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Duration 1h 36m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book “The Switch” by Elmore Leonard. Director Daniel Schechter Writers/Script Daniel Schechter Starring Jennifer Aniston, Yaslin Bey, Isla Fisher, Will Forte, Mark Boone Junior, Tim Robbins, John Hawkes, Elevator Pitch: In 1978 Detroit a couple of petty criminals, Ordell and Louis, kidnap Mickey, the socialite … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by Greg Iles Director Luis Mandoki Writers/Script Greg Iles Starring Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Fanning, Elevator Pitch: A rich family, Will, Karen and their asthmatic daughter Abby have a luxury home in Portland. Will goes … Continue reading
Duration 1h 35m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Walter Hill Writers/Script Walter Hill, Denis Hamill Starring Michelle Rodriguez, Tony Shalhoub, Anthony LaPaglia, Caitlin Gerard, Sigourney Weaver, Elevator Pitch: When assassin for hire, Frank Kitchen, kills the brother of a mad but brilliant plastic surgeon, she has him kidnapped and in … Continue reading
War Dogs (2016) Duration 1h 54m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson “Arms and the Dudes”. Director Todd Phillips Writers/Script Stephen Chin, Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic Starring Miles Teller, David Packouz, Jonah Hill, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper, JB Blanc Elevator Pitch: David Packouz is embroiled in an … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A book of the same name by Jojo Moyes Director Thea Sharrock Writers/Script Jojop Moyes Starring Sam Claflin, Emilia Clarke, Brandan Coyle, Jenna Coleman, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Joanna Lumley, Elevator Pitch: Louisa Clark, a slightly off the wall young woman, gets the job of being … Continue reading
Duration 2h 13m Rating (UK) PG Source of story A book of the same name by Elizabeth Gilbert Director Ryan Murphy Writers/Script Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Salt Starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crudup, Viola Davis, James Franco, Richard Jenkins, Javier Bardem, Elevator Pitch: Thirty-something journalist Elizabeth Gilbert gives up on an unsatisfactory marriage, and then on an … Continue reading
Duration 1h 27m Source of story A book by “Fair Game” by Paula Gosling Director George P. Cosmatos Writers/Script Sylvester Stallone Starring Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Brian Thompson, Lee Garlington, Elevator Pitch: A killer in Los Angeles, known as the “Night Slasher” leaves the mutilated bodies of young women for the police to … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Source of story An original screen play Director Tony Scott Writers/Script Shane Black with story contributions by Greg Hicks Starring Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Danielle Harris, Halle Berry, Joe Santos, Elevator Pitch: Joe Hallenbeck is a former secret service operative who has become a private detective, and seems to prefer … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Source of story A not very original screenplay Director Andrey Konchalovskiy, Albert Magnoli Writers/Script Randy Feldman Starring Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance, Brion James, Michael J. Pollard, Robert Z’Dar, Geoffrey Lewis Elevator Pitch: Ray Tango is a successful stock investor who only works as a detective for fun, and … Continue reading
Duration 1h 53m Source of story Inspired by real events Director Nick Hamm Writers/Script Colin Bateman, Alejandro Carpio Starring Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace, Judy Greer, Isabel Arriaza, Michael Cudlitz, Erin Moriarty, Justin Bartha, Corey Stoll, Elevator Pitch: Jim Hoffman (not his real name) a small plane pilot and long time drug smuggler, is caught by … Continue reading
Duration 2h 1m Source of story It’s Robert Langdon again, solving puzzles in Italy and more. Based in part on book of the same name by Dan Brown, Director Ron Howard Writers/Script David Koepp Starring Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Kahn, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Forster, Ana Ulara, Elevator Pitch: A billionaire, Bertrand … Continue reading
Duration 3h 2m Rating (UK) U Source of story Loosely based on the life of Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar Director Anthony Mann Writers/Script Fredric M. Frank, Phillip Yordan, Ben Barzman, Bernard Gordon Starring Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, John Fraser, Gary Raymond, Michael Hordern, Herbert Lom, Elevator Pitch: The 11th Century Spanish … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A memoir by journalist Lynn Barber – still available complete on the Guardian website. Director Lone Scherfig Writers/Script Nick Hornby Starring Carey Mulligan, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Emma Thompson, Sally Hawkins, Elevator Pitch: A sixteen year old schoolgirl, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 42m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Said to be “partly based on” a novel “On Any Given Sunday” written in 1984 by Pat Toomay (A NFL player) Director Oliver Stone Writers/Script John Logan, Oliver Stone (story Daniel Pyne, John Logan and others) Starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, James Woods, Jamie … Continue reading
