Sentences with phrase «drama about mothers»

Reuniting with Almodóvar and Dark Habits cohort Marisa Paredes, Roth gained even more attention for her lead role in the director's multiple award - winning comic drama All About My Mother (1999).

Self - Medicated (R for sexuality, profanity, and drug abuse) Monty Lapica makes his scriptwriting, directorial and acting debut in this drama about a mother's (Diane Verona) desperate efforts to save her drug - addicted, 17 year - old son whose life has been spiraling out of control since the death of his father.

Juliet Stevenson and Alex Lawther star in this drama about a mother and son, both «coming of age» on their own transformative journeys.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Black - comedy - drama about a mother who challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.

On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler - free discussion and review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, a darkly quirky drama about a mother who goes to some unusual extremes to call attention to the local police that her daughter's murder remains unsolved.

Director Greta Gerwig and star Saoirse Ronan team up for a perfect comedy - drama about a mother and daughter being pulled apart by... life.

The always incredible Frances McDormand stars in this dark comedy / drama about a mother striking out against her town's police chief (Woody Harrelson) after the murder of her teenage daughter, directed by Martin McDonagh.

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And she's a total drama queen to begin with, so I'm sure my niece got worst possible picture of c - section possible, while her mother waxed poetic about vaginal deliveries, and my niece was pretty young (20) and impressionable, so I'm sure she took her mom's word as gospel.

Meddling mother in laws??? If only, not once been in contact to see if I'm doing well, healthy or even asked about future her grand child... Only interested to hear drama and cause them in the first place.

Through observation and study of over 1,000 mothers with lactation insufficiency, as well as a review of the available literature about glandular development and lactation, it becomes evident that the hormone insulin is a key player in this drama.

What you really need to know about the near future of Jennifer Phang's daring and accomplished science fiction drama Advantageous comes from what a mother and daughter overhear in their cramped, stubbornly un-futuristic apartment.

Though it lost the foreign - language Oscar to In a Better World 65, this drama about two grown twins who piece together their mother's past after her death landed on several critic top ten lists at the end of last year.

A fantastic drama about a single mother and her son trying to make it in the world alone.

After All About My Mother's international success, Roth co-starred with Javier Bardem in the Spanish romantic drama Segunda Piel (2000).

Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones portray long - lost brothers in this compelling and poignant family drama about a white Southerner whose identity is shaken after he learns that his natural mother...

In its use of flippant humour to deal with dark subject matter, the film has a similar tone to that of the satirical 1990s Holly Hunter drama, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader - Murdering Mom (based on a similar story about a mother accused of having her daughter's classmate bumped off to improve the daughter's chances of making the cheerleading team).

Jean - Marc Vallée (Dallas Buyers Club, Wild) directs all seven episodes of this darkly comedic drama about three mothers «whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.»

It's a heart - wrenching drama, more than about a mother dying of cancer, or a man coming to terms with his family and his sexuality.

Iconic Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar is back with another powerfully complex female - centred drama, along the lines of Volver or All About My Mother.

Tully: Young Adult power players Jason Reitman, Charlize Theron and Diablo Cody reunite for a dull, empty drama about an exhausted mother whose life is recharged by the arrival of a manic pixie dream nanny (Mackenzie Davis).

And while there are a number of strong sequences sprinkled throughout (eg Cole talks to his mother (Toni Collette's Lynn) about her own deceased parent), The Sixth Sense's funereal atmosphere ultimately lessens the impact of the much - vaunted climactic twist and it is, in the end, clear that the film doesn't entirely work as either a drama or a spooky thriller - with the movie's mild success due mostly to Shyamalan's considerable talent and his ongoing ability to wring top - notch work from folks both in front of and behind the camera (ie this is an exceedingly handsome production, undeniably).

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There's a great deal of pain in this drama about a father and two boys who've lost their wife and mother.

For top dramatic pictures, the selections made by the HFPA's fewer than 100 voters were the historical drama «12 Years a Slave»; the Somali piracy thriller «Captain Phillips»; the 3 - D space spectacle «Gravity»; «Philomena,» about a mother's search for her son; and the car racing film «Rush.»

«The Hollars» Lowdown: Krasinski directs and stars in this drama about a man who returns home to care for his sick mother (geez, that sounds familiar).

Lynne Ramsay You might want to avoid the films of Lynne Ramsay — including this 2011 drama about the relationship between a mother (Tilda Swinton) and her, erm, less than well - adjusted son (Ezra Miller)-- if you're having a bad day.

This drama about a young mother and her 5 - year - old son held prisoner by a sexual predator has been collecting audience prizes at just about every film festival it has played, including the bellwether People's Choice Award at Toronto.

Although some of the minor storylines weigh this drama down (including a silly one about Weaver's mother wanting to scatter her husband's ashes hours before the draft), the story succeeds in presenting a different side of the game.

