Drama Movies
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Vox Lux
Historical melodrama about the rise of a pop star (Natalie Portman) from the turn of the millenium. Co-stars Jude Law.
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Stan & Ollie
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly play comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in this biopic that covers the duo's 1953 British variety hall tour.
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Arctic
Mads Mikkelsen (The Hunt) leads this almost dialogue-free survival drama as a man stranded in the Arctic with a life-or-death decision to make.
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If Beale Street Could Talk
A Harlem woman scrambles to prove her fiancé's innocence in this drama from Oscar-winning Moonlight writer-director Barry Jenkins.
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At Eternity's Gate
Willem Dafoe is Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh in this biographical drama from the director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
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Gully Boy
A Mumbai boy chases his dream to become a rapper in this 8 Mile-like musical drama starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt.
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On the Basis of Sex
Multiple Emmy winner Mimi Leder directs Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this political biopic co-starring Armie Hammer.
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Capernaum
A rebellious kid wishes to sue his parents for having him in this Cannes Jury Prize-winning drama from Nadine Labaki (Where Do We Go Now?).
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The Combination: Redemption
John Morkos recovers from his brother's death while new gang tensions develop in his neighbourhood in the sequel to the 2009 Australian drama.
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The Hate U Give
Amandla Stenberg (Everything, Everything) witnesses the fatal shooting of her friend by police in this drama based on Angie Thomas's novel.
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Ben is Back
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) star in this drama about a mother and her drug-addicted son.
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The Front Runner
American Senator Gary Hart's (Hugh Jackman) 1988 presidential campaign is derailed by scandal in this political biopic from Jason Reitman (Juno).
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Green Book
Road comedy-drama with Viggo Mortensen as a driver for a touring concert pianist (Oscar- and Golden Globe-winner Mahershala Ali) across the '60s American South.
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The Mule (2018)
Clint Eastwood directs and leads this crime drama about an elderly war veteran who smuggles cocaine through Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel.
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Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie lead this battle-for-the-throne historical drama helmed by Josie Rourke, director of the Donmar Warehouse.
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Storm Boy (2019)
Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtenay star in this family drama based on the children's book about an Australian boy who raises three orphaned pelicans.
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Eighth Grade
Newcomer Elsie Fisher makes her way through the last week of a disastrous eighth grade year in comedian Bo Burnham's feature debut as director.
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Cold War (2018)
A passionate romance between two mismatched people, set in 1950s Cold War Poland. Multi-award winner at festivals around the world, including Best Director at Cannes 2018.
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The Favourite
Two cousins (Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone) jockey for influence and power during the reign of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) in this comedy-drama.
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Vice (2018)
Christian Bale gives a Golden Globe-winning performance as Dick Cheney in The Big Short filmmaker Adam McKay's star-studded biopic.
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Colette
Keira Knightley plays the titular French novelist in this biopic directed by Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Wash Westmoreland (Quinceañera).
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Melissa McCarthy is literary fraudster Lee Israel in this biopic from the director of The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Based on Israel's memoir.
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Roma
Semi-autobiographical drama from Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón chronicling a year in the life of a middle-class family in '70s Mexico City.
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Creed II
Michael B Jordan returns as Adonis Creed, as does Sylvester Stallone as his mentor Rocky Balboa, in this follow-up to the 2015 boxing drama.
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The Children Act
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead star in this morally complex legal drama about a judge forced to determine a child’s fate.
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LKG
Indian, Tamil-language political satire that parodies the current state of politics in the nation. Stars RJ Balaji, who also directs.
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NTR: Mahanayakudu
The second part in a two-part biopic on N.T. Rama Rao's (Nandamuri Balakrishna) life and career—this one focussing on political career.
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Lean on Pete
A 15-year-old homeless teen (Charlie Plummer, The Dinner) goes in search of his only known relative in this drama co-starring Steve Buscemi.
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Shoplifters
The Palme d'Or winner at Cannes 2018 follows a family of small-time crooks who take in a child they find on the streets.
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The Old Man & the Gun
True story crime drama with Robert Redford as Forrest Tucker, the man who escaped San Quentin at age 70 to go on a string of heists.
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Kumbalangi Nights
Madhu C. Narayanan's directing debut is a Malayalam-language domestic drama starring Shane Nigam, Soubin Shahir and Fahadh Faasil.
