Movies Tagged 'drama'

NOIR transports you back to a time of black and white movies of the 30s, 40s and 50s. It's New York City, a single spotlight illuminates a detective sat at his desk, fog swirls around his feet as he lights his cigarette, jazz music echoes all around, Welcome to the world of NOIR. Veronica Smart is a beautiful 40-year-old woman married to her husband Cliff for 16 years, always wanting to be a star, she has now grown tired of the marriage and wants out. Meeting a group of teenagers at the local sc

After tragic events, a man and his dog seek solitude in the Oregon Columbia Gorge by hiking to the nations second highest waterfall. Winner for best feature film at Lift Off film festival Jan 2021.

A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, "Dune" tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their

The story of three American teenage girls-each adopted from China-who discover they are blood-related cousins on 23andMe. Their online meeting inspires the young women to confront the burning questions they have about their lost history.

All it took was one long, passionate, late-night kiss on the lips to make novelist and mother-of-two Laura suspicious of her career-driven, high-reaching husband, Dean. Now, as the uncomfortable feelings of doubt and mistrust start creeping up on her, fanned by the horrible idea that the love of her life may be cheating on her, Laura reluctantly enlists the help of the impeccably dressed, semi-retired art dealer, Felix: her suave, mischievous, and effortlessly charming philanderer father. But, e

A woman poses as an infant photographer in order to befriend a young mother and steal her baby.

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

Two people in two different countries, both in quarantine during lockdown time, have a love affair through Facetime- but how viable is a relationship that might as well be just a fantasy?

Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim.

Park Dong-won (Kim Sung-kyun), a common man and his family move into a house purchased after 11 years of labour. They throw a housewarming party and invite all friends. A heavy overnight downpour creates an extremely big sinkhole, and in a mere minute, it engulfs the whole house with the people inside it. Deep down the hole, Park Dong-won, his neighbor Jeong Man-soo (Cha Seung-won), and the guests have to find a way out. As the luck would have it rain again begins to pour down, filling the sinkh

Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years. Titane: A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys.

Born into the infamous Children Of God cult, Ricky Rodriguez (Dominick Alesia) was subjected to years of sexual abuse while also being groomed to one day lead the cult. He was finally able to escape the cult with his wife, Elixcia (Anna Roemer), but he remained haunted by his past and the weight of feeling responsible for the other survivors. As the suicide rate for victims of the cult increases, Ricky reaches a breaking point and he vows to take down the cult by any means necessary.

Magda, who long ago abandoned her career for the sake of her family, lives in Podkowa Lesna, near Warsaw. One evening, she accidentally discovers the body of a murdered woman in a park. The deceased has a W-shaped pendant around her neck - identical to the one belonging to her long-lost friend, Weronika. In the background of the murder, there are famous names of a businessman and a candidate for senator. The official investigation is conducted by commissioner Jacek Sikora, Magda's former friend,

A Nomad River is a blend of fictional and non-fictional narrative that looks at the world through a civilizational lens. This is a personal struggle of four ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, as they travel across India, an ancient civilization struggling with climate change, water crisis, poverty, and hygiene issues. As the threat of climate change and the river-water crisis looms over India, Adriana, a refugee from civil war-torn Venezuela, travels across the country with the Rall

Sequoia (Koi) is a nationally renowned art director who has done everything to be the number one woman in her man Kenyon's life. Kenyon(Ken) is a reformed player, or at least that's goal. But no matter how hard he tries, he keeps getting drawn into the web of women from his past. Koi's best friend Nika has been trying to tell her to move on for years. With his friend Colin encouraging his doggish ways, Ken find it hard to stay true to the woman that captured his heart. Will his determination pre

Benji is a nerdy boy from the Somerleyton Estate in Brixton. He spends his days keeping his stoner best friend Arch out of trouble. Leah is a wealthy young YouTuber, obsessed with street culture. They fall in love, but when they tempt each other into increasingly reckless behaviour for the sake of their documentary, they blur the lines between image and reality, between collaboration and exploitation, and their lives spiral out of control.

Yasuomi Ohno, a math teacher at a prep school, is single and has no girlfriend. He has trouble communicating with girls, so he begs his student, Kasumi Akimoto, who always says he is "not normal," to tell him how he can become normal.

The film is inspired by an incredible story of a shepherd dog named Palm who was inadvertently left in the airport by her owner. She befriends nine-year old Nicholas whose mother dies leaving him with a father he barely knows - a pilot who finds the dog at the airport. It's a story of amazing adventures, true friendship and unconditional love.

It is 1991, Mogadishu, capital city and most populous city of Somalia was torn by civil war. The personnel and the families of the South Korean embassy, isolated with no communication were enduring hail of bullets and shells. Then one night, personnel from the North Korean embassy knocked on the door asking for help. People of both embassies have one goal, to escape from Mogadishu.

This is a day in the lives of two completely different people. One is steady empowered woman -April that works for the EPA and married to the right person for everyone else but herself. By total accident she meets the complete opposite to her estranged husband, Marlon a cook that has too many mishaps in his life. He too is at the crossroads to choose how to straighten his life. Their serendipitous meeting not only changes their outlook on life but alters their future and what happens between for

Ain't no rules to this street game. Realizing the "Opps" are sometimes closer to you than you thought: who do you trust? Your devious wife, or childhood friends?

2030. Three teenage girls join The Light, an organization that promises its members to live the life they want. But they must experience the opposite of what they dreamed of. The Light pairs each teenager according to their respective characters and abilities to marry. It is slowly revealed that The Light has a dark side that many people don't know about. The three teenagers have to struggle to overcome the problem. —filmindonesia.or.id

After a string of life-changing revelations, a beloved parking attendant pieces a new plan together and chases her dream of traveling the world.

When a recently widowed mother becomes houseless, she convinces her 8-year-old daughter that they are only camping for fun while working to get them off of the streets.

After a four-week partner swap, two couples meet again in a remote beach house and discover that everything has changed. Suddenly, their feelings are put to the test, their life choices and expectations are reevaluated.

Two's company, three's allowed? From family disputes and unexpected babysitting duties to uncomfortable high school memories, manga drawing and friendships pushed to the next level - the Male Gaze series lifts the lid on six very different gay relationships and encounters. When two become three and outsiders enter the fray, what are the group dynamics at play? —NQV Media

A criminal story set in the 1980s. Robert, a young policeman "out of principle", finds a serial gay killer. In the course of the investigation, he meets Arek. She decides to use him as an informant, not realizing how much this relationship will affect not only his work, but also his personal life. —G

A young woman named Amanda lies in pain, while a young teenager named David urgently questions her, forcing her to unravel the truth of what happened to her. She is not his mother and he is not her son. Together they will reveal a disturbing and evocative tale of broken souls, an invisible lurking terror, and the fragile threads that bind parents and children. —chicagorob1