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Teaching with Film 2

Front cover Volume two (2016) 150 new scenes from another 87 movies with over 450 follow-up tasks together with vocabulary, listening and pre-activity tasks.	Downloads (Listening tasks from book)
	Online clips
	The 87 films
	Sample film: Joy
	You’re an English teacher wanting to use film scenes in your lessons but don’t have the time to find them? Then Teaching with Film 2 is for you! 150 scenes ready-to-use in the English-language classroom. Film inspires. Film breaks down barriers. Film empowers. For learners of English the cinema offers the best alternative to spending time in an English-speaking country. And film motivates! Add something extra to your lessons. Add something visual. Add a bit of magic. Just add film! Teaching with Film 2 Each scene can be used to: • lead into and introduce topics • illustrate/model situations, skills, problems • improve vocabulary and listening • set up follow-up tasks. Each scene includes: • a text putting the scene into context • DVD timings • a list of themes • useful vocabulary • a pre-activity and gist listening task • speaking, writing, reading tasks. Teaching with Film 2 and its predecessor Teaching with Film (175 scenes) provide an invaluable window into the culture of the English-speaking world as seen through one of the most powerful and popular media: the movies.
Teaching with Film 2 A resource book for teachers of English as a foreign language 276 pages / Trade paperback 155 x 230 mm 978-3-9503424-1-3 / € 24.90 (CHF 35.50/GBP 22.00/USD 35.00) Martin Bradley stone river books, 2016	Back cover


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Listening task 1 Argo Listening task 2 Boyhood Listening task 3 Grand Budapest Hotel 1 Listening task 4 Grand Budapest Hotel 2 Listening task 5 The Imitation Game Listening task 6 The Kids Are All Right Listening task 7 Lemony Snicket 1 Listening task 8 Lemony Snicket 2 Listening task 9 Life of Pi 1 Listening task 10 Life of Pi 2 Listening task 11 Precious Listening task 12 Whiplash Back to the top	The listening tasks can be used in conjunction with Teaching with Film 2 where you will find for each scene vocabulary and follow-up tasks.


Argo (USA, 2012)
Iran Historic events Scene 1 Back to the top	Download Argo Listening Task	Download Argo Key
Boyhood (USA, 2014)
How was your week? Weekly events Scene 3 Back to the top	Download Boyhood Listening Task	Download Boyhood Key
Grand Budapest Hotel 1 (UK/Germany/USA, 2014)
Fate intervenes A story Scene 1 Back to the top	Download Grand Budapest Hotel 1 Listening Task	Download Grand Budapest Hotel 2 Key
Grand Budapest Hotel 2 (UK/Germany/USA, 2014)
The new junior lobby boy A job interview 1 Scene 2 Back to the top	Download Grand Budapest Hotel 2 Listening Task
The Imitation Game (UK/USA, 2014)
Problems A job interview 2 Scene 1 Back to the top	Download The Imitation Game Listening Task	Download The Imitation Game Key
The Kids Are All Right (USA, 2010)
This is your donor A new father Scene 1 Back to the top	Download The Kids Are All Right Listening Task	Download The Kids Are All Right Key
Lemony Snicket 1 (USA/Germany, 2004)
The Baudelaire children A new beginning Scene 1 Back to the top	Download Lemony Snicket 1 Listening Task
Lemony Snicket 2 (USA/Germany, 2004)
Aunt Josephine A new fear Scene 4 Back to the top	Download Lemony Snicket 2 Listening Task	Download Lemony Snicket 2 Key
Life of Pi 1 (USA/Taiwan, 2012)
Pondicherry An old life Scene 1 Back to the top	Download Life of Pi 1 Listening Task	Download Life of Pi 1 Key
Life of Pi 2 (USA/Taiwan, 2012)
Shipwrecked A new life Scene 4 Back to the top	Download Life of Pi 2 Listening Task	Download Life of Pi 2 Key
Precious (USA, 2008)
Everybody's good at something Many stories Scene 1 Back to the top	Download Precious Listening Task	Download Precious Key
Whiplash (USA, 2014)
The date Two stories Scene 1	Download Whiplash Listening Task	Download Whiplash Key



