"Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the first installment of the ""Star Wars"" sequel trilogy and the seventh installment of the main ""Star Wars"" film franchise, following ""Return of the Jedi"" (1983). The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow, and was produced by"
"March 15, 2015, and was released theatrically in the United States on July 17, 2015, by Universal Pictures. The film won several awards and was nominated for numerous others, including two Golden Globe Awards (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy) and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. Gordon Townsend tells his two young daughters Amy and Kim that he and their mother are divorcing because monogamy is not realistic, repeating it like a mantra. Twenty-three years later, Amy is a party girl who drinks"
"alongside Walt Disney Pictures' ""Cinderella"" on March 13, 2015. It received positive reviews from critics, along with praise for its new song ""Making Today a Perfect Day"" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Elsa plans to give Anna a surprise birthday party with the help of Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf; but while Anna is led on a party treasure hunt by a string that winds through the kingdom, Elsa has caught a cold, and unknowingly produces a group of small living snowmen (known as ""Snowgies"") with each sneeze, who begin to dismantle the birthday party's decorations while Kristoff tries to"
"""Don't Look Down"" and ""Hey Baby Doll"", were long-listed for the 2015 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Danny Collins (film) Danny Collins is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Dan Fogelman in his feature directorial debut. Inspired by the true story of folk singer Steve Tilston, the film stars Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, and Christopher Plummer. The film was released in theaters on March 20, 2015. For his performance, Pacino was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards."
"Cinderella (2015 Disney film) Cinderella is a 2015 romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh, with a screenplay written by Chris Weitz, and co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Kinberg Genre, Allison Shearmur Productions, and Beagle Pug Films. The film is based on the eponymous folk tale and inspired in part by Walt Disney's 1950 animated film of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast including Lily James as the eponymous character and Cate Blanchett as the stepmother, with Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Nonso Anozie, Derek Jacobi, and Helena Bonham Carter. Development for a live-action"
"plans to produce the sequel films. The first installment, """", was released in December 2015 in the U.S. It is directed by J. J. Abrams who co-wrote the screenplay with Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt. Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and other cast members from the original trilogy returned to reprise their roles and co-star alongside Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac. Unlike the previous two trilogies, whose films were released approximately three years apart and released on Memorial Day weekend, the sequel films are planned to be released two years apart in December. """" was"
"Poltergeist (2015 film) Poltergeist is a 2015 American 3D supernatural horror film directed by Gil Kenan and written by David Lindsay-Abaire. A reboot of the 1982 film of the same name, the film stars Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, and Jane Adams. It was released on May 22, 2015 by 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and grossed over $95 million worldwide on a budget of $35 million. Eric and Amy Bowen are a married couple looking to buy a house for themselves and their three children: 16-year-old daughter, Kendra, their 9-year-old son, Griffin, and 6-year-old daughter, Madison. Eric was"
"and on 3 November 2015 in the United States. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet is a 2013 Franco-Canadian adventure drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and co-written with Guillaume Laurant, an adaptation of the 2010 book ""The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet"" written by Reif Larsen. The film stars Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie, and Kyle Catlett. T.S. Spivet (Kyle Catlett) is a 10-year-old prodigy with a passion for cartography and scientific inventions. He lives on a ranch in Montana with his mother (Helena Bonham Carter) who is obsessed with"
"on September 5, 2015, and began a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles on October 9, 2015. It opened nationwide in the U.S. on October 23, 2015, to critical acclaim. Individuals close to Jobs such as Steve Wozniak and John Sculley would praise the film's performances, but the film also received criticisms for its inaccuracy in some of its scenes. Winslet won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress and Sorkin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay at the 73rd Golden Globes, while Fassbender and Winslet received nominations for Best Actor"
"same terrible movie every week for a whole year, and discuss it each week. We Are Your Friends (film) We Are Your Friends is a 2015 drama film directed by Max Joseph (in his directorial debut) and written by Joseph and Meaghan Oppenheimer, from a story by Richard Silverman. The film stars Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski and Wes Bentley, and follows a young Los Angeles DJ trying to make it in the music industry and figure out life with his friends. The film was released in the United States by Warner Bros. on August 28, 2015. Its financier, StudioCanal, distributed"
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second installment of the ""Star Wars"" sequel trilogy and the eighth installment of the main ""Star Wars"" film franchise, following """" (2015). It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film's ensemble cast includes Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and"
"15, 2017, and was released in the United States on June 2, 2017, in 2D, Real D 3D, and IMAX 3D by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received largely positive reviews, with praise for its acting (particularly by Gadot and Pine), direction, visuals, action sequences, and musical score, although the portrayal of its villains received some criticism. The film set numerous box office records; it is the 8th-highest-grossing superhero film domestically and 24th-highest-grossing film in the United States. It grossed over $821 million worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing film of 2017. It also helped the DCEU to push past"
