Garfield Movie, The (2024)*

Title: The Garfield Movie
Rating: PG
Directed by: Mark Dindal
Written by: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, and David Reynolds
Starring: Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein, Bowen Yang, and Snoop Dogg
Release Date: 5/24/2024
Running Time: 101 minutes

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Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Garfield and his dad Vic toast each other as they sit in their comfortable chairs. Garfield starts to watch Catflix and a bunch of cat videos are shown interspersed with the credits. Later, several pictures of Otto and Olivia. Then several pictures of Jinx with Roland and Nolan. Then pictures of kitten Garfield and puppy Odie are shown as the credits slide by.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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A three-panel Garfield comic appears. The first panel shows Garfield asking “Why are you still here?” In the second panel he says “Oh! I know!” And in the final panel he says “You’re waiting for the sequel!”

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Memoriam: In Memoriam
Angus Cloud
Marcus Hutchinson
Adam Collins
Tom Jacomb

Special thanks to Tony and Frank for this submission

Renfield (2023)*

Title: Renfield
Rating: R
Directed by: Chris McKay
Written by: Ryan Ridley
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones, Adrian Martinez, and Camille Chen
Release Date: 4/14/2023
Running Time: 93 minutes

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In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Various scenes with Renfield and Dracula are shown. Also, Renfield dancing in the streets of New Orleans with a marching band behind him.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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A black and white shot of Dracula is shown, and while the camera pulls back the image shakes and looks like the celluloid film melts.

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Special thanks to Dj, Gregory, Frank, and Tony for this submission

Menu, The (2022)

Title: The Menu
Rating: R
Directed by: Mark Mylod
Written by: Seth Reiss and Will Tracy
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Judith Light, Paul Adelstein, Aimee Carrero, Arturo Castro, Rob Yang, Mark St. Cyr, and John Leguizamo
Release Date: 11/18/2022
Running Time: 106 minutes

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A couple, Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), travel to a coastal island in the Pacific Northwest to eat at an exclusive restaurant, Hawthorn, where the reclusive, globally celebrated Chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish tasting menu for select special guests. Joining the couple are three young, already inebriated tech bros, Bryce (Rob Yang), Soren (Arturo Castro) and Dave (Mark St. Cyr), an older wealthy couple and repeat clients, Anne and Richard (Judith Light and Reed Birney), renowned restaurant critic Lillian Bloom (Janet McTeer) and her slavish magazine editor Ted (Paul Adelstein), and a famous middle-aged movie star (John Leguizamo) with his assistant Felicity (Aimee Carrero). Hosted by the immaculately dressed front of house staff led by general Elsa (Hong Chau), the evening unfolds with increasing tension at each of the guest tables as secrets are revealed and unexpected courses are served. With wild and violent events occurring, Slowik’s motivation begins to rattle the diners as it becomes increasingly apparent that his elaborate menu is designed to catalyze to a shocking finale.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Javier and Frank for this submission

Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

Title: Those Who Wish Me Dead
Rating: R
Directed by: Taylor Sheridan
Written by: Michael Koryta, Charles Leavitt, and Taylor Sheridan
Based on the book by: Michael Koryta
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Tyler Perry, Aidan Gillen, Medina Senghore, Finn Little, Jake Weber, and Jon Bernthal
Release Date: 5/14/2021
Running Time: 100 minutes

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A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him — and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In memory of Alan Murray, our collaborator and friend.

Banker, The (2020)*

Title: The Banker
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: George Nolfi
Written by: Brad Kane, Niceole R. Levy, George Nolfi, David Lewis Smith, and Stan Younger
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, and Samuel L. Jackson
Release Date: 3/20/2020
Running Time: 120 minutes

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In the 1960s two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Photos of the real people from this story play alongside the beginning of the credits.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Dedication: For KC

Special thanks to Gabe and Frank for this submission

Current War, The (2017)

Title: The Current War
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Written by: Michael Mitnick
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen, and Nicholas Hoult
Release Date: 10/25/2019
Running Time: 107 minutes

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Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: There appears to be the sound of a phonograph recording of a Spanish song playing during the credits, but it is unclear and not yet fully verified.

Special thanks to Tony for this submission

Dark Phoenix (2019)

Title: Dark Phoenix
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Simon Kinberg
Written by: Simon Kinberg
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters, and Jessica Chastain
Release Date: 6/7/2019
Running Time: 113 minutes

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This is the story of one of the X-Men’s most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into the iconic DARK PHOENIX. During a life-threatening rescue mission in space, Jean is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Wrestling with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family apart and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our planet. The film is the most intense and emotional X-Men movie ever made. It is the culmination of 20 years of X-Men movies, as the family of mutants that we’ve come to know and love must face their most devastating enemy yet — one of their own.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In loving memory of Stan Lee
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Tolkien (2019)

Title: Tolkien
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Dome Karukoski
Written by: David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Laura Donnelly, Genevieve O’Reilly, Pam Ferris, and Derek Jacobi
Release Date: 5/10/2019
Running Time: 112 minutes

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Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Tony for this submission

Favourite, The (2018)

Title: The Favourite
Rating: R
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
Starring: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, Mark Gatiss, and Jenny Rainsford
Release Date: 11/23/2018
Running Time: 119 minutes

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Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen’s companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank and Gabe for this submission

Rebel in the Rye (2017)

Title: Rebel in the Rye
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Danny Strong
Written by: Danny Strong
Based on the biography by: Kenneth Slawenski
Starring: Sarah Paulson, Zoey Deutch, Nicholas Hoult, and Kevin Spacey
Release Date: 9/15/2017
Running Time: 106 minutes

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The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Tag: Nicholas Hoult

Garfield Movie, The (2024)*

Renfield (2023)*

Menu, The (2022)

Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

Banker, The (2020)*

Current War, The (2017)

Dark Phoenix (2019)

Tolkien (2019)

Favourite, The (2018)

Rebel in the Rye (2017)

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