Flightplan (2005)
Drama/Mystery/Thriller
Kyle Pratt is an American aircraft engineer, who has became a widow since her husband David fell off from their roof. Kyle is raising alone 6-year old daughter, Julia. Kyle decides to bury David's body in the United States, she and Julia fly with plane back to the States. They step aboard of Aalto Airlines, Elgn 747, which Kyle helped to design. Kyle and Julia fall asleep for a few hours, Kyle wakes up and realizes Julia is missing. She tries to remain calm, but starts to panic when flight attendants claim they've never seen Julia. Stephanie, one of the flight attendants contacts Berlin airport, where she gets the shocking information - they don't have a record of Julia boarding the flight. After some time searching for Julia gives
no results, Kyle has a long conversation with Captain Rich, who thinks she imagines having Julia coming on board. After Captain leaves Gene Carson in charge of Kyle's behavior, she starts blaming two foreign men Ahmed and Obaid of kidnapping Julia. Captain Rich notifies Julia died in the same accident as David. Kyle tries to run away, but one of the Arab men pushes her and she faints after the hit. Kyle wakes up in her seat, where she gets talking to a therapist named Lisa. They talk for a while until Kyle decides she needs some moments alone in the bathroom. Finally being alone in the bathroom, Kyle makes a desperate attempt to find her daughter for the last time in the places, where the crew hasn't searched. She searches the cars while Captain and Carson try to locate her. Carson finds her around David's casket and escorts her back to the plane. Kyle stays in put until the plane lands in New York, it becomes clear Carson is the hijacker of the plane and has been the whole this time. Kyle locks Carson by handcuffs and goes finding Julia. Carson and his helper, flight attendant Stephanie stay on the other side of the plain and Kyle on the other. Kyle faces Stephanie, who makes a quick escape on the last
minute, Carson is still on the plane. Kyle finds Julia unconcious and tries to find a way to get out of the plane with her. Kyle uses explosives on Carson, blowing up the whole plane. She carries Julia out of the plane for everyone to see she
told the truth the whole time. Passengers, including Captain Rich are shocked, though he tries to apologize to Kyle about his skepticism. Stephanie is being hold by FBI and is escorted away in handcuffs. Kyle escorts her daughter away, she is being helped by one of the Arab passengers. Julia wakes up and sleepily wonders they are already in New York as her mother promised her before the flight.
Produced by Brian Grazer, who produced biographic sport movie Cinderella Man in 2005.
Directed by Robert Schwentke, who directed crime-thriller movie Tattoo in 2002.
Written by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray. Ray wrote dramatic history movie Shattered Glass in 2003.
Cast: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Erika Christensen, Assaf Cohen, Marlene Lawston, Kate Beahan
The Forgotten (2004)
Drama/Horror/Mystery/Sci-fi/Thriller
Telly Paretta has under impression that her son, Sam died 14 months ago in a plane crash, her husband Jim affirms they've
never had a son and thinks Telly is delusional. Telly's friend Eliot doesn't also seem to believe that Sam ever existed. Telly
has weekly sessions with Dr. Jack Munce, who confirms that she imagines life that might have been. One day when Telly wants revisit her memories about Sam, she finds photo albums empty like he never existed. Jim arrives home, trying to convince Telly again about their non-existing son, afterwards arrives Dr. Munce, who wants to put Telly in the mental ward, but she escapes and looks help from Eliot, who denies of remembering Sam also. She visits a man named Ash, who she thinks had a daughter, Lauren, who died in the same crash as Sam did. Ash doesn't certify he ever had a daughter and calls police for Telly. After Telly is taken to custody, Ash enters Lauren's former room and remembers her existence. Ash saves Telly from the hands of police, they head to the motel for the night to discuss their forwarding plan. Telly visits Jim the next day, trying to make him remind Sam by saying his name, but when Jim sees her, he doesn't recognize Telly anymore, like his memories has been washed away. Dr. Munce visits Detective Anne Pope on the late hour to offer his help on finding Telly, he claims on being uncertain of Telly's delusions. Detective Pope seems to believing Telly and starts to investigate why would two people lie about having children. Telly and Ash get to meet the man who is probably behind kidnapping the children. An agent reveals he and the other agent have been helping the unknown "them" to protect the
humankind. Dr. Munce drives away from Long Island with Ash to find Telly, while she is still stuck in the island. Detective Pope finds her, promising she will find her son, thought Detective won't get to say another word since she is flown away to the sky. Munce finds Telly and drives her to the airport, where they meet the agent again, who confesses this is not over yet. Telly starts talking to an agent and he finally confesses it's an experiment to see if mother's connection to her child can be dissolved. Agent forces Telly to give him the memory of the first time she ever saw Sam. He tries to make Telly forget Sam ever existed. For a moment seems like it succeed, but then she reminds him once again, she won't ever forget Sam. Telly finds herself in a playground full of children, she desperately seeks Sam and she finds him. She feels insanely happy and even sees Ash's daughter Lauren. Sam is allowed to play for some time, Telly finds Ash sitting on a swing. They meet again officially, though they both feel like they know each other.
