76% (3)  Joe  117 min,  R,  [Crime, Drama]  [David Gordon Green]  [11 Apr 2014]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 69%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 85%,   Metacritic: 74%,   External Reviews
Awards:  4 wins & 9 nominations.
Actors:  Gary Poulter, Nicolas Cage, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Tye Sheridan
Writer:  Gary Hawkins, Larry Brown (based on the novel by)
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  In order to provide for his destitute family of drifters, a likable, sincere, able-bodied 15-year-old boy comes to hire on among a burned-out ex-con's group of aging forest laborers. As the man becomes more and more aware of the boy's abusive home life, his deeply buried humanity is roused. Drinking and smoking incessantly to remain detached from his volatile temper, he finally takes the matter into his own hands - come what may - when the boy's alcoholic father finally goes too far.
Rotten Tomatoes:   A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown's novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green, JOE film brings Academy Award (R) winner Nicolas Cage back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom, who is just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble - until he meets a hard-luck kid, (MUD's Tye Sheridan) who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector. (c) Roadside
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73% (3)  The Stanford Prison Experiment  122 min,  R,  [Biography, Drama, History, Thriller]  [Kyle Patrick Alvarez]  [17 Jul 2015]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 69%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 83%,   Metacritic: 67%,   External Reviews
Awards:  4 wins & 3 nominations.
Actors:  Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Moises Arias, Nicholas Braun, Tye Sheridan
Writer:  Tim Talbott, Philip Zimbardo (based on the book "The Lucifer Effect")
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Based on the real-life research of Dr. Zimbardo (who was a consultant on the film), The Stanford Prison Experiment is a dramatic period piece that remains relevant over 40 years later. (C) IFC Films
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70% (3)  Ready Player One  140 min,  PG-13,  [Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi]  [Steven Spielberg]  [29 Mar 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 75%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 72%,   Metacritic: 64%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Olivia Cooke, Tye Sheridan
Writer:  Zak Penn (screenplay by), Ernest Cline (screenplay by), Ernest Cline (based on the novel by)
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA, India
Plot:  Film centers on a young outcast named Wade Watts. In the near future, Watts escapes from his daily drudgery by logging onto an MMO game called 'The Oasis'. When the game's billionaire founder dies, he offers players his fortune as the prize in an easter egg hunt within The Oasis. Watts gets in on the action then after five years finds himself facing off against corporate foes who will go to any lengths to get the money -- in both the real world and in The Oasis.
Rotten Tomatoes:   In the year 2045, people can escape their harsh reality in the OASIS, an immersive virtual world where you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone-the only limits are your own imagination. OASIS creator James Halliday left his immense fortune and control of the Oasis to the winner of a contest designed to find a worthy heir. When unlikely hero Wade Watts conquers the first challenge of the reality-bending treasure hunt, he and his friends-known as the High Five-are hurled into a fantastical universe of discovery and danger to save the OASIS and their world.
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46% (3)  Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse  93 min,  R,  [Action, Comedy, Horror]  [Christopher Landon]  [30 Oct 2015]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 63%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 44%,   Metacritic: 32%,   External Reviews
Awards:  5 nominations.
Actors:  Joey Morgan, Logan Miller, Sarah Dumont, Tye Sheridan
Writer:  Carrie Lee Wilson (screenplay), Emi Mochizuki (screenplay), Christopher Landon (screenplay), Lona Williams (story), Carrie Lee Wilson (story), Emi Mochizuki (story)
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  A reckless janitor accidentally releases a zombie from a laboratory of research. Meanwhile, the teenagers scouts Ben Goudy and Carter Grant decide to camp for the last time since they are too old to be scouts. The problem is that they do not want to harm the feelings of their friend Augie Foster and the Scout Leader Rogers. They have a flat tire after hitting a deer on the road and Carter's sister Kendall Grant, her boyfriend and her friend Chloe stop their Jeep to see whether they need a ride. They invite Ben and Carter to go to a party in the night. The two scouts leave the camping during the night to go to the party. When they drive through the town, they do not see a living soul and they decide to visit a night-club since the bouncer is not at the door. They discover that people have turned into zombies and they team-up with Ben's recent acquaintance Denise Russo, who is bartender in the nightclub, and Augie that was left alone at the camp and came to the town. Soon they discover that the non-infected inhabitants have been evacuated and the town will be bombed by the government. They decide to rescue Kendall but they find that the address her boyfriend gave to them is wrong. What can they do to save Kendall?
Rotten Tomatoes:   Three friends who are scouts battle zombies and attempt to save their town from the undead.
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33% (3)  The Forger  92 min,  R,  [Crime, Drama, Thriller]  [Philip Martin]  [24 Apr 2015]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 58%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 9%,   Metacritic: 32%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Abigail Spencer, Christopher Plummer, John Travolta, Tye Sheridan
Writer:  Richard D'Ovidio
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English, Spanish    Country:  USA
Plot:  The world's best art forger (John Travolta) makes a deal with a crime syndicate to get an early release from prison, but in return he must pull off an impossible heist - he must forge a painting by Claude Monet, steal the original from a museum, and replace it with a replica so perfect that no one will notice. He enlists the help of his father (Christopher Plummer) and son (Tye Sheridan) and together they plan the heist of their lives!
Rotten Tomatoes:   A second-generation petty thief arranges to get out of prison to spend time with his ailing son by taking on a job with his father to pay back the syndicate that arranged his release.
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