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Boy Erased
A 19-year-old who comes out to his parents is faced with an ultimatum: attend a conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned.
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Sing-Along
Sing along to Queen's hits in this celebratory biopic starring Mr. Robot's Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Rami Malek delivers a Golden Globe-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in this Best Picture-winning biopic of Queen.
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Let the Sunshine In
Juliette Binoche leads this frank, rueful, Cannes award-winning dramedy co-written by novelist and playwright Christine Angot.
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A Star is Born
Bradley Cooper makes his directorial debut with this award-winning remake of the classic 1954 Judy Garland musical, starring alongside Lady Gaga.
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The Seagull
Golden Globe winners Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening lead this adaptation of Chekhov's stage play.
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Gus Van Sant (Milk) directs fellow Oscar nominees Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill and Rooney Mara in this uplifting biopic.
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Ladies in Black
Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) adapts Madeleine St John's coming-of-age novel set in 1959 Sydney.
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BlacKkKlansman
An African-American police officer from Colorado infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan in this Spike Lee crime drama based on a true story.
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The Wife
Scoring a Golden Globe for her performance, Glenn Close decides to leave her husband while travelling in Europe in this drama.
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Tully
Mackenzie Davis is Charlize Theron's night nanny in this comedic drama from director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) and writer Diablo Cody (Juno).
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Vita and Virginia
True story romance about the love affair between socialite and author Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton) and literary icon Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki). Co-stars Isabella …
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Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman reprises his titular role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's 18th film. Directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed).
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Black Panther 3D
Chadwick Boseman reprises his titular role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's 18th film. Directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed).
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The Shape of Water
Sally Hawkins leads this other-worldly fairy tale from Guillermo del Toro. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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Lost, Found
A woman going through a divorce hires the wrong babysitter in this Chinese drama helmed by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Yue Lü.
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Life Itself (2018)
Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina) and Olivia Wilde (Her) lead a multi-generational love story spanning both decades and continents.
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Our Time Will Come
War epic from Hong Kong director Ann Hui set during the 1940s Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. Stars Xun Zhou, Eddie Peng and Wallace Huo.
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Pig
Dark comedy from Iran about a banned filmmaker insulted by the fact that a serial killer who hunts filmmakers isn't going after him.
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Winter Sleep
Weighty Turkish drama, winner of the Palme d'Or (Best Film) at Cannes 2014, about an isolated actor dealing with marital breakdown. From the director of Once Upon a Time in Anatolia.
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Blue Valentine
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in this romantic-drama, a portrait of a disintegrating marriage. Unfolding like a mystery, the film cross-cuts between time periods to reveal the…
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The Room (2003)
Crowned by Entertainment Weekly as the 'Citizen Kane of Bad Movies'... It's a $US7 million vanity project created by a cheerful narcissist named Tommy Wiseau, who’s like a muscle-bound,…
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Mao's Last Dancer
The true, rags-to-riches story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin - from rural China to ballet stardom as one of the world's greatest dancers.
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Lost in Translation
Before Scarlett Johannsson became a pouty A-lister peddling perfume she was the perfect wide-eyed ingénue, stuck in Tokyo with no one to talk to except Bill Murray in this classic, deadpan…
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Romeo + Juliet
Baz Luhrmann reinterprets Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of two ill-fated, star-crossed lovers with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
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Pulp Fiction
An underworld tale brimming with memorable scenes, endlessly quotable dialogue and an iconic soundtrack, it represents the cultural peak of the American independent film scene of the late…
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Australian drag-queen, road-trip classic about three friends (two drag queens and a transsexual) who head to Alice Springs to put on a stage show extravaganza. Stars Hugo Weaving, Guy…
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Dirty Dancing
Headstrong 17-year-old Baby Houseman (Jennifer Grey) hardly expects her family's usual summer vacation in the Catskills, New York, to be momentous. But then Baby spies Johnny Castle (Patrick…
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The Color Purple
Director Steven Spielberg tackles Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name which tells the story of an African American woman struggling through racism and domestic abuse…
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Belle de Jour
Surrealist director Luis Buñuel's 1967 drama about a young housewife who spends her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.
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Casablanca
As time goes by, the appeal of Casablanca shows no sign of diminishing. Originally intended as a WWII propaganda movie, it remains a marvellous blend of bittersweet romance, wisecracking…