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Duration 1h 56m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A New York Times magazine article “The Sinaloa Cartel’s 90-Year Old Drug Mule” by Sam Dolnick Director Clint Eastwood Writers/Script Nick Schenk Starring Clint Eastwood, Alison Eastwood, Dianne Wiest, Taissa Farmiga, Laurence Fishburne, Bradley Cooper, Michael Peña, Andy Garcia, Elevator Pitch: An elderly flower farmer, Earl … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay – apparently long in the mind of the director Director Kevin Smith Writers/Script Kevin Smith Starring Elizabeth Banks, Seth Rogan, Craig Robinson, Brandon Routh, Justin Long, Katie Morgan, Jason Mewes, Traci Lords Elevator Pitch: Zack and Miri are old school pals who have … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by Stephen King Director Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer Writers/Script Jeff Buhler (story Matt Greenberg) Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence Elevator Pitch: A doctor, Louis, relocates to rural environment, going to live with his family, wife, daughter … Continue reading
Duration 2h 8m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story Yes really! The book by Bram Stoker Director Francis Ford Coppola Writers/Script James V. Hart Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, Monica Bellucci, Michaela Bercu, Florina Kendrick, Elevator Pitch: A young lawyer, Jonathan Harker … Continue reading
Duration 1h 53m Rating (UK) X Source of story A book “The Siege of Trencher’s Farm” by Gordon Williams Director Sam Peckinpah Writers/Script David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah Starring Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna, Sally Thomsett, Colin Welland, David Warner Elevator Pitch: American academic, David Sumner, comes to live in the Cornish … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Real life events when the real Erin Brockovitch took on an electricty company polluting the water table. Director Steven Soderbergh Writers/Script Susannah Grant Starring Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, T.J. Thyne, Peter Coyote Elevator Pitch: A former beauty queen and now single mother … Continue reading
Duration 2h 50m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by James Jones, based on his experiences in WWII Director Terrence Malick Writers/Script Terrence Malick Starring Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Jared Leto, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, John C. Reilly, John Travolta, Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Rating (UK) PG Source of story An original screenplay Director Terry Gilliam Writers/Script Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam Starring John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughn, David Warner, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Jim Broadbent, Elevator Pitch: Kevin’s wardrobe turns out to contain a time portal and, … Continue reading
Duration 3h 58m Rating (UK) PG Source of story A bok of he same name by Margaret Mitchell Director Victor Fleming and uncredited George Cukor, Sam Wood Writers/Script Sidney Howard plus a number of studio hacks Starring Vivien Leigh, Hattie McDaniel, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Haviland, Clark Gable, Ward Bond, Elevator Pitch: The film follows … Continue reading
Duration 1h 34m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay inspired only by the name of the song and maybe Orpheus in the Underworld. Director Ate de Jong Writers/Script Brian Helgeland Starring Patrick Bergin, Chad Lowe, Kristy Swanson, Ben Stiller and the rest of his family. Elevator Pitch: While eloping to Las Vegas … Continue reading
Duration 3h 12m Rating (UK) A Source of story The actual relationships between Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Cleopatra and a book by C.M. Franzero. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz Writers/Script Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Kenneth Haigh, Martin Landau, Roddy McDowall, Francesca Annis, Michael … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Shintaro Shimosawa Writers/Script Simon Boyes, Adam Mason Starring Josh Duhamel, Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Alice Eve, Malin Akerman, Byung-hun Lee, Julia Stiles, Elevator Pitch: Ben Cahill, a young and ambitious lawyer is persuaded to meet up with a former lover, Emily Hynes, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 39m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A retread of earlier “Vacation” movies Director John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Writers/Script John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, (Characters John Hughes) Starring Ed Helmes, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chris Hemsworth, Leslie Mann, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Regina Hall, Michael Peña, Elevator Pitch: Rusty Griswald … Continue reading
Duration 1h 27m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Jim Gillespie Writers/Script Flint Dille, John Zuur Platten, Brandon Boyce Starring Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Ramsey, Rick Cramer, Meagan Good Elevator Pitch: In a town in the deep south swamplands a group of teenagers gather for the summer, some of them … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay using the characters from the other Dirty Harry outings Director Clint Eastwood Writers/Script Joseph Stinson, Dean Riesner (Story Earl E. Smith, Charles B. Pierce) Starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Albert Popwell, Elevator Pitch: Harry Callahan is sent to beachfront … Continue reading
Duration 1h 22m Rating (UK) PG Source of story An original screenplay Director Woody Allen Writers/Script Woody Allen Starring Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Zoe Caldwell, Milo O’Shea Elevator Pitch: It is New Jersey 1935. Cecilia is a waitress and abused wife who retreats into the alternative reality provided in her local movie theatre; … Continue reading
Duration 2h 5m Rating (UK) X Source of story A play of the same name by Tennessee Williams Director John Huston Writers/Script Anthony Veiller, John Huston Starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon, Grayson Hall, Elevator Pitch: It is the 1940s. A discredited priest, Lawrence Shannon, is acting as a tour guide on … Continue reading
Duration 2h 31m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Henri Charrière Director Franklin J. Schaffner Writers/Script Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr, William Goldman Starring Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Elevator Pitch: Henri Charrière, known as Papillon, is framed for murder, found guilty and exported to the camp … Continue reading
Duration 1h 34m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Jason Flemyng Writers/Script Danny King Starring Freema Agyeman, Billy Cook, Charlie Cox, Mackenzie Crook, Annette Crosbie, Tony Cussan, Dexter Fletcher, Eve Myles, Robert Portal, Elevator Pitch: A group of vampires are meeting in an isolated country farmhouse somewhere in England, where they … Continue reading
Duration 1h 53m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A collection of scenes from other movies pretending to be an original screenplay. Director Guy Richie Writers/Script Guy Richie (Story Guy Richie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies) Starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Colin Farrell, Henry Golding, Tom Wu, Hugh Grant, Eddie Marsan, Samuel … Continue reading
