Tag Archives: true story

Dark Waters (2019)

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Todd Haynes Writers: Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan (Based on the magazine article “The Lawyer Who Become DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” by Nathaniel Rich)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2019, anne hathaway, attorney, bill camp, bill pullman, biography, cancer, chemical, company, corporation, crime, dark waters, drama, dupont, history, lawsuit, lawyer, louisa krause, mare winningham, mario correa, mark ruffsalo, matthew michael carnahan, nathaniel rich, poison, pollution, teflon, thriller, tim robbins, todd haynes, true story, victor garber, water, william jackson harper | Leave a comment

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Marielle Heller Writers: Micah Fitxerman-Blue & Noah Harpster

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1990s, 2019, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, biography, children, chris copper, drama, enrico colantoni, esquire, fred rogers, friendship, host, interview, journalism, journalist, kids, magazine, marc turtletaub, maryann plunkett, matthew rhys, micah fitzerman-blue, mister rogers, mr. rogers, new york city, noah harpster, nyc, pittsburgh, show, susan kelechi watson, television, tom hanks, tom junod, true story, tv | Leave a comment

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James Mangold Writers: Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller

Posted in Action, Drama, Sports | Tagged 2019, action, caitriona balfe, car, carroll shelby, christian bale, daytona, drama, driver, enzo ferrari, ferrari, ford, ford v ferrari, james mangold, jason keller, jez butterworth, john-henry butterworth, jon bernthal, josh lucas, ken miles, le mans, matt damon, michael mann, noah jupe, race, race car, racing, sport, sports, tracy letts, true story | Leave a comment

The Laundromat (2019)

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Scott Z. Burns (Based on the book by Jake Bernstein)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged adaptation, antonio banderas, chris parnell, comedy, crime, david schwimmer, drama, fraud, gary oldman, insurance, jake bernstein, james cromwell, jeffrey wright, larry clarke, larry wilmore, law firm, lawyer, matthias schoenaerts, melissa rauch, meryl streep, money, panama, panama papers, robert patrick, scott z. burns, sharon stone, steven soderbergh, the laundromat, true story, widow, will forte | Leave a comment

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Craig Brewer Writers: Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1970s, biography, blaxploitation, chris rock, comedian, comedy, craig brewer, craig robinson, d'urville martin, da'vine joy randolph, dj, dolemite, dolemite is my name, drama, eddie murphy, keegan michael key, kodi smit-mcphee, kung fu, Larry Karaszewski, luenell, mike epps, movie, record, rudy ray moore, scott alexander, snoop dogg, t.i., tip harris, tituss burgess, true story, wesley snipes | Leave a comment

The Irishman (2019)

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: Steven Zaillian (Based on the book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 2019, adaptation, al pacino, anna paquin, bobby cannavale, charles brandt, domenick lombardozzi, don rickles, harvey keitel, Hitman, i heard you paint houses, irishman, irwin winkler, jack huston, jesse plemons, jim norton, jimmy hoffa, joe pesci, john f. kennedy, kathrine narducci, labor, lawyer, mafia, martin scorsese, mob, murder, netflix, prison, ray romano, robbie robertson, robert de niro, robert f. kennedy, sebastian maniscalco, stephen graham, steven van zandt, steven zaillian, teamsters, the irishman, thelma schoonmaker, true story, union | Leave a comment

Hustlers (2019)

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lorene Scafaria Writer: Lorene Scafaria (Based on a magazine article by Jessica Pressler)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 2019, adam mckay, adaptation, cardi b, club, comedy, constance wu, crime, dance, dancer, dancing, dov davidoff, drama, drugs, g-eazy, hustlers, interview, jay oakerson, jennifer lopez, jessica pressler, jon glaser, julia stiles, keke palmer, lili reinhart, lizzo, lorene scafaria, marcy richardson, megan ellison, mercedes ruehl, mette towley, new york, new york city, new york magazine, nyc, scam, scores, strip club, stripper, trace lysette, true story, usher, usher raymond, wall street, will ferrell | Leave a comment