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John Davis is a Storyboard, Producer and Production Illustrator American born on 20 june 1954 at Denver (USA)
John Andrew Davis (born July 20, 1954) is an American film producer and founder of Davis Entertainment.
(2004)
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(2000)
(Storyboard)
(2017)
(Producer)
(1998)
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(1993)
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(1995)
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(2000)(Storyboard)
(2017)(Producer)
(1998)(Producer)
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The Interpreter (2005)
, 2hDirected by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire, Politique, Political films, Films about language and translation
Actors Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron
Roles Storyboard
Rating63%
Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) is an interpreter working at the United Nations in New York City. She was raised in the Republic of Matobo, a fictional African country, but has dual citizenship. The U.N. is considering indicting Edmond Zuwanie (Earl Cameron), Matobo's president, to stand trial in the International Criminal Court. Initially a liberator, over the past 20 years he has become as corrupt and tyrannical as the government he overthrew, and is now responsible for ethnic cleansing and other atrocities within Matobo. Zuwanie is soon to visit the U.N. and put forward his own case to the General Assembly, in an attempt to avoid the indictment.
Taxi (2004)
, 1h37Directed by Tim Story
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes La provence, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Children's films, Chase films
Actors Queen Latifah, Gisele Bündchen, Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Esposito, Henry Simmons, Ann-Margret
Roles Storyboard
Rating46%
Belle Williams (Queen Latifah) is a talented driver and auto mechanic who dreams of driving in NASCAR. As the film opens, she celebrates her last shift as a bicycle courier after winning her taxi license and beating the shop's record with a new delivery record of 13 minutes and 54 seconds. Although in a happy relationship, she occasionally neglects her boyfriend Jesse (Henry Simmons) and has bestowed much love on her custom-built 1999 Ford Crown Victoria taxicab over the past five years. This evening, having skipped her dinner date, she installs into the cab a supercharger that was given to her as a present for her last day.
Zoolander (2001)
, 1h29Directed by Ben Stiller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Spy films, La mode, Films about music and musicians
Actors Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller
Roles Storyboard
Rating64%
The dim-witted but good-natured Derek Zoolander is ousted as the top male fashion model by the rising star, Hansel, and his reputation is further tarnished by a critical article from journalist Matilda Jeffries. After his three roommates and colleagues are killed in a "freak gasoline-fight accident" (where they spray each other with station gasoline and one of them lights a cigarette), Derek announces his retirement from modeling and attempts to reconnect with his father Larry and brothers Luke and Scrappy by helping in the coal mines. Derek's delicate methods make him an impractical miner, and his family rejects him.
Meet the Parents (2000)
, 1h48Directed by Jay Roach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about religion
Actors Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Theresa Polo, James Rebhorn, Jon Abrahams
Roles Storyboard
Rating69%
Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller) is a nurse living in Chicago, who intends to propose to his girlfriend Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), a schoolteacher. His plan is disrupted when Pam's sister Debbie becomes engaged and he finds out that Debbie's fiance, Dr. Robert "Bob" Banks had asked Pam's father for permission before proposing. Greg and Pam travel to Pam's parents' house in Oyster Bay, Long Island to attend the wedding. Greg hopes to propose to Pam in front of her family after receiving her father's permission, but this plan is put on hold when the airline loses his luggage, including the engagement ring.
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
, 2h1Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Nicolas Cage, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Patricia Arquette, Marc Anthony
Roles Storyboard
Rating68%
In Manhattan in the early 1990s, Frank Pierce (Cage) is a burned-out paramedic who works the graveyard shift in a two-man ambulance team with various different partners. Usually exhausted and depressed, he has not saved any patients in months and begins to see the ghosts of those lost, especially a homeless adolescent girl named Rose whose face appears on the bodies of others. Frank and his first partner Larry (Goodman) respond to a call by the family of a man named Mr. Burke who has entered cardiac arrest. Frank befriends Mr. Burke's distraught daughter Mary (Arquette), a former junkie. Frank discovers Mary was childhood friends with Noel (Anthony), a brain-damaged drug addict and delinquent who is frequently sent to the hospital.
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Jungle Cruise (2021)
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Édgar Ramírez, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti
Roles Producer
Rating66%
Dans les années 1930, durant la Grande Dépression, Frank, capitaine d'un bateau, prend à son bord une scientifique et son frère. Ils partent en mission dans la jungle à la recherche d'un mystérieux pouvoir. Le trio va croiser de nombreux obstacles sur sa route, notamment une expédition allemande concurrente.
Shaft (2019)
, 1h51Directed by Tim Story
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Richard Roundtree, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie Usher, Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Avan Jogia
Roles Producer
Rating64%
En 1989, le détective John Shaft II (fils du célèbre John Shaft) se fait attaquer à Harlem par des hommes du trafiquant Pierro « Gordito » Carrera, sous les yeux de sa compagne Maya Babanikos et de leur bébé, John « J. J. » Shaft Jr. Choquée par la violence, Maya décide d'élever cet enfant loin de cette violence. Durant des années, Shaft envoie des cadeaux à son fils mais père et fils n'ont plus aucun contact.
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
, 1h58Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about films
Actors Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Keegan-Michael Key, Snoop Dogg, Mike Epps, Chris Rock
Roles Producer
Rating71%
Dans les années 1970, l'humoriste-comédien de talent Rudy Ray Moore est mis de côté par Hollywood. Il décide alors de se débrouiller en développant ses propres œuvres. Il crée ainsi le personnage du proxénète Dolemite notamment dans le film de blaxploitation du même nom réalisé par D'Urville Martin et sorti en 1975.
