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Duration 1h 46m Rating (UK) PG Source of story Marvel Comics – Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Writer/s Script Mark Frost, Michael France Additional Info In order to retain the rights to this story another film was made in 1994 but was never released. It was said to be terrible. Director Tim Story Starring Ioan … Continue reading
Duration 2h 18m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Dan Brown Writer/s Script David Koepp, Akiva Goldsman Additional Info The book actually preceded The Da Vinci Code, but the film presents the story as a sequel. Director Ron Howard Starring Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurur, Stellan Skarsgård, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Bob Dolman Director Bob Dolman Starring Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen Elevator Pitch When a mature but well preserved bartender loses her job she decides to borrow money from her oldest friend who she has not seen for … Continue reading
Duration 2h 2m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy Writer/s Script Joel and Ethan Coen Additional Info The author writes his books just like a screenplay, all in great detail. Super for action sequences – not so good for making a cup of coffee. Director The … Continue reading
Duration 1h 28m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Matthew Aldrich Director Renny Harlin Starring Samuel L Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Luis Guzman, Elevator Pitch A former police officer, now cleaning up crime scenes, takes on a job of cleaning up a homicide in a mansion, but later finds … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Rating (USA) R (No release in UK) Source of story A 1991 novel of the same name by Peter Lefcourt (Audio book read by William H Macy) Writer/s Script William H Macy, Steven Schachter Director Steven Schachter Starring William H Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J, Elliot Gould, Jason Ritter Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Duration 2h 5m Rating (UK) A Source of story An original screenplay using the title of an Ian Fleming book only Writer/s Script Christopher Wood, Richard Maibaum Director Lewis Gilbert Starring Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curt Jurgens, Richard Kiel, Caroline Munro, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, Bernard Lee, George Baker, Shane Rimmer, Kevin McNally Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Duration 1h 24m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Probably the film ‘The 300’ Writer/s Script Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer Director Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer Starring Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitan, Elevator Pitch The Spartans must meet the Persians in battle to protect Greece – well – that’s it really. Content Many homosexual jokes, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 29m Rating (UK) PG Source of story A book of the same name by Dan Brown Writer/s Script Akiva Goldsman Director Ron Howard Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellan, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina Elevator Pitch When the curator of the Louvre is killed and his body disfigured by a symbol, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 53m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Dana Fox Director Peter Billingsley Starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faison Love, Jon Favreau, Malin Ackerman, Kristen Bell, Kristen Davis, Kali Hawk, Jean Reno, Ken Jeong Elevator Pitch A couple whose marriage is in trouble convince their … Continue reading
Duration 1h 32m Rating (UK) PG Source of story A distant relationship with the original Peter Sellars films Writer/s Script Scott Neustadter, Michael H Weber, Steve Martin Writer/s Story Scott Neustadter, Michael H Weber + characters by Maurice Richlin , Blake Edwards Director Harald Zwart Starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Loosely based on a 1976 film scripted by John Carpenter Writer/s Script James DeMonaco Director Jean-Francois Richet Starring Ethan Hawke, Lawrence Fisgburne, Gabriel Byrne, Maria Bello, Drea de Matteo, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy Elevator Pitch A police station manned by a retiring cop, a drug dependent … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script David Mamet Director David Mamet Starring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay Elevator Pitch A very cool criminal gang pull off a complex jewel robbery but their fence refuses to pay them unless they undertake … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A DC Comics character, associated with Batman Writer/s Script John Brancato, Michael Ferris, John Rogers Writer/s Story Theresa Rebeck, John Brancato, Michael Ferris Director Pitof Starring Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein Elevator Pitch A shy, attractive young woman accidentally … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A Marvel Comics character created by Frank Miller Writer/s Script Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman, Raven Metzner Writer/s Story Characters in film Mark Steven Johnson Director Rob Bowman Starring Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Kirsten Prout, Will Yun Lee, Terence Stamp Elevator Pitch Elektra, a wayward superhero with … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Rating (UK) PG Source of story The first “Night in the Museum” Writer/s Script Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon Writer/s Story Characters: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon Director Shawn Levy Starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, StevenCoogan, Ricky Gervais, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Richard Wenk Director Richard Donner Starring Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse, Jenna Stern, Casey Sander Elevator Pitch A desolute and alcoholic detective is given the task of getting an irritating black petty criminal to a neighbourhood court , but … Continue reading
Duration 2h 37m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Robert Graysmith – depicting real events. Writer/s Script James Vanderbilt Director David Fincher Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr, Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Chloe Sevegny, Candy Clark, Dermot Mulroney Elevator Pitch In the 1970s … Continue reading
Duration 2h 12m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book by A.E.W. Mason (1865 to 1948) and maybe one or other of the previous versions of the story. Writer/s Script Michael Schiffer, Hossein Amini Director Shekhar Kapur Starring Wes Bentley, James Cosmo, Djimon Hounsou, Kate Hudson, Alex Jennings, Heath Ledger, Kris Marshall, Rupert Penry-Jones, … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens Writer/s Script Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Director Mark Waters Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster, Anne Archer, Emma Stone Elevator Pitch A celebrated fashion photographer and serial womaniser is a guest at his brother’s … Continue reading
