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The story of the film follows a mentally fragile college student named Ashley (Caitlin Gerard from «Magic Mike» and «The Social Network») who, after learning of an urban legend in which a mysterious serial killer named «Smiley» can be summoned through the Internet, must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley «s next victim.»

The main story of the film follows Gigi (Goodwin) as she tries to decipher the signals of all of her wrong - turn dates.

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Steven Spielberg's film follows the story of a highly advanced robotic boy who longs to become a «real» person in order to regain the love of his human mother.

In my history film The West, one of the story lines follows the Mormon experience.

The film follows the life of the lead singer - songwriter of MercyMe, Bart Millard, who wrote a memoir to accompany the movie to give viewers the full story.

The film follows - with some fidelity - the biblical story of Jesus up to the crucifixion.

Besides, she adds, it's hard for very young kids to follow the story of a feature - length film, and this can make the challenge of sitting still for two hours even greater.

The following film from Corporate Accountability International and The Story of Stuff is being used by water campaigners to encourage people to return to using tap water.

The film follows the story of a young woman, Eilis Lacey, played by Academy Award - nominated Saoirse Ronan, who leaves Ireland in search of a better life.

* This story was told to the reporter by documentary film maker Francks F. Deceus, who is filming the recovery of Haitian citizens in the years following the earthquake.

and documentaries are some of my favorite films because they follow a real life story following someones transformation into their healthiest selves.

The film follows the story of Andie (Molly Ringwald), who grows up on the poor side of town.

The first two films are a tough act to follow, and here, the laughs are spread out too far, the story feels forced upon its characters, and the whole gimmick of twisting the conventions of fairy tales is starting to show a lack of new, worthwhile ideas.

So there isn't too much stretching of the imagination really, one story just sees more villainous tomfoolery with Yzma and the other just follows on from a single idea at the finale of the last film.

Based on a short story by Richard Matheson, Real Steel follows Hugh Jackman's Charlie Kenton as he and his estranged son (Dakota Goyo's Max) attempt to win a string of boxing matches with their oversized robot - with the film detailing both the various fights that ensue and the growing bond between Charlie and Max.

And although nothing terribly exciting happens throughout the film we still hope for Nazneen to live a happier life and follow her story, as the events of 9/11 make her life even a little more complicated.

This modest film falls into the category of «character study», which generally means there there isn't a real plot or story follow, so much as a brief peek into a life of someone for a while, perhaps in the hope of learning a thing or two about a different mode of life, or as a reflection of our own.

With epic proportions of Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags - to - riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.

The film follows the usual trajectory of such a familiar tale, but its focus is on the beats in between such a story's big moments.

Most of the film works as a detective story and follows the day after the guys» big night on the town.

Coppola's fifth film (following the enigmatic Somewhere) chronicles the true story of a group of fame - obsessed L.A. teenagers who robbed the homes of celebrities including Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and Lindsay Lohan.

Purists may be dismayed that the story has been split into two films (The Hobbit: There and Back Again follows in 2013), but there's no arguing with Peter Jackson's track record in adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved fantasy novels; his three Lord of the Rings films earned Metascores of 92, 88, and 94 and collected 30 Oscar nominations combined.

Based on the stories by Tama Janowitz, this film follows the relationships and problems of a group of artists struggling to survive in New York City.

The question of whose disobedience, and what kind of disobedience it is, are at the heart of this absorbing and moving love story from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio, his English language debut, following very quickly on the heels of his film A Fantastic Woman which has been a festival - circuit hit this year.

Coogler ups the intrigue as the film plays, with each new piece of the puzzle put together to deliver impact, and to change what we know about these characters in ways that give the entire story a surprising amount of nuance, given the amount of characters to follow, as well as the wider scope of the international politics.

With an unhurried pace and a focus on character over action or plot, this film takes us into the mind and life of a hardened assassin and follows the story to its natural conclusion.

