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All the Money in the World (2017)

6.9 (15 Ratings) Rate It

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In 1973, kidnappers demand $17 million from billionaire J. Paul Getty in exchange for his grandson's...

crime drama thriller

King Lear (2018)

7.8 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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The 80-year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia,...

TV Movie Shakespeare Drama

Lake Nowhere (2014)

5.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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From the vaults of the golden age of slasher films comes LAKE NOWHERE, a raucous, bloody romp which...

JUMPCUT ONLINE (77 KP) rated Aladdin (2019) in Movies

Jul 3, 2019

Aladdin (2019)

2019 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical

7.2

(156 Ratings)

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In terms of the Disney live-action remakes, Aladdin falls somewhere in the middle. Not nearly as good as The Jungle Book or Christopher Robin, but not nearly as bad as an Alice In Wonderland. An updated story is just enough to not make it a carbon copy, but they did eliminate a lot of the magic from the original in the places that counted most, the music. Its saving grace is Naomi Scott and Will Smith, who jointly bring superb charisma and carry the film to the very last scene.

Full Review: https://jumpcutonline.co.uk/review-aladdin-2019/

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1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

7.7 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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Determined to find a new sailing route to India, Christopher Columbus (Gérard Depardieu) convinces...

Awix (3310 KP) rated All the Money in the World (2017) in Movies

Feb 12, 2018 (Updated Feb 12, 2018)

All the Money in the World (2017)

2017 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.9

(15 Ratings)

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Ear today, gone tomorrow

Classy true-crime drama formerly starring Kevin Spacey. Grandchild of insanely wealthy oil tycoon is kidnapped and held to ransom; tycoon refuses to pay up on principle (said principle being 'I never give money away if I don't have to'); everything gets a bit stressful between tycoon and his ex-daughter-in-law. Body parts end up being put in the post.

Ridley Scott does a very good job of bringing an outlandishly grotesque true story to the screen, although the usual liberties are taken with the chronology of what actually happened. Fine performances from Christopher Plummer and Michelle Williams, amusingly unflattering depiction of Italy in the 70s; laudable general message of how having money can really screw you up and you're better off without it (Scott has an estimated net worth of $140 million, in case you were wondering). A solidly entertaining movie.