Category: Drama

Haunting lead performances by Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish make for a tragic but memorable love story in the Australian film Candy.

Marilyn Monroe and Anne Bancroft star in the uniquely empathetic and moving tragedy, Don't Bother to Knock.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a powerhouse coming-of-age story set in Queens with superb performances from the star-laden ensemble cast.

Kurt Vonnegut's compelling source novel about life, war, and faith is turned into a stellar film adaptation in 1972's Slaughterhouse-Five.

Kevin Costner As a Wise Dog Man’s best friend. Almost immediately, everyone begins thinking of their favorite dog. It’s a maudlin sentiment, but one that has power for many …

Cutting Gangster Cinema’s Mold Released at the tail end of American prohibition, 1932’s Scarface, at times, is more a plea than movie. The Chief of Police (Edwin Maxwell) verbally …

Skirting Equality There is empathy for Asian Americans in The Crimson Kimono, the story traveling through Little Tokyo. A wide shot pans down to a Korean war cemetery for …

Loyalty on Trial Vin Diesel plays mobster Jackie DiNorscio in Find Me Guilty. It’s a true story. New York prosecutors sought to take down the mob, DiNorscio defended himself, …

Border Panic Tijuana is a den of sex and drugs as Tijuana Story begins. That terror of the ‘50s – Mexican marijuana. It’s so bad, an American kid looking …

Trucking Through Europe Harry Miller is an average guy. He served his country during World War II, he wants to go back to America, but at his wife’s request, …

Working the Texas Oil Fields The oil fields of West Texas provide fertile creative ground for director Ty Roberts’ vibrant period drama about the harsh life of pioneering oil …

Hippie Dippie If ever asked to draw an image of a ‘60s era hippie living in late ‘80s New York, use James Woods’ character in True Believer. He plays …