Drama

James and Lucia
Genre
The last years in the life of James Joyce, as he writes Finnegans Wake and struggles with his fading eyesight and the so-called madness of his beloved daughter, Lucia.

Men of Granite | United States of America
Genre
A group of poor immigrant high school boys in Granite, Illinois defy all odds and go on to win the 1940 state championship in basketball.

Genre
IMDB
5.6 (562 votes)
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing gameshow host played by O'Toole, who hires novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to pen his biography, in the hope of sealing his immortality in the hearts and minds of the British public. This is made more difficult by his rivalry with fellow gameshow host Dave Turner (Aidan Gillen), and events from his past.

Ekki múkk
Genre
IMDB
7.9 (119 votes)
A troubled man sets about wandering the countryside, meeting a fox and snail along the way. One of the 16 film experiments made for the Sigur Ros Valtari album.

Mister John | Ireland| Singapore
Genre
IMDB
5.5 (468 votes)
After discovering his wife's infidelities, Gerry leaves London to look after his deceased brother's business and family in Singapore. Discovering a foreign world of opportunity that had not existed before gives Gerry a chance at starting over by slipping into his brother's life - both emotionally and physically. However, leaving his wife and child behind in the UK is not so easy as Gerry must choose between becoming his brother's alter ego 'Mister John' or returning to London to face his failing relationship.

Freefall | United Kingdom
Genre
IMDB
7 (429 votes)
FREEFALL is the first drama to tackle the extraordinary financial crisis Britons are living through. Helmed by multiple BAFTA-winning director Dominic Savage, the film takes a startling and provocative look at the events that caused people's lives to spiral out of control. With pace, edge and real emotional punch, it gives a unique insight into how the country came so perilously close to the edge.

Wake Wood | United Kingdom| Ireland
Genre
IMDB
5.5 (7721 votes)
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.

Nabarvené ptáče | Ukraine| Czech Republic| Slovakia
Genre
A young Jewish boy in Poland seeks refuge in the forest during World War II where he encounters many different characters.

Genre
IMDB
4.9 (22671 votes)
After a devastating global event wipes out all electronics and eliminated people's ability to sleep, a former soldier may have found a solution with her daughter.

Bitter Harvest | Canada
Genre
IMDB
6.0 (3339 votes)
Budget
20,000,000.00$
Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.

Genre
IMDB
7.6 (165861 votes)
Budget
5,000,000.00$
In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.

Genre
IMDB
6.2 (51070 votes)
Budget
13,500,000.00$
When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm, they discover that rising water levels are the least of their problems.

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