Sentences with phrase «world war thriller»

Not exact matches

«World War Z» isn't your typical zombie movie, but rather a globe - trotting socio - political thriller that treats the zombies more like a viral disease than something out of a horror film.

The works of Max Brooks, who wrote 2003's satirical and subversively political, «The Zombie Survival Guide», and 2006's, «World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War», provided the kernels of inspiration for this mega-budgeted horror - action - thriller that mostly makes up its own narrative, independent of much of the book content (jettisoning the first - person account style and most of the events), to make it fit more with the ranks of current, eye - candy loaded popcorn movies than a thoughtful adaptation of the best - seller.

In 2003 Fanning could be spotted in The Cat in the Hat, and it wasn't long before she was gearing up to appear alongside Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken in the Tony Scott thriller Man on Fire.As the 2000's continued to unfold, Fanning appeared in a number of films, like Hide and Seek, War of the Worlds, and The Secret Life of Bees.

This year's biggest downer — which is not to take away from the qualities of the film — «Amour» represents a change for director Michael Haneke, whose «Funny Games» is a remarkable thriller about the takeover of a household by two psychopathic youths and whose «The White Ribbon» looks at mysterious goings - on in a feudal village in Germany prior to World War I.

There's a terrific script at the heart of this World War II thriller, with a blast of complex romance alongside some dark Hitchcockian twists.

McConaughey plays Lt. Andrew Tyler in the World War II era submarine action thriller.

U-571 World War II thrillers are a dwin dling species, but this submarine thriller is good enough to revive the genre.

Pike recently wrapped production on the World War II thriller «HHhH» as well as «A United Kingdom» with David Oyelowo.

Priest, a western - fused post-apocalyptic thriller, is set in an alternate world — one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires.

Christopher Nolan claimed Best Director for his remarkably mounted, ceaselessly intense World War II thriller «Dunkirk.»

Whatever one might think of Allied, a glossy World War Two espionage thriller starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard as secret agents who try to forge a viable family life in the midst of a world on fire, it's worth celebrating that Robert Zemeckis is firmly dedicated to filming flesh - and - blood people aWorld War Two espionage thriller starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard as secret agents who try to forge a viable family life in the midst of a world on fire, it's worth celebrating that Robert Zemeckis is firmly dedicated to filming flesh - and - blood people aworld on fire, it's worth celebrating that Robert Zemeckis is firmly dedicated to filming flesh - and - blood people again.

Fifty Shades Of Grey star Jamie Dornan has signed on to lead a new World War Two drama amid rumours he is quitting the erotic thriller franchise...

They may not care if World War II spy thriller «Allied» did badly at the box office, or if everyone else seems to love «La La Land.»

In fact, it's a major improvement upon the character's first solo adventure, trading in the period war setting for an old - school conspiracy thriller that addresses real - world issues like national security.

However, «The Monuments Men,» also directed by Clooney, looks tonally very different from those relatively serious - minded political thrillers, with the rather fine trailer showcasing an unusually gentle, humorous tone for a film about World War II.

PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic sci - fi thriller, is set in an alternate world — one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires.

While you could just pick up the latest blockbuster — «World War Z,» in this case — the stylish, though divisive, eco-terrorist thriller «The East» would be a more worthwhile purchase.

Now storming through cinemas worldwide after claiming the US box office crown last weekend, the World War II tank - crew thriller «Fury» is an old - school war movie that attempts to update the genre with a moreWar II tank - crew thriller «Fury» is an old - school war movie that attempts to update the genre with a morewar movie that attempts to update the genre with a more...

World War Z takes a calculable, routine zombie script (take your pick from any of the «Dead» movies) and molds it with a thriller where a protagonist has to laboriously unearth a fixture to a global catastrophe (think «Contagion») to create a must - see summer blockbuster.

The London Film Festival wrapped up this week with Brad Pitt leading a charge through Leicester Square for the red carpet premiere of his World War II tank thriller Fury, accompanied by his crewmates Shia...

The set features eight films all together, including two of his early British thrillers (the classic Sabotage with Sylvia Sidney and lighter and lesser Young and Innocent), his World War II drama Lifeboat and all four films made for David Selznick: the Gothic classic Rebecca (Hitchcock's only film to win an Oscar for Best Picture), the Gregory Peck films Spellbound and The Paradine Case, and the romantic masterpiece Notorious.

Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton and Sanaa Lathan must prevent a World War in this action thriller from the director of Kill the Messenger.

Its opening film is the British - produced mountaineering thriller Everest, featuring Anglo - American glamour in the shape of Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley and Josh Brolin; its competition strand has an impressive list of international auteurs, including Tom Hooper (The Danish Girl), Alexander Sokurov (Francofonia), Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash) and Charlie Kaufman (Anomalisa); and a number of authentic coups, including the world premiere screening of Black Mass, the much - hyped gangster film featuring Johnny Depp as James «Whitey» Bulger, and a first look at Beasts of No Nation, the African - set war thriller that represents Netflix's most serious shot yet across Hollywood's bows.

Because Wednesday, Nov. 23, will be a day well spent at the cinema, where four potentially excellent movies will be released; the Robert Zemeckis World War II thriller «Allied,» Warren Beatty's romance - comedy «Rules Don't Apply,» Disney's animated «Moana,» and a profane nightcap of «Bad Santa 2.»

