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Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Brazil: 18. Source of story A mixed media novel of the same name by Phoebe Gloeckner Director Marielle Heller, Writers/Script Marielle Heller Starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Madeleine Waters, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 29,615 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 95% by 164 critics. Elevator Pitch: In 1970s San Francisco … Continue reading
Duration 2h 3m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Russia: 18+, Source of story Based on real events in Boston and a book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill. Director Scott Cooper Writers/Script Mark Mallouk, Jez Butterworth Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Juno Temple … Continue reading
Duration 1h 32m Ratings UK: 15, Spain: 18, Source of story An original screenplay Director Bruce McDonald, Writers/Script Tony Burgess, Patrick Whistler Starring Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins, Juliette Lewis, Tómas Lemarquis, Ratings IMDb:. 4.6 by 421 People. Rotten Tomatoes: 54% by 41 critics Elevator Pitch: We have to start by recognising that there is much confusion … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: X, USA: R, Many places: 18. Source of story An original screenplay Director Martin Scorsese Writers/Script Paul Schrader Starring Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepherd, Ratings IMDb: 8.3 by 716,228 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 96% by 92 critics. Elevator Pitch: Travis Bickle is a … Continue reading
Duration 1h 23m Ratings UK: 18, USA: Not rated, Spain 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Simon Rumley Writers/Script Simon Rumley Starring Leo Bill, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Kate Fahy Ratings IMDb: 5.9 by 2,251 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 91% by 11 critics. Elevator Pitch: Three people rattle about in a large semi-derelict English manor house. The father, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Source of story An original screenplay Director Woody Allen Writers/Script Woody Allen Starring Woody Allen, Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Maureen O’Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, J.T. Walsh, John Turturo, Richard Jenkins, Max von Sydow, Sam Waterston, Ratings IMDb: 7.9 by 66,646 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Ratings UK: A, USA: Approved, South Korea: 12, Source of story Loosely based on the Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name. Director Howard Hawkes, Writers/Script Jules Furthman, William Faulkner Starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Moran, Hoagy Carmichael, Ratings IMDb: 7.8 by 30,721 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 97% by 36 … Continue reading
Duration 2h 3m Ratings UK: X, USA: R, Spain: 14, Argentina: 18 Source of story A semi-autoboiographical rendering of the life of the director Director Bob Fosse Writers/Script Bob Fosse, Robert Alan Aurthur Starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, John Lithgow, Ratings IMDb: 7.9 by 27,832 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 85% by 41 critics. Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 2h 07m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R. Spain 18. Source of story Said to be based on the gospels plus some other religious sources. Director Mel Gibson Writers/Script Benedict Fitzgerald, Mel Gibson Starring Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Hristo Shopov, Claudia Gerini, Ratings IMDb: 7.2 by 113,646 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 49% by 278 critics. Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story An original screenplay Director Matthew Ross Writers/Script Scott B. Smith (story Stephen Hamel, Scott B. Smith) Starring Keanu Reeves, Paha D. Lychnikoff, Ana Ulana, Molly Ringwald, Ratings IMDb: 4.3 by 12,302 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 12% by 49 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Lucas Hill … Continue reading
Duration 2h 34m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 13, Canada: 14A Source of story A book “Rum Punch” by Elmore Leonard Director Quentin Tarantino Writers/Script Quentin Tarantino Starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert De Nero, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker, Ratings IMDb: 7.5 by 312,660 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Photo by Scott Garfield for Twentieth Century Fox. Duration 1h 28m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16, Source of story An original screenplay Director Brad Furman Writers/Script Brian Koppelman, David Levien Starring Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie, John Heard, Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 60,295 people, Rotten Tomatoes: 8% by 120 reviewers. … Continue reading
Duration 2h 5m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain 13 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script Craig Bolotin, Warren Lewis Starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Luis Guzmán, Yusaku Matsuda, Ratings IMDb: 6.7 by 49,018 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 50% by 22 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: Nick Conklin and Charlie … Continue reading
