Drama Movies 2012 List

With Anthony Hopkins • Jude Law • Queen Latifah • Ben Foster • Fernando Meirelles • Rachel Weisz • Chris Hanley • Emanuel Michael • Peter Morgan • Andrew Eaton • David Linde • Danny Krausz

Weaves together stories of an array of people from disparate social backgrounds through their intersecting relationships. Jude Law plays a travelling businessman who is contemplating a liaison with a prostitute while Rachel Weisz is a married woman who is breaking off a relationship with a younger man. Anthony Hopkins is a man searching for his missing daughter, and Ben Foster plays a sex offender recently released from prison.

With Christian Slater • Timothy Spall • Donald Sutherland • Elika Portnoy • Isaac Florentine

When an unknown vigilante begins killing high-priority terrorists from America's Most Wanted list in Europe, a former FBI field agent (Christian Slater) is brought in by the US Ambassador (Donald Sutherland) to discover the identity of the assassin.

With Emma Roberts • Andy Samberg • Elijah Wood • Jennifer Todd • Chris Messina • Rashida Jones • Lee Toland Krieger • Will McCormack • Ari Graynor • Suzanne Todd

Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) met in high school, married young and are growing apart. Now thirty, Celeste is the driven owner of her own media consulting firm, Jesse is once again unemployed and in no particular rush to do anything with his life. Celeste is convinced that divorcing Jesse is the right thing to do -- she is on her way up, he is on his way nowhere, and if they do it now instead of later, they can remain supportive friends. Jesse passively accepts this transition into friendship, even though he is still in love with her. As the reality of their separation sets in, Celeste slowly and painfully realizes she has been cavalier about their relationship, and her decision, which once seemed mature and progressive, now seems impulsive and selfish. But her timing with Jesse is less than fortuitous. While navigating the turbulent changes in their lives and in their hearts, these two learn that in order to truly love someone, you may have to let them go

With Parker Croft • Conrad Jackson • Emilia Zoryan

Falling Overnight tells the story of twenty-two year old Elliot Carson (Parker Croft) on the day before he has risky surgery to remove a brain tumor. Facing what could be his last night, Elliot's path intersects with Chloe Webb (Emilia Zoryan), a young photographer who invites him to her art show. Elliot welcomes the distraction and as the night descends, Chloe takes him on an intimate and exhilarating journey through the city. But as morning approaches, and Chloe learns of Elliot's condition, the magic of the evening unravels, and they must together face the uncertainty of Elliot's future.

With Meryl Streep • Steve Carell • Tommy Lee Jones • Steve Tisch • Marin Ireland • Jean Smart • David Frankel • Todd Black • Lance Johnson • Ben Rappaport • Guymon Casady • Jason Blumenthal • Chris Coggins • Vanessa Taylor

Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couple’s specialist (Steve Carell) in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough – the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place.

With Robert De Niro • Forest Whitaker • George Furla • Randall Emmett • Curtis Jackson • Dana Delany • Beau Garrett • Jessy Terrero • Mark Canton • Fred Malmberg • Philippe Casseus • Rick Jackson • Daniel Wagner

The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops.

With Chris Rock • Aleksia Landeau • Julie Delpy • Albert Delpy • Alexandre Nahon

Marion (Julie Delpy), now happily living with Mingus (Chris Rock) at their New York loft apartment, finds her relationship, her home, her career and her very "soul" in jeopardy when her contentious father, sister and ex-boyfriend come to visit from France.

With Spike Lee

An Atlanta resident spends the summer in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

With Michael Beach • Derek Luke • Omari Hardwick • Mike Epps • Jordin Sparks • Debra Martin Chase • Whitney Houston • Carmen Ejogo • Tika Sumpter • Salim Akil • Mara Brock Akil • Cee-Lo Green

Musical prodigy, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a new romance with music manager, Stix (Derek Luke) while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters (Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter) strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era.

With Jay Baruchel • Robert Pattinson • Paul Giamatti • Howard Shore • Mathieu Amalric • David Cronenberg • Samantha Morton • Juliette Binoche • Sarah Gadon • Paulo Branco

Unfolding in a single cataclysmic day, the story follows Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) - a 28-year old financial whiz kid and billionaire asset manager - as he heads out in his tricked-out stretch limo to get a haircut from his father's old barber, while remotely wageringhis company's massive fortune on a bet against the Chinese Yuan. Packer's luxe trip across the city quickly becomes dizzyingly hellishas he encounters explosive city riots, a parade of provocative visitors, and is thrust into a myriad of intimate encounters. Having started the day with everything, believing he is the future, Packer's perfectly ordered, doubt-free world is about to implode.

With Jesse Eisenberg • Melissa Leo • Tracy Morgan • Ron Nyswaner • Phil Dorling

The unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother and her college-bound son set on the day of his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival in rehab.

