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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 2012 Rating 18 in UK Director Andrew Dominik Writer/s Andrew Dominik Starring Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben mendelsohn, James Gandolfini, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta Source of story A book by George V.Higgins Elevator Pitch After a pretty amateur stick-up of a mob financed poker game a hit man is tasked with identifying the protragonists … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 12A Director John Luessenhop Writer/s Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus, Avery Duff Starring Matt Dillon, Idris Elba, Paul Walker Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A bunch of super smart thieves undertake a heist prompted by the return of one of their number from jail, who is in some way involved … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 Director Philip Martin Writer/s Richard D’Ovidio Starring John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch An art forger is legally extracted from prison by a gang leader so that he can paint a copy of a Monet picture which is being exhibited at the Boston … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 15 in UK Director Simon West Writer/s Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino Starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland Source of story A 1972 film of the same name Elevator Pitch A sophisticated assassin whose hits are programmed by a shadowy organisation, is required to carry out the termination of his mentor, … 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 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 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 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 1990 Rating 18 in UK Director Coen Brothers Writer/s Coen Brothers Starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch In prohibition era America two rival gang bosses vie for control of the city. The advisor to one forms an ill advised association with his boss’s … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 18 in UK Director Jeremy Saulnier Writer/s Jeremy Saulnier Starring Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A punk band in hard times take on a gig at a neo-nazi bar in the remote forests of North West Oregon, but after their performance they accidentally … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 15 in UK Director Luc Besson Writer/s Luc Besson, Michael Caleo Starring Robert De Nero, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, David Belle Source of story A book by Tonino Benacquista Elevator Pitch A mafia boss who has turned state’s evidence is hidden by the FBI with his family in Northern … Continue reading
Released 1994 Rating 15 in UK Director John Badham Writer/s Tony Griffin, Guy Manos, Peter Barsocchini, John Bishop Starring Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancey Butler Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A gang rescue a prisoner from a Boeing 747 at 40,000 ft, blowing a hole in the side and jumping out. He … Continue reading
Released 2000 Rating 15 in UK Director Dominic Sena Writer/s H.B.Halicki, Scott Rosenberg Starring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovani Ribisi, Robert Duvall, Timothy Olyphant, Christopher Ecclestone, Vinnie Jones Source of story A remake of a 1974 film (I had never heard of it) Elevator Pitch A seasoned car thief is drawn out of retirement to … Continue reading
Released 2006 Rating 15 in UK Director Vondie Curtis-Hall Writer/s Vondie Curtis-Hall, Darin Scott Starring Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A former criminal recently released on probation when his car, with the son in it, is hijacked. The cost of getting the boy back from a fearsome gang … Continue reading
Released 1994 Rating 18 in UK Director Quentin Tarantino Writer/s Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avery Starring Tim Roth, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Uma Therman , Harvey Keitel Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A number of connected stories in the LA underworld involving a violent mafia boss and his … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 15 in UK Director Tony Scott Writer/s Brian Helgeland Starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, John Turturro, Source of story Originally a novel by John Godey then a film in 1974 Elevator Pitch A group of criminals take control of a single metro car containing a number of passengers and issue … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 15 in UK Director David Barrett Writer/s Tom O’Connor Starring Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D’Onofrio, 50 Cent, Julian McMahon, Vinnie jones, Source of story An Original screen play Elevator Pitch A fireman is the sole witness to a viscious murder, and when witness protection fails, is forced to go … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 12A in UK Director Asger Leth Writer/s Pablo F Fenjves Starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Anthony Mackie, Edward Burns, Kyra Sedgwick Source of story Original Screenplay Elevator Pitch A man stands on a ledge at the top of a hotel, apparently intending to commit suicide, and … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Denis Villeneuve Writer/s Taylor Sheridan Starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro Source of story An original sceenplay Elevator Pitch A female FBI officer joins a small team of specialists whose task is to manipulate the drug cartels based on the Mexican border. As time passes she … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating 15 in UK Director Michael Mann Writer/s Stuart Beattie Starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A hitman, with a list of victims, forces a cab driver to take him from place to place as he extinguishes his targets, but the … Continue reading
Released 1972 Rating 15 in UK Director Francis Ford Coppola Writer/s Coppola, Mario Puzo Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, Richard Conti, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Source of story Novel by Mario Puzo Elevator Pitch Rival families battle for control of neighbourhoods in 1940s New York. When the Godfather is … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 18 in UK Director William Monahan Writer/s William Monahan Starring Colin Farrell, Keira Knightly, Ray Winston, David Thewlis, Eddie Marsan, Sanjeev Baskar, Source of story Book by Ken Bruen Elevator Pitch A hardened criminal comes out of jail and in trying to go straight gets a job minding a fragile celebrity who … 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
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