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American drama films
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The list American drama films includes
Lolita, The Last Song, The Wizard of Oz, The Passion of the Christ and Eyes Wide Shut.
The list consists of 12,073 members
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Lolita
1997 film by Adrian Lyne
Overview: Lolita is a 1997 drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Stephen Schiff. It is the second screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name and stars Jeremy Irons as Humbert ...Release date: 27 September 1997Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Adrian LyneCast: Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain, Suzanne Shepherd, Keith ReddinProducer: Mario Kassar, Joel B. MichaelsWriter: Vladimir Nabokov, Stephen SchiffAn English professor falls for a minor, and has to face the consequences of his actions.
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The Last Song
2010 American film
Overview: The Last Song is a 2010 American coming-of-age teen romantic drama film developed alongside Nicholas Sparks' 2009 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Julie Anne Robinson in her feature film ...
Release date: 31 March 2010Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Julie Anne RobinsonProducer: Tish Cyrus, Jennifer GibgotWriter: Nicholas Sparks, Jeff Van WieA rebellious girl is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn ... 0
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The Wizard of Oz
1939 movie based on the book by L. Frank Baum
Overview: The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it was primarily ...
Release date: 12 August 1939Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, MusicalDirector: Victor Fleming, George CukorProducer: Arthur Freed, Mervyn LeRoyWriter: Noel Langley, Florence RyersonDorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. 0
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The Passion of the Christ
2004 film directed by Mel Gibson
Overview: The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mel Gibson. It stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus of Nazareth, Maia Morgenstern as Mary, mother of ...
Release date: 25 February 2004Genre: DramaDirector: Mel GibsonCast: Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Christo Jivkov, Francesco De Vito, Monica Bellucci, Mattia SbragiaProducer: Bruce Davey, Mel GibsonWriter: Benedict Fitzgerald, Mel GibsonDepicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. 0
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Eyes Wide Shut
1999 British-American drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick
Overview: Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic mystery psychological drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on the 1926 novella Dream Story (German: Traumnovelle) by Arthur Sch ...
Release date: 13 July 1999Genre: Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Stanley KubrickProducer: Brian Cook, Jan HarlanWriter: Stanley Kubrick, Frederic RaphaelA Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing. 0
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Big Fish
2003 film by Tim Burton
Overview: Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton. It is based on the 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace. The film stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney ...
Release date: 10 December 2003Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Tim BurtonCast: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison LohmanProducer: Bruce Cohen, Katterli FrauenfelderWriter: Daniel Wallace, John AugustA frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life. 0
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Spring Breakers
2012 film directed by Harmony Korine
Overview: Spring Breakers is a 2012 American crime comedy film written and directed by Harmony Korine and starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, and Gucci Mane. Gomez ...
Release date: 15 March 2013Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Crime, ActionDirector: Harmony KorineProducer: Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Agnès B.Writer: Harmony KorineFour college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only ... 0
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The Hunger Games
2012 film by Gary Ross
Overview: The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian action film directed by Gary Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay with Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Collins. It ...
Release date: 23 March 2012Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, AdventureDirector: Gary RossCast: Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley, Jennifer Lawrence, Willow Shields, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth BanksProducer: Diana Alvarez, Robin BissellWriter: Gary Ross, Suzanne CollinsKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve ... 0
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Honey 2
2011 American film
Overview: Honey 2 is a 2011 American dance film and a sequel to the 2003 film Honey, directed by Bille Woodruff, who directed the original film. It stars Kat Graham, Randy Wayne, Seychelle Gabriel and Lonette McKee ...
Release date: 10 June 2011Genre: Comedy, Drama, MusicDirector: Bille WoodruffCast: George Alexander, Gerry Bednob, Aaron Benjamin, Ariana Berlin, Luke Broadlick, Kimberly BrooksProducer: Lisa Gooding, Paul HellermanWriter: Alyson Fouse, Blayne WeaverRecently released from juvenile detention, talented dancer Maria Ramirez finds an outlet for her passion with a new dance crew. 0
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Easy A
2010 film by Will Gluck
Overview: Easy A (stylized as easy A) is a 2010 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes (in her final acting credit) ...
