Actor Jaden Smith (1998)

Life in a Year (2020) is an American romantic drama film directed by Mitja Okorn, from a screenplay by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. Daryn, who has his sights set on Harvard thanks to his father Xavier, crosses paths with Isabelle at a rapper’s concert. The two are instantly drawn to each other and Daryn falls in love with her. However, their love is tested when Isabelle reveals she has cancer and limited time left. In an effort to make the most of their time together, Daryn creates a plan for them to experience ...

The Get Down (2016–2017), a creation of Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis, is an American musical drama that premiered on Netflix on August 12, 2016. Sadly, it was cancelled after just one season. The show is set in the 1970s in New York City’s Bronx borough and tells the story of a group of teens who witness the rise of hip-hop and disco music. At the start of each episode, we see MC Books, a renowned artist, performing for a large crowd in 1996. Using rap as his medium, he recaps previous events and sets the stage for what’s to come. Throughout the ...

After Earth (2013) is an American post-apocalyptic action film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and co-written with Gary Whitta. Loosely based on an original idea by Will Smith, the story follows a father-and-son journey in a futuristic world where humans have evacuated Earth due to a massive environmental disaster. Set 1,000 years later on the human-populated space colony Nova Prime, the S’krell extraterrestrial race threatens to take over using their fierce creatures known as Ursas, who hunt by sensing fear. The ...

In the martial arts drama film, The Karate Kid (2010), directed by Harald Zwart, 12-year-old Dre Parker and his widowed mother Sherry move to Beijing due to her job transfer at a car factory. While there, Dre forms a connection with Meiying, a young violinist. However, their budding relationship is hindered by Cheng, a rebellious Kung Fu prodigy whose family is close to Meiying’s. Cheng constantly bullies and attacks Dre as revenge for an incident at the Forbidden City during a school trip. One day, after being viciously beaten by Cheng and his gang in an alleyway, Mr Han steps in to defend Dre. It is revealed ...

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) is an American science fiction film, serving as a remake of the 1951 film with the same title, which was originally based on the 1940 short story Farewell to the Master. Way back in 1928, a lone mountaineer exploring the Karakoram mountains in India comes across a glowing sphere. After losing consciousness, he wakes up with a scar on his hand and finds that the sphere has vanished. Fast forward to present day, an unidentified object is spotted heading towards Earth from Jupiter’s orbit with potential to wipe out all life. In response, the U.S. government hastily enlists a team of scientists, including Helen Benson ...

The American biographical drama film, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), directed by Gabriele Muccino, follows the story of Chris Gardner. In 1981, Gardner, a San Francisco salesman, puts all his savings into portable bone-density scanners. He promotes them to doctors and touts their convenience over regular X-rays. These scanners become a key factor in Gardner’s life. Despite being successful in selling most of them, the delay in receiving payments causes tension with his wife Linda, who also works as a hotel maid. As their financial struggles increase, so does the strain on their marriage, even with their young ...