Fences
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reunite for the big screen adaptation of the August Wilson play they performed on Broadway (Denzel also directed the film). A gut wrenching monologue by the How To Get Away With Murder star will shatter you.
Moonlight
This quiet yet powerful story traces a boy's journey to adulthood as he struggles with his sexuality while growing up with a drug addict mom. The three actors (Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes) playing the boy at different ages will leave your heart a little broken.
Loving
It's hard not to get emotional watching Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga portray the Lovings, the real-life interracial couple who went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to fight for their right to be married.
Manchester By the Sea
Lee (Casey Affleck) may play a man of not many words, but the pain is clear as he is forced to face his ex-wife (Michelle Williams) and their tragic past when he returns home to care for his nephew (Lucas Hedges) after his brother (Kyle Chandler) dies.
Me Before You
Based on the novel of the same name, the film is so friggin' sad at times that Kleenex jumped on board as a promotional partner when it was released over the summer. Emilia Clarke stars as the unlikely caretaker of a recently-paralyzed man (Sam Claflin).
Patriots Day
Mark Wahlberg plays a fictionalized police officer on duty during the Boston Marathon bombings. The Peter Berg-directed drama is a vivid depiction of that very dark day and the manhunt that followed.
Lion
Based on a real story, the movie follows a young man (Dev Patel) who seaches for the family he was separated from when he was just five years old.
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