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Directed by Gavin O’Connor, The Accountant (2016) is an American action thriller film written by Bill Dubuque. The protagonist, who goes by the name ‘Christian Wolff’, is on the autism spectrum. While his mother wants to send him to Harbor Neuroscience for treatment, his father disagrees and takes it upon himself to train Christian and his brother Braxton in various martial arts. This training also includes encouraging Christian to face stimuli that usually trigger him, rather than avoiding them. As things stand, Christian runs a small accounting office ...

Nightwing and Robin (2015), the 45-second short film, takes place during the events of Justice League: Throne of Atlantis in the DC Animated Movie Universe. In response to Batman’s call, the two lead characters are tasked with locating and apprehending Scarecrow, who had aided the Justice League. While Jason O’Mara reprises his role as Batman in this story, only his voice is heard, leaving Nightwing and Robin without any lines. Additionally, Talon (who will later appear in Batman vs. Robin) makes a brief silent appearance in the movie.

Palm Trees in the Snow (2015) is a Spanish romantic drama film directed by Fernando González Molina. It follows Kilian, who returns to his birthplace of Fernando Pó (present Bioko) in 1954 to join his father Antón and brother Jacobo in harvesting cocoa. The movie begins in 1968 with Kilian and Bisila sharing a passionate moment before Kilian’s departure, leaving behind tokens of remembrance for Bisila. Fast forward to Pasolobino, Spain in 2003 where Clarence attends her estranged father Jacobo’s funeral. After the service, she and cousin Daniela discuss potentially selling their family land and ...

In the animated comedy film Regular Show: The Movie (2015), six friends – Rigby, Benson, Skips, Hi-Five Ghost, Muscle Man, and Pops – must battle against a deranged villain named Lord Ross. The team is almost completely wiped out by Ross’s plans to erase all of time, with only Rigby surviving thanks to his quick escape in a timeship. However, his former friend Mordecai has been turned into a cyborg and shoots him before he can leave. In the present, Mordecai and Rigby are struggling to keep their jobs after being late due to a breakfast burrito run. That’s when a future version of Rigby arrives at the park, revealing that in their high school ...

Entourage (2015) is an American comedy film that continues the story of the same-titled HBO television series. Shortly after the show’s finale, Vincent Chase throws a celebratory yacht party with his close friends E, Johnny, and Turtle by his side. Looking for a new career direction, Vince reaches out to his former agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold, who offers him a lead role in his latest production. Vince agrees on one condition – he wants to direct as well. Now, eight months have passed and Vince’s directorial debut, Hyde, is facing financial troubles with an overspending of $15 million. As they need more funds to complete the film, Vince turns to ...

Director Joe Wright and writer Jason Fuchs collaborated on the American fantasy film, Pan (2015). As a baby, Peter was left at a London orphanage with a mysterious pan flute pendant from his mother Mary. Years later in World War II, Peter and his friend Nibs attempt to steal food from the selfish Mother Barnabas, who has been hoarding resources for herself. During this, they discover a letter from Peter’s mother expressing her love and promising to reunite with him in this or another world. As punishment, Mother Barnabas summons pirates who capture Peter, Nibs, and ...

Directed by Ryan Coogler and co-written by Aaron Covington, Creed (2015) is an American sports drama film that serves as the first spin-off in the Rocky franchise. Adonis ‘Donnie’ Johnson, the illegitimate son of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, meets his father’s widow Mary Anne while serving time in a Los Angeles youth detention center in 1998. Despite her initial reluctance, she offers to take him in. Fast forward to 2015 and Adonis is training for an amateur boxing bout in Tijuana. After returning from the fight, he quits his job at ...

The historical adventure-drama film In the Heart of the Sea (2015), directed and produced by Ron Howard and written by Charles Leavitt, is based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s non-fiction book The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. This true story follows the sinking of the American whaling ship in 1820, which served as inspiration for Herman Melville’s famous novel Moby-Dick. In 1850, Melville seeks out Thomas Nickerson, the last surviving member of the ...

The spy film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) was directed and co-written by Guy Ritchie, based on the 1964 television series of the same name created by Norman Felton and Sam Rolfe. In 1963, CIA-Agent Napoleon Solo is tasked with rescuing Gaby Teller, daughter of a nuclear scientist, from East Berlin. He also recruits KGB Agent Illya Kuryakin to help stop a pair of Nazi sympathizers, Alexander and Victoria Vinciguerra, who are using Teller’s father for their own nuclear weapon project. With Gaby’s uncle Rudi ...

American Sniper (2014) is a biographical war drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood. It was written and executive-produced by Jason Hall, based on the memoir American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (2012) by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. Growing up in Texas, Chris is taught how to shoot a rifle and hunt deer by his father. As an adult, he ...

