Category Archives: Drama

Absolute Power

Poster for “Absolute Power”
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Director Clint Eastwood
Released 1997
Runtime 121 min.
Plot Career thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses a horrific crime involving U.S. President Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman).

Juror #2

Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director Clint Eastwood
Released 2024
Runtime 114 min.
Plot While serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, a family man finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma, one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the wrong killer.

Boyhood

Genre Drama
Director Richard Linklater
Released 2014
Runtime 165 min.
Plot The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.

The Brutalist

Genre Drama
Director Brady Corbet
Released 2024
Runtime 216 min.
Plot A visionary architect flees post-war Europe in 1947 for a brighter future in the United States and finds his life forever changed by a wealthy client.

Cry Macho

Genre Drama
Director Clint Eastwood
Released 2021
Runtime 104 min.
Plot A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job to bring a man's young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. On their journey, the horseman finds redemption through teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.

The Departed

Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director Martin Scorsese
Released 2006
Runtime 151 min.
Plot An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Gladiator II

Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
Director Ridley Scott
Released 2024
Runtime 148 min.
Plot After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Gladiator

Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
Director Ridley Scott
Released 2000
Runtime 155 min.
Plot A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.

A Real Pain

Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Jesse Eisenberg
Released 2024
Runtime 90 min.
Plot Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Convoy

Genre Action, Drama
Director Sam Peckinpah
Released 1978
Runtime 110 min.
Plot Truckers form a mile-long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff – Based on the country song of the same title by C.W. McCall.