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Released 2013 Rating 15 in UK Director Edgar Wright Writer/s Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, Reece Shearsmith, Mark Heap Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Five men, at the behest of their former possible leader, visit the scene of … Continue reading
Released 2000 Rating 12 in UK Director Brett Ratner Writer/s David Diamond, David Weissman Starring Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Harve Presnell Source of story An original screenplay, with echoes of other Christmas parables. Elevator Pitch Jack Campbell, the VP of an investment company who cares nothing for anything except money and … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 15 in UK (Why?) Director Jim Jarmusch Writer/s Jim Jarmusch Starring Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Rizwan Manji, Barry Shabaka Henley Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A week passes in the life of a bus driver and his wife. He gets up and on getting into his bus writes poetry … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 15 in UK Director Sean Anders Writer/s Sean Anders, John Morris, Jonathan Goldstein, John F Daley Starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Jonathan Banks Source of story Horrible Bosses 1 Elevator Pitch The three guys from the first film have now … Continue reading
Released 2008 Rating 12A in UK Director Jeffrey Nachmanoff Writer/s Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Steve Martin Starring Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Said Taghmaoui, Neil McDonough, Archie Panjabi, Jeff Daniels Source of story An original screenplay from an idea by Steve Martin Elevator Pitch In the violent world of the jihadists a former special forces engineer in deep … Continue reading
Released 2001 Rating 18 Director Keenan Wayans Writer/s Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Selzer, Alyson Fouse, Greg Grabianski, Dave Polsky, Michael Snowden, Craig Wayans Starring James Woods, Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans, Christopher Masterson, Shawn Wayans, Regina Hall, Tori Spelling, Tim Curry Source of story Scary Movie 1 Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 12A in UK Director Michael Bay Writer/s Ehren Kruger Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Kevin Dunn, Alan Tudyk, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving, Leonard Nimoy Source of story Unbelievably a diecast toy, previous films and a book called “Transformers: Ghosts of … Continue reading
Released 1984 Rating 15 in UK (R in US) Director Martin Brest Writer/s Daniel Petrie Jr, Danilo Bach Starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reingold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff Source of story An original but much rewritten and rehandled screenplay Elevator Pitch A undisciplined Detroit detective goes on the hunt for the killers … Continue reading
Released 1979 Rating X in UK (means 18) Director Francis Ford Coppola Writer/s John Milius, Francis F Coppola, Michael Herr Starring Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, Scott Glenn Source of story Probably “The Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad Elevator Pitch After a special forces colonel … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 12A in UK Director Robert Schwentke Writer/s Bruce Joel Rubin Starring Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky Source of story Book of the same name by Audrey Niffenegger Elevator Pitch A young man and woman meet in a library apparently for the first time, but she knows him because in … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 15 in UK Director Brad Furman Writer/s Ellen Brown Furman (The director’s mum) Starring Bryan Cranston, Juliet Aubrey, Olympia Dukasis, Amy Ryan, John Leguizamo, Jason Isaacs, Diane Kruger, Benjamin Bratt Source of story Real events described in abook by Robert Mazur Elevator Pitch In the 1980s Forida is the centre for the … Continue reading
Released 1993 Rating 18 in UK Director Phillip Noyce Writer/s Joe Eszterhas Starring Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Polly Walker, Martin Landau Source of story Novel of the same name by Ira Levin Elevator Pitch A youngish book editor moves into an apartment in the Sliver, which has previously been occupied by a woman … Continue reading
Released 2003 Rating 15 in UK Director David Zucker Writer/s Craig Mazin, Pat Proft Starring Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Charlie Sheen, Jeremy Piven, Anna Faris, Kevin Hart, Queen Latifah, Leslie Nielsen Source of story Earlier Scary Movies – particularly the characters Elevator Pitch A newscaster finds that things are going awry in her home town … Continue reading
Released 2006 Rating 15 in UK Director Martin Campbell Writer/s Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini Source of story Casino Royale the novel by Ian Fleming (Apparently followed closely) Elevator Pitch Bond is on the trail of a financier who uses terrorist … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A in UK Director Gore Verbinski Writer/s Justin Haythe, Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, Helena Bonham-Carter Source of story The Lone Ranger radio shows – and possibly short cine films Elevator Pitch A posse of Texas Rangers chase a gang of criminals … Continue reading
Released 2006 Rating 12A in UK Director Frank Coraci Writer/s Steve Koren, Mark O’Keefe Starring Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner, Jonah Hill Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch An architect obsessed with his work to the detriment of his family life, is gifted with a remote … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating 15 Director Rob Cohen Writer/s Rich Wilkes Starring Vin Diesel, Asia Argentino, Samuel Jackson, Michael Roof Source of story A (not very) original screenplay Elevator Pitch An extreme sportsman who operates outside the law is recruited by the National Security Agency to penetrate a criminal gang in the Czech Republic. He is … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 15 in UK Director Atom Egoyan Writer/s Atom Egoyan, David Fraser Starring Kevin Durand, Rosario Dawson, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch The child of a landscape gardener is abducted while he goes to a diner to buy something and over a further nine years he … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 15 in UK Director Tom Ford Writer/s Tom Ford Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor- Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Michael Sheen Source of story A book “Tony and Susan” by Austin Wright (died 2003) Elevator Pitch A rich LA gallery owner, whose husband is cheating on … Continue reading
Released 1995 Rating U in UK Director Ang Lee Writer/s Emma Thompson Starring James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Gemma Jones, Hugh Grant, Robert Hardy, Alan Rickman, Greg Wise, Imelda Staunton, Imogen Stubbs, Hugh Laurie Source of story Book of the same name by Jane Austen Elevator Pitch When Mr Dashwood … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating 15 in UK Director Beeban Kidron Writer/s Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis, Adam Brooks Starring Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Colin Firth, Neil Pearson, Hugh Grant, Jacinda Barrett, Sally Phillips, James Callis, Shirley Henderson, Alex Jennings Source of story Novel by Helen Fielding and the previous film. Elevator … Continue reading
