Adam's Favourites
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The Avengers (2012)
8.1/10
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Stellan Sk...
The Marvel Comics superhero team comes together in this ambitious blockbuster from writer/director Joss Whedon. When an unexpected enemy emerges that... Read more
21 Jump Street (Blu-ray) (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Starring: Ice Cube, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Jonah Hill, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle
The popular 1980s cop show gets a modern updating in this hilarious action/comedy. Rookie police officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tat... Read more
21 Jump Street (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Starring: Ice Cube, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Jonah Hill, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle
The popular 1980s cop show gets a modern updating in this hilarious action/comedy. Rookie police officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tat... Read more
The Raid (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Gareth Evans
Starring: Donny Alamsyah, Tegar Satrya, Pierre Gruno, Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetap...
A.k.a. "The Raid: Redemption". Innovative martial arts action marks this Indonesian thriller about a young SWAT recruit (Iko Uwais) fighting to stay a... Read more
50/50 (2011)
7.7/10
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Seth...
Loosely based on the experiences of screenwriter Will Reiser, this poignant comedy/drama follows Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a 27-year-old man diagno... Read more
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Starring: John C Reilly, Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller
In a bracing, tour-de-force performance, Tilda Swinton plays Eva, a mother contending with the increasing malevolence of her baby boy-turned-teenager... Read more
Take Shelter (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Kathy Baker, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Jessica Chastain, Katy Mixon
In this unnerving drama, Michael Shannon ("Bug") plays a husband and father who harbours the growing certainty that an apocalyptic event will soon tak... Read more
Drive (2011)
7.8/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Bryan Cranston, Ryan Go...
What drives a man like the Driver (Ryan Gosling)? The character at the center of this brutal modern noir is a true enigma - stunt car operator and mec... Read more
Warrior (2011)
8.2/10
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Starring: Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison, Tom Hardy, Frank Grillo
Haunted by a tragic past, ex-Marine Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick... Read more
Fright Night (2011)
6.4/10
Director: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Chris Sarandon, Toni Collette, David Tennant, Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, Sofi...
Senior Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all-he's running with the popular crowd and dating the hottest girl in high school. In fact, he... Read more