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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.
In the Fade
In the Fade (Aus dem Nichts) is Fatih Akin's 2017 German-French revenge drama starring Diane Kruger as a Hamburg mother whose husband and son die in a neo-Nazi bomb attack; Cannes Best Actress, Golden Globe winner, inspired by the NSU murders.
In the Heart of the Sea (film)
In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 American film directed by Ron Howard about the 1820 sinking of the whaling ship Essex by a giant sperm whale.
Indian Horse (film)
Indian Horse is a 2018 Canadian drama directed by Stephen S. Campanelli, adapted from Richard Wagamese's 2011 novel, about Ojibway boy Saul Indian Horse surviving residential school through hockey; 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, $1.9M US gross.
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.
Into the Forest
Into the Forest is a 2015 Canadian drama directed by Patricia Rozema, adapted from Jean Hegland's 1996 novel, starring Elliot Page and Evan Rachel Wood as sisters surviving a blackout in the Pacific Northwest; A24 released it, and it won the 2016 Black Tulip Award.
Ip Man 3
Ip Man 3 is a 2015 Hong Kong 3D martial arts film starring Donnie Yen as Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man, featuring a much-publicized fight with Mike Tyson.
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.
It's Only the End of the World
It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde) is Xavier Dolan's 2016 Canadian-French drama adapted from Jean-Luc Lagarce's play, starring Gaspard Ulliel, Vincent Cassel, and Marion Cotillard; it won the 2016 Cannes Grand Prix but drew divided reviews.
Ithaca (film)
Ithaca is Meg Ryan's 2015 directorial debut, a drama adapted from William Saroyan's The Human Comedy, starring Alex Neustaedter as 1942 telegraph messenger Homer Macauley, with Meg Ryan, Sam Shepard, Jack Quaid, and producer Tom Hanks; filmed in Virginia.
Ixcanul
Ixcanul (2015) is Jayro Bustamante's debut drama, the first feature film in Kaqchikel Maya, about a 17-year-old woman's arranged marriage on a Guatemalan coffee plantation; it won the Berlinale Alfred Bauer Prize and was Guatemala's first Oscar submission.
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.
Journey to the West (西游) (2015 film)
Journey to the West is a 2015 French-Taiwanese slow-cinema art film directed by Tsai Ming-liang, starring Lee Kang-sheng and Denis Lavant, largely wordless at 56 minutes.
Judy (film)
Judy is a 2019 British biographical drama directed by Rupert Goold, adapted from Peter Quilter's play End of the Rainbow, starring Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland during her 1968 London Talk of the Town concerts; Zellweger won the Oscar for Best Actress.
Julieta (film)
Julieta (2016), also known by its original title Silencio, is Pedro Almodóvar's 20th feature, a Spanish drama adapted from Alice Munro's stories Chance, Soon, and Silence, starring Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte, premiered at Cannes 2016.
Jungleland (film)
Jungleland (2019) is a Max Winkler drama starring Charlie Hunnam, Jack O'Connell, and Jessica Barden; two indebted brothers drive a young woman cross-country to a San Francisco bare-knuckle fight, premiering at TIFF 2019.
Just Mercy
Just Mercy (2019), directed by Destin Daniel Cretton from Bryan Stevenson's 2014 memoir, stars Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx in the true story of Stevenson's exoneration of death-row prisoner Walter McMillian.
Kaili Blues (路边野餐)
Kaili Blues (路边野餐, Lu bian ye can) is Bi Gan's 2015 debut feature, a dreamlike Chinese road film about a Guizhou doctor searching for his nephew, famous for its roughly 40-minute long take and Locarno awards.
Kings (2017 film)
Kings (2017) is a drama by Deniz Gamze Ergüven starring Halle Berry and Daniel Craig as neighbors in South Central LA during the 1992 Rodney King verdict riots; TIFF premiere, 10% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Knight of Cups (film)
Knight of Cups is Terrence Malick's 2015 drama starring Christian Bale as a lost Hollywood screenwriter, his first film set entirely in Los Angeles, structured as tarot-card chapters, premiered at Berlin 2015, released 2016 by Broad Green Pictures.
Krisha
Krisha is a 2015 American psychological drama, Trey Edward Shults's feature debut, starring his aunt Krisha Fairchild as a woman returning to a Thanksgiving family reunion; it won SXSW's Grand Jury and Audience Awards and A24 released it in 2016.
La Flor
La Flor (2018) is Mariano Llinás's 14-hour Argentine episodic film: six genre stories, four Piel de Lava actresses, premiered at Locarno, BAFICI Best Film, Metascore 77.
Last Child (살아남은 아이)
Last Child (살아남은 아이, Sal-a-nam-eun A-i) is Shin Dong-seok's 2017 debut South Korean drama about a bereaved couple who take in the boy their son died saving. Premiered at Busan (FIPRESCI), screened at Berlinale Forum 2018, released August 30, 2018.
Leave No Trace (film)
Leave No Trace (2018) is Debra Granik's drama, adapted with Anne Rosellini from Peter Rock's novel My Abandonment, starring Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie as an off-grid father and daughter near Portland, Oregon; released by Bleecker Street with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (君の膵臓をたべたい)
Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (君の膵臓をたべたい) is the 2017 Toho live-action drama directed by Tsukikawa Sho, starring Minami Hamabe and Takumi Kitamura, adapted from Yoru Sumino's novel; distinct from the 2018 anime film.
Life Itself (2018 film)
Life Itself (2018) is a Dan Fogelman romantic drama starring Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde as a New York couple whose tragedy links generations in New York and Spain; it earned about $8 million and scored 12% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Light of My Life (film)
Light of My Life is a 2019 post-apocalyptic drama written, directed by, and starring Casey Affleck, with Anna Pniowsky and Elisabeth Moss; a father disguises his daughter as a boy after a plague kills nearly all women. Premiered at the 69th Berlinale Panorama; released August 9, 2019 by Saban Films.
Lionheart (2018 film)
Lionheart (2018) is Genevieve Nnaji's directorial debut, a Nigerian comedy-drama about Adaeze saving her father's Enugu bus company; the first Netflix original film from Nigeria, disqualified from the Oscars for its English dialogue.
Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey
Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey (Liza Liza: Skies Are Grey) is a 2017 American coming-of-age drama directed by Terry Sanders, starring Mikey Madison in her film debut; set in summer 1966, made for $200,000, titled after Gershwin's 1929 song "Liza."
Long Day's Journey Into Night (地球最后的夜晚) (2018 film)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (地球最后的夜晚) is Bi Gan's 2018 Chinese neo-noir art film, his second feature after Kaili Blues. It premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard, closes with an hour-long 3D sequence shot, won three Golden Horse Awards, and grossed US$41 million in China.