36 Good Movies for Evening Watch: The List of Highly Rated and Positively Reviewed Films

Surely everyone had a situation when, after a hard day, they just wanted to lie down on the sofa and watch an interesting movie with a simple plot in order to relax and get away from all the problems. The proposed selection is suitable for such cases. Here you can find the best films for the evening, which will definitely make time fly by unnoticed.

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La La Land

Rating IMDB – 8.1;
Genre: Musical, Drama, Romance, Comedy, Music;
Production: USA, Hong Kong / 2016;
Budget: $30,000,000;
Worldwide gross $447,407,695;
Directed by: Damien Chazelle;
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno, Jessica Roth, Tom Everett Scott.

How can a fleeting meeting culminating in a small conflict bring two people together? This happened to the little-known actress Mia Dolan and jazz musician Sebastian Wilder. Sebastian began to sort things out in a traffic jam on the highway. And after a couple of months they met again, and realized that they were not indifferent to each other.

Mia and Sebastian started an affair, continued to develop their careers, and eventually got the first results. Mia has staged her debut play, and Sebastian has created a musical band. But success had a bad effect on their relationship, and led to quarrels and disagreements.

The role of Mia was to be played by the famous actress Emma Watson, who refused her due to filming in the film Beauty and the Beast.

A Dog’s Way Home

Rating IMDB – 6.7;
Genre: Melodrama, family, adventure;
Production: USA, China / 2019;
Budget: $18,000,000;
Worldwide gross $80,708,134;
Directed by: Charles Martin Smith;
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Edward James Olmos, Alexandra Shipp, Jonah Hauer-King, Christopher Bauer, Barry Watson, Motell Jean Foster, Wes Studi, John Cassini.

When Lucas was walking down the street with his girlfriend, he witnessed how the furriers caught a flock of small puppies, and didn’t notice the dog sitting in the very corner. The compassionate guy decided to take it as a pet, and called Bella.

They quickly found a common language and became friends. One day the police found out about the animal’s case, and ordered it to be sent out of the town, since this breed was prohibited in this state. Lukas didn’t want the pet to be euthanized. He sent it to his friends for an indefinite period, but Bella did not want to sit still, and went in search of her beloved owner.

The filmmakers have been looking for a tailed “actress” for the role of Bella for a long time, and for this they went around many animal shelters, and also advertised on the Internet.

Atonement

Rating IMDB – 7.8;
Genre: Drama, melodrama, detective, military;
Production: UK, France, USA / 2007;
Budget: £20,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $129,266,061;
Director: Joe Wright;
Cast: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan, Harriet Walter, Romola Garay, Brenda Blethyn, Patrick Kennedy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juno Temple, Daniel Mays.

The film takes place in the 1930s in the house of a wealthy family, where the young writer Briony lived. One day, after the guests arrived, she witnessed a sweet conversation between her older sister and the son of one of the servants named Robbie, for whom she had strong feelings, and could not contain her anger.

A couple of days later, an unknown man attacked the girl’s cousin. Briony convinced all the household members and the police that the guy who was not indifferent to her was the criminal. But she had to greatly regret the consequences, because this deed cost her the sister.

At the time of filming, there were only eight military vehicles in the UK, preserved from the Second World War. Each of which was shown in the movie.

Palm Springs

Rating IMDB – 7.4;
Genre: Comedy, melodrama, fantasy;
Production: USA, Hong Kong / 2020;
Worldwide gross: $1,512,871;
Director: Max Barbakov;
Starring: Andy Samberg, Christine Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner, Camila Mendes, Tyler Hoechlin, Chris Pang, Jacqueline Obradors, June Squib.

The main character is a guy named Nyles, who was invited to the wedding of his friends. While the rest of the participants fussily prepare for the ceremony, he enjoys spending time in the pool with a cocktail in his hand, and in the evening he gives a long speech to the guests, which especially touches one of the bridesmaids.

They decide to take a walk. Suddenly an unfamiliar man disturbs the couple’s peace . They run into a strange cave and fall into the time loop. Now every day for these two begins and ends completely the same way, but it is not very easy to return everything to its place.

The actor who played Nyles said that several endings were prepared for the film and shown to critics and other people to decide which one was the best.

