Category: Drama
Posted on September 22, 2012 |
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Magnifica Presenza / Magnificent Presence (2012)
Drama
The only dream of Pietro is to become a famous actor. 28 year-old Pietro is so obsessed with becoming an actor that he does not mind trying every single way. He comes Rome and starts to work in a bakery. Also, at the same time, he tries to be an actor. At first, he stays with his cousin, Maria , but then he rents a house. Nevertheless, in a short time, something weird happens at the house. As if the furniture moves by itself. Then he realizes that the house was haunted by some ghosts, so with it, the adventure itself begins.
Starring: Elio Germano, Paola Minaccioni, Beppe Fiorello, Margherita Buy, Vittoria Puccini, Cem Yilmaz, Andrea Bosca, Claudia Potenza
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
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Tags: Andrea Bosca, Beppe Fiorello, Cem Yilmaz, Claudia Potenza, Elio Germano, Ferzan Ozpetek, Margherita Buy, Paola Minaccioni, Vittoria Puccini
Posted on September 22, 2012 |
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People Like Us (2012)
Drama
A man is tasked with delivering $150,000 of his deceased father's fortune to the sister he has never met.
Starring: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Pfeiffer, Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Philip Baker Hall, Jon Favreau
Director: Alex Kurtzman
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Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Jon Favreau, Mark Duplass, Michelle Pfeiffer, Olivia Wilde, Philip Baker Hall
Posted on September 22, 2012 |
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The Tall Man (2012)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
Starring: Jessica Biel, Stephen McHattie, Jodelle Ferland, William B. Davis, Samantha Ferris
Director: Pascal Laugier
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Tags: Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Pascal Laugier, Samantha Ferris, Stephen McHattie, William B. Davis
Posted on September 22, 2012 |
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Kriegerin / Combat Girls (2011)
Drama
Marisa, a 20-year-old German girl, hates foreigners, Jews, cops, and everyone she finds guilty for the decline of her country. She provokes, drinks, fights and her next tattoo will be a portrait of Adolf Hitler. The only place she feels home is the Neo-Nazi gang she belongs to, where hate, violence, and heavy parties are the daily rules. When 14-year-old Svenja joins the group, Marisa appears like a role model to her: she fits the purest idea of a combat girl fighting for the group's ideology. But Marisa's convictions will slowly evolve when she accidentally meets a young Afghan refugee. Confronted to him, she will learn that the black and white principles of her gang are not the only way. Will Marisa ever be able to get out of this group?
Starring: Alina Levshin, Jella Haase, Sayed Ahmad, Gerdy Zint, Lukas Steltner
Director: David Wnendt
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Posted on September 20, 2012 |
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Lonesome (1928)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A commentary about the loneliness and stress of working-class life in the big city.
Starring: Barbara Kent, Glenn Tryon, Fay Holderness, Gusztáv Pártos, Eddie Phillips, Andy Devine
Director: Pál Fejös
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Tags: Andy Devine, Barbara Kent, Eddie Phillips, Fay Holderness, Glenn Tryon, Gusztáv Pártos, Pál Fejös
Posted on September 20, 2012 |
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Umberto D. (1952)
Drama
A retired bureaucrat struggles to live on his meager pension in Rome, about to be kicked out of his apartment for back rent, and his only companion his small dog.
Starring: Carlo Battisti
Director: Vittorio De Sica
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Posted on September 20, 2012 |
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Brotherhood / Yi ben wu yan (1987)
Action | Drama
After drug kingpin Ho Chen Tung (Ke Jun Hsung) escapes an assassination attempt on him in Vietnam, he decides to wave goodbye to his life of crime, and eventually becomes a proper and successful businessman. But his former associates won't follow suit, and a brutal power struggle breaks out within the organization.
Starring: Chun Hsiung Ko, Wai Lam, Dick Wei, Fui-On Shing, Kong Fong, Wai Shum, Yun-Fat Chow
Director: Billy Chan
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Tags: Billy Chan, Chun Hsiung Ko, Dick Wei, Fui-On Shing, Kong Fong, Wai Lam, Wai Shum, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on September 20, 2012 |
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Glück / Bliss (2012)
Drama
Two young people in Berlin, a refugee and a homeless punk, form a relationship.
Starring: Alba Rohrwacher, Andrea Sawatzki, Vinzenz Kiefer, Maren Kroymann, Margarita Broich, Petra Kleinert, Matthias Brandt
Director: Doris Dörrie
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Tags: Alba Rohrwacher, Andrea Sawatzki, Doris Dörrie, Maren Kroymann, Margarita Broich, Matthias Brandt, Petra Kleinert, Vinzenz Kiefer
Posted on September 19, 2012 |
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The Wackness (2008)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
New York, summer 1994, the greatest year in hip-hop, a troubled teenage drug dealer trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist intent on living his life to the fullest. The two form an unlikely friendship, but things get complicated when the kid falls for the doctor's daughter.
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams, Method Man
Director: Jonathan Levine
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Tags: Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Jane Adams, Jonathan Levine, Josh Peck, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man, Olivia Thirlby
Posted on September 19, 2012 |
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history, The Other Boleyn Girl tells the story of two beautiful sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn who, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). While both women eventually share the king's bed, only one will ascend to the throne for a brief and turbulent reign that ends tragically with a swing of the executioner's sword.
Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance
Director: Justin Chadwick
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Tags: Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Justin Chadwick, Mark Rylance, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson
Posted on September 19, 2012 |
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Ed Wood (1994)
Biography | Comedy | Drama
From Hollywood's acclaimed director Tim Burton (Planet of the Apes, Batman Sleepy Hollow & Edward Scissorhands) comes and offbeat, true-life story of Hollywood's worst director, ED WOOD.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Bill Murray, Lisa Marie
Director: Tim Burton
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Tags: Bill Murray, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tim Burton
Posted on September 19, 2012 |
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Jannat 2 (2012)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Jannat 2 revolves around a smuggler Sonu Delhi KKC who deals in illegal guns. ACP Pratap Raghuvanshi is a sincere police officer who has taken the oath to demolish the illegal guns business. The entire movie moves around Mangal Singh Tomar, the gang leader dealing with the illegal guns and how Sonu Delhi and ACP Pratap Raghuvanshi fight back to demolish the gun smuggling business. Sonu Delhi falls in love with Jhanvi Tomar and how he manages to save his love.
Starring: Viren Basoya, Manish Chaudhary, Esha Gupta, Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda, Imran Zahid, Arif Zakaria
Director: Kunal Deshmukh
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Tags: Arif Zakaria, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Imran Zahid, Kunal Deshmukh, Manish Chaudhary, Randeep Hooda, Viren Basoya
Posted on September 18, 2012 |
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The Wings of the Dove (1997)
Drama | Romance
Kate Croy's mother was born to wealth and privilege, but she threw it all away to marry Kate's father, a penniless opium addict who admits to having stolen from his wife. After her mother's death, Kate is offered an opportunity to return to the life her mother gave up. There is a condition, however: Kate must sever all of her old ties, not only to her father, but also to her lover, the muck-raking journalist Merton Densher, whom she has promised marriage. Kate reluctantly agrees to this, and in the meantime becomes friendly with "the world's richest orphan," Millie Theale, an American making the Grand Tour. Desperate to see Kate, Merton crashes a party that she and Millie are attending, and Millie is attracted to him.
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott
Director: Iain Softley
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Posted on September 18, 2012 |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller
Based on the bestselling novel by Patrick Süskind, 'Perfume' is a story of murder and obsession set in 18th-century France. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has a unique talent for discerning the scents and smells that swirl around him, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. Strangely lacking any scent of his own, he becomes obsessed with capturing the irresistible but elusive aroma of young womanhood. As Grenouille's obsession turns deadly, twelve young girls are found murdered. Panic breaks out as people rush to protect their daughters, while an unrepentant and unrelenting Grenouille still lacks the final ingredient to complete his quest.
Starring: Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman
Director: Tom Tykwer
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Posted on September 18, 2012 |
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The Next Three Days (2010)
Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Michael Buie, Moran Atias, Remy Nozik
Director: Paul Haggis
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Tags: Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Michael Buie, Moran Atias, Paul Haggis, Remy Nozik, Russell Crowe
Posted on September 17, 2012 |
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A Perfect Murder (1998)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A hotshot Wall Street trader discovers that his rich and beautiful "trophy" wife is having an affair with a bohemian artist and plots to have her murdered.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet, Sarita Choudhury, Novella Nelson
Director: Andrew Davis
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Tags: Andrew Davis, David Suchet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Douglas, Novella Nelson, Sarita Choudhury, Viggo Mortensen
Posted on September 17, 2012 |
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Salaam Namaste (2005)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
The new millennium has begun and one must accept the reality that East Indians have immigrated everywhere on Earth. One such place where a number of Indians have made their new homes is Australia's Melbourne. A doctor, who does have problems translating some words into Hindi; Jignesh Pandya, who has come from Surat, India, where his parents operate and run "Archana Sarees" and has become a doctor; Ranjan Mathur who has recently immigrated, is now on the look-out for a wife, and does find one, after many hilarious misadventures, including one with a gorgeous hooker, Lisa; Then there is Ambar Malhotra or Ambi, who lived in Bangalore with her parents, quarreled with them because she did not want to marry someone of their choice, ended up coming to Australia on a student exchange program, studies medicine, but lands a job as a radio announcer with 101.5 FM "Salaam Namaste"; and finally there is Nikhil Arora alias Nicki…
Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Arshad Warsi, Tania Zaetta, Jugal Hansraj
Director: Siddharth Anand
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Tags: Arshad Warsi, Jugal Hansraj, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Siddharth Anand, Tania Zaetta
Posted on September 17, 2012 |
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Steel Magnolias (1989)
Drama | Romance
Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, Steel Magnolias is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together there.
Starring: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts
Director: Herbert Ross
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Tags: Daryl Hannah, Dolly Parton, Herbert Ross, Julia Roberts, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine
Posted on September 17, 2012 |
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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Comedy | Drama | War
A new Disc Jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns the studio on it's ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn't G.I. enough. While he is off the air, he tries to meet Vietnamese especially girls, and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio.
Starring: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, J.T. Walsh
Director: Barry Levinson
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Posted on September 17, 2012 |
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Burlesque (2010)
Drama | Musical | Romance
Ali is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess, the club's proprietor and headliner. Burlesque's outrageous costumes and bold choreography enrapture the young ingenue, who vows to perform there one day.
Starring: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Alan Cumming
Director: Steve Antin
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Tags: Alan Cumming, Cam Gigandet, Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Julianne Hough, Steve Antin