Sentences with phrase «drama about a couple»

One of the most powerful entries in competition had to settle for the jury prize, effectively third place: «Loveless» («Nelyubov»), a bleak drama about a couple's divorce that morphs into a brutal indictment of modern - day Russia.

(In French with subtitles) The Forgiveness of Blood (Unrated) Coming - of - age drama about a couple of carefree, teenaged siblings (Tristan Halilaj and Sindi Lacej) forced to mature and drop out of high school when a long - running blood feud with a neighboring clan is reignited over real estate rights.

It involved doctors combating an epidemic of, well, the title (Germany / France / Netherlands) The Loneliest Planet, directed by Julia Loktev, is an English language drama about a couple falling apart.

Mexican auteur Carlos Reygadas picked up the coveted best director award for Post Tenebras Lux, an experimental drama about a couple on a high - end sex holiday, whose children experience strange dreams.

Tony winners James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson reunite for the first time in nearly 50 years in a revival of D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer - winning drama about a couple who meet on the porch of a nursing home.

Gardens of the Night (Unrated) Gillian Jacobs and Evan Ross co-star in this harrowing drama about a couple of traumatized 17 year - olds struggling to survive on the streets after enduring years of abuse in captivity as the sex slaves of a child molester (Tom Arnold) Cast includes John Malkovich, Harold Perrineau, Jeremy Sisto and Cornelia Guest.

The always - excellent Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders star in Roberto Rossellini's moving drama about a couple going through a marital crisis.

Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss star in this psychological drama about a couple who spend a weekend at a getaway recommended by their therapist, which emerges as a unnerving and sincere examination of marital loyalty and the deceptive nature of appearances.

Rams (R for profanity and brief graphic nudity) Sibling rivalry drama about a couple of long - estranged brothers (Sigurour Sigurjonsson and Theodor Juliusson) who grudgingly bury the hatchet to save their sheep from a plague decimating their flocks.

Whether or not it is designed as an allegory of modern Russia, no film in recent memory has examined the growing emptiness of human relationships with such expressive force as Andrey Zvyagintsev's («Leviathan») Loveless, a heart wrenching drama about a couple on the brink of divorce whose emotional neglect of their son leads to devastating...

Bellflower (R for nudity, drug use, graphic sexuality, disturbing violence and pervasive profanity) Romance drama about a couple of buddies (Evan Glodell and Tyler Dawson) who build flamethrowers and other weapons of mass destruction with plans for world domination until one of them has second thoughts when he falls under the spell of a charismatic temptress (Jessie Wiseman).

Essentially a jungle - peril drama about a couple on the run, that film used its Central American locations and its very modest budget to economical effect — and was astutely sparing with shots of its titular creatures, eerie rather than frightening phenomena that resembled ethereal stilt - walking jellyfish.

After Love, the follow - up to The White Knights from director Joachim Lafosse, is a tense and heartbreaking post-marital drama about a couple with twins who have decided to break up, but haven't quite managed to sever all their ties, starting with their home.

Burning Blue (R for profanity, sexuality and graphic nudity) Out of the closet drama about a couple of Navy pilots (Trent Ford and Morgan Spector) whose lives and careers are turned upside - down when their forbidden love affair becomes public knowledge.

New Life (PG for mature themes) Bittersweet romance drama about a couple of childhood sweethearts / lifelong lovers (Jonathan Patrick Moore and Erin Bethea) whose marital bliss is irreversibly altered by an unfortunate tragedy.

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Then we get a couple of weeks of drama about whether or not Joe meant to hit Reigns or Lesnar.

Until a cathartically violent ending, Pearce only sporadically brings Moll's anxieties to a proper boil, as this is a film about sexual fear that's skittish about mining the drama enacted by the central couple between the figurative sheets.

Helena at the Wedding (Unrated) Romance drama about a newlywed couple (Lee Tergesen and Melanie Lynskey) whose New Year's Eve party in the woods for just their closest friends is ruined when it's crashed by an attractive model (Gilliam Jacobs) the groom had developed a crush on at their wedding.

The 1960S - set drama is based on Ian McEwan's novel about a young couple on honeymoon whose decisions haunt them.

The actress will play the wife of Liam Neeson's character in Paul Haggis» drama about three couples in three different cities.

An unconventional melodrama about a couple dealing with their young daughter's leukemia, The Broken Circle Breakdown is an amalgam of disparate genres and impulses — part bluegrass musical, part cancer drama, and part soapbox for stem - cell research.

Showtime's romantic drama, about a couple whose affair is told from multiple perspectives, remains as gripping, twisting and moving as ever.

A charming comedy - drama about finding new love late in life and all the complications that come with any coupling.

All the Money in the World nabs nods Plummer, Williams, and Scott The campaign for Ridley Scott's troubled drama about J. Paul Getty — the same one that infamously had an entirely different cast member just a couple months ago -LRB-!)

Fairhaven (Unrated) Prodigal Son drama about a substance - abusing ne'er - do - well (Chris Messina) very eventful weekend spent with a couple of pals (Rich Sommer and Tom O'Brien) when he returns to his hometown for the first time in a decade to attend his estranged father's funeral.

Like Father, Like Son (Unrated) Switched at birth drama about the life - altering decision faced by a couple (Masaharu Fukuyama and Keita Ninomiya) after being informed that they had taken the wrong baby home from the hospital a half - dozen years earlier.

Analysis: «Sideways» and «The Descendants» director Alexander Payne co-wrote this science fiction comedy / drama, about an Omaha couple (Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig) who opt in to an experiment to shrink humans to action - figure sizes, and place them in environmentally conscious ecosystems.

