Magic (1978)
Directed by: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
Rated: R
Running Time:1 h 45 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Directing
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Themes, Atmosphere
A ventriloquist’s peculiar relationship with his dummy begins to affect his personal life.
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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey
Rated: PG
Running Time: 1 h 44 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Concept, Production Design, Special Effects, Humor, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Pacing
After a British pilot miraculously survives jumping from his plane without a parachute, all the powers of heaven convene for a court case to see if he should be allowed to live.
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The Great Escape (1963)
Directed by: John Sturges
Starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence
Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some War Violence)
Running Time: 2 h 52 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Characters, Writing, Directing, Story, Acting
WEAKNESSES: -
Allied prisoners of war plan an escape from a German camp during World War II.
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Jurassic Park (1993)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
Running Time: 2h 7m
Rated: PG-13
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Everything
WEAKNESSES: Maaaaaaybe some logic problems?
An accident at a new tourist attraction leads a group of scientists to investigate the wisdom of a theme park which showcases real-life dinosaurs.
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