Tag Archives: phillip noyce

Dead Calm (1989)

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Phillip Noyce Writer: Terry Hayes (Based on the novel by Charles Williams) First time watch. Top notch nautical thriller!

Posted in Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller | Tagged 1989, action, adaptation, australia, australian, billy zane, boat, crime, criminal, doug mitchell, george miller, graeme revell, grief, horror, hostage, husband, nicole kidman, ocean, pacific ocean, phillip noyce, sailboat, sailing, sam neill, sea, sex, ship, terry hayes, thriller, wife | Leave a comment

Blind Fury (1989)

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Phillip Noyce Writer: Charles Robert Carner (Story by Charles Robert Carner) (Based on the film “Zatoichi Challenged” written by Ryozo Kasahara)

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1989, action, blind, blind furry, brandon call, charles cooper, charles robert carner, comedy, corn field, crime, daniel grodnik, drama, lisa blount, meg foster, murder, nevada, nick cassavetes, noble willingham, phillip noyce, randall cobb, reno, rick overton, road trip, rutger hauer, ryozo kasahara, sword, terry o'quinn, tim matheson, veteran, vietnam, war, zatoichi, zatoichi challenged | Leave a comment

Patriot Games (1992)

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Phillip Noyce Writers: W. Peter Iliff and Donald Stewart (Based on the novel by Tom Clancy)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1992, action, analyst, anne archer, assassination, crime, donald stewart, drama, family, harrison ford, ira, jack ryan, james earl jones, james fox, musician, patrick bergin, patriot games, phillip noyce, revenge, richard harris, samuel l. jackson, sean bean, ted raimi, thora birch, tom clancy, W. Peter Iliff | Leave a comment

The Giver (2014)

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Phillip Noyce Writers: Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide (Based on the book by Lois Lowry)

Posted in Drama, Science Fiction | Tagged 2014, adaptation, alexander skarsgard, black & white, black and white, brenton thwaites, cameron monaghan, color, drama, dystopian, emma tremblay, future, giver, jeff bridges, katie holmes, knowledge, lois lowry, love, meryl streep, michael mitnick, odeya rush, phillip noyce, robert b. weide, sci-fi, science fiction, taylor swift, the giver, truth, young adult | Leave a comment

The Bone Collector (1999)

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Phillip Noyce Writer: Jeremy Iacone (Based on the book by Jeffery Beaver)

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged adaptation, angelina jolie, bobby cannavale, cop, denzel washington, drama, ed o'neill, forensic, investigation, jeffery beaver, jeremy iacone, leland orser, luis guzman, michael mcglone, michael rooker, murder, mystery, new york, new york city, nyc, phillip noyce, police, quadriplegic, queen latifah, taxi, taxi cab, the bone collector, thriller | Leave a comment