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Drama Movies 2008 List

Portrait of Amy Renner Amy Renner

Last modified: Dec. 20, 2024

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With Will Smith Rosario Dawson Woody Harrelson James Lassiter Steve Tisch David Crockett Michael Ealy Barry Pepper Gabriele Muccino Todd Black Jason Blumenthal Grant Nieporte Dominico Procaci

Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of "The Pursuit of Happyness" for the emotional drama "Seven Pounds." In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

PG-13 Drama
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With Jim Carrey Dana Goldberg Bruce Berman David Heyman Zooey Deschanel Marty Ewing Sasha Alexander Molly Sims John Michael Higgins Peyton Reed Danny Masterson Richard D. Zanuck Jarrad Paul David Iserson Andrew Mogel Danny Wallace

"Yes Man" stars Jim Carrey as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere - the operative word being "no" - until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say "yes" to everything and anything. Unleashing the power of "YES" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance. But his willingness to embrace every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 44 mins
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With Emma Watson Dustin Hoffman Ciaran Hinds Stanley Tucci Christopher Lloyd William H. Macy Sigourney Weaver Tony Hale Matthew Broderick Tracey Ullman Kevin Kline Ryan Kavanaugh Will McRobb Gary Ross Robbie Coltrane Sam Fell Robert Stevenhagen Allison Thomas Tracy Shaw David Lipman Kate DiCamillo Chris Viscardi Robin Bissell William Sargent

Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air, laughter aplenty and gallons of mouthwatering soup. But an accident left the King broken-hearted, the Princess filled with longing and the townsfolk without their soup. Sunlight disappeared. The world became gray. All hope was lost in this land...until Despereaux Tilling was born.

A modern fairy tale from visionary filmmaker Gary Ross, together with directors Sam Fell & Rob Stevenhagen, The Tale of Despereaux tells the story of several unlikely heroes: Despereaux (Matthew Broderick), a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman), a good-hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea (Emma Watson), a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her father's grief; and Mig (Tracey Ullman), a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer (Robbie Coltrane).

Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books—reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro's friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig.

After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her...and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor. In this tale of bravery, forgiveness and redemption, one small creature will teach a kingdom that it takes only a little light to show the truth: what you look like doesn't equal what you are.

G Drama
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With Domenico Procacci Matteo Garrone Salvatore Abruzzese Simone Sacchettino

Made up of six short episodes with six main characters--all revolving around the four-sided criminality between the port of Naples, Scampia, Castelvolturno and Terzigno.

R Drama
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With Willem Dafoe Jeff Goldblum Derek Jacobi Ayelet Zurer Paul Schrader Noah Stollman Ulf Israel

The story focuses on a former Nazi collaborator who later becomes the head of an asylum.

Drama
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With Angela Bassett Kate Beckinsale Vera Farmiga Matt Dillon David Schwimmer Edie Falco Bob Yari Rod Lurie Alan Alda Noah Wyle Marc Frydman

Washington, DC political journalist Rachel Armstrong writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent. When a special government prosecutor demands she divulge her source, she refuses and finds herself behind bars, struggling to defend the principles she has based her career upon.

R Drama 1 hr, 47 mins
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