Genre: Drama
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Shanghai (2010)
Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, David Morse …
Directed by: Mikael Håfström
Four months before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, an American operative is investigating the murder of a close friend in Japanese-occupied Shanghai -- and uncovers a web of conspiracy…
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
Cast: Alan Mckenna, Bill Milner, Ralph Ineson …
Directed by: Mat Whitecross
Taking its name from one of punk and new wave progenitor Ian Dury's most popular songs, this biopic about the Blockheads' British front man chronicles his childhood battle with…
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Come Back to Sorrento (2010)
Cast: William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Rebecca Pidgeon …
Directed by: Michael Worth
In a rural Ohio town, a sophisticated music teacher strikes up an unexpected friendship with a housewife who adores opera. As the like-minded duo spends more time together, their connection…
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Route Irish (2010)
Cast: Andrea Lowe, Mark Womack, John Bishop …
Directed by: Ken Loach
Iconic director Ken Loach scrutinizes war with this story of Fergus (Mark Womack), a former elite Irish military officer who serves as a private contractor in Iraq with his best friend,…
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Prayer to a Vengeful God (2010)
Cast: Dan Eberle, Paul James Vasquez, Jennifer Farrugia …
Directed by: Dan Eberle
Writer-director Dan Eberle also stars in this independent drama as a grieving man who's pushed to the limits when his beautiful wife (Jennifer Farrugia) is brutally murdered. In an…
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King of Paper Chasin' (2010)
Cast: Dwayne Clark, Jason Rivera, Piarry Oriol …
Directed by: La Monte Edwards
This gritty, urban drama goes inside the world of gangsta rap with the story of Carter Blanche (Dwayne "DL" Clark), a notorious, ambitious drug dealer who wants to go straight by entering the…
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Up in the Air (2009)
Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick …
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) racks up miles flying around the country firing employees on behalf of companies. But he faces losing the job he savors to recent college grad Natalie Keener…
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The Blind Side (2009)
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw …
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Oversized African American Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Leigh Anne…
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Invictus (2009)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
This drama based on real-life events tells the story of what happened after the end of apartheid when newly elected President Nelson Mandela used the 1995 World Cup rugby matches to unite his…
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Julie & Julia (2009)
Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
This heartwarming, truth-inspired tale stars Amy Adams as Julie Powell, who decides to spice up her uneventful life by cooking all 524 recipes outlined in Julia Child's culinary classic…
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton …
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Visciously abused by her mother and impregnated by her father, Harlem teen Precious has an unexpected chance at a different life when she enrolls in an alternative school, but she still must…
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My Sister's Keeper (2009)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric …
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
A former defense attorney finds herself back in the courtroom when she and her husband are sued for medical emancipation by their 11-year-old daughter, who's expected to donate a kidney…
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner …
Directed by: Chris Weitz
Still reeling from the departure of vampire Edward Cullen, a heartbroken Bella Swan finds comfort in her friendship with werewolf Jacob Black. But she's soon thrust into an age-old…
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The Lovely Bones (2009)
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is murdered, she watches from above as her family deals with her tragic death -- and as her killer prepares to strike again. Torn between…
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Public Enemies (2009)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard …
Directed by: Michael Mann
In the shadow of the Great Depression, criminal minds are thriving -- notorious men such as John Dillinger, "Baby Face" Nelson and "Pretty Boy" Floyd -- and it's up to J. Edgar Hoover…
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Cast: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
When his master dies, a loyal pooch named Hachiko keeps a regular vigil -- for more than a decade -- at the train station where he once greeted his owner every day in this touching drama…
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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard …
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare…
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Crazy Heart (2009)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell …
Directed by: Scott Cooper
When reporter Jean Craddock (Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal) interviews Bad Blake (Oscar winner Jeff Bridges) -- an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend -- they connect, and the…
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Brothers (2009)
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman …
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
When traumatized Capt. Sam Cahill returns home from a military mission in Afghanistan after he is presumed dead, he becomes obsessed with the idea that his brother and his wife have developed…
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Nine (2009)
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz …
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Film director Guido Contini faces a midlife crisis and struggles to complete his latest movie while juggling relationships with several women -- including his wife, his mistress and his…
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A Single Man (2009)
Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult …
Directed by: Tom Ford
Set in 1962 Los Angeles, this stream-of-consciousness drama centers on a day in the life of George Falconer, a gay college professor who -- reeling from the recent death of his longtime lover…
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Nowhere Boy (2009)
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Thomas Sangster, Kristin Scott Thomas …
Directed by: Sam Taylor Wood
Raised by his aunt since he was a young boy, charismatic teen John Lennon is reunited with his mother, which ignites a bitter battle between the two sisters for John's affections. Along…
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Mr. Nobody (2009)
Cast: Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger …
Directed by: Jaco van Dormael
The last mortal in a world of immortals, Nemo Nobody begins reviewing his life at the age of 120, trying to determine if he made the right decisions. Potential choices during a pivotal moment…
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You Don't Know Jack (2009)
Cast: Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Al Pacino stars in this Emmy-winning biopic that focuses on the life of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the controversial physician who boldly advocated the legalization of euthanasia and personally…
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The Soloist (2009)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener …
Directed by: Joe Wright
This true-life drama tells the poignant tale of Los Angeles newspaper reporter Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), who discovers brilliant street musician Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), and the…