Cruella

Rating IMDB – 7.3;
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama;
Production: USA / 2021;
Budget: $200,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $233,503,234;
Director: Craig Gillespie;
Cast: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, John McCree, Emily Beacham, Mark Strong, Kayvan Novak, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Jamie Demetriou.

Being still a small child, Estella realized that she was very different from other children with her genius and a special look at many things. Her mother always tried to convince her daughter of the opposite, and asked once again not to stand out from the crowd. Everything changed after the evening when the girl became an orphan, because of which she was forced to contact local homeless children and start robbing people in order to survive in this cruel world.

Ten years later, the girl continued to engage in theft, but the dream of becoming a famous fashion designer didn’t leave her. Estella hasn’t any hope for such an outcome of events, when suddenly her friends gave her an invitation to work in an elite department store, which changed her life a lot.

The Intern

Rating IMDB – 7.1;
Genre: Melodrama, comedy;
Production: USA / 2015;
Budget: $35,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $194,564,672;
Directed by: Nancy Myers;
Cast: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Anders Holm, JoJo Kushner, Andrew Rannells, Adam Devine, Zach Pearlman, Jason Orley, Christina Scherer.

Being retired, hardworking and lively Ben simply cann’t find a place in the house. He is bored with solving crossword puzzles or walking in the park, he wants to benefit the world. One day, the old man saw an advertisement in search for an intern for an online clothing store. So he went for an interview and successfully passed the selection.

At first, it was difficult for employees to get used to an old employee with old-fashioned views on life in their team. Ben himself didn’t immediately learn how to use a computer and printer, for example. But it turned out that many people in this place needed the wise advice that an experienced pensioner could give them.

The film contains several references to earlier movies starring Anne Hathaway.

The Adam Project

Rating IMDB – 6.7;
Genre: Fantasy, action, comedy, adventure;
Production: USA / 2022;
Budget: $116,000,000;
Directed by: Shawn Levy;
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Catherine Keener, Alex Mallari Jr., Braxton Bjorken, Kasra Wong, Lucy Guest.

Adam Reed is an astronaut who specializes in space travel through time. In 2022, his spacecraft makes an unplanned landing on Earth. After landing and recovering he meets a teenager who turned out to be himself at the age of twelve.

Now Adam in a duet with himself from childhood must save not only the planet Earth along with all the inhabitants, but also the future itself, which cannot exist if the past disappears.

During the lecture, the hero of Mark Ruffalo mentions a T-shirt with a photo of Nicolas Cage, but and lettering “John Travolta”. This is a reference to the 1997 film Face/Off.

Holidate

Rating IMDB – 6.1;
Genre: Melodrama, comedy;
Production: USA / 2020 ;
Directed by: John Whitesell;
Cast: Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Christine Chenoweth, Frances Fisher, Andrew Bachelor, Jessica Capshaw, Manish Dayal, Alex Moffat, Sinty Wu, Jake Manley.

Sloane always hated the holidays, because during family feasts, relatives pestered her with questions and reproaches about the lack of relationships.

Therefore, when on the next Christmas a girl accidentally met a guy who also had a bad attitude to various celebrations for similar reasons, they decided to gather only on especially important dates and portray a couple in love. But over time, their fake and simulated feelings for the public turned into a real affection.

In the first weekend after the launch on the Netflix, the film became the most popular in terms of the number of views.

The Age of Adaline

Rating IMDB – 7.2;
Genre: Drama, melodrama, fantasy;
Production: USA, Canada / 2015;
Budget: $25,000,000;
Worldwide grosses: $65,663,276;
Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger;
Cast: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Crew, Linda Boyd, Hugh Ross, Richard Harmon, Fulvio Cecere.

No one except two people – her own daughter and her friend, a blind pianist – knew about Adaline’s secret, the essence of which was eternal youth. And despite the fact that her age had already exceeded one century, outwardly the main character still looked like a twenty-year-old girl.

For this reason that every ten years she was forced to quit her job and friends, as well as change all documents and move to a new place, so as not to arouse unnecessary suspicions. At first the opportunity not to grow old looked like a gift, but over time it became a true curse, because in her long life, Adaline never found a loved one.

Adaline’s birthday in fake documents almost completely coincides with the date when the actress who played her was born.

The Banker

Rating IMDB – 7.3;
Genre: Biography, drama;
Production: USA / 2019;
Budget: $11,000,000;
Worldwide grosses: $1,700,000;
Directed by: George Nolfi;
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Scott Daniel Johnson, Jesse Asher, Colm Meaney, Paul Ben-Victor, James DuMont, Taylor Black.

In the center of the plot are two entrepreneurs who founded a large real estate agency. Being black, Joe and Bernard were forced to make important deals through their white colleague, and yet this did not stop them from reaching the heights.

The partners were engaged in buying up old apartment buildings and bringing them into a habitable form. After this they sold apartments to citizens who fell under the sanctions and didn’t have the opportunity to purchase housing in a normal area. Everything went well until their deception was revealed, and the business built over the years came under threat.

The plot of the film is based on a real story about black businessmen who managed to resist racism and create a successful business.

Game Night

Rating IMDB – 6.9;
Genre: Action, thriller, comedy, crime;
US production: 2018;
Budget: $37,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $117,679,066;
Directed by: John Francis Daly, Jonathan M. Goldstein;
Cast: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen, Lamorne Morris, Isley Bunbury, Jesse Plemons, Michael C. Hall, Danny Huston.

Annie and Max Davis are young married couple who meet up with their friends every weekend and have fun. This time they are getting together to go through a quest prepared by their friend, where bogus policemen and bandits will take part.

Before midnight, young people will have to find the organizer of the event after completing several tasks, and the winner will receive a new car. But during the search, they find out that everything that happens is far from a planned event.

Director Jonathan Goldstein began to work on the script back in 2013, but changed some details closer to the start of filming.

Friends with Benefits

Rating IMDB – 6.5;
Genre: Melodrama, comedy, drama;
Production: USA / 2011;
Budget: $35,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $149,542,245;
Director: Will Gluck;
Cast: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Richard Jenkins, Bryan Greenberg, Nolan Gould, Sean White, Catherine Reitman.

Jamie Rellis is a recruiting agent who dreams of a relationship, but can’t start one because all men who she has met wanted to build a joint future and plan a family, which Jamie clearly doesn’t need. She is frightened by the thought of responsibility to her partner, as well as constant prohibitions and restrictions.

But one day at the airport, the girl meets a guy named Dylan, who turns out to be as unscrupulous and frivolous as she is. This meeting radically changes Jamie’s life and makes it possible to have a romance without any obligations.

In each country, the film was released on different dates: in the US on July 22, 2011, in the UK on September 2, and in Italy on October 7.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Rating IMDB – 6.7;
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Drama, Adventure;
Production: UK, USA, Australia / 2017;
Budget: $175,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $148,675,066;
Director: Guy Ritchie;
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Berge-Frisby, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou, Eric Bana, Aidan Gillen, Freddie Fox, Craig McGinley, Tom W, Kingsley Ben-Adir.

Arthur lives the same way as other young men of his age: arranges fights, wanders the world with friends and engages in petty theft. One day he finds an enchanted sword and finds out who he really is. It turns out that his parents are the real king and queen. They were brutally killed by evil magicians who illegally seized the throne.

Now the guy has every right to return to the kingdom to overthrow the former rulers and take his rightful place. In order to realize his plans, he has to team up with a mysterious stranger named Guinevere, and begin preparations for a real war.

Many actresses have auditioned for the role of Guinevere, but in the end it was given to the talented candidate Astrid Berges-Frisbey.

What We Do in the Shadows

Rating IMDB – 7.6;
Genre: Comedy, horror;
Production: New Zealand / 2014;
Budget: $1,600,000;
Worldwide gross: $7,251,226;
Directed by: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi;
Cast: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brug, Corey Gonzalez-Macuer, Stew Rutherford, Ben Frensham, Jackie van Beek, Elena Steiko, Jason Hoyte, Karen O’Leary.

The plot revolves around four vampire friends. One of them, Petyr, can no longer leave the basement due to his eight thousandth age, and the other three relatively young vampires don’t stop having fun and enjoying life when the sun sets over the horizon.

But all of them are not accustomed to new technologies and rules of life in the 21st century at all. It is strange for them that in the modern world it is forbidden to torture people, cars drive on the streets, and the Internet is at every turn.

