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Duration 1h 43m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay Director Yimou Zhang Writers/Script Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy Starring Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, and a load of Chinese actors, probably well known in their own country. Ratings IMDb: 5.9/10 by 139,00 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner Director Sam Mendes Writers/Script David Self Starring Tyler Hoechlin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig, Cierán Hinds, Stanley Tucci, Jude Law, Ratings IMDb: 7.7/10 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 52m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A 1970 novel “Jack’s Return Home” by Ted Lewis Director Mike Hodges Writers/Script Mike Hodges Starring Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, George Sewell, Geraldine Moffat, Petre Markham, Alun Armstrong, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Ratings IMDb: 7.3/10 by 34,861 people. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 7 Source of story A remake of the 1967 film of the same name by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, that a riff on the Faust story. Director Harold Ramis Writers/Script Larry Gelbart, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan Starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O’Connor, Orlando Jones. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG13, Denmark: 15, Source of story A screenplay using characters from the previous Taken films in a slightly different situation. Director Oliver Megaton Writers/Script Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen Starring Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Magge Grace, Dougray Scott, Sam Spruell, Ratings IMDb: 6.0/10 by 196,325 people. … Continue reading
Duration 2h 04m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay, based apparently on a story the screenwriter was told in America. Director Robert Zemeckis Writers/Script Steven Knight Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney, Anton Lesser, Ratings IMDb: 7.1/10 by 160,873 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 60% … Continue reading
Duration 2h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay Director Todd Field Writers/Script Todd Field Starring Cate Blanchett, Noemie Merlant, Sylvia Flote, Mark Strong, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Ratings IMDb: 7.5/10 by 56,771 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 91% by 326 reviewers. Summary: Lydia Tár is a feted … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark; 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Wes Craven Writers/Script Kevin Williamson Starring Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Courtney Cox, Rose McGowan, David Arquette, Liev Schreiber, Linda Blair, Wes Craven, Henry Winkler Ratings IMDb: 7.4/10 by 351,944 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 80% by 84 reviewers. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: X, USA: Not Rated, Norway: 12 Source of story An original screenplay, but possibly related to a stage play written by the author. Director Elia Kazan Writers/Script William Inge Starring Natalie Wood, Pat Hingle, Barbara Loden, Warren Beatty, Sandy Dennis, Ratings IMDb:7.7/10 by 21,561 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 72% by 25 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 59m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story An original screenplay, apparently based on real events. Director Michael Morris Writers/Script Ryan Binaco Starring Andrea Riseborough, Owen Teague, Alison Janney, Marc Maron, Andre Royo, Ratings IMDb: 7.1/10 by 7,034 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 95% by 81 reviewers. Review2view: 6.5/10. Summary: Leslie is … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: PG, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A screenplay piggybacked on the previous Death Race environment and characters. Director Don Michael Paul Writers/Script Tony Giglio, Don Michaerl Paul – story Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Lucy Aarden, Danny Glover, Fred Koehler, Christine Marzano, Zach McGowan, Danny Trejo, Ratings IMDb: 5.2/10 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG13, Norway:15 Source of story A TV series of the same name, with the same themes. Director Barry Sonnenfeld Writers/Script S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman Starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, M. Emmet Walsh, Ted Levine, Bai Ling, Ratings IMDb: 4.9/10 … Continue reading
Duration 3h 21m Ratings UK: A, USA: G, Denmark: 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by Edna Ferber Director George Stevens Writers/Script Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor, Sheb Wooley, Ratings IMDb: 7.6/10 by 40,065 people. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Spain: 7 Source of story A book by Miriam Toews, itself based on real events in a Mennonite community in Bolivia. Director Sarah Polley Writers/Script Sarah Polley Starring Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Emily Mitchell, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, Ben Whishaw, Ratings IMDb: 7.2/10 by 8,249 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ang Lee Writers/Script David Benioff, Billy Ray, Darren Lemke Starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong, Ratings IMDb: 5.7/10 by 115,498 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 26% by 319 reviewers. Review2view: 6.8/10. Summary: Militarily trained assassin Henry … Continue reading
Duration 2h 27m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ruben Östlund Writers/Script Ruben Östlund Starring Charibi Dean, Harris Dickinson, Woody Harrelson, Ziatko Buric, Dolly De Leon, Ratings IMDb: 7.4/10 by 83,744 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 72% by 245 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10. Summary: The film is presented in three … Continue reading
Duration 1h 39m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Zackary Adler Writers/Script Zackary Adler, James Edward Barker, Andy Conway, Nicky Tate, Andrew Prendergast Starring Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson, William Mosely, Dermot Mulroney, Ratings IMDb: 4.8/10 by 10,586 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 5% by 19 … Continue reading
Duration 2h 09m Ratings UK: A, USA: PG, Denmark: 15, Source of story A book of the same name by Harper Lee. Director Robert Mulligan Writers/Script Horton Foote Starring Gregory Peck, Frank Overton, Brock Peters, Estelle Evans, Robert Duvall, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Ratings IMDb: 8.3/10 by 318,941 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 93% by 67 reviewers. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 7 Source of story A 2012 play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter Director Darren Aronofsky Writers/Script Samuel D. Hunter Starring Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton Ratings IMDb: 8/10 by 27,272 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 66% by 301 reviewers. Review2view: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Argentina: 13 Source of story An original screenplay Director Brett Ratner Writers/Script Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow Starring Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen, Heather Lockyear, Paul Solvino, David Warner, Paul Gleason, Ratings IMDb: 6.2/10 by 30,096 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 16% by 19 reviewers. Review2view: 4/10. Summary: Franklin Hatchett is … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Sweden: 15 Source of story Frederick Forsyth’s book of the same name. Director John Mackenzie Writers/Script Geroge Axelrod, Frederick Forsyth Starring Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Joanna Cassidy, Michael Gough, Ray McAnally, Ian Richardson, Anton Rogers, Ronald Pickup, Ned Beatty, Ratings IMDb: 6.5/10 by 10,277 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15, Source of story An original screenplay Director Martin McDonagh Writers/Script Martin McDonagh Starring Colin Farrell, Brendon Gleeson, Kerry Kondon, Barry Keoghan, Ratings IMDb: 7.8/10 by 120,870 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 97% by 328 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10. Summary: It is 1923 during the closing stages of the … Continue reading
