Drama Movies 2018 List

With Jennifer Garner • John Ortiz • Method Man • Tom Rosenberg • Gary Lucchesi • Christopher Tuffin • Pierre Morel • Richard Wright • Eric Reid • Chad St. John • Renee Tab

When her husband and daughter are gunned down in a drive-by, the heroine wakes up from a coma and spends years learning to become a lethal killing machine. On the 10th anniversary of her family’s death, she targets everyone she holds responsible, the gang that committed the act, the lawyers that got them off, and the corrupt cops that enabled the murderous incidents.

With Robin Givens • Stephen Afendoulis • Jordin Sparks • Lindsay Pulsipher • Madeline Carroll • Gary Grubbs • Harold Cronk • Andy Fraser • Makenzie Moss • Andrew W. Walker • Kim Delaney • Arthur Cartwright • LaDainian 'LT' Tomlinson • Edgar Struble • Dustin Solomon • Jeremy Page

God Blessed the Broken Road tells the inspirational story of a young mother who loses her husband in Afghanistan and struggles to raise their young daughter in his absence. The film focuses on the importance of family, friends, and faith, while paying tribute to those who serve in the United States Military.

With Omari Hardwick • Affion Crockett • Meagan Good • Qasim Basir • Jay Ellis • Wesley Jonathan • Samantha Tanner • Dijon Talton

The story follows a Los Angeles club promoter named Cass (Hardwick), who on the night of the 2016 Presidential Election meets a woman named Free (Good) who challenges him to revisit his broken dreams. This happens during a series of unfortunate events during the time that Trump is surging ahead of Hilary Clinton.

With Vincent Lindon • Anatole Taubman • Galatéa Bellugi • Xavier Giannoli • Patrick d'Assumçao • Elina Löwensohn • Claude Lévèque • Gérard Dessalles • Bruno Georis • Alicia Hava • Candice Bouchet

Jacques (Vincent Lindon) is a journalist at a large regional newspaper in France. His reputation as an impartial investigator attracts the attention of the Vatican, who recruit him to lead a committee to explore the legitimacy of a saintly apparition in a small French village—a true canonical investigation. Upon his arrival, he meets the young novitiate Anna, who claims to have personally witnessed an apparition of the Virgin Mary. She’s garnered an impressive following in the village but is torn between her faith and the many solicitations she receives. Confronted with opposing views from clergy members and skeptics, Jacques finds his belief system profoundly shaken as he works to uncover the hidden motivations and pressures at work.

With Anne Émond

A high-class prostitute by choice, Nelly Arcan’s colorful life is recreated in a multi-layered and stylish mix of make-believe and memoir, revealing Nelly’s alter egos: the neurotic writer, the vulnerable lover, the call girl and the star. Nelly shocked the literary world with her elegant writing and the lurid details of sex work in her autobiographical first novel, Whore, which became a critically acclaimed bestseller. Despite unprecedented success, Nelly’s remarkable life ended in tragedy.

With Matthew McConaughey • Darren Aronofsky • Bruce Dern • Joseph Kosinski • Julie Yorn • Jennifer Jason Leigh • Eddie Marsan • Scott Stuber • Steve Kloves • Dylan Clark • Scott Franklin • Logan Miller • Yann Demange • Brian Tyree Henry • Piper Laurie • Ari Handel • Noah Miller • John Lesher • RJ Cyler • Jonathan Majors • Taylour Paige • Rory Cochrane • Christopher Mallick • Georgia Kacandes • Bel Powley • Richie Merritt • Matthew Krul • Michael J. Weiss

Rick Wershe, a teen living in Detroit in the 1980s, joins the ranks of the drug kingpins on the East Side to become a prolific cocaine trafficker, going by the name "White Boy Rick." Wershe works as an undercover informant for the FBI and DEA while simultaneously rising to become one of the biggest drug dealers in the city.

With Richard Friedenberg • David Sakurai • Ken Hixon • Gary Cole • Bobby Campo • Merritt Patterson • Harold Cronk • Samuel Hunt • Vanessa Bell • Will Graham

Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book, Unbroken: Path to Redemption begins where the hit movie Unbroken concludes, sharing the next amazing chapter of the unbelievable true story of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini.

Haunted by nightmares of his torment, Louie sees himself as anything but a hero. Then, he meets Cynthia, a young woman who captures his eye—and his heart.

Louie’s wrathful quest for revenge drives him deeper into despair, putting the couple on the brink of divorce. Until Cynthia experiences Billy Graham’s 1949 Los Angeles Crusade where she finds faith in God and a renewed commitment to her marriage and her husband. Now, her most fervent prayer is for God to help Louie find the peace and forgiveness he so desperately needs.

With Julianne Moore • Ken Watanabe • Demian Bichir • Paul Weitz • Caroline Baron

A guerilla group enters a South American politician's villa via the airducts during a party while a famous soprano is singing, and take everyone hostage.

With Pierson Fode • Angie Wang • Francesca Eastwood • Ron Yuan • Annie Q. • Scott Keije Takeda • Elisa Donovan • Yetide Badaki • Aalyrah Caldwell

. It’s 1984, and a young working-class woman, Angie Wang (Annie Q.) from New Jersey is about to start her freshman year at a prestigious San Francisco university. On her first day, she meets her new roommate, a rich girl named Jeanine Rockwell (Francesca Eastwood), and the two bond over booze, boys, and their first taste of freedom! When her financial aid is cut, she uses her book and street smarts, along with school resources to synthesize the growing popular drug, Ecstasy. Her dual life as the Asian 'model minority' coed and profit-driven drug dealer is further complicated by her desire to help a girl who reminds her of her own dark past.

With Lalor Roddy • Karrie Cox • Jeff Allard • Michael Tully • Anna Margaret Hollyman • George Rush • Ryan Zacarias • Aoife O’Sullivan • Helena Bereen • David McSavage

After recently unveiling her new sculptural exhibit on Irish urban legends, artist Melanie Thomas is contacted by Father Alistair Burke, a reclusive Irish priest who, legend has it, once painted the portrait of a young girl who later disappeared on the very day her image vanished from the painting. Now, summoned by Burke and his cohort to the Irish countryside for a special art commission, Melanie eagerly accepts the offer, never stopping to consider that some urban legends might be true.

With Bruce Dern • David Spade • James Earl Jones • Onata Aprile • Frank Whaley • Tammy Blanchard • Guillermo Diaz • Dustin Fairbanks • Breanne Mattson

When struggling single mother Audrey (Tammy Blanchard) inherits a farmhouse from her grandfather, she believes it will help with her money woes. Little does she know, her grandfather's business rival Bobby (David Spade) is gunning to take the rights to her water source by force.

With Emma Thompson • Stanley Tucci • Richard Eyre • Fionn Whitehead • Duncan Kenworthy

British High Court Judge Fiona Maye is so involved with her cases that she hears that it often strains her marriage. But one case is of particular difficultly — that of a 17-year-old boy who is suffering from leukemia and does not want to be forced to have possible life-saving blood transfusions because it goes against his religion. The case causes internal turmoil for the wise and compassionate judge who must choose between the bright boy's right to choose and the possibility of a future.

With Ben Mendelsohn • Edie Falco • Connie Britton • Bill Camp • Anthony Bregman • Thomas Mann • Nicole Holofcener • Elizabeth Marvel

Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn), long ensconced in "the land of steady habits”- the affluent hamlets of Connecticut that dot the commuter rail line - is finally ready to reap the rewards of a sensible life. Into his mid fifties and newly retired, his grown son's college tuitions paid in full, Anders decides he's had enough of steady habits: he leaves his wife (Edie Falco), buys a condo, and waits for freedom to transform him. Stripped of the comforts of his previous identity, Anders embarks on a clumsy, and heartbreaking journey to reconcile his past with his present.

With Joaquin Phoenix • Jake Gyllenhaal • Riz Ahmed • John C. Reilly • Carol Kane • Jacques Audiard • Michael De Luca • Megan Ellison • Rutger Hauer • Thomas Bidegain • Rosa Attrab • Alison Dickey • Rebecca Root

It is 1851, and Charlie and Eli Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly) are both brothers and assassins, boys grown to men in a savage and hostile world. They have blood on their hands: that of criminals, that of innocents...and they know no state of existence other than being gunmen. The older of the two, introspective Eli (Reilly) rides hard with his younger sibling yet dares to dream of a normal life. The younger of the two, hard-drinking Charlie (Phoenix) has taken charge with gusto as lead man on the duo's assignments. Each increasingly questions, and quibbles with, the other's methods.