In 2016, Taika Waititi’s film was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film.

Tucker & Dale vs Evil

Rating IMDB – 7.5;
Genre: Horror, comedy;
Production: Canada / 2010;
Worldwide gross: $5,224,938;
Director: Eli Craig;
Cast: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss, Philip Granger, Brandon Jay McLaren, Christy Lane, Chelan Simmons, Travis Nelson, Alex Arceno.

Tired of the hard everyday life, a group of students went out of town to rest and relax. And nothing foreshadowed any troubles that evening, until they spotted two village boys who were in the neighborhood, mistaking them for murderous maniacs. So these two farmers, who pose no danger, were drawn into a series of ridiculous events.

Before being announced and released, the film laid untouched for three years.

Upgrade

Rating IMDB – 7.5;
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Detective, Crime;
Production: Australia, USA / 2018;
Budget: $5,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $16,593,554;
Directed by: Leigh Whannell;
Cast: Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Abby Craden, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardy, Richard Cawthorne, Christopher Kirby, Richard Anastasios, Kenny Lowe.

Gray Trace is one of those people who, in the world of innovative technologies, rejected them in every possible way. In his work he tried to trust only his own head and hands, and not a programmed device. While his wife held a highly paid position, he continued to receive pennies for fixing old cars to order.

Once Gray was honored to work with a wealthy customer, after which he went home with his wife. There was some problems with the car, and the couple had an accident in a disadvantaged area, where they were attacked by bandits. As a result, Gray became a widower with a paralyzed body, and was forced to resort to the help of modern gadgets.

Initially, the director thought of calling his work Stem, but later leaned towards another title.

Baby Driver

Rating IMDB – 7.6;
Genre: Action, thriller, drama, crime, music;
Production: UK, USA / 2017;
Budget: $34,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $226,945,087;
Director: Edgar Wright;
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Asa Gonzalez, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, Flea, Lanny June, Micah Howard.

The protagonist is the young man named Baby. As a child, he got into a terrible accident. As a result he lost both parents. Now he is engaged in helping thieves and robbers to hide away. Not a single day goes by without chases, fights and shootings, but the guy likes such a dangerous lifestyle.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Rating IMDB – 7.3;
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Romance;
Production: USA, UK / 2013;
Budget: $90,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $188,133,322;
Directed by: Ben Stiller;
Cast: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Shirley MacLaine, Kathryn Hahn, Sean Penn, Patton Oswalt, Adrian Martinez, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Markus Anttouri.

Walter Mitty is a typical office clerk. He works in the illustration department and hates the job with all his heart. But in order not to lose a stable income, he is forced to obey the system, and the only outlet for him is his own dreams and fantasies.

One day he receives photographs to be placed on the cover of a magazine, among which a very important picture is not found. The only way out of this situation is to find a photographer personally and get the coveted shot. For this Walter goes on a real journey through several countries, not imagining what he will face along his road.

The photo, which the protagonist went for, was taken in the small town of Bratsk, Irkutsk Region.

Collateral Beauty

Rating IMDB – 6.8;
Genre: Drama, melodrama;
US production: 2016;
Budget: $36,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $88,528,280;
Directed by: David Frankel;
Cast: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, Jacob Latimore, Ann Dowd, Lisa Colon-Zayas.

Howard Inlet is the owner of a large advertising agency. After the death of his six-year-old daughter, he fell into depression and left his beloved wife not to remind himself of the tragedy that had happened. He began to drink a lot, because of which the company’s business went downhill.

His partner received a profitable offer to sell the business. He immediately decided to discuss it with Howard, but he refused to make contact, continuing to not notice anything around. His friends have created a whole plan on how to get the protagonist out of this state and to return him to normal life.

At first, the filmmakers offered this role to Hugh Jackman, and even Johnny Depp, but they refused because of their heavy employment, so Will Smith played the depressed businessman in the end.

Focus

Rating IMDB – 6.6;
Genre: Drama, melodrama, comedy, crime;
Production: USA, Argentina / 2014;
Budget: $50,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $158,762,963;
Directed by: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa;
Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, Rodrigo Santoro, B.D. Wong, Brennan Brown, Robert Taylor, Dothan Bonen, Griff Furst.

