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Duration 1h 58m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Brazil: 18 Source of story Apparely inspired by a rampage carried out by two teenagers in America. Director Oliver Stone Writers/Script David Veloz, Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone. (Story: Quentin Tarantino) Starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Downey Jr, Tommy Lee Jones Ratings IMDb: … Continue reading
Duration 2h 03m Ratings UK: AA, USA: PG, Norway: 16 Source of story An original screenplay Director John Cassavetes Writers/Script John Cassavetes Starring Julie Carmen, Buck Henry, John Adams, Gena Rowlands, Ratings IMDb: 7.2/10 by 9537 people. Rotten Tomatoes: . Revie2view: 6/10. Elevator Pitch: Gloria, the ex girlfriend of mob boss Tony Tanzini, lives in an … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story Based on the real life of John Gotti, the Teflon Don. There has been a TV film and a couple of books. Director Kevin Connolly Writers/Script Leo Rossi, Lem Dobbs Starring John Travolta, Spencer Rosso Lofranco, Kelly Preston, Stacy Keach, Ratings IMDb: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 52m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay which had apparently been knocking around in Hollywood for years. Director Peter Weir Writers/Script Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley + Pamela Wallace. Starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Alexander Godunov, Danny Glover, Angus MacInnes, Viggo Mortensen, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 07m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 16 Source of story An original screenplay Director David Fincher Writers/Script Andrew Kevin Walker Starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Emery, Richard Roundtree, Kevin Spacey, Ratings IMDb: 8.6/10 by 1,531,428 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 82% by 82 reviewers. Review2view: 8/10 Elevator Pitch: Veteran detective William … Continue reading
Duration 3h 47m (yes, really) Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A novel “The Hoods” by former gangster Harry Grey Director Sergio Leone Writers/Script Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arrcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone, Stuart Kaminsky, Ernesto Gastaldi, Starring Robert De Nero, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Norway: 16 Source of story Loosely based on events recorded in a book of the same name by Michael Crichton Director Michael Crichton Writers/Script Michael Crichton Starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Elphick, Wayne Sleep, Brian Glover, Ratings IMDb: 6.9/10 by 17k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 74% … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, France: 12 Source of story A book of the same name by Don Winslow Director Oliver Stone Writers/Script Shane Salerno, Don Winslow, Oliver Stone Starring Blake Lively, Taylor Litsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Shea Whigham, John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Ratings IMDb: 6.5/10 by 128k people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Switzerland: 12 Source of story Loosely based on the real events of the Elizabethan age. Director Shekhar Kapur Writers/Script William Nicholson, Michael Hirst Starring Jordi Molla, Cate Balnchett, Laurence Fox, John Shrapnel, Geoffrey Rush, Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish, Rhys Ifans, Eddie Redmayne, Clive Owen, Tom Hollander, David … Continue reading
Duration 2h 20m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Jason Matthews, apparently using his experience as a real CIA man. Director Francis Lawrence Writers/Script Justin Haythe Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds, Joely Richardson, Bill Camp, Jeremy … Continue reading
R2V Summary A bikini clad outing in the blue seas of the Bahamas. Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director John Stockwell Writers/Script Matt Johnson, Starring Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott, Josh Brolin Ratings IMDb: 5.9 by 75k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 21% by … Continue reading
R2V Summary I loved the idea of the dilema but the execution was poor. Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story Based on the 2003 novel by Alan Judd, “The Kaiser’s Last Kiss”. Director David Leveaux Writers/Script Simon Burke Starring Jai Courtney, Anton Lesser, Janet McTeer, Lily James, Christopher … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Brazil: 12 R2V: VERY BORING Source of story An original screenplay Director Mike White Writers/Script Mike White Starring Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer, Michael Sheen, Jemaine Clement, Luke Wilson, Shazi Raja, Mike White, Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 17k people . Rotten Tomatoes: 80% by 172 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 3h 08m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Paul Thomas Anderson Writers/Script Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Tom Cruise, Melora Walters, Phillip Baker Hall, Thomas Jane, Melinda Dillon, William H. Macey, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Alfred Molina, Henry Gibson, Clark Gregg, Ricky Jay, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story A novel by John Katzenbach Director Arne Glimcher Writers/Script Jeb Stuart, Peter Stone Starring Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood, Ed Harris, Scarlett Johansson, Ned Beatty, George Plimpton, Ratings IMDb: 6.4 by 26K people. Rotten Tomatoes:26% by 31 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story An original screenplay Director Mike Newell Writers/Script Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal Starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dominic West, Juliet Stevenson, Terence Rigby, Topher Grace, Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 80,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 34% by 152 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Katherine Ann … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Malaysia: Banned! Source of story An original screenplay Director Marcos Siega Writers/Script Skander Halim Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Adi Schnall, Elisabeth Harnois, Jane Krakowski, Ron Livingston, James Woods, Selma Blair Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 10,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 33% by 79 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Kimberly Joyce is a … Continue reading
Duration 3h 8m Ratings UK: PG, USA: Approved, Spain: A Source of story Very very loosely based on real events as chronciles in the “Decline and Fall” by Edward Gibbon. Director Anthony Mann Writers/Script Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina, Phillip Yordan Starring Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guiness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Qualyle, john Ireland, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story A 2008 French film “Papillon Noir” by Hervé Korian Director Brian Goodman Writers/Script Justin Stanley, Marc Frydman Starring Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Ratings IMDb: 6.2 by 13,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 40% by 20 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Paul, a reclusive screenwriter … Continue reading
Duration 2h 19m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12 Source of story Said to be loosely based on the Amanda Knox story. Director Tom McCarthy Writers/Script Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré Starring Matt Damon, Camille Cottim, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud, Deanna Dunagan, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 3600 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 75% by … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story Based on an idea by Bob Balaban and Robert Altman Director Robert Altman Writers/Script Julian Fellowes Starring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristen Scott-Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charlea Dance, Geraldine Somerville, Jeremy Northam, Tom Hollander, Bob Balaban, James Wilby, Lawrence Fox, Ryan Phillipe, Stephen Fry, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 22m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R Source of story An original screenplay Director Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz Writers/Script Kyle Killen Starring Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, Christie Burson, Miracle Laurie Ratings IMDb: 6.5 by 11,000 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 62% by 21 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: When a road trip organised by Carter goes wrong he and … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Spain: 7 Source of story A book “Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire” by Amanda Foreman Director Saul Dibb Writers/Script Jeffrey Hatcher, Anders Thomas Jensen, Saul Dibb Starring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney, John Shrapnel, Michael Medwin, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 80,000 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 26m Ratings Spain: Yet to be released nearly everywhere Source of story An original screenplay Director Gillies MacKinnon Writers/Script Joe Ainsworth Starring Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan and a load of British actors you will recognise but be unable to name. Ratings IMDb:7.6 by 22 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 100% by 2 reviewers . Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 7 Source of story An original screenplay based on the very public life and novels of Colette Director Wash Westmoreland Writers/Script Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz Starring Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh, Arabella Weir, Eleanor Tomlinson, Denise Gough, Ratings IMDb: 6.7 by … Continue reading
Duration 2h 2m Ratings UK: 18, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story An original screenplay Director Sam Mendes Writers/Script Alan Ball Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Scott Bakula, John Cho, Ratings IMDb: 8.3 by . Rotten Tomatoes: 87% by 190 reviewers . Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: R, Argentina: 13 Source of story Based on a book by Jessica Bruder Director Chloé Zhao Writers/Script Chloé Zhao Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, and a lot of real people. Ratings IMDb: 7.4 by 104,885 people. Rotten Tomatoes: . Elevator Pitch: After the financial catastrophes of the early 2000s … Continue reading
