Drama

Panic Room

Keep the change, ya filthy animals!

Reviewed May 28, 2021

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it. Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Game

The first rule of The Game is there are no rules to The Game

Reviewed May 21, 2021

In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Thanking of Now Playing Podcast Patrons by the Podcas...

Reviewed May 7, 2021

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status. Genres: Drama, Western

Titanic

Celine's song will never let go

Reviewed Apr 30, 2021

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912. Genres: Drama, Romance

Magnum Force

You have the right to remain silent forever punk

Reviewed Apr 2, 2021

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

WandaVision

"Here's the story of a lovely lady, who was grieving 'bou...

Reviewed Mar 16, 2021

Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Stand

Baby, Can You Dig The Bland?

Reviewed Feb 23, 2021

In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man. Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

White House Down

Flags Of Our Daughters

Reviewed Feb 19, 2021

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Needful Things

Antiques Horrorshow

Reviewed Feb 2, 2021

A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected. Genres: Drama, Horror

Rosemary’s Baby

Does eating the heart out of a prostitute make someone Sa...

Reviewed Dec 18, 2020

Young Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband Guy move in with a rich couple, who soon take an unusual interest in the Woodhouses' attempts to have a second baby after Rosemary miscarried the first one. Guy soon has unusual success and Rosemary becomes pregnant, but it becomes clear that the two are connected and that the pregnancy may not be all that Rosemary hoped for... Genres: Drama, Mystery

Rosemary’s Baby

This is no dream... this podcast is really happening... f...

Reviewed Dec 4, 2020

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family. Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Set three extra places at the table for the hosts of Now ...

Reviewed Nov 27, 2020

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black. Genres: Drama, Romance

The Craft: Legacy

Prep yourself for the woke wiccans!

Reviewed Nov 24, 2020

An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

JFK

The Real Nightmare on Elm Street

Reviewed Nov 20, 2020

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison. Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

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