Alternate Storylines for Famous Films - Part IV
by The-Social-Introvert | created - 29 Mar 2016 | updated - 19 Aug 2016 | PublicWhich of these alternate plots, based on the titles of the films, do you find the most appealing?
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Movies Told from a Different Character's Perspective
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1. Spotlight (I) (2015)
R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 502,404 | Gross: $45.06M
Reality Show
"What would you do if you could have anything and everything for a week?"
A daytime television show in which a real life random person is chosen to be given the chance to live like a celebrity for a week, staying in a grand home and having access to a generous bank account. Every second of their life in this week is recorded.
2. The Lobster (2015)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman
Votes: 296,913 | Gross: $8.70M
Family, Animation
Ratatouille spin off
Pixar's latest film followes a lobster who manages to escape from the kitchen of an exquisite French restaurant. But as they say, out of the frying pan and into the fire, as our clawed friend must face the dangers of the outside world. He eventually finds a companion along the way - Remy, from Ratatouille
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Votes: 922,356 | Gross: $459.01M
Action, Comedy, Mystery
"So" asks Tony Stark, "How old are you?"
"Not telling!" replies Ultron
And so begins one of the Avengers' greatest challenges - to discover...what is the age of Ultron?
4. Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
R | 87 min | Comedy
An unemployed cartoonist moves back in with his parents and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he begins to spread rumors that his father is sexually abusing Freddy.
Director: Tom Green | Stars: Tom Green, Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan, Eddie Kaye Thomas
Votes: 51,405 | Gross: $14.25M
Drama
The tables are turned on Elm Street, as Freddy Kruger accuses one of his former victims, now an adult, of sexual assault. The town's most intriguing court case ensures
5. The Mummy (1999)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo
Votes: 461,495 | Gross: $155.25M
Drama
The mother of three now-adult siblings is accused of killing their abusive ex-step father. They are bought to court to act as witnesses to her good character. The trial is inter-cut with flashback scenes of the children's past and their abusive relationship with their ex-father and their mothers' attempts to keep the family together.
6. The Happening (2008)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez
Votes: 216,574 | Gross: $64.51M
Comedy, Sketch
In Monty Python's new film, old men walk their dogs, math teachers explain algebra, mothers pack their kids' lunches, and the constipated flush their toilets.
Things happen
...and they are happening
7. What Just Happened (2008)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, John Turturro, Stanley Tucci, Sean Penn
Votes: 28,530 | Gross: $1.09M
Comedy, Sketch
The sequel to Monty Python's successful comedy sees a group of people who happened to witness the happening in the first Happening film happen to try to work out what just happened before any more Happenings happen to happen
8. The Audition (III) (2015)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Comedy
Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio must compete for the lead role in Martin Scorsese's next film.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 4,525
Documentary
A collection of successful and not-so-successful audition tapes from various actors for famous movie roles. Highlights include Robert De Niro's efforts as Sonny Corleone and Steve Carell’s audition for Anchorman
9. Marathon Man (1976)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After the shocking murder of his older brother, a New York history student finds himself inexplicably hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane
Votes: 70,264 | Gross: $21.71M
Family
Presenting...MARATHON MAN! The new superhero your family will love! His special powers include going for early morning jogs, first-rate fitness advise, and eating 5 fruits and veg a day! That's right kids - 5 a day! So if you can eat 5 fruits and veg a day, you're super!
10. The Elephant Man (1980)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud
Votes: 258,602
Action, Comedy, Family
In this super villain origin story, one man was called 'fat' one too many times. And after falling in toxic waste whilst simultaneously being trampled on by a herd of elephants, he wants his revenge.
Only one man can stop him...MARATHON MAN! That's right kids, if you eat 5 fruits a day you can be like Marathon Man!
11. My Name Is Khan (2010)
PG-13 | 165 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
An Indian Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome takes a challenge to speak to the President of the United States seriously and embarks on a cross-country journey.
Director: Karan Johar | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Sheetal Menon, Katie Amanda Keane
Votes: 116,421 | Gross: $4.02M
Comedy, Musical
Three cases of mistaken identity causes havok as Shahrukh Khan, Salmaan Khan and Imran Khan's all end up with each others' wife during their honeymoons!
12. Being John Malkovich (1999)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich
Votes: 353,485 | Gross: $22.86M
Special
A milestone in technology, this 3D experience allows you, via a VR suit, to walk, talk and live as a famous actor for a day. Height restrictions apply
13. Morgan (2012)
Unrated | 89 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A paralyzed gay bicycle racer risks home, relationships and personal health to reenter the fray as a paraplegic racer.
Director: Michael D. Akers | Stars: Leo Minaya, Jack Kesy, Darra Like Dat Boyd, Madalyn McKay
Votes: 1,624
Special
Morgan Freeman narrates mundane and dull things in his incredibly soothing voice. Doctors have called 'Morgan' the definitive cure for insomnia
14. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
G | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 37,243 | Gross: $29.55M
History, Drama
A sprawling 4 hour epic which chronicles the birth of the Jewish faith and writings
15. Tallulah (2016)
111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Manhattan housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.
Director: Sian Heder | Stars: Elliot Page, Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard, Evan Jonigkeit
Votes: 21,536
Biography
A biopic of Tallulah Bankhead, covering her decorated career and steamy affairs with both male and female co-stars
16. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 946,121 | Gross: $83.01M
Comedy
Retired and aged war vet Bruce Willis has just one thing left to tick off of his bucket list - to sign off with an erection!
17. Falling Down (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 206,784 | Gross: $40.90M
Biopic
A lighthearted biopic of Gerald Ford, portrayed by Chevy Chase
Suggested by alioth4
18. Brazil (1985)
R | 132 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 211,317 | Gross: $9.93M
Drama
A movie set in Brazil, particularly on a steamy beach in Rio where swinging guys and gals play and party hard in a sex-fueled summer romp. Rated NC-17
Suggested by alioth4
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