With Antonio Banderas • Olivia Wilde • Oscar Isaac • Mandy Patinkin • Laia Costa • Wyck Godfrey • Aaron Ryder • Olivia Cooke • Annette Bening • Marty Bowen • Dan Fogelman • Sergio Peris-Mencheta

Centers around a couple (Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde) which leads a multi-generational love story spanning both decades and continents, from the streets of New York to the Spanish countryside, and are all connected by a single event.

With Allison Janney • Bradley Whitford • Judy Greer • Katie Holmes • Common • Chris Weitz • Anders Holms • Paul Weitz • Andrew Miano • Gary Lundy

In this dramedy, that takes place over the course of one day, a group of students at a small school in Los Angeles find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies and dead bodies.

With Wash Westmoreland • Keira Knightley • Christine Vachon • Dominic West • Ray Panthaki • Stephen Woolley • Michel Litvak • Elizabeth Karlsen • Pam Koffler • Richard Glatzer

A biopic about the French novelist who wrote Gigi and Cheri.

With Daryl Wein • Vivian Bang • Nana Ghana • Nico Evers-Swindel • Tracy Hazas • Elizabeth Sung • Michelle Sui

A dramatic comedy following a Korean American performance artist (Vivian Bang, “Always Be My Baby”) who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern Los Angeles.

With Marc Platt • Halle Berry • Ernie Hudson • Sanaa Lathan • Adam Brooks • Vincent Cirrincione • Lynn Whitfield • Gina Prince-Bythewood • Angela DeJoseph • Tina Chism • Lisa Loomer • Haifaa Al-Mansour

In Nappily Ever After, Violet Jones (Sanaa Lathan) has a seemingly perfect life — a high-powered job, an eligible doctor boyfriend and a meticulously maintained, flawless coiffure. But after a life-changing event doesn’t go according to her plan, and a hair-raising incident at the hairdresser, her life begins to unravel. Eventually, Violet realizes that she was living the life she thought she was supposed to live, not the one she really wanted.

With Lea Thompson • Joel Michaely • Stuart Edge • Lucas Grabeel • Ian Bohen • Bart Johnson • Robin Swicord • Taylor Murphy • Maclain Nelson • Clare Niederpruem • Kristi Shimek • Stephen Shimek • David M. Wulf • Melanie Stone • Sarah Davenport • Allie Jennings

Sisters—and dreams—are unique in their ability to inspire, encourage and change the world. For 150 years, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has motivated women of all ages to dream together and celebrate family. From girls playing in the attic to women living with purpose, the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—are committed to always supporting each other. Yet, growing up sometimes means growing apart. An aspiring writer, Jo leaves for New York determined to publish a novel. In the wake of rejected draft upon draft, her editor challenges Jo to write about something more interesting—her family. When tragedy brings the sisters back home, sticking together takes on new meaning. As Jo comforts her sick sister, Beth asks for one thing: a story. Jo knows the perfect one…by heart.

With Jonathan Pryce • Brian Downey • Jorge Garcia • Oliver Jackson Cohen • Paco Arango • Camilla Luddington • Kaitlyn Bernard

The Healer is a story about a gambling, womanizing bankrupt electrical repairman named Alex Bailey (Cohen) who is traumatized by the death of his twin brother. His distant uncle Raymond Heacock (Pryce) offers to absolve his debts under the condition that he agrees to live with him in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With no alternatives, Alec accepts and embarks on a life-changing journey as his uncle reveals that he comes from a long-time family of healers with the gift of being able to heal all those who are diseased. Trying to understand this gift and the new reality that it offers Alec meets Cecilia (Camilla Luddington), a beauty and local veterinarian, and a teenage girl Abigail (Kaitlyn Bernard) with terminal cancer who unexpectedly show him the way.

With Jasmine Cephas Jones • Chanté Adams • John David Washington • Anthony Ramos • Kelvin Harrison Jr. • Nicole Beharie • Cara Buono • Rob Morgan • Reinaldo Marcus Green

The story takes place in Brooklyn where an unarmed black man is killed after an altercation with police officers, leading to a nuanced investigation into a tight-knit neighborhood.

With Alexander Skarsgard • Riley Keough • Jeffrey Wright • Jeremy Saulnier • Macon Blair

Summoned to a remote Alaskan village to search for wolves that took a local boy, a naturalist soon finds himself caught in a harrowing mystery.