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Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script Cormac McCarthy Starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameropn Diaz, Javier Bardem, Bruno Ganz, Brad Pitt, Sam Spruell, Dean Norris, Natalie Dormer, John Leguizamo, Ratings IMDb: 5.4/10 by 106k people . Rotten Tomatoes: 34% by 221 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Norway: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director Irwin Winkler Writers/Script John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, plus a number of Winklers, Ratings IMDb: 6.0/10 by 74k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 5.3/10 by 58 reviewers, Review2view: 7/10. Plot of The Net: Angela … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story The previous films and of course the TV series starring Edward Woodward. Director Antoine Fuqua Writers/Script Richard Wenk, Michael Sloan, Richard Lindheim, Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Remo Girone, Andrea Scarduzio Ratings IMDb: 6.8/10 by 117k people . Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Ratings USA: R (Apparently straight to video) Source of story An original screenplay Director Sophia Banks Writers/Script Jinder Ho, John Collee Starring Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Michelle Monaghan, Lucy Barrett, Ratings IMDb: 4.4/10 by 3.9k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 29% by 7 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10 Plot of Black Site: We meet Abby Trent, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 43m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A novel of the same name by Michael Pye Director D.J. Caruso Writers/Script Jon Bokenkamp and several others Starring Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez, Paul Dano, Ratings IMDb:6.2/10 by 95k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 22% by 157 reviewers. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A short story “Ghost Walker” by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers Director Joe Carnahan Writers/Script Joe Carnahan, Ian Mackenzie Jeffers Starring Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, James Badge Dale, Anne Openshaw, Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 263k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 80% by 211 reviewers. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Denmark: 11 Source of story A 1938 comic strip by Chester Gould Director Warren Beatty Writers/Script Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr Starring Warren Beatty, Charlie Korsmo, Glenne Headly, Charles Durning, Madonna, Mandy Patinkin, Paul Sorvino, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Dick Van Dyke, James Caan, Michael … Continue reading
Duration 1h 31m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director James Watkins Writers/Script James Watkins Starring Michael Fassbender, Kelly Reilly, Tara Ellis, Jack O’Connell, Thomas Turgoose, Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 97k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 80% by 30 reviewers. Review2view 6.5/10. Plot of Eden Lake: Jenny and Steve are … Continue reading
Duration 1h 31m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A remake of a Spanish film “El Ddesconocido”. Director Nimród Antal Writers/Script Alberto Marini, Christopher Salmanpour Starring Liam Neeson, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Modine, Ratings IMDb: 5.3/10 by 19k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 28% by 92 reviewers. Review2view: 6.5/10. Plot of Retribution: Matt Turner, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story Loosely based on real events Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Writers/Script Michael Mitnick Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Ratings IMDb: 6.5/10 by 31k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 32% by 56 reviewers. Review2view: 5/10 . Plot of the … Continue reading
Duration 2h 14m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Sweden: 11 Source of story An original screenplay Director Alan Parker Writers/Script Christopher Gore Starring Irene Cara, Antonia Franceschi, Paul McCrane, Gene Anthony Ray, Maureen Teefy, Lee Curreri, Barry Miller, Ratings IMDb: 6.6/10 by 24k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 79% by 34 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10. Plot of Fame: … Continue reading
Duration 2h 10m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story A book: Enzo Ferrari, The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine. By Brock Yates (Died 2016) Director Michael Mann Writers/Script Troy Kennedy Martin Starring Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Penelope Cruz, Gabriel Leone, Sarah Gadon, Patrick Dempsey, Ratings IMDb: 6.6/10 by 27k … Continue reading
Duration 2h 32m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R (and there is an unrated director’s cut), Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay involving Dante’s Inferno Director Lars von Trier, Writers/Script Jenie Hallund, Lars von Trier Starring Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Riley Keough, Ratings IMDb: 6.8/10 by 90k people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story A book of the same name by Nicholas Searle Director Bill Condon Writers/Script Jeffrey Hatcher Starring Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Jim Carter Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 47k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 63% by 165 reviewers. Review2view: 6.5/10. The Plot of The … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story A story about an actual bank robbery, but surrounded by events which may or may not be true. Director Roger Donaldson Writers/Script Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement Starring Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Daniel Mays, Peter Bowles, Keeley Hawes, David Suchet, Mick Jagger, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay apparently based on the writer’s college experiences. Director Alexander Payne Writers/Script David Hemingson Starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Andrew Garman Ratings IMDb: 8.0/10 by 55k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 96% by 302 reviewers. Review2view: 7.7/10. … Continue reading
Duration 2h 1m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Richard Rush Writers/Script Matthew Chapman, Billy Ray, Starring Bruce Willis, Jane March, Lesley Ann Warren, Scott Bakula, Brad Dourif, Lance Henrikson, Rubén Blades Ratings IMDb: 5.2/10 by 25k people . Rotten Tomatoes: 22% by 51 reviewers. Review2view: 7/10. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: probably PG, Denmark probably 11. Source of story An original screenplay based on real events. Director Guy Nattiv Writers/Script Nicholas Martin Starring Helen Mirren, Henry Goodman, Cammille Cottin, Liev Schreiber Ratings IMDb: 5.9/10 by 8k people. Rotten Tomatoes:52% by 120 reviewers. Review2view: 6.5/10. The Plot of Golda: It … Continue reading
Duration 2h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story A book of the same name by Sara Gay Forden Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script Becky Johnston, Roberto Bentivegna Starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Jack Huston, Salma Hayek, Ratings IMDb: 6.6/10 by 154k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 61% … Continue reading
Duration 2h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story The life of the man – up to a point Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script David Scarpa Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Miles Jupp, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Ian McNeice, Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 60% by 212 reviewers. Review2view: 7/10. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R/NC-17, Norway 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Brandon Cronenberg Writers/Script Brandon Cronenberg Starring Cleopatra Coleman, Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel, Jalil Lespert Ratings IMDb: 6/10 by 47k reviewers. Rotten Tomatoes: 86% by 227 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10. Plot of Infinity Pool: Novelist James … Continue reading
Duration 2h 37m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story This is a prequel to the later Hunger Games stories and is based on a novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins Director Francis Lawrence Writers/Script Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt, Starring Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Zegler, Jason Schwartzman, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 58m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A French graphic novel “The Killer” by Alexis Nolent Director David Fincher Writers/Script Andrew Kevin Walker Starring Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Ratings IMDb: 7.0/10 by 57k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 86% by 218 reviewers. Review2view: 7.5/10. The Plot of … Continue reading
Duration 3h 30m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A factual book of the same name by David Grann Director Martin Scorsese Writers/Script Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Tatanka Means and a cast of thousands Ratings IMDb: 8.2/10 by 34k … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A book “The Cabin at the End of the World” by Paul Tremblay. Director M. Night Shyamalan Writers/Script M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman Starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn Ratings IMDb: 6.1/10 by … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15, Source of story A book: The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager. Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck, Harriet Walter, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 43m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story Said to be loosely based on the 1969 novel “Hallowe’en Party”, also presented as a TV film starring David Suchet. Director Kenneth Branagh Writers/Script Michael Green Starring Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Camille Cottin, Kelly Reilly, Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Ratings … Continue reading
