Sentences with phrase «harrowing tale of survival»
The Shallows (PG - 13 for bloody images, intense scenes of peril and brief profanity) Harrowing tale of survival revolving around a pro surfer's (Blake Lively) stuggle to reach the beach safety after being stalked by a great white shark 200 yards offshore.
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OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening January 2, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Defiance (R for violence and profanity) Oscar - winner Edward Zwick (for Shakespeare in Love) directs this harrowing tale of survival, set in occupied Poland during World War II, recounting the heroic efforts of three brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell) who escape into the forest where they join forces with Russian resistance fighters to save over 1,000 fellow Jews from the Nazis.
In fact, its character and rich emotional layers are what elevates the film from a precisely - told absorbing thriller into something much more potent and powerful: a breathtakingly harrowing tale of survival and grueling desperation that redefines the term «nailbiter.»
In the Heart of the Sea is a harrowing tale of survival amidst complex themes of class structure, morality, and industry that I really enjoyed.
A harrowing tale of survival topped off by justice duly being served.
Primo Levi's Journey (Unrated) Holocaust documentary, narrated by Chris Cooper, retraces Primo Levi's harrowing tale of survival from Auschwitz across the former Soviet Union and finally back to his hometown of Turin.
Lone Survivor is director Peter Berg's attempt at turning former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell's harrowing tale of survival inside enemy territory into a...
Louis Zamperini was an Olympic athlete whose harrowing tale of survival during World War II will be immortalized in director Angelina Jolie's Unbroken.
Not exact matches
Sure, there's a lot of funny lines in The Martian, but the harrowing tale of a man stranded on Mars fighting for survival against impossible odds doesn't exactly scream «Comedy,» and it sure isn't a musical (The Big Short, Adam McKay's financial crisis dramedy is similarly likely to be considered a comedy even if the shoe does not entirely fit).
James Franco stars as rock climber - turned - author Aron Ralston in this harrowing tale of true - life survival.
The Revenant (R for profanity, graphic violence, gory images, brief nudity and a rape) Adaptation of Michael Punke's tale of survival, set in Wyoming in 1823, about a frontiersman's (Leonardo DiCaprio) harrowing ordeal after being mauled by a bear and left to die in the wilderness by members of his hunting party.
Interestingly, Bush first envisioned the character of Rick Frost as an adult who was thrown into harrowing situations, but as he began to write the book he realized that a full - grown man rescuing himself and others in a wilderness survival tale wasn't really thrilling.
A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during World War II, The Orphan's Tale introduces two extraordinary women and their harrowing stories of sacrifice and survival
Pegged as «definitely the biggest and most dramatic chapter» in the series yet, the trilogy finale follows the Delta Squad on their final fights and is said to plunge players into «a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood».
Developed by Epic Games exclusively for Xbox 360, Gears of War 3 plunges you into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood.