Drama Movies 2020 List

With Kyle Allen • Jay Pharoah • Jessica Rothe • Todd Garner • Chrissie Fit • Sean Robins • Todd Rosenberg • Marc Meyers • Marielle Scott • Harry Shum Jr • Keala Settle

Jennifer Carter (Jessica Rothe, the Happy Death Day films) and Solomon Chau (Harry Shum Jr, Crazy Rich Asians) are a sweet, fun-loving, newly engaged couple whose whole life seems ahead of them. But when Sol is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in December, their plans for a summer wedding become impossible. In a race against time, Jenn and Sol’s friends and family launch an online fundraiser to help the couple create their dream wedding in just two weeks. In the process, they unleash an outpouring of generosity and attention from people around the world who want to celebrate the power of love with them. Through it all, Jenn and Sol’s commitment to each other only deepens, becoming a heartwarming reminder that the strength of true love knows no limits.

With Luis Gerardo Mendez • Jose Zuniga • Hayes Hargrove • Luke Greenfield • Connor Del Rio • Shira Scott Astrof • Vincent Spano

Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive, is shocked to discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the free-spirited Asher. The two very different half-brothers are forced on a road journey together masterminded by their ailing father, tracing the path their father took as an immigrant from Mexico to the US.

With Jordan Horowitz • Rachel Brosnahan • Frankie Faison • Julia Hart • Bill Heck • Marsha Stephanie Blake • Arinzé Kene

In this 1970s set crime drama, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.

With Anthony Hopkins • Danny Jacobs • Lisa Pepper • Aaron Tucker • Tara Arroyave • Fran Tucker • Anthony Apel • Julieta Ortiz • Griffin Thomas Hollander • Everett Kelsey • Stella Hopkins

Elyse languidly meanders out of a cold, concrete, designer house mirroring a mausoleum, externalizing the spirit of her dead son, Cody. She returns home disoriented, unwilling to join the family dinner, misconceives the gathering as a threat to her private life, and is unwarrantedly infuriated with her egocentric mother, Goldie, and her devoted husband, Steven. In a psychotic blackout, Elyse commits vehicular manslaughter of her son and his nanny, Julia. Elyse isn’t the only victim; her delusional thinking, narcissism, and violence annihilate her husband. Memory and hallucination intertwine to expose a history of trauma, revealing the truth: Elyse is Catatonic and institutionalized in a State Hospital. It’s the care from Dr. Lewis and the unconditional love from her nurse, David, that promise Elyse a new life.

With Aubrey Plaza • Christopher Abbott • Sarah Gadon • Lawrence Michael Levine

At a remote lake house, a filmmaker named Allison (Aubrey Plaza) arrives to play house guest to a troubled couple (Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon), who have eschewed their life in the city after inheriting a family retreat. Battling writer’s block, Allison sparks a calculated game of desire and jealousy in pursuit of a new work that blurs the boundaries of autobiography and invention. BLACK BEAR explores the complex nature of relationships, gender dynamics, and the erratic nature of love as it traces the conflict between our lust and our longing for internal harmony.

With Andrea Riseborough • Michael Landes • Zeina Durra • Karim Saleh

When British aid worker Hana returns to the ancient city of Luxor, she comes across Sultan, a talented archeologist and former lover. As she wanders, haunted by the familiar place, she struggles to reconcile the choices of the past with the uncertainty of the present.

With Amanda Seyfried • Lily Collins • Charles Dance • Gary Oldman • David Fincher • Tom Burke • Tom Pelphrey • Sam Troughton • Jack Fincher • Ferdinand Kingsley • Arliss Howard • Ceán Chaffin • Tuppence Middleton

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.”

With Mathieu Amalric • Olivia Cooke • Riz Ahmed • Lauren Ridloff • Michael Costigan • Ben LeClair • Darius Marder • Paul Raci

During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recovering heroin addict into a secluded sober house for the deaf in hopes it will prevent a relapse and help him learn to adapt to his new situation. But after being welcomed into a community that accepts him just as he is, Ruben has to choose between his equilibrium and the drive to reclaim the life he once knew. Utilizing startling, innovative sound design techniques, director Darius Marder takes audiences inside Ruben’s experience to vividly recreate his journey into a rarely examined world.

With Lou de Laâge • Carlos Saboga • Niels Schneider • Stanislas Merhar • Valeria Sarmiento

THE BLACK BOOK OF FATHER DINIS explores the tumultuous lives of Laura (Lou de Laâge), a peasant maid, and Sebastian (Vasco Varela da Silva), the young orphan in her charge, against a backdrop of overflowing passion and revolutionary intrigue in Europe at the twilight of the 18th century. An unlikely adventure yarn that strides the continent, from Rome and Venice to London and Paris, with whispers of conspiracies from the clergy, the military, and the gentry, this sumptuous period piece ponders the intertwined nature of fate, desire, and duty. Conceived by director Valeria Sarmiento as an appendix to the expansive literary maze of her late partner Raul Ruiz's landmark MYSTERIES OF LISBON, this picaresque chronicle both enriches the earlier work and stands on its own as a grand meditation of the stories we construct about ourselves.

With Emily Blunt • Jon Hamm • Christopher Walken • Jamie Dornan • John Patrick Shanley • Michael Helfant • Dearbhla Molloy • Alex Witchel • Anthony Bregman • Leslie Urdang • Bradley Gallo • Martina Niland

The headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly’s love. The problem is Anthony (Jamie Dornan) seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father Tony's (Christopher Walken) plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew (Jon Hamm), Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams in this comedic, moving and wildly romantic tale.

With Joaquin Phoenix • Victor Kossakovsky

GUNDA chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with masterful intimacy. Using stark, transcendent black and white cinematography and the farm's ambient soundtrack, Master director Victor Kossakowsky invites the audience to slow down and experience life as his subjects do, taking in their world with a magical patience and an other worldly perspective. GUNDA asks us to meditate on the mystery of animal consciousness, and reckon with the role humanity plays in it. Executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix.

With Mark Ciardi • Luke Tennie • Reginald Hudlin • Corinne Foxx • Randy McKinnon • Hunter Sansone • Matthew Glave • Nick Santora • Jay Reeves • Thaddeus J. Mixson • Alex A.J. Gardner • Amanda Warren

“Safety” is a drama inspired by the empowering story of former Clemson University football safety Ray McElrathbey (Jay Reeves), a young man facing a series of challenging circumstances, whose dedication and persistence help him to triumph over repeated adversities. Aided by his teammates and the Clemson community, he succeeds on the field while simultaneously raising and caring for his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr (Thaddeus J. Mixson).

With Jordan Horowitz • Rachel Brosnahan • Frankie Faison • Julia Hart • Bill Heck • Marsha Stephanie Blake • Arinzé Kene

In this 1970s set crime drama, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.

With Diego Luna • Sienna Miller • Beth Grant • Tory Kittles • Aimee Carrero • Vanessa Bayer • Tara Miele

In Wander Darkly, a traumatic accident leaves a couple, Adrienne (Sienna Miller) and Matteo (Diego Luna), in a surreal state of being that takes them on a disorienting journey through the duality of their shared moments. By reliving fond recollections from the beginning of their romance while also navigating the overwhelming truths of their present, they must rediscover the love that truly binds them together. Writer/director Tara Miele offers a profound new perspective on the delicate nature of relationships with this emotionally moving story about a couple who must reflect on their past in order to face their uncertain future.

With Joachim Hedén • Madeleine Martin • Moa Gammel • Trine Wiggen

A few days after Christmas, half-sisters Ida and Tuva set out on a winter dive in a remote part of the Norwegian coastline. Towards the end of the dive, a rockslide traps Tuva under water. As Ida surfaces to call for help, she discovers that the rockslide has struck above water as well, burying their equipment, phones and car keys--they are completely cut off from any chance of outside rescue. As the frantic race for survival unfolds, Ida is put to the ultimate test of character and forcefulness. During Ida's fight to save Tuva, a fractured sisterhood is exposed, and when all seems lost, the stakes rise beyond simple survival.

With Anthony Hopkins • Imogen Poots • Olivia Colman • Rufus Sewell • Christopher Hampton • Mark Gatiss • Olivia Williams • Florian Zeller

Anthony is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne, encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony's grip on reality is unravelling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her father, while he still lives and breathes before her? THE FATHER warmly embraces real life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant – a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives.

With Mads Mikkelsen • Thomas Vinterberg • Thomas Bo Larsen • Lars Ranthe • Magnus Millang

Four friends, all teachers at various stages of middle age, are stuck in a rut. Unable to share their passions either at school or at home, they embark on an audacious experiment from an obscure philosopher: to see if a constant level of alcohol in their blood will help them find greater freedom and happiness. At first they each find a new-found zest, but as the gang pushes their experiment further, issues that have been simmering for years come to a head and the men are faced with a choice: reckon with their behavior or continue on the same course.

With Alicia Witt • Liza Lapira • Daniella Pineda • Mark Moses • Bebe Neuwirth • Jonathan Lisecki • Dominic Rains • Shane McRae • Adrienne C. Moore • Alex Appel • Barbara Radecki • Li Jun Li

A modern telling of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion.” Wren Cosgrove is a happy, single, and self-confessed workaholic who, after rising to the top of the corporate ladder, finds herself coming home every night to her cat. When her firm is hired by Owen Jasper, “the man who got away,” long-lost feelings are stirred, giving Wren a second chance at true love.

