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Tag: Drama

J. Edgar (2011)

Drama Rated R

“DiCaprio is as effective as possible while laboring under pounds of aging makeup. He is, by all accounts, OK.

Help, The (2011)

Drama Rated PG-13

"A Civil Rights drama that artfully dramatizes the love for one’s enemy espoused by Martin Luther King."

Warrior (2011)

Drama Rated PG-13

“The scariest man in movies right now might be Tom Hardy. He somehow makes his sinews seethe.

Bronson (2008)

Drama Rated R

Bronson is a biopic of sorts, but it depicts such a terrible, terrifying world of anger and violence that you want to pretend something like this could never really exist. The movie is based on the life of Charles Bronson (born Michael Gordon Peterson), who has been in and out of Britain’s prison system since

Drive (2011)

Drama Rated R

“…not the best film of 2011, but when all is said and done it will likely be the most alive.

Moneyball (2011)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…has the snap and crackle of a timely behind-the-scenes documentary.

Higher Ground (2011)

Drama Rated R

"…skeptical and yearning at the same time."

Seven Days in Utopia (2011)

Drama Rated G

"Who made caddies God?"

Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Drama Rated R

Whimsical yearning is the prevailing mood of this feature debut from writer-director-actress Miranda July, a fanciful yet sincere tale of interconnected narratives that hopes to be about, well, Me and You and Everyone We Know. July plays a mousy video artist who pines after a department-store clerk (John Hawkes) who has shared custody of his

Town, The (2010)

Drama Rated R

The campaign for Ben Affleck as a genre auteur (think Clint Eastwood) started with Gone Baby Gone and got louder with this bank-heist drama. But The Town didn’t convince me that the actor has anything particularly special to offer behind the camera. Engaging enough, with raw performances by Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner and Blake Lively,

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If I Go Will They Miss Me (2026)

Drama Rated NR

“… creates a permeable world, in which unspoken fears and dreams seep into the mundanity of everyday life.”

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Thriller Rated R

“Lee’s true gift is to make every moment feel plausible and palpable.”

Resident Evil (2026)

Horror Rated R

“Cregger cranks up the humor — and he has the right star to do it.”


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