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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 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 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 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 2004 Rating 12A in UK Director John Moore Writer/s Scott Frank, Edward Burns Starring Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Giovanni Ribisi, Hugh Laurie Source of story A 1965 film, screenplay by Lukas Heller Elevator Pitch A plane carrying a bunch of oil workers and their boss, back to base after failing to find oil, crashes … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 15 in UK Director Phillip Stölzl Writer/s Arash Amel Starring Aaron Eckart, Olga Kurylenko Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A former CIA man with a role in the security of a Belgian company is forced to go on the run with his estranged daughter when it becomes apparent that … 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 2015 Rating 12A Director Matt Brown Writer/s Matt Brown Starring Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam Source of story A book by Robert Kanigel Elevator Pitch An Indian mathemetician, who appears to be a genius is invited to Cambridge to collaborate with Professor Hardy, but despite his groundbreaking work, the university is … 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 2011 Rating 15 in UK Director Julien Magnet Writer/s Julien Magnet Starring Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Marianne Faithful Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A young woman returning home from a night out with friends witnesses a murder taking place, and is chased by the killer. In the resulting struggle … 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 2010 Rating 12A in UK Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Writer/s Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie, Julian Fellows Starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A woman who is under surveilance, selects a man at random on a train to be a decoy, … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Jay Roach Writer/s John McNamara Starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Elle Fanning Source of story Real events and book by Bruce Cook Elevator Pitch Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and nine others are called before Congress to answer allegations that they are members of the communist party. They … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A in UK Director Lee Daniels Writer/s Danny Strong Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, Vanessa Redgrave, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr, Lenny Kravitz, Robin Williams, John Cusack, Liev Schreiber, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda. Source of story Inspired by real events and an article by Wil Haygood in the Washington Post … Continue reading
Released 2008 Rating 12A in UK Director Marc Forster Writer/s Paul Haggis, Neil Purvis, Robert Wade Starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Rory Kinnear, Tim Pigott-Smith, Source of story A continuation of Casino Royal, title apparently an Ian Fleming short story. Elevator Pitch The secret organisation Quantum has penetrated the … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 15 in UK Director Billy Ray Writer/s Billy Ray Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris Source of story A 2009 Argentinian film of the same name. Elevator Pitch A former FBI officer returns to Los Angeles to tell his former colleagues that he has found the identity of a … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 15 in UK Director John Michael McDonagh Writer/s John Michael McDonagh Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A country policeman on the west coast of Ireland has his own sense of right and wrong. This involves paying prostitutes and returning a … 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 2012 Rating 12A in UK Director Simon West Writer/s David Guggenheim Starring Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Malin Akerman, Danny Huston Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Eight years after a failed bank robbery a criminal gets out of jail, only to find himself having to pursue his former partner, who had has … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 15 in UK Director Mikael Hafstrom Writer/s Miles Chapman, Jason Keller Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Jim Caveizel, Sam Neill, Vinnie Jones Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch An expert in prison security, who usually determines the weaknesses in such facilities by escaping from them, is incarcerated in … 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 1982 Rating 15 in UK Director Taylor Hackford Writer/s Douglas Day Stewart Starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gusset Jr, David Caruso Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A group of young men and women enrol in Navy flight school training during which some of them take up with the young women … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 15 in UK Director Steven Soderbergh Writer/s Lem Dobbs Starring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A female “black ops” specialist is betrayed and marked for elimination after a particularly sensitive operation, forcing her to go on the … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in Uk Director Joel Edgerton Writer/s Joel Edgerton Starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A couple recently moved from Chicago to California accidentally meet a former fellow pupil from the husband’s school. The husband is striving for promotion in his new employment, … 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 2011 Rating 12A in UK Director Guy Richie Writer/s Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney Starring Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams, Stephen Fry, Kelly Reilly, Geraldine James, Eddie Marsan Source of story Characters created by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle and a previous outing for this lot in 2009. Elevator Pitch Prof … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A Director Dan Trachtenberg Writer/s Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken Starring John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr Source of story A script called The Cellar which apparently has been knocking around for years. Elevator Pitch After a car crash a young woman wakes in an underground bunker with two men and … Continue reading
Released 2005 Rating 15 in UK Director Stephen Gaghan Writer/s Stephen Gaghan Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Mazhar Munir, Christopher Plummer, Chris Cooper, Amanda Peet, William Hurt, Mark Strong. Source of story Book by Robert Baer Elevator Pitch A multi-stranded tale involving the US oil industry, the CIA and middle eastern potentates. There … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 12A Director John Crowley Writer/s Nick Hornby Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleason, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Source of story Novel by Colm Toibin Elevator Pitch It is 1952. A young woman from the Irish backwoods emigrates to New York where she finds a new life and a husband, but is … 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 2000 Rating 15 in UK Director Ridley Scott Writer/s David Franzoni Starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Derek Jacobi, David Hemmings, Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A Roman general and his family are casualties when an Emperor is murdered by his son, and it is necessary for him … Continue reading
Released 1998 Rating 15 in UK Director Edward Zwick Writer/s Lawrence Wright, Edward Zwick Starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch New York is under attack from terrorist cells, making increasingly violent attacks on the infastructure. A senior FBI agent leads the search for the … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating 12 in UK Director Tom Shadyac Writer/s Brandon Camp, Mike Thompson Starring Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Kathy Bates Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch After his wife in lost in an accident in Venezuela a doctor finds he is getting messages from her, via children who have had near death … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman Writer/s Charlie Kaufman Starring David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan Source of story An “audio play” by Charlie Kaufman Elevator Pitch A writer of a book about customer services checks into a hotel in Cincinnati where he is to give a promotional talk … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Alejandro Amenabar Writer/s Alesandro Amenabar Starring Ethen Hawke, David Thewlis, Emma Watson Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A girl who accuses her father of raping her, is “regressed” by a psychologist and seems to have been involved in satanic ritual, leading the detective on the … Continue reading
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