5 Movies Starring Taylor Kitsch

John Carter

John Carter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-03-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (198544 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Stanton

Cast:

Writer:

Andrew Stanton (screenplay)

Mark Andrews (screenplay)

Michael Chabon (screenplay)

Edgar Rice Burroughs (story)

Fullplot:

John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses so he is locked up. He escapes, and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters someone who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings he has never seen before. He meets a woman who helps him to discover that he is on Mars, and he learns there's some kind of unrest going on.

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-01-10

Languages:

English, Pushto

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (177772 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Berg

Marcus Luttrell (book)

Patrick Robinson (book)

Fullplot:

Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal, and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. After running into mountain herders and capturing them, they were left with no choice but to follow their rules of engagement or be imprisoned. Now Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.

The Bang Bang Club

The Bang Bang Club

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-22

Languages:

English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans

Countries:

Canada, South Africa

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(7541 Reviews)

Director:

Steven Silver

Cast:

Writer:

Greg Marinovich (book)

Joèo Silva (book)

Steven Silver (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.

Battleship

Battleship

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-05-18

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (190345 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Fullplot:

Based on the classic Hasbro naval combat game, Battleship is the story of an international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on Naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air. What do the aliens want?

Savages

Savages

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-07-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (98561 Reviews)

Director:

Oliver Stone

Cast:

Writer:

Shane Salerno (screenplay)

Don Winslow (screenplay)

Oliver Stone (screenplay)

Don Winslow (novel)

Fullplot:

In California, the former Navy SEAL Chon and his best friend, the peaceful botanist Ben, are successful entrepreneurs producing and dealing high-quality weed. Chon brought seeds from Afghanistan and Ben used his knowledge to develop the best marijuana in the country. Chon and Ben share the pothead lover Ophelia and she loves both of them since they complete each other - Chon is a powerful and strong lover and Ben is a sensible and loving lover. Their comfortable life changes when the Mexican Baja Cartel demands a partnership in their business. Chon and Ben refuse the deal and the leader of the cartel Elena sends her right-arm in America, Lado, to abduct Ophelia to press the American drug dealers. Chon and Ben ask the support of the dirty DEA Agent Dennis and get inside information to begin a secret war against the Baja Cartel to release Ophelia.

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