Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This man will bring order to the universe…or not.
Cast: Ryan Reynolds … Frank Allen
Emily Mortimer … Susan Allen
Stuart Townsend … Buddy Endrow
Sarah Chalke … Paula Crowe
Mike Erwin … Ed
Constance Zimmer … Peg the Teacher
Matreya Fedor … Jesse Allen (7 years)
Elisabeth Harnois … Jesse Allen
Chris William Martin … Damon
Jovanna Huguet … Maid of Honor
Christopher Jacot … Simon / Best Man
Alessandro Juliani … Ken
Lisa Calder … Sherri
Ty Olsson … Evil Ferryman
Jocelyne Loewen … Pregnant Nancy
Plot: The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness. add synopsis
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Sunday, February 11th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK | Luxembourg
Runtime: 108 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: He had a scheme. She had a motive.
Cast: Demi Moore … Laura Quinn
Michael Caine … Mr. Hobbs
Lambert Wilson … Finch
Nathaniel Parker … Oliver 'Ollie' Ashtoncroft
Shaughan Seymour … Eaton
Nicholas Jones … Jameson
David Barras … Fenton
Joss Ackland … Sir Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
Silas Carson … Reece
Derren Nesbitt … Sir Clifton Sinclair
Rosalind March … Penelope
Kevan Willis … Lewis
Stanley Townsend … Henry
Jonathan Aris … J.M. Boyle
Ben Righton … Bryan
Plot: A crime/drama set in 1960 London, where a soon to retire janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained American executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.
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Sunday, January 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: John Cusack … Stanley Phillips
Emily Churchill … First Woman
Rebecca Spence … Second Woman
Jennifer Tyler … Third Woman
Susan Messing … Fourth Woman
Shélan O'Keefe … Heidi Phillips
Gracie Bednarczyk … Dawn Phillips
Doug Dearth … Captain Riggs
Doug James … Chaplain Johnson
Alessandro Nivola … John Phillips
Zach Gray … Boy at Pool (as Zachary Gray)
Marisa Tomei … Woman at Pool
Penny Slusher … Ear Piercer
Dana Lynne Gilhooley … Grace Phillips
Mary Kay Place … Woman at Funeral
Plot: Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations
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Sunday, January 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Y9u never kn9w when y9ur number is up
Cast: Ryan Reynolds … Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
Melissa McCarthy … Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Hope Davis … Sarah / Susan / Sierra
Elle Fanning … Noelle
David Denman … Parole Officer / Agitated Man
Octavia Spencer … Streetwalker
Ben Falcone … Himself
Dahlia Salem … Herself
John Gatins … Himself
Andy Fielder … Moderator
Jodi Sellards … Piano Player
Greg Baine … Delivery Boy
Martin Yu … Focus Group Participant #1
Gregg Naaman … Focus Group Participant #2
Lorene Scafaria … Game Night Guest
Plot: A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Release Year: 2006
Country: Czech Republic | Slovakia
Runtime: Czech Republic:120 min
Languages: Czech | German
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Bohumil Hrabal (novel) Jirí Menzel (writer)
Cast: Ivan Barnev … Jan Díte, younger
Oldrich Kaiser … Jan Díte, older
Julia Jentsch … Líza
Martin Huba … Skrivánek
Marián Labuda … Walden
Milan Lasica … Professor
Josef Abrhám … Hotelier Brandejs
Jirí Lábus … Hotel Boss
Jaromír Dulava … Waiter Karel
Pavel Nový … General
István Szabó … Stock Marketeer
Tonya Graves … Abyssinian Emperor
Rudolf Hrusínský … Tichota
Petr Ctvrtnícek … Stockbroker
Jirí Sesták … Waiter
Plot: A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel. add synopsis
Awards: 8 wins & 2 nominations
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Friday, December 1st, 2006
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2006
Country: Poland | USA
Runtime: USA:101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Marc Blucas … Kevin Parson
Justine Waddell … Jennifer Peters
Laura Jordan … Samantha
Max Ryan … Milton
Bill Moseley … Slater
Sherman Augustus … Detective Bill
Priscilla Barnes … Balinda Parson
Tom Bower … Uncle Eugene Parson
Philip Dunbar … Doctor Francis
Jeffrey Lee Hollis … Bobby Parson
Kevin Downes … Henry
Jack Ryan … Slater – young
Kai Schoenhals … Hot Dog Vendor
Bruno Jasienski … Young Kevin Parson
Allana Bale … Young Samantha
Plot: Innocent lives hang on the whim of an elusive psychopathic murderer whose strange riddles and impossible timelines force three people into a mission to end the game before one or all of them die.