Duration 1h 59m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story Some books about Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan. Director Paul Weitz Writers/Script Paul Weitz, Brian Helgeland Starring John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carison, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Frankie Falson, Willem Dafoe, Ray Stevenson, Ratings IMDb: 5.8/10 by 46,956 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 32m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Sweden: 15 Source of story The character of the Leprechaun from the previous films but is intended to be sequel to the first. Director Steven Kostanski Writers/Script Suzanne Keilly Characters by Mark Jones. Starring Taylor Spreitier, Pepi Sonuga, Sai Bennett, Emily Reid, Mark Holton, Linden Porco Ratings … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Norway: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director John Landis Writers/Script Dan Aykroyd, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel Starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Frank Oz, Terry Gilliam, Donna Dixon, Ray Harryhausen, Bob Hope, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi, Vanessa Angel, Ratings IMDb: 6.4/10 by 50,712 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story The 1952 Japanese film Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, in turn imspired by The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy. Director Oliver Hermanus Writers/Script Kazuo Ishiguro Starring Alex Sharp, Bill Nighy, Michael Cochrane, Aimee Lou Wood, Lia Williams, Tom Burke, Ratings IMDb: 7.5/10 by … Continue reading
Duration 1h 22m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Jessy Terrero Writers/Script Credited – 50 Cent, although it is claimed that he did not write a word of it. Starring Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, Val Kilmer, Annalynne McCord, James Remar, John Larroquette, Danny Trejo. Ratings IMDb: 3.8/10 … Continue reading
Duration 3h 09m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story The film apparently depicts a number of well known incidents and characters in Hollywood history. Director Damien Chazelle Writers/Script Damien Chazelle Starring Phoebe Tonkin, Jean Smart, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Olivia Wilde, Karina Fontes, Lucas Haas, Li Jun Li, Eric Roberts, Olivia … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story A sequel to the last “Pacific Rim” Director Steven S. DeKnight Writers/Script Steven S. DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, T.S. Nowlin Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman, Charlie Day, Jing Tian, Jin Zhang, Ratings IMDb: 5.6/10 by 119,255 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Poland: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director Alister Grierson Writers/Script Robert Benjamin Starring Ben O’Tool, Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Ratings IMDb: 6.6/10 by 8,130 people . Rotten Tomatoes: 91% by 56 reviewers. Review2view: 7.3/10. Summary: Rex Coen is chatting up the teller in … Continue reading
Duration 2h 18m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story The actual battle of Midway Director Roland Emmerich Writers/Script Wes Tooke Starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Jake Weber, plus a lot of Japanese actors. Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 87,232 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 42% by … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay with homage to other malevolent doll and robot films. Director Gerard Johnstone Writers/Script Akela Cooper Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Amie Donald, Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 13,633 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 95% by 237 reviewers. Review2view: 7/10. Summary: … Continue reading
Duration 2h 6m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A book “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman and a Swedish film of that name. Director Marc Foster Writers/Script David Magee Starring Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Ratings IMDb: 6.8/10 by 647 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 67% by 45 reviewers. Review2view: … Continue reading
Duration 2h 21m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 7 Source of story An original screenplay which seems like something written by John Grisham. Director David Dobkin Writers/Script Nick Schenk, Bill Dubuque Starring Robert Downey Jr, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dax Shepard, Ratings IMDb: 7.4/10 by 192,360 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A book of the same name by Joseph Finder Director Robert Luketic Writers/Script Jason Hall, Barry L. Levy Starring Liam Helmsworth, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard, Harrison Ford, Embeth Davidtz, Julian McMahon, Richard Dreyfuss, Angela Sarafyan, Ratings IMDb: 5.6/10 by 38,034 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 3h 12m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story The first Avatar, plus further characters. Director James Cameraon Writers/Script James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Giovani Rebisi, Sigourney Weaver, Ratings IMDb: 8.1/10 by 77,369 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by Camille DeAngelis Director Luca Guadagnino Writers/Script David Kajganich Starring Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny Ratings IMDb: 7.1/10 by 16,485 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 83% by 253 reviewers. Review2view: 6.8/10. Summary: After … Continue reading
Duration 2h 23m Ratings UK: U, USA: Not Rated, Sweden: 15 Source of story The life of Alexander Director Robert Rossen Writers/Script Robert Rossen Starring Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, Michael Hordern, Peter Wyngarde, Ratings IMDb: 5.8/10 by 3813 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 0% by a few reviewers. Review2view … Continue reading
Duration 1h 31m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, France: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ken Sanzel Writers/Script Ken Sanzel Starring Nicolas Cage, Anabelle Acosta, Enrico Colantoni, Ryan Kwenten, Angie Cepeda, Luna Baxter Ratings IMDb: 5/10 by 4975 people. Rotten Tomatoes: No reviews. Review2view: 6.5/10. Summary: An assassin with a sniper rifle is … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Mark Mylod (Not, by the way, Mary Mylod) Writers/Script Seth Reiss, Will Tracey Starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, John Leguizamo, Ratings IMDb: 7.5/10 by 36,469 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 88% by 262 reviewers. … Continue reading
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