Duration 2h 20m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12, The is only an implcation of sex taking place, and one shot of Source of story A book “Public Enemies:…” by Bryan Burrough Director Michael Mann Writers/Script Ronan Bennett, Michael Mann, Ann Biderman Starring Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Stephen Graham, Stephen Dorff, Giovanni Ribisi, Channing … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay, but said to have been a remake of “The Sons of Katie Elder”. Director John Singleton Writers/Script David Elliot, Paul Lovett Starring Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Sofia Vergara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson … Continue reading
Duration 1h 39m Ratings A TV movie without classification except for 12 in Norway. Source of story This is a film version of a true story Director Nadia Tass Writers/Script Mac Gudgeon, Teena Booth Starring Billy Miller, Amber Clayton, Gary Sweet, Harvey Keitel Ratings IMDb: 5.5 by 778 people. Rotten Tomatoes: No reviews. Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 28m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Most other countries: 16 Source of story Based on a novel of the same name by Peter Craig Director Jean-François Richet Writers/Script Peter Craig, Andrea Berloff Starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, William H. Macey, Miguel Sandoval, Dale Dickey, Ratings IMDb: 6.4 by 58,661 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 48m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Australia: MA15+ Source of story An original screenplay Director Julius Avery Writers/Script Julius Avery Starring Brenton Thwaites, Ewan McGregor, Matt Nable, Eddie Baroo, Alicia Vikander Ratings IMDb: 6.4 by 26,025 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 63% by 75 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: JR is a young man, incarcerated in n Australian … Continue reading
Duration 1h 58m Ratings UK: 15, USA: Source of story A play “Frankie and Johnny in Claire de Lune” by Terrence McNally Director Garry Marshall Writers/Script Terrence McNally Starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Nathan Lane, Kate Nelligan, Jane Morris, Greg Lewis, Ratings IMDb: 6.8 by 28,527 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 66% by 29 reviewers. … Continue reading
Duration 2h 1m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18, France: 12 Source of story Derived from a 1954 TV movie, which was repeated in 1955 and was followed by a film “Ransom!” starring Glen Ford in 1956. Director Ron Howard Writers/Script Richard Price, Alexander Ignon (story Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum) Starring Mel Gibson, Rene … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 12, Russia: 18+ Source of story A book, “Thinking Like a Terrorist: Insights of a Former FBI Undercover Agent”, by Michael German Director Daniel Ragussis Writers/Script Daniel Ragussis (Michael German, Joe Turner Lin story) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Burn Gorman, Sam Trammell, David … Continue reading
Duration 1h 29m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, elsewhere mostly 16. Source of story An original screenplay Director Kasper Barfoed Writers/Script F. Scott Frazier Starring John Cusack, Malin Ackerman, Liam Cunningham, Lucy Griffiths, Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 19,079 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 30% by 27 reviewers. Elevator Pitch: When Emerson Kent, a CIA black ops man, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Ratings UK: X, USA: R, Banned in Italy. Source of story A book of the same name by James Dickey Director John Boorman Writers/Script James Dickey (with unattributed changes by the director) Starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Bill McKinney, Herbert ‘Cowboy’ Coward Ratings IMDb: 7.7 by 97,192 people. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, most countries 12 or 13 Source of story A book of the same name by Martin Sixsmith Director Stephen Frears Writers/Script Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope Starring Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Barbara Jefford, Peter Hermann, Charlie Murphy, Anna Maxwell Martin Ratings IMDb: 7.6 by 92,997 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 24m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, South Korea: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Sam Miller Writers/Script Aimee Lagos Starring Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Leslie Bibb, Henry Simmons, Kate del Castillo, Ratings IMDb: 5.6 by 17,869, Rotten Tomatoes: 11% by 53 reviewers Elevator Pitch: Colin is a manipulative convict, jailed for … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Ratings UK: 12, USA: R, Sweden: 15 Source of story An original screenplay, story by Henry Reardon Director Jonas Pate Writers/Script Thomas Moffett Starring Kevin Spacey, Keke Palmer, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Pell James, Dallas Roberts, Jesse Plemons, Robert Loggia, Laura Ramsey Ratings IMDb: 6.6 by 18,171, Rotten Tomatoes: 27% by 64 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 26m Ratings This is a TV movie, so innocuous that any rating would be laughable. Source of story An original screenplay Director Gary Yates Writers/Script Carol Starr Schneider Starring Meghan Markle, Lochlyn Munro, Christopher Jacot, Kristina Pesic, Ratings IMDb: 5.2 by 1110 people. Rotten Tomatoes: No reviews Elevator Pitch: Amy Peterson is a reporter … Continue reading