(In Japanese with subtitles) Once upon a Time in Anatolia (Unrated) Fact - based drama about a posse formed to search the grasslands outside the town of Ceskin for the body of a murder victim (Erol Eraslan) buried alive by a couple of inebriated brothers (Burhan Yildiz and Firat Tanis).

The first sex scene in «Blue Is the Warmest Color,» Abdellatif Kechiche's French coming - of - age drama about a young lesbian couple, lasts longer than any other sequence in the movie.

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (PG - 13 for sexuality, profanity, violence, drug and alcohol use, and mature themes) Faith - based drama about a happily - married couple (Blair Underwood and Sharon Leal) whose relationship is suddenly tested by dark secrets uncovered during the desperate search for their kidnapped, 4 year - old daughter (Zoe Carter).

The Happy Sad (Unrated) Bifurcated Brooklyn drama about two young couples, one, black and gay (Leroy McClain and Charlie Barnett), the other, white and heterosexual (Cameron Scoggins and Sorel Carradine), whose lives serendipitously intertwine as they explore their sexual identity.

Little Men (PG for smoking, mature themes and mild epithets) Coming - of - age drama, set in Brooklyn, about a couple of teen BFFs (Theo Taplitz and Michael Barbieri) whose friendship is tested by the tension between their parents locked in a landlord - tenant battle over the rent.

The film includes a passionate romance of a couple that can make you believe the scene involving sex in a tiny phone booth, a rehash of the 1991 arrest of mafia chieftain John Gotti, and a family drama about a young man who makes too few visits to his mother and kid brother to impress them even though he offers them an envelope filled with more cash than they could make in five years.

Julia Loktev's drama revolves around one small moment, an unexpected encounter on the road that gives a seismic shake not only to the relationship of the central couple (Gael García Bernal and Hani Furstenberg), but also to their ideas about themselves and what they want from each other.

Co-written by estimable Frownland director Ronald Bronstein, it's inspired by the experiences of street kid Arielle Holmes, who plays a fictional version of herself alongside actor Caleb Landry Jones in what's described as «a tumultuous drama about a New York City couple battling addiction in the midst of a love affair»... And finally, the prize for oddest remake of the week: French thriller specialist Jean - François Richet is changing gear rather alarmingly with his, er, «reboot» is the word I'm looking for, of Claude Berri's 1977 comedy Un moment d'égarement, in which two fathers take their sexy adolescent daughters on vacation — and one of them is seduced by the other's jeune fille.

The claustrophobic drama, about two couples who discuss what to do when their sons commit a horrible crime, is a look at how far parents will go to protect their kids.

She can next be seen in the indie drama Beautiful Boy, about a married couple (Bello and Michael Sheen) on the verge of separation who, after a shocking act of violence committed by their son (Kyle Gallner), are united in their grief.

Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon star in this drama about a poverty - stricken couple trying to cope with having their first child.

A comedy, a thriller, and a Sundance drama have all been given firm release dates: Townies — Director Nicholas Stoller's (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) Universal Pictures comedy about a young couple (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) who move next door to...

As in his nonlinear bad romance Blue Valentine, Cianfrance looks for tragedy in the discrepancy between a couple's blissful past and its ruined present, but the lack of concrete details about these people abstracts their drama.

Everyone Else (Unrated) Romance drama about a bohemian rock publicist (Birgit Minichmayr) and a more conventional architect (Lars Eidinger) whose solid relationship starts to go sour after they accept an invitation to spend a day aboard the yacht of a married couple (Hans - Jochen Wagner and Nicole Marischka) they meet while vacationing on the Mediterranean Island of Sardinia.

The Greatest (R for profanity, sexuality and drug use) Emotionally - draining drama about a grieving couple (Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon), already dealing with the untimely death of their teenage son (Aaron Johnson), who find themselves further burdened by the arrival of his flaky, pregnant girlfriend (Carey Mulligan) in need of a place to stay.

The Last Breakup (Unrated) Bittersweet romance drama, set in NYC, about a bored young couple (Zoe Lister - Jones and Daryl Wein) who agree to orchestrate the gradual end of their relationship.

Jeff Nichols ««Loving,» on the other hand, is a movie that looks like Oscar bait on paper (a drama about an interracial couple in the South in the 1960s who went to court for the right to live together) but plays far more subtly than that.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Blind Date (Unrated) Stanley Tucci directed and co-stars opposite Patricia Clarkson in this remake of the late Dutch director Theo van Gogh's bittersweet drama about an estranged couple's attempt to reconcile by going on a series of blind dates as strangers following the death of their daughter.

Afterschool (Unrated) Youtube generation drama about an internet - addicted, prep school student (Ezra Miller) who dispassionately videotapes the deaths of a couple of classmates instead of trying to save them after an accidental drug overdose.

They'll co-star again in Small Great Things, a racially charged drama about a nurse who is sued by a white supremacist couple.

Rabbit Hole (PG - 13 for profanity, drug use and mature themes) Relationship crisis drama about a grieving couple (Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart) whose world comes apart at the seams in the wake of the car accident which claimed the life of their son (Phoenix List).

Hungry Hearts (Unrated) Psychological drama about a newlywed couple (Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher) whose marriage is suddenly tested by the birth of a baby when the wife becomes inexplicably obsessed with nutrition and cleanliness.

DreamWorks Pictures» «The Light Between Oceans» is a heart - breaking drama about fate, love, moral dilemmas and the lengths to which one couple will go to see their dreams realized.