Drama Movies 2012 List

With Paul Dano • Jena Malone • Jon Heder • Bradley Rust Gray • Shaylena Mandigo • Jen Gatien • So Yong Kim

Aspiring rock star Joby Taylor (Paul Dano) has wanted nothing more than to "make it," having flirted with fame but never crossed over into true success. In the midst of a low period in his life, he agrees to sign divorce papers with his estranged wife (Margarita Levieva) in order to see money from the sale of their home, only to discover that by signing the papers, he will forfeit all custody of his six-year-old daughter, Ellen (newcomer Shaylena Mandigo). With a good-natured lawyer (Jon Heder) unable to make headway in reversing the decision, and a girlfriend (Jena Malone) that represents an era of his life that he might be ready to graduate from, Joby negotiates a visit with his daughter to explore whether he is able to walk away from his child, and whether it might be too late for reconciliation.

With Bradley Cooper • Dennis Quaid • J.K. Simmons • Olivia Wilde • Jeremy Irons • Zoe Saldana • Ben Barnes • Cassian Elwes • John Hannah • Brian Klugman • Laura Rister • Jim Young • Lee Sternthal • Michael Benaroya

Starring Bradley Cooper, Oscar(R)-winner Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoe Saldana, the layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

With Jeffrey Tambor • Ed Stoppard • Leelee Sobieski • Alexander Doulerain • Ingeborga Dapkunaite • Jamie Bradshaw

A surreal, dystopian society where corporate brands have unleashed a monstrous global conspiracy and one man seeks to discover the truth and ultimately battle the hidden forces that really control the world.

With Julianne Nicholson • Lucas Joaquin • Jawal Nga • Zachary Booth • Ali Betil • Ira Sachs • Paprika Steen • Lars Knudsen • Thure Lindhardt • Justin Reinsilber • Souleymane Sy Savane • Mauricio Zacharias • Marie Therese Guirgis

Over the course of 10 years, a gay couple grapple with their relationship and their individual issues.

With Christopher Abbott • Melanie Lynskey • Julie White • Blythe Danner • Todd Louiso • John Rubinstein • Sarah Koskoff

Melanie Lynskey stars as a recent divorcée who moves back in with her parents in suburban Connecticut. Demoralized and uncertain of her future, Amy begins an affair with a 19-year-old actor that rejuvenates her passion for life and helps her discover the independence and fulfillment she suddenly realizes she had been missing for years.

With Carice van Houten • Holly Hunter • Jelka van Houten • Antoinette Beumer

Follows Dutch twin sisters who travel to America to look for their long-lost mother.

With Eva Green • Richard Gere • Tim Roth • Brit Marling • Susan Sarandon • Michael Ohoven • Kevin Turen • Laura Bickford • Robert Salerno • Johnny Lin • Brian Young • Nicholas Jarecki • Drake

When we first meet New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) on the eve of his 60th birthday, he appears the very portrait of success in American business and family life. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed. Struggling to conceal his duplicity from loyal wife Ellen (Susan Sarandon) and brilliant daughter and heir-apparent Brooke (Brit Marling), Miller's also balancing an affair with French art-dealer Julie Cote (Laetetia Casta). Just as he's about to unload his troubled empire, an unexpected bloody error forces him to juggle family, business, and crime with the aid of Jimmy Grant (Nate Parker), a face from Miller's past. One wrong turn ignites the suspicions of NYPD Detective Michael Bryer (Tim Roth), who will stop at nothing in his pursuits. Running on borrowed time, Miller is forced to confront the limits of even his own moral duplicity. Will he make it out before the bubble bursts?

With Joaquin Phoenix • Jesse Plemons • Paul Thomas Anderson • Rami Malek • Amy Adams • Madisen Beaty • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Laura Dern • Joanne Sellar • Fiona Dourif • David Warshofsky • Lena Endre • Josh Close

A charismatic intellectual hatches a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in America in 1952. The core is the relationship between the Master and Freddie, a twentysomething drifter who becomes the leader's lieutenant. As the faith begins to gain a fervent following, Freddie finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor.

With Emma Watson • Paul Rudd • Nina Dobrev • John Malkovich • Dylan McDermott • Logan Lerman • Johnny Simmons • Stephen Chbosky • Mae Whitman • Russell Smith • Lianne Halfon

A shy and unpopular teenager describes his life by writing a series of letters to an anonymous person and explores the awkward times of adolescence, including drug use and sexuality.

With Jenna Boyd • Darrel Campbell • Kevin McAfee • Marshall Teague • Jennifer O'Neill • Hunter Gomez • Nikki Novak

Bob Revere is a small town Mayor and combat decorated veteran. He faces a root of bitterness from his past filled with heartbreaking loss. His grandson comes back into his life after many years to ask the most important question, “What are we doing with our life to make a difference?” Bob had grown apathetic along with an entire town. Now with the help of children, a group of people all band together to inspire hope, take back the freedoms that are being lost and take a stand for truth. Christmas is under attack, but its even more than the colored lights, it is our freedoms that are being lost.

With Danielle Harris • Lea Thompson • Jim Hemphill • John Shea

Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged, he advises her against it - his own marriage to Emily (Lea Thompson) didn't last, and he doesn't understand why anyone would want to give up their independence. Yet when Robert and Emily reunite and dredge up old memories and hurts, both discover they have a lot of unresolved issues and that love, marriage and divorce aren't quite as simple as they'd like.

