Drama

The Craft

By the power of three times three, make them see, make th...

Reviewed Nov 17, 2020

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Manchurian Candidate

Make America Enslaved Again

Reviewed Nov 10, 2020

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

10 Cloverfield Lane

Are you sure the air isn't just as poisonous in a rural u...

Reviewed Nov 6, 2020

After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable. Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Manchurian Candidate

Now Playing Podcast is the kindest, bravest, warmest, mos...

Reviewed Nov 3, 2020

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot. Genres: Drama, Thriller

The House That Jack Built

So that's where Uma Thurman has been all this time!

Reviewed Oct 23, 2020

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years. Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

The Last House on the Left

It couldn’t possibly be more brutal than my subprime mo...

Reviewed Sep 18, 2020

When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget. Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Cast Away

The tribe has spoken!

Reviewed Aug 21, 2020

Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home. Genres: Adventure, Drama

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

The Reborn Identity

Reviewed Jul 28, 2020

Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

The Sum of All Fears

Good Nuke Hunting

Reviewed Jul 21, 2020

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians. Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Clear and Present Danger

Just Say No Recasting

Reviewed Jul 14, 2020

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible. Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Patriot Games

Get off my franchise!

Reviewed Jul 7, 2020

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Breakfast Club

To celebrate Now Playing Podcast’s 1000th Show… Deten...

Reviewed Jun 23, 2020

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same. Genres: Comedy, Drama

Candyman

♪Who can cut you open... From your groin to gullet? Wit...

Reviewed Jun 5, 2020

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth. Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Flat fact: 10 Newbucks gets all your questions answered.

Reviewed May 29, 2020

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Genres: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Love Nest

It's not easy bein' green.

Reviewed May 26, 2020

Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in, further upsetting Connie but pleasing Jim's friend Ed. Tenant Charley, who marries tenant Eadie, loans money to Jim to help him keep the building, money which this Casanova obtains from rich widows. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Born on the Fourth of July

Spend Memorial Day Weekend saluting a patriot

Reviewed May 22, 2020

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Genres: Drama, War

Contagion

Don't socially distance yourself from this topical movie ...

Reviewed May 19, 2020

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Rain Man

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Reviewed May 15, 2020

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives. Genres: Drama

The Andromeda Strain (2008)

Cancel the Clorox shots and get me some Bacteria from Hell!

Reviewed May 12, 2020

A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, TV Mini-Series

Cocktail

Coughlin's Law: the bar is always open when you set it re...

Reviewed May 8, 2020

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Outbreak

Just when you thought it was safe to head back to the mov...

Reviewed May 5, 2020

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House. Genres: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Color of Money

This ain’t pool. This is for bangers.

Reviewed May 1, 2020

Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent. Genres: Drama

Warning Sign

Corn of the Dead

Reviewed Apr 28, 2020

An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria. Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Top Gun

I can see it’s dangerous for you. But if donors trust u...

Reviewed Apr 24, 2020

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot. Genres: Action, Drama, Romance