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Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, France: 12, Source of story An American remake of a French film “Nuit Blanche”. Director Baran bo Odar Writers/Script Andrea Berloff Starring Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Scoot McNairy, Dermot Mulroney, David Harbour, Gabrielle Union, Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 30,098 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 25% by 61 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Source of story Apparently a script written in the 1990s originally called “Venom” by an achademic David Dalessandro. Director David R. Ellis Writers/Script John Heffernan, Sebastian Gutierrez, Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Sunny Mabrey, Elsa Pataky, Bobby Cannavale, Ratings IMDb: 5.4by 132,941 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 1h 34m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18, Source of story After court action – derived froma 2000AD story by Steve MacManus and Kevin O’Neill Director Richard Stanley Writers/Script Richard Stanley Starring Iggy Pop, Dylan McDermott, John Lynch, Stacey Travis, Lemmy Ratings IMDb: 6.0 by 13,170 people . Rotten Tomatoes: . Elevator Pitch: Jill … Continue reading
Duration 1h 26m Ratings UK: 15, USA: Source of story An original screenplay Director York Alec Shackleton Writers/Script York Alec Shackleton, John Rebus, Starring Nicolas Cage, Sohie Skelton, Manal El Feutiry, Ratings IMDb: 4.4 by 6,958 people . Rotten Tomatoes: 4% from 21 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Somewhere in the Middle East a villainous man is arranging … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 12, USA: Source of story An original screenplay Director Woody Allen Writers/Script Woody Allen Starring Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Hayley Atwell, Sally Hawkins, Tom Wilkinson, Phil Davis Ratings IMDb: 6.7 by 50,129 people . Rotten Tomatoes: 46% by 116 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Two brothers Terry and Ian buy a small sailing … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Source of story The long running TV series. Director Todd Phillips Writers/Script John O’Brien, Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Jason Bateman, Amy Smart, Carmen Electra, Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul, Will Ferrell, Ratings IMDb: 6.1 by 138,822 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 55m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Source of story The first film, itself based on a book by Mickey Rapkin Director Elizabeth Banks Writers/Script Kay Cannon Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Asrin, Adm Devine, Katey Sagal, Anna Camp, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Flula Borg, Elizabeth Banks, Snoop Dogg, Jimmy … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Source of story An original screenplay Director David Mackenzie Writers/Script Jason Hall Starring Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva, Sebastain Stan, Rachel Blanchard, Sonia Rockwell, Ratings IMDb: 5.8 by 38,549 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 21% by 59 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Nikki is a young man of no fixed abode, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Source of story An original screenplay Director Steven Soderbergh Writers/Script Scott Z. Burns Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Lawrence Fishburne, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Elliot Gould, Bryan Cranston, Ratings IMDb: 6.7 by 284,025 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 85% by 272 critics. Elevator Pitch: It is … Continue reading
Duration 2h 6m in 3D Ratings UK: U, USA: PG India: U. Source of story A book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Seiznick Director Martin Scorsese Writers/Script John Logan Starring Ben Kingsley, Sasha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la … Continue reading
Duration 1h 32m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R Source of story Apparently a novel “Salty” by Mark Haskell Smith Director Simon West Writers/Script Mark Haskell Smith, Toby Davies, Starring Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko, Martin Dingle Wall, Emiliano Jofre, David Mitchell, Ben Cura, Mark Valley, Ratings IMDb: 4.1 by 2653 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 0% by 9 critics. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Ratings UK: 15, USA: Source of story An original screenplay Director Sean Anders Writers/Script David Caspe Starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Vanilla Ice, James Caan, Ciara, Eva Amurri Martino, Susan Sarandon, Ratings IMDb: 5.5 by 91,858 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 20% by 115 critics. Elevator Pitch: Donny Berger is a teenager who … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18. Source of story An original screenplay Director John Frankenheimer Writers/Script Ehren Kruger Starring Ben Affleck, James Frain, Asaac Hayes, Charlize Theron, Danny Trejo, Gary Sinise, Dennis Farina, Ashton Kutcher, Ratings IMDb: 5.8 by 37,676 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 25% by 88 critics. Elevator Pitch: Rudy’s cell mate … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: Source of story Startrek in all its forms, particularly “Next Generation”. Director Stuart Baird Writers/Script John Logan )story John Logan, Rick Berman, Brent Spiner) Starring Patrick Stewart, Johnathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Tom Hardy, Ron Perlman, Kate Mulgrew, Wil Wheaton, Whoopi … Continue reading
