Drama Movies 2014 List

With Reese Witherspoon • Bill Pohlad • Gaby Hoffmann • Bruna Papandrea • Thomas Sadoski • Michiel Huisman • W. Earl Brown • Nick Hornby • Kevin Rankin

With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone.

With Nicolas Cage • Nick Wechsler • Steve Schwartz • Paul Schrader • Anton Yelchin • Irene Jacob • Paula Mae Schwartz • Alexander Karim

Evan Lake (Nicolas Cage), a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protégé (Anton Yelchin) uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir (Alexander Karim), has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.

With Jessica Chastain • Colin Farrell • Samantha Morton • Liv Ullmann • Oliver Dungey • Teun Hilte

Takes place over a night in 1874 and tackles such topics as sexuality, class and gender.

With Stephen Lang • Stephanie Sigman • Wes Bentley • Aksel Hennie • Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Pioneer is set in the early 80’s, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea, authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline 500 meters deep. Petter, a professional diver, is obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea. Along with his brother Knut, he has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world’s most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who is pulling the strings. Gradually, he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.

With Reese Witherspoon • Joaquin Phoenix • Benicio Del Toro • Martin Short • Paul Thomas Anderson • Josh Brolin • Owen Wilson • Maya Rudolph • Katherine Waterston • Yvette Yates • Jena Malone • Daniel Lupi • Peter McRobbie • Joanne Sellar • Sasha Pieterse

When private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a loony bin…well, easy for her to say.

It’s the tail end of the psychedelic '60s and paranoia is running the day and Doc knows that "love" is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or “groovy,” that’s being way too overused—except this one usually leads to trouble.

With a cast of characters that includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, LAPD Detectives, a tenor sax player working undercover, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists... Part surf noir, part psychedelic romp—all Thomas Pynchon.

With Christian Bale • Aaron Paul • Joel Edgerton • Ridley Scott • Sigourney Weaver • Ben Mendelsohn • Ben Kingsley • John Turturro • Dylan Clark • Indira Varma • Peter Chernin • Adam Cooper • Steve Zaillian • Bill Collage

The story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

With Haley Bennett • Jason Isaacs • Wes Bentley • Vinessa Shaw • Saar Klein • Audrey Walters

When everyday family man Bill loses his job, his peaceful life quickly spirals out of control. Terrified that he will lose everything he has achieved, he turns to a life of crime, descending into drastic and dangerous measures to stay ahead of the law. As he fights to provide for his family, Bill discovers that the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.

With Martin Freeman • Cate Blanchett • Benedict Cumberbatch • Orlando Bloom • Luke Evans • Andy Serkis • Ian McKellen • Evangeline Lilly • Richard Armitage • Elijah Wood • Lee Pace • James Nesbitt • Billy Connolly • Peter Jackson • Philippa Boyens • Christopher Lee • Hugo Weaving • Aidan Turner • Manu Bennett • Fran Walsh

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide – unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-earth hangs in the balance.

With Timothy Spall • Mike Leigh • Ruth Sheen • Marion Bailey • Paul Jesson • Dorothy Atkinson • Karl Johnson • Sandy Foster

Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851).

Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies.

Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.

With Haley Bennett • Jason Isaacs • Wes Bentley • Vinessa Shaw • Saar Klein • Audrey Walters

When everyday family man Bill loses his job, his peaceful life quickly spirals out of control. Terrified that he will lose everything he has achieved, he turns to a life of crime, descending into drastic and dangerous measures to stay ahead of the law. As he fights to provide for his family, Bill discovers that the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.

With Marion Cotillard • Olivier Gourmet • Fabrizio Rongione • Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Luc Dardenne

The story involves Marion Cotillard having a "weekend to see colleagues and convince them to give up their bonus so she can keep her job."

With Angelina Jolie • Joel Coen • Ethan Coen • John Magaro • Garrett Hedlund • Jack O'Connell • Domhnall Gleeson • Finn Wittrock • Richard LaGravenese • Erwin Stoff • Matthew Baer • William Nicholson

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell), an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II. John Magaro will play Frank A. Tinker, an Air Force dive bomb pilot and opera singer who befriends Zamperini en route to a Japanese POW camp.

With Krysten Ritter • Amy Adams • Tim Burton • Christoph Waltz • Lynette Howell • Jason Schwartzman • Danny Huston • Terence Stamp • Larry Karaszewski • Jamie Patricof • Scott Alexander

Big Eyes is based on the true story of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 1960s. The artist earned staggering notoriety by revolutionizing the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The truth would eventually be discovered though: Keane’s art was actually not created by him at all, but by his wife, Margaret (Amy Adams). The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a lie that had grown to gigantic proportions. Big Eyes centers on Margaret’s awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.

With Bradley Cooper • Steven Spielberg • Sienna Miller • Clint Eastwood • Luke Grimes • Jake McDorman • Kyle Gallner • Brian Hallisay • Peter Morgan • Keir O'Donnell • Andrew Lazar • Max Charles • Brando Eaton • Eric Ladin

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname “Legend.” However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.

With Brad Pitt • Tessa Thompson • Tim Roth • Colman Domingo • David Oyelowo • Tom Wilkinson • Dede Gardner • Cedric the Entertainer • Oprah Winfrey • Christian Colson • Jeremy Strong • Wendell Pierce • Jeremy Kleiner • Paul Garnes • Andre Holland • John Lavelle • Dylan Baker • Paul Webb • Cameron McCracken • Carmen Ejogo • Ava DuVernay • Omar J. Dorsey

Selma is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

With Mark Wahlberg • John Goodman • Brie Larson • Jessica Lange • Michael K. Williams • William Monahan • Sonya Walger • Richard Schiff • Irwin Winkler • Rupert Wyatt • George Kennedy

Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance…

With Andrey Zvyagintsev • Alexey Serebryakov

Kolia (Alexey Serebryakov) lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya (Elena Liadova) and his son Roma (Sergey Pokhodaev) from a previous marriage. The town's corrupt mayor Vadim Shelevyat (Roman Madianov) is determined to take away his business, his house, as well as his land. First the Mayor tries buying off Kolia, but Kolia unflinchingly fights as hard as he can so as not to lose everything he owns including the beauty that has surrounded him from the day he was born. Facing resistance, the mayor starts being more aggressive...

With Jessica Chastain • Oscar Isaac • David Oyelowo • Albert Brooks • J.C. Chandor • Catalina Sandino Moreno • Ashley Williams • Christopher Abbott • Anna Gerb

A Most Violent Year is a thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city’s history. The film follows the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.