Drama Movies 2016 List

With Dianne Wiest • David Oyelowo • Rosie Perez • Teyonah Parris • Maris Curran

Sherwin considers himself a good man, though flawed like any other. He is deeply in love with his wife, Fiona. When she starts acting distant after returning from a visit with her estranged and ill mother, he shows concern. Soon, their conversations lead to fights, the worst in their marriage. He learns that she can no longer imagine herself as a mother, leaving him confused and angry and their marriage in splinters. Before there can be resolution, Fiona dies in an auto accident after driving distractedly on the freeway. Sherwin is devastated. All that is dear to him, his wife, his sense of self and his future, vanish. In the middle of his grief, Sherwin receives a phone call from the person he least expects, Fiona’s mother. She invites him to visit her in rural Maine, saying: “It might do us both some good.” Sherwin decides to go to Maine, and embarks on an unlikely journey of healing, compassion and empathy.

With Jennifer Ehle • Ira Sachs • Greg Kinnear • Paulina García • Theo Taplitz • Michael Barbieri

Simultaneously follows the friendship formed between 13-year-olds Jake (Theo Taplitz) and Tony (Michael Barbieri), and an increasingly tense dispute between their parents - all set against a backdrop of the ever-changing socioeconomic situation in modern New York.

With Meryl Streep • Hugh Grant • Simon Helberg • Stephen Frears • Rebecca Ferguson • Mark Arnold • Christian McKay • Nina Arianda • John Kavanagh • Michael Kuhn • Nicholas Martin • Neve Gachev

A New York heiress is determined to become a famous opera singer despite her lack of talent.

With Chris Pine • Jeff Bridges • Taylor Sheridan • Ben Foster • Peter Berg • Gigi Pritzker • David MacKenzie • Katy Mixon • Sidney Kimmel • Dale Dickey • Melanie Papalia • Kevin Rankin

A story about the collision of the Old and New West, two brothers -- Toby (Chris Pine), a straight-living, divorced father trying to make a better life for his son; and Tanner (Ben Foster), a short-tempered ex-con with a loose trigger finger -- come together to rob branch after branch of the bank that is foreclosing on their family land. The hold-ups are part of a last-ditch scheme to take back a future that powerful forces beyond their control have stolen from under their feet. Vengeance seems to be theirs until they find themselves in the crosshairs of a relentless, foul-mouthed Texas Ranger (Jeff Bridges) looking for one last triumph on the eve of his retirement. As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their plan, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the last honest law man and a pair of brothers with nothing to live for except family collide.

With Cillian Murphy • Harry Lloyd • Jamie Dornan • Toby Jones • Bill Milner • Sean Ellis • Charlotte Le Bon • Ana Geislerová

Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution, was the Reich's third in command behind Hitler and Himmler and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia. The film follows two soldiers from the Czechoslovakian army-in-exile, Josef Gabčík (Cillian Murphy) and Jan Kubis (Jamie Dornan), who are parachuted into their occupied homeland in December 1941. With limited intelligence and little equipment in a city under lock down, they must find a way to assassinate Heydrich, an operation that would change the face of Europe forever.

With Diane Kruger • Matthias Schoenaerts • Alice Winocour

Vincent (Matthias Schoenaerts), a French Special Forces soldier just back from Afghanistan, is suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder. He is hired to ensure the security of Jessie (Diane Kruger), the wife of a rich Lebanese businessman at their luxurious villa. As he starts experiencing a strange fascination for the woman he has to protect, Vincent increasingly seems to fall into paranoia. But what if he is right, and the danger is very real indeed?

With William H. Macy • Diego Luna • Mel Gibson • Steve Golin • Thomas Mann • Erin Moriarty • Jean-Francois Richet • Alix Madigan • Elisabeth Rohm • Andrea Berloff • Dale Dickey

A runaway turns to her reformed ex-con father after she witnesses a murder. To protect his long-estranged daughter, he is forced to return to his criminal lifestyle.

With Jennifer Ehle • Ira Sachs • Greg Kinnear • Paulina García • Theo Taplitz • Michael Barbieri

Simultaneously follows the friendship formed between 13-year-olds Jake (Theo Taplitz) and Tony (Michael Barbieri), and an increasingly tense dispute between their parents - all set against a backdrop of the ever-changing socioeconomic situation in modern New York.

With Morgan Freeman • Gal Gadot • Timur Bekmambetov • Moises Arias • Rodrigo Santoro • Toby Kebbell • Ayelet Zurer • Jack Huston • John Ridley • Sean Daniel • Jason Brown • Pilou Asbæk • Roma Downey • Mark Burnett • Duncan Henderson • Joni Levin • Keith Clarke • Sofia Black-D’Elia • Nazanin Boniadi

The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption.

With Daniel Radcliffe • with Nestor Carbonell • Toni Collette • Burn Gorman • Tracy Letts • Sam Trammell • Seth Numrich • Daniel Ragussis • Michael German • Pawel Szajda • Devin Druid • Chris Sullivan

Nate Foster (Daniel Radcliffe), a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical right-wing terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy.

With John Turturro • Nanni Moretti • Margherita Buy • Guilia Lazzarini

Margherita is a director shooting a film with the famous American actor Barry Huggins, who is quite a headache on set. Away from the shoot, Margherita tries to hold her life together, despite her mother’s illness and her daughter’s adolescence.

With Craig Robinson • Carla Juri • Chad Hartigan • Lina Keller • Markees Christmas • Jakub Gierszal

Ccenters on Morris Gentry (Markees Christmas) a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson) to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin (Lina Keller). Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.

