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Released 1986 Rating 18 in UK Director James Cameron Writer/s James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen Source of story A follow up to “Alien” from 1979 Elevator Pitch The planet on which the alien eggs were found has been colonised, but contact with it has been lost. A … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating 15 in UK Director Louis Leterrier, Cory Yuen Writer/s Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen Starring Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Francois Berleand Source of story Original Screenplay Elevator Pitch A highy trained ex-soldier transports anything for a fee, but when he opens the bag in the boot of his car (trunk to you … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating 15 (In UK) Director Paul W.S. Anderson Writer/s The Director Source of story A computer game Stars Milla Jovovich, James Purefoy Elevator Pitch A military squad has a mission to shut down the computer system, controlling “the hive”, a multilevel technical facility within which a virus has been released, turning the staff … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating 18 (in UK) Director Xavier Gens Writer/s Skip Woods Starring Timothy Olyphant, Olga Kurylenko, Doughy Scott, Source of story A computer shoot em up Elevator Pitch An assassin belonging to a mystery organisation whose members can be identified by a barcode tattooed on the back of their heads, is ensnared in a … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 18 in UK Director Pete Travis Writer/s John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerre Starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thereby, Lena Headey, Domhnall Gleeson Source of story A character and series in Uk comic 2000 AD Elevator Pitch In a world where the judges are the source of law enforcement, judgement and sentencing (using a sophisticated … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Andrew Haigh Writer/s Andrew Haigh Starring Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtney, Geraldine James Source of story Apparently a short story by David Constantine Elevator Pitch The life of a married couple, approaching their 45th wedding anniversary party, is disrupted by a letter announcing that the body of the husband’s … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 15 in UK Director Paul Greengrass Writer/s Brian Helgeland Starring Matt Damon, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Jason Isaacs (hello to) Source of story Book by Rajiv Chandresekaran Elevator Pitch A warrant officer leading a team of US soldiers looking for WMD in Baghdad, but failing to find any, becomes involved … Continue reading
Released 1980 Rating 15 in UK Director John Landis Writer/s Dan Aykroyd, John Landis Starring John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, Carrie Fisher and a host of singers Source of story The Blues Brothers were apparently Saturday Live characters Elevator Pitch When one of the brothers is released from jail they go on a mission to collect … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 15 in UK Director Steve Pink Writer/s Josh Heald, Sean Anders Starring John Cusack, Lizzy Caplan, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Chevy Chase, Source of story Original script Elevator Pitch A group of middle aged men a bit down on their luck revisit the scene of their greatest night out ever, a ski … Continue reading
Released 1975 Rating PG in UK Director John Huston Writer/s John Huston, Gladys King Starring Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Shakira Caine, Source of story A Rudyard Kipling short story Elevator Pitch Two British warrant officers from the Indian Army hike over the Himalayas to countries where they can use their military … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 12A in UK Director Steven Spielberg Writer/s Matt Charman, the Coens Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Jesse Plemons Source of story An account by James Donovan Elevator Pitch A lawyer is hired to defend a captured Russian spy and goes on to negotiate his exchange for the U2 … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Yorgos Tanthimos Writer/s Yorgos Tanthimos, Epthymis Filippou Starring Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, John C.Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch In an alternative reality adults are required to have partners in life, and those without them are sent to a hotel … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 15 in UK Director Nicholas Stroller Writer/s Jason Segel, Director Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Jackie Weaver, Rhys Ifans, Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch An “amusing” story about a chef and a female graduate who fall in love, but for a variety of reasons defer their … Continue reading
Released 1995 Rating PG in UK Director John Lasseter Writer/s John Lasseter, Pete Docter Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch All toys actually come to life when humans are not present and Andy’s toys, including his favourite Woody, a cowboy, are no exceptions. When a new toy Buzz Lightyear, … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 12A in UK Director Ridley Scott Writer/s Drew Goddard Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Source of story A book by Andy Weir Elevator Pitch During an expedition to Mars a storm causes the explorers to depart, leaving one member of … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating 12A in UK Director Jonathan Demme Writer/s Peter Stone, J.Demme Starring Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins, Stephen Dillane Source of story Apparently a remake of “Charade” Elevator Pitch A young woman in Paris finds out that she is a widow and a number of people are chasing her, thinking she has … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 15 in UK Director Nimród Antal Writer/s Alex Litvak, Michael Finch Starring Adrian Brody, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne (briefly) Source of story Well, it’s more about Predators Elevator Pitch A group of bad ass people carrying weapons are parachuted into a jungle on an unknown planet, without having any knowledge of why … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 18 in UK Director Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Writer/s The directors Starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakum Source of story A continuance of the original “Crank” Elevator Pitch An incredibly resilient bad man has his heart replaced by an electric one and is constantly required to find a way of recharging … Continue reading
Released 2000 Rating 15 in UK Director Sam Raimi Writer/s Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson Starring Cate Blanchett, Katie Holms, Greg Kinnear, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Hilary Swank, Gary Cole, J.K.Simmons Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch The disappearance of a young married woman in a small community focuses attention on the local clairvoyant, … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A Director Gavin Hood Writer/s Gavin Hood Starring Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin Source of story Book by Orson Scott Card Elevator Pitch Earth prepares for a pre-emptive strike against an alien race to prevent a second invasion, using the capabilities of young people and one youth in particular, … Continue reading
