Drama Movies 2015 List

With Saoirse Ronan • Domhnall Gleeson • Jim Broadbent • Nick Hornby • Amanda Posey • Emory Cohen • Julie Walters • Finola Dwyer • Michael Zegen • Emily Bett Rickards

Tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

With Brie Larson • Jacob Tremblay • William H. Macy • David Gross • Joan Allen • Megan Park • Ed Guiney • Lenny Abrahamson • Emma Donoghue

Told through the eyes of five-year-old-Jack (Jacob Tremblay), Room is a thrilling and emotional tale that celebrates the resilience and power of the human spirit. To Jack, Room is the world.... It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma (Brie Larson) eat and sleep and play and learn. But while it’s home to Jack, to Ma it’s a prison. Through her fierce love for her son, Ma has managed to create a childhood for him in their ten-by-ten-foot space. But as Jack’s curiosity is building alongside Ma’s own desperation – she knows that Room cannot contain either indefinitely.

With Mark Ruffalo • Rachel McAdams • Michael Keaton • Tom McCarthy • Josh Singer

The film tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up of sexual abuse within the Catholic church were largely ignored by the media, the police and the legal system. Against all odds, the spotlight team fought to expose the truth.

With Elle Fanning • John Goodman • Helen Mirren • Bryan Cranston • Jay Roach • Alan Tudyk • Roger Bart • John McNamara • Michael Stuhlbarg • Dean O'Gorman • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje • Louis C.K. • Diane Lane

The successful career of 1940s Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo (directed by Jay Roach) tells Trumbo’s story and his fight against gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

With Drew Barrymore • Dominic Cooper • Toni Collette • Paddy Considine • Morwenna Banks • Tyson Ritter • Paul Andrew Williams • Felix Vossen • Christopher Simon

The story following two best friends, Milly (Toni Collette) and Jess (Drew Barrymore), as they navigate life's highs and lows. Inseperable since they were young girls, they can't remember a time they didn't share everything—secrets, clothes, and even boyfriends—but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with life-altering news.

With Josh Duhamel • Josh Wiggins • Trey Nelson

The story of John, a small time crook, who finds an unlikely accomplice in Louis, a newly-orphaned teenage boy. As their open-road adventure progresses and John drags the kid on a string of robberies, the pair forge an unexpected and powerful bond.

With Craig Borten • James Brolin • Martin Sheen • Antonio Banderas • Rodrigo Santoro • Mike Medavoy • Mikko Alanne • Jose Rivera • Juliette Binoche • Lou Diamond Phillips • Patricia Riggen • Edward McGurn • Cote de Pablo

In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine. Over the next 69 days, an international team worked night and day in a desperate attempt to rescue the trapped men as their families and friends, as well as millions of people globally, waited and watched anxiously for any sign of hope. But 200 stories beneath the surface, in the suffocating heat and with tensions rising, provisions—and time—were quickly running out.

With Aaron Eckhart • Finn Wittrock • Sarah Bolger • Angelo Pizzo

What Freddie Steinmark (Finn Wittrock) wants most in the world is to play football. Deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, his father trains him hard, and Freddie brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed — by none other than legendary University of Texas coach Darrell Royal (Aaron Eckhart). Awarded a scholarship and a chance to play for the Longhorns, Freddie sets off to Austin with his loving high school sweetheart Linda (Sarah Bolger), determined to make the team. Alongside his old teammate Bobby Mitchell (Rett Terrell) and new pal James Street (Juston Street), Freddie is put through the paces of a grueling practice schedule, but the boys' camaraderie off the field translates into solid playing on it, and they rise up the depth charts, giving the Longhorns a real chance to turn the team around. But just when they’re reveling in the success of the season, Freddie suffers an injury that leads to a shocking diagnosis and the biggest challenge he will ever face.

With Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Melanie Laurent • Niels Arestrup

By the Sea follows an American writer named Roland (Pitt) and his wife, Vanessa (Jolie Pitt), who arrive in a tranquil and picturesque seaside resort in 1970s France, their marriage in apparent crisis. As they spend time with fellow travelers, including young newlyweds Lea (Laurent) and François (Poupaud), and village locals Michel (Arestrup) and Patrice (Bohringer), the couple begins to come to terms with unresolved issues in their own lives.

With Michael Cera • Tim Heidecker • Tye Sheridan • Amy Seimetz • John C. Reilly • Dean Stockwell • Rick Alverson • Gregg Turkington

Follows an aging comedian (Gregg Turkington) as he performs at a string of underwhelming venues starting in Bakersfield, Calif.

