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Released 2011 Rating 15 in UK Director Seth Gordon Writer/s Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley Starring Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Jason Bateman Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Three friends have trouble with their superiors at work, one is a despot, one is an idiot and one is a sexual predator. … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 12A in UK Director Jonathan Mostow Writer/s Michael Ferris, John Brancato Starring Bruce Wills, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Cromwell Source of story Graphic novel by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele Elevator Pitch In the near future the population is represented in the workplace and at play by their surrogates, remotely operated … Continue reading
Released 2006 Rating PG Director Shawn Levy Writer/s Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon Starring Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams, Steve Coogan, Owen Wilson Source of story A book by Milan Trenc Elevator Pitch An out of work inventor manages to get a job as night-watchman in the NY Museum of Natural … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 15 in UK Director Luke Scott Writer/s Seth W Owen Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch When a scientifically created humanoid injures a scientist a young woman is sent in by “corporate” to the remote location of the experiment to sort … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating 18 in UK Director The Farrellys Writer/s Scot Armstrong, Leslie Dixon, The Farrellys, Kevin Barnett Starring Ben Stiller, Malin Akerman, Michelle Monaghan Source of story A short story by Bruce Jay Friedman and a screenplay by Neil Simon Elevator Pitch A forty year old single man is prompted by his friends to … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating PG13 Director Ellory Elkayem Writer/s Stephen Mazur Starring Oliver James, Kristopher Turner, Rik Young Source of story A sequel to the original “Without a Paddle”. Elevator Pitch Two young men in search of adventure pursue the object of a schoolboy crush into the backwoods of Oregon, where she and a female friend … Continue reading
Released 1974 Rating X (over 18s) in UK Director Francis Ford Coppola Writer/s Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Nero, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton Source of story A development from The Godfather Elevator Pitch We move between the early life of Vito Corleone from his youth in Sicilly to his early … Continue reading
Released 1999 Rating 15 in UK Director Clint Eastwood Writer/s Larry Gross, Paul Brickman, Stephen Schiff Starring Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, James Woods, Bernard Hill Source of story A novel by Andrew Klavan Elevator Pitch A veteran reporter who is screwing his immediate boss’s wife, is given the job of covering an execution which is … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A Director Woody Allen Writer/s Woody Allen Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A young New Yorker, fed up with working for his father, makes his way to Hollywood where his uncle is an agent, and is eventually given a job. … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating 12A in UK Director Paul Greengrass Writer/s Tony Gilroy, Scott Z Burns, George Nolfi Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine, Joan Allen Source of story Book by Robert Ludlum Elevator Pitch Bourne is on the case again when he is named in a Guardian article, requiring him to visit … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A Director Justin Lin Writer/s Simon Pegg, Doug Jung Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella, Idris Elba Source of story Star Trek – the legend Elevator Pitch The Enterprise is dispatched from the frontier space station Yorktown to assist a lost alien vessel in uncharted space, but … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating 12A in UK Director Paul Greengrass Writer/s Tony Gilroy Starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Joan Allen, Brian Cox Source of story Novel by Robert Ludlum (more or less) Elevator Pitch Bourne finds himself a target of a KGB killer, and is forced to come out of hiding once more to attempt to … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A Director Richard Curtis Writer/s Richard Curtis Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachael McAdams, Bill Nighy Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Reaching the age of 21, a young man is told by his father that he has inherited the ability to travel in time. To start with he uses this to … Continue reading
Released 2000 Rating 15 Director Betty Thomas Writer/s Susannah Grant Starring Sandra Bullock, Dominic West, Viggo Mortensen Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch An alcoholic journalist rampages through her sister’s wedding, finally driving the wedding car away and crashing into someone’s front room. As a result she is sentenced either to jail or … Continue reading
Released 1986 (Remastered 2016) Rating 18 in UK Director Alex Cox Writer/s Alex Cox, Abbe Wood Starring Gary Oldman, Cloe Webb, David Hayman Source of story Real events Elevator Pitch At the height of the Sex Pistols fame, the bassist Sid Vicious becomes involved with Nancy Spungen a drug addict, camp follower and occasional sex … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 15 in UK, R in USA Director Jonathan Glazer Writer/s Walter Campbell, Jonathan Glazer Starring Scarlett Johansson Source of story A book by Michael Faber Elevator Pitch An alien in the form of an attractive woman drives around Glasgow in a white van, picking up stray men and taking them to her … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 15 in UK Director Michael Petroni Writer/s Michael Petroni Starring Adrian Brody, Sam Neill Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Two boys leave their bikes on a railway line, apparently causing in the derailment of a train and the deaths of 47 people. They are both traumatised, and one, who … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A in UK Director Paul Feig Writer/s Paul Feig, Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig + cameos by the originals Source of story Ghostbusters I and II Elevator Pitch Malevolent spirits are invading Manhattan again but fortunately another group of paranormal scientists are on hand to combat them. However the mayor wants to … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating U in UK Director Yarrow Cheney, Chris Renaud Writer/s Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Brian Lynch Starring Louis KC, Eric Stonestreet Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Max, a terrier in Manhattan, usually just sits at the door all day waiting for his owner to return, but when she brings home … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 15 in UK Director Matthew Vaughn Writer/s Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman Starring Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L Jackson, Mark Strong Source of story A graphic novel Elevator Pitch A maniac tech billionaire has a plan to reduce the population of the earth by turning the inhabitants against each other. But standing … Continue reading