With Louis Garrel • Catherine Deneuve • Paul Schneider • Chiara Mastroianni • Ludivine Sagnier • Milos Forman • Christophe Honoré

A romantic musical drama spanning three decades as it follows a mother and daughter's misadventures in love. In the freewheeling Paris of the '60s, young Madeleine (Ludivine Sagnier)--who has gone from selling shoes to sleeping with men for money--falls for a handsome Czech doctor, Jaromil (Rasha Bukvic), whom she soon marries and joins in Prague. A baby daughter is born, but Jaromil's infidelities and the arrival of Russian tanks in Prague lead Madeleine back to France--though the love between them still burns. Thirty years later in London, we follow Madeleine's daughter, Vera (Chiara Mastroianni), who has fallen in love with a musician (American actor Paul Schneider) who is incapable of devoting himself to her, while her ex (Honore regular Louis Garrel) still pines for her. Meanwhile in Paris, a re-married Madeleine (Catherine Deneuve) has rekindled her love affair with Jaromil (Milos Forman).

With Golshifteh Farahani • Mathieu Amalric • Chiara Mastroianni • Eric Caravaca • Edouard Baer • Marjane Satrapi • Vincent Paronnaud • Maria de Medeiros

Tehran 1958 – Nasser Ali Khan, the most celebrated violin player, has his beloved instrument broken. Unable to find another to replace it, life without music seems intolerable. He stays in bed and slips further and further into his reveries from his youth to his own children’s futures. Over the course of the week that follows, and as the pieces of this captivating story fall into place, we understand his poignant secret and the profundity of his decision to give up life for music and love.

With James Marsden • Liv Tyler • Liev Schreiber • Susan Sarandon • Jeremy Strong • Frank Langella • Galt Niederhoffer • Christopher D. Ford • Jake Schreier

Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. What follows is an often hilarious and somewhat heartbreaking story about finding friends and family in the most unexpected places.

With Jay Baruchel • Robert Pattinson • Paul Giamatti • Howard Shore • Mathieu Amalric • David Cronenberg • Samantha Morton • Juliette Binoche • Sarah Gadon • Paulo Branco

Unfolding in a single cataclysmic day, the story follows Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) - a 28-year old financial whiz kid and billionaire asset manager - as he heads out in his tricked-out stretch limo to get a haircut from his father's old barber, while remotely wageringhis company's massive fortune on a bet against the Chinese Yuan. Packer's luxe trip across the city quickly becomes dizzyingly hellishas he encounters explosive city riots, a parade of provocative visitors, and is thrust into a myriad of intimate encounters. Having started the day with everything, believing he is the future, Packer's perfectly ordered, doubt-free world is about to implode.

With Guillaume Canet • Marion Cotillard • Gilles Lellouche • Francois Cluzet • Laurent Lafitte • Benoît Magimel

Bringing together some of the top names from France's current generation of actors, Guillaume Canet weaves a joyous and heartfelt ensemble film out of the dilemmas of eight thirty and forty-something close friends as they vacation together in the summer beach house of uptight restaurateur Max (Cluzet). Starting out light and carefree, tensions begin to fill the air when Ludo is clinging to life following a motorcycle accident, and Max is grappling with unwanted affections from Vincent (Magimel), whose married life and sexuality are under fire. Womanizing actor Eric (Lellouche) and free-spirited ethnologist Marie (Cotillard) navigate the challenges of single life while lovelorn Antoine (Laurent Lafitte) pines for his ex-girlfriend after a sudden breakup.

With Philip Ettinger • Pat Healy • Craig Zobel • Dreama Walker • Bill Camp • Ann Dowd

The story of Sandra (Ann Dowd), an overworked manager at a fast food restaurant, who receives a call from a police officer accusing one of her employees, a teenage girl named Becky (Dreama Walker), of stealing from a customer. Taking the officer at his word, Sandra detains Becky, setting into motion a nightmarish scenario that quickly spirals out of control.

With Tom Hardy • Shia LaBeouf • Jessica Chastain • Mia Wasikowska • Jason Clarke • Gary Oldman • Guy Pearce • Dane DeHaan • Lucy Fisher • Rachel O'Connor • Doug Wick • Nick Cave • John Hillcoat • Megan Ellison

Follows the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant’s family in his novel "The Wettest County In The World," the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation’s most notorious crime wave.

With Taraji P. Henson • Orlando Bloom • J.K. Simmons • Michael Peña • Lance Daly • Leonid Lebedev • Rob Morrow • Jonathan King • John Enborn • Sharon Miller

Martin Blake (Orlando Bloom) is an ambitious but anxious young doctor, eager to impress his superiors and colleagues: Chief Resident Waylans (Rob Morrow), self-assured fellow intern Dan (Troy Garity) and no-nonsense nurse Theresa (Taraji P. Henson). But things are not going Martin's way and he can't seem to shake off his insecurities. When 18-year-old patient Diane (Riley Keough) is admitted for a kidney infection, Martin steps in, getting the much-needed boost of self-esteem he craves. But things take a dark turn as his enthusiasm begins to become an obsession.