Released 2001 Rating 15 in UK Director Sharon Maguire Writer/s Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis Starring Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Celia Imrie, Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips, James Callis, Honor Blackman, Neil Pearson Source of story A newspaper column then a book by Helen Fielding Elevator Pitch A thirty … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 15 in UK Director Erik Van Looy Writer/s Wesley Strick Starring Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, isabel Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rhona Mitra Source of story Based on a 2008 film written by Bart De Pauw Elevator Pitch Five men in raincoats stand round a bed on which … Continue reading
Released 2003 Rating PG in UK Director Steve Carr Writer/s Geoff Rodkey Starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, Anjelica Huston, Elle Fanning Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch When two executives from a food company lose their jobs, their wives go out to work and they stay home to look … Continue reading
Released 1999 Rating 15 in UK Director The Wachowskis Writer/s The Wachowskis Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano Source of story An original screenplay, but in my view following a legacy of SF stories over many years. Elevator Pitch Far in the future machines have taken over the world, and … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A in UK Director Peter Berg Writer/s Matthew Michael Carnahan, Matthew Sand Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, John Malkovich, Kate Hudson Source of story Real events and a newspaper article by David Rohde and Stephanie Saul Elevator Pitch When the new crew join the oil rig Deepwater Horizon they find … Continue reading
Released 2005 Rating 12 in UK Director Christopher Nolan Writer/s David S Goyer, Christopher Nolan Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe Source of story A DC comics character – mostly said to be “Batman:Year One” Elevator Pitch Batman uses the resources of … Continue reading
Released 2003 Rating 15 in UK Director James Foley Writer/s Doug Jung Starring Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Paul Giamatti, Luis Guzman, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, John Carroll Lynch, Morris Chestnut Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A group of confidence tricksters have a standard scam which usually involved people pretending to be shot, … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating 18 in UK Director Ridley Scott Writer/s Steven Zaillian Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chewetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, John Ortiz, Cuba Gooding Jr, Armand Assante, Idris Elba (a walk-on) Source of story Inspired by true events and an article by Mark Jacobson Elevator Pitch When a gangland overlord dies his right hand … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A in UK Director Denis Villeneuve Writer/s Eric Heisserer Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Source of story A story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang Elevator Pitch The population of earth wake up one morning to find twelve spacecraft hovering above miscellaneous points on the planet, including … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating 15 in UK Director David S. Goyer Writer/s David S Goyer Starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posy Source of story A Marvel comic character by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan Elevator Pitch The vampires resurrect their demonic leader who they think will give them the … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Simon West Writer/s William Goldman Starring Jason Statham, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Milo Ventimiglia, Stanley Tucci Source of story A novel “Heat” and 1980s film, both by William Goldman Elevator Pitch A Las Vegas bodyguard is hired by a young internet millionaire to watch his back, at the same time … Continue reading
Released 2003 Rating 15 in UK Director The Wachowskis Writer/s The Wachowskis Starring Monica Bellucci, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Plinkett-Smith, Keanu Reeves, Bruce Spence, Hugo Weaving Source of story The earlier Matrix offerings and actually some legendary SF. Elevator Pitch The earth is dark and desolate and somewhere machines are using humans to produce … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 12A in UK Director Paul W.S.Anderson Writer/s Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, Michael Robert Johnson Starring Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Source of story Apparently an unused script for Roman Polanski by B.L.Jurgens Elevator Pitch A gladiator in Pompeii forms an unlikely relationship with the daughter of … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 16 in UK Director Christopher McQuarrie Writer/s Christopher McQuarrie Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Werner Herzog, Robert Duvall Source of story A book “One Shot” by Lee Child Elevator Pitch A former military sniper is arrested for the random shooting of five people on a river bank, and … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 15 in UK Director Leslye Headland Writer/s Leslye Headland Starring Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, Rebel Wilson Source of story A stage play by Lesley Headland Elevator Pitch When possibly the least attractive of a group of girls (nick-named pig-face) announces that she is to be married the other three get … Continue reading
Released 2001 Rating PG in UK Director Brian Helgeland Writer/s Brian Helgeland Starring Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, James Purefoy, Christopher Cazenove Source of story An original screenplay – but I think the director had seen one of those medieval tournaments put on by a group … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating 12A in UK Director Lee Tamahori Writer/s Gary Goldman, Jonathan Hensleigh, Paul Bernbaum Starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Peter Falk Source of story A novel by Phillip K Dick “The Golden Man”. Elevator Pitch A small time magician working in Las Vegas can see a short time into the future, … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 18 in UK Director Eli Roth Writer/s Eli Roth, Nicolas Lopez Starring Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas Source of story A remake of “Death Game” from 1977. Elevator Pitch Two young women turn up at the door of a luxury house, inhabited by an architect whose wife and children are … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 12A in UK Director Mike Newell Writer/s Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Richard Coyle, Ronald Pickup Source of story A video game scripted by Jordan Mechner Elevator Pitch The king of Persia with his two natural sons and one adopted son invade a sacred … Continue reading
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