Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Action, Drama, History, War See »
Release Year: 2007
Country: China | Hong Kong
Runtime: 126 min | 110 min (international version)
Languages: Mandarin
Director: Peter Chan
Wai Man Yip (co-director)
Tagline:
Writers: Tin Nam Chun (screenplay) Junli Guo (screenplay) See »
Cast: Jet Li … General Pang Qingyun (as Lianjie Li)
Andy Lau … Zhao Er-Hu (as Dehua Liu)
Takeshi Kaneshiro … Zhang Wen-Xiang (as Wu Jincheng)
Jinglei Xu … Lian rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bao-ming Gu
Xiaodong Guo
Zhaoqi Shi … He Kui
Dong Dong Wang … Zhang Shan
Kuirong Wang … Jiang Da Ren
Yachao Wang … Young soldier
Zongwan Wei … Cheng Da Ren
Bo Zhou
Plot: It’s a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval… See » Full synopsis »
Awards: 15 wins & 10 nominations See »
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
Cast: Denzel Washington … Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker … Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett … Samantha Booke
Denzel Whitaker … James Farmer Jr.
Jermaine Williams … Hamilton Burgess
Forest Whitaker … Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Gina Ravera … Ruth Tolson
John Heard … Sheriff Dozier
Kimberly Elise … Pearl Farmer
Devyn A. Tyler … Helen Farmer (as Devyn Tyler)
Trenton McClain Boyd … Nathaniel Farmer
Ritchie Montgomery … Deputy
Jackson Walker … Pig Owner
Tim Parati … Pig Farmer
Robert X. Golphin … Dunbar Reed
Plot: A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school’s first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English | Dari | Arabic | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Based on a true story. You think we could make all this up?
Cast: Tom Hanks … Charlie Wilson
Amy Adams … Bonnie Bach
Julia Roberts … Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman … Gust Avrakotos
Terry Bozeman … CIA Award Presenter
Brian Markinson … Paul Brown
Jud Tylor … Crystal Lee
Hilary Angelo … Kelly
Cyia Batten … Stacey
Kirby Mitchell … Stoned Guy
Ed Regine … Limo Driver
Daniel Eric Gold … Donnelly
Emily Blunt … Jane Liddle
Peter Gerety … Larry Liddle
Wynn Everett … Receptionist – Charlie's Angels
Plot: A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The last man on earth is not alone
Cast: Will Smith … Robert Neville
Alice Braga … Anna
Charlie Tahan … Ethan
Salli Richardson-Whitfield … Zoe (as Salli Richardson)
Willow Smith … Marley
Darrell Foster … Mike – Military Escort
April Grace … TV Personality
Dash Mihok … Alpha Male
Joanna Numata … Alpha Female
Abbey … Sam
Kona … Sam
Samuel Glen … Military Driver – Jay
James Michael McCauley … Male Evacuee (as James McCauley)
Marin Ireland … Woman Evacuee
Pedro Mojica … Sergeant
Plot: Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Awards: 7 wins & 17 nominations
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Never Forget. Never Forgive.