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These scenes can be found in Teaching with Film 2 where for each scene you will find vocabulary, gist and follow-up tasks. They can be accessed online via the website Movieclips.com (now integrated into YouTube) which offers an extensive selection of licensed, high quality film clips and is backed by six major Hollywood studios (not Disney). NB: The online clips are normally shorter than the clips used in the books.	Clip 01 Boyhood Clip 02 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Clip 03 The Heartbreak Kid Clip 04 The Interpreter Clip 05 Invictus Clip 06 Joy Clip 07 The Kite Runner Clip 08 Mr. Holmes Clips 09-10 Lemony Snicket Clip 11 Romeo + Juliet Clips 12-13 School of Rock Clip 14 Stand by Me Clip 15 Suffragette Clips 16-17 The Theory of Everything Back to the top

Boyhood (USA, 2014) Directed by Richard Linklater Screenplay by Richard Linklater Starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette
	The Film Richard Linklater's unique experiment in filmmaking. Over a period of 12 years the same cast charted Mason Evan's life from the age of 6 to 18. Best Actress Oscar for Patricia Arquette as Mason's mother. Five further Oscar nominations including for Best Picture, Best Director (Richard Linklater), Best Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke) and Best Original Screenplay (Richard Linklater). Back to the top
The Scene Mason and Samantha's parents are separated. Today is their weekly outing with their father (Hawke). See Scene 3 in book.	Clip 01 How was your week? (Shorter version) Back to the top
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (USA, 1986) Directed by John Hughes Written by John Hughes Starring Matthew Broderick
	The Film A day in the life of Ferris Bueller. Back to the top
The Scene Ferris Bueller (Broderick) has had eight days off sick so far this term. Today is a beautiful sunny day. Number nine. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 02 He's sick (Shorter version) Back to the top
The Heartbreak Kid (USA, 2007) Directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly Screenplay by Scot Armstrong & Leslie Dixon & Kevin Barnett & Peter & Bobby Farrelly Based on the screenplay by Neil Simon Starring Ben Stiller, Malin Akerman, Michelle Monaghan
	The Film Based loosely on a Neil Simon screenplay. No Oscar nominations. Back to the top
The Scene Life's looking up. After a whirlwind romance and a shotgun wedding, Eddie (Stiller) and Lila (Akerman) set off on their Mexican honeymoon. Maybe they should have taken things a bit slower. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 03 Opposites attract? (Shorter version) Back to the top
The Interpreter (USA/UK, 2005) Directed by Sydney Pollack Written by Charles Randolph & Scott Frank & Steven Zaillian Based on the story by Martin Stellman & Brian Ward Starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn
	The Film An interpreter working at the United Nations in New York overhears something which puts her life in danger. Back to the top
The Scene Silvia Broome (Kidman), an interpreter at the UN in New York, has overheard a plot to kill the president of the African country where she was born. Secret service agent Tobin Keller (Penn) has been assigned to investigate and finds that the two have something in common: grief. She lost her parents when they were killed by a landmine, he lost his wife in a hit-and-run accident. He confronts her with a photograph which shows she has not been honest about her past and she responds with the drowning mantra, how the Ku tribe deals with grief and justice. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 04 Vengeance: a lazy form of grief (Shorter version) Back to the top
Invictus (USA, 2009) Directed by Clint Eastwood Written by Anthony Peckham Based on the book "Playing the Enemy" by John Carlin Starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon
	The Film How a sport brought a country closer together. Two Oscar nominations for Best Actor (Morgan Freeman) and Best Supporting Actor (Matt Damon). Back to the top
The Scene 1995: the Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Nelson Mandela (Freeman) has been elected the country's first black president but racial divisions mar the land. How can the gap between black and white citizens be bridged? He meets Francois Pienaar (Damon), captain of the Springboks, the almost exclusively white South African rugby team. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 05 Inspiration \| Part one Inspiration \| Part two (Shorter version) Back to the top
Joy (USA, 2015) Directed by David O. Russell Screenplay by David O. Russell Based on the story by Annie Mumolo & David O. Russell Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper
	The Film The story of Joy Mangano, who overcomes a highly dysfunctional family and a blanket male-oriented corporate culture to find success with her innovative self-wringing mop. Oscar nomination for Best Actress (Jennifer Lawrence). Back to the top