Nicky Spurgeon is an experienced scammer who frauds people on an especially large scale. One day in a bar, he notices a thief woman picking the pockets of visitors and becomes romantically interested in her.

The couple spends all the time together, and the woman even asks her partner to accept her into his team. He agrees and tells her about the various intricacies of this business. But after a few months, they break up and forget about each other. When they meet three years later, they turn out to be rivals hunting for the same goal.

Filming began in September 2013 in New Orleans, but ended less than a year later in Buenos Aires.

The Comeback Trail

Rating IMDB – 5.7;
Genre: Comedy, crime;
Production: USA, UK / 2020;
Worldwide gross: $2,407,255;
Directed by: George Gallo;
Cast: Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, Zach Braff, Emile Hirsch, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kate Katzman, Eddie Griffin, Chris Mullinax, Patrick Muldoon.

Max Barber is a well-known and influential Hollywood producer who is involved in fraud and constantly pulls off different schemes. This time one of them ended with the fact that the man owed the mafia a tidy sum of money.

The only way to get the money was to get insurance for the death of an actor who plays the lead role. The swindler decided to stage his death and pay off to the criminal authorities, but everything didn’t go according to plan.

The director said that the movie was dedicated to the American film director Harry Harwitz.

Seven Hours for the Seduction

Rating IMDB – 6.1;
Genre: Comedy, melodrama;
Production: Italy / 2020;
Worldwide gross: $3,757;
Directed by: Giampaolo Morelli;
Cast: Giampaolo Morelli, Serena Rossi, Diana Del Bufalo, Massimiliano Gallo, Giovanni Ferreri, Fabio Balsamo, Gigio Morra, Salvatore Misticone, Peppe Iodice.

Valeria is strictly convinced that it will take a maximum of seven hours to seduce any man, which she teaches everyone in her courses, receiving huge money from this. One day, a shy journalist named Giulio signs up for her class. He comes to training in order to gain experience in flirting with women to write an article in a men’s magazine, and also to try to win back the favor of his ex-wife.

The girl begins to transfer her knowledge to him, but soon she realizes that in this case the standard methods will not work, and another approach must be sought. During communication with the client, reserved Valeria ceases to control her own feelings.

The lead actor, Giampaolo Morelli, also took part in writing the script for the film.

Silver Linings Playbook

Rating IMDB – 7.7;
Genre: Drama, melodrama, comedy;
US production / 2012;
Budget: $21,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $236,412,453;
Directed by: David O. Russell;
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, John Ortiz, Shay Whigham, Julia Stiles, Paul Herman.

After learning that his beloved wife dared to cheat on him with another man, Pat Solitano almost went crazy. He was placed in a psychiatric hospital for eight months.

After being released, Pat went to his parents’ house and began to think over the plan to get his ex back, despite the fact that the court forbade him to approach the girl.

But when she refused the protagonist, he fell into depression, with which the guy managed to cope thanks to a eccentric stranger named Tiffany, who offered her help in exchange for an unusual service.

The screenplay for the film was based on the novel “The Silver Linings Playbook” by Matthew Quick.

About Time

Rating IMDB – 7.8;
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Comedy;
Production: UK, USA / 2013;
Budget: $12,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $87,100,449;
Director: Richard Curtis;
Cast: Domhnall Gleason, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie, Lydia Wilson, Lindsey Duncan, Richard Cordery, Josh McGuire, Will Merrick.

Miracles often happen on New Year’s Eve. This is exactly what happened to a young man named Tim Lake, who, before the holidays, found out that his relatives are time travelers, and he himself is one of them.

With the help of his ability, the guy could start saving mankind, but he chose to improve his own life. To do this he went to London, where he met a pretty girl named Mary. In order to get around all the troubles and to know his companion better, he began to rewind the clock over and over again. But this gift turned out to be more useful at the moment when Tim’s father died.

Since the producer Zooey Deschanel made a mistake in the schedule of the star, the girl refused the role after the approval of her candidacy.

My Spy

Rating IMDB – 6.3;
Genre: Action, comedy;
Production: USA, Canada / 2020;
Budget: $18,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $10,200,000;
Directed by: Peter Segal;
Cast: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Kristen Schaal, Greg Bryk, Ken Jeong, Nicola Correia-Damud, Devere Rogers, Noah Danby, Vieslav Christian.