-- Gina Prince - Bythewood wrote and directed this moving drama, based on the best - selling novel by Sue Monk Kidd, about a 14 - year old girl (Dakota Fanning) who, longing to find out more about her deceased mother, runs away from rural South Carolina home and winds up in the care of a beekeeper (Queen Latifah) and her sisters (Alicia Keys, sophie Okonedo).

Motherland (Unrated) Crime drama about an Asian - American lesbian (Francoise Yip) who returns to the U.S. for the first time in years following the murder of her estranged mother (Shoyi Chang) only to find herself drawn into a web of deception being spun by her stepfather (Kenneth Tsang) and his best friend (Byron Mann) while trying to come to grips with her grief.

Future Weather is an indie drama from first feature director Jenny Deller, about a passionate thirteen - year - old girl who must learn to survive on her own when her mother abandons her.

It was only last month that we saw Darren Aronofsky piss off just about everybody with his controversial, divisive drama mother!

Pariah (R for sexuality and profanity) Shades of Precious abound in this coming out drama, set in Brooklyn, about another monstrous mother's (Kim Wayans) mistreatment of her troubled, teenage daughter (Adepero Oduye).

An intimate drama about a Chinese mother mourning her son's untimely death and the sudden appearance of a stranger who doesn't speak her language.

Andrew Dosunmu's «Mother of George» is a lilting drama about a Nigerian woman in Brooklyn who risks opprobrium to please her husband.

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.

One, «Three Billboards,» about a mother avenging the rape and murder of her daughter, won best picture, drama, best actress, drama, for Frances McDormand, best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell, and best screenplay for writer - director Martin McDonagh.

Set over an eventful but not extraordinary senior year of high school in Sacramento («the Midwest of California,» as one character calls it), Lady Bird follows Lady Bird through rites of passage: getting into and then out of the drama club; tiptoeing into first romance; agonizing about college; growing apart from her best friend (Beanie Feldstein); fighting with her mother; and trying to hide her family's limited income.

The buzz out of Telluride is that 8 - year - old Jacob Tremblay is a revelation, and maybe an awards contender, for his role in Lenny Abrahamson's dark drama about a boy raised inside a small room where he and his mother (Brie Larson) are imprisoned.

Other highlights are ADAMA a deeply moving animation about the life of a young boy in West Africa in 1914; Mamoru Hosoda's THE BOY AND THE BEAST, an exquisitely animated fable about a boy who has run away from home and is alone in the human world following the passing of his mother; Jury Feting's CELESTIAL CAMEL, a fascinating and thrilling tale about a 12 year old herder whose father has sold a young colt who may be the fabled «celestial camel»; Academy Award ® winner Gabriele Salvatores» THE INVISIBLE BOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG?

Brie Larson shines in this deceptively life - affirming drama about a young mother forced to raise her son in isolation.

Moretti makes it impossible to find anything about Margherita worth latching on to, and as a result, the central drama over her mother's passing falls flat.

Treeless Mountain (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama, set in Seoul, about a six year - old girl (Hee - yeon Kim) taken out of school to care for her two year - old sister (Song - hee Kim) by their financially - struggling mother (Soo - ah Lee) who leaves them in the care of their selfish, alcoholic aunt (Mi - hyang Kim) so she can search for their deadbeat father.

Ellen Burstyn («The Exorcist,» «Same Time, Next Year») won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in this memorable comedy - drama about a widowed mother suddenly forced to take charge of her own life.

Much of the conversation surrounding «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» — the multiple - Golden - Globe - winning drama from Martin McDonagh about grieving mother Mildred Hayes's (Frances McDormand) message - by - billboard to the police, which roils the titular town — has centered on the redemption of Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell).

(In French and Arabic with subtitles) The Elephant King (R for drug use, violence, profanity and sexual content) Intervention drama about a young introvert (Tate Ellington), sent by his domineering mother (Ellen Burstyn) to Thailand to bring his decadent brother (Jonno Roberts) back to America, who finds himself falling in love for the first time with a local girl (Florence Faivre) while wondering whether he's arrived too late to save his self - destructive sibling.

Run the Tide (PG - 13 for profanity, mature themes and a sex scene) Dysfunctional family drama about young man (Taylor Lautner) who kidnaps his young half - brother (Nico Christou) and heads for the California coast to save him from their just - paroled, meth - addicted mother (Constance Zimmer) and her good - for - nothing ex-husband (Kenny Johnson).

Other films featuring gay interracial romance include «Chutney Popcorn,» about an Indian - American lesbian surrogate mother and her white girlfriend; «The Wedding Banquet,» about a closeted Chinese man involved with a white American man; and «Brother to Brother,» a Harlem Renaissance drama featuring a young black man and his white male lover.

Kabei: Our Mother (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama based on Teruyo Nogami's childhood memoir about coming - of - age in Japan during the turbulent times of the late1930s.

(Grade: A --RRB-: This touching, profound and gently humorous German comedy / drama — about a teenage boy, circa 1989, who goes to great lengths to keep his invalid mother from learning communism has collapsed in East Germany — encapsulates the emotion and drama of that epochal event in such a satisfying way it seems destined to become a classic.