Released 1997 Rating 15 in UK Director Clint Eastwood Writer/s William Goldman Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glen, Richard Jenkins Source of story A book of the same name by David Baldacci Elevator Pitch The US president and the young wife of his principle sponsor are getting together in the … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating PG-13 Director Camille Delamarre Writer/s Luc Besson Starring Paul Walker, David Belle Source of story A remake of French film ´District B13 Elevator Pitch An undercover policeman in search of a dirty bomb, and a vigilante in search of his girl friend must band together to take on the drug gangs … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating 18 Director Michael Davis Writer/s Michael Davis Starring Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci, Paul Giamatti Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A man delivers a baby in a warehouse, while engaging in a gun battle with men chasing the mother. Thereafter, he and a helpful whore go on the run with … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 15 Director Kevin Smith Writer/s Robb and Mark Cullen Starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan Source of story An original screen play Elevator Pitch An ill-matched pair of New York cops are on the track of a drug cartel and one of their molls but each is preoccupied with his own problems, one … Continue reading
Released 1999 Rating 18 Director Peter Hyams Writer/s Andrew W Marlowe Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Rod Steiger, Robin Tunney, Miriam Margoles Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch On the last day of the old century the devil comes to earth and takes over the body of a banker, there-after searching for a … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A Director Don McKellar Writer/s Ken Scott, Michael Dowes Starring Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitch Source of story A French Canadian film from 2004 “La Grande Seduction” Elevator Pitch The inhabitants of a Newfoundland island whose waters have been fished out, may have the opportunity of work, if they can pursued a company … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 15 Director Jodie Foster Writer/s Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore, Jim Kouf Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Caitriona Balfe Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Money Monster is a financial TV show and, just as the presenter is getting into his stride, a disgruntled investor with pistol and explosive … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 18 in UK Director Ridley Scott Writer/s Cormac McCarthy Starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch In hostile border country a lawyer becomes involved in the financing of a drug smuggling operation, which is using a septic tank wagon to … Continue reading
Released 2008 Rating 12A Director Gabriele Muccino Writer/s Grant Nieporte Starring Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A young engineer causes the deaths of seven people including his fiancee due to texting while driving. He is traumatised by guilt and so sets out to change the lives … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating 12A Director Doug Liman Writer/s Tony Gilroy, W.Blake Herron Starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox Source of story Loosely based on the book of the same name by Robert Ludlum Elevator Pitch A fishing boat picks up a man from the sea who is injured and suffering from amnesia. … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 12A Director Andrew Stanton Writer/s Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton Source of story “Princess of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912) Elevator Pitch An American Civil War veteran is mysteriously transferred to the planet Mars where he finds he had super capabilities and beomes … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 12A Director Christopher Nolan Writer/s Jonathan & Christopher Nolan Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Matt Damon Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch As the inhabitants of earth grapple with climate change and crop failures, NASA recruits some old stagers to take a space ship through a … Continue reading
Released 1988 Rating PG Director Ron Howard Writer/s George Lucas, Bob Dolman Starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Willow, a dwarf, farmer and wizard takes on the task of protecting a baby from the army of an evil sorceress and so embarks on a journey accompanied … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating PG Director Tom Shadyac Writer/s Steve Oedekerk and others Starring Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman Source of story In some respects a sequel to “Bruce Almighty” Elevator Pitch A congressman is persuaded by God to start to build an ark on a collection of vacant building lots in Virginia, … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 15 in UK Director Gary McKendry Writer/s Matt Sherring Starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Nero Source of story A book by (Sir) Ranulph Fiennes called “The Feather Men” perporting to be a true story. Elevator Pitch A retired professional assassin is drawn back into action when his mentor is imprisoned … Continue reading
Released 1966 Rating U Director Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon Writer/s Robert Ardrey Starring Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson Source of story Based on real events Elevator Pitch In 1884 General “Chinese” Gordon is sent to Khartoum to arrange for the evacuation of the city, which is threatened by the Mahdi, an extreme religious leader … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 15 in UK Director Damien Chazelle Writer/s Damien Chazelle Starring Miles Teller, J.K.Simmons Source of story An original screenplay followed by a short film Elevator Pitch A talented drumming student is recruited for an elite jazz band which has an obsessive and bullying professor, who is apparently keen to find really exceptional … Continue reading
Released 1973 Rating A Director George Roy Hill Writer/s David S Ward Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw Source of story Book, The Big Con by David W Maurer Elevator Pitch For their own reasons a couple of con men decide to swindle a gang boss out of a large sum of money by … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating 12A in UK Director Christopher Erskin Writer/s Todd R Jones, Earl Richey Jones Starring Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A husband, who has been estranged from his wife for three months, gets together with her and their three children for … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A in UK Director Andrew Niccol Writer/s Andrew Niccol Starring Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Max Irons, William Hurt Source of story A book by Stephenie Meyer Elevator Pitch A race of parasitic aliens have taken over the world by invading the bodies of humans, and only small pockets of uninvaded people remain. … Continue reading
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