Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, History
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | UK | France
Runtime: 122 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: 400 million people were waiting for the truth.
Writers: Peter Morgan (screenplay) Peter Morgan (play)
Cast: Frank Langella … Richard Nixon
Michael Sheen … David Frost
Sam Rockwell … James Reston, Jr.
Kevin Bacon … Jack Brennan
Matthew Macfadyen … John Birt
Oliver Platt … Bob Zelnick
Rebecca Hall … Caroline Cushing
Toby Jones … Swifty Lazar
Andy Milder … Frank Gannon
Kate Jennings Grant … Diane Sawyer
Gabriel Jarret … Ken Khachigian
Jim Meskimen … Ray Price
Patty McCormack … Pat Nixon
Geoffrey Blake … Interview Director
Clint Howard … Lloyd Davis
Plot: A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 37 nominations
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: Canada | USA
Runtime: 100 min | 103 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Russian | Spanish
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Mark Wahlberg … Max Payne
Mila Kunis … Mona Sax
Beau Bridges … BB Hensley
Ludacris … Lt. Jim Bravura (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Chris O'Donnell … Jason Colvin
Donal Logue … Det. Alex Balder
Amaury Nolasco … Jack Lupino
Kate Burton … Nicole Horne
Olga Kurylenko … Natasha Sax
Rothaford Gray … Joe Salle
Joel Gordon … Owen Green
Jamie Hector … Lincoln DeNeuf
Andrew Friedman … Trevor Duncan
Marianthi Evans … Michelle Payne
Nelly Furtado … Christa Balder
Plot: Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister’s death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 89 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: On March 11 2008, the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.
Cast: Jennifer Carpenter … Angela Vidal
Steve Harris … Scott Percival
Jay Hernandez … Jake
Johnathon Schaech … George Fletcher
Columbus Short … Danny Wilensky
Andrew Fiscella … James McCreedy
Rade Serbedzija … Yuri Ivanov (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Greg Germann … Lawrence
Bernard White … Bernard
Dania Ramirez … Sadie
Elaine Kagan … Wanda Marimon
Marin Hinkle … Kathy
Joey King … Briana
Jermaine Jackson … Nadif
Sharon Ferguson … Jwahir
Plot: A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | Spain
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Love. Art. Betrayal.
Cast: Javier Beltrán … Federico García Lorca
Robert Pattinson … Salvador Dalí
Matthew McNulty … Luis Buñuel
Marina Gatell … Magdalena rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adria Allue … Guardia
Simón Andreu … Fernando de Valle
Rubén Arroyo … Rafael
Ferran Audí … Guardia 1
Adrian Devant … Titiritero
Ramón Enrich Borrellas … Profesor
Sue Flack … Señora
Diana Gómez … Ana María
Arly Jover … Gala
Ferran Lahoz … Señor Milagro
Esther Nubiola … Adela
Bruno Oro … Pepín Bello
Vicky Peña … Tía de Magdalena
Joan Pico … Joven Oficial
Marc Pujol … Carlos
Christian Rodrigo … Joven Periodista
Pep Sais … Profesor de Arte
Xavi Siles … Hombre 1
Plot: About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dal
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 128 min
Languages: English | Arabic
Director:
Tagline: Trust no one. Deceive everyone.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio … Roger Ferris
Russell Crowe … Ed Hoffman
Mark Strong … Hani
Golshifteh Farahani … Aisha
Oscar Isaac … Bassam
Ali Suliman … Omar Sadiki
Alon Aboutboul … Al-Saleem
Vince Colosimo … Skip
Simon McBurney … Garland
Mehdi Nebbou … Nizar
Michael Gaston … Holiday
Kais Nashif … Mustafa Karami
Jamil Khoury … Marwan (as Jameel Khoury)
Lubna Azabal … Aisha's Sister Cala
Ghali Benlafkih … Aisha's Nephew Rowley
Plot: Roger Ferris uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Greed is good. Sex is easy. Youth is forever.
Cast: Jon Foster … Graham Sloan
Austin Nichols … Martin
Amber Heard … Christie
Lou Taylor Pucci … Tim Price
Fernando Consagra … Bruce
Aaron Himelstein … Raymond
Mel Raido … Bryan Metro
Rhys Ifans … Roger
Germán Tripel … Bryan's Guitarist (as Germán Tripel)
Billy Bob Thornton … William Sloan
Kim Basinger … Laura Sloan
Winona Ryder … Cheryl Moore
Brad Renfro … Jack
Suzanne Ford … Bruce's Mother
Cameron Goodman … Susan Sloan
Plot: A multi-strand narrative set in early 1980’s Los Angeles, centered on an array of characters who represent both the top of the heap (a Hollywood dream merchant, a dissolute rock star, an aging newscaster) and the bottom (a voyeuristic doorman, an amoral ex-con). Connecting the intertwining strands are a group of beautiful, blonde young men and women who sleep all day and party all night, doing drugs — and one another –with abandon, never realizing that they are dancing on the edge of a volcano.
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity.
