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Ridley Scott

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IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631/

Date of Birth:30 November 1937, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Height:5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Trademarks:[Stunning visuals] He personally sketches most of his own storyboards, left-handed, with great artistic style (The Duellists (1977), Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Legend (1985), Black Rain (1989), Thelma & Louise (1991), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), American Gangster (2007), Body of Lies (2008)). [Strong female characters] This includes Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979), Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise (1991), Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men (2003), all the female characters in A Good Year (2006), Cate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins in Robin Hood (2010), Noomi Rapace in _Prometheus (2012)_, Jessica Chastain in The Martian (2015) and even the female athlete in the Superbowl commercial "1984" for Apple. Being the actors' director that he is, Scott favors extensive use of the two-camera 'V' set-up, thus enabling his actors to play more fluidly off one another without being constantly interrupted by calls to "Cut!". Frequently uses music by composers Hans Zimmer and Marc Streitenfeld. Begins most films with an info card sequence or montage (Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001)). Frequently casts Russell Crowe (Gladiator (2000), A Good Year (2006), American Gangster (2007), Body of Lies (2008) and Robin Hood (2010)). Usually casts/works with actors who have a strong theatre background and are graduates of drama school. He likes to be personally involved with the casting of his movies as well. Is called the father of "director's cut". Scott was one of the first directors to re-release a director's cut in theaters and, because of the great success of his new version of Blade Runner (1982), made the concept popular among directors and audiences. Since then Scott has released many more director's cuts or extended versions of his films, but mostly on DVD / BluRay. Does not use wide lenses very often; he tends towards longer focal lengths. Sweeping landscapes or backdrops - sometimes with a close-up of a character's face in the foreground - for example in Gladiator (2000) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Often utilizes a light blue tint that contrasts black silhouettes, e.g. G.I. Jane (1997), Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Matchstick Men (2003) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005). When showing graphic violence, he tends to use very brief shots that cut away quickly. Frequently uses fast shutter speeds during action scenes. Main characters are often on a mission; adventurers; in a foreign land that turns hostile or they are challenged to adapt to the circumstances.

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Morgan

5.8 / 14012 votes

UK Cinema Release Date

Friday 2nd September 2016
Morgan poster
Contains strong violence and strong language. Suitable for 15 years and over.
Current Status:released

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Genres:

Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Language:

English

Runtime:

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.

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Alien: Covenant

6.4 / 229446 votes

World Premiere

Thursday 4th May 2017
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UK Cinema Release Date

Friday 12th May 2017
Alien: Covenant poster
Contains strong bloody violence, gore and strong language. Suitable for 15 years and over.
Current Status:released

Next Showing:

None. Last shown in UK cinemas on 7th October 2017.
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Genres:

Sci-Fi, Thriller

Language:

English

Runtime:

1 hour 57 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

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Murder on the Orient Express

6.6 / 127345 votes

World Premiere

Thursday 2nd November 2017
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UK Cinema Release Date

Friday 3rd November 2017
Murder on the Orient Express poster
Contains moderate violence and occasional bloody images. Suitable for 12 years and over.
Current Status:released

Next Showing:

None. Last shown in UK cinemas on 16th June 2018.
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Genres:

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Language:

English

Runtime:

1 hour 53 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

Renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a wealthy American traveling on the Orient Express, the most famous train in the world.

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All the Money in the World

6.9 / 31610 votes

UK Cinema Release Date

Friday 5th January 2018
All the Money in the World poster
Contains strong violence, injury detail, threat and language. Suitable for 15 years and over.
Current Status:released

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None. Last shown in UK cinemas on 29th March 2019.
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Genres:

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Language:

English

Runtime:

2 hours 12 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

A left-wing paramilitary organization in Italy hatches a massive kidnapping plot in the 1970s.

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UK Cinema Release Date

Friday 23rd March 2018
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House poster
Contains infrequent strong language. Suitable for 12 years and over.
Current Status:released

Next Showing:

None. Last shown in UK cinemas on 23rd May 2018.
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Genres:

Biography, Drama, History, Thriller

Language:

English

Runtime:

1 hour 42 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.

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