Drama Movies 2018 List

With Idris Elba • Joe Keery • Michael Cera • Jessica Chastain • Amy Pascal • Kevin Costner • Mark Gordon • Bill Camp • Jeremy Strong • Aaron Sorkin • Graham Green • Chris O'Dowd • Brian d'Arcy James

MOLLY'S GAME is the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned that there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe.

With Alex Pettyfer • Will Blomker • Melanie Nicholls-King • Gene Jones • James Freedson-Jackson • Owen Campbell • Emily Althaus • Tobias Campbell • Olivia Wang • Christopher Radcliff • Lauren Wolkstein

Mysterious events surround two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets.

With Chris Messina • Tate Donovan • Quinn Shephard • Nadia Alexander

It’s the start of a new year at a small suburban high school. Abigail (Quinn Shephard) is an outcast who seeks solace in the worlds of the characters she reads about, much to the amusement of her manipulative classmate, Melissa (Nadia Alexander). When an intriguing new drama teacher (Chris Messina) casts Abigail over Melissa in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Abigail’s confidence blooms, and soon her relationship with Jeremy begins to move beyond just fantasy. Melissa, fueled by vengeful jealousy, begins to spiral out of control and concocts a plot against Abigail. This triggers a chain of events that will come to affect everyone around them, as well as reveal some dark truths.

With Milo Ventimiglia • Rachel Melvin • John Billingsley • Amanda Aday • Bonita Friedericy • Charles Moore

A troubled young man, Briggs (Ventimiglia), flashes back to the demons of his past when his sister is released from her twenty-year prison sentence for the murder of their parents. Briggs must confront his estranged sister and deal with the past, while fighting to protect his future and the life he has rebuilt for himself.

With Peter Schonau Fog

Follows Frederik, a headmaster put on trial for embezzling millions from his school. His defense lawyer argues Frederik is not criminally liable because he has a brain tumor that is affecting his behavior.

With Tom Hanks • Bradley Whitford • Bob Odenkirk • Steven Spielberg • Amy Pascal • Jesse Plemons • Carrie Coon • Meryl Streep • Michael Stuhlbarg • Matthew Rhys • Sarah Paulson • Alison Brie • David Cross • Tracy Letts • Zach Woods • Liz Hannah • Josh Singer • Kristie Macosko Krieger • Bruce Greenwood • Rachel O’Connor

In June 1971, The New York Times, the Washington Post and the nation’s major newspapers took a brave stand for freedom of speech and reported on the Pentagon Papers, the massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned four decades and four US Presidents. At the time, the Post’s Katherine Graham (Streep) was still finding her footing as the country’s first female newspaper publisher, and Ben Bradlee (Hanks), the paper’s volatile, driven editor, was trying to enhance the stature of the struggling, local paper. Together, the two formed an unlikely team, as they were forced to come together and make the bold decision to support The New York Times and fight the Nixon Administration’s unprecedented attempt to restrict the first amendment.

With Indya Moore • Margot Bingham • Damon Cardasis • Luka Kain • Regina Taylor • Marquis Rodriguez • MJ Rodriguez • Alexia Garcia • Kate Bornstein • Jaylin Fletcher

tells the story of 14-year-old Ulysses, a shy and effeminate boy, who finds himself coping with new responsibilities as “man of the house” after the death of his father. Living alongside his mother, younger brother, and conservative aunt, Ulysses is also struggling with questions about his gender identity. He finds an escape by creating a world of fantasy filled with dance and music. Ulysses’ journey takes a turn for the better when he encounters a vibrant transgender community, who take him to “Saturday Church,” a program for LGBTQ youth. Ulysses manages to keep his two worlds apart; appeasing his aunt and discovering his passion for the NYC ball scene, and voguing, until his double life is revealed. Ulysses must find the courage to be who he truly is, all while risking losing those he cares about most.

With Rea Lest • Arvo Kukumägi • Jörgen Liik • Rainer Sarnet

A peasant girl longs for a village boy whose attentions tend toward a visiting German baroness in Gothic 19th century Estonia.

With Juliana Carneiro Da Cun • Daniela Thomas • Adriano Carvalho • Luana Nastas • Sandra Corveloni

Forced to marry a slave trader and live on his decaying farmhouse in the Brazilian mountains, young Beatriz faces physical and emotional unrest beyond her years.

With Drew Barrymore • Celia Weston • Abigail Breslin • Trudie Styler • Laverne Cox • Bette Midler • Alex Lawther • Willa Fitzgerald • Larry Pine • Patrick Clifton • Beth Rigazio

Tells the story of Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther), a boldly confident teenager who faces intolerance and persecution at his ultra-conservative high school and decides to fight back on behalf of all of the misunderstood freaks of the world by running for the title of homecoming queen.

With Howard Weiner, MD • Paul Sorvino • Martin Landau • Maria Dizzia

When Dr. Abe Mandelbaum (Martin Landau) moves into the nursing home, Cliffside Manor, with his deteriorating wife Molly, he forms an improbable relationship with gambler and womanizer, Phil Nicoletti (Paul Sorvino). Even though at first Abe feels that moving into the home is the end of the road, he soon realizes that his life is finding a whole new beginning. Abe and Phil’s friendship is challenged when a mysterious nurse claims that her biological father resides in the home. Without children of their own, both Abe and Phil jump at the chance to convince Angela, and themselves, that they are her father.

