All the movies I saw in October 2015
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- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsJim SturgessSam WorthingtonRyan KwantenThe inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred "Freddy" Heineken in 1983, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual.6
- DirectorAmy BergStarsDiane LaneBrynne NorquistEva Grace KellnerA detective looks to unravel a mystery surrounding missing children and the prime suspects: two young women who, seven years ago, were put away for an infant's death.7
- DirectorJohn BonitoStarsJohn CenaKelly CarlsonRobert PatrickA group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.4
- DirectorFrank OzStarsHal ScardinoLitefootLindsay CrouseOmri, a young boy growing up in Brooklyn, receives an odd variety of presents for his birthday: a wooden cupboard from his older brother, a set of antique keys from his mother, and a plastic Indian from his best friend, Patrick.5
- DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsJesse EisenbergDakota FanningPeter SarsgaardThree radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.7
- DirectorDaniel EspinosaStarsTom HardyGary OldmanNoomi RapaceA disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.5 (disappointing)
- DirectorMichael CuestaStarsJeremy RennerRobert PatrickJena SimsJournalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.8 (Surprisingly good! Excellent film!)
- DirectorJames MarshStarsEddie RedmayneFelicity JonesTom PriorStephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.5 (Very overrated in my opinion. Not bad, but I felt that it lacked dramatic momentum)
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsRutger HauerMimi RogersJoan ChenA male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.5
- DirectorGlen MorganStarsCrispin GloverR. Lee ErmeyLaura HarringA young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.6
- DirectorJeff LiebermanStarsZalman KingDeborah WintersMark GoddardA bizarre series of murders begins in Los Angeles, where people start going bald and then become homicidal maniacs. But could the blame rest on a particularly dangerous form of LSD called Blue Sunshine the murderers took ten years before?5 or 6
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsPaul NewmanBruce WillisJessica TandyA stubborn man past his prime reflects on his life of strict independence and seeks more from himself.7 or 8
- DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsYul BrynnerRichard BenjaminJames BrolinA robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.6
- DirectorPaul KingStarsHugh BonnevilleSally HawkinsJulie WaltersA young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.4 or 5
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsGeorge C. ScottAnne BancroftWilliam AthertonA chronicle of the Hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames.6
- DirectorTate TaylorStarsChadwick BosemanNelsan EllisDan AykroydA chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.5
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsMatt DamonJessica ChastainKristen WiigAn astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.7
- DirectorBenjamin EppsStarsKristin ChenowethMatthew ModineOlesya RulinWhen her family misses her jump roping competition, a 16-year-old girl and her siblings hold their parents hostage, hoping to correct their unsatisfying behavior.5
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsAlec BaldwinJames WoodsWhoopi GoldbergA Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.7
- DirectorEtan CohenStarsWill FerrellKevin HartAlison BrieWhen millionaire James King is jailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.6
- DirectorRob CohenStarsJennifer LopezRyan GuzmanKristin ChenowethA woman, separated from her unfaithful husband, falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.5
- DirectorAngelina JolieStarsJack O'ConnellMiyaviDomhnall GleesonAfter a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.6 or 7
- DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsJennifer AnistonAdriana BarrazaAnna KendrickThe acerbic, hilarious Claire Bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.6
- DirectorPeter CornwellStarsFrances O'ConnorShirley KnightChandler RiggsA single mom and her two boys help take care of their grandmother with mystical powers.5
- DirectorDavid HacklStarsJames MarsdenThomas JanePiper PeraboTwo estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.5
- DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsEthan HawkeJanuary JonesZoë KravitzA family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.7 or 8
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsGeorge ClooneyBritt RobertsonHugh LaurieBound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.5
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsAmy AdamsChristoph WaltzDanny HustonA drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.5
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsBrenton ThwaitesJeff BridgesMeryl StreepIn a seemingly perfect community without war, pain, suffering, differences or choices, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man, the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.5
- DirectorJames McTeigueStarsMilla JovovichPierce BrosnanDylan McDermottA Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York City, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.6
- DirectorStiles WhiteStarsOlivia CookeAna CotoDaren KagasoffA group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.6 (This is a decent horror film, I don't quite get the low rating of 4.4)
- DirectorBrad PeytonStarsDwayne JohnsonCarla GuginoAlexandra DaddarioIn the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.7 (Templated disaster-movies like this, apparently remain just as entertaining as they were 15-20 years ago)
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsClive OwenJuliette BinocheBruce DavisonAn art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.5
- DirectorMac CarterStarsJacki WeaverLiana LiberatoHarrison GilbertsonAn introvert teen befriends his new neighbor, and together the couple begin to explore the haunted house that his family has just purchased.5
- DirectorUli EdelStarsNicolas CageSarah Wayne CalliesVeronica FerresA professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween carnival.6 (This film has several nice qualities, but the climax was a disappointment)
- DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusDespite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.4 (Just not for me!)
- DirectorGérard PirèsStarsSamy NaceriFrédéric DiefenthalMarion CotillardTo work off his tarnished driving record, a hip taxi driver must chauffeur a loser police inspector on the trail of German bank robbers.3 (I don't think I laughed once, and the film is just generally completely unstructured in its unfolding)
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.8
- DirectorDito MontielStarsChanning TatumAl PacinoJuliette BinocheA young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.6