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Friday, November 3rd, 2006
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Release Year: 2006
Country: Germany | Canada | USA
Runtime: 127 min | Germany:156 min (Director's Cut DVD)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Rise and fight
Cast: Jason Statham … Farmer
Leelee Sobieski … Muriella
John Rhys-Davies … Merick
Ron Perlman … Norick
Claire Forlani … Solana
Kristanna Loken … Elora
Matthew Lillard … Duke Fallow
Brian J. White … Commander Tarish (as Brian White)
Mike Dopud … General Backler
Will Sanderson … Bastian
Tania Saulnier … Talwyn
Ray Liotta … Gallian
Burt Reynolds … King Konreid
Gabrielle Rose … Delinda
Terence Kelly … Trumaine
Plot: A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son — two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian.
Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations
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Friday, October 20th, 2006
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:114 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: A life experience becomes a gift.
Cast: James Garner … Howard 'Red' Stevens
Bill Cobbs … Mr. Theophilus Hamilton
Lee Meriwether … Miss Hastings
George Lee … Pastor (as George Lee Masters)
Brett Rice … Bill Stevens
D. David Morin … Jack Stevens
Abigail Breslin … Emily Rose
Ali Hillis … Alexia
Drew Fuller … Jason Stevens
Mircea Monroe … Caitlin
Donna Cherry … Sarah Stevens
Catherine McGoohan … Ruth Stevens
Mark Joy … Bill's Lawyer
Mel Fair … Jack's Lawyer
Alecia Brady Curcuru … Bill's Wife
Plot: Jason thought his inheritance was going to be the gift of money and lots of it. Was he ever in for a big surprise…
Awards: 3 wins
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Thursday, September 28th, 2006
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 139 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When lives are on the line, sacrifice everything.
Cast: Kevin Costner … Ben Randall
Ashton Kutcher … Jake Fischer
Sela Ward … Helen Randall
Melissa Sagemiller … Emily Thomas
Clancy Brown … Capt. William Hadley
Omari Hardwick … Carl Billings
Alex Daniels … Wild Bill
Daniel J. Molthen … Co-Pilot Wakefield (as Lcdr. Daniel J. Molthen USCG)
Andrew Schanno … Pilot Mitchell (as Lt. Andrew Schanno USCG)
Adam Pena … Benjamin Reyes
Joe Arquette … Co-Pilot Antunez
Gary Billburg … Julian Zankich (as PO1 Gary Billburg USCG)
Joshua Mitcheltree … Mitcheltree (as PO2 Joshua Mitcheltree USCG)
Rusty Tennant … Mover #1
James Barnes … Doctor #1
Plot: A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard’s “A” School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Jessica Lange … Arvilla
Kathy Bates … Margene
Joan Allen … Carol
Tom Skerritt … Emmett
Christine Baranski … Francine
Victor Rasuk … Bo Douglas
Tom Amandes … Bill
Tom Wopat … Arlo
Evan May … Robert Brimm
Erin May … Lauren Brimm
Nancy Roth … Waitress at Kozy Cafe
Lyn Vaus … Mechanic
Ryan Christopher Combe … Bellhop
Skip Carlson … Larry rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Conder … Taxi Driver
Jayson Creek … Maitre d'
Arabella Field … Motorcycle Cop
Kari Hawker … Newlywed
Kristen Marie Jensen … Student (as Kristen Marie Hullinger)
Ivey Lloyd … Evelyn (as Ivey Lloyd Mitchell)
Bruce Newbold … Bishop Paul Evans
Steve O'Neill … Doctor
Laura Park … Riva Fox
Jodi Russell … Alison
Amber Woody … Crystal
Plot: Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter.