With Sebastian Blomberg • Lars Kraume • Burghart Klaußner • Michael Schenk • Ronald Zehrfeld • Lilith Stangenberg • Jörg Schüttauf

Germany, 1957. Attorney General Fritz Bauer receives crucial evidence on the whereabouts of SS-Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann. The lieutenant colonel, responsible for the mass deportation of the Jews, is allegedly hiding in Buenos Aires. Bauer, himself Jewish, has been trying to take crimes from the Third Reich to court ever since his return from Danish exile. However, with no success so far due to the fierce German determination to repress its sinister past. Because of his distrust in the German justice system, Fritz Bauer contacts the Israeli secret service Mossad, and, by doing so, commits treason. Bauer is not seeking revenge for the Holocaust -- he is concerned with the German future.

With Chris Pine • Jeff Bridges • Taylor Sheridan • Ben Foster • Peter Berg • Gigi Pritzker • David MacKenzie • Katy Mixon • Sidney Kimmel • Dale Dickey • Melanie Papalia • Kevin Rankin

A story about the collision of the Old and New West, two brothers -- Toby (Chris Pine), a straight-living, divorced father trying to make a better life for his son; and Tanner (Ben Foster), a short-tempered ex-con with a loose trigger finger -- come together to rob branch after branch of the bank that is foreclosing on their family land. The hold-ups are part of a last-ditch scheme to take back a future that powerful forces beyond their control have stolen from under their feet. Vengeance seems to be theirs until they find themselves in the crosshairs of a relentless, foul-mouthed Texas Ranger (Jeff Bridges) looking for one last triumph on the eve of his retirement. As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their plan, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the last honest law man and a pair of brothers with nothing to live for except family collide.

With Jon Voight • Steven Bauer • Teri Polo • Lee Purcell • Trevor Donovan • Harley Peyton • Kevin Lingle • Shane Woodson • Cory Scott Allen • Charles Robert Carner

With Matthew McConaughey • Gus Van Sant • Chris Sparling • Naomi Watts • Ken Watanabe

In this powerful story of love and redemption, Matthew McConaughey stars as Arthur Brennan, an American professor who travels to Japan in the midst of a personal crisis. As he wanders through a mysterious forest with a dark past, he experiences flashbacks of his fraught but loving relationship with his wife, Joan (Naomi Watts), and meets an enigmatic stranger, Takumi (Ken Watanabe), who is lost and injured. Arthur devotes himself to saving Takumi and returning him home to safety, and the two embark on a spiritual, life-changing journey of friendship, discovery, and healing—one which may ultimately re-connect Arthur with his love for his wife.

With Robert De Niro • Edgar Ramirez • Jonathan Jakubowicz • Ben Silverman • Paul Webster • Usher • Jay Weisleder • Robin Duran Iglesias

Hands of Stone follows the life of Roberto Duran (Edgar Ramirez), the Panamanian fighter who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16 year-old and retired in 2002 at the age of 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard (Usher Raymond) to capture the WBC welterweight title, but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in their November rematch, famously saying the words "no mas" (no more.)

With Dave Christiano • Lacy Hartselle • Allee-Sutton Hethcoat • Quinn Alexis • Sydney Marks • Lauren Hutchins

A story about a fictional high school girls cross country team that overcome real-life obstacles with the help of their new female coach. In the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, controversy and criticism, the coach connects running and faith through her own testimony that touches on many topics teens face every day. She teaches them about integrity and determination in the face of many pressures (addiction, low self-image, divorce, disobedience, parental relationships) as she attempts to lead them to their first ever state title.

With Tika Sumpter • Richard Tanne • Parker Sawyers

The film chronicles the first date of future President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Robinson. Obama, a then-Harvard Law summer associate, asks out an attorney from the prestigious corporate law firm where they both work. On the historic date, the two talk about politics and activism.

With Ben Schwartz • Cobie Smulders • Clea DuVall • Natasha Lyonne • Melanie Lynskey • Vincent Piazza • Alia Shawkat • Jason Ritter

When four couples meet for a weekend away together, an attempt to run a “marriage intervention” goes hilariously wrong as everyone is forced to confront the secrets and fears that seem to be holding them back from finding happiness with each other.

With John Krasinski • Anna Kendrick • Margo Martindale • Richard Jenkins • James C. Strouse

John Hollar, an aspiring NYC artist, takes his girlfriend back to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. There he’s forced to navigate the crazy life he left behind as his dysfunctional family, high school pals, his father, and his over-eager ex flood back into his life ahead of the operation.

With Danny Glover • Rachel Weisz • Lucas Joaquin • Kathy Bates • Michael Shannon • Joshua Marston • Lars Knudsen • Jay Van Hoy • Julian Sheppard

As Tom (Michael Shannon) celebrates his birthday with a group of close friends in Brooklyn, he is startled to see a woman from his distant past at the party. Jenny - or Alice (Rachel Weisz), as she now calls herself - first denies even knowing Tom, but as the evening progresses, she reveals a shocking secret. After disappearing from Tom's life 20 years earlier, she began to reinvent herself every few years, taking on a new name, a new career and a new life each time. After giving Tom a glimpse of what life could be like if he lets go of the safety and security he has so carefully created, Alice asks him to make a choice that will change everything.

With Anthony Hopkins • Emma Thompson • Helena Bonham Carter • James Ivory • Samuel West • Vanessa Redgrave • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala • James Wilby

Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson) and her sister Helen (Helena Bonham Carter) become involved with two couples: a wealthy, conservative industrialist (Anthony Hopkins) and his wife (Vanessa Redgrave), and a working-class man (Samuel West) and his mistress (Niccola Duffet). The interwoven fates and misfortunes of these three families and the diverging trajectories of the two sisters’ lives are connected to the ownership of Howards End, a beloved country home.