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- DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsLee Yoo-miHa Jung-wooLee Hee-joonWhen the attempt to kill a professor goes wrong, a series of violent events are triggered which force a taxi driver to run for his life.(South Korea)
Personally, I loved this film, I think it's class in its genre, and full of realist grit with some comedic and quite moving touches. Great cinema. - DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsRyan GoslingCarey MulliganBryan CranstonA mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.(directed by Nicholas Refn) (cast includes Ryan Gosling, Cary Mulligan)
Apparently my friend thought that Drive was monotonous and boring. I was surprised to hear that, as I thought it was suspenseful and transfixing. In particular, I really liked the emotional element of the relationship of trust between Cary Mulligan's character and Ryan Gosling, and I think the question of ethics and the way that it is dealt with here is very interesting. Also redemption. Aesthetically, also, this is very minimalist and clean, I think it's a master work when it comes to all these things combined: the performances are pitch perfect. Nicholas Refn can be hit and miss as far as I'm concerned; when he does hit the spot, it's good, and this is a better example of his craft than Bronson, as far as I'm concerned, in spite of my love for Tom Hardy. - DirectorDavid MichôdStarsJames FrechevilleGuy PearceJoel EdgertonA seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.(Australia) (cast includes Jacki Weaver, Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendolssohn, Guy Pearce)
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisA mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.(directed by David Cronenberg) (cast includes Viggo Mortensen, Ed arggh, what's his last name)
It's been a while since I saw this, but again, I think the best crime drama confronts head-on the questions of morality and redemption and the dramatically grey area when it comes to questions of ethics. Particularly when others pose real threat to those one holds dear. But also the question of what acts of violence can a human soul can be capable of while still retaining actual goodness - where is the line? - and whether people can ever really change for the better. Rust and Bone is an interesting example of these themes. - DirectorJosé PadilhaFelipe LacerdaStarsSandro do NascimentoRodrigo PimentelLuiz Eduardo SoaresOn June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.(Brazil)
A documentary rather than a drama, this is nonetheless extremely dramatic and must-see viewing. - DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsRay WinstoneGuy PearceEmily WatsonA lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.(Australia) (directed by Nick Cave)
- DirectorCourtney HuntStarsMelissa LeoMisty UphamCharlie McDermottA mom looks for another source of income, when her husband leaves with the money meant for the new mobile home. A nearby Indian territory stretches across the border to Canada with a drivable frozen river between. Smuggling?(Canada)
- DirectorDebra GranikStarsJennifer LawrenceJohn HawkesGarret DillahuntAn unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.(cast includes Jennifer Lawrence)
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsGianfelice ImparatoSalvatore AbbruzzeseToni ServilloScampia Vele is the Corbusian architecture which has become a stronghold for Mafia of Naples, Italy.(Italy)
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoKim Sang-kyungKim Roe-haIn a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.South Korea seems to have a thing for creating outstanding murder mystery features.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsSean PennTim RobbinsKevin BaconThe tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.(America) (directed by Sean Penn)
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsKim Hye-jaWon BinJin GooA mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.(South Korea)
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsNam-mi KangJeong-nam ChoiHye-Sook GoAfter being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.(South Korea)
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsLucas PittawayDaniel HenshallLouise HarrisBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.(Australia)
I haven't watched this; I daren't watch it. - DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsTom HardyKelly AdamsLuing AndrewsA young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.Tom Hardy.