Writers: Brock Norman Brock (screenplay) and Nicolas Winding Refn (screenplay)
Cast: Tom Hardy … Charles Bronson
Matt King … Paul rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelly Adams … Irene
Katy Barker … Julie
Edward Bennett-Coles … Brian
June Bladon … Party guest
Amanda Burton … Mum
William Darke … Charles Bronson – Age 13
Mark Devenport … Nurse
Andrew Forbes … Joe Peterson
Helen Grayson … Uncle Jack's Party Guest (as China-Black)
Anna Griffin … Train Girl
Kate Hesketh … Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Leah Hinton-Fishlock … Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Mandy Kay … Boxing Crowd Member
James Lance … Phil
Matt Legg … Prisoner
Brendan McCoy … Prisoner
Jane McLennan … Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Juliet Oldfield … Alison
Jonathan Phillips
Hugh Ross … Uncle Jack
Dean Spicksley … Prisoner
Mark Stocks … Gangster
Joe Tucker … John White
Plot: A young man who was sentenced to 7 years on prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: high school graduation
Cast: Zac Efron … Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens … Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale … Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel … Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu … Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman … Taylor McKessie
Olesya Rulin … Kelsi Nielsen
Chris Warren Jr. … Zeke Baylor
Ryne Sanborn … Jason Cross
KayCee Stroh … Martha Cox
Bart Johnson … Coach Jack Bolton
Alyson Reed … Ms. Darbus
Matt Prokop … Jimmie Zara
Justin Martin … Donny Dion
Jemma McKenzie-Brown … Tiara Gold
Plot: As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. add synopsis
Awards: 7 wins & 9 nominations
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Australia
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: Spanish | English
Director:
Tagline: It's never too late for a second chance
Cast: Diane Lane … Adrienne Willis
Richard Gere … Dr. Paul Flanner
Christopher Meloni … Jack Willis
Viola Davis … Jean
Becky Ann Baker … Dot
Scott Glenn … Robert Torrelson
Linda Molloy … Jill Torrelson
Pablo Schreiber … Charlie Torrelson
Mae Whitman … Amanda Willis
Charlie Tahan … Danny Willis
Carolyn McCormick … Jenny Flanner
Ted Manson … Old Gus
Ato Essandoh … Jean's Lover
Terri Denise Johnson … Medical Resident
Jessica Lucas … Admiring Nurse
Plot: A doctor who is traveling to see his estranged son sparks with an unhappily married woman at a North Carolina inn.
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:112 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Greatest Victories are Born in the Heart
Cast: Gary Cole … Coach Larry Gelwix
Sean Astin … Marcus Tate
Neal McDonough … Coach Richard Penning
Sean Faris … Rick Penning
Julie Warner … Natalie Penning
Penn Badgley … Lars
Eliot Benjamin … Marty
Michael J. Pagan … Kurt
Nathan West … Quentin
Max Kasch … Griggs
Arielle Kebbel … Emily
John Kepa Kruse … Tumo
Junior Salt … Peeta
Jeremy Earl … Sanchez
Larry Bagby … Coach Cal
Plot: A talented-but-troubled rugby player must play against the team his father coaches at the national championship.
Awards: 1 win
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 93 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Truth Can't Hide Forever
Cast: Anne Hathaway … Claire
Patrick Wilson … Eric
Andre Braugher … Perry
Dianne Wiest … Toni
David Morse … Arkin
William B. Davis … Jack
Ryan Robbins … Dean
Clea DuVall … Shannon
Don Thompson … Norman
Andrew Wheeler … Blonde Man
Chelah Horsdal … Janice
Karen Austin … Hospital Receptionist
Elzanne Fourie … Young Emma
Stacy Grant … Emma
Conner Dwelly … Young Claire
Plot: A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear. add synopsis
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: 50% Warrior. 50% Lover. 100% Chihuahua.
Cast: Piper Perabo … Rachel
Manolo Cardona … Sam Cortez
Jamie Lee Curtis … Aunt Viv
José María Yazpik … Vasquez
Maury Sterling … Rafferty
Jesús Ochoa … Officer Ramirez (as Jesus Ochoa)
Eugenio Derbez … Store Owner
Omar Leyva … Ranger
Naomy Romo … Ranger
Ali Hillis … Angela
Marguerite Moreau … Blair
Nick Zano … Bryan
Carmen Vera … Inn Keeper Lady
Gina Gallego … Shelter Director
Hiram Vilchez … Desk Clerk
Plot: While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.
Awards: 8 nominations
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What could be safer than living next to a cop?
