The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American epic revisionist Western film written and directed by Andrew Dominik. Adapted from Ron Hansen‘s 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), focusing on the events that lead up to the titular killing. Filming took place near Calgary, Canmore, and Edmonton, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. ..

Death Race (2008-2018)

Death Race (2008-2018)

Death Race series is a car combat franchise encompassing a series of films and other media centered on a reality show set in a prison, where inmates race against each other in order to win their freedom. Death Race 2050 (2017)   Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy (2018)

Ip Man (2008-2019)

Ip Man (2008-2019)

Ip Man is a series of Hong Kong biographical martial arts films based on the life events of the Wing Chun master of the same name. The progenitor of the series was Ip Man (2008), which followed by two sequels – Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy ..

Frozen (2013-2019)

Frozen (2013-2019)

Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.[5] The 53rd Disney animated feature film, it is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen‘s fairy tale “The Snow Queen“.[6] It tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on a journey alongside ..

Immortals (2011)

Immortals (2011)

Immortals is a 2011 American epic fantasy action film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke.[2] The film also stars Luke Evans, Steve Byers, Kellan Lutz, Joseph Morgan, Stephen Dorff, Daniel Sharman, Alan van Sprang, Isabel Lucas, Corey Sevier, and John Hurt. The film was previously named Dawn of ..

After Earth (2013)

After Earth (2013)

After Earth is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who co-wrote it with Gary Whitta, based on an original story idea by Will Smith. It is the second film after The Pursuit of Happyness that stars real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith; Will Smith also produced via his ..

Charlie’s Angels (2000-2019)

Charlie’s Angels (2000-2019)

Charlie’s Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, and written by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August. It is the first installment in the Charlie’s Angels film series based on the television series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, which is also a continuation of ..

Has Fallen (2013-2019)

Has Fallen (2013-2019)

The Has Fallen film series (also referred to simply as Fallen), consists of American action films with characters created by screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt. The films star Gerard Butler as United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning, Aaron Eckhart as U.S. President Benjamin Asher, and Morgan Freeman as the Speaker of the House ..

There Will Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair.[2] It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a silver miner-turned-oilman on a ruthless quest for wealth during Southern California’s oil boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Paul ..

No Country for Old Men (2007)

No Country for Old Men (2007)

No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-noir[1] neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy‘s 2005 novel of the same name.[2][3] A cat and mouse thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, it follows a Texas welder and Vietnam War veteran ..

The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)

The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)

The Lord of the Rings is a film series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). Produced and distributed by New ..

Source Code (2011)

Source Code (2011)

Source Code is a 2011 action thriller film[4][5] directed by Duncan Jones and written by Ben Ripley. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a U.S. Army captain who is sent into a computed reality to find a bomber. Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright play supporting roles. The film had its world premiere on March ..

Troy (2004)

Troy (2004)

Troy is a 2004 epic historical war film written by David Benioff, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and co-produced by units in Malta, Mexico and Britain’s Shepperton Studios. The film features an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom. It is loosely based[4] on Homer‘s Iliad in its narration of the entire ..

Madagascar (2005-2014)

Madagascar (2005-2014)

Madagascar is a computer-animated franchise produced by DreamWorks Animation. Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith are featured in the films. It began with the 2005 film Madagascar, the 2008 sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and the third film Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted in 2012. A spin-off film featuring ..

Johnny English (2003-2018)

Johnny English (2003-2018)

Johnny English is a series of British action comedy films parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. It features Rowan Atkinson as the titular character, based on the screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. The series includes three instalments: Johnny English (2003), Johnny English Reborn (2011), and Johnny English Strikes Again ..

Jurassic Park (1993-2018)

Jurassic Park (1993-2018)

Jurassic Park is an American science fiction media franchise centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 when Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment bought the rights to the novel by Michael Crichton before it was even published.The book was successful, as was Steven Spielberg‘s 1993 film ..

Warrior (2011)

Warrior (2011)

Warrior is a 2011 American sports drama film directed by Gavin O’Connor and written by O’Connor, Cliff Dorfman, and Anthony Tambakis. It stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton as two estranged brothers whose entrance into a mixed martial arts tournament makes them come to terms with their lives and each other. Nick Nolte was nominated ..

The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man is a 1980 historical drama film about Joseph Merrick (whom the script calls John Merrick), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, and Freddie Jones. It was ..

Trainspotting (1996)

Trainspotting (1996)

Trainspotting is a 1996 British black comedy crime film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, and Kelly Macdonald in her debut. Based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1996.[4]The ..

Indiana Jones (1981-2008)

Indiana Jones (1981-2008)

Indiana Jones is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones, Jr., a fictional professor of archaeology. It began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. A prequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, followed in 1984, and a sequel, Indiana Jones and the Last ..

Looper (2012)

Looper (2012)

Looper is a 2012 American science fiction action film[4] written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced by Ram Bergman and James D. Stern. It stars Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt. It revolves around “present-day” contract killers called “loopers” hired by criminal syndicates from the future to terminate victims that they send back ..

Blade (1998-2004)

Blade (1998-2004)

Blade is a film and television franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics superhero of the same name, portrayed by Wesley Snipes in the film series and Sticky Fingaz on the television series. The films were written by David S. Goyer (and also served as a co-writer for the TV series in the first two ..

On the Waterfront (1954)

On the Waterfront (1954)

On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando and features Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning and Eva Marie Saint in her film debut. The soundtrack score was composed by Leonard Bernstein. The film was suggested by ..

The Seventh Seal (1957)

The Seventh Seal (1957)

The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden[3][4] during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has ..

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Vinnie Jones, and Sting.The story is a heist involving a self-confident young card sharp who loses ..

Casino (1995)

Casino (1995)

Casino is a 1995 American epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci. It is based on the nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas[4] by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. The two had previously collaborated on Goodfellas.The ..

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï (1952) by Pierre Boulle. The film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943. The cast included William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec ..

Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with a screenplay adapted by Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman from the book The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Carlo Maria Franzero, and from histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian. It stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role. Richard ..

The Wedding Date (2005)

The Wedding Date (2005)

With the wedding of her younger sister (Amy Adams) fast approaching, Kat Ellis (Debra Messing) faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey (Jeremy Sheffield), the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom’s best man. Determined to ..

My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

Childhood friends Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) and Michael O’Neal (Dermot Mulroney) had a deal to marry each other if they were still single by age 28. Now, four days before her 28th birthday, O’Neil announces that he’s marrying a gorgeous 20-year-old named Kimberly (Cameron Diaz). Suddenly realizing that she’s actually in love with him, Julianne ..

Hellboy (2004-2019)

Hellboy (2004-2019)

A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness