47 articles
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Genius (2016 film)
Genius is a 2016 biographical drama directed by Michael Grandage, starring Colin Firth as Scribner's editor Maxwell Perkins and Jude Law as Thomas Wolfe, with Nicole Kidman in support.
Goat (2016 film)
Goat (2016) is Andrew Neel's fraternity-hazing drama adapted from Brad Land's 2004 memoir, starring Ben Schnetzer and Nick Jonas as brothers at the fictional Phi Sigma Mu; released by Paramount September 23, 2016, 96 minutes, R-rated, 79% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Graduation (2016 film)
Graduation (Bacalaureat) is a 2016 Romanian drama by Cristian Mungiu about a doctor who compromises his principles to secure his daughter's UK scholarship; it shared Cannes 2016 Best Director.
High Strung (2016 film)
High Strung is a 2016 American dance drama directed by Michael Damian, starring Keenan Kampa and Nicholas Galitzine as a ballet student and a subway violinist.
In Dubious Battle (film)
In Dubious Battle is James Franco's 2016 drama adapting Steinbeck's 1936 strike novel, scripted by Matt Rager, starring Nat Wolff, Franco, D'Onofrio, Gomez, and Duvall; premiered at Venice 2016, scoring 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Indignation (film)
Indignation (2016) is James Schamus's directorial debut, adapting Philip Roth's 2008 novel about Marcus Messner, a Jewish Newark student who moves to Ohio's Winesburg College in 1951 to dodge the Korean War draft, starring Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, and Tracy Letts.
Irudhi Suttru (இறுதி சுற்று)
Irudhi Suttru (இறுதிச்சுற்று), also titled Saala Khadoos in Hindi, is Sudha Kongara's 2016 bilingual Tamil-Hindi boxing drama starring R. Madhavan as a coach and real-life fighter Ritika Singh as a fisherwoman boxer; it won National Film Award and Filmfare honors.
Jackie (2016 film)
Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy, showing her grief and planning of the state funeral after John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Loving (2016 film)
Loving (2016) is Jeff Nichols's biographical drama starring Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga as Richard and Mildred Loving, whose case Loving v. Virginia ended US bans on interracial marriage in 1967; Cannes premiere, Negga Oscar nomination.
Mad World (一念无明) (2016 film)
Mad World (一念无明) is a 2016 Hong Kong drama directed by Wong Chun, starring Shawn Yue, Eric Tsang, Elaine Jin, and Charmaine Fong. Made for HK$2 million in 16 days under the First Feature Film Initiative, it won Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Awards for Best New Director and supporting acting.
Manchester by the Sea (film)
Manchester by the Sea (2016), Kenneth Lonergan's drama starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, and Lucas Hedges; a Boston janitor returns home as his nephew's guardian. 96% RT, two Oscars.
Moonlight (2016 film)
Moonlight (2016) is Barry Jenkins's three-chapter drama about Chiron, a young Black man in Miami, adapted from Tarell Alvin McCraney's play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue; it won the 2017 Best Picture Oscar.
Mothers and Daughters (2016 film)
Mothers and Daughters (2016) is an American ensemble drama directed by Paul Duddridge and Nigel Levy, starring Selma Blair, Susan Sarandon, Sharon Stone, Courteney Cox, Christina Ricci, and Mira Sorvino; released May 6, 2016, Metascore 29.
Mr. Church
Mr. Church is a 2016 American comedy-drama directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Eddie Murphy as a cook hired for six months who stays fifteen years with a dying mother and her daughter; inspired by Susan McMartin's real friendship, it grossed $685,780 and scored 25% with critics.