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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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
Aquarius (2016 film)
Aquarius is a 2016 Brazilian drama by Kleber Mendonça Filho, starring Sônia Braga as a widow resisting developers in Recife; it competed at Cannes 2016 and sparked a Rousseff impeachment protest.
Being Charlie
Being Charlie is a 2016 American drama directed by Rob Reiner, co-written by his son Nick Reiner and Matt Elisofon, loosely based on Nick's teen addiction; starring Nick Robinson, Cary Elwes, and Common, released by Paladin May 6, 2016.
Brotherly Love (2015 film)
Brotherly Love (2015) is an American drama written and directed by Jamal Hill, starring Keke Palmer, Cory Hardrict, and Eric D. Hill Jr. Set at Overbrook High School in West Philadelphia, it earned $478,595 domestically and an NAACP Image Award nomination.
Burnt (film)
Burnt is a 2015 American comedy-drama directed by John Wells, starring Bradley Cooper as Adam Jones, a disgraced chef returning to London to win a third Michelin star.
Certain Women (film)
Certain Women is Kelly Reichardt's 2016 drama, a triptych adapted from Maile Meloy short stories, starring Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, and Lily Gladstone as women in Livingston, Montana; shot on 16mm, it won Best Film at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival.
Christine (2016 film)
Christine (2016) is Antonio Campos's biographical drama starring Rebecca Hall as Christine Chubbuck, the Sarasota TV reporter who killed herself on live television in 1974; premiered at Sundance, released by The Orchard, 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Collateral Beauty
Collateral Beauty is a 2016 American drama film directed by David Frankel, starring Will Smith as a grieving executive who writes letters to Love, Time, and Death.
Confirmation (film)
Confirmation (2016) is an HBO Films drama directed by Rick Famuyiwa, written by Susannah Grant, starring Kerry Washington as Anita Hill and Wendell Pierce as Clarence Thomas, dramatizing the 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings; distinct from the indie film The Confirmation.
Demolition (2015 film)
Demolition is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a banker who unravels after his wife dies in a car crash.
Denial (2016 film)
Denial (2016 film), directed by Mick Jackson, written by David Hare; drama of the Irving v. Lipstadt libel trial, starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson; courtroom dialogue verbatim from transcripts; Bleecker Street release.
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors is a 2015 NBC television movie based on Parton's 1971 autobiographical song, starring Alyvia Alyn Lind as young Dolly in 1955 Tennessee; it drew about 13 to 15.9 million viewers and spawned a 2016 Christmas sequel.
Empire of Lust (순수의 시대)
Empire of Lust (순수의 시대, Sunsu-ui sidae) is a 2015 South Korean historical drama by Ahn Sang-hoon, set in 1398 Joseon around the First Strife of Princes, starring Shin Ha-kyun, Jang Hyuk, Kang Han-na, and Kang Ha-neul; released March 5, 2015, 113 minutes, adults-only rating.
Entertainment (2015 film)
Entertainment (2015) is an American comedy-drama directed by Rick Alverson, written with Gregg Turkington and Tim Heidecker, starring Turkington as a Neil Hamburger-like comedian touring the Mojave Desert; Sundance 2015 premiere, Magnolia release, $55,506 gross.
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine: 2015 Wim Wenders 3D drama, also known as Everything Will Be Fine, starring James Franco as writer Tomas Eldan after a fatal car accident; premiered out of competition at Berlinale 2015, critically panned (28% RT).
Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters (Padri e Figlie), 2015 drama by Gabriele Muccino starring Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried; a widowed Pulitzer-winning novelist raises his daughter as the film alternates timelines; 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fences (film)
Fences (2016) is Denzel Washington's film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play, starring Washington and Viola Davis as Troy and Rose Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh; Davis won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Frantz
Frantz is a 2016 French-German drama by François Ozon, starring Paula Beer and Pierre Niney, set in post-WWI Germany, loosely adapting Rostand's play and Lubitsch's Broken Lullaby, shot mostly in black and white.