Sentences with phrase «life war drama»

Proving he has talents beyond the comedy realm, Krasinski has appeared in the true - life war drama 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Bengazhi in 2016, and most recently, director Kathryn Bigelow's historical crime drama Detroit.

The real - life war drama took in an estimated $ 38.8 million from 2,876 locations — doubling its studio's pre-release projection of $ 19 million.

Not exact matches

Their spirit wars with their flesh, they wish for incompatibles, wayward impulses interrupt their most deliberate plans, and their lives are one long drama of repentance and of effort to repair misdemeanors and mistakes.

The faith - group programs, representing Protestant, Catholics, and Jews, have consistently provided documentaries, dramas, and discussions which dealt with issues almost never touched by commercial broadcasting: the economic factors behind nuclear armaments; the issues behind draft evasion (during the Vietnam War); the real causes of worldwide starvation; and the problems of people who are ignored almost completely by the media, such as the aging who can not live on their pensions, unwed mothers, farm workers who have no homes, undocumented aliens whom we wish to employ but not pay, and refugees we are sending back to certain death in their own countries.

Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie directs UNBROKEN, the epic drama adapted from the wildly popular New York Times Bestseller about the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louie Zamperini.

It's clear virtually from the get - go that filmmaker Todd Phillips is looking to transform this true - life tale into a Martin Scorsese - like crime drama, as evidenced by War Dogs» less - than - subtle visuals and almost paint - by - numbers rise - and - fall structure.

Academy Award ® winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis «Louie» Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near - fatal plane crash in WWII - only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner - of - war camp.

I loved the heartfelt adoption drama Lion which has eight nominations, though was less impressed by Mel Gibson's strident, macho but well acted true - life second world war drama Hacksaw Ridge.

A period drama set in post-World War II Mississippi, based on a novel of the same name by Hillary Jordan, Mudbound tells the story of two men — one African American, one white — returning home from the war to go to work on a rural Mississippi farm, each struggling to readjust to the realities of American life, including the intense racism of the periWar II Mississippi, based on a novel of the same name by Hillary Jordan, Mudbound tells the story of two men — one African American, one white — returning home from the war to go to work on a rural Mississippi farm, each struggling to readjust to the realities of American life, including the intense racism of the periwar to go to work on a rural Mississippi farm, each struggling to readjust to the realities of American life, including the intense racism of the period.

Clint Eastwood's real - life Iraq war drama American Sniper has earned the director a nomination at the Directors Guild America awards.

Amazon has given a straight - to - series order for a period crime drama called Tong Wars to be written by Paul Attanasio (Bull, Homicide: Life on the Street) and directed by Wong Kar - wai (In the Mood for Love) that will apparently be based on the Chinese gang wars that occurred in the late 1800s in the Chinatown districts of San Francisco and other big U.S. citWars to be written by Paul Attanasio (Bull, Homicide: Life on the Street) and directed by Wong Kar - wai (In the Mood for Love) that will apparently be based on the Chinese gang wars that occurred in the late 1800s in the Chinatown districts of San Francisco and other big U.S. citwars that occurred in the late 1800s in the Chinatown districts of San Francisco and other big U.S. cities.

Adapting David Finkel's bestselling book, American Sniper writer Jason Hall is also making his directorial debut with the drama, which follows various troops looking to make the transition from the chaos and bonds of war to the relative calm and connections of family life.

«Thank You for Your Service» is a drama about Iraq War veterans trying to get reacclimated to life back home.

But its marrying of a location and a sense of time and space seems more predictive of his later masterpiece The River (1951), a reflective drama following an isolated British family living on the banks of the Ganges in India, than it does anything that came out of Italy in the aftermath of World War Two.

Even the company's grown - up divisions, like Touchstone Pictures, rarely vied for that honor, until the field was widened and Touchstone began distributing live - action DreamWorks productions such as the Steven Spielberg dramas War Horse and Lincoln.

This week, he trades in the orange overalls and vests of a «hot shot» firefighter for the combat fatigues of a U.S. soldier, Sergeant Adam Schumann, returning from the Iraqi War in 2007 in writer - director Jason Hall's (American Sniper) earnest, authentically told, compassionate Thank You For Your Service, another «based on a true story» throwback war - at - home drama elevated — just like last week's Only the Brave — by Teller's unfailing, unflagging commitment to bringing the inner turmoil, turbulence, and torment of his character to complex, contradictory liWar in 2007 in writer - director Jason Hall's (American Sniper) earnest, authentically told, compassionate Thank You For Your Service, another «based on a true story» throwback war - at - home drama elevated — just like last week's Only the Brave — by Teller's unfailing, unflagging commitment to bringing the inner turmoil, turbulence, and torment of his character to complex, contradictory liwar - at - home drama elevated — just like last week's Only the Brave — by Teller's unfailing, unflagging commitment to bringing the inner turmoil, turbulence, and torment of his character to complex, contradictory life.

Actor Michael Pena is joining Chris Hemsworth in a real - life drama set during the War in Afghanistan.

Harrowing, violent and deeply disturbing, this realistic drama about children fighting in Liberia's grisly civil war (1999 - 2003) is not only a strong story, but it has wide resonance as a look at young people living...

Over the past two decades, their collaboration has yielded some of the most powerful works in contemporary British cinema, including The Wind That Shakes the Barley (now streaming on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck in a limited engagement), which chronicles the lives of two brothers during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, and last year's Palme d'Or — winning drama I, Daniel Blake, which skewers the brutal bureaucracy of the British welfare system.

A Marine's Story (Unrated) «Don't ask - don't tell» drama based on actual events in the life of a returning Iraq War veteran (Dreya Weber) who encounters intolerance in her conservative hometown when the local yokels learn that she was forced to retire from the military for same - sex conduct unbecoming an officer.

(In French, Arabic and Russian with subtitles) Theater of War (Unrated) Drama - driven documentary featuring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Tony Kushner takes a look at the life and ideas of playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) via a NYC Public Theater production of his play «Mother Courage.»

This week's releases include true war stories; a magical animated adventure; a mind - bending thriller; a horror movie with real - life connections; and a classic family drama.

Jason Hall's directorial debut, Thank You for Your Service, is a drama about three soldiers returning from the Iraq War and their difficulties adjusting to civilian life.

Machine Gun Preacher (R for sexuality, profanity, violence, disturbing images and drug use) Redemption drama chronicling the real - life exploits of a recently - paroled biker (Gerard Butler) who ventured with his wife (Michelle Monaghan) to war - torn Sudan in order to rescue hundreds of kidnapped orphans after becoming a crusader for Christ.

Veteran French director Anne Fontaine approaches a spiritually and emotionally complex real - life slice of history with deftness and understated drama in «The Innocents,» about a group of nuns who became pregnant after Soviet soldiers raped them at the end of World War II.

A War, nominated for 2016 ′ s best foreign film Oscar, is a beautifully crafted drama about Danish soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and the impact combat has on their lives at home.

Munyurangabo (Unrated) Ethnic cleansing drama about a war orphan (Jeff Rutagengwa) who travels from Kingali to the countryside in search of justice, 15 years after the gruesome genocide which consumed close to a million lives in just 100 days.

Directed by Dee Rees (whose debut feature Pariah was a breakout favorite at Sundance 2011), the drama follows two families — one black, one white — living on the same farm in the Mississippi Delta around the time of World War II.

Jacques Audiard)- North American Premiere Winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes, this powerful drama from director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust & Bone) follows a former Tamil Tiger soldier as he flees from the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war to begin a new life in a Parisian suburb.

Academy Award ® winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces this epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis «Louie» Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived on a raft for 47 days after a near - fatal plane crash in WWII — only to be caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner - of - war camp.

