Teaching with Film 2

 


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Volume two (2016)
150 new scenes
from another 87 movies with over 450 follow-up tasks together with vocabulary, listening and pre-activity tasks.








Downloads
(Listening tasks from book)

Online clips
The 87 films

Sample film: Joy

eBook

You’re an English teacher wanting to use film scenes in your lessons but don’t have the time to find them? Then Teaching with Film 2 is for you! 150 scenes ready-to-use in the English-language classroom. Film inspires. Film breaks down barriers. Film empowers. For learners of English the cinema offers the best alternative to spending time in an English-speaking country. And film motivates! Add something extra to your lessons. Add something visual. Add a bit of magic. Just add film! Teaching with Film 2


Each scene can be used to:
• lead into and introduce topics
• illustrate/model situations, skills, problems
• improve vocabulary and listening
• set up follow-up tasks.


Each scene includes:
• a text putting the scene into context
• DVD timings
• a list of themes
• useful vocabulary
• a pre-activity and gist listening task
• speaking, writing, reading tasks.


Teaching with Film 2 and its predecessor Teaching with Film (175 scenes) provide an invaluable window into the culture of the English-speaking world as seen through one of the most powerful and popular media: the movies.



Teaching with Film 2
A resource book for
teachers of English
as a foreign language


276 pages / Trade paperback
155 x 230 mm

978-3-9503424-1-3 / € 24.90
(CHF 35.50/GBP 22.00/USD 35.00)

Martin Bradley
stone river books, 2016





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Listening task 1
Argo


Listening task 2

Boyhood


Listening task 3

Grand Budapest Hotel 1


Listening task 4

Grand Budapest Hotel 2


Listening task 5

The Imitation Game


Listening task 6

The Kids Are All Right


Listening task 7

Lemony Snicket 1


Listening task 8

Lemony Snicket 2


Listening task 9

Life of Pi 1


Listening task 10

Life of Pi 2


Listening task 11

Precious


Listening task 12

Whiplash


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The listening tasks can be used in conjunction with Teaching with Film 2 where you will find for each scene vocabulary and follow-up tasks.

 

Argo
(USA, 2012)





Iran
Historic events

Scene 1



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Argo
Listening Task



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Argo
Key



Boyhood
(USA, 2014)





How was your week?
Weekly events

Scene 3



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Boyhood
Listening Task



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Boyhood
Key



Grand Budapest Hotel 1
(UK/Germany/USA, 2014)





Fate intervenes
A story

Scene 1



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Grand Budapest Hotel 1
Listening Task


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Grand Budapest Hotel 2
Key


Grand Budapest Hotel 2
(UK/Germany/USA, 2014)

 




The new junior lobby boy
A job interview 1

Scene 2



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Grand Budapest Hotel 2
Listening Task


The Imitation Game
(UK/USA, 2014)





Problems
A job interview 2

Scene 1



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The Imitation Game
Listening Task


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The Imitation Game
Key


The Kids Are All Right
(USA, 2010)





This is your donor
A new father

Scene 1



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The Kids Are All Right
Listening Task


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The Kids Are All Right
Key


Lemony Snicket 1
(USA/Germany, 2004)





The Baudelaire children
A new beginning

Scene 1



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Lemony Snicket 1
Listening Task


Lemony Snicket 2
(USA/Germany, 2004)

 




Aunt Josephine
A new fear

Scene 4



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Lemony Snicket 2
Listening Task


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Lemony Snicket 2
Key


Life of Pi 1
(USA/Taiwan, 2012)





Pondicherry
An old life

Scene 1



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Life of Pi 1
Listening Task


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Life of Pi 1
Key


Life of Pi 2
(USA/Taiwan, 2012)

 




Shipwrecked
A new life

Scene 4



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Life of Pi 2
Listening Task


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Life of Pi 2
Key


Precious
(USA, 2008)





Everybody's good at something
Many stories

Scene 1



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Precious
Listening Task


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Precious
Key


Whiplash
(USA, 2014)





The date
Two stories

Scene 1






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Whiplash
Listening Task


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Whiplash
Key


 
 

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Online clips


These scenes can be found in
Teaching with Film 2 where for each scene you will find vocabulary, gist and follow-up tasks.

