Tag Archives: peter straughan

American Animals (2018)

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bart Layton Writer: Bart Layton

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2018, american animals, ann dowd, anne nikitin, barry keoghan, bart layton, blake jenner, books, chris gill, Claudia zie, crime, derrin schlesinger, dimitri doganis, drama, ed wethered, evan peters, heist, interviews, jared abrahamson, joe murtagh, jon croker, julian hart, katherine burler, library, luke dunkley, mary jane skalski, nick fenton, ole bratt birkeland, peter straughan, thriller, true story, udo kier, university | Leave a comment

The Snowman (2017)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tomas Alfredson Writers: Peter Straughan and Hossein Amini and Soren Sveistrup (Based on the novel by Jo Nesbo)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2017, adaptation, charlotte gainsbourg, chloe sevigny, clues, cold case, cop, crime, detective, drama, hossein amini, investigation, j.k. simmons, james d'arcy, jo nesbo, marco beltrami, martin scorsese, michael fassbender, murder, mystery, peter straughan, police, rebecca ferguson, snow, snowman, soren sveistrup, the snowman, thriller, toby jones, tomas alfredson, val kilmer | Leave a comment

Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Gordon Green Writer: Peter Straughan (Based on the documentary by Rachel Boynton)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2015, adaptation, ann dowd, anthony mackie, billy bob thornton, bolivia, campaign, candidate, comedy, consultant, david gordon green, documentary, drama, election, george clooney, grant heslov, joaquim de almeida, our brand is crisis, peter straughan, politician, politicians, politics, president, rachel boynton, rival, rivalry, sandra bullock, scoot mcnairy, true story, zoe kazan | Leave a comment

Frank (2014)

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lenny Abrahamson Writers: Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical | Tagged 2014, austin, band, cabin, carla azar, comedy, domhnall gleeson, drama, eccentric, fake head, francois civil, frank, jon ronson, lenny abrahamson, maggie gyllenhaal, manager, mental illness, michael fassbender, music, musical, musician, peter straughan, scoot mcnairy, stephen rennicks, sxsw, texas, tx | Leave a comment

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert B. Weide Writer: Peter Straughan (Based on the book by Toby Young)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review, Romance | Tagged british, chris o'dowd, comedy, drama, editor, gillian anderson, how to lose friends & alienate people, jeff bridges, journalism, journalist, kirsten dunst, magazine, megan fox, new york, new york city, nyc, peter straughan, robert b. weide, romance, simon pegg, thandie newton, toby young, writer | Leave a comment

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tomas Alfredson Writers: Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan (Based on the novel by John le Carre)

Posted in Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2011, bridget o'connor, cold war, espionage, john le carre, peter straughan, retirement, soviet union, spy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, tomas alfredson, veteran | Leave a comment

The Debt (2011)

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Madden Writers: Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan (Based on the film “Ha-Hov” written by Assaf Bernstein & Ido Rosenblum)

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1960s, 2011, agent, assaf bernstein, ciaran hinds, drama, east berlin, espionage, german, germany, ha-hov, helen mirren, holocaust, ido rosenblum, israel, jane goldman, jesper christensen, jessica chastain, john madden, marton csokas, matthew vaughn, mission, mossad, nazi, past, peter straughan, remake, retired, romi aboulafia, sam worthington, secret, secret agent, spy, survivor, the debt, thomas newman, thriller, tom wilkinson, war criminal | Leave a comment