Awesome Drama

Gimme Shelter tells the story of a pregnant teenager desperate to escape her dire circumstances. Writer and director Ronald Krauss based the movie on the stories of the women he met at the Several Sources Shelters.

A man falls in love with his computer’s highly intelligent operating system. Can a 21st century power fantasy wrapped in a plot for a viral video actually be moving? Well, if there’s anyone who can pull it off, it would be Spike Jonze.

“I just, like, zoned out for a second.” The newest trailer for Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is six minutes-long and basically gives away the first half of the movie. We still want to see it on the big screen.

Walking with the Enemy is a World War II drama based on the heroics of Pinchas Tibor Rosenbaum, a Hungarian Jew. Pinchas helped thousands of his countrymen escape from the Nazis by disguising himself as a Nazi officer.

The new trailer for Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street lays out the life story of stock swindler Jordan Belfort. We’re not sure if it would be appropriate or ironic if Leo won his first Oscar with a comedy flick.

Christian Bale and Amy Adams play lovers and partners in crime forced to work for FBI agent Bradley Cooper in this fictionalized retelling of the 1978 Abscam investigation, which exposed several corrupt US congressmen and senators.

Ben Stiller plays Walter Mitty, a timid man who daydreams as a form of escape. But soon he’ll find out that real life can be better than his wildest dreams. Seems like a happier take on James Thurber’s classic short story.

Academy Award nominees Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon portray a couple who are happy with each other despite struggling to make ends meet. A film by critically-acclaimed writer and director Laurie Collyer (Sherrybaby). Also, Norm Reedus.

Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a man who spots his splitting image doppelgänger, and sets off to try and figure out exactly who his double is. The teaser doesn’t show anything, but our curiosity sure is piqued.

(NSFW: Language) A critically-acclaimed “geeksploitation” film, Zero Charisma is about a hardcore tabletop RPG fanatic who brings an unlikely new member to his small group, only to be usurped by that newbie.

Mr. Nobody is a science fiction drama that tells the tale of the last human mortal, a 118-year old man named Nemo Nobody. When asked to share his story, Nemo claims to have experienced events from different versions of his life.

(NSFW: Language) The Manzoni family demonstrates the versatility of profanity in the red band trailer for Luc Besson’s The Family. The family that swears together, is probably a mob clan under a witness protection program.

George Clooney stars and directs in this drama based on The Monuments Men, an Allied group tasked with recovering works of art from the Nazi during World War II. Also stars Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett and John Goodman.

We’re not sure why Netflix says Derek is its original series – it’s not even exclusive to them – but either way Ricky Gervais’ show about a simple-minded but good natured caregiver will soon be released outside the UK.

“I’ll take the red one.”  Like many of us, Walter escapes from his mundane life by daydreaming. Until one day, when he’s forced to go on an actual adventure. Ben Stiller directs and stars in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

Looking to round out your Castaway and Life of Pi triple feature? Robert Redford finds himself in a world of trouble when his sailboat hits a shipping container and he must survive alone at sea. Where’s Wilson when you need him?

Mark Wahlberg stars in the true story of four Navy SEALs on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative who are ambushed by enemy forces in Afghanistan in Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor. (Thanks everyone!)

This Oscar bait from David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, Three Kings) stars Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Louis C.K. in 70s period piece about two con artists.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is based on the memoir of revolutionary and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela – played by Idris Elba. He fought apartheid and was imprisoned for 27 years before becoming President.

(NSFW) Amanda Seyfried plays Linda Boreman aka Linda Lovelace, the star of the pioneering adult film Deep Throat. Despite the movie’s success, she didn’t profit from her fame and was gravely abused by her first husband.

Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest has received mixed reviews from critics for its reportedly extreme violence and preference of style over substance. At the very least, we got some new music out of it: the track is 2020 by Suuns.

Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest follows the trails of a singer/songwriter during the 1960s folk music scene in New York. Stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake and Garret Hedlund. Red band trailer here.

A coming-of-age story about a popular teenager who meets a meek schoolmate and teaches her his way of life. Adapted from Tim Tharp’s novel, The Spectacular Now was well-received at the 2013 Sundance Festival.