Alternate Storylines for Famous Films - Part I
Which of these alternate plots, based on the films' titles, do you find the most appealing?
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Movies Told from a Different Character's Perspective
Discuss the list here
See PART 2 here
See PART 3 here
See the JAMES BOND EDITION here
See also:
Movies Told from a Different Character's Perspective
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- DirectorScott CooperStarsJohnny DeppBenedict CumberbatchDakota JohnsonThe true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.Musical, Drama
A group of African Americans build a church and spread happiness throughout their depressed town through the power of hymns - DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.Comedy
Veteran actors perform guest-star impressions of each other in this sketch-based feature length film - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.Drama, Comedy
A coming of age tale as four young adults find love, happiness and fun in their gap-year holiday in France - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJonah HillMargot RobbieBased on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.Thriller, Horror
A deformed beast is unleashed into the offices on Wall Street, and there is no way out. Leonardo Di Caprio leads the team tasked with taking down the creature, and finding out just who is responsible for its release - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.Comedy
Follows a happy-go-lucky taxi driver, played by Robert De Niro, and he drives throughout the city and meets wonderful and quirky characters along the way - DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.Adventure, Thriller
A CGI-filled disaster movie. In this visual spectacle, a young woman’s house is swept away by a horrific tornado and lands in the middle of the ocean. The movie follows her fight for survival and attempt to get back to her family - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Action, Adventure, Sci-fi
Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall lead this apocalypse film in which an alien invasion, led by the monstrous Marlon Brando, invaded earth and begins killing all humans - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DamonDanny DeVitoClaire DanesAn underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company.Action, Adventure
Danny DeVito stars in this supervillain origin story as The Rainmaker, a rogue scoundrel with the power to muster water from the clouds and flood entire cities - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsSamuel L. JacksonKurt RussellJennifer Jason LeighIn the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.Crime, Drama, Mystery
The sequel to 12 Angry Men. Four of the original jurors have been mysteriously killed and it is up to the other eight to find out how and why in this murder mystery (the roles have been re-casted with Kurt Russell, Samuel L Jackson, Tim Roth etc.) - DirectorScott DerricksonStarsBenedict CumberbatchChiwetel EjioforRachel McAdamsWhile on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.Horror
A family begin to suspect foul play when their uncle mysteriously disappears after visiting the town's new, eccentric Doctor… - DirectorDavid AyerStarsWill SmithJared LetoMargot RobbieA secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.Comedy, Drama
Nine depressed office workers look for inventive and memorable ways to end their misery in this black comedy - DirectorAng LeeStarsChow Yun-FatMichelle YeohZiyi ZhangA young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.Animation, Action, Family
In this children’s movie, a cowardly tiger must find courage and rid his town of an enigmatic and fearsome fire-breathing creature - DirectorRidley ScottStarsJosh HartnettEwan McGregorTom SizemoreThe story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.Drama
Follows a day in the life of a group of vets as they desperately try to save the life of an injured bird in this docu-drama - DirectorRidley ScottStarsMichael FassbenderPenélope CruzCameron DiazA lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.Comedy, Drama
Michael Fassbender stars as a marriage councillor who, angered by his recent divorce, decides to get rid of his pain by attempting to separate married couples - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAndrew GarfieldAdam DriverLiam NeesonIn the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.Drama
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