Drama - Movies

Angela

Drama

The parents of sisters Angela (Miranda Stuart Ryne) and Ellie (Charlotte Blythe) love each other a lot, but their mother (Anna Thompson of Unforgiven) is emotionally unstable, to say the least. The girls cope with their difficult family life by literally creating a world all of their own, with only Angela's imagination as a roadmap. "Its early scenes beautifully capture a childhood intuition of a world where bogeymen lurk and angels hover. On a more somber note, the film is an almost clinical study of how children absorb their parents' psychology," wrote Stephen Holden when he reviewed Angela in the New York Times. The first film written and directed by Rebecca Miller (daughter of legendary dramatist Arthur Miller), Angela announced the presence of a major new film artist when it was released in 1992. Miller would go on to direct the Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner Personal Velocity, and then The Ballad Of Jack And Rose, starring her husband Daniel Day-Lewis.

Welcome to the Rileys

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A powerful drama about finding hope in the most unusual of places. Once a happily married and loving couple, Doug and Lois Riley (Gandolfini and Leo) have grown apart since losing their teenage daughter eight years prior. Leaving his agoraphobic wife behind to go on a business trip to New Orleans, Doug meets a 16-year-old runaway (Stewart) and the two form a platonic, familial bond. For Lois and Doug, what initially appears to be the final straw that will derail their relationship, turns out to be the inspiration they need to renew their marriage.

The Soloist

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Academy Award®-nominee Robert Downey Jr. and Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx star in an extraordinary and inspiring true story of how a chance meeting can change a life. The Soloist tells the poignant and ultimately soaring tale of a Los Angeles newspaper reporter who discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and the unique friendship and bond that transforms both their lives. The remarkable performances make for an unforgettable experience in what is hailed as "a courageous and uncompromising film" (Gene Shalit, Today).

Funny Face

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The destruction of his grandparents' home leads a young man to take revenge under a masked persona.

Alias the Doctor

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Stephan Brenner may be young, but – after his work with a severely injured child and his subsequent efforts with earthquake victimsin Italy – he's made a name for himself as a skilled, compassionate surgeon. But it's actually Karl (Richard Barthelmess), Stephan'sfoster brother, who is the surgeon. And behind Karl's use of his brother's identity lies a sentimental tale of secrets, love andsacrifice. Director Michael Curtiz and art director Anton Grot elevated their status at Warner Bros. with Alias the Doctor. Usingtilted walls, shadows and other expressionist techniques, Curtiz and Grot made the film a triumph of style and paved the way fortheir teaming few months later in the eerily atmospheric Doctor X.

Lifeboat

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When a ship of Americans and Britons is sunk by a missile from a German U-boat during WWII, the survivors must cope with the elements - and each other. Unfortunately, they know nothing about navigation or survival at sea, and quickly begin to turn on each other. So when they pull the Nazi U-boat Captain out of the sea they have no choice but to trust his superior survival skills, even though the course he is steering is back to his boat, and he is taking them as prisoners of war.

Eiffel

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After completing the Statue of Liberty, celebrated engineer Gustave Eiffel is on top of the world. Now, the French government is pressuring him to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair. Eiffel's design plans suddenly change when he crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past. Their long lost, forbidden passion inspires him to change the Paris skyline forever.

Miracle in the Rain

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Ruth is a mousy secretary in 1942 New York, caring for her invalid mother when not at her workaday job. Arthur is an affable but lonely PFC from Tennessee, on leave while waiting to be sent into battle overseas. They meet in a rainstorm. It could just as well be raining daisies. Get out your handkerchiefs for Miracle in the Rain, starring Jane Wyman and Van Johnson as strangers who meet, fall in love and make plans never to part when he returns from the front. Like The Clock of 11 years earlier, Miracle beguiles with vignettes of bustling World War II New York. And like A Guy Named Joe, it shines with its sense that those we hold close to our hearts are always with us. “Love never dies,” Arthur will say. For anyone who’s ever experienced a war-shattered romance, his words ring true.

Revolutionary Road

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Academy Award® nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and Academy Award® winner Kate Winslet reunite for two powerful, groundbreaking performances in Revolutionary Road. Based on the bestseller by Richard Yates, this mesmerizing and moving story follows the lives of a passionate young couple living in suburban Connecticut who decide to risk everything to pursue their dreams. They're willing to break away from the ordinary – but can they do it without breaking apart? Acclaimed by critics, Revolutionary Road is hailed as "…a masterpiece." (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle)

Midnight Express

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Brad Davis (The Player, Chariots of Fire) and John Hurt (Contact, Alien) star in this riveting truestory of a young American's nightmarish experiences in a Turkish prison and his unforgettable journey to freedom. Busted for attempting to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul, American college student Billy Hayes (Davis) is thrown into the city's most brutal jail. After suffering through four years of sadistic torture and inhuman conditions, Billy is about to be released when his parole is denied. Only his inner courage and the support of a fellow inmate (Hurt) give him the strength to catch the "Midnight Express" ... and escape his living hell.

