Posts Tagged ‘based-on-novel’

The Jackal (1997)

Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Countries: France | Germany | Japan | UK | USA
Actors: Bruce Willis | Richard Gere | Sidney Poitier | Diane Venora | Mathilda May | J.K. Simmons | Richard Lineback | John Cunningham | Jack Black | Tess Harper | Leslie Phillips | Stephen Spinella | Sophie Okonedo | David Hayman | Steve Bassett
Directors: Michael Caton-Jones
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Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. With nowhere else to turn (except a woman who used to work with the Basque separatists, who is now in the USA but whose exact whereabouts in unknown to all save Mulqueen), FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (who was present at the Moscow shooting) and Major Valentina Koslova of the Russian milita (who pulled the trigger in that shooting) enlist the reluctant services of Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned IRA sniper, to track the Jackal down, for Declan is the only other person who can positively identify the Jackal.

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Friday, July 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Hanks | Bruce Willis | Saul Rubinek | Morgan Freeman | John Hancock | Kevin Dunn | Clifton James | Louis Giambalvo | Barton Heyman | Norman Parker | Donald Moffat | Alan King | Kurt Fuller | Adam LeFevre | Richard Libertini
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Financial “Master of the Universe” Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car. When yellow journalist Peter Fallow enflames public opinion with a series of distorted tabloid articles on the accident, the case is seized upon by opportunists like Reverend Bacon and mayoral candidate D.A. Abe Weiss.

V for Vendetta (2005)

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Natalie Portman | Hugo Weaving | Stephen Rea | Stephen Fry | John Hurt | Tim Pigott-Smith | Rupert Graves | Roger Allam | Ben Miles | Sin?ad Cusack | Natasha Wightman | John Standing | Eddie Marsan | Clive Ashborn | Emma Field-Rayner
Directors: James McTeigue
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The futuristic tale unfolds in a Great Britain that’s a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V (Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman) from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally.

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Nicolas Cage | John Goodman | Ving Rhames | Tom Sizemore | Marc Anthony | Cliff Curtis | Nestor Serrano | Afemo Omilami | Cullen O. Johnson | Arthur J. Nascarella | Martin Scorsese | Tom Riis Farrell | Aleks Shaklin | Leonid Citer | Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr.
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48 hours in the life of a burnt-out paramedic. Once called Father Frank for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn’t help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.

Magnum Force (1973)

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Clint Eastwood | Hal Holbrook | Ryan Mitchell | David Soul | Tim Matheson | Kip Niven | Robert Urich | Felton Perry | Maurice Argent | Margaret Avery | Richard Devon | Tony Giorgio | Jack Kosslyn | Bob March | Bob McClurg
Directors: Ted Post
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San Francisco Police Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan and his new partner, Early Smith have been temporarily reassigned from Homicide to Stakeout Duty. Meanwhile, those of the city’s criminals who manage to avoid punishment by the courts are nevertheless being killed by unknown assassins. Callahan begins to investigate the murders despite the orders of his superior officer, Lieutenant Briggs. A man has to know his limitations…

Tyson (1995)

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: George C. Scott | Paul Winfield | Michael Jai White | James Sikking | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Tony Lo Bianco | Clark Gregg | Holt McCallany | Regal Hanley | George Murdock | Mane Andrew | Jimmy Bridges | Richard Callender | Dayton Callie | Tony Campisi
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The story of Mike Tyson. Form his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of “Heavyweight Champion of the World”, and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulant life moves quickly, never focussing for long on anything in particular.

Two Rode Together (1961)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Genres: Western
Countries: USA
Actors: James Stewart | Richard Widmark | Andy Devine | John McIntire | Paul Birch | Willis Bouchey | Henry Brandon | Harry Carey Jr. | Ken Curtis | Chet Douglas | David Kent | John Qualen | Ford Rainey | Woody Strode | O.Z. Whitehead
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The US Army is under pressure from the desperate relatives of white prisoners of the Comanches to secure their rescue. A cynical and corrupt marshal, Guthrie McCabe, is persuaded by an army lieutenant to assist in the negotiations with the Comanches. However, just two captives are released; and their reintegration into white society proves highly problematic.

The Borrowers (1997)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: John Goodman | Mark Williams | Jim Broadbent | Tom Felton | Raymond Pickard | Bradley Pierce | Aden Gillett | Hugh Laurie | Andrew Dunford | Bob Goody | Patrick Monckton | Dick Ward | George Yiasoumi | Alex Winter | Michael Hewitt
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The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, “borrowing” such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.

