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Drama Movies 2023 List

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Last modified: May. 7, 2023

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With Jonathan Roumie Kelsey Grammer Joel Courtney Kimberly Williams-Paisley Kevin Downes Nicholas Cirillo Jon Gunn Andrew Erwin Jon Erwin Nic Bishop Greg Laurie Ally Ioannides Julia Campbell Jolie Jenkins Anna Grace Barlow

Jesus Revolution is the story of one young hippie’s quest in the 1970s for belonging and liberation that leads not only to peace, love, and rock and roll, but that sets into motion a new counterculture crusade—a Jesus Movement—changing the course of history.

Inspired by a true movement, Jesus Revolution tells the story of a young Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) being raised by his struggling mother, Charlene (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) in the 1970s. Laurie and a sea of young people descend on sunny Southern California to redefine truth through all means of liberation. Inadvertently, Laurie meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), a charismatic hippie-street-preacher, and Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer) who have thrown open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to a stream of wandering youth. What unfolds becomes the greatest spiritual awakening in American history. Rock and roll, newfound love, and a twist of faith lead to a Jesus Revolution that turns one counterculture movement into a revival that changes the world.

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With Robert Grabow Alyssa Groenig Michael Peterson Jeff Medley Aaron Finley Jon Proudstar Michael Spears Andrew McGinn

Matt, a loner alcoholic at rock bottom, struggles to maintain sobriety for 30 days so he can honor his mother's dying wish, to visit her in hospice, sober. His book-thumping AA sponsor, Fred, offers him refuge at his farm, where Matt finds Yup'ik, a stray Husky with a unique talent. The man and dog relationship is precarious at first, but with the help of a close-knit Montana community, the two strays find a connection and discover what it takes to pull through to the finish line.

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With Michael Ian Black Tony Shalhoub Jim Gaffigan West Duchovny Amy Hargreaves Gabriel Rush Rhea Seehorn Colin West Roger Hendricks Simon Katelyn Nacon Tony Shaloub Elizabeth Henry

Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children's science TV show called "Above & Beyond", has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket. As his relationship with his wife (Rhea Seehorn) and daughter (Katelyn Nacon) start to strain, surreal events begin unfolding around him -- a doppelgänger moving into the house next door, a car falling from the sky, and an unusual teenage boy forging a friendship with him. He slowly starts to piece these events together to ultimately reveal that there's more to his life story than he once thought.

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With Devon Sawa Alyssa Milano Yeardley Smith Ema Horvath John Ales Ben Epstein

After a botched attempt to seduce her English teacher, sixteen-year-old Alex runs away from boarding school to seek out the biological father her mother always kept hidden and learn the dark secret of her roots.

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With Colm Bairéad Kate Nic Chonaonaigh Joan Sheehy Carrie Crowley Cleona Ní Chrualaoi Catherine Clinch Andrew Bennett Michael Patric

Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 35 mins
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With Charlotte Rampling Marton Csokas George Ferrier Edith Poor Matthew J. Saville

Ruth (Charlotte Rampling) is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and a newly fractured leg. Sam (George Ferrier) is her unruly grandson, recently kicked out of boarding school and grieving the death of his mother. When the two are brought together under the same roof, they form an unexpected bond.

NR Drama 1 hr, 34 mins
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With Eric Bana Mia Wasikowska Radha Mitchell Robert Connolly

While researching Australia’s deteriorating coral reefs, young marine biologist Abby receives word of her elderly mother Dora’s stroke. As she rushes to her seaside hometown to care for Dora, Abby recalls her childhood years spent living in concert with the ocean, and her mother’s efforts to protect the bay from greedy developers and invasive fishermen alike, often to the detriment of their own relationship. Among the coral gardens, Abby also befriends a rare fish, an enormous blue groper — affectionately named Blueback — a tether to her environmentalism, and the key to reminding Abby and Dora of their love for each other and the vulnerable waters they call home.

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With Sean Astin Stephanie J. Block Marvin Samel Carol Kane Azia Dinea Hale Dahlia Heyman Judd Hirsch Rudy Gaines

Mordecai (Judd Hirsch) likes to fix things. It’s why his phone is 20 years old and held together with duct tape and tinfoil. It’s why he worked his entire life as a plumber and a painter. But this is a story about the things he cannot fix: Getting older, the Alzheimer’s diagnosis of his wife Fela (Carol Kane), and his relationship with his son Marvin. (Sean Astin) Sometimes, something small and unexpected can change your whole world. For Mordecai, this moment happens when his son, Marvin, replaces his ancient phone with a brand-new iPhone. This act sets off a series of unexpected events and magically changes both Mordecai and the people closest to him. Mordecai becomes friends with the “Einstein’s,” led by Nina (Azia Dinea Hale), who teach him to use this strange device with no buttons. He becomes open to new experiences and new perspectives. Ultimately, through letting go, he begins to heal the things he cannot fix and turn the pain of his past into something beautiful. A journey that takes you through every human emotion, iMordecai teaches you that it’s never too late for inspiration.

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With Tess Harper John Lacy Josh Daugherty Tyne Stecklein

A Hollywood filmmaker connects with his estranged young son in a small town in North Carolina. The result reminds us that it's never too late to mend the past and pour as much love as possible into the people in our lives.

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With Trevante Rhodes Shamier Anderson Jalyn Hall Miles Warren

During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.

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