Duration 1h 21m Ratings UK: U, USA: PG Source of story An original screenplay Director Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha Writers/Script Michael J. Wilson, Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman with contributions from half a dozen others. Starring Can we assign star ratings to cartoons? In many countries local voice over actors are employed, but in the English … Continue reading
Duration 2h 17m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Source of story An original screenplay Director Kenneth Lonergan Writers/Script Kenneth Lonergan Starring Casey Affleck, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges, Ratings IMDb: 7.8 by 248,220 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 96% by 350 critics. Elevator Pitch: Lee is working as a janitor and maintenance man in a block of … Continue reading
Duration 2h 19m Ratings UK: 18, USA: Source of story An original screenplay Director Mel Gibson Writers/Script Mel Gibson, Farhad Safinia Starring Rudy Youngblood, Morris Birdyellowhead, Dalia Hernandez, Raoul Max Trujillo, Ratings IMDb: 7.8 by 291,375 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 66% by 199 critics. Elevator Pitch: In what is now Mexico a small group of men, dressed … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Ratings UK: 13, USA: PG-13 (But if uncut R) Source of story An original screenplay Director Harold Ramis Writers/Script Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg Starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Vinnie Jones, Hank Azaria, Juno Temple, Olivia Wilde, June Diane Raphael, Harold Ramis, Bill Hader, Lacia … Continue reading
Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark:15 Source of story Despite its military aspects, no relationship at all to Jarhead 2, or Jarhead. Director William Kaufman Writers/Script Michael Weiss, Chad Law, Starring Scott Adkins, Charlie Weber, Sasha Jackson, Dennis Haysbert, Ratings IMDb: 5.2 by 2828 people. Rotten Tomatoes: No rating – only two critics. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 16m Ratings UK: None, USA: None Source of story Is there a screenplay, if so it is original Director Ramsey Attia Writers/Script Omar Attia, Leonard Bucceliato Starring Lilly Lumiere, Christal Renee, Cliff Hunter Ratings IMDb: 3.4 by 87 people. Rotten Tomatoes: Elevator Pitch: A brother and sister argue over the fact that the sister … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12, Source of story Based or inspired by real events Director Angela Robinson Writers/Script Angela Robinson Starring Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, JJ Field, Oliver Platt, Ratings IMDb: 7.1 by 23,304 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 86% by 176 critics. Elevator Pitch: Professor Marston is an academic and … Continue reading
Duration 2h 13m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Source of story Said to have been inspired by a “novel” by Slavomir Rawicz Director Peter Weir Writers/Script Peter Weir, Keith R. Clarke Starring Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Jim Sturgess, Ratings IMDb: 7.3 by 110,473. Rotten Tomatoes: 74% by 139 critics. Elevator Pitch: In … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG, Germany: 6, Source of story A 1973 novel of the same name by John Bellairs Director Eli Roth Writers/Script Eric Kripke Starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan, Lorenza Izzo, Ratings IMDb: 6.1 by 45,254 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 66% by 209 critics. Elevator Pitch: Lewis Barnavelt … Continue reading
Duration 1h 39m Ratings UK: 15, USA: TR, Ukraine 16, Source of story An original screenplay Director Ben Falcone Writers/Script Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Steve Mallory Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Tyler Labine, Cathy Bates, Dax Shepard, Dave Bautista, Ratings IMDb:5.4 by 42,738 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 21% by 196 critics. Elevator Pitch: Michelle Darnell … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13 Source of story An original screenplay Director Brad Peyton Writers/Script Carlton Cuse (Andre Fabrizio, Jeremy Passmore story) Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Kylie Minogue, Paul Giamatti, Ratings IMDb: 6.1 by 212,454 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 49% by 247 critics. Elevator Pitch: The San Andreas fault … Continue reading
