Drama Movies
A lunatic disguised as Abraham Lincoln stalks the ambitious young candidates campaigning for a high school election in this tongue-in-cheek slasher flick that delivers the gory goods. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A small-town teacher stands up to a pair of drilling representatives who are determined to exploit the local resources, and receives some unexpected support as the community rallies to drive away the persistent interlopers in this drama from director Gus Van Sant. Steve Butler (Matt Damon) is a corporate salesman with a reputation for getting results. When the company he works for draws up plans to drill for natural gas in an economically depressed farming community, Steve and his partner (Frances McDormand) attempt to convince the locals that they have an opportunity to profit from the project. At first the locals are welcoming, but when venerable teacher Frank Yates (Hal Holbrook) voices objection, concerned locals Dustin (John Krasinski) and Alice (Rosemarie DeWitt) help to launch an effective grassroots campaign against the drilling. In addition to co-producing and co-starring in Promised Land, Damon and Krasinski also collaborated on the screenplay for the film, adapted from a story by Dave Eggers (Where the Wild Things Are, Away We Go). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Neighbors form an unusual arrangement to share custody of a dog, and the pair soon find themselves falling for one another. ~ Brie Hearn, Rovi
- 2012
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Following in the steps of such movies as A Thief in the Night and Left Behind, this Christian-themed drama takes place in the days leading up to the New Testament's Book of Revelation. Josh McManus is a traveling salesman with a sketchy past. He arrives in a West Texas town and becomes implicated in a conflict with a tough biker gang called The Barbarians, with a particularly nasty leader called Hawg. Then, suddenly, chaos strikes everywhere, signaled by flashes in the sky and cataclysmic earthquakes. The Rapture is upon them, and Josh finds himself engulfed by a massive battle, transpiring on both earthly and heavenly levels. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Director Chadd Harbold's first feature is a bloody tale of revenge as well as a dark comedy that centers on a low-level bad guy who hunts down the people responsible for murdering his dog, Jolly. The supporting cast includes Kristen Wiig, Kevin Corrigan, and Elijah Wood. ~ Rovi
Convinced by his pals that the only way to win back smoldering ex-girlfriend Tracy is to become a bona fide beefcake, aspiring actor Ricky McDown heads to his local boxing gym, and begins a workout regimen that would impress even his pugilistic personal hero Rocky Balboa. With the help of pretty Janie Ricky is soon on the fast track to physical fitness, but it will take more than a few bulbous muscles to win Tracy back from the handsome lady-killer who's taken his place. But this fight isn't over yet, before that final bell rings, Ricky will prove that when it comes to love, he's a true contender. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A college student (Elisabeth Harnois) in search of her missing brother follows a trail of clues to the mysterious small town of Riddle, Pennsylvania, where the local sheriff (Val Kilmer) and the town elder (William Sadler) seem determined to impede her investigation. Meanwhile, the more she learns about the abandoned mental hospital on the outskirts of town, the clearer it becomes that the secretive citizens of Riddle have something to hide. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A smooth-talking sports agent gets stranded in a small town while trying to recruit a high school basketball star, and finds the faith of the locals having an unexpected affect on his cynical outlook of the world in this uplifting religious drama. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
An American citizen accused of domestic terrorism must prove his innocence after being framed for a horrific restaurant bombing, and becomes the government's latest boogeyman as he races to uncover the traitorous FBI Director responsible for the false-flag operation. John Brody, Circus-Szalewski, and Stephanie Czajowski star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A struggling single father helps a beautiful whale trainer recover her will to live following a terrible accident that leaves her confined to a wheelchair. Lonely and destitute, Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) leaves the north of France for his sister's house in Antibes after becoming the sole guardian of his estranged five-year-old son Sam. When Ali lands a job as a bouncer in a nearby nightclub, things quickly start to look up for the itinerant father and son. Then one night, after breaking up a fight in the club, Ali meets the radiant Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), and slips her his number after dropping her off safely at home. Though Stephanie's position on the high end of the social spectrum makes romance an unlikely prospect for the pair, a tragic accident at Marineland robs her of her legs, and finds her reaching out in desperation to Ali. Her spirit broken by the same tragedy that took her legs, Stephanie gradually finds the courage to go on living trough transcendent moments spent with Ali -- a man with precious little pity, but an enormous love of life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The mystery surrounding a mute vagabond found living in the woods of a small town threatens to upset the delicate social balance of the close-knit community in this drama featuring Keith David and James Russo. Samuel Bleak was just eight-year-old when he ran away into the woods. No one ever knew why he fled from his family, and in the years that followed he was presumed dead. Then, 20-years later, Police Chief Ruben Ramirez discovers Samuel living a life of solitude in a dilapidated shanty. He won't speak, and his only possession is an old typewriter. Subsequently placed in a small mental institution, Samuel begins the long process of integrating himself back into society. But while Chief Ramirez's wife does her best to care for the taciturn young patient, his patience is tested by the constant flood of tests and questions, and the desires of a lonely female patient with an intensely jealous admirer. In time the truth about Samuel's tragic past slowly comes to light, and when it does this small town may never be the same again. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Environmental activists and a federal agent discover that an enormous root system, which formed from seeds from the Garden of Eden, threatens to destroy the planet. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
