Actress Freida Pinto (1984)

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) is an adventure drama film, directed by Andy Serkis. The screenplay, written by Callie Kloves, is based on tales from All the Mowgli Stories by Rudyard Kipling. In the Indian jungle, the wise Indian python seer Kaa witnesses Shere Khan, a cruel Bengal tiger, breaking ‘jungle law’ by attacking a human family. After finding a surviving infant, Bagheera takes him to an Indian wolf family led by Nisha and Vihaan. However, their presence is noticed by Tabaqui, Shere ...

Knight of Cups (2015) is an American experimental drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick. It tells the story of a young prince, whose father, the king of the East, sends him on a mission to find a pearl in Egypt. However, upon arriving, he is offered a drink that causes him to forget his royal identity and fall into a deep slumber. The King sends out many messengers in search of his son, hoping to guide him back home. As a child, Rick would often hear this tale from his father. Now grown and working as a screenwriter in Santa Monica, he yearns for something more meaningful but doesn’t know where to ...

Immortals (2011) is an American fantasy action film directed by Tarsem Singh. When the Twelve Olympians confined the treacherous Titans beneath Mount Tartarus, they also lost possession of the Epirus Bow. In 1228 BC, Hyperion, an oppressive ruler, seeks out the bow in order to unleash the Titans from their prison. His plan involves abducting Phaedra, a young oracle gifted with prophetic dreams and visions. Theseus, a skilled warrior trained by the wise Old Man, has been chosen by the gods for a special purpose. Along with his mother Aethra, who is shunned due to her illegitimate son, Theseus faces the wrath of Hyperion ...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), an American science fiction action film, follows pharmaceutical chemist Will Rodman in San Francisco as he tests the virus-based drug ALZ-112 on chimpanzees at biotechnology company Gen-Sys. His goal is to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Their test subject, a chimp named Bright Eyes, shows remarkable intelligence after being given the drug. Her newfound intelligence leads her to escape her cage during Will’s presentation and ultimately be killed. Will’s boss, Steven Jacobs, ends the project and orders all chimps to be euthanized. However, Robert Franklin, Will’s assistant, reveals that Bright Eyes had ...

The comedy-drama film, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), was written and directed by Woody Allen. Alfie and Helena split up, leading Helena to seek guidance from a fortune teller named Cristal. Meanwhile, their daughter Sally’s marriage with writer Roy is on the rocks as he anxiously awaits feedback from his publisher on his latest manuscript. To support them, Helena helps pay their rent. In the midst of all this chaos, Alfie marries a prostitute named Charmaine. Roy finds himself drawn to Dia, a musicologist he sees through a nearby window who happens to be engaged. On top of that, Sally contemplates an ...

Slumdog Millionaire (2008), a British drama film, is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. The story follows 18-year-old Jamal Malik, an Indian Muslim from the Juhu slum of Mumbai, who participates in the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Before reaching the final question worth ₹20 million, Jamal is wrongfully accused of cheating by the police and subjected to torture. As he gives his answers, we see flashbacks of key moments in his life that have helped him gain knowledge. For instance, when he was five years old, Jamal jumped into a cesspit just to get Bollywood star ...