Jon Watches Movies

Movies Watched Since 1/1/11

Skip to content

Home
About

Tag Archives: true story

← Older posts

A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Wain Writers: Michael Colton & John Aboud (Based on the book by Josh Karp) Advertisements

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 2018, a futile and stupid gesture, adaptation, animal house, bill murray, biography, bran huskey, chevy chase, chris redd, christopher guest, david krumholtz, david wain, domhnall gleeson, doug kenney, douglas kenney, ed helms, emmy rossum, finn wittrock, gregg turkington, harold ramis, humor, joe lo truglio, joel mchale, john aboud, John Belushi, jon daly, josh karp, leslie nielsen, lorne michael, magazine, martin mull, matt lucas, matt walsh, max greenfield, michael colton, mitch hurwitz, natasha lyonne, national lampoon, netflix, paul scheer, paul shaffer, rich sommer, satirist, seth green, suicide, thomas lennon, tom snyder, true story, will forte, writer | Leave a comment

All the President’s Men (1976)

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alan J. Pakula Writer: William Goldman (Based on the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1976, adaptation, alan j. pakula, all the president's men, biography, bob woodward, carl bernstein, deep throat, dustin hoffman, f. murray abraham, gerald ford, hal holbrook, history, investigation, jack warden, jane alexander, jason robards, journalism, journalist, martin balsam, meredith baxter, ned beatty, nixon, politics, president, reporters, resignation, richard nixon, robert redford, scandal, true story, walter cronkite, washington post, watergate, william goldman | Leave a comment

The Post (2017)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Liz Hannah and Josh Singer

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1970s, 2017, alison brie, article, ben bradlee, biography, bob odenkirk, bradley whitford, bruce greenwood, carrie coon, cover up, david cross, drama, editor, janusz kaminski, jesse plemons, john williams, josh singer, journalism, journalist, kay graham, liz hannah, matthew rhys, meryl streep, michael stuhlbarg, new york times, news, newspaper, nixon, pat healy, pentagon papers, politics, president, protest, richard nixon, sarah paulson, steven spielberg, story, the post, tom hanks, tracy letts, true story, vietnam, war, washington post, whistleblower, zach woods | Leave a comment

I, Tonya (2017)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Craig Gillespie Writer: Steven Roberts

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sports | Tagged abuse, abusive, allison janney, assault, attack, biography, bobby cannavale, bojana novakovic, caitlin carver, champion, championships, comedy, controversy, craig gillespie, crime, drama, fame, famous, figure skating, i tonya, julianne nicholson, margot robbie, olympics, oregon, paul walter hauser, sebastian stan, skate, skating, sport, sports, steven roberts, tonya harding, triple axel, true story | Leave a comment

Molly’s Game (2017)

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book by Molly Bloom)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 2017, aaron sorkin, adaptation, bill camp, biography, brian d'arcy james, cards, celebrity, chris o'dowd, crime, drama, fbi, gambler, gambling, graham greene, idris elba, investigation, j.c. mackenzie, jeremy strong, jessica chastain, justin kirk, kevin costner, lawyer, michael cera, molly bloom, molly's game, olympics, poker, russian mob, skier, trial, true story | Leave a comment

The Disaster Artist (2017)

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James Franco Writers: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (Based on the book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” by Greg Sister and Tom Bissell)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged acting, actor, adam scott, alison brie, andrew santino, ari graynor, behind the scenes, biography, bob odenkirk, brian huskey, bryan cranston, california, casey wilson, charlyne yi, comedy, danny mcbride, dave franco, director, drama, dreams, evan goldberg, filmmaker, greg sestero, hannibal buress, hollywood, ike barin holtz, j.j. abrams, jacki weaver, james dean, james franco, jason mantzoukas, jerrod carmichael, joe mande, john early, josh hutcherson, judd apatow, june diane raphael, keegan michael key, kelly oxford, kevin smith, kristen bell, lizzy caplan, megan mullally, melanie griffith, michael h. weber, movie, nathan fielder, paul scheer, producer, randall park, scott neustadter, seth rogen, sharon stone, the disaster artist, the room, tom bissell, tommy wisseau, true story, zac efron, zach braff, zoey deutch | Leave a comment

Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Writer: Simon Beaufoy

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Sports | Tagged 1970s, 1973, 2017, alan cumming, battle of the sexes, bill pullman, billie jean king, biography, bobby riggs, chris parnell, comedy, competition, danny boyle, drama, elisabeth shue, emma stone, eric christian olsen, fred armisen, gamble, gambler, gambling, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, jonathan dayton, lesbian, rivalry, sarah silverman, simon beaufoy, sport, sports, steve carell, tennis, tom kenny, true story, valerie faris | Leave a comment

← Older posts

Advertisements

Search for:
Archives
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
Meta
- Register
- Log in

Jon Watches Movies

Blog at WordPress.com.

Jon Watches Movies

Blog at WordPress.com.

Post to

Cancel

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy