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Helen Mirren

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The Duke (2020)

Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: R, Spain: 7 Source of story An interpretation of real events. Director Roger Michell Writers/Script Richard Bean, Clive Coleman Starring Jim Broadbent, James Wilby, Matthew Goode, Helen Mirren,  Anna Maxwell Martin, Fionn Whitehead, Ratings IMDb: 6.9/10 by 13k people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 97% by 129 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10. Plot … Continue reading

Fast & Furious 10 or Fast X (2023)

Duration 2h 21m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A new script taking its origins and characters from previous F&F films Director Louis Leterrier, Justin Lin Writers/Script Dan Mazeau, Justin Lin Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguesz, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludicris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlese Theron, John Cena, Sung Kang, … Continue reading

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

Duration 2h 10m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story Shazam is a DC Comics character. The film follows the first in many respects. Director David F. Sandberg Writers/Script Henry Gayden, Chris Morgan Starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, Helen Mirren Ratings … Continue reading

The Good Liar (2019)

Duration 1h 49m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story A book of the same name by Nicholas Searle Director Bill Condon Writers/Script Jeffrey Hatcher Starring Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Jim Carter Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 47k people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 63% by 165 reviewers. Review2view: 6.5/10. The Plot of The … Continue reading

Golda (2023)

Duration 1h 40m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: probably PG, Denmark probably 11. Source of story An original screenplay based on real events. Director Guy Nattiv Writers/Script Nicholas Martin Starring Helen Mirren, Henry Goodman, Cammille Cottin, Liev Schreiber Ratings IMDb: 5.9/10 by 8k people.  Rotten Tomatoes:52% by 120 reviewers. Review2view: 6.5/10. The Plot of Golda: It … Continue reading

Barbie (2023)

Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 7,  Source of story Barbie’s limited back story Director Greta Gerwig Writers/Script Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach Starring Margot Robbie, Kate McKinnon, Ryan Gosling, Michael Cera, Rhea Perlman, Helen Mirren,  Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon, Ratings IMDb: 7.4/10 by 199k people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 88% by 429 critics. Review2view: … Continue reading

Fast & Furious 9 (2021)

Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story The rest of the franchise Director Justin Lin Writers/Script Daniel Casey, Justin Lin Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodrigues, Tyrese Gibson, Ludraris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlise Theron, John Cena, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, Ratings IMDb: 5.2/10 by 150,000 people.  Rotten Tomatoes:59% by 312 reviewers. … Continue reading

Collateral Beauty (2016)

Duration 1h 37m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 7  Source of story An original screenplay Director David Frankel Writers/Script Allan Loeb Starring Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña , Helen Mirren, Naomi Harris, Keira Knightly, Jacob Latimore, Ann Dowd,  Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 99.131 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 14% by 183 reviewers. Review2view: 3/10. … Continue reading

The Queen (2006)

Duration 1h 43m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, South Korea: 12  Source of story Real events relating to the death of Princess Diana in 1997 Director Stephen Frears Writers/Script Peter Morgan Starring Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Sylvia Syms, Michael Sheen, Helen McCrory, Mark Bazeley, Ratings IMDb: 7.3/10 by 109,488 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading

Anna (2019)

Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16  Source of story An original screenplay in the Luc Bresson style.  Director Luc Bresson Writers/Script Luc Bresson Starring Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova,  Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 73,523 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 34% by 71 reviewers. Review2view: 7.5/10 Elevator Pitch: this is … Continue reading

Gosford Park (2001)

Duration 2h 11m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG, Denmark  Source of story Based on an idea by Bob Balaban and Robert Altman Director Robert Altman Writers/Script Julian Fellowes Starring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristen Scott-Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charlea Dance, Geraldine Somerville, Jeremy Northam, Tom Hollander, Bob Balaban, James Wilby, Lawrence Fox, Ryan Phillipe, Stephen Fry, … Continue reading

Hobbs & Shaw (Of Fast & Furious)2019

Duration 2h 17m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Two characters who have appeared on opposite sides in recent F&F outings. Director David Leitch (He of John Wick and Atomic Blonde) Writers/Script Chris Morgan, Drew Pearce, (story by Chris Morgan characters by Gary Scott Thompson) Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen … Continue reading

RED 2 (2013)

Elevator Pitch. Former CIA agent Frank Moses and his young girfriend once more find themselves being hunted by gunmen apparently due to his involvement in an operation called Nightshade. They are rescued by a former colleague, and despite an increasing level of danger, they recruit the assassins sent to dispatch them and go in search … Continue reading

Eye in the Sky (2015)

  Elevator Pitch. After the death of one of their spies on the ground in Kenya the British military are prepared to use the American technology manifest in a drone piloted from the USA and the local secret service who have deployed an ornithopter, to follow the activities of a terrorist group, with the intent … Continue reading

RED (2010)

Duration 2h 12m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A DC Comics graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner Writers/Script Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber Additional Info RED is supposed to stand for Retired and Extremely Dangerous Director Robert Schwentke Starring Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban, Rebecca Pidgeon, Morgan Freeman, Ernest Borgnine, John Malkovich, … Continue reading

Trumbo

Released 2015 Rating 15 in UK Director Jay Roach Writer/s John McNamara Starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Elle Fanning Source of story Real events and book by Bruce Cook Elevator Pitch Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and nine others are called before Congress to answer allegations that they are members of the communist party. They … Continue reading

The Cook, the Thief his Wife and her Lover

Released 1989 Rating 18 in UK Director Peter Greenaway Writer/s Peter Greenaway Starring Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch A diabolical mafia boss holds court every day in a restaurant that he owns, and under his nose his wife carries on an affair with a book shop proprietor … Continue reading

State of Play

Released 2009 Rating 12A in UK Director Kevin Macdonald Writer/s Matthew Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray Starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren Source of story A UK TV series by Paul Abbott starring John Sim Elevator Pitch In the murky world of Washington politics a thief is killed and a young woman … Continue reading

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