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Directed by John FrankenheimerOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
Spy,
CrimeThemes Spy films,
Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Road movies,
Heist films,
Chase films,
Gangster films,
EscroquerieActors Robert De Niro,
Jean Reno,
Natascha McElhone,
Stellan Skarsgård,
Sean Bean,
Jonathan PryceRating71%
At a bistro in the Montmartre district of Paris, IRA operative Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) meets with ex-special operatives-turned mercenaries Sam (Robert De Niro), Larry (Skipp Sudduth), and Vincent (Jean Reno), and takes them to a warehouse where fellow mercenaries Gregor (Stellan Skarsgård) and Spence (Sean Bean) are waiting. There, Deirdre briefs the men on their mission: that they have been hired to attack a heavily armed convoy and steal a large metallic briefcase, the contents of which are never revealed. As the team prepares, Deirdre meets with her ex-IRA handler, Seamus O' Roarke (Jonathan Pryce), who reveals that the Russian mob is bidding for the case and the team must intervene. After Spence is exposed as a fraud by Sam and summarily dismissed, the others depart for Nice. Sam and Deirdre develop an attraction to each other during a stakeout. On the day of the sale, Deirdre's team ambush the convoy at La Turbie and pursue the survivors back to Nice. After a gun battle at the port, Gregor steals the case and disappears., 1h41
Directed by Jonathan Dayton,
Valerie FarisOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about families,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
LGBT-related films,
Films about automobiles,
Road movies,
Children's films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Greg Kinnear,
Steve Carell,
Toni Collette,
Paul Dano,
Abigail Breslin,
Alan ArkinRating77%
Sheryl Hoover (Toni Collette) is an overworked mother of two living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her brother, Frank (Steve Carell), is a scholar of French author Proust and a homosexual, temporarily living at home with the family after having attempted suicide. Sheryl's husband Richard (Greg Kinnear) is a Type A personality striving to build a career as a motivational speaker and life coach. Dwayne (Paul Dano), Sheryl's son from a previous marriage, is a Nietzsche-reading teenager who has taken a vow of silence until he can accomplish his dream of becoming a test pilot. Richard's foulmouthed father, Edwin (Alan Arkin), recently evicted from a retirement home for snorting heroin, lives with the family; he is close to his seven-year-old granddaughter Olive (Abigail Breslin)., 1h44
Directed by Greg MottolaOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Adventure,
Comic science fictionThemes Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Comedy science fiction films,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Road movies,
Buddy films,
Films about extraterrestrial lifeActors Simon Pegg,
Seth Rogen,
Nick Frost,
Kristen Wiig,
Jason Bateman,
Bill HaderRating68%
Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Nick Frost) are British comic book enthusiasts and best friends who travel to the United States to attend the annual San Diego Comic-Con International, and to take a road trip through the American Southwest to visit sites significant to UFO lore. While driving on a remote desert highway at night, Graeme and Clive observe a car driving erratically and then crash. They stop to investigate and offer assistance to the driver, who turns out to be an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen). Clive faints, but Graeme agrees to assist Paul and gives him a ride., 2h14
Directed by Scott CooperOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Adventure,
Historical,
WesternThemes Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Road moviesActors Christian Bale,
Rosamund Pike,
Wes Studi,
Adam Beach,
Ben Foster,
Jesse PlemonsRating71%
En 1892, le capitaine Joseph J. Blocker, légende de l'armée américaine, est chargé d'une mission qu'il accepte à contrecœur. Avec ses hommes, il doit escorter Yellow Hawk, un chef de guerre cheyenne mourant, ainsi que sa famille, pour retourner sur leurs terres tribales. Durant le voyage entre le Nouveau-Mexique et le Montana, les militaires et les Cheyennes vont devoir faire preuve de solidarité et d'entraide pour survivre aux dangers qu'ils vont croiser., 2h30
Directed by Gore VerbinskiOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Fantastic,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Swashbuckler,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Pirate films,
Children's films,
L'OrActors Johnny Depp,
Orlando Bloom,
Keira Knightley,
Stellan Skarsgård,
Bill Nighy,
Jack DavenportRating73%
