Movie List for "drama 2"

A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985) Biography Drama Movie

The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan, living through the deaths of his father, mother and grandmother. Year 1985.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Writer: T’ien-wen Chu, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Nien-Jen Wu
Actors: Chia-bao Chang, Neng Chang, Chih-Chen Chen, Han-wen Chen

Braveheart (1995) Biography Drama History War Movie

Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England. Year 1995.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Mel Gibson
Writer: Randall Wallace
Actors: James Robinson, Sean Lawlor, Sandy Nelson, James Cosmo

Running Out of Time (1999) Action Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong’s organized crime Syndicates. Year 1999.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Johnnie To
Writer: Nai-Hoi Yau, Laurent Courtiaud, Julien Carbon
Actors: Andy Lau, Ching Wan Lau, YoYo Mung, Waise Lee

Heat (1995) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. Year 1995.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Writer: Michael Mann
Actors: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight

Earth (1998) Drama Romance War Movie

It’s 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence. Year 1998.

Generes: Drama, Romance, War
Director: Deepa Mehta
Writer: Deepa Mehta, Bapsi Sidhwa (novel)
Actors: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (1981) Comedy Drama History Movie

The arrival of a hussar regiment stirs a small town into life. The love of cornet Pletnev for the young actress Nastenka unexpectedly intertwines with the machinations of Merzlyayev, an … Year 1981.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Eldar Ryazanov
Writer: Grigori Gorin, Eldar Ryazanov
Actors: Evgeniy Leonov, Oleg Basilashvili, Valentin Gaft, Georgiy Burkov

No Shooting Time for Foxes (1966) Drama Movie

A young man and his friend Viktor are two young men from a middle-class house. For their families and their society they have nothing left but contempt. Year 1966.

Generes: Drama
Director: Peter Schamoni
Writer: Peter Schamoni, Günter Seuren (novel), Günter Seuren (screenplay)
Actors: Helmut Förnbacher, Christian Doermer, Andrea Jonasson, Monika Peitsch

Private Lessons: Another Story (1994) Drama Movie

Professional photographer Lauren travels to Miami to find the next hottest model for her shoot. She hooks up with her emotional Cuban limo driver Raul, but then her cheating sleazy husband Stephen shows up as well as hot Marissa. Year 1994.

Generes: Drama
Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard
Writer: Wm. Mernit
Actors: Mariana Morgan, Ray Garaza, Theresa Morris, Deirdre Imershein

The Grifters (1990) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play. Year 1990.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Jim Thompson (novel), Donald E. Westlake (screenplay)
Actors: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe

I Spit on Your Grave (1959) Crime Drama Romance Movie

Joe Grant, a light-skinned African-African, heads to a small Southern town to investigate the lynching death of his brother. He draws the attention of a gorgeous heiress, then learns that she might have been involved in the murder. Year 1959.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Michel Gast
Writer: Boris Vian (screenplay), Jacques Dopagne (screenplay), Louis Sapin (adaptation), Luska Eliroff (adaptation), Michel Gast (adaptation)
Actors: Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi, Fernand Ledoux, Renate Ewert

Paprika (1991) Drama Movie

A young country girl comes to town and works in a brothel in order to help her fiance get the money to start his own business. “Paprika” is the name given to her by the madam. Year 1991.

Generes: Drama
Director: Tinto Brass
Writer: Tinto Brass, Bernardino Zapponi
Actors: Debora Caprioglio, Stéphane Ferrara, Martine Brochard, Stéphane Bonnet

Beloved (1998) Drama History Horror Movie

Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman Year 1998.

Generes: Drama, History, Horror
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Toni Morrison (novel), Akosua Busia (screenplay), Richard LaGravenese (screenplay), Adam Brooks (screenplay)
Actors: Yada Beener, Emil Pinnock, Calen Johnson, Oprah Winfrey

Submission (1976) Drama War Movie

In wartime France, pharmacist Eliane begins an affair with her shop assistant Armand, but she soon becomes dominated by him. He demands more and more from her, humiliating her and putting her family at risk. Year 1976.

Generes: Drama, War
Director: Salvatore Samperi
Writer: Ottavio Jemma (screenplay), Salvatore Samperi (screenplay & story)
Actors: Franco Nero, Lisa Gastoni, Raymond Pellegrin, Andréa Ferréol

Boxing Helena (1993) Drama Mystery Romance Thriller Movie

A surgeon becomes obsessed with the seductive woman he once was in an affair with. Refusing to accept that she has moved on, he amputates her limbs and holds her captive in his mansion. Year 1993.

Generes: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Philippe Caland (story), Jennifer Lynch (screenplay)
Actors: Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Bill Paxton, Kurtwood Smith

Secret Games 3 (1994) Thriller Drama Movie

A bored housewife feels neglected by her physician husband so she starts spending her afternoons working at an exclusive brothel. Unfortunately, she becomes the obsession of a handsome, but very unpleasant customer. Year 1994.

Generes: Thriller, Drama
Director: Gregory Dark
Writer: Tucker Johnston, Don Simmons
Actors: Woody Brown, Rochelle Swanson, May Karasun, Dean Scofield

Exotica (1994) Drama Movie

A man plagued by neuroses frequents the club Exotica in an attempt to find solace, but even there his past is never far away. Year 1994.

Generes: Drama
Director: Atom Egoyan
Writer: Atom Egoyan
Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Elias Koteas