Release date: 11 September 2010Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: Will GluckProducer: Zanne Devine, Alicia EmmrichWriter: Bert V. RoyalA clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. 0
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Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003 film directed by Douglas Schwartz
Overview: Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding is a 2003 American made-for-television action comedy film directed by Douglas Schwartz. The film reunited the original cast members of the television series Baywatch. The story ...Release date: 28 February 2003Genre: Drama, Adventure, ActionDirector: Douglas SchwartzCast: David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, Michael Bergin, Yasmine Bleeth, Angelica Bridges, Nicole EggertProducer: Michael Berk, Francis ConwayWriter: Michael Berk, Douglas SchwartzBaywatch is busy saving lives at a beach near LA. They're invited to Mitch's Hawaii wedding with Allison, who looks like his dead ex. His ex-wife wants ... 0
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 film by Robert Mulligan
Overview: To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham, with Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, James A ...
Release date: 25 December 1962Genre: Crime, DramaDirector: Robert MulliganProducer: Harper Lee, Robert MulliganWriter: Harper Lee, Horton FooteAtticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice. 0
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The Ten Commandments
1956 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Overview: The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures. The ...
Release date: 5 October 1956Genre: Adventure, DramaDirector: Cecil B. DeMilleProducer: Cecil B. DeMille, Henry WilcoxonWriter: Dorothy Clarke Wilson, J.H. IngrahamMoses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people ... 0
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The Players Club
1998 film directed by Ice Cube
Overview: The Players Club is a 1998 American dark comedy drama thriller film written and directed by Ice Cube in his feature film directorial debut. In addition to Ice Cube, the film stars Bernie Mac, Monica C ...
Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: Ice CubeCast: LisaRaye McCoy, Dick Anthony Williams, Judyann Elder, Chrystale Wilson, Adele Givens, Bernie MacProducer: Patricia Charbonnet, Carl CraigWriter: Ice CubeA woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living. 0
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The Last of the Mohicans
1992 film directed by Michael Mann
Overview: The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film produced and directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Crowe, based on the 1826 novel of the same name ...
Release date: 26 August 1992Genre: Adventure, Romance, War, Action, DramaDirector: Michael MannProducer: Ned Dowd, Hunt LowryWriter: James Fenimore Cooper, John L. BalderstonThree trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War. 0
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The Green Mile
1999 American fantasy drama film by Frank Darabont
Overview: The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film written, directed and co-produced by Frank Darabont and based on the 1996 novel by Stephen King. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard ...
Release date: 6 December 1999Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, MysteryDirector: Frank DarabontProducer: Frank Darabont, David ValdesWriter: Stephen King, Frank DarabontThe lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. 0
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The Fox and the Hound
1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions
Overview: The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. It tells the story of the ...
Release date: 10 July 1981Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, DramaDirector: Ted Berman, Richard RichProducer: Ron Miller, Wolfgang ReithermanWriter: Daniel P. Mannix, Larry ClemmonsA little fox named Tod, and Copper, a hound puppy, vow to be best buddies forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces ... 0
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The Exorcist
1973 film directed by William Friedkin
Overview: The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason ...
Release date: 26 December 1973Genre: Drama, Horror, ThrillerDirector: William FriedkinProducer: William Peter Blatty, Noel MarshallWriter: William Peter BlattyWhen a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her. 0
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The Devil's Advocate
1997 film by Taylor Hackford
Overview: The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 American supernatural horror film directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, and starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino ...
Release date: 17 October 1997Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, HorrorDirector: Taylor HackfordProducer: Barry Bernardi, Stephen Joel BrownWriter: Andrew Neiderman, Jonathan LemkinAn exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career ... 0
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Sling Blade
1996 US drama film by Billy Bob Thornton
Overview: Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Set in Arkansas, it is the story of intellectually challenged Karl Childers and the friendship he develops ...
Release date: 30 August 1996Genre: DramaDirector: Billy Bob ThorntonProducer: David L. Bushell, Larry MeistrichWriter: Billy Bob ThorntonKarl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town. 0
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