The Ruins (2008)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Jonathan Tucker | Shawn Ashmore | Joe Anderson | Sergio Calder?n | Jesse Ramirez | Balder Moreno | Dimitri Baveas | Patricio Almeida Rodriguez | Mario Jurado | Luis Antonio Ramos | Walter Quispe | Nathan Vega | Tanisha Marquez-Munduate | Chris Argirousis | Alexander Gregory
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A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

Nim’s Island (2008)

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Gerard Butler | Michael Carman | Mark Brady | Anthony Simcoe | Christopher Baker | Maddison Joyce | Peter Callan | Russell Butler | Colin Gibson | Bryan Probets | Andrew Nason | Tony Bellette | Jeff Dornan | Jay Laga'aia | John Walton
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A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she’s reading. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world’s greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim’s father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. Now they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer Nim’s Island.

All Hat (2007)

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Western
Countries: Canada | UK | USA
Actors: Luke Kirby | Keith Carradine | Ernie Hudson | David Alpay | Noam Jenkins | Joel S. Keller | Graham Greene | Gary Farmer | Stephen McHattie | David Gardner | Lorne Brass | Michael Mahonen | Tony Rannelli | Nigel Hamer | Doug Murray
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An ex-con returns to his rural Ontario roots and outwits a corrupt and wealthy thoroughbred owner trying to take over a slew of local farms. Ray Dokes, a charming ex-ballplayer, returns from jail to discover the rural landscape of his childhood transformed by urban development. A film noir reminiscent of the stories of Elmore Leonard, ALL HAT is adapted from the novel by Brad Smith; Smith also penned the screenplay. Determined to stay out of trouble, Ray heads to the farm of his old friend Pete Culpepper, a crusty Texas cowboy who trains losing racehorses and whose debts are growing faster than his corn. Sonny Stanton, gambling addict and spoiled heir to a thoroughbred dynasty, is in the process of buying up an entire concession of farmland to build a casino and golfing resort, and the only one brave enough to stand in the way of Sonny is Etta Parr, Ray’s old flame, who might be willing to forgive Ray if it wasn’t for her pride and common sense. The situation is a minefield, one Ray is determined to avoid. He hooks up with Chrissie, a sexy, sassy and talented jockey and steers clear of Sonny. But when a ten-million-dollar thoroughbred goes missing from the Stanton Stables, Sonny pushes things too far and forces the sale of the community’s remaining farms. Ray reacts by coming up with a plan to stop Sonny in his tracks and right a few wrongs in the process. The scheme is unlikely and audacious; the players are as unpredictable as nitroglycerin. One false move and Ray will land back in jail. And the smart money is against him.

The Secret Garden (1993)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Family
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Kate Maberly | Heydon Prowse | Andrew Knott | Maggie Smith | Laura Crossley | John Lynch | Walter Sparrow | Ir?ne Jacob | Frank Baker | Valerie Hill | Andrea Pickering | Peter Moreton | Arthur Spreckley | Colin Bruce | Parsan Singh
Directors: Agnieszka Holland
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After losing her self-indulging parents in an earthquake, a bitter young girl named Mary Lennox is sent to live in England with her reclusive Uncle. Eventually she discovers her bedridden cousin and a ’secret garden’ that once belonged to her deceased aunt. With the help of her cousin, the kindly Dikon, and a little ‘magic’, can Mary find a way to bring love back to her family?

The Jungle Book (1994)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Family | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Jason Scott Lee | Cary Elwes | Lena Headey | Sam Neill | John Cleese | Jason Flemyng | Stefan Kalipha | Ron Donachie | Anirudh Agarwal | Faran Tahir | Sean Naegeli | Joanna Wolff | Liza Walker | Rachel Robertson | Natalie Morse
Directors: Stephen Sommers
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A faithful adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of Mowgoli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after being lost when a tiger attacked an encampment and killed his father. Years later he finds himself re-united with his childhood love Kitty and back in the “civilization” of Colonial India which he finds far less civilized then his jungle haunts. The search for a lost treasure shows who the truly civilized members of society are.

Get Shorty (1995)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: James Gandolfini | Linda Hart | Miguel Sandoval | Martin Ferrero | Delroy Lindo | John Travolta | Danny DeVito | Dennis Farina | Rene Russo | David Paymer | Jon Gries
Directors: Barry Sonnenfeld
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Some guys get all the luck, whether they like it or not. Chili Palmer (John Travolta) happens to be in Hollywood collecting a gambling debt when he’s struck by lightning (not literally). Called a natural for the movie business, he’s snagged up by a producer. The rest is history.

Rob Roy (1995)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Action | Biography | Drama | Romance | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Liam Neeson | Jessica Lange | John Hurt | Tim Roth | Eric Stoltz | Andrew Keir | Brian Cox | Brian McCardie | Gilbert Martin | Vicki Masson | Gilly Gilchrist | Jason Flemyng | Ewan Stewart | David Hayman | Brian McArthur
Directors: Michael Caton-Jones
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In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.