Roman Polanski
#1
Tower Heist
Synopsis:
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.
Starring:
Michael Peña,
Ben Stiller,
Gabourey Sidibe
Plot:
manager,
high rise,
heist,
fbi agent,
security camera,
security guard,
lego,
shoplifting,
drunkenness,
house arrest
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#2
Rush Hour 3
Synopsis:
After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?
Starring:
Hiroyuki Sanada,
Jackie Chan,
Philip Baker Hall
#3
The Pianist
Synopsis:
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Starring:
Adrien Brody,
Thomas Kretschmann,
Ed Stoppard
#4
The Ninth Gate
Synopsis:
An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book 'The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Frank Langella,
James Russo
Plot:
rare book,
book detective,
bibliophilia,
satanic,
unholy book,
lucifer,
sex,
bare butt,
femme fatale,
reference to don quixote
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#5
Chinatown
Synopsis:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Starring:
James Hong,
Jack Nicholson,
Roman Polanski
Plot:
neo noir,
private detective,
femme fatale,
detective,
police,
water rights,
tragedy,
year 1937,
racism,
domestic violence
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#6
Macbeth
Synopsis:
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
Starring:
Francesca Annis,
Richard Pearson,
Jon Finch
Plot:
11th century,
based on play,
murder,
guilt,
shakespeare play,
prophecy,
boy frontal nudity,
boy taking a bath,
1970s film,
king
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#7
Rosemary's Baby
Synopsis:
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Starring:
Ralph Bellamy,
Ruth Gordon,
John Cassavetes
Plot:
paranoia,
coven,
satanism,
problem pregnancy,
rape,
incubus,
witchcraft,
chocolate mousse,
chanting,
betrayal
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#8
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Synopsis:
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Starring:
Ronald Lacey,
Roman Polanski,
Jack MacGowran
Plot:
vampire,
vampire hunter,
vampire slayer,
castle,
transylvania,
bat,
gothic horror,
cult film,
undead,
lechery
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#9
Cul-de-sac
Synopsis:
A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at an old beachfront fortress. The owner of the fortress and his young wife, initially unwilling hosts, quickly experience their relationship with the criminal shift in a humorous and bizarre fashion.
Starring:
Jacqueline Bisset,
Donald Pleasence,
Jack MacGowran
#10
Repulsion
Synopsis:
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
Starring:
Valerie Taylor,
Catherine Deneuve,
Renée Houston
#11
Knife in the Water
Synopsis:
On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins to subtly torment him; the hitchhiker responds by making overtures toward Krystyna. When the hitchhiker is accidentally knocked overboard, the husband's panic results in unexpected consequences. This was the first featur…
Starring:
Roman Polanski,
Leon Niemczyk,
Jolanta Umecka
Plot:
hitchhiker,
competitiveness,
masculinity,
alpha male,
male pride,
female nudity,
young man,
directorial debut,
sailboat,
writer
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