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Released 1987 Rating (UK) 18 Source of story Variously considered to be a novella by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) or an earlier story by Robert Sheckley. Writer/s script Steven E. de Souza Director Paul Michael Glaser Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jesse Ventura, Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dawson Elevator Pitch In a … Continue reading
Released 2008 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The Edmund H North 1951 screenplay and a story by Harry Bates. Writer/s script David Scarpa Director Scott Derrickson Starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, John Hamm. Kyle Chandler Elevator Pitch A spacecraft lands in Central Park and disgorges a human like … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s script James Cameron Director James Cameron Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore Elevator Pitch Pandora is a moon orbiting a gaseous planet inhabited by a three metre high blue people, the Na’vi, and … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s script Jon Spaihts Director Morten Tyldum Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne Elevator Pitch An intergalactic spacecraft on a 120 year journey with 5000 passengers and 200 crew in stasis hits a meteor shower with 90 years to go and … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 15 in UK Director Edgar Wright Writer/s Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, Reece Shearsmith, Mark Heap Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Five men, at the behest of their former possible leader, visit the scene of … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 12A in UK Director Michael Bay Writer/s Ehren Kruger Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Kevin Dunn, Alan Tudyk, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving, Leonard Nimoy Source of story Unbelievably a diecast toy, previous films and a book called “Transformers: Ghosts of … Continue reading
Released 1999 Rating 15 in UK Director The Wachowskis Writer/s The Wachowskis Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano Source of story An original screenplay, but in my view following a legacy of SF stories over many years. Elevator Pitch Far in the future machines have taken over the world, and … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A in UK Director Denis Villeneuve Writer/s Eric Heisserer Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Source of story A story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang Elevator Pitch The population of earth wake up one morning to find twelve spacecraft hovering above miscellaneous points on the planet, including … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating 18 in UK Director Danny Boyle Writer/s Alex Garland Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Ecclestone, Brendan Gleeson Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Millions of people are infected by a virus accidentally released from an animal testing laboratory, turning them into rage filled “zombies”. A few survivors head out … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Alex Garland Writer/s Alex Garland Starring Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A young computer programmer wins a competition to spend a week at the home of his reclusive billionaire boss. When he gets there he finds that he is … Continue reading
Released 2008 Rating 12A Director D.J.Caruso Writer/s John Glenn, Travis Wright, Hillary Seitz, Dan McDermott Starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Billy Bob Thornton, Rosario Dawson Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch The White House authorises a risky drone attack in the Middle-East. A new super explosive in the form of a crystal is … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 12A in UK Director Jonathan Mostow Writer/s Michael Ferris, John Brancato Starring Bruce Wills, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Cromwell Source of story Graphic novel by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele Elevator Pitch In the near future the population is represented in the workplace and at play by their surrogates, remotely operated … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 15 in UK Director Luke Scott Writer/s Seth W Owen Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch When a scientifically created humanoid injures a scientist a young woman is sent in by “corporate” to the remote location of the experiment to sort … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A Director Justin Lin Writer/s Simon Pegg, Doug Jung Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella, Idris Elba Source of story Star Trek – the legend Elevator Pitch The Enterprise is dispatched from the frontier space station Yorktown to assist a lost alien vessel in uncharted space, but … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 15 in UK, R in USA Director Jonathan Glazer Writer/s Walter Campbell, Jonathan Glazer Starring Scarlett Johansson Source of story A book by Michael Faber Elevator Pitch An alien in the form of an attractive woman drives around Glasgow in a white van, picking up stray men and taking them to her … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 12A Director Andrew Stanton Writer/s Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton Source of story “Princess of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912) Elevator Pitch An American Civil War veteran is mysteriously transferred to the planet Mars where he finds he had super capabilities and beomes … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 12A Director Christopher Nolan Writer/s Jonathan & Christopher Nolan Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Matt Damon Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch As the inhabitants of earth grapple with climate change and crop failures, NASA recruits some old stagers to take a space ship through a … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A in UK Director Andrew Niccol Writer/s Andrew Niccol Starring Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Max Irons, William Hurt Source of story A book by Stephenie Meyer Elevator Pitch A race of parasitic aliens have taken over the world by invading the bodies of humans, and only small pockets of uninvaded people remain. … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 12A Director Peter Berg Writer/s Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber Starring Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, Source of story Amazingly – the Hasbro game of the same name Elevator Pitch Alien invaders in five space craft attack earth when their planet is contacted by Hawaian scientists. Their sophisticated sea craft battle … Continue reading