Duration 2h 43m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story Saiod to be based on the autobiography of Puyi, the last emperor, published in 1964. Director Bernardo Bertolucci Writers/Script Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe, Starring John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Tool, Jade Go, Ying Ruocheng, and a load of Chinese actors Ratings IMDb: 7.7 by … Continue reading
Duration 2h 35m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Source of story An original screenplay developed from a short by the director Director Paul Thomas Anderson Writers/Script Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Luis Guzmän, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Mark Wahlberg, William H. Macey, Nina Hartley, Joanna Gleason, Robert Ridgely, Ricky … Continue reading
Duration 1h 55m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Brazil: 16 Source of story An original screenplay, but based loosely on real events. Director Doug Liman Writers/Script Gary Spinelli Starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones, Ratings IMDb: 7.2 by 163,660 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 86% by 262 reviewers.. Elevator Pitch: Barry Seal is a … Continue reading
Duration 2h 2m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15, Source of story The characters and story loosely based on real events. Director Andrew Niccol Writers/Script Andrew Niccol Starring Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Ian Holm, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker, Ratings IMDb: 7.6 by 298,045 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 61% by 147 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Yuri … Continue reading
Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: 15, USA: Not Rated, Spain: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director Charles Martin Writers/Script Kevin Bernhardt (story Terence M. O’Keefe, Robby Henson) Starring Orlando Bloom, Lei wu, Simon Yam, Hannah Quinlivan Ratings IMDb: 4.7 by 2,648 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 0% by 2 reviewers.. Elevator Pitch: Danny Stratton is a … Continue reading
Duration 1h 36m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Adrian Grunberg Writers/Script Mel Gibson, Stacy Perskie, Adrian Grunberg Starring Mel Gibson, Kevin Balmore, Dolores Heredia, Peter Gerety, Peter Stomare, Dean Norris, and a lot of Mexican actors Ratings IMDb: 7.0 by 104,368 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 82% by 52 … Continue reading
Duration 2h 1m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Sweden: 15 Source of story A real event fictionalised in a novel by James Elroy Director Brian De Palma Writers/Script Josh Friedman Starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Fiona Shaw, John Kavanagh, Rose McGowan, Ian McNeice, Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 71,852 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 2h 17m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, France: 12 Source of story An original screenplay – continuing from Kill Bill Vol 1 (Intended originally to be all one film) Director Quentin Tarantino Writers/Script Quentin Tarantino with contributions from Uma Thurman Starring Uma Thurman, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, David Caradine, Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu, Vivica … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story An original screenplay Director Jon Avnet Writers/Script Russell Gewirtz Starring Robert De Nero, Al Pacino, Carla Gugino, 50 Cent, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, Ratings IMDb: 6.0 by 85,384 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 18% by 147 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: A couple of veteran detectives … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Germany: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director Kevin Macdonald Writers/Script Dennis Kelly Starring Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, David Threlfall, Ben Mendelsohn and a crew of Russians. Ratings IMDb: 6.4 by 35,136 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 80% by 130 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Captain Robinson is an ex-submariner and … Continue reading
Duration 1h 52m Ratings UK: X, USA: R, Spain: 18, Source of story Said to be based on the director’s youth in Little Italy, New York Director Martin Scorsese Writers/Script Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin, Starring Harvey Keitel, Robert De Nero, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, David Caradine, Ratings IMDb: 7.2 by 101,702 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Italy: 7 Source of story The film was based on an article by Elizabeth Gilbert “The Muse of the Coyote Ugly saloon. Director David McNally Writers/Script Gina Wendkos with unacknowledged contributions from Kevin Smith, Carrie Fisher and others. Starring Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, John Goodman, Maria Bello, Izabella … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story A novelist character developed by John Shirley Director Luis Llose Writers/Script Alexandra Seros Starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger, Eric Roberts, Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 62,918 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 7% by 29 critics. Elevator Pitch: Ray Quick is an ex … Continue reading
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