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Paterson (film)
Paterson is a 2016 drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Adam Driver as a bus driver and unpublished poet in Paterson, New Jersey.
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016) is an American biographical drama by Jeff and Michael Zimbalist about Pelé's rise from childhood to Brazil's 1958 World Cup win at age 17, starring Kevin de Paula, with a 33% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Planetarium (film)
Planetarium (Planétarium) is Rebecca Zlotowski's 2016 French-Belgian supernatural drama starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp as medium sisters in 1930s Paris, premiered out of competition at Venice 2016.
Silence (2016 film)
Silence (2016) is Martin Scorsese's historical drama adapted from Shūsaku Endō's 1966 novel, starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, and Liam Neeson as Jesuit priests in 17th-century Japan; 161 minutes, Paramount, $7.1M US gross.
The Birth of a Nation (2016 film)
The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 American historical drama about Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia, written, directed by, and starring Nate Parker, his directorial debut.
The Commune
The Commune (Kollektivet) is a 2016 Danish drama by Thomas Vinterberg, adapted from his stage play about his commune childhood, starring Ulrich Thomsen and Trine Dyrholm, who won the 2016 Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress.
The Founder
The Founder (2016) is a John Lee Hancock biographical drama starring Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, who built McDonald's into a franchise empire after taking it from Mac and Dick McDonald; $15M budget, $24M worldwide gross.
The Intervention (film)
The Intervention is a 2016 American comedy-drama and Clea DuVall's directorial debut, in which four couples' Savannah weekend getaway is secretly a marriage intervention; premiered at Sundance 2016, released August 26, 2016.
The Journey (2016 film)
The Journey (2016 film), Nick Hamm political comedy-drama written by Colin Bateman, starring Timothy Spall as Ian Paisley and Colm Meaney as Martin McGuinness; fictionalizes a 2006 St Andrews car journey, premiered Venice 2016, grossed $482,209.
The Last Face
The Last Face is a 2016 drama directed by Sean Penn, written by Erin Dignam, starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as aid workers in Liberia and South Sudan. Premiered in Competition at Cannes 2016, it earned a Metacritic 16 and grossed $1,161,751.
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
The Lighthouse of the Orcas (El faro de las orcas) is a 2016 Spanish-Argentine drama by Gerardo Olivares, based on ranger Roberto Bubas's book Agustín corazón abierto, starring Maribel Verdú and Joaquín Furriel, about an autistic boy and Patagonian orcas.
The Net (그물) (2016 film)
The Net (그물) is a 2016 South Korean drama by Kim Ki-duk, his 22nd film, starring Ryu Seung-beom as a North Korean fisherman who drifts across the inter-Korean border; released October 6, 2016, 113 minutes.
The Road to Mandalay
The Road to Mandalay (再見瓦城, Zaijian wa cheng) is a 2016 drama by Midi Z about Burmese migrants Lianqing and Guo in Thailand; Venice Days Fedeora winner, Golden Horse closing film, Metascore 80.
Una (film)
Una (2016 film), also known by its source play Blackbird, is Benedict Andrews's debut feature drama adapted by David Harrower, starring Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn as a woman confronting the man imprisoned for abusing her 15 years earlier.
White Girl (2016 film)
White Girl (2016) is Elizabeth Wood's debut drama, starring Morgan Saylor and Brian Marc, premiered at Sundance 2016, acquired by Netflix, distributed by FilmRise, grossing $200,242 worldwide.
XOXO (film)
XOXO is a 2016 American EDM-festival drama film directed by Christopher Louie, written by Dylan Meyer, starring Sarah Hyland and Graham Phillips; released by Netflix on August 26, 2016 on a $1.2 million budget.
Your Lie in April (四月は君の嘘) (film)
Your Lie in April (四月は君の嘘) is a 2016 Japanese live-action film by Takehiko Shinjo, starring Suzu Hirose and Kento Yamazaki, adapted from Naoshi Arakawa's manga, released by Toho on 10 September 2016.