josh-davie's - Favourites List
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Belfast, 1971: a young, rookie soldier, Gary Hook (Jack O'Connell), is sent on his first field operation as the British military deploy emergency troops to try to suppress the increasing violence. When their first mission sparks a riot, Gary is accidentally abandoned by his unit in the frenzy. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night and find his way back to base through a disorientating, alien and deadly landscape. - Director:
- Yann Demange
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- Jack O'Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris
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When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home. But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission - and survival itself - in serious jeopardy. - Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
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- Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox
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Force Majeure (2014)Turist
The sun is beaming and the ski slopes are spectacular for Tomas, his wife Ebba and their two children. However, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant an avalanche suddenly bears down upon the happy diners. As the wall of snow gets ever closer, Tomas makes a split-second decision in a moment of panic that will engulf and shake his relationship with his wife and children and leave him struggling to reclaim his role as the family patriarch. - Director:
- Ruben Östlund
- Cast:
- Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren
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Proving that the power of true friendship knows no bounds, 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' is a uniquely funny, uplifting tale that will steal your heart and leave you laughing! Meet Greg Gaines, a quirky teenager trying to coast through high school while making hilariously mediocre film parodies with his "co-worker" Earl. But when he is forced to spend time with a terminally ill classmate at the request of his meddling mother, Greg embarks on his most ambitious project yet: to let his guard down and connect with those around him in ways he never imagined. - Director:
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Cast:
- Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke
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Is there a secret you would kill to know? In this electrifying, suspense-packed thriller from director Christopher Nolan, Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale play magicians whose cutthroat attempts to better each other plunge them into deadly deceptions. Scarlett Johansson also stars as the stage assistant who's both a pawn and player in their rivalry. A brilliant supporting cast (including Michael Caine and David Bowie). An ingenious story. An astonishing payoff. Once you see The Prestige, you'll want to see it again. Watch closely. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
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- Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson
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Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Sixteen year-old Katniss Eyerdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives. If she's ever to-return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. - Director:
- Gary Ross
- Cast:
- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
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Birdman (2014)The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Determined to prove that he's a true artist, has-been movie superhero Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) risks everything to finance a Broadway show. Now, as he grapples with inner and outer critics, a deranged alter ego, his estranged daughter (Emma Stone) and a temperamental stage star (Edward Norton), Thomson aims to soar above mediocrity. - Director:
- Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast:
- Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton
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Brie Larson puts in a star making performance as the passionate and tough Grace, a formidable friend of the kids in her charge, and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason (John Gallagher Jr.). But Grace's inability to open up emotionally has put a strain on their relationship, and when she crosses paths with a gifted, but troubled teenage girl with whom she has a charged connection, she is forced to confront her own past and to face the surprising future that suddenly presents itself. - Director:
- Destin Daniel Cretton
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- Brie Larson, Frantz Turner, John Gallagher Jr.
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Take a hilarious ride with the Hoovers, one of the most endearingly fractured families in comedy history. Father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is desperately trying to sell his motivational success programme... with no success. Meanwhile, "pro-honesty" mom Sheryl (Toni Collette) lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother (Steve Carell), fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his lover. Then there are the younger Hoovers - the seven-year-old, would-be beauty queen Olive (Abigail Breslin) and Dwayne (Paul Dano), a Nietzsche-reading teen who has taken a vow of silence. Topping off the family is the foul-mouthed grandfather (Alan Arkin), whose outrageous behaviour recently got him evicted from his retirement home. When Olive is invited to compete in the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant in fat-off California, the family piles into their rusted-out VW bus to rally behind her - with riotously funny results. - Director:
- Jonathan Dayton
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- Steve Carell, Regis Philbin, Toni Collette
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A dangerous but charismatic fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) is hiding out from bounty hunters on a remote island on the Mississippi when he's discovered by two young boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland). An unlikely alliance forms as the boys struggle to help Mud escape his pursuers whilst at the same time reunite him with his long-time love Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). - Director:
- Jeff Nichols
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- Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland
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"Drive" is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day (Ryan Gosling), a loner by nature, who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbour, Irene (Carey Mulligan). When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best - Drive! - Director:
- Nicolas Winding Refn
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- Ryan Gosling, Ralph Lawler, Carey Mulligan
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Lo and Behold (2016)Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
Academy Award-nominated director Werner Herzog chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations as disparate as the Amazon, the Sahara, the South Pole and the Australian outback. Herzog leads viewers on a journey through a series of provocative conversations that reveal the ways in which the online world has transformed how virtually everything in the real world works - from business to education to space travel and healthcare. - Director:
- Werner Herzog
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- Elon Musk, Lawrence Krauss, Lucianne Walkowicz
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Struggling boxer Micky Ward has long been overshadowed by his older brother and trainer, Dicky, a local legend who is now battling his own demons. The explosive relationship of these brothers threatens to take them both down but at the heart of this story is a bond of blood that may just be their only chance of redemption. - Director:
- David O. Russell
- Cast:
- Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams
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When top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg), is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, he struggles with his seemingly crime-free…and oafish partner Danny (Nick Frost). When several grisly accidents rock the village, it's not long before Danny's dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gun fighting, all-out action become reality! It's time for small-town cops to hand out big-city justice! - Director:
- Edgar Wright
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- Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman
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In 'Toy Story 3', Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the rest of the 'Toy Story' gang return for an all-new adventure, along with a few new faces - some plastic, some plush - including Barbie's counterpart Ken (Michael Keaton), a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants (Timothy Dalton) and a strawberry-scented bear named Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (Ned Beatty). - Director:
- Lee Unkrich
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
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