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Duration 1h 42m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Theodore Melfi Director Theodore Melfi Starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O’Dowd, Jaeden Lieberher, Kimberly Quinn Elevator Pitch A Vietnam war veteran who leads a desolute existence, gambling, drinking and consorting with a Russian prostitute accidentally becomes a baby … Continue reading
Duration 1h 55m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story “Inspired by” real events, although there has been a book and a stage play about the woman. Writer/s Script Sherry White Director Aisling Walsh Starring Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Kari Matchett, Gabrielle Rose, Zachary Bennett Elevator Pitch An itinerant fisherman who lives in a shack miles … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Nacho Vigalondo Director Nacho Vigalondo Starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson, Dan Stevens, Christine Lee Elevator Pitch A young woman, out of work, whose life seems to consist of all night drunks is ousted by her boyfriend … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story The characters and style of the presentation from earlier movies in the franchise Writer/s Script Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg Writer/s Story Characters: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg Director Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg Starring John Cho, Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, Jack Conley, Neil Patrick Harris, Daneel Ackles Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script David Mamet Director David Mamet Starring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay Elevator Pitch A very cool criminal gang pull off a complex jewel robbery but their fence refuses to pay them unless they undertake … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Rating (UK) PG Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Sylvester Stallone Writer/s Story Jan Skrentny, Neal Tabachnick Director Renny Harlin Starring Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue, Stacy Edwards, Til Schweiger, Gina Gershon, Estella Warren, Robert Sean Leonard plus a number of real drivers. Elevator Pitch When a young very … Continue reading
Duration 2h 21m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A DC Comics Character created by William Moulton Marston Writer/s Script Allan Heinberg Writer/s Story Zack Snyder, Allan Heinberg, Jason Fuchs Director Patty Jenkins Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Ewen Bremner, Eugene Brave Rock, Lucy Davis, James Cosmo … Continue reading
Duration 2h 12m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Jonathan Perera Director John Madden Starring Jessica Chastain, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Christine Baranski, John Lithgow, Mark Strong, Sam Waterston Elevator Pitch An influencial DC lobbyist joins a company promoting a bill to restrict the purchase of automatic weapons, while her … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A DC Comics character, associated with Batman Writer/s Script John Brancato, Michael Ferris, John Rogers Writer/s Story Theresa Rebeck, John Brancato, Michael Ferris Director Pitof Starring Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein Elevator Pitch A shy, attractive young woman accidentally … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Richard Curtis Director Mike Newell Starring Hugh Grant, James Fleet, Simon Callow, John Hannah, Kristen Scott Thomas, Charlotte Coleman, Andie MacDowell, Nicola Walker, Rowan Atkinson, Kenneth Griffith, David Haig, Anna Chancellor Elevator Pitch A bunch of friends go to a posh … Continue reading
Duration 2h 5m Rating (UK) PG Source of story The original Tron from 1982 Writer/s Script Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz Writer/s Story Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Brian klugman, Lee Sternthal plus Steven Lisberger and Bonny MacBird (characters) Director Joseph Kosinski Starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, Michael Sheen, Cillian Murphy Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Duration 2h 31m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The original TV series by Bruce Geller and the previous movies Writer/s Script Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec Director Brad Bird Starring Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Michael Nyqvist, Lea Seydoux, Tom Wilkinson Elevator Pitch A villain obtains the launch codes for the Russian … Continue reading
Duration 2h 18m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The books of Patrick O’Brien Writer/s Script Peter Weir, John Collee Director Peter Weir Starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Lee Ingleby, David Threlfall, Billy Boyd Elevator Pitch HMS Surprise has the task of tracking and capturing the French privateer Acheron, which is on its way to … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A 1997 book of the same name by Phillip Roth Writer/s Script John Romano Director Ewan McGregor Starring Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakta Famming, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, David Strathearn, Valorie Curry Elevator Pitch Seymour Levov is the epitomy of a successful jewish American, a consumate … Continue reading
Duration 1h 28m Rating (UK) 15 (Really!) Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script David Chirchirillo, Trent Haaga Director E.L.Katz Starring Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner Elevator Pitch Two friends on the verge of desitution meet a couple apparently with unlimited money, and the man with the cash offers them rewards … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A Marvel Comics character created by Frank Miller Writer/s Script Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman, Raven Metzner Writer/s Story Characters in film Mark Steven Johnson Director Rob Bowman Starring Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Kirsten Prout, Will Yun Lee, Terence Stamp Elevator Pitch Elektra, a wayward superhero with … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A DC Comics character, re-invented as an intergalactic superhero with the popularity of SF. Writer/s Script Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Goldenberg Writer/s Story Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim Director Martin Campbell Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 28m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A totally derivative screenplay Writer/s Script Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Selzer Director Keenan Ivory Wayans Starring Carmen Electra, Dave Sheridan, Mark McConchie, Karen Kruper, Anna Faris, John Abrhams, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth, Cheri Oteri, Shawn Wayans, Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Adi Hasak, Luc Besson Writer/s Story Luc Besson Director McG Starring Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Elevator Pitch A CIA black ops agent with little time to live goes to Paris to make peace with his estranged daughter, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 19m Rating (UK) 12 Source of story A book of the same name by Veronica