Game Night (2018)
, 1h40Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen, Lamorne Morris
Roles Producer
Rating68%
Trois couples d'amis se réunissent régulièrement pour jouer à des jeux de société dans la maison d'un couple dont le voisin tente avec insistance de se faire inviter. Un jour, le mari reçoit la visite de son frère qui a financièrement réussi dans la vie. Le frère les invite à une soirée de jeux qu'il n'oublieront pas. Arrivés sur les lieux, ils apprennent que le gagnant de la soirée sera l'heureux propriétaire d'une voiture sport des années 1960. Quelques instants plus tard, un agent du FBI entre dans la maison, leur explique que des kidnappeurs sévissent dans le quartier et qu'ils n'ont que quelques heures pour libérer une femme (ou un homme) grâce aux indices se trouvant dans un dossier qu'il leur remet.
The Predator (2018)
, 1h47Directed by Shane Black
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay
Roles Producer
Rating53%
Quinn McKenna, membre d'un commando de Rangers américains, est témoin du crash d'un vaisseau spatial lors d'une mission de sauvetage d’otages. Il est le seul survivant. Il découvre le casque et l'arme d'un Predator. Poursuivi, il décide de les envoyer par la poste à son domicile, où vit son épouse et son fils autiste, Rory. Ce dernier parvient à utiliser le masque et l'arme du Predator. Il active par ailleurs une balise qui permet à d'autres Predators de le localiser. De son côté, Quinn a été arrêté par de mystérieux mercenaires, aux ordres de Will Traeger pour le Projet Stargazer. Ce dernier fait par ailleurs appel au docteure Casey Bracket, une exo-biologiste. Elle est accueillie dans un immense complexe dans lequel est conservé un Predator. Quant à Quinn, il se retrouve dans un bus avec d'anciens soldats ayant commis de graves délits et dont la plupart souffrent de troubles psychologiques : "Nebraska" Williams, Baxley, Coyle, Lynch et Nettles.
Ferdinand (2017)
, 1h48Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Bullfighting films
Actors John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez-LoCicero, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson
Roles Producer
Rating67%
Dans la campagne espagnole, Ferdinand, un jeune taurillon, prend soin en secret d’ une fleur qui a poussé dans l’arène pendant que Valiente, Guapo et Bones, d’autres veaux, s’entrainent et s’affrontent comme le font leurs pères respectifs. L’arrivée du matador met le troupeau en émoi et les adultes rivalisent de force pour être sélectionnés. Raf, le père de Ferdinand, est choisi et part dans l’arène, convaincu qu’il reviendra bientôt mais le lendemain soir, Ferdinand comprend que son père est mort en voyant le camion revenir à vide. Il s’échappe alors, poursuivi par le propriétaire et parvient à monter dans un train de marchandises. Il en sort lors d’un arrêt et tombe dans une rivière escarpée ou il est recueilli par Nina, la fille d’un horticulteur. Celui-ci adopte Ferdinand qui grandit pendant deux ans dans un cadre idyllique, intégré à la famille.
Joy (2015)
, 2h4Directed by David O. Russell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Isabella Cramp, Édgar Ramírez, Elisabeth Röhm
Roles Producer
Rating65%
Aux États-Unis, dans le Massachusetts des années 1980, Joy est une jeune mère célibataire de deux enfants, qui cohabite dans une maison avec son ex-mari, chanteur, vivant au sous-sol, et sa mère qui passe ses journées devant la télévision. Son père Rudy, responsable d’un garage, revient un beau jour après une rupture et doit partager le sous-sol avec son ex-gendre qu’il n’apprécie guère. En recherchant une nouvelle conquête, Rudy rencontre rapidement Trudy, veuve fortunée.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
, 1h56Directed by Guy Ritchie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Politique, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Political films, Road movies, Buddy films, Heist films, Chase films
Actors Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Hugh Grant, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris
Roles Producer
Rating71%
In 1963, professional thief turned CIA agent Napoleon Solo extracts Gaby Teller, daughter of Udo Teller, an alleged Nazi scientist turned United States collaborator at the end of World War II, from East Berlin, evading KGB operative Illya Kuryakin. He later reports to his superior, Saunders, who reveals that Teller’s uncle Rudi works in a shipping company owned by Alexander and Victoria Vinciguerra, a wealthy couple of Nazi sympathizers who intend to use Teller's father to build their own private nuclear weapon. Due to the potentially world-ending nature of this crisis, the CIA and KGB have reluctantly teamed up and Solo and Kuryakin are ordered to stop the Vinciguerras from succeeding, with both men secretly assigned to steal Udo Teller's research for their respective governments.
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
, 1h50Directed by Paul McGuigan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films, Children's films
Actors Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Freddie Fox, Charles Dance
Roles Producer
Rating59%
Told from Igor's perspective, it shows the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Victor Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man who created the legend we know today. The two's experiments eventually get them into trouble with the authorities and they are near to becoming fugitives as they complete their goals to use science to create life, with Frankenstein's ultimate endgame of creating a man.
Devil's Due (2014)
, 1h29Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Pregnancy films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Children's films
Actors Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Sam Anderson, Griff Furst, Aimee Carrero, Vanessa Ray Liptak
Roles Producer
Rating42%
A young couple, Zach and Samantha McCall, have recently married and have gone to the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon. They visit a fortune teller who keeps repeating to Samantha, "they've been waiting". Afterwards, the couple finds themselves lost on an unknown street they do not remember seeing. Wanting to return to their hotel, they get offered a lift from a pushy cab driver who offers to take them to a local bar. The couple reluctantly accepts. The couple begin partying and both soon pass out drunk. They are both then seemingly taken to an underground chamber in the nightclub where Sam is subject to some kind of ritual by an unseen force. The next morning, Zach and Sam wake in their hotel with no memory of the previous night.