Produced by Bruce Cohen, who produced adventure-fantasy movie Big Fish in 2003.
Directed by Joseph Ruben, who directed drama-thriller Sleeping With The Enemy in 1991.
Written by Gerald Di Pego, who wrote romantic drama Angel Eyes in 2001.
Cast: Julianne Moore, Anthony Edwards, Gary Sinise, Dominic West
Bad Moms (2016)
Comedy
Amy Mitchell is a married woman, is raising two children, Jane and Dylan and mostly feels herself overstrained and under appreciated. She works as sales representative in a coffee company, takes care of her kids, does most of their homework and is active in her school's PTA that is run by commanding Gwendolyn James and her followers, Stacy and Vicky. When
one day Amy catches her husband Mike cheating, she kicks him out of the house and tries to keep herself and everything in her life together. After very stressful day, Amy publicly notifies of quitting PTA and meets at nearby bar with two other moms - sexually-active single mom Carla and stay at home mother Kiki. Amy and Carla are winded up about Kiki's situation at home - her husband is expecting Kiki to raise the kids on her own without any help, Amy and Kiki are disconcerted in turn about Carla's free education she's giving her kids. One day Amy finds out Mike visited the woman he cheated on her with and she decides to have a night out. Kiki and Carla head over to her place, they find Amy perfect dress to wear and head to a bar. Amy tries to communicate with many men, but always ends up saying the wrong things and gives up. Suddenly Jesse Harkness approaches, they get to talking the whole night and end up kissing. Amy starts feel good about herself until she finds out her daughter, Jane was left in the bench at soccer practice. She warns Gwendolyn that she will take her down by candidating as PTA president. Kiki and Carla doesn't truly believe in her win, but do everything to get other moms votes. Amy also changes the method of educating her children - from now on they have to do their own homework and cook their own food. The next evening kids are staying elsewhere and Amy has a candidate meeting at her place, where only one mom shows up. Women turn the situation around and soon all moms from school are destroying their wine closet. Mike and Amy finally visit a therapist, Dr. Karl, but nothing good comes out of it and in the process of conversation, young people realize they don't have feelings for each other anymore and the right thing to do is to get a divorce. After getting fired from her six year long dedication to the coffee company, Amy finds out Principal Burr has found drugs in Jane's locker. For a punishment she is banned from soccer team, Jane is offended, angry and decides to stay with Mike for a while. Even Dylan goes and Amy stays house alone, feeling depressed. Kiki and Carla visit Amy in the evening when she's supposed to be at PTA election. She doesn't feel like going at all to fight again with Gwendolyn, but decides to go after the speech Carla gives her. After PTA election Amy finds Gwendolyn crying in her car and decides to approach her. By doing it and talking to her for a while, she realizes her life isn't so great also. Amy is suprised how her decision changing kids education has started working, Kiki took control of her husband and Carla became closer with her son like she never did before. After dropping kids off at school, ladies and Gwendolyn go for a ride with her husband's plane.