"film almost fails the Bechdel test. I Remember You (2015 film) I Remember You is a 2015 American romantic drama film written and directed by Claudia Sparrow. It stars Stefanie Butler and Joe Egender as two people who come to believe they are destined to fall in love. It premiered at the Downtown Film Festival on July 22, 2015, and was released theatrically on November 13, 2015. After Leah, a scientist, saves the life of Samuel, an actor, their lives change dramatically. Samuel comes to believe that they have always been destined to fall in love and eventually convinces Leah"
"Vacation (2015 film) Vacation is a 2015 American comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (in their directorial debuts). It stars Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Beverly D'Angelo, and Chevy Chase. It is the fifth installment of the ""Vacation"" film series, serving as a soft reboot. It is also the second not to carry the ""National Lampoon"" name after ""Vegas Vacation"", and was released by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. on July 29, 2015. It has an approval rating of 26% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $104"
"the rights to the trilogy in March 2012. Universal is also the film's distributor. Charlie Hunnam was originally cast in the role of Christian Grey alongside Dakota Johnson in the role of Anastasia Steele, but Hunnam gave up the part in October 2013, with Jamie Dornan announced for the role on 23 October. The film was released on 13 February 2015, and became an immediate success, making it to #1 at the box office with $558.5 million. However, critical reactions were generally negative. After the first film premiered at a special fan screening in New York City on 6 February"
"It was released in North America on December 5, 2014. In May 2015, Vallée received the National Arts Centre Award, a companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, given to an artist in recognition of work of an extraordinary nature over the previous performance year. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Actress for Reese Witherspoon, and Best Supporting Actress for Laura Dern. In 2017, he directed and executive-produced the acclaimed HBO miniseries ""Big Little Lies"", winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special. Vallée has two children,"
"his grandfather Dracula. When Mavis and Johnny go on a visit to Johnny's parents, Dracula calls his friends to help him make Dennis a vampire. Soon, things turn upside-down when Dracula's old-school human-hating father Vlad unexpectedly visits the hotel. Original voices from the first film—Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Fran Drescher and Molly Shannon—returned for the sequel, with Keegan-Michael Key replacing CeeLo Green as Murray. New additions to the cast include Mel Brooks, Asher Blinkoff, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Dana Carvey and Rob Riggle. The film was released on September 25, 2015, by"
"Alicia Vikander and Emily Watson also star. The film was released in wide distribution in the UK on 16 January 2015. Its world premiere was in The Centrepiece Gala, supported by the Mayor of London, at the British Film Institute London Film Festival in October 2014. In December 2014, it was announced that he would feature in Xavier Dolan's upcoming movie ""The Death and Life of John F. Donovan"". On 1 August 2018, it was announced that the film would have its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. He starred in the 2015 HBO comedy ""7 Days"
"Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez, Olivia Cooke, and Bel Powley were on the shortlist for two separate parts. Jimmy Vee was cast as R2-D2, succeeding Kenny Baker, who would die the next year. Some pre-production filming took place in September 2015 on the island of Skellig Michael, Ireland to take advantage of better weather conditions. Abrams revealed that the film's script was completed in a November 2015 interview with ""Wired"". In December, Hamill, Isaac, Christie, and Boyega were confirmed to reprise their roles as Luke Skywalker, Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma, and Finn, respectively. Kennedy announced at the December 17 London premiere"
"Danny Collins (film) Danny Collins is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Dan Fogelman in his feature directorial debut. Inspired by the true story of folk singer Steve Tilston, the film stars Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, and Christopher Plummer. The film was released in theaters on March 20, 2015. For his performance, Pacino was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. Aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins (Al Pacino) cannot give up his hard-living ways – but then his manager,"
"Miss You Already Miss You Already is a 2015 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Morwenna Banks. The film stars Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Tyson Ritter, Frances de la Tour, and Jacqueline Bisset. It was screened in the Gala Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film opened theatrically in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2015 and in the United States on 6 November 2015 to mixed to positive critical reviews. Milly and Jess are best friends who met in grade school and do everything together. As"
"lead roles, Amy Adams was in talks for the female lead role, and sources confirmed that Joaquin Phoenix and Aaron Taylor-Johnson might be cast in other roles. Focus Features acquired the US distribution rights to the film on May 17, 2015, while Universal Pictures handles the international distribution. Focus' deal was made with $20 million, making this the biggest deal of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and one of the biggest of the mid 2010s. On August 6, 2015, Taylor-Johnson was confirmed to play a mysterious character who poses a threat to Gyllenhaal's character Tony's family, while Michael Shannon was"