A slacker tries to prevent his best friend and roommate from marrying the wrong man by claiming their seven-year cohabitation makes them common-law spouses. ~ Brie Hearn, Rovi
A hard-nosed detective (Randall batinkoff) finds the walls of reality crumbling while conducting a disturbing murder investigation, and becomes the prime suspect in the very case he's attempting to solve in this mind-bending psychological thriller. Meanwhile, as his marriage dissolves, his friendships falter, and his captain (Kevin Sorbo) questions his competence, the detective finds himself at the center of an intense Internal Affairs investigation, and seeks the help of an enigmatic teenage girl in proving his innocence. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A married couple find their love affair with alcohol threatening to unravel their relationship when the time comes to confront their addiction head on. Charlie (Aaron Paul) and Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) are a fun-loving couple, but their heavy drinking is starting to become a problem. As Kate constructs a series of elaborate lies to conceal her addiction from her co-workers, her relationship with her mother begins to deteriorate. Realizing that she needs to get sober in order to pull out of her downward spiral, she finds that Charlie is reluctant to join her, and starts to see their relationship in a new light. Meanwhile, once she gathers the courage to set the bottle aside, the real fight begins. Octavia L. Spencer, Nick Offerman, and Megan Mullally co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A woman (Lynn Whitfield) dying of kidney disease learns that God works in mysterious ways after convincing her son (Michael Jai White) to help a repentant ex-con ($Byron Minns) whose unexpected presence prompts a startling deathbed confession. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A typical stag weekend turns into a struggle for survival for a group of friends who find themselves pitted against an angry army of the living dead. Dean is about to get married, and his buddies are determined to send him out of the single life with a bang. Their plan: Take Dean to play Zomball - the latest craze in a post-zombie apocalypse society. Though mankind has won the war against the armies of the undead, dispatching with the walking corpses that remain above ground has proven quite a task. As a result, private companies have been forced to get creative with their clean-up methods. In Zomball, players are invited to dispatch zombies in a safe environment. When Dean and his pals break the game's number one rule, however, the zombies strike back with a vengeance. Now surrounded by flesh eaters with his best friends and a fierce stripper, Dean must aim for the head if he ever hopes to reach the altar on time. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
True love turns terrifying for a 17-year-old girl (Taylor Spreitler) impregnated by a dangerously unstable college student (Chuck Hittinger) who threatens to kill her if she attempts prevent him from seeing his child. Brian Krause and Amy Pietz co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Director Terry George's quirky crime comedy stars Brendan Fraser as Joe Maguire, an American running an antique store in an Irish town. He becomes wrapped up in a hostage situation inside the store when a young man who owes thousands to a local crime boss runs into the shop after robbing a local fishery, and Joe then comes into possession of evidence that will put the bad guy away. Meanwhile, Detective Weller (Colm Meaney) takes control of the hostage negotiations, and attempts to figure out what's going on as the situation grows more and more complicated. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
An explosion at a small-town chemical factory transforms the unsuspecting locals into ravenous flesh-eaters, leaving a small number of survivors with little choice but to try and fight their way out of the quarantined area without being consumed by the growing zombie horde. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Six Louisiana women stick together through good times and bad in this adaptation of the enduring stage play starring Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, and Alfre Woodard. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A small town music teacher invites a bad-boy country singer to perform at her town's annual Strawberry Festival, and together they discover the power of dreams in this Hallmark Channel original film. Beth Landon (Julie Mond) teaches music, but ask her neighbors what she's best known for and odds are they'll mention she's the reigning "Strawberry Queen." As this year's big Strawberry Festival draws near, Beth hatches a plan to have famed country singer Jason Keith (Trevor Donovan) be the featured musical performer. But after a series of public controversies Jason's career has hit the skids, prompting the fans to write him off as a one-hit-wonder. Realizing that the Strawberry Festival could provide the perfect setting for his big comeback, Jason agrees to perform. Meanwhile the more time Jason spends with Beth, the more he realizes that a troubling secret from his distant past could be holding him back. Together, Jason and Beth prepare to put on the concert of a lifetime, and find their dreams coming closer into reach than ever before. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A Las Vegas birthday blowout turns terrifying when four friends are summoned to a secluded location by sultry strippers whose job is luring in victims for a sadistic black market organ trafficker. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Glee's Chris Colfer wrote and stars in this coming of age high-school black comedy. He plays a senior who wants nothing more than to go to Northwestern in order to escape from the stifling small town in which he's grown up. To get there, he ends up blackmailing a number of his fellow classmates in order to start a literary journal that he believes will impress the admissions board. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
A 17 year-old bank teller gets caught in the middle of an intense FBI investigation after being taken hostage in a brazen daytime robbery that's more complicated than anyone suspects. Cassie has a good job in a bank alongside her mother Joyce, the branch manager. Then, one afternoon, a gang of masked robbers burst into the bank, and take her hostage during a daring getaway. When the masks come off, Cassie is shocked to see that her captor is her best friend Abbie. Abbie's father has been kidnapped, and if she doesn't pay his $500,000 ransom soon, he'll be killed. Meanwhile, as FBI Agent Christine Mendoza attempts to capture the mastermind behind the skillfully executed heist, Cassie vows to help her friend, even if it means breaking the law. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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