With Cynthia Nixon • Christopher Abbott • Josh Mond

James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. He retreats further into a self-destructive, hedonistic lifestyle, but as his mother battles a serious illness, James is forced to take control of his life.

With Mark Ruffalo • Rachel McAdams • Michael Keaton • Tom McCarthy • Josh Singer

The film tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up of sexual abuse within the Catholic church were largely ignored by the media, the police and the legal system. Against all odds, the spotlight team fought to expose the truth.

With Mark Ruffalo • Rachel McAdams • Michael Keaton • Tom McCarthy • Josh Singer

The film tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up of sexual abuse within the Catholic church were largely ignored by the media, the police and the legal system. Against all odds, the spotlight team fought to expose the truth.

With Cate Blanchett • Rooney Mara • Kyle Chandler • Sarah Paulson • John Magaro • Carrie Brownstein • Stephen Woolley • Todd Haynes • Elizabeth Karlsen • Phyllis Nagy • Cory Michael Smith

A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens. While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Kyle Chandler) begins to question her competence as a mother as her involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) come to light.

With Chris Columbus • Koudous Seihon • Jonas Carpignano • Alassane Sy

Ayiva, a young migrant worker, seeks to reunite with his best friend in the wake of the most significant race riot in Italian history.

With Tom Hardy • Emily Browning • Taron Egerton • David Thewlis • Michael Bassick • Tara Fitzgerald • Liza Chasin • Ron Halpern • Colin Morgan • Christopher Eccleston • Brian Oliver • Tim Bevan • Eric Fellner • Chris Clark • Brian Helgeland • Christopher Woodrow • Amelia Granger • Quentin Fellner • Olivier Courson • Peter Mallouk • Ray Mallouk • Kate Solomom

The true story of the rise and fall of London’s most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ron Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in a double performance. Legend is a classic crime thriller taking us into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray twins.

With Michael B. Jordan • Sylvester Stallone • Ryan Coogler • Tessa Thompson • Irwin Winkler • Phylicia Rashad • Will Blagrove • Tony Bellew

Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there’s no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed’s legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.

Once in the City of Brotherly Love, Adonis tracks Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) down and asks him to be his trainer. Despite his insistence that he is out of the fight game for good, Rocky sees in Adonis the strength and determination he had known in Apollo—the fierce rival who became his closest friend. Agreeing to take him on, Rocky trains the young fighter, even as the former champ is battling an opponent more deadly than any he faced in the ring.

With Rocky in his corner, it isn’t long before Adonis gets his own shot at the title…but can he develop not only the drive but also the heart of a true fighter, in time to get into the ring?

With James McAvoy • Daniel Radcliffe • Paul McGuigan • Alistair Petrie • Max Landis • Bronson Webb • Mark Gatiss • Freddie Fox • Jessica Brown Findlay • Adrian Schiller • Andrew Scott

James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe star in a dynamic and thrilling twist on a legendary tale. Radical scientist Victor Frankenstein (McAvoy) and his equally brilliant protégé Igor Strausman (Radcliffe) share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality. But Victor’s experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences. Only Igor can bring his friend back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.

With Alanté Kavaïté

17-year-old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. Afraid of heights, she has never dared to even enter in one of the cockpits. At a summer aeronautical show near her parents’ lakeside villa, she meets Auste, a local girl of her age who, unlike Sangaile, lives her life to the fullest with creativity and daring. As the two girls become lovers, Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret, and finds in her teenage love the only person to truly encourage her in flying.

With Robert Wakamatsu • Marcus D. Spencer • Gian Shaw • Hannibal Thompson

Keith and DJ are two college-bound football stars struggling to balance sports, family, and friendship. Once Keith is tempted by the fast money of the street, he brings DJ into the action. Soon they find themselves putting their entire future on the line and realize in the game of life nothing is certain, not even football.

With Amber Heard • Alicia Vikander • Eddie Redmayne • Ben Whishaw • Per Saari • Tom Hooper • Matthias Schoenaerts • Gail Mutrux • Lucinda Coxon • Anne Harrison • Linda Reisman

The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander), directed by Tom Hooper. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

With Alice Rohrwacher • Alba Rohrwacher

The drama centers on a family of beekeepers living in stark isolation in the Tuscan countryside. The dynamic of their overcrowded household is disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenagedboy taken in as a farmhand and a reality TV show (featuring a host played by Monica Bellucci) intent on showcasing the family. Both intrusions are of particular interest to the eldest daughter, Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungu), who is struggling to find her footing in the world, and Rohrwacher conveys her adolescent sense of wonder and confusion with graceful naturalism.