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Movies in the 70's & 80's

CHARACTERISTICS:

It was called Post-classical Cinema.
There was a rise of sexual content, and also more gunfight and battle scenes.
Directors looked for audience expectation.
Movies focused on conflict-tension.
Story chronology scrambled.
Twist endings.
Characters with an ambiguous moral.
Lines between protagonist and antagonist were blurred.
Great influence of first film-noir.
- Rebel without a cause. (1955)
- Psycho. (1960)
Modern blockbuster appeared.
Hindi cinema appeared: Bolliwood.
- Sholay (1975)

Rise of the blockbuster

Appear the video home systems :
- 2000 System
- Beta
- VHS
Almost every movie has :
- Franchise: more than one movie or videogame
- Merchandise: T-shirts, cups, toys...
More adventure and action movies.
Large number of family movies.
Psycho horror movies transform into gore horror movies.
On Sci-Fi movies, special effects are made with miniatures and computer technology.
Actors become specialist on a genre.
Soundtrack increases its presence on movies.

Sholay (1975)

Tron (1982)

Superman (1978)

Sylvestre Stallone (1946-)

He was an American film actor, filmmaker and screenwriter.
He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John Rambo.
In 1977, Stallone was nominated for two Academy Awards for Rocky, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor.
Stallone's film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum. Stallone's use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps.
Movies:

–Rocky (1976-2015): seven movies

–Rambo (1982-2008): four movies

–Cliffhanger (1993)

–Assassin (1995)

- Creed (2015)

Meryl Streep (1949-)

She is an American film actress and philanthropist.
Called by some media, the best actress of her time, she was nominated 20 times anad won three Oscars.
She works on TV, Broadway musicals and movies at the same time.
Movies:

–Kramer vs Kramer (1979)

–Sophie's choice (1982)

–Out of Africa (1985)

–The bridges of Madison County (1995)

- The Devil wears Prada (2006)

Harrison Ford (1942-)

He is an American actor and producer.
He received a Acaemy Award nomination for his role in the movie "Witness", and won some other awards with his most popular movies, like Indiana Jones.
But his most important role was in the 1977 movie "Star Wars", acting like Han Solo
Movies:

Star Wars Saga (1977-83)

Indiana Jones Saga (1981-2008)

Blade Runner (1982)

Robert de Niro (1943-)

He is an American and Italian actor and producer.
Most of his success was working with director Martin Scorsese.
He won two Academy Awards, and was nominated seven times, and had almost 20 different awards.
He uses any technique necessary to improve his performance in movies, including put himself on weight.
Movies:

–The Godfather part II (1974): He won an Oscar

–Taxi Drive (1976)

–The Deer Hunter (1978)

–Raging Bull (1980)

–Cape Fear (1991)

Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

•He was an American and Hong Kong actor, martial artist, philosopher, and filmmaker.
He was also the founder of Jeet Kune Do martial art.
•He is one of the most famous 20th Century icons.
The way he fought, thought and acted was the base for many cartoons and videogames characters.
•Movies:
- The Big Boss (1971)
- Fist of Fury (1972)
- Way of the Dragon (1972)
- Enter the Dragon (1973)

Al Pacino (1940-)

He is an American actor, filmmaker and screenwriter.
He started his career at stage at the age of 17.
He has an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Emmys and four Golden Globes, among others.
Pacino's performance as Corleone is now regarded as one of the greatest screen performances in film history.
Movies:
- The Godfather Trilogy (1972,1974,1990)
- Scarface (1983)
- Scent of a woman (1992)

Jackie Chan (1954-)

•He is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman and singer.

•He is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself.

He had an Honorary Oscar Award.

•Movies:

Drunken Master (1978)
Wheels on meals (1984).
Police Story (1985)
Armour of God (1986).
Rush Hour(1988)

Hayao Miyazaki (1941-)

He is a japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator and manga artist.
He started working as an animator in Toei Animation, in 1963.
He founded his own animation studio in 1985: Studio Ghibli
While Miyazaki's films have long enjoyed both commercial and critical success in Japan, he remained largely unknown to the West.
Miyazaki's works are characterized by the recurrence of progressive themes, such as environmentalism, pacifism, feminism, war and the absence of villains. His films are also frequently concerned with childhood transition,
Movies:
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- My neighbor Totoro (1989)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Spirited Away (2002)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Steven Spielberg (1946-)

He is an American director, producer and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era.
A strong consistent theme in his family-friendly work is a childlike sense of wonder and faith.
The most persistent theme throughout his films is tension in parent-child relationships.
He participated in more than 100 movies
Movies:
- Jaws (1975)
- Close Encounters of the third kind (1977)
- Indiana Jones Saga(1981)
- ET The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Back to the future Saga (1985)
- Hook (1991)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Schilder's List (1993)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- The Adventures of Tin Tin (2011)

MOVIES

The Clockwork Orange

The Godfather

The Sting

The Exorcist

American Grafitti

One flew over the cuckoo's nest

Rocky

Star Wars

Grease

Alien

The Empire Strikes back

Airplane!

Raiders of the lost Ark

E.T. The Extra-terrestrial

Phone scene

Ride in the Sky

Poltergeist

They're here

The return of the Jedi

Ghostbuster!

The Untouchables

Die hard

Dead poets Society

The Little Mermaid

ACTORS

Malcom McDowell

Patrick Magee

Michael Bates

Marlon Brandon

Al Pacino

Robert Redford

Paul Newman

Robert Shaw

Ellen Burstyn

Max von Sydow

Linda Blair

Richard Dreyfus

Gloria Katz

Harrison Ford

Jack Nicholson

Louis Fetcher

Sylvestre Stallone

Talia Shire

Burt Young

Mark Hamill

Carrie Fisher

Harrison Ford

John Travolta

Olivia Newton-John

Sigourney Weaver

Tom Skerrit

John Hurt

Mark Hamill

Carrie Fisher

Harrison Ford

Robert Hays

Julie Hagerty

Leslie Nielsen

Harrison Ford

Karen Allen

Paul Freeman

Henry Thomas

Drew Barrymore

Peter Coyote

JoBeth Williams

Heather O'Rourke

Craig T. Nelson

Mark Hamill

Carrie Fisher

Harrison Ford

Bill Murray

Dan Aykroyd

Harold Ramis

Sigourney Weaver

Kevin Costner

Sean Connery

Robert de Niro

Bruce Willis

Alan Rickman

Robin Williams

Robert Sean Leonard

DIRECTOR

Stanley Kubrik

Francis Ford Coppola

George Roy Hill

William Friedkin

George Lucas

Milos Forman

John G. Avildsen

George Lucas

Randal Kleiser

Ridley Scott

George Lucas

Jim Abrahams

David Zucker

Mel Brooks (prod)

Steven Spielberg

Tobe Hooper

George Lucas

Ivan Reitman

Brian de Palma

John McTiernan

Peter Weir

Ron Clements

John Musker

YEAR

1971

1972

1973

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1987

1988

1989

PLOT

In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psycopath delinquent, who likes to practice crimes and ultra-violence with his gang, is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan.

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

In Chicago in September 1936, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.

When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.

A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.

Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.

Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform. Continuing their journey back to Earth with the attacked crew having recovered and the critter deceased, they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.

After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.

A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.

Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.

A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.

After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of the Force.

Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.

Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.

John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feelings.

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.

Movies in the 90's & 00's

CHARACTERISTICS:

Many films were specifically filmed or edited to be displayed both on theater screens as well as on the smaller TV screens, such as showing close-up scenes during dialog, rather than just wide-angle scenes in a room.
The 1990s were notable in both the rise of independent cinema – as well as independent studios such as Miramax, Lions Gate, and New Line,
Advancements in CGI-technology, seen in such films as Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Jurassic Park.
Toy Story (1995) became the first feature length film to be completely computer animated, heralding its use as a tool for filmmakers to achieve new visuals for film.
The Disney Renaissance began in 1989 with The Little Mermaid, reached its peak in popularity with Aladdin in 1992 and The Lion King in 1994, and ended in 1999 with Tarzan.
Documentary and mockumentary films, such as March of the Penguins and Super Size Me, were popular in the 2000s. 2004's Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore is the highest grossing documentary of all time. Online films became popular, and conversion to digital cinema started.
3D films became more and more successful throughout the 2000s, culminating in the unprecedented success of 3D presentations of Avatar.
The superhero film genre experienced renewed and intense interest throughout the 2000s.
Walt Disney Animation Studios stopped their production of traditional 2D animated films.

Terminator 2 - CGI Effects

Jurassic Park (1993)

Avatar (2009)

Tom Hanks (1956-)

is an American actor and filmmaker.
He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles.
Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career.
He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia, as well as a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump
Movies:
- Big (1988)
- Philadelphia (1993)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Apollo 13 (1995)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Cast Away (2000)

Leonardo DiCaprio (1974-)

He is an American actor, film producer, and environmental activist.
DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials and TV shows (Growing Pains).
He gained international recognition with James Cameron's epic romance Titanic.
Since 2000, DiCaprio has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of film genres.
He also won his first Academy Award and BAFTA Award for his performance in The Revenant.
Movies:
- Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- Titanic (1997)
- Catch me if you want (2002)
- Django Unchained (2012)
- Great Gatsy (2013)

