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At first glance, The Winslow Boy might seem like an improbable choice for David Mamet's sixth directorial effort. Adapted from the play by Terence Rattigan (which has already been filmed once, in 1948 by Anthony Asquith), The Winslow Boy is set in...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: DRAMA
Director: David Mamet
Cast: Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam, ...
Winter Passing is a classic example of a pedestrian motion picture being lifted out of mediocrity by an arresting lead performance. Zooey Deschanel doesn't just elevate Winter Passing; she carries it. There are other things to be said in favor of...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-02-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Adam Rapp
Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Ed Harris, Will Ferrell, ...
Winter's Bone offers a case study in the essential philosophical differences between independent motion picture thrillers and Hollywood/mainstream ones. The third feature from director Debra Granik and winner of two awards at the 2010 Sundance Fil...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-06-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Debra Granik
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Brezahan, ...
We live in a cynical world. A romantic fairy tale like Winter's Tale might have worked better in a kinder, gentler age but, in today's era of sarcasm and scorn, its flaws (of which there are many) are magnified. For something this sentimental to wo...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: FANTASY/DRAMA
Director: Akiva Goldsman
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, ...
Calling Witness a crime thriller is technically accurate, but it does this layered and dramatically compelling movie a disservice. In fact, Witness is much more than a thriller. It's a love story, a fish-out-of-water tale, and an examination of c...
U.S. Release Date: 1985-02-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, ...
What happens when a movie is so strongly allegorical that it works only in the abstract? To a degree, that’s the case with Wolf. Viewed from the straightforward perspective of a narrative-based motion picture, writer/director Nathalie Biancheri�...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nathalie Biancheri
Cast: George MacKay, Lily-Rose Depp, Paddy Considine, ...
Hollywood loves stories about crusading lawyers. For as long as there have been movies, there have been courtroom dramas and, although attorneys may be regarded with skepticism in the real world, they are more often than not heroic on-screen. Althoug...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Themes, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Simon Curtis
Cast: Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Charles Dance, ...
Once upon a time in motion pictures, the historical epic was a popular genre – big, sprawling stories featuring larger-than-life characters splashed across a wide screen. The best of these often deviated wildly from the facts that formed their f...
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-12-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Adult situations & material)
Genre: Action/Drama
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Cast: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, ...
The title doesn’t lie. Women Talking is all about women talking. In this case, their conversation revolves around the nighttime horrors they have experienced living in a cloistered, patriarchal Mennonite community where the use of tranquilizers ...
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-03-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Assault, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Sarah Polley
Cast: Rooney Mara, Sheila McCarthy, Frances McDormand, ...
The Women is appropriately named. For its nearly 110 minute running time, there's nary a man to be found, not even in the background of crowd scenes. This movie takes place in the same world as Sex and the City, where there are only three things ...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-09-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Diane English
Cast: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, ...