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Playtone Entertainment, est une société de production américaine fondée en 1996 par l'acteur Tom Hanks et le producteur Gary Goetzman.
Cette société fut nommée "Playtone" d'après le nom d'une société fictive du film That Thing You Do! réalisé par Tom Hanks en 1996.
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(2012)Filmography of Playtone (25 films)
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Surfer, Dude (2008)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Surfing films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Alexie Gilmore, Scott Glenn, Travis Fimmel, Jeffrey Nordling, Willie Nelson
Surfer, Dude is the story of Steve Addington, a soul-searching surfer who experiences an existential crisis when no waves come for over a month.
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Tom Arnold, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn
Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) defies his father (Tom Hanks) and leaves law school to pursue his dream of becoming a writer in Los Angeles. To support himself, he takes a job as a road manager for "The Great" Buck Howard (John Malkovich), a fading mentalist. Troy comes to enjoy traveling with Buck to performances in smaller venues such as Bakersfield and Akron. In particular, Troy sincerely admires Buck's signature trick: having someone in the audience hide his fee for that night's performance, which he then unfailingly discovers. (Kreskin is said to have actually performed this feat 6,000 times, only failing to find the money nine times.
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
, 1h40Directed by Mike Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Documentary, Spy, Historical
Themes Spy films, Politique, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Om Puri, Emily Blunt
The film opens with a large gathering inside an aircraft hangar. Everyone is attending a private ceremony for Democratic U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), who is receiving a major commendation for supporting the U.S. clandestine services. As everyone looks in admiration upon a clearly moved Wilson, the movie goes back in time.
Starter for 10 (2006)
, 1h32Directed by Tom Vaughan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Dominic Cooper, James Corden, Catherine Tate
In 1985, Brian Jackson is a first-year university student and information sponge. Since his working-class childhood in Southend-on-Sea, Brian has loved the TV quiz show University Challenge, whose famous catchphrase—"Your starter for 10"—gives the film its title. Soon after arriving at Bristol University, Brian attends a party where he meets the politically conscious Rebecca, with which he seems to have an instant connection. Brian attempts to join their University Challenge team but narrowly fails to secure a spot when he helps another potential candidate, Alice, cheat on the qualifying test. Brian falls for the glamorous Alice and tries to date her, despite her multiple signals that she only sees him as a platonic friend. As the term starts, Brian is invited to join the University Challenge team after one of the other members falls ill. The captain of the team, Patrick Watts, is a stuck-up post-grad who has managed to remain team captain despite never having achieved success on University Challenge. Brian immediately impresses the rest of the team with his wealth of trivia knowledge and uses his time with the team to get closer to Alice, eventually getting invited to her house for Christmas vacation. Unfortunately, Brian embarrasses himself in front of her family by getting stoned while trying to impress Alice. He returns to campus to spend the rest of his vacation and meets back up with Rebecca. They once again hit it off, but as they are hooking up, he inadvertently calls her "Alice", offending her and ruining the moment. Following his romantic failures, he talks with Spencer, his friend from back home who informs him that he is in legal trouble due to his criminal pursuits. Brian invites him to campus for a party before he has to face the judge.
The Ant Bully (2006)
, 1h28Directed by John A. Davis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about insects
Actors Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Zach Tyler Eisen, Regina King
Set in suburban Las Vegas, Nevada, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler Eisen) is being tormented by a bully and his gang. In turn, he attacks an anthill with a squirt gun which terrifies the ants. One ant, an eccentric wizard named Zoc (Nicolas Cage), tries to fight back but is overwhelmed by Lucas. His girlfriend, a nurse ant named Hova (Julia Roberts), attempts to communicate with Lucas, but is saved by Zoc. The leaders of the colony decide to use a potion created by Zoc, to shrink Lucas down to ant size to punish him, for aiding destruction on their hill.
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
, 1h43Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Neil Young
En Mars 2005, Neil Young a été diagnostiqué avec un anévrisme au cerveau. Quatre jours avant la date prévue pour une opération de sauvetage, il se rend à Nashville, où il a écrit et enregistré l'album country folk PRAIRIE WIND avec de vieux amis et membres de la famille. Après la réussite de l'opération et la période de récupération, il est retourné à Nashville que Août à jouer au célèbre Ryman Auditorium, encore une fois rassembler famille et amis pour cette représentation spéciale.
, 40minutesOrigin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Space adventure films, Transport films, Films about the Apollo program, Sur la Lune, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology, Space opera
Actors Tom Hanks, John Corbett, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Scott Glenn
Seuls 12 hommes ont marché sur la Lune ! Vous êtes le prochain... L'exploration de la Lune a été l'un des faits les plus marquants de l'histoire de l'Humanité. Aujourd'hui, grâce à la magie de la technologie, Les spectateurs vont être transportés sur la surface de la Lune, pour accompagner les légendaires astronautes qui ont foulé le sol lunaire, et vivre ce qu'ils ont vu, entendu, ressenti et pensé au cours de cet incroyable voyage.
The Polar Express (2004)
, 1h40Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Musical films, Children's films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Josh Hutcherson, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Eddie Deezen
On Christmas Eve in the late-1950s, a boy witnesses a train called the Polar Express that is about to embark to the North Pole. When the boy examines the engine, the conductor lets him board the train. The boy meets other children, including a girl and a know-it-all kid. When the train picks up Billy, the hero boy applies the emergency brakes. Billy initially declines to board but changes his mind. The conductor summons a waiter team, who give the children hot chocolate, and the girl stows away one cup under her seat to give to Billy, who is alone in the observation car. The girl and conductor deliver the hot chocolate cup to Billy until the hero boy discovers the girl’s ticket is unpunched. He loses it before he can return it. After the ticket is abused by the wind and animals, it slips back in the train. The girl explains her lost ticket, and the conductor considers ejecting her before taking her for a walk on the top of the train instead. The hero boy locates the lost ticket and pursues them.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
, 1h35Directed by Joel Zwick
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez
Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) is going through an early midlife crisis. At thirty, having had her childhood, adolescence and adult life plagued by bad luck, she feels that she is the only woman in her family who has "failed" at being a typical Greek girl. Her family expects her to be more like her 33-year-old sister Athena (Stavroula Logothettis) and marry a Greek boy, make Greek babies, and "feed everyone until the day she dies." Instead, Toula is stuck working in the family restaurant in Chicago, "Dancing Zorba's." Frumpy and cynical, she fears that she is doomed to be stuck with her life as it is and always has been. One day while at the restaurant, Toula briefly becomes enamored with and embarrasses herself in front of Ian Miller (John Corbett), a handsome school teacher.
Cast Away (2000)
, 2h23Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on Robinson Crusoe, Children's films
Actors Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Chris Noth, Jenifer Lewis, David Allen Brooks
In 1995, Chuck Noland is a time-obsessed systems engineer, who travels worldwide resolving productivity problems at FedEx depots. He is in a long-term relationship with Kelly Frears, with whom he lives in Memphis, Tennessee. Although the couple wants to get married, Chuck's busy schedule interferes with their relationship. A Christmas with relatives is interrupted when Chuck is summoned to resolve a problem in Malaysia. While flying through a violent storm, his plane crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Chuck escapes the sinking plane and is saved by an inflatable life-raft but loses the raft's emergency locator transmitter. He clings to the life-raft, loses consciousness, and floats all night before being washed up on an island. After he awakens, he explores the island and soon discovers that it is uninhabited.