Tom Cruise (1962-)

He is an American actor and producer.
He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards.
Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the action drama Top Gun (1986).
Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology and its associated social programs.
Movies:
- Top Gun (1986)
- Rain Man (1988)
- A few good men (1992)
- The Firm (1993)
- Interview wth a vampire (1994)
- Mission Imposible (1996)
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- The Last Samurai (2003)

Brad Pitt (1963-)

He is an American actor and producer.
He has received multiple awards and nominations including an Academy Award as producer under his own company Plan B Entertainment.
Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie Thelma & Louise (1991).
He gave critically acclaimed performances in the crime thriller Seven and the science fiction film 12 Monkeys (both 1995)
As a public figure, Pitt has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry, as well as the world's most attractive man, by various media outlets.
His personal life is also the subject of wide publicity.
Movies:
- Interview with the vampire (1994)
- Seven (1995)
- 12 Monkeys (1995)
- Fight Club (1999)
- Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- Troy (2004)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Julia Roberts (1967-)

She is an American actress and producer.
She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990).
She has won three Golden Globe Awards (out of eight nominations) and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich (2000).
Movies:
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- Hook (1991)
- Conspiracy Theory (1997)
- Notting Hill (1999)
- Erin Brockovich (2000)

Johnny Depp (1963-)

He is an American actor, producer, and musician.
He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. He rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol.
He has collaborated on nine films with director, producer, and friend Tim Burton.
Depp has been nominated for major acting awards, including three nominations for Academy Award for Best Actor.
Movies:
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Alice in wonderland (2010)

Robbie Williams (1951-2014)

He was an American stand-up comedian and actor.
He was known for his improvisational skills.
Williams won the 1997 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as teacher Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting.
He also received two Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards throughout his career.
Movies:
- Good morning, Vietman (1987)
- Dead Poets Society (1989)
- Awakenings (1990)
- Hook (1991)
- The Fisher King (1991)
- Jumanji (1995)
- Good wll Hunting (1997)

Quentin Tarantino (1963-)

He is an American director, writer, and actor.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, an aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts consisting of established and lesser-known performers, references to popular culture, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, and features of neo-noir film.
Tarantino's films have garnered both critical and commercial success. He has received many industry awards, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and the Palme d'Or, and has been nominated for an Emmy and a Grammy.
Movies:
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Kill Bill (2003)
- Django Unchained (2012)

Tim Burton (1958-)

He is an American film director, producer, artist, writer and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic, eccentric and quirky fantasy films.
Burton has worked repeatedly with Johnny Depp, who has become a close friend of Burton since their first film together.
He has also worked with musician Danny Elfman, who has composed scores for all but three of the films Burton has directed. Actress Helena Bonham Carter, Burton's former domestic partner, has appeared in many of his films.
Movies:
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- The Nightmare before Christmas (1993)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Big Fish (2003)
- Corpse Bride (2005)

MOVIES

Ghost

After the end

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Arrow scene

Beauty and the Beast

Ball Scene

The Silence of the Lambs

Aladdin

Jurassic Park

Schindler's List

Philadelphia

The Lion King

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The Lord of the Rings

special effects

Shrek

Spiderman

Pirates of the Caribbean

The Passion of the Christ

Troy

300

The Dark Knight

Avatar

ACTORS

Patrick Swayze

Demi Moore

Whoopi Goldberg

Kevin Costner

Morgan Freeman

Alan Rickman

Jodie Foster

Anthony Hopkins

Sam Neil

Laura Dern

Jeff Goldblum

Liam Neelson

Ben Kingsley

Tom Hanks

Denzel Washington

Tom Hanks

Robin Wright

Jim Carrey

Cameron Diaz

Brad Pitt

Morgan Freeman

Leonardo DiCaprio

Kate Winslet

Tom Hanks

Matt Damon

Liam Neelson

Edward McGregor

Natalie Portman

Keanu Reeves

Laurence Fishburne

Carrie-Anne Moss

Brad Pitt

Edward Norton

Helena Bonham C.

Russell Crowe

Joaquin Phoenix

Daniel Radcliffe

Emma Watson

Elijah Wood

Ian McKellen

Viggo Mortensen

Tobey Macguire

Willem Dafoe

Kristen Dunst

Johnny Depp

Geoffrey Rush

Orlando Bloom

Keira Knightley

Jim Caviezel

Monica Belucci

Brad Pitt

Orlando Bloom

Gerald Butler

Christian Bale

Michael Cane

Heath Ledger

Sam Worthington

Zoe Saldana

DIRECTOR

Jerry Sucker

Kevin Reynolds

Trousdale & Wise

Jonathan Demme

Clemens & Musker

Steven Spielberg

Jonathan Demme

Allers & Minkoff

Robert Zemeckis

Charles Russell

John Lasster

David Fincher

James Cameron

Steven Spielberg

George Lucas

David Fincher

Wachowsky Bros.

Ridley Scott

Christ Columbus

Peter Jackson

Adamson & Jenson

Sam Raimi

Gore Verbinski

Mel Gibson

Wolfgang Peterson

Zack Snyder

Christopher Nolan

James Cameron

Pete Docter

YEAR

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2006

2008

2009

PLOT

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.

A young woman whose father has been imprisoned by a terrifying beast offers herself in his place, unaware that her captor is actually a prince, physically altered by a magic spell.

A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

When a street urchin vies for the love of a beautiful princess, he uses a genie's magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her.

During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans.

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Lion cub and future king Simba searches for his identity. His eagerness to please others and penchant for testing his boundaries sometimes gets him into trouble.

While not intelligent, Forrest Gump has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.

Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask.

A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

Two Jedi Knights escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to reclaim their old glory.

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.

When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona for a villainous lord in order to get his land back.

When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.

An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.

King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the Dark Knight must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice.

A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Seventy-eight year old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his home equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

90&00

Movies in the 2010's

CHARACTERISTICS:

There were a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking after the success of Avatar in the format,
More film sequels were released in 2011 than any other year before it, with 28 sequels released.
Six box-office blockbusters from previous years (Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Titanic, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc.) were re-released in 3D and IMAX.
Use of high frame rate technology.
Netflix and other paid-per-view streaming services hit the movie market.
Also, new ways of entertainment eclipsed movies and theaters.

Avengers - Special Effects

Jurassic Park (1993)

Eddie Redmayne (1982-)

He is an English actor.
He began his professional career in the theatre, in productions like "Red" and "Richard II".
He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a play
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2014, portrayed Stephen Hawking
Movies:
- My week with Marilyn (2011)
- Les Miserables (2012)
- The Theory of Everything (2014)
- The Danish Girl (2015)
- Fantastic Beast (2016)

Bradley Cooper (1975-)

He is an American actor, filmmaker.
He has been nominated for many awards, including Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award.
Cooper enrolled in the MFA program at the Actors Studio at The New School in 2000, and found great success with the romantic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" in 2012.
Movies:
- Silver Lining Playbook (2012)
- American Hustle (2013)
- American Sniper (2014)

Christian Bale (1974-)

He is an English actor.
He is known for his intense method acting style, often transforming his body drastically for his roles.
He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2010 for his portrayal of Dicky Eklund (The Fighter)
Movies:
- American Psycho (2000)
- The Machinist (2004)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- The Prestige (2006)
- The Fighter (2010)
- American Hustle (2013)
- The Big Short (2015)

Natalie Portman (1981-)

She is an Israeli and American actress, director and producer.
She made her professional debut at 13 in "Lèon, the professional"
While still in high school, she gained international recognition for starring as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2010 thanks to her role in "Black Swan".
Movies:
- Star Wars Second Trilogy (1999-2005)
- V for Vendentta (2006)
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
- Black Swan (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- Jackie (2016)

Jennifer Lawrence (1990-)

She is an American actress.
She was the highest paid actress in the world in 2015-16.
She earned an Academy Award for Best Actress (Silver Linings Playbook) and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (American Hustle)
Movies:
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Hunger Games series (2012-15)
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- American Hustle (2013)
- Joy (2015)

MOVIES

Toy Story 3

Tangled

Despicable me

The Artist

The Avengers

The Hunger Games

Brave

Les Miserables

Frozen

Jurassic World

Avengers: Age of

Ultron

Rogue One

La La Land

Wonder Woman

Beauty and the

Beast

Avengers: Infinity War

ACTORS

Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway

Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo

Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk

Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone

Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright

Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo

DIRECTOR

Lee Unkrich

Nathan Greno, Byron Howard

Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

Michel Hazanavicius

Joss Whedon

Gary Ross

Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

Tom Hooper

Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Colin Trevorrow

Joss Whedon

Gareth Edwards

Damien Chazelle

Patty Jenkins

Bill Condon

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

YEAR

2010

2011

2012

2013

2015

2016

2017

2018

PLOT

The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.

The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.

When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.

An egomaniacal film star develops a relationship with a young dancer against the backdrop of Hollywood's silent era.

Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.

When the newly-crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into the ice to curse her home in infinite winter, her sister Anna teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman to change the weather condition.

A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

The daughter of an Imperial scientist joins the Rebel Alliance in a risky move to steal the Death Star plans.

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

A selfish prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.

The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

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