Tag Archives: based on novel

The Specialist

IMDB Rating: 4.70
7668 votes

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Ray Quick is an ex-CIA bomb expert now living as an high-tech outsider somewhere in Miami, Florida. May Munro has heard of his skills and tries over and over to convince Ray to bomb the guys who killed her parents once. Ray begins to overshadow May. He is interested in May's case, but still is of the opinion to never use his skills again. The situation changes dramatically when a former CIA comrade of Ray appears on the scene.
Actors
Ray QuickSylvester Stallone
May Munro (aka Adrian Hastings)Sharon Stone
Ned TrentJames Woods
Also posted in 1994, Action, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Forrest Gump

IMDB Rating: 8.20
106111 votes

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The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he's too stupid to realize the significance of his actions. Forrest becomes representative of the baby boomer generation having walked through life blindly.
Actors
Forrest GumpTom Hanks
Jenny CurranRobin Wright Penn
Lt. Dan TaylorGary Sinise
Also posted in 1994, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Frankenstein

IMDB Rating: 6.00
8180 votes

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Based on Mary Shelly's novel. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein(Kenneth Brannagh). A promising young doctor who devestated by the death of his mother during child birth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster(Robert De niro) which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpes. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets it's actions.
Actors
The CreatureRobert De Niro
Victor FrankensteinKenneth Branagh
Henry ClervalTom Hulce
Also posted in 1994, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

IMDB Rating: 7.20
41815 votes

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It hadn't even been a year since a plantation owner named Louis had lost his wife, and now he had lost his will to live. A vampire named Lestat takes a liking to Louis and offers him the chance to become a creature of the night: a vampire. Louis accepts, and Lestat drains Louis' mortal blood and then replaces it with his own turning Louis into a vampire. Louis must learn from Lestat the ways of the vampire.
Actors
Lestat de LioncourtTom Cruise
Louis de Pointe du LacBrad Pitt
ClaudiaKirsten Dunst
Also posted in 1994, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror | Comments (0)

The Real McCoy

IMDB Rating: 5.30
1705 votes

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A woman is released from prison, an expert bank robber who wants to settle down and go straight, but her parole officer and her former employer try to get her to pull one more heist.
Actors
Karen McCoyKim Basinger
J.T. BarkerVal Kilmer
Jack SchmidtTerence Stamp
Also posted in 1993, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Man Without a Face

IMDB Rating: 6.40
5847 votes

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The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was incinerated and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He is also suspected of being a pedophile. He is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicion and hostility to be ignited. McLeod inculcates in his protege a love of justice and freedom from prejudice which sustains him beyond the end of the film.
Actors
Justin McLeodMel Gibson
Charles E. 'Chuck' NorstadtNick Stahl
Catherine PalinMargaret Whitton
Also posted in 1993, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Jurassic Park

IMDB Rating: 7.50
66379 votes

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On a remote island, a wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening the attraction to the public, he invites a top paleontologist, a paleobotanist, a mathematician/theorist, and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park — and help calm anxious investors. However, their park visit is anything but tranquil as the park's security system breaks down, the prehistoric creatures break out, and the excitement builds to surprising results. Based on Michael Crichton's best-selling novel.
Actors
Dr. Alan GrantSam Neill
Dr. Ellie SattlerLaura Dern
Dr. Ian MalcolmJeff Goldblum
Also posted in 1993, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Dracula

IMDB Rating: 7.10
31400 votes

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This version of Dracula is closely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel of the same name. A young lawyer (Jonathan Harker) is assigned to a gloomy village in the mists of eastern Europe. He is captured and imprisoned by the undead vampire Dracula, who travels to London, inspired by a photograph of Harker's betrothed, Mina Murray. In Britain, Dracula begins a reign of seduction and terror, draining the life from Mina's closest friend, Lucy Westenra. Lucy's friends gather together to try to drive Dracula away.
Actors
DraculaGary Oldman
Mina Murray/ElisabetaWinona Ryder
Professor Abraham Van HelsingAnthony Hopkins
Also posted in 1992, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Romance, Thriller | Comments (0)

Patriot Games

IMDB Rating: 6.80
18001 votes

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His days as an intelligence agent behind him, former CIA analyst Jack Ryan has traveled to London to vacation with his wife and child. Meeting his family outside Buckingham Palace, Ryan is caught in the middle of a terrorist attack on Lord Holmes, a member of the Royal Family. Ryan helps to thwart Holmes' assailants and becomes a local hero. But Ryan's courageous act marks him as a target in the sights of the terrorist whose brother he killed. Now Ryan must return to action for the most vital assignment of his life: to save his family.
Actors
Jack RyanHarrison Ford
Dr. Caroline "Cathy" RyanAnne Archer
Kevin O'DonnellPatrick Bergin
Also posted in 1992, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Night and the City

IMDB Rating: 5.70
941 votes

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Harry Fabian is a fast-talking ambulance chaser. He sues and settles, looking to make it big as he carries on an affair with the wife of the owner of his Manhattan cafe hang out. While losing a case to a local mobster who fronts as a sports promoter, Fabian whiffs his future at a boxing gym - he decides to be an impresario. For protection from the mobster, he recruits the boss's older brother as his judge of talent, he books a hall, he orders posters. Soon he's in debt waiting for the big night to rake in the cash. His sweetheart wants to leave her husband, so she needs Fabian's help to get a liquor license. The mobster is making trouble. Can Fabian pull it all off?
Actors
Harry FabianRobert De Niro
Helen NasserosJessica Lange
Phil NasserosCliff Gorman
Also posted in 1992, Drama | Comments (0)