Roth Writer/s Script Evan Daugherty, Vanessa Taylor Director Neil Burger Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Kate Winslet, Ansel Elgort Elevator Pitch After an unspecified conflict the … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Joseph Cedar Director Joseph Cedar Starring Richard Gere, Loir Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi, Hank Azaria, Harris Yulin Elevator Pitch The film subtitle is, “The moderate rise and tragic fall of a New York fixer”. So … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story Real events potrayed in a book, “The Wettest County in the World” by Matt Bondurant (the grandson of one of the characters). Writer/s Script Nick Cave Director John Heathcoat Starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Gary Oldman Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Duration 2h 30m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A Hasbro toy and the first film of the franchise Writer/s Script Ehren Kruger, Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman Director Michael Bey Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Kevin Dunn, Julia White, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving, Michael York Elevator Pitch Back in … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Rating (UK) PG Source of story The first “Night in the Museum” Writer/s Script Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon Writer/s Story Characters: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon Director Shawn Levy Starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, StevenCoogan, Ricky Gervais, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Duration 1h 30m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A New Yorker article by Katha Pollitt written in 2002. Writer/s Script Sarah Kemochan Director Isabel Coixet Starring Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer, Jake Weber Elevator Pitch A New York book editor, critic and radio personality is unexpectedly dumped by her husband leaving her facing … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Rating (UK) PG-13 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Daniel Kunka Director Renny Harlin Starring John Cena, Aiden Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Taylor Cole Elevator Pitch In a fracas at the roadside a policeman captures a villain, but is accidentally involved in the death of the man’s girlfriend. The … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Richard Wenk Director Richard Donner Starring Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse, Jenna Stern, Casey Sander Elevator Pitch A desolute and alcoholic detective is given the task of getting an irritating black petty criminal to a neighbourhood court , but … Continue reading
Duration 1h 34m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A memoir by Beth Raymer – apparently leaving out her time as a boxer. Writer/s Script D.V.DeVincentis Director Stephen Frears Starring Rebecca Hall, Corbin Bernsen, Laura Prepon, Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson, John Carroll Lynch Elevator Pitch A young woman gives … Continue reading
Duration 2h 8m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by David Ignatius Writer/s Script William Monahan Director Ridley Scott Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Simon Mc Burney, Michael Stuhlbarg, Elevator Pitch A field agent based in Jordan tries to run a terrorist leader, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A series of books by Kyril Bonfiglioli Writer/s Script Eric Aronson Director David Koepp Starring Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Jeff Goldblum, Paul Whitehouse Elevator Pitch A debonair art dealer and man about town, who has a tough protective manservant and … Continue reading
Duration 2h 37m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Robert Graysmith – depicting real events. Writer/s Script James Vanderbilt Director David Fincher Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr, Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Chloe Sevegny, Candy Clark, Dermot Mulroney Elevator Pitch In the 1970s … Continue reading
Duration 2h 12m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book by A.E.W. Mason (1865 to 1948) and maybe one or other of the previous versions of the story. Writer/s Script Michael Schiffer, Hossein Amini Director Shekhar Kapur Starring Wes Bentley, James Cosmo, Djimon Hounsou, Kate Hudson, Alex Jennings, Heath Ledger, Kris Marshall, Rupert Penry-Jones, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 7m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script The Wachowskis Director The Wachowskis Starring Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Tim Pigott-Smith, Terry Gilliam, Julie Graham Elevator Pitch A young woman who cleans toilets for a living becomes the object of … Continue reading
Duration 2h 10m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Other F&F outings, particularly F&F 5 Writer/s Script Chris Morgan Writer/s Story Characters: Gary Scott Walker Director Justin Lin Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Ludacris, Luke Evans, Elsa Pataky, Gina Carano, John Ortiz Elevator … Continue reading
Released 2005 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard and the previous outing – Get Shorty Writer/s Script Peter Steinfield Director F Gary Gray Starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Andre Benjamin, Christina Milian, Harvey Keitel, Dwayne Johnson, James Woods Elevator Pitch Chilli … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens Writer/s Script Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Director Mark Waters Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster, Anne Archer, Emma Stone Elevator Pitch A celebrated fashion photographer and serial womaniser is a guest at his brother’s … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Tracey Jackson Director Daisy von Scherler Mayer Starring Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean, Christine Baranski, Sanjeev Bhaskar Elevator Pitch A young Indian dance teacher is encouraged to emigrate to New York by his brother who tells tales of penthouse … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The previous outing, Clash of the Titans which was in turn based on a 1981 film scripted by Beverley Cross Writer/s Script Dan Mazeau, David Leslie Johnson Writer/s Story Greg Berlanti, David Leslie Johnson, Dan Mazeau Director Jonathan Liebesman Starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Edgar … Continue reading
Released 2017 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Jordan Peele Director Jordan Peele Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Wiliams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, LilRel Howery Elevator Pitch A young black photographer is apprehensive about visiting the country house of his white girfriend, but is made welcome … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Charles Baxter Writer/s Script Allison Burnett Director Robert Benton Starring Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Selma Blair, Alexa Davalos, Toby Hemingway, Jane Alexander, Fred Ward Elevator Pitch A college professor on sabatical spends time in the local … Continue reading
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