Gruodis 2016

Men, Women & Children

Title: Men, Women & Children

Year: 2014

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Jason Reitman

Writer: Jason Reitman (screenplay), Erin Cressida Wilson (screenplay), Chad Kultgen (novel)

Actors: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Judy Greer

Plot: A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives.

Rating: 6.7

Votes: 23,726

The Amityville Horror

Title: The Amityville Horror

Year: 2005

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Director: Andrew Douglas

Writer: Scott Kosar (screenplay), Jay Anson (novel), Sandor Stern (earlier screenplay), George Lutz (material), Kathy Lutz (material)

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett

Plot: Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.

Rating: 6.0

Votes: 83,118

Spectre

Title: Spectre
Year: 2015
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Sam Mendes
Writer: John Logan (screenplay), Neal Purvis (screenplay), Robert Wade (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay), John Logan (story), Neal Purvis (story), Robert Wade (story), Ian Fleming (characters)
Actors: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes
Plot: A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Rating: 6.8
Votes: 292,825

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The Revenant

Title: The Revenant
Year: 2015
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Writer: Mark L. Smith (screenplay), Alejandro G. Iñárritu (screenplay), Michael Punke (based in part on the novel by)
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter
Plot: A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
Rating: 8.0
Votes: 455,793

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The 5th Wave

Title: The 5th Wave
Year: 2016
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: J Blakeson
Writer: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Jeff Pinkner (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel)
Actors: Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez, Bailey Anne Borders
Plot: Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
Rating: 5.2
Votes: 65,131

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Mother's Day

Title: Mother's Day
Year: 2016
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Garry Marshall
Writer: Anya Kochoff (screenplay), Matthew Walker (screenplay), Tom Hines (screenplay), Lily Hollander (story), Matthew Walker (story), Tom Hines (story), Garry Marshall (story)
Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Olyphant, Shay Mitchell, Caleb Brown
Plot: Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.
Rating: 5.6
Votes: 15,074

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Bridget Jones's Baby

Title: Bridget Jones's Baby
Year: 2016
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Sharon Maguire
Writer: Helen Fielding (screenplay), Dan Mazer (screenplay), Emma Thompson (screenplay), Helen Fielding (based on the characters and story created by)
Actors: Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Sally Phillips
Plot: Bridget's focus on single life and her career is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch ... she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father.
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 23,632

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Me Before You

Title: Me Before You
Year: 2016
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Thea Sharrock
Writer: Jojo Moyes (screenplay), Jojo Moyes (novel)
Actors: Sam Claflin, Vanessa Kirby, Emilia Clarke, Eileen Dunwoodie
Plot: A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 90,989

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Title: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Year: 2014
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Matt Reeves
Writer: Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa (characters), Amanda Silver (characters), Pierre Boulle (novel)
Actors: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell
Plot: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.
Rating: 7.6
Votes: 324,676

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Definitely, Maybe

Title: Definitely, Maybe
Year: 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Adam Brooks
Writer: Adam Brooks
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, An Nguyen, Matthew Mason, Rick Derby
Plot: A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.
Rating: 7.2
Votes: 129,986

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Hot Pursuit

Title: Hot Pursuit
Year: 2015
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director: Anne Fletcher
Writer: David Feeney, John Quaintance, Skyler Page
Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley
Plot: An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.

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Ricki and the Flash

Title: Ricki and the Flash
Year: 2015
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Diablo Cody
Actors: Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, Rick Rosas, Joe Vitale
Plot: A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.

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Pixels

Title: Pixels
Year: 2015
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Writer: Tim Herlihy (screenplay), Timothy Dowling (screenplay), Tim Herlihy (screen story), Patrick Jean (short film)
Actors: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage
Plot: When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.

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The Blind Side

Title: The Blind Side
Year: 2009
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writer: John Lee Hancock, Michael Lewis (book)
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head
Plot: The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

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Before We Go

Title: Before We Go
Year: 2014
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Chris Evans
Writer: Ronald Bass (screenplay), Jen Smolka (screenplay), Chris Shafer (screenplay), Paul Vicknair (screenplay), Ronald Bass (story), Jen Smolka (story)
Actors: Chris Evans, Alice Eve, Emma Fitzpatrick, John Cullum
Plot: Two strangers stuck in Manhattan for the night grow into each other's most trusted confidants when an evening of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives.

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400 Days

Title: 400 Days
Year: 2015
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Matt Osterman
Writer: Matt Osterman
Actors: Brandon Routh, Dane Cook, Caity Lotz, Ben Feldman
Plot: With their four-hundred-day mission simulation nearing completion, four astronauts begin to feel that something is amiss.

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Sing

Title: Sing
Year: 2016
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Director: Christophe Lourdelet, Garth Jennings
Writer: Garth Jennings
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson
Plot: A koala named Buster Moon has one final chance to restore his theater to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singing competition.
Rating: 7.3
Votes: 2,172

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