Drama Movies 2018 List

With Brad Pitt • Christian Bale • Tyler Perry • Steve Carell • Jesse Plemons • Adam McKay • Will Ferrell • Bill Pullman • Sam Rockwell • Amy Adams • Dede Gardner • Eddie Marsan • Kevin Messick • Alison Pill • Shea Whigham • Jeremy Kleiner • Lily Rabe • LisaGay Hamilton • Justin Kirk

Explores the epic story about how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

With Haley Joel Osment • Paula Niedert Elliott • Isidora Goreshter • Chris Elliott • Bridey Elliott • Abbey Elliott

Set over the course of a single evening in the Reynolds family home in suburban Connecticut, Clara's Ghost follows Clara Reynolds who, fed up with constant ribbing from her self-absorbed showbiz family, finds solace in and guidance from the supernatural force she believes is haunting her.

With Margot Robbie • David Tennant • Joe Alwyn • Saoirse Ronan • Melanie Johansson • Debra Hayward • Martin Compston • Beau Willimon • Gemma Chan • Brendan Coyle • Jack Lowden • Guy Pearce • Tim Bevan • Eric Fellner • Josie Rourke

Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth 1. Each young Queen beholds her “sister” in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones – and change the course of history.

With Robert Patrick • Juliette Lewis • Nicola Peltz Beckham • Alex Pettyfer • Kevin Turen • Ali Jazayeri • Jennifer Morrison • Adrian Lyne • Michael Ohoven • Tawni O'Dell • Dan Spilo • Simon Wetton • Ben White • Palmer Murray • Amy Rodrigue

After his mother (Juliette Lewis) goes to jail for shooting and killing his abusive father, Harley Altmyer (Alex Pettyfer) is left to care for his three younger sisters in a rural Pennsylvania town. The uneducated Harley works two dead-end jobs to preserve what’s left of his family, including the rebellious, sexual 16-year-old Amber (Nicola Peltz). Angered and traumatized by his painful past, Harley finally begins to feel hope when he connects with an older, married woman (Jennifer Morrison), and they embark on an affair. When shocking family secrets emerge, Harley’s life begins to spiral downward.

With Michael Cera • Jason Mitchell • Christopher Abbott • Sebastian Silva • Ann Dowd

Tyler joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn’t know. As soon as they get there, it’s clear that (1) he’s the only black guy, and (2) it’s going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. Although Tyler is welcomed, he can’t help but feel uneasy in “Whitesville.” The combination of all the testosterone and alcohol starts to get out of hand, and Tyler’s precarious situation starts to feel like a nightmare.

With Ralph Fiennes • Liam Neeson • Steven Spielberg • Ben Kingsley • Steven Zaillian • Jonathan Sagalle • Caroline Goodall • Embeth Davidtz

Winner of seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director, this incredible true story follows the enigmatic Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. It is the triumph of one man who made a difference and the drama of those who survived one of the darkest chapters in human history because of what he did.

With Kathryn Newton • Julia Roberts • Courtney B. Vance • Michael Heimler • Peter Hedges • Brad Simpson • Lucas Hedges • Nina Jacobson • Teddy Schwarzman • Dan Friedkin • Ben Stillman • Jane Evans • Daniel Steinman • Micah Green

Story of 19-year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges), a young man with substance abuse issues who unexpectedly returns to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben’s mom, Holly (Julia Roberts), is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.

With Michael Flynn • Jake Storemoen • Adam Johnson • Kristian Naim • Baylee Self • Kurt Knight

Mateho the Inquisitor (Jake Stormoen) and his comrade (Kristian Nairn) are summoned to a monastery to investigate a series of mysterious murders and the alleged ‘witch’ accused of the horrific crimes. It soon becomes clear that something evil haunts the church and Mateho must act quickly to stop the dark vengeance from destroying everything in its path.

With Jude Law • Natalie Portman • Stacy Martin • Brady Corbet

Celeste rises from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom.