Cast: Johnny Depp … Sweeney Todd
Helena Bonham Carter … Mrs. Lovett
Alan Rickman … Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall … Beadle
Sacha Baron Cohen … Pirelli
Jamie Campbell Bower … Anthony
Laura Michelle Kelly … Beggar Woman
Jayne Wisener … Johanna
Ed Sanders … Toby (as Edward Sanders)
Gracie May … Baby Johanna
Ava May … Baby Johanna
Gabriella Freeman … Baby Johanna
Jody Halse … Policeman
Aron Paramor … Policeman
Lee Whitlock … Policeman
Plot: The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 31 nominations
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Stephen King's Legendary Tale of Terror
Cast: Thomas Jane … David Drayton
Marcia Gay Harden … Mrs. Carmody
Laurie Holden … Amanda Dunfrey
Andre Braugher … Brent Norton
Toby Jones … Ollie Weeks
William Sadler … Jim
Jeffrey DeMunn … Dan Miller
Frances Sternhagen … Irene Reppler
Nathan Gamble … Billy Drayton
Alexa Davalos … Sally
Chris Owen … Norm
Sam Witwer … Private Jessup
Robert C. Treveiler … Bud Brown (as Robert Treveiler)
David Jensen … Myron
Melissa Suzanne McBride … Woman With Kids at Home (as Melissa McBride)
Plot: A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: France | USA
Runtime: 89 min | 90 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Russian | Serbo-Croatian
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Timothy Olyphant … Agent 47
Dougray Scott … Mike Whittier
Olga Kurylenko … Nika Boronina
Robert Knepper … Yuri Marklov
Ulrich Thomsen … Mikhail Belicoff
Henry Ian Cusick … Udre Belicoff
Michael Offei … Jenkins
Christian Erickson … General Kormarov
Eriq Ebouaney … Bwana Ovie
Joe Sheridan … Captain Gudnayev
James Faulkner … Smith Jamison
Jean-Marc Bellu … Hitman #2
Nicky Naude … Hitman #3
Abdou Sagna … Hitman #4
Ilya Nikitenko … Hitman #5
Plot: A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as ‘The Organization’ is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.
Awards: 1 win
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The only way out… is in.
Writers: Ted Dekker (novel) Rob Green (screenplay)
Cast: Michael Madsen … Tin Man / Officer
Reynaldo Rosales … Jack Singleton
Heidi Dippold … Stephanie Singleton
Julie Ann Emery … Leslie Taylor
J.P. Davis … Randy Messsarue
Lew Temple … Pete
Leslie Easterbrook … Betty
Bill Moseley … Stewart
Pawel Delag … Officer Lawdale
Weronika Rosati … Mrs. Lawdale
Allana Bale … Susan (as Alana Bale)
Mark Fierer … Randy's Father
Florentyna Synowiecka … Melissa
Andrew Gorzen … Leslie's Uncle
Albert Pietrzak … Young Randy
Plot: In rural Alabama, two couples find themselves in a fight for survival. Running from a maniac (The Tin Man) bent on killing them…
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Everyone wants to be loved. Just not this much.
Cast: Diane Keaton … Marilyn Cooper
Dax Shepard … Noah Cooper
Liv Tyler … Clare Cooper
Ken Howard … Gene Cooper
Jerry Lambert … Donnie Booker
Selma Stern … Helen Cooper
Mike White … Myron Stubbs
Steven Christopher Parker … Dana
Henriette Ivanans … Therapy Receptionist
Frank Crim … Bob
Eddie Frierson … Ralph
Matt Steinauer … Carpet Bazaar Mascot
Rachel Cannon … Waitress
Tara Moore … Pippi
Lucas Gorak … Tommy
Plot: After he’s fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife to have a baby and from his mom, who has decided to move in with the young couple. add synopsis
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Release Year: 2007
Country: France
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: French
Director: Blutch
Charles Burns
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Tagline: Don't come alone! (UK)