Duration 3h 22m Rating (UK) X Source of story Just a bit out of Pario Puzo’s bok The Godfather and continuing the story from the first film. Director Francis Ford Coppola Writers/Script Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo Starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diana Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Roger Michell Writers/Script Chap Taylor, Michael Tolkin Starring Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, Richard Jenkins, Amanda Peet, Kevin Sussman, William Hurt, Elevator Pitch: Doyle Gipson and Gavin Banek are on their way to different courts when they collide … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Mike Carey Director Colm McCarthy Writers/Script Mike Carey Starring Sennia Nanua, Paddy Considine, Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Elevator Pitch: The world is inhabited by hordes of brainless zombies who when roused will attack anyone who is still human. In … Continue reading
Duration 2h 26m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A more or less original screenplay apparently inspired by Thomas Mann’s “The Magic Mountain”. Director Gore Verbinski Writers/Script Justin Haythe Starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Ivo Nandi, Celia Imrie, Harry Groener Elevator Pitch: Lockhart, a young executive in a financial service company is sent … Continue reading
Duration 1h 25m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Director Stefan Ruzowitzky Writers/Script Zach Dean Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek, Kate Mara, Treat Williams, Elevator Pitch: Lisa, a young woman in a mini-dress is freezing to death in a snowstorm on the road to Canada when … Continue reading
Duration 2h 12m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay, although linked by critics to Bonney and Clyde and Thelma and Louise (I favour the latter) Director First time director Melina Matsoukas Writers/Script Lena Waithe (story Lena Waithe, James Frey) Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeen Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny, Elevator Pitch: An uptight … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay using a theme developed in the earlier films of the franchise Director James Wong Writers/Script Glen Morgan, James Wong, (Jeffrey Reddick characters) Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Chelan Simmons, Crystal Lowe, Amanda Crew Elevator Pitch: When Wendy Christensen has a premonition that … Continue reading
Duration 2h 58m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A book of the same name by Nicholas Pileggi, chronicling the real mafioso involvement in Las Vegas Director Martin Scorsese Writers/Script Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese Starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, L.Q. Jones, Frank Vincent, Frankie Avalon, Elevator Pitch: Sam … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An (unpublished) book of the same name by Bruce Robinson Director Bruce Robinson Writers/Script Bruce Robinson Starring Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Michael Elphick Elevator Pitch: In 1969 two out of work actors live in a shabby flat in Camden Town, spending most of … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A variety of DC comics featuring the character (it seems) Director Cathy Yan Writers/Script Christina Hodson Starring Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco Elevator Pitch: Harley Quinn, having been dumped by the Joker, must find a … Continue reading
Duration 2h 20m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Christian Gudegast Writers/Script Christian Gudegast (story Paul Scheuring) Starring Gerard Butler. Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson Jr, 50 Cent, Dawn Olivieri Elevator Pitch: A gang of former marines with massive firepower available have a plan to rob the Federal Reserve Bank, an apparently … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A newish screenplay using the characters form the previous films and the concept from the TV series. Director Christopher McQuarrie Writers/Script Christopher McQuarrie, Drew Pearce Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Simon McBruney, Tom Hollander, Alec Baldwin, Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Based on real events in Fox News over the duration of its existence. Director Jay Roach Writers/Script Charles Randolph Starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Allison Janney, Malcolm McDowell, Kate McKinnon, Elevator Pitch: Roger Ailes, the CEO of Fox News, generally known for … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Gareth Evans Writers/Script Gareth Evans Starring Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Joe Taslim, Elevator Pitch: A SWAT team in Jakata are tasked with attacking a fortified tenement controlled by a drug lord., with the objective of shutting down its drug processing factory. They … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A book of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis Director Mary Harron Writers/Script Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner Starring Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherpoon, Samantha Mathis, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, Cara Seymour, Krista Sutton, Elevator Pitch: Patrick Bateman is one of … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story The characters and effectively the plot from The Hangover Director Todd Phillips Writers/Script Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong, Todd Phillips (Characters Jon Lucas, Scott Moore) Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, Mike Tyson, Jeffrey Tambour, Mason Lee, Jamie Chung, Nick … Continue reading
Duration 1h 53m Rating (UK) X Source of story A novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy Director John Schlesinger Writers/Script Waldo Salt Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Ultra Violet, M. Emmet Walsh Elevator Pitch: Joe a young Texan who believes himself to be a superstud, arrives in New … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A book “The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coastguard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue” by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias Director Craig Gillespie Writers/Script Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson Starring Chris Pine, Casey Afleck, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger Elevator Pitch: In a … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Roughly based on the previous films Director Brad Turner Writers/Script Ben Ripley (Dennis Feldman characters) Starring Robin Dunne, Robert Knepper, Amelia Cooke, Natasha Henstridge Elevator Pitch: While Eve (you need to have seen the previous film) and her offspring are being transported in a ambulance she … Continue reading
Duration 2h 58m Rating (UK) A Source of story Real events and a book by Cornelius Ryan Director Ken Annakin plus Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wichi and others. Writers/Script Cornelius Ryan plus Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall, Jack Seddon Starring Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Fabian, Mel Ferrer, Henry Fonda, John Gregson, … Continue reading
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