It would seem that such a serious and responsible person as a CIA agent named JJ does not have jambs and oversights at working process, especially when it comes to completing an important task.

But one day, during a secret operation, he was caught by a little girl who promised not to tell others this secret, if JJ will teach her how to be a real spy. And since JJ did not want to get into trouble, he had to agree to the proposal of young Sophie.

The actors who played JJ and his boss previously starred together in Marvel’s legendary Avengers.

The Hustle

Rating IMDB – 5.4;
Genre: Comedy, crime;
US production / 2019;
Budget: $21,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $95,017,038;
Director: Chris Addison;
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp, Ingrid Oliver, Emma Davis, Dean Norris, Timothy S. Simons, Duggie McMeekin, Ashley McGuire, Casper Christensen.

Josephine is an aristocratic mannered lady who makes a living by deceiving rich men for large sums of money, while thinking over a plan of action for months. She loves diamonds, expensive wine and beautiful clothes. Penny is a simple and cunning pickpocket, working according to simple and fast schemes.

One day, the swindler women meet at a social event, and as a result of a small conflict, they decide to conclude a dispute and find out which of them is a real pro in their field.

A film with a similar plot, where a wealthy swindler faced a silly thief, was released back in 1988.

Ready or Not

Rating IMDB – 6.8;
Genre: Thriller, comedy, horror;
US production / 2019;
Budget: $6,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $57,615,777;
Directed by: Matthew Bettinelli, Tyler Gillett;
Cast: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano, Christian Bruun, Elise Levesque, Nikki Guadagni, John Ralston.

Even despite the fact that from the very beginning of their acquaintance, Grace knew about the eccentric relatives of her boyfriend Alex, she still did not refuse marriage, as she loved him very much.

After the wedding ceremony, the family told the girl about their ancient tradition, the essence of which was to choose a game with the help of lots. The protagonist woman got a map with the inscription “Hide and Seek”, and while she began to search for a place to go unnoticed, all those present began to prepare weapons.

For filming Samara Weaving had to learn to drive a car with an instructor.

The Devil All The Time

Rating IMDB – 7.1;
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime;
US production / 2020;
Directed by: Antonio Campos;
Cast: Tom Holland, Donald Ray Pollock, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Haley Bennett, Eliza Scanlen, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson.

The action takes place during the Second World War. Willard Russell was returning from the battlefield, and went to a roadside cafe, where he met a pretty worker named Charlotte, and fell in love at first sight.

And after a while, Willard married Charlotte, despite the disapproval of his mother. The parent insisted on the candidacy of the modest orphan Helen, who eventually married a church minister. In both marriages children were born who became orphans under tragic circumstances.

The film stars Tom Holland, best known for playing Spiderman, and Bill Skarsgård, who played Pennywise the Clown in It and It 2.

Last Christmas

Rating IMDB – 6.5;
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Comedy;
Production: UK, USA / 2019;
Budget: $25,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $121,550,750;
Directed by: Paul Feig;
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Emma Thompson, Rebecca Root, Lydia Leonard, Patti LuPone, Madison Ingoldsby, Boris Isakovich, Lucy Miller.

The plot revolves around a girl named Kate, who works in a Christmas gift shop dressed as an elf. She has lost all interest in life, mired in her own problems and thoughts, had many complexes and problems with alcohol consumption.

Everything changed after a chance meeting in the midst of working day. A handsome guy decided to look into the institution, infecting Kate with hope that she would be able to fulfill her old dream – to stop drinking and find her love.

Emma Thompson, who played Adelia, can also be seen in the movies Cruella, Nanny Horrible 2, and even in several parts of Harry Potter.

We’re the Millers

Rating IMDB – 7.0;
Genre: Comedy, crime;
Production: USA, UK / 2013;
Budget: $37,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $269,994,119;
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber;
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Molly K. Quinn, Tomer Sisle, Matthew Willig.

David Clark is a good-hearted drug dealer. One day he decides to help a teenager in trouble, and as a result loses all the money and goods. David has trouble to repay a debt to his supplier, and the only way to work it off is the delivery of a large consignment of drugs straight from Mexico.

Then David connects the girl from the street, the dancer Rose and his neighbor to the case, and together they go on a crazy adventure.

New Line Cinema has announced a sequel to the film, with Adam Sztykiel writing the script.

Ocean’s 8

Rating IMDB – 6.3;
Genre: Action, thriller, comedy, crime;
US production / 2018;
Budget: $70,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $297,718,711;
Director: Gary Ross;
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Aquafina, Richard Armitage, Griffin Dunn.

How to pull off the most ingenious robbery of the century? The scammer and adventurer Debbie Ocean exactly knows the answer. Being imprisoned, she developed a robbery plan very diligently. Once free, she immediately moved on to its realization, gathering a team of the best experts in their field consisting of several completely different girls.

All of them worked out every detail for many days in order to prevent unforeseen developments. The goal of the swindlers is a necklace worth one hundred and fifty million dollars, which during the solemn event will be on the neck of actress Daphne Kluger.

Daphne was originally supposed to be played by Jennifer Lawrence, but Anne Hathaway ended up playing the role. The opposite situation occurred during the casting for the “Silver Linings Playbook” cinema.

I Feel Pretty

Rating IMDB – 5.6;
Genre: Melodrama, comedy;
Production: USA, China / 2018;
Budget: $32,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $94,539,426;
Directed by: Abby Cohn, Mark Silverstein;
Cast: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Tom Hopper, Rory Scovel, Adrian Martinez, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Philipps, Lauren Hutton, Sashir Zamata.

In our time, when the lives of many people depend on beauty standards, it is hard not to follow and obey them. No matter how good a person is, appearance decides almost everything.

Rene Bennett tries to pick up beautiful clothes and go to the gym in order to get rid of extra pounds, but this doesn’t add to her self-confidence. The situation changes when she hits her head, and when she wakes up she realizes that she is the most beautiful girl in the whole world.

Four days after the release in Russian cinemas, the picture took second place at the box office.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Rating IMDB – 6.9;
Genre: Action, comedy;
Production: USA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Canada, UK, France / 2017;
Budget: $30,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $183,415,183;
Director: Patrick Hughes;
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Elodie Yung, Salma Hayek, Gary Oldman, Joaquin de Almeida, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Tine Justra, Sam Hazeldine, Richard E. Grant.

The protagonist Michael Bryce has a reputation as the best bodyguard in the world. It has provided him many powerful clients. Once he’s offered to protect the killer, whom every second person dreams of killing, and that’s because of his disgusting character and cruel deeds.

However, such a desire often arises in the bodyguard himself, since the hitman more than once brings Michael to feelings with his inadequate behavior. But there was nothing to do, and the only way out was to try to find a common language with the mercenary.

The start of filming for the sequel of this film was announced for March 2019, when the director agreed on everything with the actors.

Yes Day

Rating IMDB – 5.7;
Genre: Comedy, family;
US production / 2021;
Directed by: Miguel Arteta;
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramirez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, Everly Carganilla, Tracy Toms, Fortune Feimster, Nat Faxon, Arturo Castro, Hayden Szeto.

Alison and Carlos used to be young and cheerful people, but in marriage and after the birth of children, the situation changed. Now they are strict parents/ They deny their children various pleasures and amusements all the time.

Somehow they learn that their daughters and son consider mom and dad cruel dictators. Then the couple decides to arrange a so-called “yes” day for their beloved offsprings sometimes, hoping to improve the situation in the family.

Alison was nominated as Best Actress in a Feature Film at the Imagen Awards.

Why him?

Rating IMDB – 6.2;
Genre: Comedy;
Production: USA, Cambodia / 2016;
Budget: $38,000,000;
Worldwide gross: $118,102,725;
Directed by: John Hamburg;
Cast: Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key, Cedric the Entertainer, Zach Pearlman, Adam Devine, Bob Stevenson.

Every parent knows how difficult it is to let a grown child go into adulthood. So it happened with a man named Ned, forced to allow his beloved daughter to go to study at a university very far from home.

All their communication converged to occasional telephone and video calls, during one of which he noticed a strange figure in the background. Realizing that this is a guy, he began to pack his bags in order to dissuade his child from rash acts and help her make the right choice.