Duration 1h 30m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R Source of story A not very original screenplay Director Joseph Ruben Writers/Script David Loughery Starring Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Barry Sloane, Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 5076 people. Rotten Tomatoes: No critique. Elevator Pitch: Sara is a blind former war photographer, disabled by a suicide bomb in the Middle … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Iceland: 7, Source of story A novel of a similar name by Rick Riorden Director Thor Freudenthal Writers/Script Marc Guggenheim Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Brandon T. Jackson, Anthony Head, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Fillion, Ratings IMDb: 5.8 by 110,209 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 42% by 117 critics … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Spain: 7 Source of story A novel in 1968 by Alexander Key, followed by four or five films incorporating the words “Witch Mountain” having the theme of a couple of alien children in trouble. Director Andy Fickman Writers/Script Matt Lopez, Mark Bomback Starring Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 26m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Source of story Directly following on from Cabin Fever 1 with different characters. Director Ti West Writers/Script Joshua Maikin (story Randy Pearistein, Ti West) Starring Rider Strong, Noah Segan, Alexi Wasser Ratings IMDb: 4.3 by 12,903 people. Rotten Tomatoes: No Rating Elevator Pitch: When a disasterous flesh eating … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18, Source of story A novel of the same name by Tom Clancy Director Phillip Noyce Writers/Script W. Peter Iliff, Donald E. Stewart Starring Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean, James Fox, Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Alun Arnstrong, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 102,849 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 58m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Saudi Arabia: G Source of story A novel by Rick Riordan Director Chris Columbus Writers/Script Craig Titley Starring Logan Lerman, Brabdon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosasio Dawson, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, Uma Thurman, Ratings IMDb: 5.9 by 176,754 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Spain: 18 Source of story The 1963 film of the same name. Director Tom Shadyac Writers/Script David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Tom Shadyac, Steve Oedekerk Starring Eddie Murphy, Jada Plinkett Smith, James Coburn, Dave Chappelle, Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 109,505 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 64% by 55 critics. Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Ratings UK: 15, USA: Source of story The characters and to an extent the events in AWIL Director Anthony Waller Writers/Script Tim Burns, Tom Stern, Anthony Waller and apparently about a dozen other unnamed writers (characters John Landis) Starring Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Phil Buckman, Julie Bowen, Pierre Cosso, Ratings IMDb: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13 Source of story A novel by Richard Matheson, followed by a film “The Omega Man” by John William and Joyce Hooper Carrington. Director Francis Lawrence Writers/Script Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman Starring Will Smith, Alice Braga, Emma Thompson, Abbey, Ratings IMDb: 7.2 by 684,264 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 68% by 216 … Continue reading
Duration 2h 7m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R and the Director’s Cut unrated., Source of story An original screenplay Director Paul Verhoeven Writers/Script Joe Eszterhas Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Leilani Sarelie, Dorothy Malone, Wayne Knight, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ratings IMDb: 7.0 by 176,651 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 55% by 66 critics. Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 2h 23m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Source of story Based on a novel “Death Curse” by James Dashner Director Wes Ball Writers/Script T.S.Nowlin Starring Dylan O’Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dexter Darden, Will Poulter, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson, Aiden Gillen, Barry Pepper, Walton Goggins Ratings IMDb: 6.2 by 111,709 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: A, USA: PG, Source of story Based on a book “Red Alert” by Peter George Director Stanley Kubrick Writers/Script Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, James Earl Jones, Tracy Reed, Ratings IMDb: 8.4 by 448,388 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 98% … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Germany: 6 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ivan Reitman Writers/Script Gary Ross Starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, Charles Grodin, Laura Linney, plus a number of TV hosts and anchors. Ratings IMDb: 6.8 by 48,907 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 95% … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Switzerland 10. Source of story Based on a short story “The Baster” by Jeffrey Eugenides published in the New Yorker in 1996. Director Josh Gordon, Will Speck Writers/Script Allan Loeb Starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis, Patrick Wilson, Thomas Robinson, Ratings IMDb: 6.1 by 96,837 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Brazil: 18. Source of story A mixed media novel of the same name by Phoebe Gloeckner Director Marielle Heller, Writers/Script Marielle Heller Starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Madeleine Waters, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 29,615 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 95% by 164 critics. Elevator Pitch: In 1970s San Francisco … Continue reading
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