With Jack Black • Jason Schwartzman • Vanessa Bayer • J.B. Smoove • David Permut • Willie Garson • Maya Forbes • Jacki Weaver • Stuart Cornfeld • Wally Wolodarsky • Monica Levinson • Priyanka Mattoo • Shivani Rawat

Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.

This exuberant tragicomedy recounts the remarkable but true story of the rise and fall of Polish émigré Jan Lewan (Jack Black), from striving tchotchke shop owner in the ’70s to the undisputed “King of Pennsylvania Polka” in the early ’90s. Lewan pursued the American Dream by any means necessary, fleecing investors and bribing officials to build a personal musical empire in what became the world’s only known Polka Ponzi scheme. Swept up by Lewan’s charismatic charm are his devoted wife, Marla (Jenny Slate), and his neurotic sidekick, Mickey (Jason Schwartzman).

With Jennifer Monroe • Bethany Ashton Wolf • Pete Shilaimon • Alex Roe • Jessica Rothe • John Benjamin Hickey • Mickey Liddell • Judith Hoag

Tells the story of country music super-star Liam Page (Alex Roe) who left his bride, Josie (Jessica Rothe), at the altar choosing fame and fortune instead. However, Liam never got over Josie, his one true love, nor did he ever forget his Southern roots in the small community where he was born and raised. When he unexpectedly returns to his hometown for the funeral of his high school best friend, Liam is suddenly faced with the consequences of all that he left behind.

With Chris Hemsworth • Peter Craig • Jerry Bruckheimer • Michael Peña • Elsa Pataky • Michael Shannon • Trevante Rhodes • Ted Tally • Molly Smith • Garrett Grant • Austin Stowell • Thad Luckinbill • Trent Luckinbill • Chad Oman • Ben O'Toole • Val Hill. • Geoff Stults • Mike Stenson • Nicolai Fuglsig • Ellen H. Schwartz • Navid Negahban • Jack Kesy • Scott Black • Yale Badik

12 Strong is set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince Northern Alliance General Dostum (Negahban) to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the Americans—accustomed to state-of-the-art warfare—must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghani horse soldiers. But despite their uneasy bond, the new allies face overwhelming odds: outnumbered and outgunned by a ruthless enemy that does not take prisoners.

With Katherine Forbes • Jason Thompson • Caitlyn Covey • Hunter West • Jennica Schwartzman • Austin Haley • Christopher Howell • Charlee Graham • Ryan Schwartzman

When a 12 year old girl goes missing, detective Rachel Willow discovers an alarming pattern in her sleepy. What starts as a simple missing person case dives deep into an underground world where people are commodities and your worst fears can happen anywhere. This is what happens when you fight back.

With Timothee Chalamet • Armie Hammer • Michael Stuhlbarg • Luca Guadagnino • Amira Casar • Peter Spears • Rodrigo Teixeira • Esther Garrel • Marco Morabito • Emilie Georges

It's the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian boy, spends his days in his family's 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother Annella (Amira Casar), a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows wit h natural delights. While Elio's sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart. One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

With Krisha Fairchild • Joe Purdy • Amber Rubarth • David Fine • David Heinz

When their plane from Los Angeles to New York is grounded on the morning of September 11, 2001, strangers Elliott (Joe Purdy) and Joni (Amber Rubarth) are unexpectedly thrust together amidst the chaos of that historic day. With little in common but both needing to get to NYC urgently, they accept help from Joni's family friend Scottie (Krisha Fairchild) who lends the duo a rusty old 1972 Chevy Van. The shock and stress of 9/11 quickly threatens to derail their cross country journey until the pair discover what they do have in common: a love for old folk songs. Armed with a pile of guitars left in the van from Scottie’s touring days, Elliott and Joni raise their voices together (and with those they meet on the road), re-discovering the healing nature of music and bearing witness to a nation of people who, even while mourning, manage to lift each other up in the wake of tragedy.

With Ziad Doueiri • Joelle Touma • Adel Karam • Camille Salameh • Kamel El Basha

In today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportion finds Toni (Adel Karam), a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser (Kamel El Basha), a Palestinian refugee in court.

With Dakota Fanning • Helen Hunt • Alice Eve • Patton Oswalt • Ben Lewin • Michael Golamco

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy, played with exquisite delicacy by Dakota Fanning, follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown. "It is there for us to conquer, not to fear."

With Martin Scorsese • Koudous Seihon • Jonas Carpignano • Pio Amato • Iolanda Amato • Damiano Amato

14-year-old Pio (Pio Amato) wants nothing more than the respect of his older brother, whom he emulates in every way—including his career as a petty criminal. When both his father and brother are arrested, Pio is determined to prove that he can step up and be the head of his sprawling Romani family. But a fateful night and a wrenching decision soon test just how ready he is.

With Christian Bale • Rosamund Pike • Scott Cooper • Jesse Plemons • Ken Kao • Wes Studi • Rory Cochrane • Adam Beach • Jon Lesher

The story centers on a Native American-hating soldier, nearing retirement, who is given one last assignment: to escort an Indian chief back to his Montana reservation. In the process, which includes coming across a young widow and fighting back attacks by Comanche tribes, he learns to respect the race he hates.

With Dogu Demirkol • Bennu Yildirimlar

Sinan (Aydin Doğu Demirkol), an aspiring writer, returns home after university hoping to scrape together enough money to publish his first novel. He wanders the town encountering old flames and obstinate gatekeepers and finds his youthful ambition increasingly at odds with the deferred dreams of his gambling-addict father (Murat Cemcir). As his own fantasies mingle with reality, Sinan grapples with the people and the place that have made him who he is.