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Deadpool (2016)
, 1h48Directed by Tim Miller
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about cancer, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T. J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, Stefan Kapicic
Le convoi d'Ajax est attaqué par Deadpool. Il commence par massacrer les gardes à l'intérieur d'une voiture, avant de s'en prendre au reste du convoi. Après une longue escarmouche, où il est contraint de n'utiliser que les douze balles qu'il lui reste, Deadpool capture Ajax (dont le véritable nom est Francis, ce que Deadpool ne cesse de lui rappeler). Après l'intervention de Colossus et Negasonic venus empêcher Deadpool de causer plus de dégâts et le rallier à la cause des X-Men, Ajax parvient à s'échapper en retirant le sabre de son épaule. Il apprend par la même occasion la véritable identité de Deadpool : Wade Wilson.
La La Land (2016)
, 2h8Directed by Martin Scorsese, Damien Chazelle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, J. K. Simmons, Finn Wittrock, John Legend, Sonoya Mizuno
Set in modern-day Los Angeles, La La Land portrays a romantic relationship between Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a jazz pianist, and Mia (Emma Stone), an actress.
A Star Is Born (2018)
, 2h16Directed by Bradley Cooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films
Actors Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Ray Liotta, Bonnie Somerville, Sam Elliott, Rebecca Field
Star de country sur le déclin, Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) découvre Ally Campana (Lady Gaga), une jeune chanteuse très prometteuse. Tandis qu'ils tombent follement amoureux l'un de l'autre, Jack propulse Ally sur le devant de la scène et fait d'elle une artiste adulée par le public. Bientôt éclipsé par le succès de la jeune femme, il vit de plus en plus mal son propre déclin.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
, 2h59Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about drugs, Transport films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jean Dujardin, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau
In 1987, Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) loses his job as a Wall Street stockbroker employed by a man named Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey) due to Black Monday. He takes a job at a boiler room brokerage firm on Long Island that specializes in penny stocks. Thanks to his aggressive pitching style and the high commissions, Belfort makes a small fortune.
, 2h41Directed by Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime, Western
Themes Films about films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, James Marsden, Burt Reynolds, Zoë Bell
1969, à Hollywood. Le mouvement hippie est à son apogée et se manifeste massivement contre la guerre du Vietnam, toujours en cours. Richard Nixon est élu nouveau président des États-Unis, succédant à Lyndon B. Johnson, tandis que les émeutes de Stonewall débouchent sur un mouvement de lutte pour la libération des personnes LGBT.
Notting Hill (1999)
, 2h4Directed by Roger Michell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, James Dreyfus, Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers
William "Will" Thacker (Hugh Grant) owns an independent travel bookshop in Notting Hill. He is divorced and shares his house with an eccentric, uninhibited Welshman named Spike (Rhys Ifans).
Enchanted (2007)
, 1h47Directed by Kevin Lima
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey
In "Andalasia", an animated fairy tale world devoid of problems, in which there are talking animals and "happy endings", Queen Narissa frets that her stepson Prince Edward will soon find his true love, which means that Narissa's position on the throne would be taken over. One day, Edward and Nathaniel, Queen Narissa's henchmen, successfully capture a troll, but Edward rides off to the cottage of a girl named Giselle after hearing her sing about "true love". Knowing Narissa's wishes, Nathaniel sets the troll free to get rid of Giselle, but Edward saves her just in time. When they meet, they instantly fall in love and plan to get married the following day.
22 Jump Street (2014)
, 1h52Directed by Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about films, Buddy films
Actors Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Peter Stormare, Amber Stevens West
Two years following their success in the 21 Jump Street program, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are back on the streets chasing narcotics. However, after failing in the pursuit of a group of drug dealers led by Ghost (Peter Stormare), Deputy Chief Hardy (Nick Offerman) puts the duo back on the program to work for Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) – now located across the street at 22 Jump Street. Their assignment is to go undercover as college students and locate the supplier of a drug known as "WHYPHY" (Work Hard, Yes, Play Hard, Yes) that killed a student photographed buying it on campus.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
, 1h44Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Crime, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about films, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, Joanna Cassidy, Lou Hirsch
In 1947, cartoon characters are commonly referred to as "toons" and most work as paid actors in Hollywood. They frequently interact with humans and animals, and dwell in the animated district of Toontown, owned by businessman Marvin Acme. Amongst the toon stars is Roger Rabbit, who does comedy shorts with Baby Herman, but as of late his performances are poor. Meanwhile, R.K. Maroon, Roger’s employer and head of Maroon Studios, hires private detective Eddie Valiant to investigate rumors that Roger’s wife Jessica Rabbit is having an extramarital affair. Eddie himself is an alcoholic, following the murder of his brother Teddy at the hands of a toon. Going to the Ink & Paint Club, Eddie at first believes that Jessica is a rabbit (due to her last name), but surprised when he sees that she's a very attractive woman. He later attempts and manages to snap photographs of Marvin Acme playing patty cake with Jessica, showing them to Maroon and a distraught Roger who vows he and his wife will be happy, before running off.
