Benefactor
"benefactor" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Pickpocket
Synopsis:
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is h…
Starring:
Marika Green,
Martin LaSalle,
Jean Pélégri
#2
Great Expectations
Synopsis:
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into…
Starring:
Finlay Currie,
Alec Guinness,
Jean Simmons
Plot:
benefactor,
orphan,
escaped convict,
snob,
convict,
lawyer,
rags to riches,
spinster,
melodrama,
based on novel
...
#3
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Synopsis:
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Starring:
Colin Firth,
Cillian Murphy,
Scarlett Johansson
#4
Contact
Synopsis:
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Starring:
Max Martini,
Tom Skerritt,
John Hurt
#5
City Lights
Synopsis:
In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.
Starring:
Charlie Chaplin,
Virginia Cherrill,
Harry Myers
#6
Teen Wolf
Synopsis:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of were…
Starring:
Holland Roden,
Dylan O'Brien,
Linden Ashby
Plot:
high school student,
teen romance,
werewolf,
supernatural power,
best friend,
hunter,
lacrosse,
alpha,
lycanthropy,
high school
...
#7
Victor Frankenstein
Synopsis:
Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Starring:
Andrew Scott,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Callum Turner
#8
The Rhythm Section
Synopsis:
Blake Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, a woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When she discovers the wreck was no accident, Stephanie enters the dark, complex world of international espionage seeking vengeance. Her search leads to Iain Boyd (Jude Law), a former MI6 agent who trains her to hunt down those responsible. With nothing left to lo…
Starring:
Blake Lively,
Richard Brake,
Sterling K. Brown
#9
Point Break
Synopsis:
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
Starring:
Clemens Schick,
Teresa Palmer,
Ray Winstone
#10
Now You See Me
Synopsis:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Starring:
Mark Ruffalo,
Woody Harrelson,
Dave Franco
#11
Justice League
Synopsis:
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
Starring:
Jason Momoa,
Ben Affleck,
Amy Adams