Vying for their first nods are Danish Dan Laustsen for Guillermo del Toro's lush»60s romantic fantasy - thriller, «The Shape of Water,» Dutch Hoyte Van Hoytema (BAFTA - nominated for «Interstellar» and «Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy») for his 65 mm photography on Christopher Nolan's World War II epic «Dunkirk,» and Rachel Morrison, who is the first woman to break into the ranks of nominated directors of photography for Dee Rees» southern epic «Mudbound.»

«It's been a long time (since) you could find a new story about World War II,» Clooney said, perhaps revealing he has yet to watch John Frankheimer «s breathless thriller «The Train,» which covers similar territory and is also based on a true story.

The director of Norwegian crime thriller Headhunters helms this World War II true story of Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch)- the English mathematician and logician who set out to break the Enigma code used by the Nazis but was persecuted for his sexuality.

A thriller set during World War II?

It is a vigorously directed, tightly paced war thriller with nothing less at stake than saving the world from Adolf Hitler.

Hand of God is a dramatic thriller written by Ben Watkins (Burn Notice) and created by Marc Forster (World War Z) and stars Ron Perlman as a judge who believes God is telling him to sort the corrupt city out.

With a month to go until its UK release, a new poster has arrived online for writer - director Sean Ellis» upcoming World War II thriller Anthropoid, featuring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan; check it out here... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Anthropoid One of the most terrifying and thrilling stories of World War II, ANTHROPOID follows two soldiers -LSB-...]

The first UK trailer has been released for writer - director Sean Ellis» upcoming World War II thriller Anthropoid which stars Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan; take a look below after the official synopsis... Based on the true story of two Czechoslovak soldiers sent to assassinate the head of the SS in 1942.

Then, next year brings Chris Evans» Cap back for a story ripped from Ed Brubaker's comic book run about Bucky (Sebastian Stan) recovered, resurrected, brainwashed and augmented into lethal killer Winter Soldier for what is promised as a blend of spy thriller and World War II hero Steve Rogers continuing to find his place in the modern wWorld War II hero Steve Rogers continuing to find his place in the modern worldworld.

Saban Films has snapped up the U.S. distribution rights to Between Worlds, a new supernatural thriller from director Maria Pulera, which sees Nicolas Cage leading a cast that includes Penelope Mitchell (The Vampire Diaries), Franka Potente (The Bourne Supremacy) and Hopper Penn (War Machine).

The great Henry Hathaway (23 Paces to Baker Street) directed this classic film noir set in New York City during World War II - The House On 92nd Street is a riveting spy thriller.

Deadline is reporting that Paul Rudd has signed on to star in The Catcher Was a Spy, a World War II thriller from director Ben Lewin (The Sessions), which is based upon the bestselling book from Nicholas Dawidoff, with Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan) penning the script.

Following last week's trailer for The Catcher Was a Spy [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for Ben Lewin's upcoming World War II espionage thriller featuring Paul Rudd; take a look below... This gripping, stranger - than - fiction espionage thriller brings to life the incredible true story of Moe Berg, the professional baseball player who became a -LSB-...]

Clarke, last seen in Everest, has several films on the way, including All I See Is You, racial drama Mudbound and World War II thriller HHhH.

George Clooney's second world war art - recovery thriller falls well short of the required levels of action or excitement

J.J. Abrams World War II supernatural thriller Overlord starring Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell has been given an October 26, 2018 release date.

Steven Knight is also writing an untitled World War II romantic thriller for Brad Pitt, though that project is currently without a distributor.

Black Book (# 20) Leave it to director Paul Verhoeven to make an erotic thriller set in World War II that flies by at nearly two and a half hours with smooth transitioning fast paced scenes.

The Cloverfield Paradox is an unholy mess... The characters here never feel like they could exist in a world outside of this space station, all of them barking in tech - speak at each other, rarely acting in what could be classified as recognizably human behavior... As the film bumbles from one confusingly mounted scene to the next, disappointment turns to boredom... The Cloverfield franchise is rumored to grow even more later this year with a second world war - set thriller potentially unspooling in October.

Mel Gibson's World War II film Hacksaw Ridge, Kenneth Lonergan's family drama Manchester by the Sea, and Garth Davis's true - story travelogue Lion each received six nominations including Best Picture, a list that was rounded out with Theodore Melfi's NASA biopic Hidden Figures, Denzel Washington's August Wilson adaptation Fences, and David Mackenzie's bank - robber thriller Hell or High Water.

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World War Z wants to be a little bit of everything — a tense, edge - of - your - seat thriller, a star - powered summer blockbuster and chaotic zombie epic, but ultimately like the film's antagonists, I didn't leave out feel very satisfied at all.

A biopic that plays out like a cerebral thriller, this film traces the life of Alan Turing, the British maths genius who essentially invented the computer and won World War II before being driven to suicide by a cruel legal system.

One of the standout movies from 2017 is Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan's intense and riveting WWII thriller about the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 at the beginning of World War II.

A harrowing true - life survival story is compromised by heavy - handed contrivances in this uneven World War II thriller from director Harald Zwart (The Karate Kid).

Even though the special effects are worlds apart, Steven Spielberg's «Ready Player One» reminded me of the 1982 computer thriller «War Games» in one aspect: the dynamic between two teenagers who team up to save the world.