"and acknowledged whitewashing as a prevalent problem in Hollywood. Aloha (2015 film) Aloha is a 2015 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Cameron Crowe. The film, starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride and Alec Baldwin, was released on May 29, 2015. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed just $26 million against a production budget of $52 million, making the film a box office bomb. Military contractor Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper) returns to Hawaii to organize a traditional blessing for a new pedestrian gate on behalf of"
"As of April 19, 2015, it has grossed with nearly 3 million admissions. The film was released by CJ Entertainment America in 25 theaters across North America on April 17, 2015. It received a theatrical release in other Asian countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Twenty (film) Twenty () is a 2015 South Korean coming-of-age film starring Kim Woo-bin, Lee Junho and Kang Ha-neul. It was written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, his second feature after the 2012 indie ""Cheer Up, Mr. Lee"". Chi-ho, Kyung-jae and Dong-woo are best friends who've just graduated from high"
"Goosebumps (film) Goosebumps is a 2015 American horror comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and written by Darren Lemke from a story by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The film is based on the children's horror book series of the same name by R. L. Stine and stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, and Jillian Bell. The plot follows a teenager trying to save his town with R. L. Stine's help after all monsters, demons and creatures from the ""Goosebumps"" franchise begin to escape from their books, wreaking havoc in the real world. It was"
"limited release on January 22, 2016. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 31% score, based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. Metacritic reports a 44 out of 100 rating based on 21 critics, indicating ""mixed or average reviews"". Mojave (film) Mojave is a 2015 American crime thriller film written and directed by William Monahan. The film stars Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Mark Wahlberg, Louise Bourgoin, and Walton Goggins. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 18, 2015. The film was released on DirecTV Cinema"
"Youth (2015 film) Youth is a 2015 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is the director's second English language film, and stars Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel as best friends who reflect on their lives while holidaying in the Swiss Alps. It is a story of the eternal struggle between age and youth, the past and the future, life and death, commitment and betrayal. The cast also includes Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, and Jane Fonda. The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and had a positive critical"
"The Gift (2015 film) The Gift is a 2015 psychological thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Joel Edgerton in his feature directorial debut, and co-produced by Jason Blum and Rebecca Yeldham. The film stars Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall as a couple intimidated by a past figure played by Edgerton. It was released in the United States on August 7, 2015, by STX Entertainment. The film grossed $59 million worldwide on a budget of $5 million. A married couple, Simon and Robyn Callem, relocate from Chicago to a Los Angeles suburb after Simon takes a new job. While out"
"a movie"". Over time, the film has become a cult film for fans of abstract and thought provoking films. On October 5, 2015, a remake starring Ellen Page and Diego Luna was announced, following the casting of Nina Dobrev, James Norton and Kiersey Clemons. Kiefer Sutherland also appears in the remake. Sutherland had originally announced that he was reprising his role as Nelson Wright, revealing that the new film would actually be a sequel rather than a remake. However, upon release, Sutherland ultimately played a different unrelated character. Directed by Danish filmmaker Niels Arden Oplev, it was released on September"
"John Boyega John Adedayo B. Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), known professionally as John Boyega, is an English actor known for playing Finn in the 2015 film """" and its 2017 sequel """", respectively the seventh and eighth films of the ""Star Wars"" series. Boyega rose to prominence in his native United Kingdom for his role as Moses in the 2011 sci-fi comedy film ""Attack the Block"". Boyega's other credits include historical drama film ""Detroit"" (2017), the science fiction film ""Pacific Rim Uprising"" (2018), four episodes of the television series """" and the drama ""Imperial Dreams"" (2014). Boyega received the"
"in the United States on March 13, 2015, and in the United Kingdom on March 27 in standard and IMAX formats by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film grossed over $543 million worldwide, becoming Branagh's highest-grossing film to date as a director. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, with many praising the performances (particularly James, Blanchett, and Bonham Carter), production values, musical score, Branagh's direction, costume design, and faithfulness to the original animated film. The film received a nomination at the 88th Academy Awards, 21st Critics' Choice Awards and 69th British Academy Film Awards, all for costume"
"Sachs, John Krokidas, and Jonathan Caouette. LGBT culture in New York City <br> African-American culture Jason and Shirley Jason and Shirley is a 2015 drama comedy fantasy film directed by Stephen Winter. The film is a historical re-imagining that revisits the making of Shirley Clarke's 1967 documentary Portrait of Jason. The film premiered at the 2015 BAMcinemaFest at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and went on to screen at Frameline, Outfest, Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, and New Orleans Film Festival. ""Jason and Shirley""'s NY theatrical premiere will be at the MoMA in October 2015. Many artists associated"
"Focus (2015 film) Focus is a 2015 American romantic crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. The film was released on February 27, 2015 and received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, grossing a total of $159 million off its $50 million budget. Seasoned con-man Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith) goes to an upscale restaurant, where an inexperienced grifter, Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie), seduces him, and then pretends they've been caught by her jealous husband. When the deception fails, Nicky advises them never to"