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
, 1h31Directed by Jay Roach
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about films, Spy films, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films, Musical films, Robot films
Actors Mike Myers, Beyoncé, Michael Caine, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner
In 2002, in a new lair behind the famous Hollywood sign, Dr. Evil outlines his newest plan to his minions: he will go back in time to 1975 and bring back Johan van der Smut, aka "Goldmember", who developed a cold fusion unit for a tractor beam which Dr. Evil names Preparation H, not to be confused with the well known product of the same name - Preparations A through G had failed earlier. He intends to use the tractor beam to pull a meteor into the Earth to strike the polar ice caps and cause global flooding. However, moments after revealing this plan Austin Powers and the British Secret Service attack and arrest Dr. Evil. Austin is knighted for his services, but is disappointed when his father, the famous super-spy Nigel Powers, fails to attend the event. At a party to celebrate his knighthood he sings a song with the band Ming Tea; later he meets two Japanese twins named Fook Mi and Fook Yu and is about to have a threesome with them when Basil Exposition informs Austin that his father has been kidnapped, the only clue being that the crew of his yacht have had their genitalia painted gold.
Super 8 (2011)
, 1h52Directed by J. J. Abrams
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films about films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Ron Eldard
In 1979, Deputy Sheriff Jack Lamb (Kyle Chandler) of Lillian, Ohio, and his 14-year-old son Joe (Joel Courtney), mourn the death of his mother Elizabeth (Caitriona Balfe) in a steel mill accident. Jack blames her co-worker, Louis Dainard (Ron Eldard), as she was covering his shift while he recovered from a hangover.
Argo (2012)
, 2hDirected by Ben Affleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Spy films, Films about journalists, Political films
Actors Bryan Cranston, Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Michael Cassidy
On November 4, 1979, Iranian activists storm the United States embassy in Tehran in retaliation for President Jimmy Carter giving the Shah asylum in the U.S. during the Iranian Revolution. More than 50 of the embassy staff are taken as hostages, but six avoid capture and hide in the home of Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor. With the escapees' situation kept secret, the U.S. State Department begins to explore options for exfiltrating them from Iran. Tony Mendez, a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency exfiltration specialist, is brought in for consultation. He criticizes the proposals, but is at a loss when asked for an alternative. While on the phone with his son, he is inspired by watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes and begins plans for creating a cover story for the escapees: that they are Canadian filmmakers who happened to be in Iran scouting exotic locations for a similar science-fiction film.
The Aviator (2004)
, 2h50Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly
In Houston, 1913, nine-year-old Howard Hughes is warned by his mother of the diseases to which she is afraid he will succumb. Fourteen years later, he begins to direct the movie Hell’s Angels. However, after the release of The Jazz Singer, the first partially talking film, Hughes becomes obsessed with shooting his film realistically, and decides to convert the movie to a sound film. Despite the film being a hit, Hughes remains unsatisfied with the end result and orders the film to be re-cut after its Hollywood premiere. He becomes romantically involved with actress Katharine Hepburn, who helps to ease the symptoms of his worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Tomorrowland (2015)
, 2h10Directed by Brad Bird
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about films, Transport films, Films set in the future, Road movies, Children's films, Chase films, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Thomas Robinson, Raffey Cassidy, Judy Greer
The story begins with an adult Frank Walker telling an off-screen audience about his attendance at the 1964 New York World's Fair as a child. In the flashback, he meets David Nix, an official who is unimpressed with Frank's limited jet pack. Frank does draw the attention of a young girl named Athena. Seeing his potential, Athena gives Frank a pin embossed with a "T" symbol and tells him to follow her aboard the fair's "It's a Small World" attraction. Frank sneaks onto the ride, where his pin is scanned and he is transported into a futuristic cityscape known as Tomorrowland. He falls from a ledge, but straps on his jet pack and lands safely before Nix and Athena.
21 Jump Street (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Chris Miller, Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about education, Buddy films
Actors Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Ice Cube
In 2005, bookish student Morton Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and popular underachieving jock Greg Jenko (Channing Tatum) miss their school prom. Seven years later, the two meet again at the Police Academy and become firm friends and partners on bicycle patrol. They catch a break when they arrest Domingo (DeRay Davis), the leader of a one-percenter motorcycle gang, but are forced to release him after they failed to read him his Miranda rights.