April 2016: The Movie List Series

*Synopsis is from IMDb

27-04-16

City of Angels (1998)

Rating: 4.5/5

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: Inspired by the modern classic, Wings of Desire, City of Angels involves an angel who is spotted by a doctor in an operating room. (IMDb)

Casts: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan

Director: Brad Silberling

While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Rating: 3.5/4

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: A ticket-collecting romantic pretends to be engaged to an unconscious man but can’t fool his brother. (IMDb)

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Rating: 4.5/5

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Political interference in the Avenger’s activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man. (IMDb)

Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Rener

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

29-04-16

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)

Rating: 3.5

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Synopsis: A Portokalos family secret brings the beloved characters back together for an even bigger and Greeker wedding. (IMDb)

Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine

Director: Kirk Jones

30-04-16

Inception (2010)

Rating: 4.5/5

Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. (IMDb)

Cast: Leonardo DiCarpio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page

Director: Christopher Nolan

Big Eyes (2014)

Rating: 4.7/5

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

Synopsis: A drama about the painter Margaret Keane, her success and subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her work. (IMDb)

Cast: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz

Director: Tim Burton

Riddick (2013)

Rating: 3.2/5

Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Thriller

Synopsis:  Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.

Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban

Director: David Twohy