And while World Trade Center, which follows Port Authority officers John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Pena) as they're trapped beneath the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, is ultimately marred by a midsection that just doesn't work, there's simply no denying the effectiveness of several individual sequences within the film (particularly those at the story's beginning and end).

As for the story, it has potential but fails to follow through; writes the Guardian in a two - star review typical of the overall reaction, «Byzantium starts to introduce issues that you'd seldom find in most vampire films, before cutting of the blood and leaving them to die.»

The kind of film that makes you wish they had perfected choose - your - own - adventure technology for movies, one that would allow you to ditch the central character and follow any number of the story's more interesting second bananas.

Adapted from the 2010 bestselling biography by Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand, the film follows the life story of Louis Zamperini (1917 - 2014), an Italian - American whose resilience made him emblematic of the stoical virtues of the «greatest generation».

I was vaguely aware of the epidemic of military rape, but until watching this film, which follows the stories of a group of victims, I had no idea how widespread and urgent the crime was.

The beginning of this film will seem like it is going nowhere, but if you can follow what is going on and stick with it, the story is actually quite interesting.

The title Old School doesn't just refer to its story, which follows the antics of three moronic thirty - somethings who decide to start up a college fraternity; it also unintentionally highlights the film's considerable derivativeness.

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Winner: Coco (MPAA: PG) This colorful story follows Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez), a 10 - year - old Mexican boy who wants to do is become a musician, despite his family's wishes.

We'll link to a full list of nominees as and when we have one and follow that up with news stories, a gallery and the thoughts of our lead film critic, Peter Bradshaw.

Jez and John Henry Butterworth wrote the film, which will follow Brown's true - life story from a childhood in poverty in Georgia to his ascension as the Godfather of Soul.

This emotional coming - of - age story follows Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered that they could communicate by immersing themselves in the world of Disney animated films.

Spielberg's film bests «Spotlight» in star power and cinematic style, but Tom McCarthy's film is the one more at home in the newsroom, following a team of investigative reporters on the trail of a big and gravely important story.

It's been over a year since we heard about Greetings from Tim Buckley, a film from Daniel Algrant (director of People I Know and some «Sex and the City»), that would follow the true story of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley's breakthrough 1991 performance at his father's tribute concert at St. Ann's Church.

Narrated by Daisy Ridley (The Force Awakens), this documentary is one of the most gripping adventure stories put on film this year, as cameras follow a group of remarkable real people.

Most of the performances are over the top and the inconsistencies in character development make the story hard to follow and the characters difficult to connect to, sadly this film boasts itself as a fable, indicating a moral lesson, but there are no such lessons to be had at the end of this film, if you can make it there.

It's not that the film is hard to follow, it's just that writer - director - star Ben Affleck took the «everything and the kitchen sink» approach to telling the two - hour - plus story of fictional mobster Joe Coughlin, and it didn't work.

One of the last major premieres at the Cannes Film Festival was Jeff Nichols» third film following Shotgun Stories and Take Shelter, titled simply Mud.

Young women, in particular, are profoundly influenced by films that follow girl protagonists whose stories transport them to new cultures, environments and character circumstances outside of their personal experiences within their familiar realm.

The film, based on journalist Mary Mapes» memoir, «Truth and Duty: The Press, the President and the Privilege of Power,» follows the story of Mapes (Cate Blanchett, «Cinderella») and her time spent as producer of CBS's «60 Minutes» during the George W. Bush administration.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the directors of the upcoming young Han Solo film, confirmed on the official Star Wars site that Woody Harrelson is joining the ensemble of the Han Solo: A Star Wars Story (Not final title) film, following reports last week that Lucasfilm and Disney definitively moved on from Christian Bale for the role of Solo's mentor.

This docu - drama from director Jeff Unay plays like a feature film with a narrative following the real - life story of a fighter named Joe Carman.

The film follows five separate stories, completely unconnected but for the far reach of the Neapolitan Camorra (the Mafia organization that runs Naples), and it jumps back and forth between them at seemingly random points.