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Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Spain: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director David Freyne Writers/Script Patrick Cunnane, David Freyne Starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, John Early Ratings IMDb: 7.3/10 by 9.2k people. Rotten Tomatoes:77% by 153 reviewers. Review2viw: 6/10. Plot of Eternity. Larry and Joan … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Norway: 9 Source of story An original screenplay Director Celine Song Writers/Script Celine Song Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Ratings IMDb: 6.4/10 by 37k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 8/10 by 268 reviewers. Review2view: 6.6/10. Plot of Materialists: Lucy is a smart and insightful marriage arranger working … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Sweden: 7 Source of story An original screenplay, loosely based on a book by Uk author Danny Wallace. Director Peyton Reed Writers/Script Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel Starring Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby, Fionnula Flanagan, Terence Stamp, Luis Guzmán Ratings … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Brazil: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director Peyton Reed Writers/Script Jeremy Garelick, Jay Lavender, Vince Vaughn, Starring Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Ann-Margaret, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ratings IMDb: 5.8/10 by 141k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 5/10 by 192 reviewers. Review2view: 3/10. Plot of the … Continue reading
Duration 1h 43m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay Director McG Writers/Script Timothy Dowling, Simon Kinberg Starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Chelsea Handler, Angela Bassett, Ratings IMDb: 6.3/10 by 196k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 4.5/10 by 185 reviewers. Review2view: 4/10 . Plot of This Means War: Lauren … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 12A, Source of story An original screenplay Director David Koepp Writers/Script David Koepp, John Kamps Starring Greg Kinnear, Ricky Gervais, Aasif Mandvi, Téa Leoni, Kristen Wiig, Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 78k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 85% by 188 reviewers. Review2view: 7/10. Plot of Ghost Town: Bertram Pincus is a scowling dentist … Continue reading
Duration 2h 12m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay taking into account the conspiracy theory that the moonlanding was faked. Director Greg Berlanti Writers/Script Rose Gilroy Starring Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Ratings IMDb: 6.8/10 by 3.8k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 67% by 157 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: Not released, USA: R, Source of story An original screenplay Director Rebecca Miller Writers/Script Rebecca Miller Starring Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei, Brian D’Arcy James, Ratings IMDb: 6.0/10 by 2.3k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 52% by 65 reviewers. Review2view: 7/10. The Plot of She Came to Me: Steven Lauddern is … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 7 Source of story A remake of the 1967 film of the same name by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, that a riff on the Faust story. Director Harold Ramis Writers/Script Larry Gelbart, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan Starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O’Connor, Orlando Jones. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Spain: 7 Source of story An original screenplay Director Frank Coraci Writers/Script Ivan Menchell, Clare Sera Starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Kevin Nealon, Terry Crews, Bella Thorne, Jessica Lowe, Ratings IMDb: 6.5/10 by 133,002 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 15% by 140 reviewers. Review2view 5.5/10. Summary: Jim, a widower who … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Germany 6 Source of story An original screenplay Director Peyton Reed Writers/Script Jeremy Garelick, Jay Lavender (Story Vince Vaughn) Starring Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams, Cole Hauser, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Judy Davis, Justin Long, Ann-Margret, Vincent D’Onofrio Ratings IMDb: 5.8/10 by 133,051 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 34% … Continue reading
Duration 1h 34m Ratings UK: U, USA: G, Norway: 12 Source of story A sort of adaptation of a novel “A Glimpse of Tiger” by Herman Raucher Director Peter Bogdanovich Writers/Script Buck Henry, David Newman, Robert Benton Starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Austin Pendleton, Sorrell Booke, Mabel Albertson, John Hillerman, Randy … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Germany: 6 Source of story An original screenplay Director Andy Tennant Writers/Script Joan Taylor, Katherine Reback Starring Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek, Jon Tenney, Siobhan Fallon, Ratings IMDb: 6.1/10 by 35,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 34% by 29 reviewers. Review2view: 5/10 . Elevator Pitch: Alex Whitman, an ambitious New York … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: A Source of story A sort of original screenplay with a familiar theme. Director Gary Winick Writers/Script Josh Goldsman, Cathy Yuspa Starring Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Brie Larson, Ratings IMDb: 6.2/10 by 182,808 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 65% by 179 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10 Elevator … Continue reading
R2V Summary. Entertaining, irritating and embarrassing in turn. Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story The character developed by Helen Fielding in a newspaper column, and two previous films. Director Sharon Maguire Writers/Script Helen Fieldiing, Dan Mazer, Emma Thompson Starring Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Sally Phillips, Julian … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Germany: 6 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ivan Reitman Writers/Script Gary Ross Starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, Charles Grodin, Laura Linney, plus a number of TV hosts and anchors. Ratings IMDb: 6.8 by 48,907 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 95% … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Switzerland 10. Source of story Based on a short story “The Baster” by Jeffrey Eugenides published in the New Yorker in 1996. Director Josh Gordon, Will Speck Writers/Script Allan Loeb Starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis, Patrick Wilson, Thomas Robinson, Ratings IMDb: 6.1 by 96,837 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Brazil: 10, Source of story Hold onto your hats! Based on a 1969 film “Cactus Flower”, itself based on a Broadway play of the same name, based on a French stage play “Fleur de Cactus”. Director Dennis Dugan Writers/Script Allan Loeb, Timothy Dowling, Starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story An original screenplay Director Leslye Headland Writers/Script Leslye Headland Starring Alison Brie, Jason Sudeikis, Jason Mantzoukas, Amanda Peet, Andrea Savage Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 40,083 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 63% by 13 critics. Elevator Pitch: Lainey and Jake deflower each other in a … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Director Ron Howard Writers/Script Allan Loeb Starring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Sandy Marshall Elevator Pitch: Ronny and Nick are a couple of good friends who have an embryo concept car company, and get a job … Continue reading