Jersey Boys (2014) is a film based on the award-winning musical of the same name. Directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, it tells the story of Tommy DeVito, his brother Nicky, and their friend Nick Massi who perform as The Variety Trio in Belleville, New Jersey in 1951. One day, they meet 16-year-old Frankie Castelluccio, known for his impressive singing voice. He catches the eye of mafia boss Angelo ‘Gyp’ DeCarlo who takes an interest in him. However, when the group attempts a robbery and gets arrested, Frankie gets off with a warning while Tommy goes to prison for six months. Upon his release, Tommy ...

The American legal drama film, The Judge (2014), was directed by David Dobkin. Hank Palmer, a successful lawyer in Chicago, was granted a continuance for his case when he received news of his mother’s passing. Before heading back to his hometown in Indiana for the funeral, he had a heated argument with his wife, Lisa, whom he is currently divorcing. Upon arriving in Carlinville, Hank is reunited with his older brother Glen, who owns a tire shop, and his younger brother, Dale. Hank’s father is the Judge Joseph Palmer of Carlinville’s criminal court but Hank simply refers to him as ‘Judge’. ...

The film Winter’s Tale (2014), adapted from Mark Helprin’s novel of the same name, tells the story of a young immigrant couple in 1895. Unfortunately, they are denied entry into Manhattan due to their consumption (Tuberculosis). Unable to bring their infant son with them, they are forced to return to their ship, City of Justice. In a desperate act, they place their baby inside a model of the ship and watch him float to shore in New York City. Twenty-one years later, the boy has been raised as a thief by a supernatural demon posing as a gangster named Pearly Soames. When Peter decides to leave Pearly’s ...

The American epic film, 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), directed by Noam Murro and written by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad, retells the story of the Battle of Marathon. During this battle, King Darius of Persia is killed by Themistocles of Athens. Witnessing his father’s death, Darius’s son Xerxes is advised to avoid war with the Greeks. However, Artemisia, Darius’s naval commander, convinces Xerxes to become a god and sends him on a journey through the desert. After bathing in a mystical liquid in a cave, ...

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) is an American science fiction action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Christopher McQuarrie and the writing team of Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, adapted from Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill. The story takes place in a world where an alien race known as ‘Mimics’ have invaded and conquered much of Europe, resulting in the formation of the ...

Godzilla (2014) is an American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards and produced by Legendary Pictures. It is a remake of Toho Co., Ltd.’s Godzilla franchise, making it the 30th installment of the series. This movie also marks the first in the MonsterVerse and the second Godzilla film fully produced by a Hollywood studio. The story begins in 1954, when a prehistoric alpha predator, Godzilla, is drawn to Bikini Atoll with plans to destroy him using a nuclear bomb. Fast forward to 1999, where Monarch scientists Ishiro Serizawa and Vivienne Graham are studying a similar monster’s ...

Interstellar (2014), an epic science fiction film by Christopher Nolan, follows humanity in the near future as it faces extinction due to ecocide-induced global famine. Cooper’s family, including his children Tom and Murph, and father-in-law Donald, works on a farm like most of the surviving population. One night during a dust storm, Cooper and Murph stumble upon a strange gravitational disturbance in her bedroom. This anomaly ultimately leads them to NASA’s secret facility, long thought to be defunct. There they discover that NASA is planning a mission through a wormhole near Saturn to reach three ...

The film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby (2013), follows the story of World War I veteran Nick Carraway as he recounts his encounter with the enigmatic Jay Gatsby to his doctor while receiving treatment at a psychiatric hospital in December 1929. Encouraged by his doctor to channel his passion for writing, Nick begins documenting the events that led him to New York seven years prior. He had moved from the Midwest and abandoned writing to rent a cottage in West Egg near Gatsby’s extravagant mansion. One evening he has dinner with his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her ...

Grudge Match (2013) is an American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal. Two Pittsburgh boxers, Henry ‘Razor’ Sharp and Billy ‘The Kid’ McDonnen, were fierce rivals during their prime. Despite each having only one loss on their records, Kid defeating Razor in one fight and Razor defeating Kid in the other, they never had a chance for a rematch. When Razor suddenly retires without explanation, Kid is left infuriated and robbed of a big payday. Many years later, Razor finds himself short on cash and working at a shipyard when he is approached by promoter Dante Slate Jr., the son of the man ...

The American action comedy film, The Hangover Part III (2013), is the sequel to the 2011 film, The Hangover Part II. Both movies were produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. This film marks the final chapter in The Hangover trilogy. After two years since their last escapade in Bangkok, Leslie Chow breaks free during a prison riot in Thailand. Meanwhile, Alan Garner causes chaos on the freeway when he buys a giraffe and accidentally decapitates it on an overpass. This incident leads to his father, Sid’s, death from a heart attack while scolding him for his reckless behavior. Upon learning about Alan’s ...