Duration 2h 15m Ratings UK: 12, USA: Source of story Inspired by real events and a book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar Director Ron Howard Writers/Script Akiva Goldsman Starring Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany, Judd Hirsch, Russell Gibson Ratings IMDb: 8.2 by 829, 790 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 75% … Continue reading
Duration 3h 13m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, Sweden: 11, Source of story Real events chronicled by a book of the same name by Tom Wolfe Director Phillip Kaufman Writers/Script Phillip Kaufman Starring Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Goldblum, Harry Shearer, Donald Moffat Ratings IMDb: 7.8 by … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Ratings UK: U, USA: Approved. Sweden: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Jerry Hopper Writers/Script Ranald MacDougall, Sydney Boehm Starring Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Nicole Maurey, Thomas Mitchell, Yma Sumac, Ratings IMDb: 6.1 by 1226 people. Rotten Tomatoes: No reviews. Elevator Pitch: Out in Peru Harry Steele is an adventurer … Continue reading
Duration 2h 9m Ratings UK: AA, USA: M, Spain 18, Source of story A novel of the same name by Horace McCoy, published in 1935 Director Sydney Pollack Writers/Script James Poe, Robert E. Thompson, Sydney Pollack Starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Dern, Al Lewis, Madge Kennedy, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 25m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Wes Craven Writers/Script Carl Elisworth, story Dan Foos Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, Ratings IMDb: 6.4 by 111,357 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 79% by 193 critics Elevator Pitch: Lisa Reisert, a Miami hotel manager, finds herself … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, India: Not Rated Source of story An original screenplay Director Steven Soderbergh Writers/Script Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer Starring Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Amy Irving, Juno Temple, Matt Damon Ratings IMDb: 6.4 by 38,886 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 80% by 225 critics Elevator Pitch: A young woman, Sawyer Valentini, who … Continue reading
Duration 2h 39m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R (But edited), most other countries: 18 (edited) Source of story Inspired by a novel “Traumnovelle” by Arthur Schnitzler Director Stanley Kubrick Writers/Script Stanley Kubrick, Fredric Raphael Starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Todd Field, Julienne Davis, Vinessa Shaw, Abigail Good, Alan Cumming, Ratings IMDb: 7.4 by 294,708. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: X, USA: R, France and Netherlands : 12. Source of story An original screenplay, apparently related to “The Wild Angels” and “The Trip”. Director Dennis Hopper Writers/Script Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Phil Spector, Jack Nicholson, Toni Basil, Karen Black, Bridget Fonda, Carrie Snodgrass … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story An original screenplay Director Steven Knight Writers/Script Steven Knight Starring Jason Statham, Agata Buzek, Vicky McClure, Benedict Wong IMDb Rating 6.2 by 64,727 people Elevator Pitch: Joey is a man on the run from court martial for criminal activty in Afghanistan and … Continue reading
Duration 2h 9m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R Source of story A screenplay based on a novel by Barry Reed Director Sidney Lumet Writers/Script David Mamet Starring Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O’Shea, Tobin Bell, Bruce Willis IMDb Rating 7.7 by 35,060 people Elevator Pitch: Frank Galvin is a brilliant but … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 15, USA R (why?) Source of story An original screenplay Director Charles Burmeister Writers/Script Charles Burmeister Starring Scott Eastwood, Nick Chinlund, Angela Sarafyan IMDb Rating 4.3 by 1200 people Elevator Pitch: A young man, Mitch, in South Texas goes across the border into Mexico with a friend for a night … Continue reading
Duration 2h 3m Ratings UK: 12A, USA PG-13, Source of story Real events apparently as recorded by historian Lady Antonia Fraser. Director Sofia Coppola Writers/Script Sofia Coppola Starring Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne, Asia Argento, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Marianne Faithful, Jamie Dornan, Steve Coogan, Elevator Pitch: As a means … Continue reading
Duration 2h 3m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Jon Amiel Writers/Script Ann Biderman, David Madsen Starring Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Harry Connick Jr. , Elevator Pitch: Helen Hudson is a criminologist who is an expert in serial killers. She has been targeted by a killer and … Continue reading
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