Movies with cinematographer Robert Elswit
At first glance, Inherent Vice might seem to be a detective story. Look a little closer, however, and it becomes clear that this is Paul Thomas Anderson's idea of a comedy. There's slapstick, lowbrow material, and enough strange characters an...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-12-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Drugs, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Jena Malone, ...
It’s clear that director Judd Apatow is comfortable collaborating with stand-up comedians on projects that contain at least some autobiographical details. The King of Staten Island represents his third such film, following in the wake of Fun...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-06-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, ...
Across-the-board strong performances represent the upside of King Richard, director Reinaldo Marcus Green’s part bio-pic/part hagiography of Richard Williams (Will Smith), the (in)famous father of all-time tennis greats Venus (Saniyya Sidney) an...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Cast: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, ...
With Magnolia, director Paul Thomas Anderson has segued into the realm of the three hour movie. It's an ambitious step to take - making lengthy, ensemble movies with tangentially related and occasionally interconnected storylines can be a risky en...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-12-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Jason Robards, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Cruise, ...
Welcome to George Clooney season. Those who find the actor, who has been described by some as a modern day Cary Grant, engaging will have reason to smile as Hollywood begins its annual push toward the Oscars. Clooney will bring his winning person...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-11-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Grant Heslov
Cast: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, ...
When it comes to motion pictures, there are essentially two kinds of thrillers: visceral thrillers, which rely on action to generate tension and excitement, and intellectual thrillers, which burn more slowly but are often more satisfying in the end...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-10-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Tony Gilroy
Cast: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, ...
Ghost Protocol is the fourth big screen Mission: Impossible movie and the closest the 15-year old franchise has gotten to being an unofficial James Bond adventure. Globe-trotting and action-saturated, the movie offers everything a good 007 yarn sho...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-12-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, ...
2015 has been a banner year for action-oriented spy movies. One early entry, Kingsman: The Secret Service, was a Valentine to '60s British titles. A similar claim could be made about the upcoming The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In November, James Bond wi...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-07-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, ...
Nightcrawler is a dark and cynical movie for a nihilistic age. It's tense and at times uncomfortable, perhaps because the viewer recognizes that, although the story is fiction, there's a lot of truth in what it has to say about local news and the i...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-10-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Dan Gilroy
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Renee Russo, Riz Ahmed, ...
Punch Drunk Love represents a departure on the part of two key participants. For Adam Sandler, who portrays the film's protagonist, this is an attempt to play it straight, without falling back on antics, physical comedy, or silliness. For Paul Th...
U.S. Release Date: 2002-10-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, ...