U.S. Release Date: 2009-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barazza
Oh no, not another PG-13 horror film! "But wait...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-08-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, Walton Goggins
The movie is replete with bloody encounters, sly asides, and one-liners, but the tone is awkward and uneven.
U.S. Release Date: 2015-08-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Aleksander Bach
Cast: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciaran Hinds
More interested in providing brief distractions than a full-bodied experience.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-07-08
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama
Director: Barney Elliott
Cast: Stephen Dorff, David Strathairn, Carlos Bardem, Alberto Ammann, Elsa Olivero, Amiel Cayo, Marco Antonio Ramirez
Unfortunately, a worthy message doesn’t necessarily equate to a good movie and, in this case, the inequality is evident.
U.S. Release Date: 2021-08-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Lisa Joy
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis, Daniel Wu, Brett Cullen
Although made with care and competence and featuring a strong underlying premise, the film as a whole is forgettable.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-10-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Horror
Director: Emma Tammi
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson
As a motion picture, it is disjointed and ultimately unsatisfying but as part of a larger cog in a cross-platform franchise, it does everything expected from it.
U.S. Release Date: 2008-11-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Olivier Megaton
Cast: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, Robert Knepper, François Berléand, Jeroen Krabbé
The Transporter movies remind me of the Bond films...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-10-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt, Rosie Perez
When I first heard about The Counselor, it became ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-08-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Ciaran Foy
Cast: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel Sloan, Dartanian Sloan, Lea Coco
More like an unnecessary retread than an organic extension of the original.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-01-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action
Director: Adil El Arbi, Billal Fallah
Cast: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Joe Pantoliano, Paola Nunez, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Jacob Scipio
It’s more of the same: Violence-saturated eye candy used to buff Smith’s ego and inflate his bank account.