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Duration 1h 39m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Zackary Adler Writers/Script Zackary Adler, James Edward Barker, Andy Conway, Nicky Tate, Andrew Prendergast Starring Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson, William Mosely, Dermot Mulroney, Ratings IMDb: 4.8/10 by 10,586 people. Rotten Tomatoes: 5% by 19 … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A book of the same name by Joseph Finder Director Robert Luketic Writers/Script Jason Hall, Barry L. Levy Starring Liam Helmsworth, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard, Harrison Ford, Embeth Davidtz, Julian McMahon, Richard Dreyfuss, Angela Sarafyan, Ratings IMDb: 5.6/10 by 38,034 people. Rotten … Continue reading
Duration 2h 1m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain:12 Source of story A 700 page novel “Firing Point” by George Wallace and Don Keith. Director Donovan Marsh Writers/Script Arne Schmidt, Jamie Moss Starring Common, Gary Oldman, Gerard Butler, Linda Cardellini, Toby Stephens, Michael Nyqvist, Ratings IMDb: 6.6/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 37% by 114 reviewers. Review2view: 5/10. … Continue reading
Duration 2h 26m and 2h 10m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13 Denmark: 11 Source of story A J.K.Rowling book encompassing both films. Director David Yates Writers/Script Steve Kloves Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy, Richard Griffiths, Julie Walters. Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Hellena Bonham Carter, Jason Isaacs, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Robbie … Continue reading
Duration 3h 9m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 13 Source of story Books; On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison, Crossfire, The plot that Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs. Director Oliver Stone Writers/Script Oliver Stone Starring Kevin Costner, Edward Asner, Jack Lemmon, Vincent D’Onofrio, Gary Oldman, Sissy Spacek, Laurie Metcalf, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Tommy Lee … Continue reading
Duration 1h 59m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15, Source of story An original screenplay Director Tony Scott Writers/Script Quentin Tarantino Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Bronson Pinchot, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Saul Rubinek, James Gandolfini, Tom Sizemore, Ratings IMDb: 7.9/10 by 221,287 … Continue reading
Duration 2h 37m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A book of the same name by J.K.Rowling Director Mike Newell Writers/Script Steve Kloves Starring Eric Sykes, Timothy Spall, David Tennant, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robert Pattinson, Jason Isaacs, Robert Hardy, Roger Lloyd Pack, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, David Bradley, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 22m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Spain: 7 Source of story The book of the same name by J.K.Rowling Director Alfonso Cuarón Writers/Script Steve Kloves Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Richard Griffiths, Pam Ferris, Fiona Shaw, Lenny Henry, Gary Oldman, Robert Hardy, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Julie Walters, David Thewlis, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Alan … Continue reading
Duration 1h 58m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story An original screenplay Director Patrick Hughes Writers/Script Tom O’Connor Starring Elodie Yung, Ryan Reynolds, Richard E. Grant, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Ratings IMDb: 6.9 by 214k people. Rotten Tomatoes: 43% by 226 reviewers. Review2View: 5/10 Elevator Pitch: Amelia Rousell, an Interpol Agent, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 8m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story Yes really! The book by Bram Stoker Director Francis Ford Coppola Writers/Script James V. Hart Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, Monica Bellucci, Michaela Bercu, Florina Kendrick, Elevator Pitch: A young lawyer, Jonathan Harker … Continue reading
Duration 2h 32m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The characters developed by Bob Kane in the DC comics, and a relationship with the first Christopher Nolan film. Director Christopher Nolan Writers/Script Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan (Story Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer) Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 6m Rating (UK) PG Source of story An original screenplay developed by Luc Besson over 20 years. Director Luc Besson Writers/Script Luc Besson, Mark Kamen Starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Homn, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry, Brion James, Lee Evans, Elevator Pitch: The world is protected from an intergalactic evil, which … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A book of the same name by Thomas Harris Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script David Mamet, Steven Zaillian Starring Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta Giancarlo Giannini, Francesca Neri. Elevator Pitch: Ten years after his escape Dr Hannibal Lector is living in Florence posing as … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch In the early 1970s Control, the head of MI6, suspects that there is a mole in the senior management and, on the possibility of finding out who it is, sends Jim Prideaux to Hungary. But Prideaux is shot and as a result Control and his right hand man George Smiley are sacked. Later … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Loosely based on the folk tale of the same name. Writers/Script David Leslie Johnson Additional Info This film made money and a book written to accompany the release debuted at No 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Director Catherine Hardwicke Starring Amanda Seyfried, Gary … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The duo of 1980s Robocop films. Writers/Script Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner (with nods to the 1987 writers – the last two above) Additional Info Apparently the director was constantly annoyed at having his good ideas vetoed, this as the costs balooned and the studio … Continue reading
Duration 1h 53m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Douglas Cook, David Weisberg Additional Info I like to look at the IMDb trivia to see if there is anything interesting that people have uploaded. This film seems to have garnered a mass of what look like press releases, so here’s a … Continue reading
Duration 1h 58m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Gary Whitta Additional Info This movie’s production costs were $80 million and it grossed double that, so it probably made money. Director The Hughes Brothers Starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Francis de la Tour, Michael Gambon, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story Real events potrayed in a book, “The Wettest County in the World” by Matt Bondurant (the grandson of one of the characters). Writer/s Script Nick Cave Director John Heathcoat Starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Gary Oldman Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating (UK) 12 Source of story DC Comics and directly the previous Batman films Writer/s Script Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Writer/s Story Christopher Nolan, David S Goyer, Bob Kane (characters) Director Christopher Nolan Starring Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine Elevator Pitch Years … Continue reading
Released 2005 Rating 12 in UK Director Christopher Nolan Writer/s David S Goyer, Christopher Nolan Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe Source of story A DC comics character – mostly said to be “Batman:Year One” Elevator Pitch Batman uses the resources of … Continue reading
Released 1986 (Remastered 2016) Rating 18 in UK Director Alex Cox Writer/s Alex Cox, Abbe Wood Starring Gary Oldman, Cloe Webb, David Hayman Source of story Real events Elevator Pitch At the height of the Sex Pistols fame, the bassist Sid Vicious becomes involved with Nancy Spungen a drug addict, camp follower and occasional sex … Continue reading
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