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

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This fine western opens with Van Heflin as a rancher whose family is suffering from the devastating effects of a long drought. Heflin needs $200 to build a well, then learns he can obtain the money as a reward for delivering Glenn Ford, a notorious outlaw now in the hands of the law, to the state prison in Yuma, Arizona. Though this will put Heflin in great personal danger, the peaceful man accepts the assignment, knowing what the money will mean to his family. Heflin and Ford hole up in a small hotel in another town while waiting for the train to Yuma. The outlaw begins toying with Heflin's mind, talking in a friendly manner about Heflin's job and financial situation. Playing psychological games, Ford tries to convince Heflin to take $100,000 to look the other way while he escapes. Heflin finds himself in a quandary, desperately needing the money yet being bound by his word to carry out the job. Ford's gang, led by Jaeckel, discovers where their leader is hidden and sets out to rescue him. The town officials abandon Heflin rather than put themselves in danger, leaving the troubled rancher alone to face off with the outlaws. Ford ends up assisting Heflin, helping his captor on the3:10 to Yuma, explaining, 'I owed you that.' Heflin has come through the ordeal, body and integrity intact, and, as if in answer to this baptism by fire, the skies burst forth with rain, putting an end to the drought.

Ray Jr's Legit Paper

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Two brothers (Ray Jr) who plays Jay and (Big Bank Holly) who plays Shawn are deep in the streets and the only way out is to stick together. After a Robbery heard around the city of Cleveland Ohio Jay and Shaw must protect their family from neighborhood goons who are looking for revenge. Lamar Odom plays ( POPS) the father of the two brothers, is his street knowledge enough to navigate his sons out of harms way.

Truth

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A suspenseful, psychological thriller, "Truth" exposes the hidden demons buried deep inside each and every one of us. After a chance encounter over the Internet, Caleb (Sean Paul Lockhart, "Milk", "Judas Kiss", "Chillerama") meets and falls head over heels for Jeremy (Rob Moretti, "Crutch", "An Affirmative Act", "Snapshot"), and soon the line between love and lies blur. Struggling to keep his past a secret, including his mentally ill mother, Caleb slowly succumbs to his darker side. A sudden turn of events finds Jeremy held captive, until Caleb's quest for the truth be revealed. The film also stars Emmy Winner® Blanche Baker.

Baadasssss!

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Critics and audiences alike have gotten behind Mario Van Peebles' candid portrait of his father Melvin's struggle as a young, black director during the society-shifting early '70s. Determined to make a film that matters, Melvin (played by son Mario) deals with two-faced backers, a rag tag crew, threatening creditors and various shades of Hollywood hypocrisy. Obsessed and with everything on the line, including his failing eyesight and family, his only choice is to stick to his guns and do whatever it takes to get his neo-blaxploitation epic Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song to the audience for which it was envisioned. The real-life father and son dynamic brings an intimacy to this inspiring and often hilarious tribute to the father of black cinema. The result is a seamless layering of entertaining drama and poignant documentary that mirrors itself from every angle and never loses its edge.

The Gathering

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For years, hard-driving Adam Thornton devoted himself to business. His family? There would be time for them later. Well, later has arrived for Adam: a diagnosis of only weeks to live. And the family long ago left him, scattering across the continent. So Adam tries to arrange a Christmas reunion but not even the season of miracles may be miraculous enough to heal long-standing emotional wounds. Edward Asner portrays Adam and Maureen Stapleton is his estranged wife Kate in a beloved holiday classic that won the Emmy as Outstanding Special (1977-1978) and celebrates the tender power of forgiveness and the profound gift of family love.

The Man Who Would Be King

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Academy Award-winners Sean Connery ("Rising Sun," "The Hunt for Red October") and Michael Caine ("Hannah and Her Sisters," "Little Voice") star in this robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling. Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time.

The Black Dahlia (2006)

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Inspired by the most notorious unsolved murder in California history. From the acclaimed director of Scarface and the author of L.A. Confidential comes the spellbinding thriller The Black Dahlia. Two ambitious cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), investigate the shocking murder of an aspiring young starlet. With a corpse so mutilated that photos are kept from the public, the case becomes an obsession for the men, and their lives begin to unravel. Blanchard's relationship with his girlfriend Kay (Scarlett Johansson) deteriorates, while Bleichert finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Madeleine (Hilary Swank), a wealthy woman with a dark and twisted connection to the victim.

The Clearing

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Wayne and Eileen Hayes (Robert Redford, Helen Mirren) appear to be living the American dream until Wayne is kidnapped in broad daylight from their peaceful Pittsburgh estate. Suddenly, the man who at one point prided himself on being a cunning negotiator finds his fate resting in the hands of a kidnapper (Willem Dafoe) who has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Donna

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DONNA Stronger Than Pretty is a romantic tragedy, an unlove story, that spans three decades in the life of a gentle young woman, Donna, as she tries to live up to the traditions and expectations of her Italian roots and of the “American Dream”. That dream becomes a living nightmare and nearly breaks her until she finds the silent force of her inner voice and breaks free from a husband who refuses to be responsible to her, himself, their family, or even his own dreams.

Anna Nicole

Drama

In the tradition of Star 80, the true saga of Anna Nicole Smith whose youthful optimistic dreams of fame and fortune turn darkly tragic.

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