The wedding of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann is crashed by Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company, who has arrest warrants for the couple along with Commodore James Norrington, for allowing Captain Jack Sparrow to escape custody. Norrington resigned after his crew died in a typhoon. Elizabeth is imprisoned, but Beckett promises to free her if Will tracks down Jack and brings him his magic compass which points to whatever the holder wants most. Shortly after, Governor Swann tries to escape Port Royal with Elizabeth but is captured. Elizabeth negotiates with Beckett to let her escape to find the compass herself., 1h56
Directed by Paul John HoganOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films set in psychiatric hospitalsActors Toni Collette,
Rebecca Gibney,
Liev Schreiber,
Anthony LaPaglia,
Bethany Whitmore,
Rob CarltonRating60%
Shirley Moochmoore (Rebecca Gibney) is a sweet misfit and mother of five daughters who are all convinced they suffer from various mental illnesses. Living in the Australian coastal suburb of Dolphin Heads and married to the often absent local politician Barry (Anthony LaPaglia), Shirley retreats into a fantasy world of her favourite musical, The Sound of Music. After she manically orders a huge amount of furniture, telling neighbours her husband won it on a TV game show, she's packed off to a mental institution; Barry instructs his daughters to say she's "on holiday in Wollongong"., 2h8
Directed by Luc BessonOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Cétacé,
Underwater action films,
Mise en scène d'un cétacéActors Rosanna Arquette,
Jean-Marc Barr,
Jean Reno,
Paul Shenar,
Sergio Castellitto,
Jean BouiseRating74%
Two children, Jacques Mayol (Jean-Marc Barr) and Enzo Molinari (Jean Reno), have grown up on the Greek island of Amorgos in the 1960s. They challenge each other to collect a coin on the sea floor and Jacques loses. Later Jacques' father — who harvests shellfish from the seabed using a pump-supplied air hose and helmet — goes diving for shellfish. His breathing apparatus and rope gets caught and punctured by rocks on the reef and weighed down by water, he drowns. Jacques and Enzo can do nothing but watch in horror as he is killed., 1h58
Directed by Peter GreenawayOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Seafaring films,
Transport filmsActors John Standing,
Vivian Wu,
Toni Collette,
Annie Yi,
Amanda Plummer,
Natacha AmalRating56%
After the death of his wife (Claire Johnston), wealthy businessman Philip Emmenthal (John Standing) and his son Storey (Matthew Delamere) open their own private harem in their family residence in Geneva (they get the idea while watching Federico Fellini's 8½ and after Storey is "given" a woman, Simato (Shizuka Inoh), to waive her pachinko debts). They sign one-year contracts with eight (and a half) women to this effect., 1h30
Directed by Adam ElliotOrigin AustralieGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
AnimationThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Medical-themed films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autism,
Films about school violenceActors Bethany Whitmore,
Toni Collette,
Barry Humphries,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Eric Bana,
John FlausRating80%
In 1976, eight-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle (Bethany Whitmore) lives a lonely life in Mount Waverley, Australia. At school, she is teased by her classmates because of an unfortunate birthmark on her forehead; while at home, her distant father, Noel, and alcoholic, kleptomaniac mother, Vera, provide little support. Her only comforts are her pet rooster, Ethel; her favourite food, sweetened condensed milk; and a Smurfs-like cartoon show called The Noblets. One day, while at the post office with her mother, Mary spots a New York City telephone book and, becoming curious about Americans, decides to write to one. She randomly chooses Max Jerry Horowitz's name from the phone book and writes him a letter telling him about herself, sending it off in the hope that he will become her pen friend., 1h48
Directed by Peter ChelsomOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
AdventureThemes Buddy filmsActors Elden Henson,
Kieran Culkin,
Sharon Stone,
Gena Rowlands,
Harry Dean Stanton,
James GandolfiniRating71%
Kevin (Kieran Culkin) is a 13-year-old boy who suffers Mucopolysaccharidosis IV (or Morquio syndrome) and lives with his mother Gwen (Sharon Stone). He is extremely intelligent and prone to flights of fancy, but is physically crippled and is forced to walk with crutches and a brace. Max (Elden Henson) is an over-sized, yet, good-natured teenage boy suffering from dyslexia who lives with his grandparents Gram (Gena Rowlands) and Grim (Harry Dean Stanton). He has flunked the seventh grade twice and is tormented by Tony "Blade" Fowler (Joseph Perrino), a teenage gang leader. When Kevin is assigned as Max's reading tutor, they form a bond of friendship over the similar circumstances they share, such as both being outcasts and their fathers abandoning them (Kevin's dad heard the words "Birth Defect" and disappeared).