Drama

The rich human condition told with a straight face, this is the mother of all genres. So if it doesn't fit snugly anywhere else it's usually Drama...

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Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2019): Dir. Thomas Clay
Feat. Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox; British period thriller set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm, where Fanny Lye (the magnificent Maxine Peake) is living a quiet, puritan life until the arrival of a mysterious young couple threatens her disciplined life. Enjoyably weaves elements of folk horror and feminism into one ambitious slow burner.
Glorias, The (2020): Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Janelle Monáe…; Audacious biopic based on the autobiography of journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem that begins with a Greyhound bus filled with Gloria Steinems of all ages (played by Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, Lorraine Toussaint and Ryan Keira Armstrong). The film traces her journey to…
Sound of Metal (2019): Dir. Darius Marder
Feat. Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci…; Highly acclaimed, thought-provoking drama featuring a sensational performance by Riz Ahmed as a heavy-metal drummer whose life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.
Ammonite (2020): Dir. Francis Lee
Feat. Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones…; A speculative lesbian period drama from the director of the acclaimed gay male romance, GOD'S OWN COUNTRY. Kate Winslet plays British palaeontologist Mary Anning, who in 1840s England, develops an intense relationship with a convalescing young married woman who is entrusted with her care.
Nomadland (2020): Dir. Chloé Zhao
Feat. Frances McDormand, David Strathairn; Frances McDormand offers arguably her greatest performance yet (ahead of a cast of nomadic non-actors) as a woman who leaves her recession-hit Nevada hometown after her husband dies to embark on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad. Written, edited, produced, and…
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020): Dir. Eliza Hittman
Feat. Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Sharon Van Etten; The director of BEACH RATS directs impressive newcomers Sidney Flanigan and Talia Ryder as a pair of teenage girls from rural Pennsylvania who travel to New York City to seek out an abortion after an unintended pregnancy.
Summerland (2019): Dir. Jessica Swale
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond…; A love-story set in the timeless and enchanting world of Summerland; sun-dappled days by the sea over one achingly beautiful summer. Fiercely independent writer Alice (Gemma Arterton) secludes herself in her study: occupied by her work but also profoundly lonely, haunted by a love affair from her past. When…