Produced by Bill Block and Suzanne Todd. Block produced comedy-music-war movie Rock The Kasbah in 2015. Todd produced
comedy-drama-romance movie Celeste & Jesse Forever in 2012.
Directed and written by Jon Lucas, who directed comedy movie 21 & Over in 2013.
Cast: Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hanh, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annie Mumolo, Jay Hernandez, David Walton
The Wedding Planner (2001)
Comedy/Romance
Mary Fiore is a beautiful, young and single woman, who works as a wedding planner. She is ambitious, very hard-working and is exceedingly organized. She knows exactly what to do and say to make any wedding admirable event for everyone. After turning her back to another successful wedding she planned and coordinated, Mary gets reintroduced to childhood friend Massimo by her father, Salvatore, who thinks he has found the perfect guy for her to marry. Mary tries to be polite towards Massimo and decides to keep her focus on new client's, catering heiress, Fran Donolly's wedding to her boyfriend Eddie. While being on the phone, Mary's shoe gets stuck in manhole cover. She tries to get shoe free from there after seeing a dumpster rolling in her way, but fails to do and is saved by a man before fainting. Mary wakes up at the hospital,
where she is introduced tp pediatrician Steve Edison, who saved her. Mary's colleague Penny invites Steve with her and Mary to ourdoor movie screening, only to leave the pair alone for the night. Mary and Steve share a special moment at the movies. Some days later Mary and Fran meet up to go to a dance class, there Mary meets her fiance, who turns out to be Steve, she had a movie date some nights back. Mary is mad towards Steve and isn't afraid to show as they have to dance while Fran is taking an important phone call. Mary finds herself in deep thought whther she should continue planning Fran and Steve's wedding, at the same time Steve is thinking about his attraction towards Mary is the sign he shouldn't marry Fran. Penny convinces Mary her career is more important than a crush and Steve's colleague assures to his doubts are coming from pre-wedding nerves. Fran, Mary and Steve visit wedding venues, Fran leaves for a week long business trip and leaves Mary and Steve in charge on wedding preparations. On the night when Mary gets very drunk, Steve spends night in her apartment when he confesses having feelings for Mary, though she pushes him back, saying she respects Fran too much to let anything happen between them. Fran returns earlier from her trip than expected, she confesses to Mary that she doesn't know if she loves Steve anymore. Ignoring her wish to be with Steve, Mary convinces her to go through with the wedding. At the birthday party, Massimo brings proposal to Mary's attention, she finally agrees to marry him and wedding planner's own preparations for a wedding can be begun. Before the Donolly wedding, Fran and Steve meet up and agree it's not their time to marry, break off their wedding and relationship and stay friends. Steve finds out from Penny that Mary might be getting married any second and he speeds his step to stop her. Massimo and Mary are preparing to
get married at the town hall, but Salvatore stops the wedding after realizing Massimo is not the right man for her. Mary tries to convince her father that marriage with Massimo is the right step, but calls off the wedding. Steve finds Mary in the outdoor movie place, where they had a movie date some time ago. They talk, dance and finally give power to their feelings.
Produced by Peter Abrams, who produced romantic comedy Van Wilder in 2002.
Directed by Adam Shankman, who directed romantic drama A Walk To Remember in 2002.
Written by Michael Ellis and Pamela Falk. Ellis wrote screenplay for comedy-drama-family movie An Unvisible Sign in 2010.
