Genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
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Argo (2012)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Taylor Schilling, Bryan Cranston …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
In 1979, when Iranian militants seize the American embassy, six Americans slip into the Canadian embassy for protection, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them by…
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The Vow (2012)
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange …
Directed by: Michael Sucsy
Rachel McAdams stars in this romantic drama about a newlywed woman who slips into a coma after a car accident and awakens with amnesia. Her devoted husband (Channing Tatum) must help her…
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Big Miracle (2012)
Cast: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell …
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
After small-town Alaska journalist Adam Carlson writes about three whales trapped in the Arctic Circle, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. team up to rescue them in this tale inspired by true events.…
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Being Flynn (2012)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore …
Directed by: Paul Weitz
A young man employed at a Boston homeless shelter comes upon his long-lost, destitute and alcoholic father while at work one evening in this subtle, emotionally charged drama based on the…
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A Perfect Ending (2012)
Cast: Barbara Niven, Jessica Clark, John Heard …
Directed by: Nicole Conn
This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept much of her personal life a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a high priced escort named Paris. While…
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Won't Back Down (2012)
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Holly Hunter …
Directed by: Daniel Barnz
In this fact-based drama, two women from different classes and races (Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal) draw on their common bond of motherhood to fight institutional inertia and an…
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Farewell, My Queen (2012)
Cast: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen …
Directed by: Benoît Jacquot
As revolution threatens Louis XVI's reign, Marie Antoinette asks a lady in waiting to act as her decoy in the event of a sudden escape. At first, the trusted servant is honored by the…
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Eden (2012)
Cast: Jamie Chung, Beau Bridges, Scott Mechlowicz …
Directed by: Megan Griffiths
Hyun Jae is still a teenager when she's kidnapped and spirited to Las Vegas, where she's forced to work as a prostitute for the next two years. Renamed Eden by her captors, she…
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Blue Like Jazz (2012)
Cast: Marshall Allman, Claire Holt, Eric Lange …
Directed by: Steve Taylor
Life in a devout family has given Don a unique view of religious hypocrisy, so when choosing a college, he picks "the most godless campus in America." This rebellion against his upbringing…
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For the Love of Money (2012)
Cast: Yuda Levi, Edward Furlong, Jeffrey Tambor …
Directed by: Ellie Kanner
Determined to escape the brutality of his youth in Tel Aviv, Izek tries to start anew in L.A. -- only to find himself thrown into more violence as threats from a gangster, a Columbian drug…
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Any Day Now (2012)
Cast: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva …
Directed by: Travis Fine
Rudy and Paul take in their neighbor's teenage son Marco, who has Down syndrome, when his neglectful mother throws him out of her apartment. Their attempt to legally adopt Marco sparks a…
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For Greater Glory (2012)
Cast: Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno …
Directed by: Dean Wright
In Mexico in the late 1920s, President Calles institutes a vicious ban on Catholicism that results in many deaths and prompts retired general Gorostieta to join the motley militia groups…
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50/50 (2011)
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick …
Directed by: Jonathan Levine
An otherwise healthy twentysomething has a comically early midlife crisis when he gets slapped with a cancer diagnosis -- and a 50-50 chance of survival. But what's the meaning of life…
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The Intouchables (2011)
Cast: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny …
Directed by: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
In this compelling story based on true events, affluent quadriplegic Phillipe hires Driss -- a young Parisian petty criminal -- to be his caregiver, and the two form an unexpected bond that…
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Moneyball (2011)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Bennett Miller
An all-star cast brings to life the true story of Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), a former jock turned general manager who uses unconventional methods to bring the best players to the Oakland…
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My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Cast: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh …
Directed by: Simon Curtis
While filming a movie in England, Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe slips away with a young Brit for a week of self-discovery and frivolity. The story that ensues is based on the real-life…
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The Iron Lady (2011)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Alexandra Roach …
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
Meryl Streep provides a subtle and nuanced portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of Britain, whose political career and determination changed the rules that had…
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Cast: Cameron Crowe, Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson …
In this adaptation of Benjamin Mee's memoir about buying and saving a run-down zoo, the locale shifts from Britain to southern California. However, the wacky spirit of the original is…
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A Dangerous Method (2011)
Cast: Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender …
Directed by: David Cronenberg
In this David Cronenberg-helmed biopic, Viggo Mortensen stars as Sigmund Freud, whose relationship with fellow psychology luminary Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) is tested when Sabina…
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J. Edgar (2011)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this riveting biopic as J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime FBI director as notorious for his overzealous methods of law enforcement as for the rumors regarding his…
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The Devil's Double (2011)
Cast: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi …
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Dominic Cooper stars as Uday Hussein -- Saddam Hussein's depraved, decadent elder son -- and as Latif Yahia, the army lieutenant forcibly drafted to be his body double, in this drama…
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Soul Surfer (2011)
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt …
Directed by: Sean McNamara
From director Sean McNamara comes this inspiring film that dramatizes the real-life story of Bethany Hamilton, a Hawaiian teen who bravely returns to competitive surfing after losing her left…
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Rampart (2011)
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Ned Beatty, Francis Capra …
Directed by: Oren Moverman
Dave Brown is a dirty cop with a mile-wide mean streak. As he roams the streets meting out "justice," the LAPD sinks into a corruption scandal. The countdown to Brown's judgment is on in…
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W.E. (2011)
Cast: Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy …
Directed by: Madonna
This glossy ensemble drama juxtaposes the lives of famous divorcée Wallis Simpson and Wally Winthrop, a young 1990s housewife. Wally yearns to have a romance as dramatic as Wallis's…
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The Music Never Stopped (2011)
Cast: J.K. Simmons, Lou Taylor Pucci, Cara Seymour …
Directed by: Jim Kohlberg
Nearly 20 years after their son ran away from home, his estranged parents learn he has a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. Desperate to reconnect, the father realizes…