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Duration 2h 11m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, France: 12 Source of story A book of the same name by Don Winslow Director Oliver Stone Writers/Script Shane Salerno, Don Winslow, Oliver Stone Starring Blake Lively, Taylor Litsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Shea Whigham, John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Ratings IMDb: 6.5/10 by 128k people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Switzerland: 12 Source of story Loosely based on the real events of the Elizabethan age. Director Shekhar Kapur Writers/Script William Nicholson, Michael Hirst Starring Jordi Molla, Cate Balnchett, Laurence Fox, John Shrapnel, Geoffrey Rush, Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish, Rhys Ifans, Eddie Redmayne, Clive Owen, Tom Hollander, David … Continue reading
Duration 2h 20m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Jason Matthews, apparently using his experience as a real CIA man. Director Francis Lawrence Writers/Script Justin Haythe Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds, Joely Richardson, Bill Camp, Jeremy … Continue reading
Duration 1h 58m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story An original screenplay Director Patrick Hughes Writers/Script Tom O’Connor Starring Elodie Yung, Ryan Reynolds, Richard E. Grant, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 214k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 43% by 226 reviewers. Review2View: 5/10 Elevator Pitch: Amelia Rousell, an Interpol Agent, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 29m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG, Switzerland: 7 Source of story An original screenplay Director Gary Winick Writers/Script Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson, June Diana Raphael Starring Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Kristen Johnston, John Pankow, Candice Bergen Ratings IMDb: 5.5 by 104k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 11% by 144 critics. Review2View: 3/10. Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 2h 35m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A riff on the Marcus Aurelius and Commodus story, inspired by a 1958 book ‘Those About to Die” by Daniel P. Mannix. Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson apparently with off the cuff contributions from the actors. Starring … Continue reading
Duration 1h 32m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG-13, Norway 11 Source of story The earlier films, and the characters created by Michael Crichton. Director Joe Johnston Writers/Script Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Laura Dern, Ratings IMDb: 5.9 by 306k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 49% by 185 … Continue reading
Duration 2h 13m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A rehash of the Spiderman story, now within the Avengers universe. Based on the Marvel comics by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Director Jon Watts Writers/Script Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers Starring Tom Holland, … Continue reading
R2V Summary A bikini clad outing in the blue seas of the Bahamas. Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director John Stockwell Writers/Script Matt Johnson, Starring Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott, Josh Brolin Ratings IMDb: 5.9 by 75k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 21% by … Continue reading
R2V Summary I loved the idea of the dilema but the execution was poor. Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story Based on the 2003 novel by Alan Judd, “The Kaiser’s Last Kiss”. Director David Leveaux Writers/Script Simon Burke Starring Jai Courtney, Anton Lesser, Janet McTeer, Lily James, Christopher … Continue reading
R2V Summary. A tiresome CGI outing which is not really worth your time. Duration 2h 07m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A sort of original screenplay based on an Egyptian myth Director Alex Proyas Writers/Script Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless Starring Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Bryan Brown, Chadwick Boseman, Gerard Butler, … Continue reading
R2V Summary. A wonderful opening sequence before the title, but downhill from there. Duration 2h 40m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11, Source of story Characters by Ian Fleming and the last 15 years of Bond Director Cary Joji Fukunaga Writers/Script Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge Starring Daniel Craig, Léa … Continue reading
R2V Summary. Entertaining, irritating and embarrassing in turn. Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story The character developed by Helen Fielding in a newspaper column, and two previous films. Director Sharon Maguire Writers/Script Helen Fieldiing, Dan Mazer, Emma Thompson Starring Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Sally Phillips, Julian … Continue reading
R2V Summary An almost Gothic presentation of repressed sexuality Duration 1h 49m Ratings UK: X, USA: R, Norway: 18 Source of story A 1920s play by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderson itself based on the Bram Stoker book. Director John Badham Writers/Script W.D. Richter Starring Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Trevor … Continue reading
R2V Summary A bikini clad romp which does not take itself too seriously. Duration 1h 56m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story A TV series of the same name Director Seth Gordon, Writers/Script Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, (story) Damian Shannon, Mark Swift (script) Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac … Continue reading
R2V Summary Only a watch if you like violence, blood and gore. Duration 1h 29m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, France: 12 Source of story An original screenplay inspired by a 2010 Chile earthquake Director Nicolás López Writers/Script Nicolás López, Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo Starring Eli Roth, Andrea Osvárt, Ariel Levy, Natasha Yarovenko, Nocolás Martínez, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Brazil: 12 R2V: VERY BORING Source of story An original screenplay Director Mike White Writers/Script Mike White Starring Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer, Michael Sheen, Jemaine Clement, Luke Wilson, Shazi Raja, Mike White, Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 17k people . Rotten Tomatoes: 80% by 172 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 59m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Antoine Fuqua Writers/Script Creighton Rothenberger. Katrin Benedikt Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Cole Hauser, Keong Sim, Robert Forster, Ashley Judd, Radha Mitchell, Dylan McDermott, Rick Yune, Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 266k people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A film based on the computer game Doom II Director Andrzej Bartkowiak Writers/Script Dave Callaham, Wesley Strick Starring Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Dexter Fletcher, Dwayne Johnson, Deobia Oparel, Razaaq Adoti, Doug Jones, Ratings IMDb: 5.2 by 111k people . Rotten Tomatoes: 18% by … Continue reading
Duration 3h 08m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Paul Thomas Anderson Writers/Script Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Tom Cruise, Melora Walters, Phillip Baker Hall, Thomas Jane, Melinda Dillon, William H. Macey, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Alfred Molina, Henry Gibson, Clark Gregg, Ricky Jay, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 39m Ratings UK: 15, USA: Not Rared, Spain: 16 Source of story An original Screenplay Director Shane Abbess, Writers/Script Shane Abbess, Brian Cachia, Starring Kellan Lutz, Isabel Lucas, Rachel Griffiths, Daniel MacPherson, Temuera Morrison Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 8.1k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 63% by 19 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: In the far future a military … Continue reading
Duration 1h 36m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story A further development of the first film, with characters developed by Peter Atkins Director Jack Sholder Writers/Script Jack Sholder Starring Holly Fields, Andrew Divoff, Paul Johansson, Oleg Vidov, Rhino Michaels, Bokeem Woodbine Ratings IMDb: 5.1 by 8.4k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 9% by 11 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Russia: 18 Source of story An original screen[lay Director M.J.Bassett Writers/Script M.J.Bassett, Isable Bassett, Mark Middlewick Starring Megan Fox, Phillip Winchester, Greg Kriek, Isabel Bassett, Ratings IMDb: 4.0 by 7.3k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 64% by 11 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Samantha O’Hara (Megan Fox) leads a group of mercenaries … Continue reading
Duration 2h 35m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert Director Denis Villeneuve Writers/Script Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story A novel by John Katzenbach Director Arne Glimcher Writers/Script Jeb Stuart, Peter Stone Starring Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood, Ed Harris, Scarlett Johansson, Ned Beatty, George Plimpton, Ratings IMDb: 6.4 by 26K people. Rotten Tomatoes:26% by 31 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story An original screenplay Director Mike Newell Writers/Script Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal Starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dominic West, Juliet Stevenson, Terence Rigby, Topher Grace, Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 80,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 34% by 152 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Katherine Ann … Continue reading
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
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