Don’t get it twisted though working-class Cosmopolis this is not. 30.īased on Michael Connelly’s 2005 novel, Brad Furman’s 2011 legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer stars Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller, a charismatic defense attorney who does business literally from the back of his black Lincoln sedan. TEĪ Knight’s Tale leaves Netflix on Nov. An oddball comedy filled with surprising needle-drops, colorful characters, and a smoldering romance plot featuring Shannyn Sossamon as William’s love interest, A Knight’s Tale may have critically bombed when it premiered back in 2001, but has since become a cult favorite among a loyal contingent of fans. Along the way the trio meet Geoffrey Chaucer himself (Paul Bettany), a loquacious writer with a gift for theatrics who aids William on his journey of self-made fame and notoriety.
Inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale,” Brian Helgeland’s semi-anachronistic medieval adventure comedy A Knight’s Tale stars Heath Ledger as William, a young peasant with a gift for jousting who poses as a knight and embarks on a quest for fame and glory alongside his friends Roland (Mark Addy) and Wat (Alan Tudyk). Features creatures, costumes, and designs by legendary French comic artists Jean “Moebius” Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières, The Fifth Element is an outlandishly memorable and action-packed action film bursting with personality. When a mysterious woman named Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) crashes into his cab one day, Korben is charged by the wise space-priest Vito Cornelius (Ian Holm) to protect her from the machinations of industrialist Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) who believes Leeloo possesses the key to ancient weapon of untold power.
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Luc Besson’s cult sci-fi action thriller The Fifth Element stars Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas, a former special forces commando-turned-cab driver in 23rd century New York City, who finds himself smack dab in the middle of a century’s long conflict between the forces of good and evil. The Fifth Element Image: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Petrana Radulovicĥ00 Days of Summer leaves Amazon Prime on Nov. Like the narrator promises, it’s not a love story, but a story about love. The film explores the 500 days Tom knows Summer, jumping back and forth between various points of time, as his feelings for her change from complete adoration to contempt to finally accepting that she isn’t his dream girl but that doesn’t mean she isn’t a person of her own. Directed by Marc Webb ( The Amazing Spider-Man) and written by Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber ( The Spectacular Now), the film completely dismantles the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, repeatedly reminding Tom, the male lead (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), that just because a pretty girl likes the same stuff he does and does some quirky things doesn’t mean that she’s his soulmate.
Zooey Deschanel has a reputation for playing Manic Pixie Dream Girls, and while (500) Days of Summer seems to paint her as a quirky, love interest there to fill the main character’s heart with love, it actually does the opposite. that’s right, there’s a whole bunch of new movies coming to Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime Video in just a few short days! Before that though, you won’t want to miss out on the best movies leaving streaming at the end of month, including Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, Richard Linklater’s School of Rock, 2015’s Tangerine, and more!Īfter poring over all the outgoing films for this month, here are the 16 of the best movies leaving the major streaming platforms by August 1.ĥ00 Days Of Summer Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures November is nearly over! The leaves have fallen, the frosty chill of winter is nipping at our necks, and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has thoroughly infiltrated every storefront and public area imaginable.