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Saturday, September 9th, 2006
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Release Year: 2006
Country: India | UK | USA
Runtime: 117 min
Languages: English | Romanian
Director:
Tagline: A Little Blessing In Disguise.
Cast: Catinca Untaru … Alexandria
Justine Waddell … Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn
Lee Pace … Roy Walker / Blue Bandit
Kim Uylenbroek … Doctor / Alexander the Great
Aiden Lithgow … Alexander's Messenger
Sean Gilder … Walt Purdy
Ronald France … Otto
Andrew Roussouw … Mr. Sabatini
Michael Huff … Dr. Whitaker
Grant Swanby … Father Augustine
Emil Hostina … Alexandria's Father / Bandit
Robin Smith … Luigi / One Legged Actor
Jeetu Verma … Indian / Orange Picker
Leo Bill … Darwin / Orderly
Marcus Wesley … Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man
Plot: In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.
Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations
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Monday, July 3rd, 2006
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: Norway
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: Norwegian
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Joachim Trier (writer) Eskil Vogt (writer)
Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie … Phillip
Espen Klouman-Høiner … Erik (as Espen Klouman Høiner)
Viktoria Winge … Kari
Odd Magnus Williamson … Morten
Pål Stokka … Geir
Christian Rubeck … Lars
Henrik Elvestad … Henning / Kommune
Henrik Mestad … Jan Eivind
Rebekka Karijord … Johanne
Sigmund Sæverud … Sten Egil Dahl
Tone Danielsen … Inger
Elisabeth Sand … Hanne
Thorbjørn Harr … Mathis Wergeland
Silje Hagen … Lillian
Anne Sandvik Lindmo … Programleder
Plot: Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.
Awards: 12 wins & 5 nominations
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Friday, May 19th, 2006
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: First they send in their drone… then they find their queen.
Cast: Ashley Judd … Agnes White
Michael Shannon … Peter Evans
Harry Connick Jr. … Jerry Goss
Lynn Collins … R.C.
Brian F. O'Byrne … Dr. Sweet
Neil Bergeron … Man in Grocery Store
Bob Neill … Pizza Harris (voice)
Plot: An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 81 min
Languages: English
Director: Hal Haberman
Jeremy Passmore
Tagline: He's not your ordinary superhero.
Writers: Hal Haberman (writer) Jeremy Passmore (writer)
Cast: Michael Rapaport … Les
Paul Blackthorne … Jonas Exiler
Josh Peck … Joey
Robert Baker … Everett
Jack Kehler … Dr. Dobson
Alexandra Holden … Maggie
Ian Bohen … Ted Exiler
Christopher Darga … Steve rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erich Anderson … Newscaster
David Bear … Man on Elevator
Karyn Bryant … News Co-host
Amanda Carlin … Mugging Victim
Howard Ferguson … Homeless Man
Howard Ferguson-Woitzman … Homeless Man
Andrew Leeds … Bitter Lonely Guy
Ian McConnel … Sweet Lonely Guy
Patricia Ann Nelson … Pregnant Teen
Natalie Richter … Receptionist
Franc Ross … Crackhead
Marc Schaffer … Hold-up guy
Matthew Troyer … Tall Guy
Michael Shamus Wiles … Police Officer
Plot: A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he’s a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else. add synopsis
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA | Croatia | UK
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride.
Writers: Goran Dukic (screenplay) Etgar Keret (short story "Kneller's Happy Campers")
Cast: Patrick Fugit … Zia
Abraham Benrubi … Erik
Shannyn Sossamon … Mikal
Shea Whigham … Eugene
Leslie Bibb … Desiree
Mark Boone Junior … Mike (as Mark Boone Jr.)
Cameron Bowen … Kostya
Mikal P. Lazarev … Nanuk
Clayne Crawford … Jim
Tom Waits … Kneller
Chase Ellison … Kid Kostya
John Hawkes … Yan
Will Arnett … Messiah
Adam G. … Gas Station Attendant
Mary Pat Gleason … Eugene's Mother
Plot: A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide. add synopsis
Awards: 9 wins & 5 nominations
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Friday, January 13th, 2006
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Enjoy yourself . . . It's later than you think!
Cast: Queen Latifah … Georgia Byrd
LL Cool J … Sean Matthews
Timothy Hutton … Matthew Kragen
Giancarlo Esposito … Senator Dillings
Alicia Witt … Ms. Burns
Gérard Depardieu … Chef Didier
Jane Adams … Rochelle
Michael Estime … Marlon (as Mike Estime)
Susan Kellermann … Gunther
Jascha Washington … Darius
Matt Ross … Adamian
Ranjit Chowdhry … Dr. Gupta
Michael Nouri … Congressman Stewart
Jaqueline Fleming … Tanya
Kendall Mosby … Anton
Plot: After she’s diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation. add synopsis
Awards: 6 nominations
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Monday, September 12th, 2005
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: All She Wanted Was To Make A Living. Instead She Made History.
Cast: Charlize Theron … Josey Aimes
Elle Peterson … Karen Aimes
Thomas Curtis … Sammy Aimes
Frances McDormand … Glory
Sean Bean … Kyle
Woody Harrelson … Bill White
Jeremy Renner … Bobby Sharp
Richard Jenkins … Hank Aimes
Sissy Spacek … Alice Aimes
James Cada … Don Pearson
Rusty Schwimmer … Big Betty
Linda Emond … Leslie Conlin
Michelle Monaghan … Sherry
Brad William Henke … Lattavansky
Jillian Armenante … Peg
Plot: A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations
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Sunday, September 11th, 2005
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: France | UK
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: English | Cantonese
Director:
Tagline: Your mind will not accept a game this big
Writers: Luc Besson (adaptation) Guy Ritchie (written by)
Cast: Jason Statham … Jake Green
Ray Liotta … Dorothy Macha
Vincent Pastore … Zach
André Benjamin … Avi
Terence Maynard … French Paul
Andrew Howard … Billy
Mark Strong … Sorter
Francesca Annis … Lily Walker
Anjela Lauren Smith … Doreen
Elana Binysh … Rachel
Mem Ferda … Macha's Goon
Shend … Teddy (Billy's Bodyguard)
Bill Moody … Al
Stephen Walters … Joe
Vincent Riotta … Benny
Plot: Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: UK | Germany
Runtime: 129 min
Languages: English | Italian | Swahili | German
Director:
Tagline: Love. At any cost.
Writers: John le Carré (novel) Jeffrey Caine (screenplay)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes … Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz … Tessa Quayle
Hubert Koundé … Dr. Arnold Bluhm
Danny Huston … Sandy Woodrow
Daniele Harford … Miriam
Packson Ngugi … Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu … Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor … Jomo
Gerard McSorley … Sir Kenneth 'Kenny' Curtiss
Bill Nighy … Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Keith Pearson … Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu … Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Donald Sumpter … Tim Donohue
Archie Panjabi … Ghita Pearson
Nick Reding … Crick
Plot: A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife’s murder, big business, and corporate corruption.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 42 nominations
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Friday, August 19th, 2005
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2005
Country: Germany | USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: every secret takes on a life of its own
Cast: Robert Redford … Einar Gilkyson
Jennifer Lopez … Jean Gilkyson
Morgan Freeman … Mitch Bradley
Josh Lucas … Crane Curtis
Damian Lewis … Gary Winston
Camryn Manheim … Nina
Becca Gardner … Griff Gilkyson
Lynda Boyd … Kitty
Rob Hayter … Deputy
P. Lynn Johnson … Shelter Supervisor
Byron Lucas … Motorcycle Rider
Trevor Moss … Griffin Gilkyson
R. Nelson Brown … Kent (as Rnelsonbrown)
Dillard Brinson … Gnome Owner
Jason Diablo … Customer #1
Plot: A down on her luck woman, desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins
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