Writers: Blutch (writer) Charles Burns (writer)
Cast: Gil Alma … (voice)
Aure Atika … Laura (voice)
François Creton … The teacher (voice)
Guillaume Depardieu … Eric (voice)
Sarah-Laure Estragnat … (voice)
Nicolas Feroumont … (voice)
Nicole Garcia … Narrator (voice)
Arthur H. … Narrator (voice)
Christian Hecq … The doctor / The samurai (voice)
Christian Hincker … (voice)
Lino Hincker … (voice)
Melaura Honnay … (voice)
Amélie Lerma … (voice)
Florence Maury … (voice)
Adriana Piasek-Wanski … (voice)
Louisa Pili … Sumako (voice)
Amaury Smets … (voice)
Brigitte Sy … (voice)
Laurent Van den Rest … (voice)
Charlotte Vermeil … (voice)
Andreas Vuillet … (voice)
Plot: Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Romania | France | Italy | Germany
Runtime: 124 min
Languages: English | Sanskrit | German | French | Italian | Russian | Romanian | Mandarin | Latin | Armenian | Egyptian (Ancient)
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Mircea Eliade (novel) Francis Ford Coppola (written by)
Cast: Tim Roth … Dominic
Alexandra Maria Lara … Veronica / Laura
Bruno Ganz … Professor Stanciulescu
André Hennicke … Josef Rudolf
Marcel Iures … Prof. Giuseppe Tucci
Adrian Pintea … Pandit
Alexandra Pirici … Woman in Room 6
Florin Piersic Jr. … Dr. Gavrila
Zoltan Butuc … Dr. Chirila
Adriana Titieni … Anetta rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mircea Albulescu … Davidoglu
Dan Astileanu … Professor (as Dan Astilean)
Cristian Balint … Grenzschutz
Dragos Bucur … Bartender
Theodor Danetti … Dr. Neculache
Andrei Gheorghe … Taxi Driver
Roxana Guttman … Gertrude
Dorina Lazar … Cook
Rodica Lazar … Teller
Anamaria Marinca … Hotel Receptionist
Hodorog Anton Mihail … Doru, The Guard
Mihai Niculescu … Vaian
Gelu Nitu … Policeman
Mirela Oprisor … Craita
Alexandru Repan … Dr. Chavannes
Dan Sandulescu … Nicodim
Andi Vasluianu … Intern
Plot: A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, a timid professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 157 min | USA:176 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There are two sides to the American dream.
Cast: Denzel Washington … Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe … Richie Roberts
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Huey Lucas
Josh Brolin … Detective Trupo
Lymari Nadal … Eva
Ted Levine … Lou Toback
Roger Guenveur Smith … Nate
John Hawkes … Freddie Spearman
RZA … Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez … Alfonso Abruzzo
Malcolm Goodwin … Jimmy Zee
Ruby Dee … Mama Lucas
Ruben Santiago-Hudson … Doc
Carla Gugino … Laurie Roberts
Skyler Fortgang … Michael Roberts
Plot: In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 28 nominations
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Family
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The story of a man becoming a father…and a boy becoming a son.
Cast: John Cusack … David Gordon
Bobby Coleman … Dennis / The Martian Child
Amanda Peet … Harlee
Sophie Okonedo … Sophie
Joan Cusack … Liz
Oliver Platt … Jeff
Bud … Somewhere / Flomar
Richard Schiff … Mr. Lefkowitz
Taya Calicetto … Esther
David Kaye … Andy
Braxton Bonneville … Nicholas
Samuel Charles … Jonas
Zak Ludwig … Young David
Samuel Patrick Chu … Boy at Group Home
Ryan Morrissette … Boy at Group Home
Plot: A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he’s really from Mars.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:113 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: …Because we complete each other's sentences.
Cast: Tyler Perry … Terry
Sharon Leal … Diane
Janet Jackson … Patricia
Malik Yoba … Gavin
Jill Scott … Sheila
Richard T. Jones … Mike
Tasha Smith … Angela
Michael Jai White … Marcus
Denise Boutte … Trina
Lamman Rucker … Sheriff Troy
Keesha Sharp … Pam
Kaira Akita … Keisha (as Kaira Whitehead)
Sheri Mann Stewart … Professor Stewart
Brian Bremer … Jay
Bart Hansard … Bartender
Plot: The big screen adaptation of Perry’s stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Music, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 114 min | Israel:100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound
Cast: Freddie Highmore … Evan Taylor – 'August Rush'
Keri Russell … Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers … Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard … Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams … Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace
William Sadler … Thomas Novacek
Marian Seldes … The Dean
Mykelti Williamson … Reverend James
Leon Thomas III … Arthur
Aaron Staton … Nick
Alex O'Loughlin … Marshall
Jamia Simone Nash … Hope
Ronald Guttman … Professor
Bonnie McKee … Lizzy
Michael Drayer … Mannix
Plot: A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Even the smallest of light… shines in the darkness
Cast: Alexander Ludwig … Will Stanton
Christopher Eccleston … The Rider
Ian McShane … Merriman Lyon
Frances Conroy … Miss Greythorne
James Cosmo … Dawson
Jim Piddock … Old George
Amelia Warner … Maggie Barnes
John Benjamin Hickey … John Stanton
Wendy Crewson … Mary Stanton
Emma Lockhart … Gwen Stanton
Drew Tyler Bell … James Stanton
Edmund Entin … Robin Stanton
Gary Entin … Paul Stanton
Gregory Smith … Max Stanton
Jordan J. Dale … Stephen Stanton
Plot: A boy’s life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 139 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: How long would you wait for love?
Cast: Benjamin Bratt … Dr. Juvenal Urbino
Gina Bernard Forbes … Digna Pardo
Giovanna Mezzogiorno … Fermina Urbino
Javier Bardem … Florentino Ariza
Marcela Mar … America Vicuña
Juan Ángel … Marco Aurelio – 40's
Liliana Gonzalez … Marco Aurelio’s Wife (as Liliana Alvarez Gonzalez)
Catalina Botero … Ofelia Urbino – 40's
Miguel Angel Pazos Galindo … Ofelia’s Husband
Maria Cecilia Herrera … Urbino's Sweet Wife
Luis Fernando Hoyos … Urbino Urbino
Carlos Duplat … Mourner
Francisco Raul Linero … Mourner
Unax Ugalde … Florentino – Teen
Liev Schreiber … Lotario Thugut
Plot: Florentino, rejected by the beautiful Fermina at a young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: Spain
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: Spanish
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Karra Elejalde … Héctor
Candela Fernández … Clara
Bárbara Goenaga … La Chica en el Bosque
Nacho Vigalondo … El Joven
Juan Inciarte … Héctor Ocasional (as Ion Inciarte)
Miguel Ángel Poo … Locución Radiofónica (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Libby Brien … Clara (voice)
Philip Hersh … Radio Announcer (voice)
Plot: A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
Awards: 7 wins & 4 nominations
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK | Australia
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: There is no escape.
Writers: Tony Grisoni (written by) & Brian Ward (written by)
Cast: Guy Pearce … Harry Houdini
Catherine Zeta-Jones … Mary McGarvie
Timothy Spall … Sugarman
Saoirse Ronan … Benji McGarvie
Malcolm Shields … Leith Romeo
Leni Harper … Leith Romeo's wife
Ralph Riach … Mr. Robertson
Olivia Darnley … Flower Stall Seller
Anthony O'Donnell … Oily Librarian
Billy McColl … McTavish
James Holmes … Ugly Mug
Melanie Harris … Rose (as Frankey Martyn)
Aileen O'Gorman … Effie – Elderly Seamstress
Raymond Griffiths … Music Hall Dwarf
Shaun Mason … Heckler
Plot: On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: To find the truth, you have to find who's hiding it.
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix … Ethan Learner
Elle Fanning … Emma
Jennifer Connelly … Grace Learner
Sean Curley … Josh
Samuel Ryan Finn … Cello Player
Eddie Alderson … Lucas
Mark Ruffalo … Dwight Arno
Susan Powell … Elegant Parent
Cordell Clyde … Jimmy McBride (as Cordell Clyde Lochin)
Antoni Corone … Sergeant Burke
Kevin Herbst … Driving Trooper
Mira Sorvino … Ruth Wheldon
Gary Kohn … Norris Wheldon
John Slattery … Steve Cutter
Nora Ferrari … Nora Fannelli
Plot: On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace, and their daughter Emma are attending a recital…
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