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson … Abel Turner
Patrick Wilson … Chris Mattson
Kerry Washington … Lisa Mattson
Ron Glass … Harold Perreau
Justin Chambers … Donnie Eaton
Jay Hernandez … Javier Villareal
Regine Nehy … Celia Turner
Jaishon Fisher … Marcus Turner
Robert Pine … Captain Wentworth
Keith Loneker … Clarence Darlington
Caleeb Pinkett … Damon Richards
Robert Dahey … Jung Lee Pak
Ho-Jung … Sang Hee Pak
Bitsie Tulloch … Nadine
Michael Sean Tighe … Manager
Plot: An LAPD officer will stop at nothing to force out the interracial couple who just moved in next door. add synopsis
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:102 min | Canada:102 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard … Fisher
Chris Evans … Jimmy
Will Patton … Mr. Dobyne
Ann-Margret … Cornelia
Mamie Gummer … Julie
Jessica Collins … Vinnie
Ellen Burstyn … Addie
Peter Gerety … Mr. Van Hooven
Marin Ireland … Esmeralda
Zoe Perry … Mathilde
Barbara Garrick … Mrs. Dobyne
Zach Grenier … Mr. Fenstermaker
Laila Robins … Mrs. Fenstermaker
Susan Blommaert … Addie's Nurse
Carol Sutton … Susie
Plot: Tells the story of Fisher Willow, the disliked 1920s Memphis d
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Follow your heart. But watch your back.
Cast: Alfre Woodard … Alice Pratt
Sanaa Lathan … Andrea
Rockmond Dunbar … Chris
KaDee Strickland … Jillian Cartwright
Cole Hauser … William Cartwright
Taraji P. Henson … Pam
Robin Givens … Abby
Tyler Perry … Ben
Kathy Bates … Charlotte Cartwright
Sebastian Siegel … Nick
Kaira Akita … Robin (as Kaira Whitehead)
Santana Pruitt … Christopher
Ron Clinton Smith … Construction Foreman
Jeff Rose … Loan Officer
Johnell J. Easter … Customer
Plot: Two families from different walks of life learn to work together.
Awards: 6 nominations
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Everyone has a choice. Every choice has a consequence.
Writers: Brian Goodman (writer) Paul T. Murray (writer)
Cast: Mark Ruffalo … Brian Reilly
Ethan Hawke … Paulie McDougan
Amanda Peet … Stacy Reilly
Will Lyman … Sully
Brian Goodman … Pat Kelly
Donnie Wahlberg … Detective Moran
Angela Featherstone … Katie
Edward Lynch … Jackie (as Eddie Lynch)
Michael Yebba … Roundman / Old Lady
Brian Connolly … Sean
Nathaniel Smyth … Mark (5 Years Old)
Oscar Wahlberg … Mark (10 Years Old)
Thomas Regan … Young Paulie
Jean-Pierre Serret … Young Brian
George Khoury … Delivery Man
Plot: Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English | Spanish | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun.
Cast: Robert De Niro … Tom 'Turk' Cowan
Al Pacino … David 'Rooster' Fisk
50 Cent … Spider (as Curtis Jackson)
Carla Gugino … Karen Corelli
John Leguizamo … Det. Simon Perez
Donnie Wahlberg … Det. Ted Riley
Brian Dennehy … Lieutenant Hingis
Trilby Glover … Jessica
Saidah Arrika Ekulona … Gwen Darvis
Alan Rosenberg … Stein
Sterling K. Brown … Rogers
Barry Primus … Dr. Prosky
Melissa Leo … Cheryl Brooks
Alan Blumenfeld … Martin Baum
Shirly Brener … Natalya
Plot: Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English | French | Czech | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: They'd never let the truth come between them
Cast: Rachel Weisz … Penelope
Adrien Brody … Bloom
Mark Ruffalo … Stephen
Rinko Kikuchi … Bang Bang
Robbie Coltrane … Curator
Maximilian Schell … Diamond Dog
Ricky Jay … Narrator (voice)
Zachary Gordon … Young Bloom
Max Records … Young Stephen
Andy Nyman … Charleston
Noah Segan … The Duke
Nora Zehetner … Rose
Ram Bergman … Himself
Craig Johnson … Apple Cart Vendor
Dubravko Jovanovic … Albino
Plot: The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they’ve decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 130 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The last thing you want to uncover…is the truth.
Cast: Edward Norton … Ray Tierney
Colin Farrell … Jimmy Eagan
Jon Voight … Francis Tierney, Sr.
Noah Emmerich … Francis Tierney, Jr.
Jennifer Ehle … Abby Tierney
John Ortiz … Sandy
Frank Grillo … Eddie Carbone
Shea Whigham … Kenny Dugan
Lake Bell … Megan Egan
Carmen Ejogo … Tasha
Manny Perez … Coco Dominguez
Wayne Duvall … Bill Avery
Ramon Rodriguez … Angel Tezo
Rick Gonzalez … Eladio Casado
Maximiliano Hernández … Carlos Bragon
Plot: A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family’s moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora’s Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min | Canada:108 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Don't Reveal the Source
Cast: Kate Beckinsale … Rachel Armstrong
Matt Dillon … Patton Dubois
Angela Bassett … Bonnie Benjamin
Alan Alda … Alan Burnside
Vera Farmiga … Erica Van Doren
David Schwimmer … Ray Armstrong
Courtney B. Vance … Agent O'Hara
Noah Wyle … Avril Aaronson
Preston Bailey … Timmy Armstrong
Floyd Abrams … Judge Hall
Kristen Bough … Allison Van Doren
Julie Ann Emery … Agent Boyd
Robert Harvey … Warden
Michael O'Neill … CIA Director
Kristen Shaw … Angel Rabinowitz
Plot: In Washington, D.C., a female reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source. add synopsis
Awards: 2 nominations
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