Sentences with phrase «stolen by»

Miles Teller is outstanding as the driven trainee - jazz drummer protagonist, but his show's nevertheless almost stolen by J.K. Simmons» incendiary turn as his bullying mentor Fletcher, making «not quite my tempo» one of the most terrifying lines of the year.

When his last possession, his car, is stolen by a gang of dangerous criminals, Eric sets off to track them down and is forced along the way to enlist the help of Reynolds (Robert Pattinson), the naive member of the gang left behind in the bloody chaos of the gang's most recent escape.

Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes, Sorrentino's dynamite political biopic - cum - thriller has had some of its thunder stolen by Italy's Oscar selection «Gomorrah,» but it's no less vital and exciting a piece of work.

It currently hangs in the Austrian State Gallery, having resided there since it was stolen by the Nazi's in the 1940's.

And while the returning cast (including Scott and Peck as Ellie's possum brothers) get a chance to expand their roles, the film is stolen by Pegg's wonderfully mad Buck, a Captain Ahab character desperate to catch the legendary albino dinosaur that haunts his nightmares.

Just as Woody rescues Wheezy, the asthmatic squeeze - toy penguin, from a yard sale, he is stolen by a greedy toy collector, Al McWhiggin, the owner of Al's Toy Barn.

But the entire movie is stolen by Corey Stoll as Ernest Hemingway.

Key treasures of the Slime Kingdom, the seven Niji Orbs, have been stolen by the Tails Brigade.

The star of the show is Dexter himself, Michael C. Hall, but so many scenes are stolen by Don Johnson that you're bound to be talking about the Miami Vice veteran after the credits have rolled.

October 13, 2016 • Yachts, mansions, artwork and more, all bought with money allegedly stolen by Malaysian officials.

The show's stolen by Shannon Hoppe as an increasingly - frayed nurse, who suggests that Senese has a fully - formed film in him somewhere, something denser than Closer to God.

When military time - travel technology is stolen by rogue scientist Dr. Daniel Winter (Lou Diamond Phillips), Agent Smith leads an all - out government manhunt to get it back.

The film focuses on a robot (voiced by Sharlto Copley) who's stolen by a pair of criminals (Ninja and Yolandi Visser of Die Antwood) that attempt to reprogram him to perform illegal activities.

Cop Car Rated R for language, violence and brief drug use Available on DVD and Blu - ray Kevin Bacon stars in this indie thriller about a small town sheriff whose cop car is stolen by a couple of pre-teen runaways.

(There's even a silly subplot in which the pair's idea for an app is callously stolen by a smug Russian competitor.)

Resident house - elf Kreacher (voice of Simon McBurney) told them that he had vainly tried to destroy the real locket, but then it was stolen by petty thief Mundungus Fletcher.

Turns out, this robbery was one of the biggest in U.S. history with a record - breaking $ 17 million stolen by this one dude and his not - so - smart «masterminds» behind the operation.

Daniel Day - Lewis plays a haute couture dressmaker in 1950s England; the actor has announced this will be his last film but in a spirit of genuine humility has allowed it to be stolen by Vicky Krieps, a little - known actress from Luxembourg who plays the dressmaker's muse, progressing from a shy nonentity — a living mannequin — to his emotional equal and the keeper of his art and soul.

MAPPY by NAMCO has finally found its way on to the App Store and now a whole new generation of gamers can experience the bizarre madness of this classic arcade title.Your goal as Mappy the Police - mouse is to recover the items stolen by the infamous cat - burglars the Mewkies and their leader Goro (or Nyamco if you're used to the Japanese name).

Their relationship grows when Tony invites Eilis to his home to meet his family, a scene stolen by Tony's brash and funny eight - year - old brother Frankie (James DiGiacomo, «K.C. Undercover» TV series) who lets everyone know right away that «the Italians hate the Irish.»

Lieutenant Frank Stokes (Clooney) has been granted permission from President Roosevelt to form a troop of men to rescue precious buildings, monuments, and art that could be lost and damaged in the war or stolen by Hitler's men for the Fuhrer museum.

The movie is stolen by snake - hipped Russell Brand as pretentious rock star Aldous Snow, a font of half - baked wisdom.

When his beloved pet is stolen by local thugs, Steve makes a questionable alliance with their leader, Spider (Momoa).

In addition, players now travel across stages together in a vehicle towards a common goal — overcoming obstacles, battling bosses, and collecting Mini Stars stolen by Bowser ™ and his minions.

This and other juicy tidbits find their way into the journal, but it proves more of a hindrance than help when the journal is stolen by a reporter and struggling screenwriter (Bai Ling, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) that has been P.O.'d that Jack has refused to answer calls or acknowledge the screenplays sent in.

The device has recently been stolen by gangsters (led by Paul Sorvino's Eddie Valentine) in the hire of Nazi sympathizer / box - office champ Neville Sinclair — though they don't know he's an agent of the Reich — and hidden from the bumbling Feds in Cliff and Peevy's hangar.

Star - studded movie about the search for art stolen by Hitler's Nazis is dubbed a museum piece by reviewers

Here's what Crimson Peak is about: «When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood - red clay: a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever.

The situation is made even worse when Uri's painting is stolen by a junkie rock star named Johnny Quid (Tony Kebbell), prompting Cole to send his right - hand man Archie (Mark Strong) after Quid's former managers (Jeremy Piven and Chris Bridges) in order to track down the presumed dead RocknRolla.

The film is briefly and improbably stolen by Zac Efron, in an extended cameo as a spaced - out student of life, who takes on the role of a badly hatted spirit guide to Jesse.

When the money meant for Cole is stolen by One Two and Mumbles in an ironic twist of fate, however, the deal is forced into limbo.

A late scientist's final invention, a machine that can extract, record and play people's memories, is stolen by a man intent on solving its inventor's unexplained death.

Pickup On South Street — Classic Samuel Fuller film noir in which Richard Widmark lays a pickpocket who accidently picks up some microfilm being stolen by communist agents.

In Crimson Peak, «When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood - red clay: a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever.

, the new Coen brothers» Hollywood comedy stuffed with star cameos — and stolen by a bloke who plays a cowboy who no - one has ever heard of

Indie drama based on the true story of a Detroit engineering lecturer (Greg Kinnear) whose windscreen - wiper mechanism is stolen by Ford, and who sacrifices years of his life and much of his sanity struggling for legal restitution.

The movie is almost completely stolen by Bradley Cooper, when he shows up to play the shadiest of shady weapons dealers.

When his final possession, his car, is stolen by a gang of dangerous American criminals, he sets out to track them down.

Edsel's historical source material chronicles the efforts of the «Monuments Men»: a group of American and British art historians / museum curators who rally to recover art stolen by the Third Reich before it is destroyed — as members of Hitler's regime rush to cover their tracks during the final days of WWII.

Even, however, if its thunder hadn't been immediately stolen by Birdman, which premiered three days before it at last August's Venice International Film Festival, The Humbling would still look like a folly.

Unfortunately, the book is stolen by a narcissist and failed actor (Hugh Grant) and Paddington lands behind bars, never surrendering to the situation around him.

But the film was easily stolen by Blunt as the «full metal bitch», whose adeptness in fight scenes put all of the men around her to shame.

But her thunder could be stolen by Annette Bening, who won the Golden Globe for actress in a comedy or musical for «The Kids Are All Right,» as one - half of a lesbian couple.

But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that's been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he's the only one tough enough for the job.

Jason Bateman starred in the film about a man getting his identity stolen by a woman.

Between this installment, «White Christmas,» and «Black Museum,» the show's repeated focus on artificially intelligent avatars whose agency is stolen by others is growing a touch repetitive.

The government agency spent years exploring the stone's potential as an unlimited power source — making the Captain pretty angry — until it was stolen by Loki who used it to open a portal unleashing alien hell on New York City.

HELEN MIRREN, «WOMAN IN GOLD» Based on the true story of Maria Altmann, who battled the Republic of Austria in court over a famous painting of her aunt that was stolen by Nazis, «Woman in Gold» is more than a reminder of the remarkable twists and turns history can take.

But the film nearly is stolen by Allison Janney's wickedly funny romp as Golden, the stage mother from hell.

«She was stolen by thieves,» she shouts about the painting when the Austrian authorities ignore her pleas to get it back.