Tag Archives: joe wright

Cyrano (2021)

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Erica Schmidt (Based on the stage musical adapted by Erica Schmidt) (Based on the play “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand)

Posted in Drama, Musical, Romance | Tagged 2021, aaron dessner, adaptation, bashir salahuddin, ben mendelsohn, bryce dessner, cyrano, cyrano de bergerac, drama, edmond rostand, eric fellner, erica schmidt, glen hansard, guy heeley, haley bennett, italy, joe wright, kelvin harrison jr., letters, love, marriage, married, matt berninger, monica dolan, music, musical, peter dinklage, play, romance, seamus mcgarvey, sword fight, the national, theater, theatre, tim bevan, valerio bonelli | Leave a comment

The Woman in the Window (2021)

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Tracy Letts (Based on the novel by A.J. Finn) I enjoy Wright’s stylistic flourishes and the cast and crew is stacked with talent but overall this is a bust.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2021, a.j. finn, accident, adaptation, agoraphobia, agoraphobic, amy adams, anthony katagas, anthony mackie, apartment, brian tyree henry, bruno delbonnel, cat, cop, crime, danny elfman, doctor, drama, eli bush, fred hechinger, gary oldman, jeanine serralles, jennifer jason leigh, joe wright, julianne moore, murder, mystery, netflix, new york, new york city, nyc, paranoia, paranoid, police, psychologist, scott rudin, spying, the woman in the window, thriller, tracy letts, valerio bonelli, voyeur, wyatt russell | Leave a comment

Darkest Hour (2017)

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Anthony McCarten

Posted in Drama, War | Tagged 2017, adolf hitler, anthony mccarten, ben mendelsohn, biography, britain, darkest hour, david strathairn, drama, europe, gary oldman, history, joe wright, king, kristin scott thomas, lily james, president, prime minister, united kingdom, war, winston churchill | Leave a comment

Pan (2015)

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Jason Fuchs (Based on characters created by J.M. Barrie)

Posted in Adventure, Fantasy | Tagged adaptation, adele akhtar, adventure, amanda seyfried, blackbeard, cara delevingne, destiny, fairy, fantasy, fly, garrett hedlund, high jackman, hook, j.m. barrie, jason fuchs, joe wright, levi miller, magic, mermaid, neverland, nonuse anozie, orphan, pan, peter pan, pirate, prequel, prophecy, rooney mara, tiger lily? | Leave a comment

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Deborah Moggach (Based on the novel by Jane Austen)

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 2005, bachelor, brenda blethyn, carey mulligan, claudie blakley, deborah moggach, Donald Sutherland, drama, emma thompson, england, jane austen, jena malone, joe wright, judi dench, keira knightley, kelly reilly, love, marriage, marry, matthew macfadyen, mr. darcy, pip torrens, pride & prejudice, pride and prejudice, romance, rosamund pike, simon woods, sisters, talulah riley | Leave a comment

Anna Karenina (2012)

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Tom Stoppard (Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy)

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 2012, aaron taylor-johnson, adaptation, anna karenina, count, drama, joe wright, jude law, keira knightley, leo tolstoy, love, marriage, matthew macfadyen, romance, romantic, russia, russian, sex, tom stoppard, train, train station | Leave a comment

Hanna (2011)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writers: Seth Lochhead and David Farr (Story by Seth Lochhead) Wow definitely my favorite movie of 2011 so far. Supremely entertaining, well directed, acted, edited, scored, the whole deal. Great turn as a villain by Cate Blanchett. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Martial Arts, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged action, assassin, cate blanchett, conspiracy, eric bana, government expermient, hanna, joe wright, saoirse ronan, thriller, tom hollander | Leave a comment