Duration 3h 00m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story A 2005 book “American Promethius” by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin Director Christopher Nolan Writers/Script Christopher Nolan Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Conti, Josh Hartnett, Florence Pugh, Matthew Modine, Matt Damon, Dane DeHaan, Rami Malek, Olivia … Continue reading
Duration 1h 34m Ratings UK: 15, USA: Not released, Spain: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director Russell Crowe Writers/Script Stephen M. Coates, Russell Crowe Starring Russell Crowe, Liam Helmsworth, RZA, Elsa Pataky, Ratings IMDb: 5.2/10 by 11k people . Rotten Tomatoes: 8% by 34 reviewers. Review2view: 4/10. Summary: A group of boys in … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: Not released, Denmark: 11 Source of story A screenplay developed from the 2012 book of the same name by Rachel Joyce Director Hettie Macdonald Writers/Script Rachel Joyce Starring Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton, Earl Cave, Linda Bassett, Claire Rushbrook Ratings IMDb: 6.8/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 83% by 29 reviewers. Review2view … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A book of the same name by Ben Macintyre, surely using material sourced from the book The Man Who Never Was by Ewen Montagu Director John Madden Writers/Script Michelle Ashford Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Colin Firth, Penelope Wilton, Mark Gatiss, Kelly Macdonald, Simon … Continue reading
Duration 2h 01m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 13 Source of story A one man play of the same name written and performed by Chazz Palminteri Director Robert De Nero Writers/Script Chazz Palminteri Starring Robert De Nero, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato, Francis Capra, Taral Hicks, Joe Pesci, Ratings IMDb: 7.8/10 by 149,000 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 2h 30m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story A 1979 book of the same name by William Styron. Director Alan J. Pakula Writers/Script Alan J. Pakula Starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Ratings IMDb: 7.5/10 by 50,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 78% by 451 reviewers. Review2view: 6.5/10. Summary: It is … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: Approved, Spain: 18 Source of story A 1952 play and 1956 novel by Horton Foote Director Arthur Penn Writers/Script Lillian Hellman Starring Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, E.G. Marshall, Angle Dickinson, Richard Bradford, Robert Duvall, James Fox, Janice Rule Ratings IMDb: 7.1/10 by 13,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 2h 7m Ratings UK: A, Source of story A book of the same name by James A. Michener – but apparently a lot of liberties taken. Director James Fargo Writers/Script Nancy Voyles Crawford, Thomas A. McMahon, Lorraine Williams Starring Anthony Quinn, Michael Sarrazin, Christopher Lee, Jennifer O’Neill, Joseph Cotton, Jeremy Kemp, and a whole … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 7 Source of story An original screenpplay Director Mimi Leder Writers/Script Ted Humphrey Starring Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Tom Hardy, Robert Forster, Radha Mitchell, Rade Serbedzija Ratings IMDb: 6.0/10 by 35,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 20% by 5 reviewers Review2view: 5/10. Summary: Keith Ripley is a skilled … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 7 Source of story A book by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones, The Search for Richard III. Director Stephen Frears Writers/Script Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope Starring Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, James Fleet, Mark Addy, Lee Ingleby, Ratings IMDb: 6.6/10 by 4,100 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: A, USA: PG, Sweden: 11 Source of story An original screenplay, loosely based on real WWI flying events and personalities, and early barnstorming air circuses. Director George Roy Hill Writers/Script George Roy Hill, William Goldman Starring Robert Redford, Bo Svenson, Susan Sarondon, Geoffrey Lewis, Phillip Bruns, Margot Kidder, Bo Brundin … Continue reading
Duration 1h 25m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, France: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director David Tennant Writers/Script Peter Sullivan Starring Jason Patric, Scott Adkins, Natasha Henstridge, Kyra Zagorsky, Ratings IMDb: 5.1/10 by 3,700 reviewers. Rotten Tomatoes: No reviewers. Review2view: 6/10. Summary: A gang of four criminals, three men and a woman have … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 13 Source of story An original screenplay Director Damian Nieman Writers/Script Damian Nieman Starring Thandi Newton, Gabriel Byrne, Jamie Foxx, Stuart Townsend, Sylvester Stallone, Melanie Griffith, Hal Holbrook, Ratings IMDb: 6.3/10 by 13,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 67% by 15 reviewers. Review2view: 4/10. Summary: This is a … Continue reading
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