They can be accessed online via the website Movieclips.com (now integrated into YouTube) which offers an extensive selection of licensed, high quality film clips and is backed by six major Hollywood studios (not Disney).

NB: The online clips are normally shorter than the clips used in the books.


 Clip 01  Boyhood



 Clip 02 
Ferris Bueller's Day Off



 Clip 03 
The Heartbreak Kid



 Clip 04 
The Interpreter




 Clip 05 
Invictus



 Clips 06  Joy



 Clip 07  The Kite Runner



 Clip 08 
Mr. Holmes



 Clips 09-10  Lemony Snicket



 Clip 11 
Romeo + Juliet



 Clips 12-13  School of Rock



 Clip 14  Stand by Me



 Clip 15  Suffragette



 Clip 16-17  The Theory of Everything



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Boyhood
(USA, 2014)

Directed by
Richard Linklater

Screenplay by
Richard Linklater

Starring

Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette



The Film
Richard Linklater's unique experiment in filmmaking. Over a period of 12 years the same cast charted Mason Evan's life from the age of 6 to 18.

Best Actress Oscar for Patricia Arquette as Mason's mother.

Five further Oscar nominations including for Best Picture, Best Director (Richard Linklater), Best Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke) and Best Original Screenplay (Richard Linklater).


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The Scene
Mason and Samantha's parents are separated. Today is their weekly outing with their father (Hawke).

See
Scene 3 in book.



 Clip
01 

How was your week?
(Shorter version)


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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(USA, 1986)

Directed by
John Hughes

Written by
John Hughes

Starring
Matthew Broderick


The Film
A day in the life of Ferris Bueller.


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The Scene
Ferris Bueller (Broderick) has had eight days off sick so far this term. Today is a beautiful sunny day. Number nine.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
02 


He's sick
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The Heartbreak Kid

(USA, 2007)

Directed by
Peter & Bobby Farrelly

Screenplay by
Scot Armstrong & Leslie Dixon &
Kevin Barnett & Peter & Bobby Farrelly

Based on the screenplay by
Neil Simon

Starring
Ben Stiller, Malin Akerman,
Michelle Monaghan



The Film
Based loosely on a Neil Simon screenplay.

No Oscar nominations.


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The Scene
Life's looking up. After a whirlwind romance and a shotgun wedding, Eddie (Stiller) and Lila (Akerman) set off on their Mexican honeymoon. Maybe they should have taken things a bit slower.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
03 

Opposites attract?
(Shorter version)


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The Interpreter
(USA/UK, 2005)

Directed by
Sydney Pollack

Written by
Charles Randolph & Scott Frank
& Steven Zaillian

Based on the story by
Martin Stellman & Brian Ward

Starring
Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn


The Film
An interpreter working at the United Nations in New York overhears something which puts her life in danger.


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The Scene
Silvia Broome (Kidman), an interpreter at the UN in New York, has overheard a plot to kill the president of the African country where she was born. Secret service agent Tobin Keller (Penn) has been assigned to investigate and finds that the two have something in common: grief. She lost her parents when they were killed by a landmine, he lost his wife in a hit-and-run accident.

He confronts her with a photograph which shows she has not been honest about her past and she responds with the drowning mantra, how the Ku tribe deals with grief and justice.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
04 

Vengeance: a lazy form of grief
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Invictus
(USA, 2009)

Directed by
Clint Eastwood

Written by
Anthony Peckham

Based on the book
"Playing the Enemy" by
John Carlin

Starring
Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon


The Film
How a sport brought a country closer together.

Two Oscar nominations for Best Actor (Morgan Freeman) and Best Supporting Actor (Matt Damon).


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The Scene
1995: the Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Nelson Mandela (Freeman) has been elected the country's first black president but racial divisions mar the land. How can the gap between black and white citizens be bridged? He meets Francois Pienaar (Damon), captain of the Springboks, the almost exclusively white South African rugby team.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
05 

Inspiration |
Part one



Inspiration |
Part two

(Shorter version)


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Joy
(USA, 2015)

Directed by
David O. Russell

Screenplay by
David O. Russell

Based on the story by
Annie Mumolo & David O. Russell

Starring
Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper



The Film
The story of Joy Mangano, who overcomes
a highly dysfunctional family and a blanket male-oriented corporate culture to find success with her innovative self-wringing mop.

Oscar nomination for Best Actress (Jennifer Lawrence).


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The Scene
Despite her innovative idea shops are refusing to stock Joy's (Lawrence) mop (it's too well made and long-lasting and so bad for business). Okay, so if she can't sell it inside the shops, then how about selling it in the car park outside the shops?

See
Scene 2 in book.



 Clip
06 

The mop of the future
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The Kite Runner
(USA/China, 2007)

Directed by
Marc Forster

Screenplay by
David Benioff

Based on the novel by
Khaled Hosseini

Starring
Zekeria Ebrahimi,
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada



The Film
Based on Khaled Hosseini's novel, who draws on his own experiences growing up in Kabul before his immigration to the USA. Amir's life in Afghanistan will be ended with the 1979 Soviet invasion, but his childhood ended with an event that had occurred years earlier.

Oscar nomination for Best Original Score (Alberto Iglesias).


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The Scene
Afghanistan, before the 1979 Soviet invasion. Amir (Ebrahimi) and Hassan (Mahmoodzada) take part in the annual kite-fighting competition which takes place in the capital, Kabul. Amir flies the kite. Hassan's job: the kite runner.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
07 

Cutting kites
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Lemony Snicket's
A Series of Unfortunate Events

(USA/Germany, 2004)

Directed by
Brad Silberling

Screenplay by
Robert Gordon

Based on the novels
"The Bad Beginning",
"The Reptile Room"
and "The Wide Window" by
Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler)

Starring
Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken,
Emily Browning



The Film
The Baudelaire children are orphaned when their parents die in a fire. Traumatic enough, then the courts compound their suffering with a series of completely unsuitable guardians.

Oscar for Best Makeup.

Three further Oscar nominations including for Best Original Score (Thomas Newman).


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The Scene
The Baudelaire children's lives are about to change dramatically.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
08 

The Baudelaire children
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The Scene
Having only just survived their first guardian (the gold-digging Count Olaf), the orphaned children have been assigned a new one: Aunt Josephine (Streep). The problem is: she's crazy too. Or is she?
See
Scene 4 in book.



 Clip
09 

Aunt Josephine
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Mr. Holmes
(UK/USA, 2015)

Directed by
Bill Condon

Written by
Jeffrey Hatcher

Based on the novel
"A Slight Trick of the Mind" by
Mitch Cullin

Starring
Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker


The Film
England, 1947. The great detective Sherlock Holmes no longer lives in Baker Street with Dr. Watson but has retired to the country with his housekeeper and her son. Now 93 years old and confronted with a fading memory he struggles to write a final story about a case.


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The Scene
Sherlock Holmes (McKellen) explains to Roger (Parker), his housekeeper's son, about his hobby, keeping bees.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
10 

Fiction is worthless
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Romeo + Juliet
(USA, 1996)

Directed by
Baz Luhrmann

Written by
Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrmann

Based on the play by
William Shakespeare

Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes


The Film
Baz Luhrmann takes William Shakespeare's 16th century play and sets it in the 20th century USA.

Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction.


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The Scene
Modern-day USA. Two families: the Capulets, the Montagues. Bitter enemies in a climate of hatred and violence. The Montagues have one child: Romeo (DiCaprio). The Capulets have one child: Juliet (Danes). A party at the Capulet mansion. Romeo meets Juliet.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
11 

You kiss by the book |
Part one



You kiss by the book |
Part two

(Shorter version)


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School of Rock
(USA/Germany, 2003)

Directed by
Richard Linklater

Screenplay by
Mike White

Starring
Jack Black, Joan Cusack



The Film
Frustrated rock musician Dewey Finn finds that enthusiasm in the classroom can get you a long way.


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The Scene
Dewey Finn (Black) is bitter. He's been sacked from the rock band he founded. His flatmate Ned, a teacher, demands he finally put his dreams behind him and get a proper job (and pay his outstanding rent). Up against the wall, Dewey pretends to be Ned and accepts a job as a substitute teacher. The only problem: the class he has been assigned want to actually learn something.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
12 

Just give up!

The Scene
Dewey is back in the flow: the new class project is called rock band. He's motivated but can he also get the class enthusiastic? First step: How to write a good rock song.

See
Scene 2 in book.



 Clip
13 

Sticking it to the man!
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Stand by Me
(USA, 1985)

Directed by
Rob Reiner

Screenplay by
Raynold Gideon & Bruce A. Evans

Based on the short story

"The Corpse" by
Stephen King

Starring

Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix,
Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell



The Film
Based on a Stephen King short story.


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The Scene
The USA in the 1950s. Four boys on the brink of their teenage years set out to find a corpse in the woods.

See
Scene 1 in book.



 Clip
14 

The bridge
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Suffragette
(UK, 2015)

Directed by
Sarah Gavron

Screenplay by
Abi Morgan

Starring
Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep,
Helena Bonham Carter,
Anne-Marie Duff



The Film
How the Suffragettes changed the political landscape in pre-WWI Britain.


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The Scene
London, leading up to the outbreak of WWI. Due to her political campaign fighting for women's rights, the leader of the Suffragettes, Emmeline Pankhurst (Streep), has been forced to go into hiding. To avoid arrest, she can only hold speeches at secret locations.

See
Scene 2 in book.



 Clip
15 

Lawbreakers and lawmakers |
Part one



Lawbreakers and lawmakers |
Part two

(Shorter version)


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The Theory of Everything

(UK/USA, 2014)

Directed by
James Marsh

Screenplay by
Anthony McCarten

Based on the book
"
Travelling to infinity:
My life with Stephen" by
Jane Hawking

Starring

Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones



The Film
Biopic of the physicist, cosmologist and writer Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) based on the book by his former wife Jane.

Best Actor Oscar for Eddie Redmayne's depiction of Hawking.

Four further Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress (Felicity Jones), Best Adapted Screenplay (Anthony McCarten) and Best Original Score (Johann Johannsson).


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The Scene
Cambridge University, 1963. Stephen Hawking (Redmayne) will one day develop his groundbreaking theory on black holes. But he's not quite there yet.

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Scene 2 in book.



 Clip
16 

Turning back time
(Shorter version)


The Scene
Diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease Stephen has been given two years to live. His body may be deteriorating, but his mind is sharp as ever. And his doctorate is finished.

See
Scene 3 in book.



 Clip
17 

The beginning of time
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Alive
(USA/Canada, 1993)
Written by John Patrick Shanley based on the book by Piers Paul Read. Directed by Frank Marshall.

Angela's Ashes
(USA/Ireland, 1999)
Written by Laura Jones & Alan Parker based on the book by Frank McCourt. Directed by Alan Parker.

Argo
(USA, 2012)
Written by Chris Terrio based on the book The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired article The Great Escape by Joshua Bearman. Directed by Ben Affleck.

Awakenings
(USA, 1990)
Written by Steven Zaillian based on the book by Oliver Sacks M.D. Directed by Penny Marshall.

A Beautiful Mind
(USA, 2001)
Written by Akiva Goldsman based on the book by Sylvia Nasar. Directed by Ron Howard.

Before Midnight
(USA, 2013)
Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke. Directed by Richard Linklater.

Begin Again
(USA, 2014)
Written and Directed by John Carney.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
(UK/USA/United Arab Emirates, 2011)
Written by Ol Parker based on the novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach. Directed by John Madden.

Birdman
(USA, 2014)
Written by Alejandro G. Innáritu & Nicolás Giacobone & Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo. Directed by Alejandro G. Innáritu.

Boyhood
(USA, 2014)
Written and Directed by Richard Linklater.

Bridge of Spies
(USA, 2015)
Written by Matt Charmann & Ethan Coen & Joel Coen. Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Brooklyn
(UK/Canada/Ireland, 2015)
Written by Nick Hornby based on the novel by Colm Toibin. Directed by John Crowley.

Catch Me If You Can
(USA/Canada, 2002)
Written by Jeff Nathanson based on the book by Frank W. Abagnale. Directed by Steven Spielberg.

A Civil Action
(USA, 1998)
Written by Steven Zaillian based on the book by Jonathan Harr. Directed by Steven Zaillian.

Crocodile Dundee
(Australia, 1986)
Written by Paul Hogan & Ken Shadie & John Cornell. Directed by Peter Faimain.

Dan in Real Life
(USA, 2008)
Written by Pierce Gardner & Peter Hedges. Directed by Peter Hedges.

The Danish Girl
(UK/USA/Belgium/Denmark/Germany, 2015)
Written by Lucinda Coxon based on the book by David Ebershoff. Directed by Tom Hooper.

Death at a Funeral
(USA/UK/Germany/Netherlands, 2007)
Written by Dean Craig. Directed by Frank Oz.

An Education
(UK, 2009)
Written by Nick Hornby based on the book by Lynn Barber. Directed by Lone Scherfig.

Edward Scissorhands
(USA, 1990)
Written by Caroline Thompson & Tim Burton. Directed by Tim Burton.

Enduring Love
(UK, 2004)
Written by Joe Penhall based on the novel by Ian McEwan. Directed by Roger Michell.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(USA, 1986)
Written and directed by John Hughes.

Flight
(USA, 2012)
Written by John Gatins. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Fly Away Home
(USA, 1996)
Written by Robert Rodat & Vince McKewin based on the book by Bill Lishman. Directed by Carroll Ballard.

Freedom Writers
(USA, 2006)
Written by Richard Lagravenese based on the book The Freedom Writers Dairy by the Freedom Writers & Erin Gruwell. Directed by Richard Lagravenese.

The Grand Budapest Hotel
(UK/Germany/USA, 2014)
Written by Wes Anderson based on the story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness. Directed by Wes Anderson.

Gravity
(USA/UK, 2013)
Written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonas Cuarón. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

The Heartbreak Kid
(USA, 2007)
Written by Scot Armstrong & Leslie Dixon & Kevin Barnett & Peter & Bobby Farrelly based on the screenplay by Neil Simon. Directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly.

The Help
(USA/India/United Arab Emirates, 2011)
Written by Tate Taylor based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. Directed by Tate Taylor.

The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey

(USA/New Zealand, 2012)
Written by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo Del Toro based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Directed by Peter Jackson.

Home Alone
(USA, 1990)
Written by John Hughes. Directed by Chris Columbus.

The Hundred-Foot Journey
(India/United Arab Emirates/USA, 2014)
Written by Steven Knight based on the novel by Richard C. Morais. Directed by Lasse Hallström.

I Am Sam
(USA, 2001)
Written by Kristine Johnson & Jessie Nelson. Directed by Jessie Nelson.

The Imitation Game
(UK/USA, 2014)
Written by Graham Moore based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. Directed by Morten Tyldum.

In Bruges
(UK/USA, 2008)
Written and directed by Martin McDonagh.

The Intern
(USA, 2015)
Written and Directed by Nancy Meyers.

The Interpreter
(USA/UK, 2005)
Written by Charles Randolph & Scott Frank & Steven Zaillian based on the story by Martin Stellman & Brian Ward. Directed by Sydney Pollack.

Into the Wild
(USA, 2009)
Written by Sean Penn based on the book by Jon Krakauer. Directed by Sean Penn.

Invictus
(USA, 2009)
Written by Anthony Peckham based on the book Playing the Enemy by John Carlin. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

The Iron Lady
(UK/France, 2011)
Written by Abi Morgan. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

Joy
(USA, 2015)
Written by David O. Russell based on the story by Annie Mumolo & David O. Russell. Directed by David O. Russell.

The Kids Are All Right
(USA, 2010)
Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko.

The King's Speech
(UK/USA/Australia, 2010)
Written by David Seidler. Directed by Tom Hooper.

The Kite Runner
(USA/China, 2007)
Written by David Benioff based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini. Directed by Marc Forster.

Lemony Snicket's
A Series of Unfortunate Events

(USA/Germany, 2004)
Written by Robert Gordon based on the novels The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room and The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler). Directed by Brad Silberling.

Life of Pi
(USA/Taiwan, 2012)
Written by David Magee based on the novel by Yann Martel. Directed by Ang Lee.

Long Walk Home
(Australia, 2002)
Written by Christine Olsen based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara. Directed by Phillip Noyce.

Long Walk to Freedom
(UK/South Africa, 2013)
Written by William Nicholson based on the book by Nelson Mandela. Directed by Justin Chadwick.

The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring

(USA/New Zealand, 2001)
Written by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Directed by Peter Jackson.

The Martian
(USA, 2015)
Written by Drew Goddard based on the novel by Andy Weir. Directed by Ridley Scott.

Midnight in Paris
(Spain/USA/France, 2011)
Written and directed by Woody Allen.

Miss Potter
(UK/USA/Isle of Man, 2006)
Written by Richard Maltby, Jr. Directed by Chris Noonan.

Mr. Holmes
(UK/USA, 2015)
Written by Jeffrey Hatcher based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin. Directed by Bill Condon.

Mr. Turner
(UK/France/Germany, 2014)
Written and Directed by Mike Leigh.

Muriel's Wedding
(Australia/France, 1994)
Written and Directed by P.J. Hogan.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
(USA/Canada, 2002)
Written by Nia Vardalos. Directed by Joel Zwick.

My Week with Marilyn
(UK/USA, 2011)
Written by Adrian Hodges. Directed by Simon Curtis.

No Country for Old Men
(USA, 2007)
Written by Joel & Ethan Coen based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen.

Nowhere Boy
(UK/Canada, 2009)
Written by Matt Greenhalgh. Directed by Sam Taylor-Wood.

Once
(Ireland, 2006)
Written and Directed by John Carney.

The Piano
(New Zealand/Australia/France, 1993)
Written and directed by Jane Campion.

Precious
(USA, 2008)
Written by Geoffrey Fletcher based on the novel Push by Sapphire. Directed by Lee Daniels.

Pretty Woman
(USA, 1990)
Written by J.F. Lawton. Directed by Garry Marshall.

Rainman
(USA, 1988)
Written by Ronald Bass & Barry Morrow. Directed by Barry Levinson.

The Revenant
(USA/Hong Kong/Taiwan/China, 2015)
Written by Mark L. Smith & Alejandro G. Innáritu based on the novel by Michael Punke. Directed by Alejandro G. Innáritu.

Romeo + Juliet
(USA, 1996)
Written by Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrmann based on the play by William Shakespeare. Directed by Baz Luhrmann.

Rush
(Germany/UK/USA, 2013)
Written by Peter Morgan. Directed by Ron Howard.

School of Rock
(USA/Germany, 2003)
Written by Mike White. Directed by Richard Linklater.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(USA, 2013)
Written by Steven Conrad based on the short story by James Thurber. Directed by Ben Stiller.

Shakespeare in Love
(USA, 1998)
Written by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard. Directed by John Madden.

The Shipping News
(USA, 2001)
Written by Robert Nelson Jacobs based on the novel by E. Annie Proulx. Directed by Lasse Hallström.

Silver Linings Playbook
(USA, 2012)
Written by David O. Russell based on the novel by Matthew Quick. Directed by David O. Russell.

Skin
(UK/South Africa, 2008)
Written by Helen Crawley & Jessie Keyt & Helena Kriel. Directed by Anthony Fabian.

Skyfall
(UK/USA, 2012)
Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade & John Logan. Directed by Sam Mendes.

Slumdog Millionaire
(UK/USA, 2008)
Written by Simon Beaufoy based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup. Directed by Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan.

Spider-Man 2
(USA, 2004)
Written by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar & Michael Chabon & Alvin Sargent. Directed by Sam Raimi.

Stand by Me
(USA, 1985)
Written by Raynold Gideon & Bruce A. Evans based on the short story The Corpse by Stephen King. Directed by Rob Reiner.

Still Alice
(USA/France, 2014)
Written by Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland based on the novel by Lisa Genova. Directed by Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland.

Suffragette
(UK, 2015)
Written by Abi Morgan. Directed by Sarah Gavron.

Ten Things I Hate About You
(USA, 1999)
Written by Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith based on the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Directed by Gil Junger.

The Theory of Everything
(UK/USA, 2014)
Written by Anthony McCarten based on the book Travelling to infinity: My life with Stephen by Jane Hawking. Directed by James Marsh.

Tracks
(Australia/UK, 2014)
Written by Marion Nelson based on the book by Robyn Davidson. Directed by John Curran.

Whale Rider
(New Zealand/Germany, 2002)
Written by Niki Karo based on the novel The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. Directed by Niki Karo.

When Harry Met Sally
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Woman in Gold
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Zodiac
(USA, 2007)
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