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The Wonder (film)
The Wonder (2022), Sebastián Lelio's Netflix psychological drama adapted from Emma Donoghue's 2016 novel, stars Florence Pugh as nurse Lib Wright observing fasting girl Anna O'Donnell in 1862 Ireland; 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 71.
The World to Come
The World to Come (2020) is Mona Fastvold's period romance drama, adapted by Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard from Jim Shepard's short story, starring Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott, and Casey Affleck as 1850s upstate New York farm couples; it competed at Venice 77, won the Queer Lion, and was released by Bleecker Street in 2021.
To Leslie
To Leslie is a 2022 American indie drama directed by Michael Morris, starring Andrea Riseborough as a West Texas lottery winner undone by alcoholism. Known for its $27,322 box office and the controversial grassroots campaign behind Riseborough's 2023 Best Actress Oscar nomination.
Uncle Frank (film)
Uncle Frank is a 2020 American drama film, also an Amazon Prime Video original, written and directed by Alan Ball, starring Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, and Peter Macdissi; set in 1973, it follows a closeted gay professor's road trip to his father's funeral in South Carolina.
Under the Open Sky (すばらしき世界)
Under the Open Sky (すばらしき世界, Subarashiki sekai) is a 2021 Japanese drama by Miwa Nishikawa, adapted from Ryuzo Saki's novel Mibuncho, starring Koji Yakusho as an ex-yakuza rebuilding his life after 13 years in prison; it won Chicago audience and Silver Hugo awards and Japan Academy excellence prizes.
Women Talking (film)
Women Talking (2022) is Sarah Polley's drama adapted from Miriam Toews's 2018 novel about Mennonite women in an isolated colony deciding to stay, fight, or leave after systematic drugging and rape; it won the 2023 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Words on Bathroom Walls
Words on Bathroom Walls: 2020 American romantic drama directed by Thor Freudenthal, from Julia Walton's 2017 YA novel; Charlie Plummer plays Adam, a teen with schizophrenia, opposite Taylor Russell's Maya.
Your Name Engraved Herein
Your Name Engraved Herein (刻在你心底的名字) is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic drama by director Patrick Liu, starring Edward Chen and Jing-Hua Tseng; Taiwan's highest-grossing LGBTQ film, set in 1987, a Golden Horse winner streaming on Netflix.