaine Leconte … La serveuse
Raphaëline Goupilleau … L'officier de la brigade des Stups
Arnaud Valois … Gabi
Bruno Mary … Policier hôpital
Jessica Borio … Secrétaire
Plot: A drama centered on a young woman who claims she was the target of an anti-Semetic attack and the subsequent media sensation it creates. add synopsis
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 104 min | Germany:110 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The doctor is out.
Cast: Kevin Spacey … Henry Carter
Joe Nunez … Recording Supervisor (as Joseph A. Nuñez)
Mark Webber … Jeremy
Keke Palmer … Jemma
Sierra Aylina McClain … Carina
Ada Luz Pla … Teacher
Saffron Burrows … Kate Amberson
Jack Huston … Shamus
Pell James … Daisy
Mei Melançon … Miyu
Dallas Roberts … Patrick
Andrew Sibner … Richie
Troy Metcalf … O.T.
Kendall Clement … Uncle Jim
Jesse Plemons … Jesus
Plot: Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA’s top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients. add synopsis
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, History, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: USA:105 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English | German
Director:
Tagline: Love rules all
Cast: Emily Blunt … Young Victoria
Rupert Friend … Prince Albert
Paul Bettany … Lord Melbourne
Miranda Richardson … Duchess of Kent
Jim Broadbent … King William
Thomas Kretschmann … King Leopold of Belgium
Mark Strong … Sir John Conroy
Jesper Christensen … Baron Stockmar
Harriet Walter … Queen Adelaide
Jeanette Hain … Baroness Lehzen
Julian Glover … Duke of Wellington
Michael Maloney … Sir Robert Peel
Michiel Huisman … Ernest
Genevieve O'Reilly … Lady Flora Hastings
Rachael Stirling … Duchess of Sutherland
Plot: A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany | UK
Runtime: 118 min
Languages: English | Italian | French
Director:
Tagline: They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays.
Cast: Clive Owen … Louis Salinger
Naomi Watts … Eleanor Whitman
Armin Mueller-Stahl … Wilhelm Wexler
Ulrich Thomsen … Jonas Skarssen
Brian F. O'Byrne … The Consultant
Michel Voletti … Viktor Haas
Patrick Baladi … Martin White
Jay Villiers … Francis Ehames
Fabrice Scott … Nicholai Yeshinski
Haluk Bilginer … Ahmet Sunay
Luca Barbareschi … Umberto Calvini (as Luca Giorgio Barbareschi)
Alessandro Fabrizi … Inspector Alberto Cerutti
Felix Solis … Detective Iggy Ornelas
Jack McGee … Detective Bernie Ward
Nilaja Sun … Detective Gloria Hubbard
Plot: An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution’s role in an international arms dealing ring.
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany | Netherlands
Runtime: 129 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Are you the exception…or the rule?
Cast: Morgan Lily … 5 yr. old Girl
Trenton Rogers … 6 yr. old Boy
Michelle Carmichael … Mother
Jasmine Woods … Crying 20-Something (as Kristen Faye Hunter)
Sabrina Revelle … Consoling Friend
Zoe Jarman … Sorority Girl #1
Alia Rhiana Eckerman … Sorority Girl #2
Julia Pennington … Sous Chef #1
Renee Scott … Sous Chef #2
Chihiro Fujii … Tokyo Girl #1
Sachiko Ishida … Tokyo Girl #2
Claudia DiMartino … Jogger #1
Eve Curtis … Jogger #2
Carmen Perez … Army Recruit #1
Traycee King … Army Recruit #2
Plot: The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | Germany
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director: Charles Guard
Thomas Guard
Tagline: Fear moves in
Cast: Emily Browning … Anna
Arielle Kebbel … Alex
David Strathairn … Steven
Elizabeth Banks … Rachel Summers
Maya Massar … Mom
Kevin McNulty … Sheriff Emery
Jesse Moss … Matthew Hendricks
Dean Paul Gibson … Dr. Silberling
Don S. Davis … Mr. Henson
Lex Burnham … Iris Wright
Matthew Bristol … David Wright
Danny Bristol … Samuel Wright
Heather Doerksen … Mildred Kemp
Alf Humphreys … Priest (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Ryan Cowie … Orderly #1
Plot: Anna Rydell returns home to her sister (and best friend) Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother, aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Canada | UK | USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English | Cantonese
Director:
Tagline: One push can change everything.
Cast: Colin Ford … Young Nick
Joel Gretsch … Nick's Father
Djimon Hounsou … Henry Carver
Dakota Fanning … Cassie Holmes
Robert Tsonos … Division Doctor #1
Brandon Rhea … Division Doctor #2
Camilla Belle … Kira Hudson
Neil Jackson … Victor Budarin
Chris Evans … Nick Gant
Kai Cheung Leung … Dice Man
Sun Nan Hung … Dice Man's Heavy
Corey Stoll … Agent Mack
Scott Michael Campbell … Agent Holden
Wai Man Tam … Cook in Fish Market
Hal Yamanouchi … Pop Father (as Haruihko Yamanouchi)
Plot: Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The last place you'd ever expect to find yourself
Writers: Duncan Jones (original story) Nathan Parker (screenplay)
Cast: Sam Rockwell … Sam Bell
Kevin Spacey … GERTY (voice)
Dominique McElligott … Tess Bell
Rosie Shaw … Little Eve
Adrienne Shaw … Nanny
Kaya Scodelario … Eve
Benedict Wong … Thompson
Matt Berry … Overmeyers
Malcolm Stewart … Technician
Robin Chalk … Sam Bell Clone
Plot: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet’s power problems.
