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Tropic Thunder
Plot During filming of the war film, Tropic Thunder, (based on the book Tropic Thunder by John ‘four leaf’ Tayback) a group of prima-donna actors are making it difficult for first time director Damien Cockburn. With permission from no nonsense producer Les Grossman , Cockburn takes them into the deep jungle to film a more…
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Bronson
Plot The story of Michael Gordon Peterson, who would spend several decades in prison, and eventually be known as “Charlie Bronson” a bare knuckled boxer, and then artist while in prison. Direction Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn directs, from his own screenplay. There are many great uses of colours, such as greens and yellows within…
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Jarhead
Plot The true story of Anthony Swofford, a 20 year old recruit in United States Marine Corps. His time training, as a sniper, and eventually being shipped off to Saudi Arabia to assist with the Persian Gulf War, and the Desert Shield, and Desert Storm conflicts. Direction Directed by Sam Mendes, who captures the gritty…
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What Dreams May Come
Plot Dr Chris Neilsen and his brilliant artist wife Annie Collins have it all. The fairy-tale ‘meet cute’ which turned into a decades long marriage with two wonderful children, Ian and Marie. Sadly Ian and Marie are killed in a car accident, and then four years later Chris too is killed in another tragic accident.…
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The Thin Red Line
Plot During WW2, one team of American soldiers land on the Solomon Island of Guadalcanal in order to secure Henderson Field from the Japanese to stop the enemy route to Australia. Direction Directed by Terence Malik, he is able to encapsulate the horrors of war, as well as the beauty of nature around it. Cast/Characters With…
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The Big Hit
Plot Melvin Smiley is a successful hit-man with a great boss Paris, and great friends including Cisco, Crunch and Vince. He is just hapless in love, with a fiance Pam, and a girlfriend Chantel, bleeding him dry. He agrees to tag along with a simple kidnapping of billionaire Jiro Nishi’s daughter Keiko. Just there are…
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The Naked Gun (2025)
P.L.O.T (DEVICE) After being demoted to traffic accidents due to one to many ‘incidents’ – Police Squad Lt Frank Drebbin Jr, first case might be connected to a Bank Heist he’s been kicked off of. Along with the victims sister, they investigate a tech billionaire, whose secret organisation has created a P.L.O.T device that will…
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Ice Road
Plot A mine collapse in Manitoba Canada traps 26 miners below the surface. To get them out, it requires large drilling equipment too big to fly in. The CEO enlists Jim Goldenrod, a veteran trucker to assist. Jim hires brothers Mike and John “Gurty” McCann to travel along with himself, the no nonsense Tantoo –…
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The Peanut Butter Falcon
Plot Zak is a young man with down syndrome living in a residential nursing community, his best friend is octogenarian Karl. Tyler, is a 30 something ‘nomad’ who lives on both the mean streets, and also the rivers of North Carolina. When Zak escapes his “prison” in order to go to the wrestling school of…
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Oceans 12
Plot Terry Benedict returns to the life of Danny Ocean and Tess – now happily re-married. He wants his money back (PLUS INTEREST) from the “Oceans Eleven”. So they plan to steal a priceless Faberge Egg, and find themselves entangled with a master criminal. Direction Steven Soderberg returns to direct, and while some of his…
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Predator
Plot A group of mercenaries head into the deep jungle of Latin America to find a missing cabinet member – whose helicopter has gone missing. After discovering the mission was a ruse, the team plan on a retreat – but something else is in the jungle. Something hunting them. Something… not human. Direction Directed by…
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