Duration 1h 36m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Director Mennan Yapo Writers/Script Bill Kelly Starring Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon, Kate Nelligan, Amber Valletta, Peter Stormare, Elevator Pitch: The Hansons are a family of him, her and two preteen daughters. One afternoon the sheriff calls on Linda Hanson to tell her that … Continue reading
Duration 2h 10m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay – which won that award at the 1991 Oscars Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script Callie Khouri Starring Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Pitt, Lucinda Jenney Elevator Pitch: Two friends, Louise, who works at a waitress in … Continue reading
Duration 2h 29m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A very long book of the same name by Donna Tartt Director John Crowley Writers/Script Peter Straughan Starring Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Wilson, Sarah Paulson, Elevator Pitch: When a terrorist bomb goes off in the Metripolitan Museum of Art Theo Decker … Continue reading
Duration 2h 3m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Closely based on real events Director Anthony Maras Writers/Script John Collee, Anthony Maras Starring Dev Patel, Nazanin Bonaidi, Arnie Hammer, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Anupam Kher, Jason Isaacs, and a lot of Indian actors who would be recognised by Bollywood enthusiasts. Elevator Pitch: On 26th November 2008 10 … Continue reading
Duration 2h 10m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by Richard Condon Director John Huston Writers/Script Richard Condon, Janet Roach Starring Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, William Hickey, Angelica Huston, Stanley Tucci, Elevator Pitch: Charley Partanna, a hitman for the Prizzi mob, travels to California to … Continue reading
Duration 1h 55m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A book of the same name by Philippa Greory Director Justin Chadwick Writers/Script Peter Morgan Starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance, Kristen Scott Thomas, David Morrissey, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anna Torrent, Eddie Redmayne, Andrew Garfield, Eric Bana Elevator Pitch: In order to promote the … Continue reading
Duration 1h 55m Rating (UK) 12 Source of story A book of the same name written in 1949 by Agatha Christie Director Gilles Paquet-Brenner Writers/Script Julian Fellows, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Tim Rose Price, Starring Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey, Christina Hendricks, Terence Stamp, Julian Sands, Gillian Anderson, Elevator Pitch: A bunch of toffs … Continue reading
Duration 2h 12m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Loosely based on the 1980s TV series of the same name, characters Crockett and Tubbs by writer Anthony Yerkovich Director Michael Mann Writers/Script Michael Mann Starring Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Li Gong, Naomi Harris, Ciarán Hinds, Justin Theroux, Luis Tosar, John Ortiz, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Eddie Marsan, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 28m Rating (UK) PG Source of story A novel “Paths of Glory” by Humphrey Cobb Director Stanley Kubrick Writers/Script Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willmington, Jim Thompson Starring Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris Elevator Pitch: Two generals meet in the luxurious surrounding of a french palace during WWI one trying … Continue reading
Duration 2h 41m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel by Shusaku Endo Director Martin Scorsese Writers/Script Martin Scorsese, Jay Cocks, Starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Ciarán Hinds, Issei Ogata, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Yoshi Oida, Yosuke Kubozuka Elevator Pitch: In 1633 two Portuguese priests, Fathers Rodriguez and Garupe, whose mentor, Father Ferreira, had … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) X Source of story An original screenplay which had been knocking around Hollywood for some years. Director Clint Eastwood Writers/Script Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack Starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Price, Elevator Pitch: It is one of those movies where a detective has to bring someone in against … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A remake of “The Poseidon Adventure” itself a film of a novel by Paul Gallico Director Wolfgang Petersen Writers/Script Mark Protosevich Starring Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Mia Maestro, Mike Vogel, Kevin Dillon, Freddy Rodriguez, Jacinda Barrett, Jimmy Bennett, Elevator Pitch: When the … Continue reading
