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Peter von Kant
Peter von Kant is a 2022 French drama directed by François Ozon, starring Denis Ménochet and Isabelle Adjani, adapted from Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.
Pieces of a Woman
Pieces of a Woman (2020) is a Netflix drama by Kornél Mundruczó and Kata Wéber, adapted from their stage play about losing a child, starring Vanessa Kirby, who won the Venice Volpi Cup and earned an Oscar nomination.
Pig (2021 film)
Pig (2021) is Michael Sarnoski's debut drama starring Nicolas Cage as Rob, an Oregon truffle hunter searching Portland for his kidnapped foraging pig; acclaimed (96% RT, Metascore 82), grossed $3.1M, distributed by Neon.
Pleasure (2021 film)
Pleasure (2021) is Ninja Thyberg's feature debut drama about 19-year-old Swede Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel) entering the Los Angeles porn industry; Sundance 2021 premiere, Cannes 2020 label, Deauville Jury Prize, Guldbagge Best Actress.
Roe v. Wade (film)
Roe v. Wade (2021 film), also shot under the alias 1973, is an American anti-abortion political drama by Nick Loeb and Cathy Allyn about the 1973 Supreme Court case, starring Loeb, Stacey Dash, and Jon Voight; released April 2, 2021, it grossed $23,561 and drew 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Secret Name (film)
Secret Name (La place d'une autre) is a 2021 French period drama by Aurélia Georges, adapted from Wilkie Collins' The New Magdalen, starring Lyna Khoudri and Sabine Azéma; it premiered at Locarno 2021 and was released in France on 19 January 2022.
Supernova (2020 film)
Supernova (2020) is Harry Macqueen's British drama starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as a couple facing young-onset dementia on a camper van road trip across England; premiered at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival, 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tár
Tár (TÁR) is Todd Field's 2022 psychological drama starring Cate Blanchett as fictional conductor Lydia Tár, first female chief conductor of a major German orchestra; six Oscar nominations, Volpi Cup and BAFTA wins, Metacritic 93.
Tesla (2020 film)
Tesla (2020 film), Michael Almereyda's experimental biopic starring Ethan Hawke as Nikola Tesla opposite Kyle MacLachlan's Edison and Eve Hewson's narrator Anne Morgan; Sundance 2020 Sloan Feature Film Prize winner, IFC Films release, 102 minutes, $459,051 worldwide gross, Metascore 67.
The Banker (2020 film)
The Banker (2020) is a George Nolfi Apple TV+ drama starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, and Nia Long, based on Black bankers Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris, delayed by abuse allegations against co-producer Bernard Garrett Jr.
The Card Counter
The Card Counter is Paul Schrader's 2021 revenge drama starring Oscar Isaac as William Tell, an ex-Abu Ghraib interrogator turned gambler, with Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe; Venice 78 premiere, 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, $2.6 million US gross.
The Falls
The Falls (瀑布) is a 2021 Taiwanese drama by Chung Mong-hong starring Alyssa Chia and Gingle Wang as a mother and daughter quarantined during COVID-19; it won four Golden Horse Awards including Best Feature Film and was Taiwan's Oscar entry.
The Father (2020 film)
The Father (2020), Florian Zeller's directorial debut adapted from his play Le Père, stars Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in a dementia drama told from the patient's viewpoint; it won two Oscars, including Hopkins as oldest Best Actor winner at 83.
The Hand of God (film)
The Hand of God (È stata la mano di Dio) is Paolo Sorrentino's 2021 semi-autobiographical Netflix film about teenage Fabietto in 1980s Naples, Maradona, and family tragedy; it won the Venice Silver Lion and was Oscar-nominated.
The Humans (film)
The Humans is a 2021 A24 drama, Stephen Karam's directorial debut adapted from his Tony-winning play, starring Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, and June Squibb as a family at a tense Thanksgiving in lower Manhattan.
The Last Letter from Your Lover
The Last Letter from Your Lover: Jojo Moyes dual-timeline romance novel (1960s letters signed "B"; Jennifer Stirling, Ellie Haworth) and its 2021 Netflix film directed by Augustine Frizzell, starring Shailene Woodley and Felicity Jones.
The Life Ahead
The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé) is a 2020 Netflix drama directed by Edoardo Ponti, starring Sophia Loren as Holocaust survivor Madame Rosa caring for orphan Momo, adapted from Romain Gary's The Life Before Us, Oscar-nominated for "Io Sì (Seen)".
The Milkmaid (خادمة اللبن) (2020 film)
The Milkmaid (خادمة اللبن) is a 2020 Nigerian Hausa-language drama by Desmond Ovbiagele about two Fulani sisters abducted by insurgents; Nigeria's submission for the 93rd Academy Awards and a five-time AMAA winner.
The Nest (2020 film)
The Nest (2020) is Sean Durkin's drama starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon as Rory and Allison O'Hara, an American family unraveling in a Surrey mansion in 1986; Sundance premiere, IFC Films release, 107 minutes.
The Secret: Dare to Dream
The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020) is a romantic drama directed by Andy Tennant, adapted from Rhonda Byrne's book The Secret, starring Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas, released via PVOD July 31, 2020 after its theatrical date was scrapped for COVID-19.
The Silent Forest
The Silent Forest (無聲) is Ko Chen-nien's 2020 Taiwanese debut drama about sexual abuse at a school for deaf students, adapted from the 2009-2011 Tainan special school case; eight Golden Horse nominations, two wins, NT$50 million box office.
The Son (2022 film)
The Son (2022) is Florian Zeller's drama adapted from his play Le Fils, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, and Anthony Hopkins; a Sony Pictures Classics release that premiered at Venice 2022 and received poor reviews.
The Souvenir Part II
The Souvenir Part II (2021) is Joanna Hogg's semi-autobiographical sequel to The Souvenir, following film student Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) as she processes her lover Anthony's death by making her graduation film. Premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, released by A24, named Sight and Sound's best film of 2021.
The Starling
The Starling (2021) is a Netflix comedy-drama directed by Theodore Melfi, written by Matt Harris, starring Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, and Kevin Kline, about a couple grieving their baby's death while a starling bird attacks the wife's garden.
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is Aaron Sorkin's 2020 Netflix courtroom drama about the 1969 trial of anti-Vietnam War activists charged after the 1968 Democratic National Convention, starring Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Mark Rylance, with five Oscar nominations.
The Unforgivable
The Unforgivable (2021) is a Netflix drama directed by Nora Fingscheidt, starring Sandra Bullock as ex-convict Ruth Slater, adapted from the 2009 British miniseries Unforgiven; released November 24, 2021 in theaters and December 10 on Netflix.
The Way Back (2020 film)
The Way Back is a 2020 American sports drama directed by Gavin O'Connor, starring Ben Affleck as an alcoholic coaching his old high school basketball team.
The Whale (2022 film)
The Whale is a 2022 A24 drama directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted by Samuel D. Hunter from his 2012 play, starring Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a 600-pound reclusive English teacher reconnecting with his estranged daughter; it won Oscars for Best Actor and Makeup despite fatphobia criticism.
The Wolf and the Lion (2021 film)
The Wolf and the Lion (Le loup et le lion) is a 2021 family adventure film directed by Gilles de Maistre, about a pianist raising a wolf and a lion in Canada.
The Woman Who Ran (도망친 여자)
The Woman Who Ran (도망친 여자, Domangchin yeoja) is Hong Sang-soo's 2020 South Korean drama, his 24th feature and seventh with Kim Min-hee, following Gamhee visiting three friends; it won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 70th Berlinale.