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45 Years
45 Years is a 2015 British drama by Andrew Haigh, adapted from David Constantine's "In Another Country", starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay as a Norfolk couple whose marriage is shaken by news that Geoff's first love's body was found in a Swiss glacier; both leads won Silver Bears at Berlin 2015.
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017) is a Scott Waugh survival drama starring Josh Hartnett as Eric LeMarque, a hockey player stranded eight days on Mammoth Mountain in 2004, losing his legs to frostbite.
9/11 (2017 film)
9/11 (2017) is a Martin Guigui drama adapted from Patrick Carson's play Elevator, starring Charlie Sheen and Whoopi Goldberg as people trapped in a WTC elevator on September 11, 2001; released September 8, 2017, rated R, with poor reviews.
A Bigger Splash (2015 film)
A Bigger Splash (2015) is Luca Guadagnino's psychological drama, a loose reinterpretation of Jacques Deray's La Piscine, starring Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, and Dakota Johnson, set on Pantelleria and titled after a 1967 David Hockney painting.
A Copy of My Mind
A Copy of My Mind is a 2015 Indonesian-South Korean drama-thriller by Joko Anwar, starring Tara Basro and Chicco Jerikho as lovers endangered by a stolen corruption DVD; it premiered at Venice Horizons and won three Citra awards.
A Family Man
A Family Man is a 2016 drama film directed by Mark Williams and starring Gerard Butler as a Chicago corporate headhunter whose promotion contest collides with his son's cancer diagnosis.
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica) is a 2017 Chilean drama by Sebastián Lelio starring Daniela Vega as Marina, a trans woman fighting to mourn her dead partner; it won the 2018 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
A Fish Out of Water
A Fish Out of Water (上岸的魚) is a 2017 Taiwanese drama, Lai Kuo-An's debut feature, about a kindergartner seeking his past-life parents; it premiered at TIFF Discovery and San Sebastian New Directors.
A Ghost Story
A Ghost Story is David Lowery's 2017 A24 supernatural drama starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara, in which a sheet-covered ghost haunts his Texas home across time. Made for about $150,000, it premiered at Sundance 2017 and holds 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
A Girl Like Her (2015 film)
A Girl Like Her is a 2015 American docu-drama by Amy S. Weber about high school bullying, in which bullied sophomore Jessica Burns attempts suicide and hidden-camera footage exposes popular bully Avery Keller.
A Kid Like Jake
A Kid Like Jake is a 2018 American drama directed by Silas Howard, adapted by Daniel Pearle from his play, starring Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, and Octavia Spencer as parents navigating private-school admissions for their gender-expansive four-year-old son.
A Quiet Passion
A Quiet Passion is Terence Davies's 2016 UK-Belgium biographical drama about Emily Dickinson, starring Cynthia Nixon; 125 minutes, Berlinale 2016 premiere, 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, shot mainly at AED Studios in Belgium.
A Second Chance (2015 film)
A Second Chance (2015) is a Filipino Star Cinema romantic drama directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo as Popoy and Basha, whose marriage and business struggle after their wedding; released November 25, 2015, 130 minutes, Tagalog.
A Street Cat Named Bob (film)
A Street Cat Named Bob is a 2016 British biographical drama directed by Roger Spottiswoode, adapted from James Bowen's memoir, starring Luke Treadaway and the real cat Bob; released 4 November 2016 in the UK, grossing about $16-17 million worldwide.
A Tale of Love and Darkness (סיפור על אהבה וחושך) (film)
A Tale of Love and Darkness (סיפור על אהבה וחושך) is Natalie Portman's 2015 Hebrew-language directorial debut, adapted from Amos Oz's memoir about his Jerusalem childhood and his mother Fania; Cannes 2015, US release 2016.
A United Kingdom
A United Kingdom is a 2016 biographical romantic drama directed by Amma Asante, starring David Oyelowo as Seretse Khama and Rosamund Pike as Ruth Williams, based on Susan Williams' book Colour Bar.
A Walk in the Woods (film)
A Walk in the Woods is a 2015 American comedy-adventure film directed by Ken Kwapis, starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte as friends hiking the Appalachian Trail.
About Endlessness
About Endlessness (Om det oändliga) is Roy Andersson's 2019 Swedish drama of static single-shot vignettes narrated by an unseen female voice, premiering in competition at Venice 2019; a 76-minute coda to his Living Trilogy.
Adrift (2018 film)
Adrift (2018) is a survival drama directed by Baltasar Kormákur, starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, adapted from Tami Oldham Ashcraft's memoir about her 41-day drift after a 1983 Pacific hurricane.
Adulterers (film)
Adulterers, originally titled Avouterie, is a 2015 American psychological drama and thriller film by H.M. Coakley, in which Sean Faris plays a husband who finds his wife (Danielle Savre) with her lover (Mehcad Brooks).
After the Storm (海よりもまだ深く) (2016 film)
After the Storm (海よりもまだ深く, Umi yori mo mada fukaku) is Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2016 Japanese family drama, screened in Cannes Un Certain Regard, starring Hiroshi Abe, Yoko Maki, and Kirin Kiki, about a failed novelist reunited by a typhoon.
After the Wedding (2019 film)
After the Wedding (2019) is Bart Freundlich's American drama remake of Susanne Bier's 2006 Danish film Efter brylluppet, with gender-swapped leads: Julianne Moore as media mogul Theresa, Michelle Williams as orphanage director Isabel, Billy Crudup, Abby Quinn; Sony Pictures Classics, Sundance 2019, 45% on Rotten Tomatoes.
All Eyez on Me (film)
All Eyez on Me is a 2017 American biographical drama about rapper Tupac Shakur, directed by Benny Boom and starring Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Shakur.
All I See Is You (film)
All I See Is You is a 2017 Marc Forster drama starring Blake Lively and Jason Clarke, about a blind woman in Bangkok whose restored sight destabilizes her marriage; it earned $5.8K and 30% on Rotten Tomatoes.
All the Way (2016 film)
All the Way is a 2016 HBO television drama, also called an LBJ biopic, directed by Jay Roach and adapted by Robert Schenkkan from his Tony-winning play, starring Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson during 1963–1964 and the Civil Rights Act fight; it aired May 21, 2016 and earned eight Emmy nominations.
American Honey (film)
American Honey is a 2016 road drama by Andrea Arnold, starring Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, and Riley Keough, about a teen joining a magazine sales crew; it won the Cannes Jury Prize.
American Skin (film)
American Skin is a 2019 American drama written, directed by, and starring Nate Parker, premiered at Venice (Sconfini) on September 1, 2019, presented by Spike Lee, released on VOD January 15, 2021, about a Marine veteran whose son is killed by police.
American Son (2019 film)
American Son (2019) is a Netflix drama directed by Kenny Leon, adapted from Christopher Demos-Brown's Broadway play, starring Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan, and Eugene Lee as parents and officers in a Florida police station awaiting news of a missing son.
American Woman (2018 film)
American Woman (2018) is a Jake Scott drama, written by Brad Ingelsby, starring Sienna Miller as a Pennsylvania mother raising her grandson after her teenage daughter disappears; premiered at TIFF 2018, released June 14, 2019, distinct from the 2019 Canadian film and the TV series of the same name.
An Elephant Sitting Still (大象席地而坐)
An Elephant Sitting Still (大象席地而坐), also known by its working title Golden Fleece, is Hu Bo's 2018, 234-minute Chinese debut feature adapted from his story in Da Lie, following four people in a northern industrial town who seek a legendary sitting elephant in Manzhouli; it won Golden Horse Best Feature Film and the Berlin FIPRESCI Prize after Hu Bo's 2017 death.