Thursday, November 21, 2024

Tag: Hossein Amini

Snowman, The (2017)

Title: The Snowman
Rating: R
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
Written by: Peter Straughan, Hossein Amini, and Søren Sveistrup
Based on the novel by: Jo Nesbø
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chloë Sevigny, Val Kilmer, and J.K. Simmons
Release Date: 10/20/2017
Running Time: 119 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
When an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

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Title: Our Kind of Traitor
Rating: R
Directed by: Susanna White
Written by: Hossein Amini
Based on the novel by: John le Carré
Starring: Carlos Acosta, Radivoje Bukvic, Stellan Skarsgård, Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris
Release Date: 7/1/2016
Running Time: 107 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

While on holiday in Marrakech, an ordinary English couple, Perry and Gail, befriend a flamboyant and charismatic Russian, Dima, who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin money launderer for the Russian mafia.

When Dima asks for their help to deliver classified information to the British Secret Services, Perry and Gail get caught in a dangerous world of international espionage and dirty politics.

The couple is propelled on a perilous journey through Paris and Bern, a safe house in the French Alps, to the murky corners of the City of London and an alliance with the British Government via a ruthless and determined MI6 agent.


What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Memoriam: In grateful memory of Simon Channing Williams


Shanghai (2010)

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Title: Shanghai
Rating: R
Directed by: Mikael Håfström
Written by: Hossein Amini
Starring: John Cusack, Li Gong and Yun-Fat Chow
Release Date: 6/17/2010
Running Time: 105 minutes

IMDb

A ’40s period piece which revolves around an American expat who returns to Shanghai in the months before Pearl Harbor due to the death of his friend.


What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No


Two Faces of January, The (2014)*

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TITLE: The Two Faces of January

RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2014

RATING: PG-13

A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.

What did you think of this film?


Official Site

Amazon

IMDb


During Credits? Yes

[spoiler title=”during the credits”]We see a continuation of the final scene where Rydal walks away from the cemetery.[/spoiler]

 

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for?

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

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