2017 Movies : Drama

With Ella Purnell • Brian Cox • James Purefoy • Julian Wadham • John Slattery • Miranda Richardson • Jonathan Teplitzky • Alex von Tunzelmann

Tensions mount for the beleaguered British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brian Cox) in the days leading up to infamous Allied D-Day landings in Normandy, France in June, 1944. Fearful of repeating his deadly mistakes from World War I in the Battle of Gallipoli, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with his historical destiny, Churchill is reluctant to embark on the large-scale campaign, one that the entire war effort hinges upon. Clashing with his Allied political opponents U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (John Slattery) and British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (Julian Wadham), the troubled Churchill receives support and devotion from his wife, the brilliant and unflappable Clementine Churchill (Miranda Richardson).

With Lily James • Christopher Plummer • Janet McTeer • Eddie Marsan • Jai Courtney • Lou Pitt • Simon Burke • David Leveaux • Judy Tossell

The Exception follows German soldier Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney) as he goes on a mission to investigate exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer). The Kaiser lives in a secluded mansion in The Netherlands, and as Germany is taking over Holland, the country’s authorities are concerned that Dutch spies may be watching the Kaiser. As Brandt begins to infiltrate the Kaiser’s life in search of clues, he finds himself drawn into an unexpected and passionate romance with Mieke (Lily James), one of the Kaiser’s maids whom Brandt soon discovers is secretly Jewish.

When Heinrich Himmler (Eddie Marsan), Head of the SS, decides to come for an unexpected visit with a large platoon of Nazis in tow, the stage is set for a breathtaking showdown, as secrets are revealed, allegiances are tested, and Brandt is forced to make the ultimate choice between honoring his country and following his heart.

With Zoe Kravitz • Zoey Deutch • Emile Hirsch • Beau Knapp • Jason Mitchell • Emory Cohen • Keith Kjarval • Scott Mescudi • Gary Michael Schultz

If hip-hop and rock-n-roll had a love child, she would be Roxxy (Zoë Kravitz), an inner city girl in trouble. Vincent (Emile Hirsch) is a consummate loner from small town America searching for meaning in his life that has become intertwined with dangerous people. One morning, these two lost souls meet when a vicious killer attacks Roxxy on the street in broad daylight before a crowd of witnesses. Vincent tries to save her, forcing Vincent and Roxxy to go on the run for their lives. They soon learn violence will follow them everywhere, even as they unexpectedly fall in love.

With T. C. Christensen

The inspiring true story of the miraculous life of Kennedy Hansen.

With Leon Edery • David M. Milch • Avi Nesher • Nelly Tagar • Joy Rieger • Doron Tavory • David Silber • Moshe Ädern • Ruth Cats

Two sisters, the daughters of Holocaust survivors, investigate the mystery of their difficult father’s experiences in Poland during World War II.

With Ken Loach • Hayley Squires • Dave Johns

Daniel Blake has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern day Britain.

With Krysten Ritter • Sam Elliott • Nick Offerman • Laura Prepon • Katharine Ross • Brett Haley • Marc Basch

Lee Hayden (Sam Elliott) is an aging Western icon with a golden voice, but his best performances are decades behind him. He spends his days reliving old glories and smoking too much weed with his former-co-star-turned-dealer, Jeremy (Nick Offerman), until a surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus. He soon strikes up an exciting, contentious relationship with stand-up comic Charlotte (Laura Prepon), and he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Lucy (Krysten Ritter), all while searching for one final role to cement his legacy.

With Sam Claflin • Rachel Weisz • Iain Glen • Roger Michell • Simon Russell Beale • Kevin Loader • Holliday Grainger

Philip, a young orphan, believes his mysterious, beautiful cousin Rachel may have been responsible for the murder of his beloved guardian Ambrose, also a cousin of theirs. As Philip plots his revenge, he finds his feelings complicated as he falls under Rachel's beguiling spell.

With Angela Trimbur • Kate Berlant • Doug Archibald • Lucas Neff • Kristin Archibald • Artemis Pebdani • Justin Michael Terry

Unlucky in both life and love as they transition into adulthood, twentysomething Donny and his twin sister Krystal are forced to address their stunted growth when they begin dating the same charming guy. As the siblings ignore their shared partner and wait in anticipation for his decision of who he chooses to settle down with now.

With Bradley Whitford • Kate Mara • Edie Falco • Common • Ramon Rodriguez • Annie Mumulo • Pamela Gray • Mickey Liddell • Gabriela Cowperthwaite • Tim Lovestedt

A young female Marine named Megan turns her life around by enlisting in the K9 unit and bonding with an aggressive combat dog named Rex. When the dog ends up on a list to be euthanized, Megan gears up for the fight of her life to bring the 11-year-old German shepherd home.

With Salma Hayek • John Lithgow • Mike White • Jay Duplass • Connie Britton • Miguel Arteta

Beatriz (Salma Hayek), an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a spiritual health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt (John Lithgow) is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire real estate developer. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.

With Shane West • Matt Craven • Leslie Bibb • Jonathan Wright • Michael Horrigan • Jennifer Archer

The story follows a down-on-their-luck couple who discovers a serial killer's film reels. They decide to take the law into their own hands, risking everything for the chance at a $100,000 reward. It isn't long until they find themselves in the killer's lethal cross-hairs.

With John Leguizamo • Julia Stiles • Ben Snyder • David Zayas • Elizabeth Rodriguez • Ari Issler • Victor Almanzar

Follows U.S. Marine Nelson Sanchez (Almanzar), who just returned to his neighborhood after serving in the War in Afghanistan. Amid the celebration honoring his homecoming, word reaches him that the vengeful brother of a drug dealer he accidentally killed years ago, is due to arrive on the 11:55 bus into town. Suddenly Nelson is faced with a new battle as he struggles to break from the cycles of violence that have previously defined him.

With Danai Gurira • Kat Graham • Benny Boom • David Robinson • Annie Ilonzeh • Jamal Woolard • Keith Robinson • John Singleton • Jeremy Haft • Christopher Wilkinson • Stephen J. Rivele • Brian Tucker • L.T. Hutton • Michael Starrbury • Grace Gibson • Eddie Gonzalez • Demetrius Shipp, Jr. • Patrick Faucette • Dominic L. Santana • Jamie Hector

Chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Shakur rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.

With Ethan Hawke • Sally Hawkins • Bob Cooper • Sherry White • Mary Young Leckie • Aisling Walsh • Susen Mullen

Set in the 1950s and 1960s, a reclusive local fish peddler hires Maud Dowley — a tiny disabled woman – to be his housekeeper for his small home. Their romance blossoms as she becomes a well-known folk artist whose paintings hang in The White House.

With Timothy Spall • Colin Bateman • Colm Meaney • John Hurt • Nick Hamm

The Journey is the account of how two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum came together to change the course of history. In 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, representatives from the two warring factions meet for negotiations. In one corner is Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the deeply conservative British loyalist; in the other is Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney), a former Irish Republican Army leader who has devoted his life to the cause of Irish reunification. Opposites in every way, the two men at first seem to have little chance of ever finding common ground. But over the course of an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside, each begins to see the other less as an enemy, and more as an individual—a breakthrough that promises to at last bring peace to the troubled region.

With Naomi Watts • Jacob Tremblay • Lee Pace • Colin Trevorrow • Sarah Silverman • Maddie Ziegler • Bobby Moynihan • Gregg Hurwitz • Dean Norris • Jackson Nicoll • Tonya Pinkins • Sidney Kimmel • Jaeden Lieberher

Sometimes things are not always what they seem, especially in the small suburban town where the Carpenter family lives. Single suburban mother Susan Carpenter (Naomi Watts) works as a waitress at a diner, alongside feisty family friend Sheila (Sarah Silverman). Her younger son Peter (Jacob Tremblay) is a playful 8-year-old. Taking care of everyone and everything in his own unique way is Susan’s older son Henry (Jaeden Lieberher), age 11. Protector to his adoring younger brother and tireless supporter of his often self-doubting mother – and, through investments, of the family as a whole – Henry blazes through the days like a comet. Susan discovers that the family next door, which includes Henry’s kind classmate Christina (Maddie Ziegler), has a dangerous secret – and that Henry has devised a surprising plan to help. As his brainstormed rescue plan for Christina takes shape in thrilling ways, Susan finds herself at the center of it.

With Nicholas Gonzalez • Jane Seymour • Paul Rodriguez • Christina Moore • Alex Ranarivelo • Gloria Musca • Annabelle Stephenson • James Morrison

When Emma Gardner, a whip smart NYC reporter learns of her father's untimely death, she returns to her home town to find that the idyllic farming community of her childhood has been ravaged by drought and has become a place tormented by gangs and the ill effects of extreme poverty. She quickly figures out that her dad's accidental death was not accidental at all. The lists of possible suspects include overly zealous environmentalists, a local war lord and other farmers jealous of her father's outstanding reputation.

With Jim Carrey • Keanu Reeves • Jason Momoa • Diego Luna • Giovanni Ribisi • Suki Waterhouse • Ana Lily Amirpour

A young woman is abandoned in a Texas wasteland where she is captured by cannibals.

With Jake Gyllenhaal • Paul Dano • Lily Collins • Giancarlo Esposito • Tilda Swinton • Steven Yuen • Seo Hyun An • Bong Joon-ho • Dooho Choi

For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja - a massive animal and an even bigger friend - at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when the family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where image obsessed and self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) has big plans for Mija's dearest friend.

With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission, but her already daunting journey quickly becomes more complicated when she crosses paths with disparate groups of capitalists, demonstrators and consumers, each battling to control the fate of Okja...while all Mija wants to do is bring her friend home.

With Nicolas Cage • Gina Gershon • Randall Emmett • George Furla • Jonathan Baker • Mark Stewart • Nicky Whelan • Natalie Eva Marie • Faye Dunaway • Hilary Shor • Chloe King • James Van Patten

A mysterious young woman, Katie (Nicky Whelan), and her daughter move to a new town to escape her past and quickly befriends Angela Morgan (Gina Gershon), a mother of one who longs for a bigger family. As their lives become intricately entwined, Angela and her husband, Brian, (Nicolas Cage), invite Katie to live in their guest-house to serve as their nanny. Over time, the blossoming friendship between the two women spirals into a dangerous obsession as Katie becomes overly attached to the Morgans’ daughter. Enduring lies and manipulations, Angela and Brian realize that sweet Katie is actually trying to destroy their family from within.