With Jennifer Aniston • Michael Costigan • Kristin Hahn • Dove Cameron • Georgie Flores • Luke Benward • Anne Fletcher • Danielle Macdonald • Bex Taylor-Klaus • Maddie Baillio • Ginger Min • Danny Nozell

Dumplin’ (Danielle Macdonald) is the plus-size, teenage daughter of a former beauty queen (Jennifer Aniston), who signs up for her mom’s pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.

With Johnny Depp • Forest Whitaker • Toby Huss • Shea Whigham • Brad Furman • Miriam Segal • Louis Herthum • Christian Contreras • Neil Brown Jr. • Dayton Callie

In the mid-1990s, Los Angeles is rife with crime, poverty and racism. Detective Russell Poole, a straight-shooting detective, is assigned to investigate a cop-on-cop shooting and stumbles upon a web of corruption woven into the fabric of the department. As he delves deeper into the mire of scandal and deception, he is met with increasing resistance from his superiors and frozen out by his fellow officers.

With Sandra Bullock • Lil Rel Howery • Rosa Salazar • Sarah Paulson • Colson Baker • Susanne Bier • Scott Stuber • Eric Heisserer • Barbara Muschietti • Trevante Rhodes • Chris Morgan • Clayton Townsend • Dylan Clark • Jacki Weaver • Danielle Macdonald

When a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, only one thing is certain: if you see it, you take your life. Facing the unknown, Malorie finds love, hope and a new beginning only for it to unravel. Now she must flee with her two children down a treacherous river to the one place left that may offer sanctuary. But to survive, they'll have to undertake the perilous two-day journey blindfolded.

With Thomas Mann • Matthew Brown • Laia Costa

A married Spanish woman named Bluebird (Laia Costa) attempts to hike the entire Appalachian Trail solo in order to find clarity, but her solitude is interrupted by a young American hiker (Thomas Mann). The pair develop an emotional and romantic connection while traveling together, but Bluebird ultimately must face the trail and her own feelings alone.

With Bradley Cooper • Laurence Fishburne • Clint Eastwood • Taissa Farmiga • Dianne Wiest • Ruben Fleischer • Bradley Thomas • Dave Bernad • Alison Eastwood • Nick Schenk • Todd Hoffman • Dan Friedkin • Ignacio Serricchio

Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does well—so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn’t the only one keeping tabs on Earl; the mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates. And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl’s past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it’s uncertain if he’ll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel’s enforcers, catch up to him.

With Peter Jackson • Stephen Lang • Amanda Walker • Hugo Weaving • Fran Walsh • Hera Hilmar • Menik Gooneratne • Ken Kamins • Jihae • Deborah Forte • Zane Weiner • Philippa Boyens • Christian Rivers • Robert Sheehan • Aaron Jackson • Ronan Raftery • Jihae Jihae • Leila George

Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, a mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only one who can stop London — now a giant, predator city on wheels — from devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan), an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang (Jihae), a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.

With Alfonso Cuarón • Yalitza Aparicio • Marina de Tavira • Diego Cortina Autrey • Carlos Peralta • Marco Graf • Daniela Demesa • Nancy García García

Follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City. Delivering an artful love letter to the women who raised him, Cuarón draws on his own childhood to create a vivid and emotional portrait of domestic strife and social hierarchy amidst political turmoil of the 1970s.

With Brad Pitt • Regina King • Dave Franco • Michael Beach • Colman Domingo • Dede Gardner • Barry Jenkins • Ed Skrein • Pedro Pascal • Diego Luna • Teyonah Parris • Brian Tyree Henry • Megan Ellison • Stephan James • KiKi Layne

Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple’s unbreakable bond and the African-American family’s empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.

With Jude Law • Natalie Portman • Stacy Martin • Brady Corbet

Celeste rises from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom.

With Yordanos Shiferaw • Nadine Labaki • Khaled Mouzana • Zain Al Rafeea • Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

Follows Zain, a gutsy streetwise child as he flees his negligent parents, survives through his wits on the streets, takes care of Ethiopian refugee Rahil and her baby son, Yonas, being jailed for a crime, and finally, seeks justice in a courtroom.