Released 2002 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Tracey Jackson Director Daisy von Scherler Mayer Starring Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean, Christine Baranski, Sanjeev Bhaskar Elevator Pitch A young Indian dance teacher is encouraged to emigrate to New York by his brother who tells tales of penthouse … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Charles Baxter Writer/s Script Allison Burnett Director Robert Benton Starring Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Selma Blair, Alexa Davalos, Toby Hemingway, Jane Alexander, Fred Ward Elevator Pitch A college professor on sabatical spends time in the local … Continue reading
Released 1998 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Jonahthan Harr which describes real events. Writer/s Script Steven Zaillian Director Steven Zaillian Starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H Macy, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan, James Gandolfini, Stephen Fry Elevator Pitch A group of personal injury lawyers take … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating (UK) PG Source of story A riff on the previous outings of the gang Writer/s Script Brian Koppelman, David Levien Director Steven Soderbergh Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliot Gould, Al Pacino, Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner, Eddie Izzard, Ellen Barkin, Julian Sands, Andy Garcia … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The remade Ocean’s Eleven Writer/s Script George Nolfi Director Steven Soderbergh Starring Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Carl Reiner, Elliot Gould, Robbie Coltrain, Vincent Cassel, Eddie Izzard Elevator Pitch Terry Benedict, the … Continue reading
Released 2001 Rating (UK) 12 Source of story The 1960 film of the same name starring Frank Sinatra Writer/s Script Ted Griffin Writer/s Story George Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell (1960) Director Steven Soderbergh Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Elliot Gould, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner … Continue reading
Released 2001 Rating (UK) 12 Source of story Apparently “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” from 1963 Writer/s Script Andy Breckman Director Jerry Zucker Starring Nick Schaffer, Cuba Gooding Jr, Seth Green, Vince Vieluf, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Amy Smart Elevator Pitch An eccentric casino owner encourages his high rollers … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A 1972 Wes Craven film and earlier Swedish stuff Writer/s Script Adam Alleca, Carl Ellsworth Director Dennis Iliadis Starring Garret Dillahunt, Michael Bowen, Josh Coxx, Riki Lindhome, Aaron Paul, Sara Paxton, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn Elevator Pitch A couple staying in their isolated holiday home think their … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A not very original screenplay (in my view and that of a couple of authors) Writer/s Script Judd Apatow Director Judd Apatow Starring Seth Rogan, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Harold Ramis, Alan Tudyk, Kristen Wiig and some celebrities Elevator … Continue reading
Released 2005 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A continuation of the Miss Congeniality story Writer/s Script Marc Lawrence Writer/s Story Characters – Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, Caryn Lucas Director John Pasquin Starring Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson, Heather Burns, Treat Williams Elevator Pitch Gracie has written a book and … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script James Gray Director James Gray Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Eva Mendes, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall Elevator Pitch In crime ridden 1980s New York two brothers are on opposite sides of the law, one is a police officer, the other is a nightclub operator … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A not very original screenplay, since John Carpenter took Luc Besson to court due to the similarities between this work and the “Escape” duo. He won $450,000 Writer/s Script Stephen St Leger, James Mather, Luc Besson Writer/s Story Original idea by Luc Besson Director James Mather, Stephen … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A French film of the same name by Luc Besson Writer/s Script Robert Ben Grant, Thomas Lennon, Jim Kouf Director Tim Story Starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Esposito, Gisele Bundchen, Ann-Margret Elevator Pitch A blundering detective accidentally teams up with a kick-ass taxi driver in pursuit … Continue reading
Released 2001 Rating (UK) 12 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Billy Crystal, Peter Tolan Director Joe Roth Starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Seth Green Elevator Pitch Two actors who are married to each other and who star together, but are … Continue reading
Released 2000 Rating (UK) 12 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, Caryn Lucas Director Donald Petrie Starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, William Shatner, Heather Burns, Benjamin Bratt Elevator Pitch When a beauty contest is threatened by an anonymous killer, a bad tempered and agresssive female FBI agent … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Real events Writer/s Script John Logan Director Martin Scorsese Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchette, Kate Beckinsale, John C Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe Elevator Pitch Howard Hughes was obsessed by film making, aircraft and women. All feature … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating UK PG Source of story A novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman Writer/s Script Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn (Also Director) Starring Ian McKellen, Kate Magowan, Melanie Hill, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Henry Cavill, Nathaniel Parker, Peter O’Tool, Mark Strong, Jason Flemyng, Mark Heap, Struan Rodger, Rupert Everett, David Walliams, Julian … Continue reading
Released 2005 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story The real life experience of one of the producers (based on, inspired by? Who knows). Writer/s script Tassie Cameron Director Nisha Ganatra Starring Heather Graham, David Sutcliffe, Taye Diggs, Sandra Oh Elevator Pitch When the editor of a Wedding Bells magazine is taken ill, he hands over … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by C.D.Payne Writer/s script Gustin Nash Director Miguel Arteta Starring Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Zach Galifianakis, Steve Buscemi, Fred Willard, Ray Liotta, Rooney Mara, M.Emmet Walsh Elevator Pitch A sixteen year old youth falls in love with a girl be meets … Continue reading
Released 2016 Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A play “Fences” by August Wilson Writer/s script August Wilson (and one other who is not credited, but who completed the screenplay after the author had died) Director Denzel Washington Starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson Elevator Pitch A rubbish … Continue reading
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