With Alicia Silverstone • Tom Everett Scott • Miller Gross • Ronald Guttman • Jake Hoffman • Charlie Bewley • Andrew Carlberg • Julie Engelbrecht • Mark Blum • Mathilde Ollivier • Amy Miller Gross • Tim Harms

Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) and Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do) star in a destination wedding weekend gone off the rails. Audrey (Silverstone) struggles with turning 40 while meeting her new seemingly perfect sister-in-law. With every intention of breaking up the happy couple, Audrey and her loyal husband (Scott) throw the weekend into a tailspin of embarrassing series of mishaps that make this destination wedding truly unforgettable.

With Viola Davis • Colman Domingo • Chadwick Boseman • Taylour Paige • Glynn Turman • Michael Potts • George C. Wolfe • Dusan Brown

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

With Andie MacDowell • Frank Grillo • Jake Allyn • George Lopez • Conor Allyn • Jorge A. Jimenez • Esmeralda Pimentel • David Barraza

Border vigilante Bill Greer (Frank Grillo) and his son Jackson (Jake Allyn) are on patrol when Jackson accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. Bill tries to take the blame but Texas Ranger Ramirez (George Lopez) sees through the lie, spurring Jackson to flee south on horseback across the Rio Grande to become a gringo "illegal alien" in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson journeys across deserts and mountains to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's vengeful father (Jorge A. Jimenez), as he falls in love with the land he was taught to hate.

With George Clooney • Felicity Jones • David Oyelowo • Demian Bichir • Kyle Chandler • Ethan Peck • Sophie Rundle • Tiffany Boone • Caoilinn Springall

This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home to Earth, where a mysterious global catastrophe has taken place.

With Tom Hanks • Steve Boyles • Ray McKinnon • Paul Greengrass • Gary Goetzman • Mare Winningham • Luke Davies • Michael Covino • Helena Zengel • Tom Astor

Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks), a veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news of presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating catastrophes, and gripping adventures from the far reaches of the globe.

With Maria Pia Timo • Gianfranco Gallo • Roberto Benigni • Matteo Garrone • Alida Baldari Calabria • Massimo Ceccherini • Federico Ielapi • Gigi Proietti • Rocco Papaleo • Marine Vacth • Massimiliano Gallo

Shot in stunning Italian locations, Matteo Garrone’s rich world of mystery and wonder stars Academy Award® winning actor Roberto Benigni as Geppetto, the old woodcarver whose puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio (nine-year-old Federico Ielapi) tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits through a wonderful world full of imaginative creatures – from the belly of a giant fish, to the Land Of Toys and the Field Of Miracles.

With Regina King • Kingsley Ben-Adir • Beau Bridges • Aldis Hodge • Lance Reddick • Nicolette Robinson • Leslie Odom Jr. • Eli Goree • Kemp Powers • Christian Magby • Joaquina Kalukango

On February 25th, 1964, Cassius Clay becomes the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Against all odds, he’s defeated Sonny Liston and shocked the world of boxing. Because of Jim Crow-era segregation laws, spends the night at the Hampton House Motel in Miami's Overtown neighborhood celebrating with three of his friends: activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke, and football star Jim Brown.

With Tessa Thompson • Eva Longoria • Aja Naomi King • Jemima Kirke • Lance Reddick • Erica Gimpel • Eugene Ashe • Nnamdi Asomugha • Tone Bell • Alano Miller • Wendi McLendon Covey • Gabrielle Glore • Jonathan T. Baker • Matthew Thurm

In Sylvie’s Love, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957. Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha), a saxophonist, spends late nights playing behind a less-talented but well-known bandleader, as member of a jazz quartet. Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), who dreams of a career in television, spends her summer days helping around her father’s record store, as she waits for her fiancé to return from war. When Robert takes a part-time job at the record store, the two begin a friendship that sparks a deep passion in each of them unlike anything they have felt before. As the summer winds down, life takes them in different directions, bringing their relationship to an end. Years pass, Sylvie’s career as a TV producer blossoms, while Robert has to come to terms with what the age of Motown is doing to the popularity of Jazz. In a chance meeting, Sylvie and Robert cross paths again, only to find that while their lives have changed, their feelings for each other remain the same.

With Harriet Walter • Clare Dunne • Conleth Hill • Ian Lloyd Anderson • Ruby Rose O’Hara • Phyllida Lloyd • Malcolm Campbell • Molly McCann 

When Sandra (Clare Dunne) escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, finding a home to call their own seems impossible. After months of struggling, she draws inspiration from one of her daughter’s bedtime stories and hits upon the idea of self-building an affordable home. She finds an architect who provides her with plans and is offered land by Peggy (Harriet Walter), a woman she cleans for. Aido (Conleth Hill), a building contractor, appears willing to help, too. But as her past rears its head in the form of Gary (Ian Lloyd Anderson), her possessive ex, and as bureaucrats fight back against her independent spirit, will Sandra be able to rebuild her life from the ground up?