With Steve Carell • Diane Kruger • Robert Zemeckis • Eiza González • Leslie Mann • Steve Starkey • Neil Jackson • Gwendoline Christie • Janelle Monae • Leslie Zemeckis • Jack Rapke • Cherylanne Martin • Caroline Thompson • Jackie Levine • Jeff Malmberg • Merritt Wever

When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp (Carell) and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation—a testament to the most powerful women he knows—through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.

With Nicolas Cage • Garrett Clayton • Hopper Penn • Franka Potente • Penelope Mitchell • Brit Shaw • Lydia Hearst • Garret Clayton • Maria Pulera

Follows Joe (Cage), a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child. He meets Julie (Potente), a spiritually gifted woman who enlists Joe in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter, Billie (Mitchell). But the spirit of Joe’s dead wife Mary proves stronger, possessing the young woman’s body and determined to settle her unfinished business with the living.

With Katrina Kaif • Shah Rukh Khan • Abhay Deol • Anushka Sharma • Anand L. Rai

The story revolves around Bauua Singh (Shah Rukh Khan), a vertically challenged man, who is full of charm and wit, with a pinch of arrogance. Born to a wealthy family and raised in an environment of affluence and indulgence, Bauua was never failed by Meerut or its people. But when he meets two women (Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma), his experiences with these women take him on a journey to complete his ‘incompleteness' and broaden his horizons to find a purpose he never knew he had.

With Park Hye-Su • Oh Jung-Se • Doh Kyung-Soo • Jared Grimes • Kim Min-Ho • Kang Hyoung-Chul

In this swinging musical drama set during the Korean War, the soldiers at a POW camp plan a tap show to distract both themselves and the prisoners from the hardships of war. Led by a former Broadway dancer and a rebellious North Korean soldier, the band of prisoners find a new sense of freedom in dancing.

With Jude Law • Natalie Portman • Stacy Martin • Brady Corbet

Celeste rises from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom.

With Sandra Bullock • Lil Rel Howery • Rosa Salazar • Sarah Paulson • Colson Baker • Susanne Bier • Scott Stuber • Eric Heisserer • Barbara Muschietti • Trevante Rhodes • Chris Morgan • Clayton Townsend • Dylan Clark • Jacki Weaver • Danielle Macdonald

When a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, only one thing is certain: if you see it, you take your life. Facing the unknown, Malorie finds love, hope and a new beginning only for it to unravel. Now she must flee with her two children down a treacherous river to the one place left that may offer sanctuary. But to survive, they'll have to undertake the perilous two-day journey blindfolded.

With Brad Pitt • Christian Bale • Tyler Perry • Steve Carell • Jesse Plemons • Adam McKay • Will Ferrell • Bill Pullman • Sam Rockwell • Amy Adams • Dede Gardner • Eddie Marsan • Kevin Messick • Alison Pill • Shea Whigham • Jeremy Kleiner • Lily Rabe • LisaGay Hamilton • Justin Kirk

Explores the epic story about how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

With Felicity Jones • Armie Hammer • Cailee Spaeny • Stephen Root • Jack Reynor • Kathy Bates • Justin Theroux • Ram Bergman • Robert W. Cort • Sam Waterston • Mimi Leder • Daniel Stiepleman

On The Basis Of Sex tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.

With Danny Huston • Steve Coogan • Shirley Henderson • Nina Arianda • John C. Reilly • Jeff Pope • Jon S. Baird • Stephanie Hyam • Rufus Jones

Laurel & Hardy, the world's favorite comedy double act, set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As they start crisscrossing the country, attendances are disappointingly low. But they've always been able to make each other laugh and as the charm and beauty of their performances shines through their audiences laugh too, and they re-connect with legions of adoring fans, old and new.

The tour becomes a hit, but Stan & Ollie can't quite shake the spectre of Laurel and Hardy's past; and long buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver's failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages begins to unfold as the duo, aware that they may be approaching their swan song, try to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.