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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)
The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical dark comedy crime film co-produced and directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terence Winter, and based on Jordan Belfort's 2007 memoir. It loosely recounts Belfort's career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, leading to his downfall. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort; Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend Donnie Azoff; Margot Robbie as his second wife, Naomi Lapaglia; Matthew McConaughey as his mentor and former boss Mark Hanna; and Kyle Chandler as FBI special agent Patrick Denham portraying Gregory Coleman. It is DiCaprio's fifth collaboration with Scorsese.
Predator (film)
Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, the leader of a paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in a Central American rainforest, who encounters a deadly Predator, a skilled and technologically advanced extraterrestrial that stalks and hunts his team down. The film also features Elpidia Carrillo, Carl Weathers, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura and Shane Black.
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 film directed by Peyton Reed
The Last Emperor
1987 film by Bernardo Bertolucci
Fargo
1996 film directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
American Psycho
2000 film directed by Mary Harron
When Harry Met Sally...
When Harry Met Sally… is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron. Starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby, it follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago and share a drive to New York City through twelve years of chance encounters in New York, and addresses the question "Can men and women ever just be friends?"
Bumblebee
2018 film by Travis Knight
Precious
2009 film by Lee Daniels
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007 film by Cristian Mungiu
Lion
2016 film directed by Garth Davis
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996 film directed by Miloš Forman
Five Nights at Freddy's (film)
Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2023 American supernatural horror film based on the video game series of the same name created by Scott Cawthon. It was directed by Emma Tammi and written by Cawthon, Tammi and Seth Cuddeback. The film stars Josh Hutcherson as a troubled security guard who starts a job at a condemned pizzeria where he discovers that its animatronic mascots are possessed by the spirits of murdered children who were abducted by a serial killer decades prior. It additionally features Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard in supporting roles.
The Accused
1988 film by Jonathan Kaplan
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 film by Wes Craven, Chuck Russell
Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographical sports thriller film, produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. Its plot is loosely based on multimillionaire Du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of Olympic gold medalist brothers Mark and Dave Schultz, to help coach American wrestlers, and du Pont's murder of Dave in 1996.
13 Going on 30
2004 film directed by Gary Winick
Masters of the Universe
1987 film directed by Gary Goddard
Cool Runnings
1993 film directed by Jon Turteltaub
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 film directed by Sidney J. Furie
Straight Outta Compton
2015 film directed by F. Gary Gray
The Family Man
2000 film by Brett Ratner
Adventureland
2009 film directed by Greg Mottola
Blow
2001 film directed by Ted Demme
One True Thing
1998 film by Carl Franklin
Song of the Sea
2014 animated film directed by Tomm Moore
Broadcast News
1987 film by James L. Brooks
Rock of Ages
2012 film directed by Adam Shankman
The Pope's Exorcist
2023 film directed by Julius Avery
Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988 film directed by Aaron Norris
Anna
2019 film directed by Luc Besson
Bull Durham
1988 film directed by Ron Shelton
The Haunting in Connecticut
2009 film by Peter Cornwell
Eddie the Eagle
2016 film directed by Dexter Fletcher
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997 film by David Mirkin
Labor Day
2013 film by Jason Reitman
The Seventh Continent
1989 film by Michael Haneke
Maximum Overdrive
1986 film by Stephen King
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994 film by Andy Morahan
White Boy Rick
2018 film directed by Yann Demange
McFarland, USA
2015 film directed by Niki Caro
Love and Mercy
2014 film directed by Bill Pohlad
The Front Runner
2018 film directed by Jason Reitman
Running on Empty
1988 film by Sidney Lumet
Who's Nailin' Paylin?
2008 film by Jerome Tanner
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022 film directed by Kasi Lemmons
A Kiss Before Dying
1991 film by James Dearden
Chances Are
1989 film by Emile Ardolino
Lean on Me
1989 film by John G. Avildsen
Chasing Mavericks
2012 film by Curtis Hanson, Michael Apted
Vikram
2022 Tamil film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj
Citizen X
1995 television film directed by Chris Gerolmo
Totally Killer
2023 film directed by Nahnatchka Khan
Short Circuit 2
1988 film by Kenneth Johnson
Blinded by the Light
film directed by Gurinder Chadha
Safe
1995 film by Todd Haynes
Carla's Song
1996 film by Ken Loach
Ten Thousand Saints
2015 film by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Rouge
1988 film by Stanley Kwan
Passport
1990 film by Georgiy Daneliya