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Drama Movies 2008 List

Portrait of Amy Renner Amy Renner

Last modified: Feb. 4, 2012

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With Will Smith Jason Bateman Charlize Theron Michael Mann Peter Berg James Lassiter Vince Gilligan Adam Del Rio Jameson Dixon Jr. Akiva Goldsman Vincent Ngo

A tortured superhero crash-lands in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and tries to revitalize himself by romancing an alluring housewife, causing chaos in the city.

PG-13 Drama
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With Kristin Scott Thomas Guillaume Canet François Cluzet Philippe Lefebvre

The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Alex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive.

Drama 2 hrs, 5 mins
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With Ben Kingsley Josh Peck Olivia Thirlby Jonathan Levine Method Man Famke Janssen Felipe Marino Mary-Kate Olsen Keith Calder Joe Neurauter

It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana--but change is in the air. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen,and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet, and funny coming of age story.

R Drama 1 hr, 50 mins
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With Josh Hutcherson Brendan Fraser Mark McNair Anita Briem Eric Brevig Cary Granat D.V. DeVincentis

A science professor's untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic community. But on an expedition in Iceland, he and his nephew stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey deep beneath the Earth's surface, where they travel through never-before-seen worlds and encounter a variety of unusual creatures.

PG Drama
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With Josh Hartnett David Bowie Adam Scott Naomie Harris Emmanuelle Chriqui Rip Torn Austin Chick Robin Tunney Howard A. Rodman

The drama is about a young dot-com entrepreneur (Josh Hartnett) in New York City who struggles after the stock market begins to falter in the weeks leading up to 9/11/01.

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With Gillian Anderson David Duchovny Billy Connolly Xzibit Callum Keith Rennie Adam Godley Chris Carter Frank Spotnitz

The always-complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully moves in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied toMulder's pursuits.

PG-13 Drama
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With Emma Thompson Ben Whishaw Hayley Atwell Matthew Goode Jeremy Brock Michael Gambon Julian Jarrold Andrew Davies Evelyn Waugh

The movie, based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, is set in the years before World War Two, when Oxford student Charles Ryder gets entangled with the Marchmains, a seductive but troubled family of Anglo-Catholic aristocrats. Whishaw plays the alcoholic Sebastian, and Atwell his enigmatic sister Julia, between whom Charles (Goode) is caught in a forbidden love triangle. Gambon will play the dissolute patriarch Lord Marchmain, and Thompson his devout and controlling wife.

PG-13 Drama
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