Drama Movies 2021 List

With Glenn Close • Mila Kunis • Stephen Root • Eli Saslow • Jon Avnet • Marina Grasic • Jai Khanna • Rodrigo Garcia • Jake Avnet

A long-estranged mother and daughter navigate the most difficult four days of their lives together in a heartbreaking and hopeful story based on real-life events.

With Jon Voight • Steve Guttenberg • Stacey Dash • Robert Davi • Greer Grammer • James DuMont • Nick Loeb • Tom Guiry • Sherri Eakin • Cathy Allyn

A pro-life story of the landmark Supreme Court case.

When young Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly, people in her town are mysteriously healed - but fame soon takes its toll.

With Rachel Sennott • Dianna Agron • Molly Gordon • Fred Melamed • Polly Draper • Emma Seligman • Danny Deferrari • Kieran Altmann • Katie Schiller • Lizzie Shapiro

A near college graduate, Danielle, gets paid by her sugar daddy and rushes to meet her neurotic parents at a family shiva. Upon arrival, she is accosted by various estranged relatives about her appearance and lack of post-grad plans, while her confident ex-girlfriend, Maya, is applauded by everyone for getting into law school. Danielle's day takes an unexpected turn when her sugar daddy, Max, arrives at the shiva with his accomplished wife, Kim, and crying baby. As the day unfolds, Danielle struggles to keep up different versions of herself, fend off pressures from her family and confront her insecurities without completely losing it.

With Katherine Waterston • Espen Sandberg • Christian Rubeck • John M. Jacobsen • Pal Sverre Hagen • Kristian Strand Sinkerud • Espen Horn

Roald Amundsen’s dream of reaching the North Pole haunts him throughout his life. He is obsessed with the idea of discovering the last unchartered lands of the world. While he wins the race against Robert Scott to becomes the first man ever to conquer the South Pole, Amundsen will sacrifice everything to be the first to explore the icy wastelands of the North Pole.

With Harry Melling • Derek Jacobi • Roger Allam • Tom Brooke • Harry Michell • Vinette Robinson • Anna Maxwell Martin • Jamie Fraser

Orphaned brothers and Christian radicals, Tim and Vic, arrive in Ilkley with the relatively straightforward task of assassinating Professor John Huxley. However, after a classic case of mistaken identity, they find themselves having murdered the wrong man. Now stuck in the town during Ilkley's busiest weekend, they wait for the arrival of a foreboding mentor to give them instruction. The mission must still be completed - that's providing Vic’s rage, Tim’s doubts or the efforts of foul-mouthed Detective Inspector Brough don't get in the way first.

With Caleb McLaughlin • Idris Elba • Swen Temmel • Liz Priestley • Method Man • Jharrel Jerome • Lorraine Toussaint • Byron Bowers • Ricky Staub

While spending the summer in North Philadelphia, a troubled teen (Caleb McLaughlin) is caught between a life of crime and his estranged father’s (Idris Elba) vibrant urban-cowboy subculture. Inspired by the novel 'Ghetto Cowboy' by G. Neri, Concrete Cowboy is directed by Ricky Staub and co-stars Jharrel Jerome, Byron Bowers, Lorraine Toussaint and Clifford "Method Man" Smith.

With Jeremie Renier • Noée Abita • Marie Denarnaud • Muriel Combeau • Maïra Schmitt • Axel Auriant • Charlène Favier

Follows the relationship between a teenage ski prodigy and her predatory instructor, played by frequent Dardenne brothers collaborator Jérémie Renier. In a breakthrough role, Noée Abita plays 15-year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps who has been accepted to an elite ski club known for producing some of the country’s top professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, ex-champion turned coach Fred decides to mold Lyz into his shining star despite her lack of experience. Under his influence, she will have to endure more than the physical and emotional pressure of the training. Will Lyz’s determination help her escape Fred’s exploitative grip?

With Brian Cox • Samuel Bottomley • Michael McElhatton • Michiel Huisman • Jim Norton • Niamh Algar • Eleanor O'Brien • Colm Meany • Aidan O'Hare

New York-based Daniel Murphy wakes on a flight to Ireland to find elderly passenger Padraig Murphy (no relation) has died in the next seat. To his surprise, the lonely Padraig had just listed him as his next of kin. Daniel, his autistic brother and a woman they’ve just met must journey across the Emerald Isle to bury the stranger, becoming the focus of a nationwide manhunt for body snatching.

With Per Egil Aske • Thorbjørn Harr • Ylva Lyng Fuglerud • Lisa Carlehed • Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes • Mikkel Bratt Silset • Pål Øie • Kjersti Helen Rasmussen

A tank truck crashes in a tunnel in the ice-cold Norwegian mountains, brutally trapping families, teenagers and tourists on their way home for Christmas. A blizzard is raging outside and the first responders struggle to get to the scene of the accident. The wrecked tanker catches fire and the tunnel is filled with deadly smoke. Will the help get there in time?

With Joanna Cassidy • Bruce Davison • Alyshia Ochse • BJ Mitchell • Taylor Cole • Corin Nemec • Mark Daugherty • Emma Kennedy • Darri Ingolfsson • Arnold Chun • Hector Hugo • Morgan Lindholm • Juliana Destefano • Dominic Pace • Leticia Robles • Jasmine Hester • Anthony Richard Pagliaro • Vincent van Hinte • Benett Pace • Jay Jingco • Warner Adachi

Angie Goodwin, 17, along with her best friends, Sarah and Andre, go through a horrific car crash. While her friends miraculously survive, Angie disappears. She decides to fulfill her childhood fantasy and embarks on a mysterious journey.

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 Betti Pedrazzi • Donatella Finocchiaro • Lucia Sardo • Paolo Pierobon • Maria Roveran • Samad Zarmandili

Partially inspired by true stories, the comedy BEATE is a modern social fairytale set in Northeast Italy. When the employees of the Veronica lingerie factory discover they’re to be fired, they take matters into their own hands and borrow equipment to produce their own garment line. Lead by plucky forewoman, Armida, they’re determined to overcome the odds and succeed. Nearby, in "Convent of the Holy Mantle", a handful of nuns skilled in the art of embroidery and devoted to a mummified body of a “blessed one”, are in danger of being transferred, while the unscrupulous mayor – also the owner of the Veronica factory – wants to develop a luxury resort where the convent resides. Together, to oppose their unfortunate turns, they join forces for a surprising collaboration: a line of sexy lingerie. However, they ‘re soon attacked by the owner of Veronica and the convent’s Mother Superior, from whom the operation had to be kept secret. But for things to go in the right direction, they must all pray for a miracle from the “blessed one,” who has yet to provide proof of even one.

With Terrence Howard • Johnathon Schaech • Colton Haynes • Brett Leonard • RJ Mitte • Grace Victoria Cox • Michael D. Coffey

A bright and determined teen who has mild cerebral palsy strives to be a wrestler on his high school’s team and goes to humorous lengths to win over the heart of a classmate, the girl of his dreams.

With Jessica Louthander • Anders Hellström • Roy Andersson • Tatiana Delaunay • Jan-Eje Ferling • Thore Flygel • Pernilla Sandström • Martin Serner • Johan Carlsson • Bengt Bergius

A reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality. We wander, dreamlike, gently guided by our Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments take on the same significance as historical events: a couple floats over a war-torn Cologne; on the way to a birthday party, a father stops to tie his daughter’s shoelaces in the pouring rain; teenage girls dance outside a cafe; a defeated army marches to a prisoner-of-war camp. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, ABOUT ENDLESSNESS presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.

With Sidse Babett Knudsen • Amir El-Masry • Angus Lamont • Kais Nashif • Ben Sharrock • Vikash Bhai • Ola Orebiyi • Kwabena Ansah • Irune Gurtubai

Centers on Omar (Amir El-Masry), a young Syrian musician who is burdened by his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.

With Christopher Walken • Christina Ricci • Zach Braff • Luke Kirby • Adam Beach • Clark Johnson • Roberta Maxwell

Christopher Walken, Zach Braff and Christina Ricci star in the true story of a small-town farmer taking on one of the largest agricultural and food manufacturing corporations. Percy Schmeiser (Walken), a third-generation farmer, is sued by a corporate giant for allegedly using their patented seeds. With little resources to fight the giant legal battle, Percy joins forces with up-and-coming attorney Jackson Weaver (Braff) and environmental activist Rebecca Salcau (Ricci) to fight one of the most monumental cases all the way up to the Supreme Court. *1978 Actor in a Supporting Role, The Deer Hunter.

With Carl Jackson • Andrea McClew

John is an American author and is one of the best-selling writers of all time. Selling over 150 million copies in 32 languages John is at the top of his craft. In the middle of a promotional tour for his latest best-seller, John decides to fly home to see his wife for a few hours. But on John's arrival, his wife Kelly has questions about their marriage that makes for a thought-provoking ride home.

With Sunita Mani • Brian Tyree Henry • Asia Kate Dillon • Sonequa Martin • Olivia Edward • Michael Cyril Creighton • Casimir Nozkowski

Brian Tyree Henry takes on his first big screen lead role as Charles Young, a broken-hearted video editor. Perceiving a betrayal of trust as a sign his girlfriend Isha (Sonequa Martin-Green) is leaving him, Charles preemptively blows up his relationship and sequesters himself at home. The fates do not comply and Charles locks himself out of his apartment. Stumbling into a transformational, timely odyssey exploring his community, Charles meets a dynamic ensemble of previously avoided neighbors (including Sunita Mani, Olivia Edward and Asia Kate Dillon) who show him everyone’s got issues and it never helps to keep them all locked up inside.

With Michael B. Jordan • Taylor Sheridan • Colman Domingo • Lauren London • Jacob Scipio • Brett Gelman • Guy Pearce • Jodie Turner-Smith • Jamie Bell • Andre Nemec • Josh Appelbaum • Akiva Goldsman • Stefano Sollima • Jack Kesy

An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife in Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, the explosive origin story of action hero John Clark – one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe. When a squad of Russian soldiers kills his family in retaliation for his role in a top-secret op, Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) pursues the assassins at all costs. Joining forces with a fellow SEAL (Jodie Turner-Smith) and a shadowy CIA agent (Jamie Bell), Kelly’s mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the U.S. and Russia in an all-out war. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, Kelly must fight his enemies without remorse if he hopes to avert disaster and reveal the powerful figures behind the conspiracy.