Released 2003 Rating 12A in UK Director Jonathan Mostow Writer/s John Brancato, Michael Ferris Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken Source of story Earlier Terminators, James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd credited with having invented the characters. Elevator Pitch John Connor has survived into young adulthood by living “off the grid” but … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 12A in UK Director Stephen Sommers Writer/s Stuart Beattie, David Elliot, Paul Lovett Starring Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Jonathan Pryce Source of story An action figure!! Elevator Pitch An arms manufacturer develops a weapon which can deploy nanobots which eat whatever they touch, and with the help of some dastardly … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating R in USA Director Joon-ho Bong Writer/s Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson Starring Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton Source of story A graphic story Le Transperceneige by Jaques Lob, Bejamin Legrand, Jean Marc Rochette Elevator Pitch A ragged bunch of men women and children are crammed into the … Continue reading
Released 1981 Rating 15 in UK Director George Miller Writer/s George Miller Starring Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Source of story Mad Max 1 Elevator Pitch In post nuclear war Australia Max comes across a fortified community in the desert that has an oil well and a primitive refinery, but it is being besieged by a … Continue reading
Released 1986 Rating PG Director Leonard Nimoy Writer/s Leonard Nemoy, Harve Bennet, Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Nicholas Meyer Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelly, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Catherine Hicks Source of story Startrek TV, and actually this is a continuation of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Elevator … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating 15 in UK Director Danny Boyle Writer/s Alex Garland Starring Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Mark Strong Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A space craft is sent from earth to revive the dying sun with a large atomic bomb. They are the second mission, the first … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A in UK Director Guillermo del Toro Writer/s Guillermo del Toro, Travis Beacham Starring Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman Source of story An original screenplay – but sort of based on Japanese Anime. Elevator Pitch The world is threatened by monsters which rise from the sea to … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 15 in UK Director Greg Mottola Writer/s Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A couple of geeks are on a trip round the “alien sites” in America in an RV after going to Comicon, when they come … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating 15 in UK Director Ridley Scott Writer/s Jon Spailts, Damon Lindelof Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Rafe Spall Source of story The story was prompted by the Alien franchise, although this is a prequel. Elevator Pitch Earth scientists identify the possible source of humanity on a … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating PG Director McG Writer/s John Brancato, Michael Ferris Starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodwood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch The war between humans and the machines goes on, but then a mystery man appears in the desolate destructed landscape, appearing … Continue reading
Released 2008 Rating U Director Andrew Stanton Writer/s Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter Starring (Voices) Ben Birtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Sigourny Weaver Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Earth has been abandoned except for a small rubbish collecting robot, accidentally left behind, but the former inhabitants now living on a vast space ship … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating 12A Director Dan Trachtenberg Writer/s Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken Starring John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr Source of story A script called The Cellar which apparently has been knocking around for years. Elevator Pitch After a car crash a young woman wakes in an underground bunker with two men and … Continue reading
Released 1997 Rating 15 in UK Director Paul Verhoeven Writer/s Ed Neumeier Starring Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busy, Dean Norris, Amy Smart Source of story A Robert A Heinline book Elevator Pitch When a race of alien insects attack South America, earth sends a vast fleet of space craft to attack … Continue reading
Released 2011 Rating 12A in UK Director Shawn Levy Writer/s John Gatins, Dan Gilroy, Jeremy Leven Starring Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie Source of story A short story “Steel” by Richard Matheson Elevator Pitch This is “Robot Wars” on steroids, in a world where massive humanoid machines battle it out in packed … Continue reading
Released 2005 Rating 12A in UK Director Rob Cohen Writer/s W.D.Richter Starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch In the near future three pilots in secret warplanes are dispatched on a mission, from an aircraft carrier in the China Sea, with a superdrone which is … Continue reading
Released 1984 Rating 15 in UK Director James Cameron Writer/s James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch In the future humans, led by John Connor, are battling with the machines which have taken over the planet, so in order to eliminate him, … Continue reading
Released 1986 Rating 18 in UK Director James Cameron Writer/s James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen Source of story A follow up to “Alien” from 1979 Elevator Pitch The planet on which the alien eggs were found has been colonised, but contact with it has been lost. A … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 15 in UK Director Steve Pink Writer/s Josh Heald, Sean Anders Starring John Cusack, Lizzy Caplan, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Chevy Chase, Source of story Original script Elevator Pitch A group of middle aged men a bit down on their luck revisit the scene of their greatest night out ever, a ski … Continue reading
Released 2015 Rating 12A in UK Director Ridley Scott Writer/s Drew Goddard Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Source of story A book by Andy Weir Elevator Pitch During an expedition to Mars a storm causes the explorers to depart, leaving one member of … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 15 in UK Director Nimród Antal Writer/s Alex Litvak, Michael Finch Starring Adrian Brody, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne (briefly) Source of story Well, it’s more about Predators Elevator Pitch A group of bad ass people carrying weapons are parachuted into a jungle on an unknown planet, without having any knowledge of why … Continue reading
Released 2013 Rating 12A Director Gavin Hood Writer/s Gavin Hood Starring Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin Source of story Book by Orson Scott Card Elevator Pitch Earth prepares for a pre-emptive strike against an alien race to prevent a second invasion, using the capabilities of young people and one youth in particular, … Continue reading
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