Duration 1h 36m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Director Roger Kumble Writers/Script Adam Davis Starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein, Chris Marquette, Elevator Pitch: Chubby Chris Brander fancies his best friend Jamie Palamino but although she likes him his romantic feelings are not reciprocated. After an embarrassing college … Continue reading
Duration 1h 52m Rating (UK) 13 Source of story An original Woody Allen screenplay Director Woody Allen Writers/Script Woody Allen Starring Woody Allen, George Hamilton, Treat Williams, Debra Messing, Mark Rydell, Tiffany Thiessen, Téa Leoni, Elevator Pitch: Val Waxman is a former Hollywood director, who has fallen on hard times. He has lost his wife … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Apparently inspired by a story on WBEZ Chicago “This American Life”. Director Jason Winer Writers/Script Max Werner, Chris Higgins Starring Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Jake Lacy, Melissa Rauch, Jane Curtin, Elevator Pitch: Charlie is a sufferer from cataplexy, which causes him to faint if he experiences … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Director Andy Tennant Writers/Script Sarah Thorp Starring Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Christine Baranski, Elevator Pitch: Milo Boyd is an ex-policeman with gambling debts, and is now a bounty hunter. He gets the job of bringing in Nicole Hurley, his ex wife, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Josh Boone Writers/Script Josh Boone Starring Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Nat Wolff, Kristen Bell, Logan Lerman, Liana Liberato Elevator Pitch: A successful writer has been divorced from his wife for two years, but is still obsesssed with her. He has … 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 52m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A graphic novel of the same name by Bryn Lee O’Malley Director Edgar Wright Writers/Script Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright Starring Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Webber, Ellen Wong, Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Brandon Routh, Elevator Pitch: Scott … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Director Tom Hanks Writers/Script Tom Hanks, Nia Vardalos Starring Tom Hanks, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Roberts, Pam Grier, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Rami Malek, George Takei, Bryan Cranston Elevator Pitch: Larry Crowne is an employee in a U-Mart, until they let him … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Rating (UK) PG Source of story An idea possibly developed from a comic book of the same name, but which had a different theme. Director Chuck Russell Writers/Script Mike Werb (story Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden) Starring Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Cameron Diaz, Max (the dog) Elevator Pitch: A put upon … Continue reading
Duration 1h 32m Rating (UK) 7 (on IMDb) Source of story An original screenplay Director Woody Allen Writers/Script Woody Allen Starring Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Rebecca Hall, Kelly Rohrbach, Jude Law, Selena Gomez, Liev Schreiber, Diego Luna, Elevator Pitch: Ashleigh, a college newspaper reporter has got an assignment to interview film director, Roland Pollard, in … Continue reading
Duration 2h 5m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A sort of original screenplay Director Jonathan Levine Writers/Script Dan Sterling, Liz Hannah (story Dan Sterling) Starring Charlize Theron, Seth Rogan, June Diane Raphael, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Serkis, Alexander Skarsgård, Lisa Kudrow Elevator Pitch: Fred Flarsky, a radical journalist out of a job, accidentally meets his … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Rating (UK) X Source of story A book of the same name by Charles Webb Director Mike Nichols Writers/Script Calder Willingham, Buck Henry Starring Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, Buck Henry, Richard Dreyfuss, Elevator Pitch: Bejamin graduates from college and is feted by his parents at a homecoming party, but feels … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch The Chief Editor of a New York publishing house is to be deported to her country of birth, Canada, because she has failed to renew her visa, and so she extemporises by saying that she and Andrew, her hard pressed assistant, are to marry. Later, encouraged by the possibility of promotion and a … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch Hector is a psychiatrist with a good job a steady attractive girlfriend and a luxury flat, but his patients are unhappy and so is he. Hence he decides to search the world for the answer starting in China then moving to Africa where he meets an old friend and then moving on to … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch A washed up screen writer, with an Oscar to his credit in the distant past, reluctantly takes up a position in a New York State university where he immediately shacks up with a hot undergrad, selects his class on the basis of their looks, and offends the female chair of the ethics committee … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch A reporter picks up a story about a woman who is a serial runaway from the alter, but gets some of it wrong, resulting in firstly him being sacked, and secondly going to the small town where th events have occurred so that he can write the correct tale. When he gets there … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch Four friends, now possibly in their sixties, have met regularly as a book club and reviewed works of fiction. One has been recently widowed, one divorced for 18 years, is a judge, one a hotel owner, has commitment issues and the fourth, a restauranteur has a husband who has lost interest in sex. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Rating (UK) 12 Source of story Apparently this is a teen version of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”. Writers/Script Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith Additional Info I am a bit of a pushover for American marching bands, and a real one appears in this movie. I can’t help adding a link to … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Dan Mazer Additional Info Anna Faris is now well known as a mom in “Mom”. Director Dan Mazer Starring Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Stephen Merchant, Jane Asher, Minnie Driver, Jason Flemyng, Nigel Planer, Anna Faris, Olivia Coleman, Simon Baker, Daisy Donovan Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 1h 34m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Stephen Belber Additional Info I like to have a look at the IMDb Trivia to see is anyone has written up anything interesting. The most interesting item – JA’s laptop is a Dell Latitude D830: says it all really. Director Stephen Belber … Continue reading
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