A classic British memoir gets the full costume drama treatment with this beautifully crafted World War I drama, although it never quite transcends the «beloved book» tone, remaining so worthy that it only rarely springs to life.

2007 was her liftoff year, appearing in the ensemble drama «The Jane Austen Book Club,» the psychological thriller «Wind Chill,» Steve Carell's comedy «Dan in Real Life,» and the Mike Nichols dramedy «Charlie Wilson's War.»

This one is an intimate father - daughter drama about a war veteran (Ben Foster) who can't integrate back into society, and attempts to live off the land in a national park.

Surviving through life's difficulties and is the central theme of John Geddes civil war zombie drama Exit Humanity.

Back in March, Steven Spielberg's next project was announced: The Post, a drama about the real - life controversy surrounding The Washington Post's decision to publish the Pentagon Papers in 1971, a study that indicted the U.S. for its involvement in the escalation and continuation of the Vietnam War.

Has no one informed Dr. Akagi that he's living in a complex and serious drama about the morale of Japanese citizens toward the end of World War II?

Jean - Pierre Melville's reputation rests predominantly on his amazing string of crime dramas but the director (who during World War II was active in the Resistance) also made three films about the life during the Nazi occupation.

The death of Isabelle Huppert's war photographer matriarch looms large over this listless slice - of - life family drama from Oslo, August 31st director Joachim Trier.

In an uncanny parallel with this first Oscar nomination as Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in the Cold War drama «Bridge of Spies,» Rylance's first on - camera appearance was in 1985's «Wallenberg: A Hero's Story,» a TV movie about a Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of lives during the Holocaust.

A slow - building and unlikely blockbuster (the biggest film of 84 - year - old director Clint Eastwood's career), this electrifying PTSD war drama became a political football for its questionable handling of the real - life Chris Kyle.

The film will be a nice switch up of all the big dramas (and Star Wars) this December and will hopefully provide us with not only the humor they showed us, but also a cool look into the issues between 2007 - 2010 and how it's affecting our lives today.

The Zookeeper's Wife is a powerful, emotional fact - based drama about both the depth of human suffering experienced during World War II and the remarkable courage and strength of character that ordinary women and men demonstrated when their friends» and neighbors» lives were in danger.

American Pastoral (R for profanity, graphic sexuality and brief violent images) Crime drama, set in 1968, about a successful, suburban couple (Jennifer Connelly and Ewan McGregor) whose idyllic life comes apart at the seams when their radicalized daughter (Dakota Fanning) commits a deadly act of terrorism in protest of the Vietnam War.

Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, and Paul Bettany star in this tense drama about the lives of British soldiers in a First World War dugout, based on R.C. Sherriff's classic play.

Those early years included a turn as Hugh Laurie's son in the short - lived series, Fortysomething; starring as Stephen Hawking in the TV movie, Hawking, and Vincent van Gogh in the TV movie, Van Gogh: Painted with Words; and roles in period dramas Atonement, The Other Boleyn Girl, War Horse and Parade's End.

Albrecht Goertz's gorgeous 503 could not have come at a worse time for BMW, as Douglas Blain explains in Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Two.

Inspired by over two hundred and fifty documented accounts of the women who fought in the Civil War while disguised as men, I Shall Be Near To You is the intimate story, in Rosetta's powerful and gorgeous voice, of the drama of marriage, one woman's amazing exploits, and the tender love story that can unfold when two partners face life's challenges side by side.

From one of Israel's most acclaimed writers comes a novel of extraordinary power about family life — the greatest human drama — and the cost of war.

A 2,000 - year - old society springs to life in The Emperor and the Assassin, director Chen Kaige's epic drama about the reign of China's first emperor, Ying Zheng (246 - 210 b.c.), whose ferocious military skills and relentless campaigns of terror united seven warring kingdoms under a central government.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel is an upcoming 30 - minute promotional live - action drama set within the game's world.