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

10 English Movies (Yearly) [2011]

10 English Movies (Yearly) [2011]

Binge-watch some of the best english movies of the year 2011. There are movies of every genre. Treat yourself with a marathon of 10 English Movies of the year 2011 back to back. Keep on Watching

10 English Movies (Yearly) [2010]

10 English Movies (Yearly) [2010]

Binge-watch some of the best English movies of the year 2010. There are movies of every genre. Treat yourself with a marathon of 10 English Movies of the year 2010 back to back. Keep on Watching

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American biographical drama film based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics. The film was directed by Ron Howard, from a screenplay written by Akiva Goldsman. It was inspired by a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1998 book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar. The film ..

The Gold Rush (1925)

The Gold Rush (1925)

The Gold Rush is a 1925 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, and Malcolm Waite. Chaplin drew inspiration from photos of the Klondike Gold Rush as well as from the story of the ..

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish: El secreto de sus ojos) is a 2009 crime drama film directed, co-written, produced and edited by Juan José Campanella, based on the novel La pregunta de sus ojos (The Question in Their Eyes) by Eduardo Sacheri, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film is a joint production of ..

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 American courtroom drama film directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, William Shatner, and Montgomery Clift.[4] Set in Nuremberg in 1948, the film depicts a fictionalized version of the Judges’ Trial of ..

The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. The film is set in post–World War II Vienna. It centres on Holly Martins, an American who is given a job in Vienna by his friend Harry ..

Ran (1985) [Japanese]

Ran (1985) [Japanese]

Ran (乱, transl. “chaos” or “turmoil”) is a 1985 epic period drama film directed, edited and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare‘s King Lear and includes segments based on legends of the daimyō Mōri Motonari. The film stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Hidetora Ichimonji, an aging Sengoku-period warlord who decides to abdicate ..

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) [Japanese]

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) [Japanese]

My Neighbor Totoro (Japanese: となりのトトロ Hepburn: Tonari no Totoro, “The Totoro Next-door”) is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. The film—which stars the voice actors Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi—tells the story of the two young daughters (Satsuki and ..

Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film, directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The film was inspired by the California Water Wars, a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century, by which Los Angeles interests secured water ..

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, lit. ‘The Labyrinth of the Faun‘) is a 2006 dark fantasy drama film[4][5] written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, and starring Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, and Ariadna Gil. It was produced and distributed internationally by Esperanto Filmoj and Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with ..

Star Trek (1979-2016)

Star Trek (1979-2016)

Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is the eleventh film in the Star Trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series portrayed by a new cast, ..

Final Destination (2000-2011)

Final Destination (2000-2011)

Final Destination is an American horror franchise composed of five films, comic books and novels. It is based on an unproduced spec script by Jeffrey Reddick, originally written for The X-Files television series, and was distributed by New Line Cinema. All five films center around a small group of people who escape impending death when ..

Transporter (2002-2015)

Transporter (2002-2015)

Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin (Jason Statham) lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary transporter who moves goods – human or otherwise – from one place to another. No questions asked. Dangerous complications ensue when he is hired to kidnap the feisty daughter of ..

Rio (2011-2014)

Rio (2011-2014)

Rio is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated adventure–comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro,[5] where the film is set. The film features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, George Lopez, and Jamie Foxx. It ..

Fast & Furious AKA The Fast and the Furious (2001-2017)

Fast & Furious AKA The Fast and the Furious (2001-2017)

The Fast and the Furious (colloquial: Fast & Furious) is an American media franchise centered on a series of action films that is largely concerned with illegal street racing, heists, and espionage. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, live shows, and theme park attractions. It is distributed by Universal Pictures. The first ..