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Justin Chambers, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco
Sex And The City (2008)
Comedy/Drama/Romance
Carrie Bradshaw walks through the streets of New York while reminding the colorful events that had happened to her and four best girlfriends, Charlotte York, Samantha Jones and Miranda Hobbes. All of them has left behind wild years living in New York and has settled with their lives. Charlotte is happily married with Harry Goldenblatt, with who she adopted a Chinese little girl Lily. Miranda is living in Brooklyn with Steve, they are raising together their son, Brady. Samantha has a successful career in Los Angeles, she shares her success with Smith, who's career is on top also. Though Samantha misses
her old, wild life and decides to fly to New York to spend time with her girlfriends. Carrie is in relationship with Mr. Big and
they are planing to move in together. They get a penthouse Carrie fell in love with and allows Big to pay for it. She thinks
of selling her own apartment, but is rushed back to reality, realizing she would have to move into her old apartment when they separate since couple is not married. Feeling pressure of getting married, Mr. Big finally proposes and Carrie accepts it. After moving out from her apartment and Miranda confessing the sad fact that Steve has cheated on her, Carrie and Mr. Big have a little fight about the number of wedding guests. They make up quickly and rehearsal dinner takes place, where everything seems to be going great until Steve shows up at the rehearsal dinner, Miranda is very upset and says something to Big about marriage that makes him feel bad. The next morning Carrie and her friends are very excited and head out to wedding ceremony, at the same time Big tries to call Carrie and let her know marrying isn't the right thing to do. Carrie arrives half an hour late at the library where wedding takes place, as soon as she calls Big it becomes clear the wedding is off. Miranda realizes the reason Big backed out, was the thing she said to him after rehearsal dinner. Charlotte advises Miranda not to tell anything to Carrie, Samantha books them a three plane tickets to Mexico and they all use their vacation trip. Carrie sleeps for the first couple of days until she decides it's time to move on. Women arrive back to New York and Carrie starts searching for an assistant. Through many not fitting candidates, she finally finds a perfect one - Louise. On New Years evening Carrie receives a sad phone call from Miranda, who's left alone for the night since it's Steve night to have Brady to himself. Carrie rushes over to Miranda's place to let her know she is not alone. On a Valentine's Day dinner Miranda finally confesses to Carrie what she said to Big and two best friends spend some time without talking. They finally make up and talk about both of their mistakes, Steve and Miranda visit marriage counselor to save their marriage. Carrie's assistant Louise leaves from the job in relation to moving back to St. Louis and getting married to her boyfriend Will. Samantha meets her next door neighbor Dante and gains a few pound not to cheat and after some time she breaks off with Smith. On the same day when Charlotte gives birth to baby Rose, Carrie rushes to her apartment to get the shoes and meets Mr. Big there. They talk and decide to just get married in the city hall.
Produced, directed and written by Michael Patrick King.
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Jennifer Hudson
The Visit (2015)
Horror/Thriller
Loretta Jamison is a divorced mother of two children, 15-year old daughter Becca and 13-year old son Tyler. Loretta sends her kids to spend time with their grandparents or five days while she goes on a cruise with her new boyfriend. Before sending Becca and Tyler away, she confesses she hasn't spoke to her mother and father for 15 years in relation to being married to her high school teacher Corin, who's also father of Becca and Tyler, whom her parents disapproved. Becca wants to know more about the argument, but Loretta suggests she should ask themselves about it. Becca and Tyler decide to make
a documentary about their stay at grandparents's place, who they've never seen. Arrived to the isolated farmhouse where Nana and Pop Pop live, everybody gets along fine. Tyler and Becca are not used to go to sleep early, but at grandparents place they must do it, since Pop Pop instructs them not to leave the room after 9:30 pm and not to go to the basement since it contains toxic mold. On a first night Becca gets hungry and decides to get some of Nana baked cookies, but on the way to kitchen, she notices Nana walking around and vomiting. She gets scared and asks the next morning Pop Pop about it, who explains it as Nana having a stomach flu, he warns Becca again not to leave her room after said time in the evening. In the past couple of days, Nana and Pop Pop start acting a way too weird for Tyler and he expresses his concern to Loretta when he and Becca make a Skype call to her. Becca and Loretta try to calm Tyler down, stating old people tend to do weird stuff when they're at certain age. Leaving day comes around fast for Becca and Tyler. Becca gives one final attempt to try figure out what happened between Loretta and her grandparents. She makes up a story about a girl, who's in love with an older man and escapes from home. It will be clear that Nana would forgive her daughter for leaving home and not listening her warnings. Nana and Pop Pop go out for a walk, in the meanwhile Becca and Tyler call their mom through
Skype and beg her to pick them up right at this moment in relation to being scared of their grandparents's weird behavior. Tyler shows Loretta Nana and Pop Pop through a video camera and she looks panicked, she notifys them that those people are not their grandparents. Loretta advices them to leave the house and find a neighbor until she arrives with the police. Becca and Tyler try to escape, but Pop Pop catches them and they start to play Yahtzee board game together. Grandpa rolls the dice, Becca leaves Tyler playing with them and heads to the basement with the camera. Nana begins acting very strange, Pop Pop take her to her room to rest, leaving Tyler alone. Becca finds photographs of their real grandparents and their working clothes and finally discovers their dead bodies. She is caught by Pop Pop, who attacks her. Becca realizes they're murderers and have planned to kill then this whole time after the week long visit is done. After struggling to break free, Tyler and Becca escape from the house, where they meet Loretta and police officers.
Produced by Marc Bienstock, who produced crime-horror movie Pathology in 2008.
Directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan, who directed and wrote fantasy-mystery movie Lady In The Water in 2006.
Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie
Lights Out (2016)
Horror/Thriller
Rebecca thought leaving from her home and being away from her mother, Sophie, she could forget the horrors in her childhood. She has been trying to forget horrible childhood memories. Rebecca has seeing Bret, her boyfriend for eight months, though she still has commitment issues with everyone, especially Bret. When Rebecca's little brother Martin starts having issues in school for falling asleep in class, she pays a visit to Sophie, their mother. Rebecca has a suspicion that Sophie has been of her meds. Rebecca takes Martin to stay with her for a while until Sophie gets on meds again and
feels better. The next morning social worker Emma visits Rebecca's apartment and lets her know she can't take Martin from Sophie just because she wants to avenge her mother. After Emma leaves with Martin, Rebecca discovers Diana's name under her carpet, through her childhood she though Diana was someone Sophie made up because of her depression, but realizes Diana is real. She and Bret visit Sophie, realizing she is not home, they enter the house and look for clues that could make them understand who Diana really is. Rebecca finds a box full of information about Sophie's stay at mental institution when she was a young girl. Listening to voice recordings, Rebecca finds out Diana was a girl, who Sophie befriended at mental hospital. Diana suffered a rare skin disorder, which made her avoid light. Doctors tried experimental procedure of her to cure her, which ended with Diana's death. Rebecca hears a creeping sound in her old room and goes to wonder in it, the door closes and Diana tries strangle Rebecca with her own necklace. Rebecca understands Martin is not safe alone with Sophie in the house, so she and Bret stay for the night. In the middle of the night, Martin wakes up, realizes Rebecca is gone and finds her in the basement. A brother and sister get locked up in the basement by Diana, who will stop at nothing to keep her friendship with Sophie and keeps the children away, who don't understand her. Bret tries toget Rebecca and Martin out of the basement, but furious Diana attacks him and he drives off from the house, leaving them with diddly quat of light source. Rebecca finds writings on the wall in the basement and is finally figuring out that Diana has been living in the basement since it's comfortable dark there. Bret hurries back with two police officers, though he warns them to bring them flashlights, police doesn't listen to him. Rebecca and Martin are freed from the basement in virtue of police officers. Officer Andrews is killed by Diana, a female officer goes looking for the person, who killed him,
while Bret gets Martin out of the house for safety and Rebecca goes searching for Sophie. Diana realizes what Rebecca wants to do and attacks her. Sophie pulls out a gun to save Rebecca's from Diana's ruthless actions. She understands that to make Diana disappear, she has to disappear and shoots herself in the head to save her children.
Directed by David F. Sandberg, who directed short horror movie Attic Panic in 2015.
Screenplay written by Eric Heisserer, who screenplay for Final Destination 5 in 2011.
Starring: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia
