Movie List for "drama 2"

All the Way (2016)

Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Jay Roach
Writer: Robert Schenkkan (screenplay), Robert Schenkkan (play)
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Frank Langella

Ana, mon amour (2017)

Toma and Ana meet as students in the literature faculty and quickly fall in love. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Cãlin Peter Netzer
Writer: Cãlin Peter Netzer (screenplay), Cezar Paul-Badescu (screenplay), Iulia Lumânare (screenplay), Cezar Paul-Badescu (inspired by his novel “Luminita, mon amour”)
Actors: Mircea Postelnicu, Diana Cavallioti, Tania Popa, Igor Caras-Romanov

Lady Macbeth (2016)

In 19th-century rural England, a young bride who has been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: William Oldroyd
Writer: Nikolai Leskov (based on Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), Alice Birch
Actors: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie

The Teacher (2016)

Since the arrival of the new teacher, Maria Drazdechova, to a Bratislava suburban school in the year of 1983, life has turned upside down for students and parents. The teacher’s corrupted … Year 2016.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Jan Hrebejk
Writer: Petr Jarchovský
Actors: Zuzana Mauréry, Zuzana Konecná, Csongor Kassai, Tamara Fischer

The Favourite (2018)

In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writer: Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Actors: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Delves, Faye Daveney

Cruel Summer (2016)

Young Autism sufferer Danny enjoys the serenity and solitude of camping. That’s all about to change when enraged teens Nicholas, Calvin and Julia find him, each with their own agenda for wanting to see Danny suffer. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director: Phillip Escott, Craig Newman
Writer: Phillip Escott, Craig Newman
Actors: Danny Miller, Reece Douglas, Natalie Martins, Gary Knowles

Shelter (2014)

Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama
Director: Paul Bettany
Writer: Paul Bettany (screenplay)
Actors: Adolfo Mendez-Nouel, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Hoffman, Teddy Cañez

The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)

Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Fede Alvarez
Writer: David Lagercrantz (based on the novel by), Stieg Larsson (with characters introduced in the Millenium series by), Jay Basu (screenplay by), Fede Alvarez (screenplay by), Steven Knight (screenplay by)
Actors: Claire Foy, Beau Gadsdon, Sverrir Gudnason, LaKeith Stanfield

Illegitimate (2016)

Two siblings and an illegitimate love. A father who’s a doctor and several accusations. A family in which no one ever drew a line between what’s moral and what’s legal. Not even when it comes to abortion. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama
Director: Adrian Sitaru
Writer: Alina Grigore, Adrian Sitaru
Actors: Adrian Titieni, Alina Grigore, Robi Urs, Bogdan Albulescu

Heaven Is for Real (2014)

A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. Year 2014.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Family
Director: Randall Wallace
Writer: Randall Wallace (screenplay), Chris Parker (screenplay), Todd Burpo (book), Lynn Vincent (book)
Actors: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church, Connor Corum

Gerald’s Game (2017)

A couple tries to spice up their marriage in a remote lake house; after the husband dies unexpectedly, the wife is left handcuffed to their bed frame and must fight to survive and break free. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director: Mike Flanagan
Writer: Mike Flanagan (screenplay by), Jeff Howard (screenplay by), Stephen King (based on the novel by)
Actors: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Chiara Aurelia, Carel Struycken

Mary Shelley (2017)

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Writer: Emma Jensen, Haifaa Al-Mansour (additional writing by)
Actors: Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, Owen Richards, Joanne Froggatt

Rob the Mob (2014)

A Queens couple who specialize in robbing mafia social clubs stumble upon a score bigger than they could ever imagine, becoming targets of both the mob and the FBI in the process. Year 2014.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Writer: Jonathan Fernandez
Actors: Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano

The Show (2017)

An unsettling look at reality T.V. where a disturbing hit game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public’s enjoyment. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Game-Show, Thriller
Director: Giancarlo Esposito
Writer: Noah Pink (screenplay), Kenny Yakkel (screenplay)
Actors: Josh Duhamel, Giancarlo Esposito, Famke Janssen, Caitlin FitzGerald

12 Years a Slave (2013)

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Year 2013.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: John Ridley (screenplay by), Solomon Northup (based on “Twelve Years a Slave” by)
Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois, Bryan Batt

Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

As their surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, the crew at Calvin’s Barbershop come together to bring some much needed change to their neighborhood. Year 2016.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Writer: Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver, Mark Brown (characters)
Actors: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Sean Patrick Thomas