With Dakota Fanning • Kaya Scodelario • Jeremy Irvine • Paddy Considine • Ol Parker • Olivia Williams • Peter Czernin • Graham Broadbent

Given just a few months to live, Tessa compiles a list of "things to do before I die." Released from the constraints of normal conventions, Tessa seeks out new experiences to make her feel as alive as possible before she dies. Along the way, Tessa’s relationships with her parents and friends must all be resolved before her time runs out.

With John Goodman • Clint Eastwood • Scott Eastwood • Amy Adams • Justin Timberlake • Robert Patrick • Robert Lorenz • Matt Bush • Randy Brown

Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus--who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat--refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. He may not have a choice. The front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his judgment, especially with the country's hottest batting phenom on deck for the draft. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm whose drive and ambition has put her on the fast track to becoming partner. Against her better judgment, and over Gus's objections, Mickey joins him on his latest scouting trip to North Carolina, jeopardizing her own career to save his. Forced to spend time together for the first time in years, each makes new discoveries--revealing long-held truths about their past and present that could change their future.

With Joaquin Phoenix • Jesse Plemons • Paul Thomas Anderson • Rami Malek • Amy Adams • Madisen Beaty • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Laura Dern • Joanne Sellar • Fiona Dourif • David Warshofsky • Lena Endre • Josh Close

A charismatic intellectual hatches a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in America in 1952. The core is the relationship between the Master and Freddie, a twentysomething drifter who becomes the leader's lieutenant. As the faith begins to gain a fervent following, Freddie finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor.

With Jake Gyllenhaal • Anna Kendrick • Michael Peña • Frank Grillo • Cody Horn • David Ayer • America Ferrera • John Lesher • Natalie Martinez

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena play young Los Angeles police officers Taylor and Zavala who patrol the city's meanest streets of south central Los Angeles. Giving the story a gripping, first-person immediacy, the action unfolds through footage from the handheld HD cameras of the police officers, gang members, surveillance cameras, and citizens caught in the line of fire to create a riveting portrait of the city's most dangerous corners, the cops who risk their lives there every day, and the price they and their families are forced to pay.

With Channing Tatum • Justin Long • Chris Pratt • Anthony Mackie • Chris Pine • Ron Livingston • Kate Mara • Oscar Isaac • Anna Faris • Max Minghella • Lynn Collins • Rosario Dawson • Scott Porter • Marty Bowen • Brian Geraghty • Jenna Dewan • Wyck Godfrey • Jamie Linden • Reid Carolin

With Lynn Collins • Michael Ealy • Brent McCorkle

Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she's happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she's told and illustrated since childhood have become published books. When her husband Billy is killed in a senseless act of violence, Sam loses her faith and her will to live. But a death-defying encounter with two children leads to a reunion with Joe, her oldest friend. As Sam watches "Papa" Joe care for and love the kids in his under-resourced neighborhood, she begins to realize that no matter life's circumstances, the love of God is always reaching out to us.

With James Franco • Heather Graham • Jonny Weston • Dev Patel • Lili Taylor • Stephen Elliott • Ashley Hinshaw • Lorelei Lee • Liz Destro

A troubled 18-year-old moves to San Francisco, where she enters the porn industry and becomes involved with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.

Inspired by a true story that took place in Massachusetts, Delphine and Muriel Coulin's provocative debut focuses on a group of bored teenage girls who all make an irrevocable pact. When classmate Camille (Louise Grinberg) accidentally becomes pregnant, she encourages her friends and fellow classmates to follow suit. It's only a matter of time, before 17 girls in the high school are pregnant and the town is thrown into a world of chaos.

With Corin Nemec • Madison Riley • Olivia Crocicchia • Rebecca Cutter

A young girl and her babysitter accidentally kill the babysitter's ex-boyfriend.

With Emily Blunt • Bruce Willis • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Rian Johnson • Jeff Daniels • Paul Dano • Ram Bergman • Piper Perabo • Noah Segan • Peter Schlessel • Lucas Smith • Xu Qing • Dan Mintz

In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” – a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good… until the day the mob decides to “close the loop,” sending back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination.

With Viola Davis • Oscar Isaac • Maggie Gyllenhaal • Holly Hunter • Mark Johnson • Rosie Perez • Lance Reddick • Daniel Barnz • Brin Hill

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis play two determined mothers, one a teacher, who will stop at nothing to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.

With Bill Pullman • Milla Jovovich • Famke Janssen • Sofia Sondervan • Marcia Cross • Spencer List

In an effort to escape her murky past and build a better future, Olive (Milla Jovovich), a nomadic European con-artist, and her 10-year-old American-born son, Bobby (Spencer List), find themselves living in Oklahoma. As her top priority, Olive seeks to give Bobby the things she never had: she enrolls him in school, makes him do his homework and tries her hardest to be a good mother, and with the help of an old friend from Oklahoma, Walt (Rory Cochrane), Olive "provides" for Bobby in the only way she knows how. But despite of her efforts (or perhaps because of them) Bobby displays troubling behavior both at his school and in their conservative neighborhood. Things take a turn for the worse after Bobby's unfortunate "run-in" with the local and wealthy businessman Kent (Bill Pullman), and Olive's criminal past finally catches up with her, forcing her to make the toughest judgment of all.