LA Film Festival Interest List 2018
by Col Needham | created - 21 Sep 2018 | updated - 03 May 2020 | PublicThis is a list to track films (in alphabetical order) I want to catch at The LA Film Festival in 2018.
As I watch things they will be moved to this list.
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1. The Advocates (2018)
87 min | Documentary
THE ADVOCATES is a sweeping look at the history and causes of Los Angeles' current homeless crisis, and an intimate view of the tireless work of advocates who strive to create better lives for their homeless clients.
Director: Rémi Kessler | Stars: Celina Alvarez, Gary Blasi, Jerry Jones, Mary Kirchen
Votes: 52 | Gross: $0.01M
2. All About Nina (2018)
R | 97 min | Drama
Nina is a stand-up comedian who sees her life turned upside down when she meets Rafe.
Director: Eva Vives | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brodie Reed, Charlotte Newhouse, Jay Mohr
Votes: 3,162 | Gross: $0.10M
3. American Dreamer (2018)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A down on his luck HAIL driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town, finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer's child.
Director: Derrick Borte | Stars: Isabel Arraiza, Tammy Blanchard, Jim Gaffigan, Alejandro Hernandez
Votes: 1,063
4. Ashes in the Snow (2018)
98 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1941, a 16-year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl's passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.
Director: Marius A. Markevicius | Stars: Bel Powley, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Martin Wallström, Jonah Hauer-King
Votes: 6,891
5. The Dead Center (2018)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A hospital psychiatrist's own sanity is pushed to the edge when a frightened amnesiac patient insists that he has died and brought something terrible back from the other side.
Director: Billy Senese | Stars: Shane Carruth, Poorna Jagannathan, Jeremy Childs, Bill Feehely
Votes: 3,531
6. Brian Banks (2018)
PG-13 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.
Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd
Votes: 9,180 | Gross: $4.32M
7. Deep Murder (2019)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
This raunchy horror comedy delves deep into the story of a deranged killer as he slashes his way across a soft core porno. Who will last the longest as the stiffs pile up and the killer plows through his victims?
Director: Nick Corirossi | Stars: Quinn Beswick, Katie Aselton, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Chris Redd
Votes: 879
8. El Chicano (2018)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
Director: Ben Hernandez Bray | Stars: Logan Arevalo, Julian Bray, Adolfo Alvarez, Marco Rodríguez
Votes: 1,594 | Gross: $1.39M
9. Good Girls Get High (2018)
77 min | Comedy
Two academically gifted girls, frustrated with their social standing, get stoned on their last night of senior year. After their evening goes awry, they ultimately learn that being bad girls isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Director: Laura Terruso | Stars: Abby Quinn, Stefanie Scott, Booboo Stewart, Isabelle Fuhrman
Votes: 418
10. Ghost Light (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Horror
A dark comedy about a disgruntled summer-stock actor who contemptuously disregards the superstition surrounding Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth. By doing so, he unleashes the curse of The Scottish Play and wreaks havoc on the company.
Director: John Stimpson | Stars: Roger Bart, Tom Riley, Shannyn Sossamon, Danielle Campbell
Votes: 773
11. Head Count (2018)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of college students on a weekend getaway accidentally summon a supernatural entity intent on using them for its deadly ritual.
Director: Elle Callahan | Stars: Isaac Jay, Jay Lee, Ashleigh Morghan, Bevin Bru
Votes: 4,779
12. Look at Me (2018)
96 min | Drama, Family
A Tunisian immigrant has to return home when his wife has a stroke.
Director: Néjib Belkadhi | Stars: Nidhal Saadi, Idryss Kharroubi, Saoussen Maalej, Aziz Jebali
Votes: 160
13. Making Montgomery Clift (2018)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography
Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift's legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated picture emerges.
Directors: Robert Anderson Clift, Hillary Demmon | Stars: Brooks Clift, Sunny Clift, Patricia Bosworth, Lorenzo James
Votes: 252
14. Museo (2018)
128 min | Crime, Drama
In 1985, a group of criminals mock the security of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City to extract 140 pre-Hispanic pieces from their showcases.
Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris, Alfredo Castro, Simon Russell Beale
Votes: 5,968 | Gross: $0.15M
15. Tea With the Dames (2018)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary
Dames Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith get together for tea to reminisce and discuss their acting careers.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright
Votes: 2,835 | Gross: $0.87M
16. Olympia (I) (2018)
TV-14 | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A struggling Chicago artist finds herself at a crossroads in life, overwhelmed by changes and needing to make a critical decision in her relationship.
Director: Gregory Dixon | Stars: McKenzie Chinn, Charles Andrew Gardner, Ericka Ratcliff, LaNisa Renee Frederick
Votes: 113
17. The Oath (2018)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Thriller
In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
Director: Ike Barinholtz | Stars: Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Nora Dunn, Chris Ellis
Votes: 4,989 | Gross: $0.40M
18. Ride (III) (2018)
Unrated | 79 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A cautionary tale aimed at a technology-obsessed society.
Director: Jeremy Ungar | Stars: Bella Thorne, Jessie T. Usher, Will Brill, Chris Gouchoe
Votes: 2,426
19. Saint Judy (2018)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama
The story of immigration attorney Judy Wood, and how she initiated the change in U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
Director: Sean Hanish | Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina
Votes: 1,693 | Gross: $0.08M
20. We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Merricat, Constance and their Uncle Julian live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier. When cousin Charles arrives to steal the family fortune, he also threatens a dark secret they've been hiding.
Director: Stacie Passon | Stars: Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 9,526 | Gross: $7.67M
21. We the Coyotes (2018)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
Amanda and Jake are in love and want to start a new life in Los Angeles. Will they make the right decisions? The first 24 hours of their new life take them all around the city, bringing them more surprises and frustrations than expected.
Directors: Marco La Via, Hanna Ladoul | Stars: Morgan Saylor, McCaul Lombardi, Betsy Brandt, Khleo Thomas
Votes: 370
22. The Wrong Todd (2018)
90 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Everything changes for Todd when his evil twin from a parallel universe arrives to steal his girlfriend.
Director: Rob Schulbaum | Stars: Jesse Rosen, Anna Rizzo, Sean Carmichael, Erin Rose
Votes: 292
23. Being Frank (2018)
R | 109 min | Comedy
A normal father's family life is turned upside down when his son discovers his dad has another family.
Director: Miranda Bailey | Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Logan Miller, Anna Gunn, Samantha Mathis
Votes: 1,918 | Gross: $0.07M
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