Movies tagged with the "based-on-novella" keyword

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Apocalypse Now (1979, USA) from $1.99
The Horror. . . The Horror. . .

Genres:	Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| War \|

Actors:	Robert Duvall, Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, Albert Hall, Harrison Ford, G.D. Spradlin, Jerry Ziesmer, Scott Glenn, Bo Byers, James Keane, Kerry Rossall,

Directors:	Francis Ford Coppola,

Plot Summary:
Based on Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, this is a controversial addition to the multitude of Vietnam war movies in existence. Set in 1969 Vietnam, we follow U.S. Special Forces Captain Willard on his mission up a river into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe.

I Am Legend (2007, USA) from $1.99
The last man on earth is not alone

Genres:	Action \| Drama \| Fantasy \| Horror \| Sci-Fi \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Will Smith, Charlie Tahan, Darrell Foster, Dash Mihok, Kona, Samuel Glen, James Michael McCauley, Pedro Mojica, Anthony C. Mazza, Steve Cirbus, Adhi Sharma, Tyree Michael Simpson, Blake Lange, Alexander DiPersia, Abraham Sparrow,

Directors:

Plot Summary:
Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and man-made. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and maybe the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague — The Infected — lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move... waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time.

Mist, The (2007, USA) from $1.99
Stephen King's Legendary Tale of Terror (2 more taglines...)

Genres:	Drama \| Horror \| Sci-Fi \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Sternhagen, Alexa Davalos, Nathan Gamble, Chris Owen, Sam Witwer, Robert C. Treveiler, David Jensen, Jay Amor,

Directors:	Frank Darabont,

Plot Summary:
After a violent storm attacks a town in Maine, an approaching cloud of mist appears the next morning. As the mist quickly envelops the area, a group of people get trapped in a local grocery store -among them, artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son. The people soon discover that within the mist lives numerous species of horrific, unworldly creatures that entered through an inter-dimensional rift, which may or may not have been caused by a nearby military base. As the world around them manifests into a literal hell-on-earth, the horrified citizens try desperately to survive this apocalyptic disaster.

Shawshank Redemption, The (1994, USA) from $1.99
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

Genres:	Drama \|

Actors:	Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, Mark Rolston, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn, Larry Brandenburg, Neil Giuntoli, Brian Libby, David Proval, Joseph Ragno, Jude Ciccolella,

Directors:	Frank Darabont,

Plot Summary:
Andy Dufresne, is sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and secret lover. He is very isolated and lonely at first, but realises there is something deep inside your body, that people can't touch and get to....'HOPE'. Andy becomes friends with prison 'fixer' Red (Morgan Freeman), and Andy epitomises why it is crucial to have dreams. His spirit and determination, leads us into a world full of imagination, filled with courage and desire. Will Andy ever realise his dreams...?

Stand by Me (1986, USA) from $1.99
For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. But for everyo...

Genres:	Adventure \| Drama \|

Actors:	Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko, Gary Riley, Bradley Gregg, Jason Oliver, Marshall Bell, Frances Lee McCain, Bruce Kirby, William Bronder, Scott Beach, Richard Dreyfuss,

Directors:	Rob Reiner,

Plot Summary:
Unable to grasp the fact of his brother's death, Gordie Lachance feels compelled to travel with three friends to see a dead body that has been found near the railroad tracks.

Youth Without Youth (2007, USA, Germany, Italy, France, Romania) from $1.99

Genres:	Drama \| Romance \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, André Hennicke, Marcel Iures, Adrian Pintea, Alexandra Pirici, Florin Piersic Jr., Zoltan Butuc, Adriana Titieni, Mircea Albulescu, Dan Astileanu, Cristian Balint, Dragos Bucur, Matt Damon,

Directors:	Francis Ford Coppola,

Plot Summary:
1938, Romania: at 70, a professor of language and philosophy, Dominic Matei, contemplates suicide: the love of his life is dead, and he remains unable to complete his life's work on the origins of language. Then, he's struck by lightning. After a slow recovery, he grows younger. He must now avoid Nazis, who want to study and experiment on him. Some years later, he meets a young woman who has her own passage through a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research. Is the sweetness of life finally at hand?