Duration 2h 5m Rating (UK) X Source of story A Life Magazine article “The Boys in the Bank” by P.F. Kluge, about a real bank robbery which took place in 1972. Director Sidney Lumet Writers/Script Frank Pierson Starring John Cazale, Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Lance Henriksen, Dominic Chianese, Chris Sarandon, Penelope Allen, Elevator Pitch: Three … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Nisha Ganatra Writers/Script Mindy Kaling Starring Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Paul Walter Hauser, Amy Ryan, Denis O’Hare Elevator Pitch: An English talk show host, Katherine Newbury is likely to be replaced due to the fact that … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Guy Richie Writers/Script Guy Richie Starring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, P.H.Moriarty, Sting, Rob Brydon, Danny John-Jules, Matthew Vaughn Elevator Pitch: A bunch of young geezers in the East End elect one of their number to engage … Continue reading
Duration 1h 39m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Marc Forster Writers/Script David Benioff Starring Ewan Mcgregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Bob Hoskins, BD Wong, Elevator Pitch: A young man, Henry Letham, is found sitting on a New York bridge with his car burning behind him. He is assigned a psychiatrist … Continue reading
Duration 2h 16m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story The Spanish film “Abre Los Ojos” (Open Your Eyes) by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil Director Cameron Crowe Writers/Script Cameron Crowe Starring Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, Johnny Galecki, Elevator Pitch: David Aames is a … Continue reading
Duration 2h 13m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Said to be developed from the actual experience of the writer Barry Morrow, who had kidnapped someone to save them from being incarcerated. Director Barry Levinson Writers/Script Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow Starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Elevator Pitch: Sharp car dealer Charlie Babbitt is … Continue reading
Duration 1h 43m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Daniel Barber Writers/Script Gary Young Starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley, iain Glen, Jack O’Connell, Liam Cunningham, Elevator Pitch: Harry Brown is a pensioner living in a tower block in East London. He has a terminally ill wife in hospital and … Continue reading
Duration 2h 21m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Real events which prompted a book by US journalist David Grann Director James Gray Writers/Script James Gray Starring Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, Angus Macfadyen, Ian McDairmid, Elevator Pitch: in 1905 Major Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnum) is hired by the British government to … Continue reading
Duration 1h 29m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novella of the same name by Jonathan Ames Director Lynne Ramsay Writers/Script Lynne Ramsay Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov Elevator Pitch: Joe, played by Phoenix, is a veteran and possible ex-FBI man whose job is to recover children and young people sold into … Continue reading
Duration 2h 30m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A book written by Wladyslaw Szpilman about his experiences. Director Roman Polanski Writers/Script Ronald Harwood Starring Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Maureen Lipman, Frank Finlay, Cyril Shaps, Thomas Kretschmann Elevator Pitch: Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew is playing for a radio broadcast in 1939 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story The whole X Files TV series written by Chris Carter Director Chris Carter Writers/Script Frank Spotnitz, Chris Carter Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Mitch Pileggi, Elevator Pitch: It is winter in Virginia. Scully is working as a doctor in a catholic hospital, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 25m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Real events in the life of Captain John Smith who apparently wrote a number of books. Director Terence Malick Writers/Script Terence Malick Starring Colin Farrell, Q’orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, David Thewlis, Ben Chaplin Elevator Pitch: In 1607 three ships arrive on the coast of … Continue reading
Duration 3h 13m Rating (UK) A Source of story A book of the same name by Boris Pasternak publiched in the West in 1955. Director David Lean Writers/Script Robert Bolt Starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guiness, Tyom Courtney, Ralph Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Klaus Kinski, Geoffrey Keen, Ingrid Pitt Elevator Pitch: … Continue reading
Duration 2h 23m Rating (UK) 12 Source of story The life of and the autobiography of Charlie Chaplin plus a book by David Robinson Director Richard Atenborough Writers/Script William Boyd, Bryan Forbes, William Goldman Starring Robert Downey Jr, Geraldine Chaplin, John Thaw, Moira Kelly, Anthony Hopkins, Dan Aykroyd, Marisa Tomaei, Kevin Klyne, Maria Pitillo, Milla … Continue reading
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