For this Project, I have to chose 6 to 8 movies of my genre : Drama.
Genre: Drama, ClassicsSynopsis: A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min.
In Theaters: Apr 13, 1957 Wide
Genre: Drama, Cult Movies
Synopsis: An in-depth examination the lives of people in a smallindustrial town in the USA, their experience in the Vietnam War and their return.Rated: R for violence and language
Running Time: 3 hr. 2 min
-Do the Right Thing (1989)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Synopsis: On a sweltering hot day in a Brooklyn neighborhood, everyone has their own issues to deal with and tensions between Blacks and Italians rise. Issues of pride and prejudice, justice and inequity come to the surface as hate and bigotry smoulder. finally building into a crescendo as it explodes into violence.
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 hr.
Distributor:Universal Pictures
Directed By: Spike Lee
Written By: Spike Lee
-The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Andy Dufresne, a mild mannered New England banker, is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Despised at first by the other inmates because of his introverted manner, Andy slowly forges an unlikely friendship with Red, a seasoned lifer and his gang. Andy also becomes popular with the prison guards. Over a twenty year period, Andy is able to maintain his sanity and dignity in prison not by physical force but by mental force. His smarts and confidence keep him going and he is able to teach the other prisoners that hope is the ultimate means of survival.
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 hr. 22 min.
In Theaters: Aug 20, 1994 Wide
-Forrest Gump (1994)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Synopsis: The story of a man who, over the course of three decades and despite having an IQ of only 75, leads a most extraordinary life by meeting famous persons or being part of the Vietnam War
Rated: PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence
Running Time: 2 hr. 22 min.
In Theaters: Oct 7, 1994 Wide
-Fight Club (1999)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Synopsis: An office employee and a soap salesman build a global organization to help vent male aggression : the Fight Club.
Rated: R for disturbing and graphic depiction of violent anti-social behaviour, sexuality and language
Running Time: 2 hr. 20 min.
In Theaters: Nov 12, 1999 Wide
Genre: Drama, Romance
Synopsis: The story of how impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik became a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?" an endeavor made without prize money in mind, rather, an effort to prove his love for his friend Latika, who is an ardent fan of the show.
Rated: R for some violence, disturbing images and language
Running Time: 2 hr.
In Theaters: Jan 9, 2009 Wide
US Box Office:£141.2M
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Inspired by Kasuo Ishiguro’s book
Synopsis: An alternate history story of a woman who, as she reflects on her private school years in the English countryside, reunites with her two friends to face the dark secrets tied to their communal past.
Rated: R for some sexuality and nudity
Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.
In Theaters: Feb 11, 2011 Wide
US Box Office:£2.4M
These informations were taken from the website Rotten Tomatoes
I decided to chose 8 movies of different types of Drama like Comedy-Drama, War-Drama, Psychological-Drama or also Romantic-Drama.
My eight movies are the following ones :-12 Angry Men (1957)
Genre: Drama, Classics
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min.
In Theaters: Apr 13, 1957 Wide
-The Deer Hunter (1978)
Genre: Drama, Cult Movies
Synopsis: An in-depth examination the lives of people in a smallindustrial town in the USA, their experience in the Vietnam War and their return.
Running Time: 3 hr. 2 min
-Do the Right Thing (1989)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Synopsis: On a sweltering hot day in a Brooklyn neighborhood, everyone has their own issues to deal with and tensions between Blacks and Italians rise. Issues of pride and prejudice, justice and inequity come to the surface as hate and bigotry smoulder. finally building into a crescendo as it explodes into violence.
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 hr.
Distributor:Universal Pictures
Directed By: Spike Lee
Written By: Spike Lee
-The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Synopsis: Andy Dufresne, a mild mannered New England banker, is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Despised at first by the other inmates because of his introverted manner, Andy slowly forges an unlikely friendship with Red, a seasoned lifer and his gang. Andy also becomes popular with the prison guards. Over a twenty year period, Andy is able to maintain his sanity and dignity in prison not by physical force but by mental force. His smarts and confidence keep him going and he is able to teach the other prisoners that hope is the ultimate means of survival.
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 hr. 22 min.
In Theaters: Aug 20, 1994 Wide
-Forrest Gump (1994)
Synopsis: The story of a man who, over the course of three decades and despite having an IQ of only 75, leads a most extraordinary life by meeting famous persons or being part of the Vietnam War
Rated: PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence
Running Time: 2 hr. 22 min.
In Theaters: Oct 7, 1994 Wide
-Fight Club (1999)
Synopsis: An office employee and a soap salesman build a global organization to help vent male aggression : the Fight Club.
Rated: R for disturbing and graphic depiction of violent anti-social behaviour, sexuality and language
Running Time: 2 hr. 20 min.
In Theaters: Nov 12, 1999 Wide
-Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Synopsis: The story of how impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik became a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?" an endeavor made without prize money in mind, rather, an effort to prove his love for his friend Latika, who is an ardent fan of the show.
Rated: R for some violence, disturbing images and language
Running Time: 2 hr.
In Theaters: Jan 9, 2009 Wide
US Box Office:£141.2M
-Never let me go (2010)
Inspired by Kasuo Ishiguro’s book
Synopsis: An alternate history story of a woman who, as she reflects on her private school years in the English countryside, reunites with her two friends to face the dark secrets tied to their communal past.
Rated: R for some sexuality and nudity
Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.
In Theaters: Feb 11, 2011 Wide
US Box Office:£2.4M
These informations were taken from the website Rotten Tomatoes
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