Released 1988 Rating 15 in UK Director Martin Brest Writer/s George Gallo Starring Robert de Nero, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch A bounty hunter has to return a mafia accountant who has jumped bail, from New York to LA, using a variety of forms of transport while being chased … Continue reading
Released 1993 Rating 15 in UK Director Marco Brambilla Writer/s Peter M Lenkov, Robert Reneau Starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Denis Leary, Jack Black Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch When an ultra criminal is released from cryo-suspension and begins to wreak havoc in a peaceful society the … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating 15 in UK Director Kurt Wimmer Writer/s Kurt Wimmer Starring Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Sean Bean, Sean Pertwee Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch In a sort of Big Brother/ The Matrix cross over a Cleric, a highly trained law enforcement officer in a country where feelings and possessions are not … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 12A in UK Director Sam Mendez Writer/s John Logan, Neal Purvis + Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Walz, Ralph Feinnes, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kenner, & others Source of story Loosely based on the interaction between previous Bonds and Spectre Elevator Pitch Bond receives a message from the … Continue reading
Released 1979 Rating 15 in UK Director Ridley Scott Writer/s Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett Starring Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch After a visit to an apparently uninhabited planet, the crew of the space tug Nostromo become aware that, inadvertently, they … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A in UK Director Alfonso Cuarón Writer/s Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch Two astronauts are working outside the Shuttle on the Hubble telescope when it is blown away by a cataclysmic event, and thereafter they have to work out … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 15 in UK Director Boaz Yakin Writer/s Boaz Yakin Starring Jason Statham, Catherine Chan Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch A former elite undercover policemen in New York, down on his luck, sees a young Chinese girl being chased by Russian gangsters. He takes her under his protection which results in … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 12A in UK Director Doug Liman Writer/s Christopher McQarrie, Jez Butterworth Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, Source of story Book “All You Need is Kill” Horoshi Sakurazaka Elevator Pitch The earth armies are at war with an alien race, who have the ability to reset time, on the … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Danny Boyle Writer/s Aaron Sorkin Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, Seth Rogan Source of story Book by Walter Isaacson Elevator Pitch A film about the three critical points in the entrepreneur’s life, a period before the 1984 Mac launch, the 1988 NeXT launch and the 1998 … Continue reading
Released 1994 Rating PG in UK Director David Carson Writer/s Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga Starring Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Malcolm McDowell, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, James Doohan, Walter Koenig Source of story The Startrek series Elevator Pitch A mad scientist is intent on destroying the known … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating Director Bill Condon Writer/s Jeffrey Hatcher Starring Ian McKellan, Laura Linney, Roger Allam, Frances de la Tour, John Sessions, Source of story A book by Mitch Cullin Elevator Pitch A long retired Sherlock Holmes keeps bees in the grounds of his cliff top house, assisted by the son of his housekeeper, and … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 15 in UK Director Jaume Collet-Serra Writer/s David Johnson Starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch A family whose third child is a stillbirth decide to adopt, and are charmed by a nine year old girl they find in an orphanage – but she is … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 12A in UK Director J.J.Abrams Writer/s Lawrence Kasdan, J.J.Abrams Starring Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Bodega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Iaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Simon Pegg, Warwick Davis, Harriet Walter Source of story The previous Star Wars films Elevator Pitch A new version of the old film, … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 12A in UK Director Ken Scott Writer/s Ken Scott Starring Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch David Wozniak, a delivery man working in the family meat business, is being chased by loan sharks for $80,000 which we are to discover is a debt which has … Continue reading
Released 1970 Rating PG in UK Director Brian G Hutton Writer/s Troy Kennedy- Martin Starring Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Harry Dean Stanton, Don Rickles, Carroll O’Connor Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch In WWII Europe a group of American soldiers make their way behind German lines in order to steal a cache … Continue reading
Released 1996 Rating 12 in UK Director Jonathan Frakes Writer/s Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Ronald D Moore Starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, James Cromwell, Alice Krige Source of story Developed from Star Trek the Next Generation Elevator Pitch Due to Captain Picard’s knowledge of the … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 15 in UK Director Roman Polanski Writer/s Yasmina Reza, Roman Polanski Starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christopher Waltz, John C Reilly Source of story Stage play “The God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza Elevator Pitch Two sets of parents meet in the apartment of one of them to discuss an attack by … Continue reading
Released 1989 Rating 18 in UK Director Peter Greenaway Writer/s Peter Greenaway Starring Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch A diabolical mafia boss holds court every day in a restaurant that he owns, and under his nose his wife carries on an affair with a book shop proprietor … Continue reading
Released 1997 Rating 18 in UK Director Louis Morneau Writer/s Michael Hamilton-Wright, Robert Straus, Phillip Badger Starring James Belushi, Kylie Travis Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch Out in the desert a woman’s car breaks down and she is picked up by a man and his wife, but when they get to an isolated … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Adam McKay Writer/s Charles Randolph, Adam McKay Starring Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt Source of story Book by Michael Lewis Elevator Pitch Three distinct groups of traders identify the potential 2007 world economic crisis caused by the American mortgage selling process and bet on it … Continue reading
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