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Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Malaysia: Banned! Source of story An original screenplay Director Marcos Siega Writers/Script Skander Halim Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Adi Schnall, Elisabeth Harnois, Jane Krakowski, Ron Livingston, James Woods, Selma Blair Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 10,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 33% by 79 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Kimberly Joyce is a … Continue reading
Duration 3h 8m Ratings UK: PG, USA: Approved, Spain: A Source of story Very very loosely based on real events as chronciles in the “Decline and Fall” by Edward Gibbon. Director Anthony Mann Writers/Script Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina, Phillip Yordan Starring Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guiness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Qualyle, john Ireland, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story A 2008 French film “Papillon Noir” by Hervé Korian Director Brian Goodman Writers/Script Justin Stanley, Marc Frydman Starring Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Ratings IMDb: 6.2 by 13,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 40% by 20 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Paul, a reclusive screenwriter … Continue reading
Duration 2h 21m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story Rock opera developed by Ron Mael and Russell Mael Director Leos Carax Writers/Script Ron Mael, Russell Mael (known as Sparks) Starring Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg Ratings IMDb: 6.4 by 64,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 70% by 209 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: A shock … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story A not very original screenplay Director Lucia Aniello Writers/Script Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downes Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz, Iiana Glazer, Kate McKinnon, Paul W. Downs, Ty Burrell, Demi Moore, Ratings IMDb: 5.2 by 50,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 45% by 173 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 55m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A direct continuation of Bourne 2 all following novels by Robert Ludlum Director Paul Greengrass Writers/Script Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Albert Finney, Joan Allen, Scott Adkins, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Spain: 16 Source of story An original screenplay Director Roland Emmerich Writers/Script James Vanderbilt Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins, Joey King, James Woods, Lance Reddick, Jake Weber, Ratings IMDb: 6.3 by 213,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: .52% by 199 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: John … Continue reading
Duration 1h 58m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story Well – some of Grimm’s fairy takes make token appearances. Director Terry Gilliam Writers/Script Ehren Kruger (with unacknowledged contributions by Gilliam and Tony Grisoni) Starring Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Mackenzie Crook, Richard Ridings, Peter Stormare, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Headey, Monica Bellucci, Ratings … Continue reading
Duration 2h 19m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story Said to be loosely based on the Amanda Knox story. Director Tom McCarthy Writers/Script Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré Starring Matt Damon, Camille Cottim, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud, Deanna Dunagan, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 3600 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 75% by … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story Based on an idea by Bob Balaban and Robert Altman Director Robert Altman Writers/Script Julian Fellowes Starring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristen Scott-Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charlea Dance, Geraldine Somerville, Jeremy Northam, Tom Hollander, Bob Balaban, James Wilby, Lawrence Fox, Ryan Phillipe, Stephen Fry, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain:12 Source of story Closely based on a Robert A. Heinlein short story “All You Zombies”. Director Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig Writers/Script The Spierig Brothers Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Christopher Kirby, Noah Taylor Ratings IMDb: 7.5 by 264,000 people . Rotten Tomatoes: . Elevator Pitch: Members of … Continue reading
Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: A, USA: PG-13, Sweden: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Paul Wendkos Writers/Script Anthony Spinner, Donald Ford, Derek Ford Starring James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd, Ronald Allen, Phillip Madoc, Moultrie Kelsall Ratings IMDb: 5.3 by 374 people. Rotten Tomatoes: No reviews . Elevator Pitch: Lt Cdr Jeffords, an American allowed … Continue reading
Duration 2h 10m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 16 Source of story A complete fabrication using the name of Ian Fleming’s house in Jamaica. Director Martin Campbell Writers/Script Michael France, Jeffrey Caine, Bruce Feirstein Starring Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen, Joe Don Baker, Judi Dench, Robbie Coltrain, Alan Cumming, Desmond Llewelyn, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 43m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story The first Punisher film, itself based on a Marvel Comic character created by Gerry Conway and John Romita. Director Lexi Alexander Writers/Script Nick Santora, Art Marcum,Matt Holloway Starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Julie Benz, Ratings IMDb: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 15, USA: P-13, Spain: 16 Source of story A French language graphic novel “Sandcastle by Frederick Peeters and Pierre-Oscar Lévy Director M. Night Shyamalan Writers/Script M. Night Shyamalan Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, Emun Elliott Ratings IMDb: 6.0 by … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story A new use of the Hellraiser environment created by Clive Barker Director Anthony Hickox Writers/Script Peter Atkins Starring Kevin Bernhardt, Terry Farrell, Paula Marchall, Doug Bradley, Ashley Lawrence, Ratings IMDb: 5.5 by 28,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 42% by 19 critics. Elevator Pitch: Pinhead … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Peru: Apt Source of story This film follows directly from “The Wrath of Khan” Director Leonard Nimoy Writers/Script Gene Roddenberry, Harve Bennett Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelly, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Christopher Lloyd, James B. Sikking, Ratings IMDb: 6.7 by 10700 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 22m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R Source of story An original screenplay Director Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz Writers/Script Kyle Killen Starring Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, Christie Burson, Miracle Laurie Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 11,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 62% by 21 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: When a road trip organised by Carter goes wrong he and … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story The film follows the basic theme of the previous Final Destinations. Director James Wong Writers/Script Glen Morgan James Wong Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Amanda Crew, Ratings IMDb: 5.8 by 10,133 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 43% by 116 reviewers.. Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Brazil: 14 Source of story An Italian comic series by Tiziano Sciavi Director Kevin Munroe Writers/Script Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer Starring Brandon Routh, Anita Briem, Sam Huntington, Taye Diggs, Peter Stormare, Ratings IMDb: 5.1 by 15,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 7% by 43 reviewers.. Elevator Pitch: Dylan Dog … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Spain: 16 Source of story A short story by John Connolly Director Luiso Berdejo Writers/Script John Travis Starring Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero, Samantha Mathis Ratings IMDb: 5.3 by 15,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 33% by 9 reviewers.. Elevator Pitch: John James is a divorced author who moves into a … Continue reading
Duration 2h 12m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 13, Source of story Real events which resulted in books by William B. Breuer and Hampton Sides. Director John Dahl Writers/Script Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Starring Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Sam Worthington, Joseph Fiennes, Connie Nielsen, Natalie Mendoza, Ratings IMDb: 6.7 by 21,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes:38% based … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15, Source of story The first film, and the original TV series. Director McG Writers/Script John August, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley Starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bernie Mac, Crispin Glover, Justin Theroux, Robert Patrick, Demi Moore, Shia Labeouf, Matt LeBlanc, Luke Wilson, John Cleese, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Spain: 7 Source of story A book “Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire” by Amanda Foreman Director Saul Dibb Writers/Script Jeffrey Hatcher, Anders Thomas Jensen, Saul Dibb Starring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney, John Shrapnel, Michael Medwin, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 80,000 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Iceland: 12 Source of story A short story of the same name by Ray Bradbury Director Peter Hyams Writers/Script Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, Gregory Poirier Starring David Oyelowo, Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack, Cory Johnson, Jemima Rooper Ratings IMDb: 4.2 by 19,000 peole. Rotten Tomatoes: 6% … Continue reading
Duration 2h 13m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11, Source of story A development of the Black Widow character within the Marvel Comics Universe. Director Cate Shortland Writers/Script Eric Pearson with story by Jac Schaeffer, Ned Benson Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, Ray Winstone, O-T Fagbenie, William Hurt, Olga Kurylenko, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: U (with cuts), USA: Approved, Germany: 6 Source of story An original screenplay, based on two normal Beatles days Director Richard Lester Writers/Script Alun Owen Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfred Brambell, Norman Rossington, John Junkin, Victor Spinetti, Anna Quayle, Deryk Guyler, Richard Vernon, Lionel Blair, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story The first of these two films. This carrying on straight from the first. Director John Krasinski Writers/Script John Krasinski Starring Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Cillian Murphy, John Krasinski, Noah Jupe, Djimon Housou Ratings IMDb: 7.5 by 75,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 91% by 314 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 30m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story The first three films, chracters created by Peter Atkins Director Chris Angel Writers/Script John Benjamin Martin Starring Tara Spencer-Nairn, Michael Trucco, Jason Thompson, John Novak Ratings IMDb: 4.0 by 3500 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 20% by 5 critics . Elevator Pitch: In this version … Continue reading
Duration 1h 26m Ratings Spain: Yet to be released nearly everywhere Source of story An original screenplay Director Gillies MacKinnon Writers/Script Joe Ainsworth Starring Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan and a load of British actors you will recognise but be unable to name. Ratings IMDb:7.6 by 22 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 100% by 2 reviewers . Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, South Africa: 10 Source of story The original 1960s TV show, which is the origin of three of the four stories. Director John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller Writers/Script John Landis, George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, Melissa Matheson, Jerome Boxiby, Rod Serling, Robert Garland, Starring Dan … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 7 Source of story An original screenplay based on the very public life and novels of Colette Director Wash Westmoreland Writers/Script Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz Starring Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh, Arabella Weir, Eleanor Tomlinson, Denise Gough, Ratings IMDb: 6.7 by … Continue reading
Duration 2h 2m Ratings UK: 18, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story An original screenplay Director Sam Mendes Writers/Script Alan Ball Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Scott Bakula, John Cho, Ratings IMDb: 8.3 by . Rotten Tomatoes: 87% by 190 reviewers . Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11, Source of story An original screenplay Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Writers/Script Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet, Jason Bateman, Aaron Paul, Thomas Kretschmann, Melissa McCarthy, Megan Park, Ratings IMDb: 6.3 by 164,767 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 71% … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Source of story A TV series of the same name which ran in the 70s. Director McG Writers/Script Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, John August and about a dozen others uncredited. Starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Crispin Glover, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 43m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Germany: 6 Source of story An original screenplay Director Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini Writers/Script Michelle Morgan Starring Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon, Darren Criss, Christopher Fitzgerald, June Diane Raphael, Bob Balaban, Julia Stiles, Andrea Martin, Ratings IMDb: 5.8 by 14,951 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 23% by 95 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: R, Argentina: 13 Source of story Based on a book by Jessica Bruder Director Chloé Zhao Writers/Script Chloé Zhao Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, and a lot of real people. Ratings IMDb: 7.4 by 104,885 people. Rotten Tomatoes: . Elevator Pitch: After the financial catastrophes of the early 2000s … Continue reading
Duration 2h 43m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story Saiod to be based on the autobiography of Puyi, the last emperor, published in 1964. Director Bernardo Bertolucci Writers/Script Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe, Starring John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Tool, Jade Go, Ying Ruocheng, and a load of Chinese actors Ratings IMDb: 7.7 by … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: 18, USA: Not Rated, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Gerard Johnstone Writers/Script Gerard Johnstone Starring Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Ryan Lampp Ratings IMDb: 6.8 by 32,508 people . Rotten Tomatoes: 95% by 42 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Kylie is a wayward young woman, who after … Continue reading
Duration 1h 52m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A possible version of H.G. Wells’s The Invisible Man Director Paul Verhoeven Writers/Script Andrew W. Marlowe Starring Elizabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, William Devane, Rhona Mitra, Ratings IMDb: 5.8 by 125,193 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
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