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Released 1973 Rating A in UK Director Guy Hamilton Writer/s Tom Mankiewicz Starring Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James, Geoffrey Holder, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Source of story A story in the 007 franchise – named after but not necessarily based on an Ian Fleming book. Elevator Pitch Bond is sent to New … 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 2005 Rating 15 in UK Director Anand Tucker Writer/s Steven Martin Starring Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman Source of story A novel by… Steve Martin Elevator Pitch A young woman moves to LA and gets a job in Sachs Fifth Avenue. She is briefly lonely but soon becomes involved with a rich older … 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Released 2011 Rating 12A in UK Director George Nolfi Writer/s George Nolfi Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, Anthony Mackie Source of story A short story by Phillip K Dick Elevator Pitch A potential US senator who may be even more goes a bit off the rails, so a group of mysterious men arrange … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating Director Tom McCarthy Writer/s Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams Source of story The real events in 2001 Elevator Pitch Spotlight is a Boston Globe investigation team, who are directed by their new editor to look into cases of child abuse by priests. Their discoveries shake the … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 15 in UK Director Antoine Fuqua Writer/s Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett Source of story Original Screenplay Elevator Pitch The White House is taken over by a bunch of terrorists and the president captured, but they have not reckoned with Mike Banning a former … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 12A in UK Director Kevin Macdonald Writer/s Matthew Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray Starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren Source of story A UK TV series by Paul Abbott starring John Sim Elevator Pitch In the murky world of Washington politics a thief is killed and a young woman … Continue reading
