Hateful Eight (2015)

The Hateful Eight

Quentin Tarantino

20152 h 47 min
Overview

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

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Title The Hateful Eight
Director of Photography Robert Richardson
Writer Quentin Tarantino
Runtime 2 h 47 min
Release Date 25 December 2015
IMDb Id tt3460252
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Movie Status
Movie Rating Not bad
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Actors
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell, Lee Horsley, Gene Jones, Keith Jefferson, Craig Stark, Belinda Owino, Channing Tatum, Quentin Tarantino

The Martian (2015)

The Martian

Ridley Scott

20152 h 21 min
Overview

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

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Title The Martian
Director Ridley Scott
Director of Photography Dariusz Wolski
Writer
Runtime 2 h 21 min
Release Date 30 September 2015
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Movie Rating Very good
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Actors
Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover, Nick Mohammed, Shu Chen, Eddy Ko, Enzo Cilenti, Jonathan Aris, Gruffudd Glyn, Naomi Scott, Geoffrey Thomas, Yang Haiwen, Narantsogt Tsogtsaikhan, Brian Caspe, Szonja Oroszlán, Mark O'Neal, Karen Gagnon, Lili Bordán, Nikolett Barabas, Dilyana Bouklieva, Björn Freiberg, James Fred Harkins Jr., Sam Spruell

The Revenant (2015)

Overview

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

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Title The Revenant
Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki
Writer Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mark L. Smith
Runtime 2 h 36 min
Release Date 25 December 2015
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Movie Status
Movie Rating Excellent
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Actors
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Paul Anderson, Brad Carter, Kristoffer Joner, Lukas Haas, Brendan Fletcher, Joshua Burge, Robert Moloney, Grace Dove, Timothy Lyle, Kory Grim, Forrest Goodluck, Duane Howard, Vincent Leclerc

Southpaw (2015)

Southpaw

Antoine Fuqua

20152 h 03 min
Overview

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

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Title Southpaw
Director Antoine Fuqua
Director of Photography Mauro Fiore
Writer Kurt Sutter
Runtime 2 h 03 min
Release Date 15 June 2015
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Movie Status
Movie Rating Not bad
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Actors
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent, Skylan Brooks, Naomie Harris, Victor Ortiz, Beau Knapp, Miguel Gomez, Dominic Colón, Jose Caraballo, Malcolm M. Mays, Aaron Quattrocchi, Lana Young, Danny Henriquez, Patsy Meck, Vito Grassi, Tony Weeks, Jimmy Lennon Jr., Charles Hoyes, Clare Foley, Rita Ora

Room (2015)

Room

Lenny Abrahamson

20151 h 57 min
Overview

Jack is a young boy of 5 years old who has lived all his life in one room. He believes everything within it are the only real things in the world. But what will happen when his Ma suddenly tells him that there are other things outside of Room?

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Title Room
Director Lenny Abrahamson
Director of Photography Danny Cohen
Writer
Runtime 1 h 57 min
Release Date 16 October 2015
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Movie Status
Movie Rating Masterpiece
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Actors
Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy, Megan Park, Amanda Brugel, Kate Drummond, Chantelle Chung, Randal Edwards, Jack Fulton, Wendy Crewson, Cas Anvar, Joe Pingue, Justin Mader, Tom McCamus, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Rory O'Shea, Jee-Yun Lee, Rodrigo Fernandez- Stoll, Matt Gordon, Ola Sturik, Brad Wietersen, Sandy McMaster

Joy (2015)

Joy

David O. Russell

20152 h 04 min
Overview

A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.

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Title Joy
Director David O. Russell
Director of Photography Linus Sandgren
Writer
Runtime 2 h 04 min
Release Date 24 December 2015
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Movie Status
Movie Rating Average
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Actors
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Dascha Polanco, Edgar Ramírez, Elisabeth Röhm, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Drena De Niro, Madison Wolfe, John Enos III, Erica McDermott, Donna Mills, Allie Marshall, Kristen Annese, Chaunty Spillane, Isabella Cramp, Ariana DeFusco, Susan Garibotto, Susan Lucci, Laura Wright, Melissa Rivers, Lexie Roth

The Big Short (2015)

The Big Short

Adam McKay

20152 h 10 min
Overview

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

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Title The Big Short
Director Adam McKay
Director of Photography Barry Ackroyd
Writer
Runtime 2 h 10 min
Release Date 11 December 2015
IMDb Id tt1596363
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Movie Status
Movie Rating Excellent
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Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Finn Wittrock, John Magaro, Melissa Leo, Rafe Spall, Marisa Tomei, Tracy Letts, Max Greenfield, Billy Magnussen, Hamish Linklater, Byron Mann, Al Sapienza, Jeremy Strong, Karen Gillan, Margot Robbie, Selena Gomez, Anthony Bourdain, Adepero Oduye, Jeffry Griffin, Lyle Brocato, Tony Bentley

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Spotlight (2015)

Spotlight

Tom McCarthy

20152 h 08 min
Overview

The true story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

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Title Spotlight
Director Tom McCarthy
Director of Photography Masanobu Takayanagi
Writer Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Runtime 2 h 08 min
Release Date 6 November 2015
IMDb Id tt1895587
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Movie Status
Movie Rating Masterpiece
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Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian d'Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, Elena Wohl, Gene Amoroso, Doug Murray, Sharon McFarlane, Jamey Sheridan, Neal Huff, Billy Crudup, Robert B. Kennedy, Duane Murray, Brian Chamberlain, Michael Cyril Creighton, Paul Guilfoyle, Michael Countryman, Tim Whalen, Martin Roach, Brad Borbridge, Don Allison, Patty Ross, Paloma Nuñez, Robert Clarke, Gary Galone, David Fraser, Paulette Sinclair, Laurie Heineman, Elena Juatco, Nancy Villone, Wendy Merry McCarthy, Siobhan Murphy, Eileen Padua, Darrin Baker, Joe Stapleton, Maureen Keiller, James LeBlanc, Tim Progosh, Neion George, Laurie Murdoch, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Krista Morin, Paula Barrett, Mairtin O'Carrigan, Rob deLeeuw, Nancy E. Carroll, Anthony Paolucci, Michele Proude, Richard O'Rourke, Len Cariou, Dennis Lynch, Stefanie Drummond, Mark McGrinder, Richard Fitzpatrick, Tom Driscoll, Jeffrey Samai, Moira Driscoll, Forrest Weber, Doreen Spencer, Janet Pinnick, Shannon McDonough, Shannon Ruth, Daniel Ruth, Jennifer Ruth, Timothy Mooney, Bruce-Robert Serafin, Donna Sue Jahier, Edward Brickley, John Franchi, Richard Jenkins

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