Movies with music written by Alexandre Desplat
Note: An argument can be made that this review contains spoilers for New Moon. For those who have read the book, there is no spoilage. For those who have watched the trailer, there is no spoilage. For those who don't fit into either of those cat...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-11-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: ROMANCE/HORROR
Director: Chris Weitz
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, ...
Angelina Jolie's sophomore effort as a director is a high-profile adaptation the true-life book Unbroken (written by Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Sea Biscuit). Those unaware that the film is based on historical events might understandably ass...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Angelina Jolie
Cast: Garrett Hedlund, Domhall Gleeson, Jack O'Connell, ...
Now that Kevin Costner has grown too old to convincingly play a baseball star (even an aging Major Leaguer, as in For Love of the Game), he has progressed logically. In The Upside of Anger, he portrays an ex-Detroit Tiger whose life has deteriorat...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-03-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Drugs, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, ...
Is it unfair to compare Luc Besson to Michael Bay? Some would argue that it is but I’m not sure Besson would be among them. Both directors make the movies they want to make and, although there’s more artistry evident in Besson’s work, th...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, ...
Zero Dark Thirty is a compelling contemporary thriller with the added benefit of also being an engrossing character study. Like Argo, it interweaves elements of the historical record with fictional embellishments and speculation to create a tapestr...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-12-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, ...