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 14 wins & 9 nominations
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:103 min
Languages: English | Ukrainian
Director:
Tagline: We're not in Manhattan anymore.
Cast: Hugh Grant … Paul Morgan
Sarah Jessica Parker … Meryl Morgan
Natalia Klimas … Monique Rabelais
Vincenzo Amato … Girard Rabelais
Jesse Liebman … Adam Feller
Elisabeth Moss … Jackie Drake
Michael Kelly … Vincent
Seth Gilliam … U.S. Marshal Lasky
Sándor Técsy … Anton Forenski (as Sandor Tecsy)
Kevin Brown … U.S. Marshal Henderson
Steven Boyer … U.S. Marshal Ferber
Sharon Wilkins … U.S. Marshal King
Sam Elliott … Clay Wheeler
Mary Steenburgen … Emma Wheeler
Kim Shaw … Nurse Kelly
Plot: In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other…
Cast: Hugh Dancy … Adam Raki
Rose Byrne … Beth Buchwald
Peter Gallagher … Marty Buchwald
Amy Irving … Rebecca Buchwald
Frankie Faison … Harlan
Mark Linn-Baker … Sam Klieber
Haviland Morris … Lyra
Adam LeFevre … Mr. Wardlow
Mike Hodge … Judge
Peter O'Hara … Williams
John Rothman … Beranbaum
Terry Walters … Michael
Susan Porro … Jen
Maddie Corman … Robin
Jeff Hiller … Rom
Plot: Adam, a lonely man with Asperger’s Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 77 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: See it with someone you ****
Cast: Sasha Grey … Chelsea / Christine Brown
Chris Santos … Chris
Philip Eytan … Phillip
T. Colby Trane … Waiter
Peter Zizzo … Zizzo
Ron Stein … Vegas Buddy #1
Marshall Gilman … Vegas Buddy #2
Michael Roberts … Vegas Buddy #3
Vincent Dellacera … Chelsea's Driver
Jim Kempner … Art Gallery Owner
David Levien … David
Mark Jacobson … Interviewer
Alan Milstein … Pete
Sukhdev Singh … Super
Ted Jessup … Chatty 'John'
Plot: A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Emmy Rossum … Alexa Walker
Zach Gilford … Johnny Drake
Ashley Springer … Ben Berger
Ana Gasteyer … Ruth Berger
Rooney Mara … Courtney
Sandra Bernhard … Dr. Serena Mohr
Alan Cumming … Grant Matson
Cady Huffman … Dr. Kolton
Brianne Berkson … Gabby
Chris Riggi … Josh
Brea Bee … Mel Drake
Lucy McMichael … Ms. Davis
Suzanne Savoy … Deirdre Walker
Wayne Pyle … Alan Berger
Adam Fleming
Plot: A drama centered around three high school seniors – an aspiring actress, her misfit best friend, and a loner – who become engaged in an intimate and complicated relationship. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: Sweden | Denmark | Germany
Runtime: USA:125 min
Languages: English | Tagalog | Thai
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Gael García Bernal … Leo Vidales
Michelle Williams … Ellen Vidales
Marife Necesito … Gloria
Sophie Nyweide … Jackie Vidales
Thomas McCarthy … Bob
Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot … Cookie (as Run Srinikornchot)
Jan David G. Nicdao … Salvador
Martin Delos Santos … Manuel
Maria Esmeralda del Carmen … Grandmother
Perry Dizon … Uncle Fernando rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rudina Hatipi … Linda – Air hostess
Plot: While on a trip to Thailand, a successful American businessman tries to radically change his life. Back in New York, his wife and daughter find their relationship with their live-in Filipino maid changing around them. At the same time, in the Philippines, the maid’s family struggles to deal with her absence.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, War
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: Germany:105 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:112 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Ben Foster … Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery
Jena Malone … Kelly
Eamonn Walker … Colonel Stuart Dorsett
Woody Harrelson … Captain Tony Stone
Yaya DaCosta … Monica Washington
Portia … Mrs. Burrell
Lisa Joyce … Emily
Steve Buscemi … Dale Martin
Peter Francis James … Dr. Grosso
Samantha Morton … Olivia Pitterson
Paul Diomede … Motorcycle Cop
Jahmir Duran-Abreau … Matt Pitterson
Gaius Charles … Recruiter Brown
Brendan Sexton III … Recruiter Olson
Brian Adam DeJesus … Teenager #1 (as Brian DeJesus)
Plot: An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: Argentina:107 min | USA:107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It was the worst job they ever imagined… and the best time of their lives.
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg … James Brennan
Kelsey Ford … Arlene
Michael Zegen … Eric
Ryan McFarland … Brad
Jack Gilpin … Mr. Brennan
Wendie Malick … Mrs. Brennan
Matt Bush … Tommy Frigo
Todd Cioppa … Velvet Touch Manager
Stephen Mast … Rich
Kristen Wiig … Paulette
Bill Hader … Bobby
Martin Starr … Joel
Adam Kroloff … Adult Contestant
Kristen Stewart … Em Lewin
Kevin Breznahan … Molly Hatchet T-Shirt Guy
Plot: A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad (Eisenberg) who takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park, only to find it’s the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Awards: 2 nominations
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