The Scene Despite her innovative idea shops are refusing to stock Joy's (Lawrence) mop (it's too well made and long-lasting and so bad for business). Okay, so if she can't sell it inside the shops, then how about selling it in the car park outside the shops? See Scene 2 in book.	Clip 06 The mop of the future (Shorter version) Back to the top
The Kite Runner (USA/China, 2007) Directed by Marc Forster Screenplay by David Benioff Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini Starring Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
	The Film Based on Khaled Hosseini's novel, who draws on his own experiences growing up in Kabul before his immigration to the USA. Amir's life in Afghanistan will be ended with the 1979 Soviet invasion, but his childhood ended with an event that had occurred years earlier. Oscar nomination for Best Original Score (Alberto Iglesias). Back to the top
The Scene Afghanistan, before the 1979 Soviet invasion. Amir (Ebrahimi) and Hassan (Mahmoodzada) take part in the annual kite-fighting competition which takes place in the capital, Kabul. Amir flies the kite. Hassan's job: the kite runner. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 07 Cutting kites (Shorter version) Back to the top
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (USA/Germany, 2004) Directed by Brad Silberling Screenplay by Robert Gordon Based on the novels "The Bad Beginning", "The Reptile Room" and "The Wide Window" by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) Starring Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning
	The Film The Baudelaire children are orphaned when their parents die in a fire. Traumatic enough, then the courts compound their suffering with a series of completely unsuitable guardians. Oscar for Best Makeup. Three further Oscar* nominations including for Best Original Score (Thomas Newman).* Back to the top
The Scene The Baudelaire children's lives are about to change dramatically. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 08 The Baudelaire children (Shorter version)
The Scene Having only just survived their first guardian (the gold-digging Count Olaf), the orphaned children have been assigned a new one: Aunt Josephine (Streep). The problem is: she's crazy too. Or is she? See Scene 4 in book.	Clip 09 Aunt Josephine (Shorter version) Back to the top
Mr. Holmes (UK/USA, 2015) Directed by Bill Condon Written by Jeffrey Hatcher Based on the novel "A Slight Trick of the Mind" by Mitch Cullin Starring Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker
	The Film England, 1947. The great detective Sherlock Holmes no longer lives in Baker Street with Dr. Watson but has retired to the country with his housekeeper and her son. Now 93 years old and confronted with a fading memory he struggles to write a final story about a case. Back to the top
The Scene Sherlock Holmes (McKellen) explains to Roger (Parker), his housekeeper's son, about his hobby, keeping bees. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 10 Fiction is worthless (Shorter version) Back to the top
Romeo + Juliet (USA, 1996) Directed by Baz Luhrmann Written by Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrmann Based on the play by William Shakespeare Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes
	The Film Baz Luhrmann takes William Shakespeare's 16th century play and sets it in the 20th century USA. Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction. Back to the top
The Scene Modern-day USA. Two families: the Capulets, the Montagues. Bitter enemies in a climate of hatred and violence. The Montagues have one child: Romeo (DiCaprio). The Capulets have one child: Juliet (Danes). A party at the Capulet mansion. Romeo meets Juliet. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 11 You kiss by the book \| Part one You kiss by the book \| Part two (Shorter version) Back to the top
School of Rock (USA/Germany, 2003) Directed by Richard Linklater Screenplay by Mike White Starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack
	The Film Frustrated rock musician Dewey Finn finds that enthusiasm in the classroom can get you a long way. Back to the top
The Scene Dewey Finn (Black) is bitter. He's been sacked from the rock band he founded. His flatmate Ned, a teacher, demands he finally put his dreams behind him and get a proper job (and pay his outstanding rent). Up against the wall, Dewey pretends to be Ned and accepts a job as a substitute teacher. The only problem: the class he has been assigned want to actually learn something. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 12 Just give up!
The Scene Dewey is back in the flow: the new class project is called rock band. He's motivated but can he also get the class enthusiastic? First step: How to write a good rock song. See Scene 2 in book.	Clip 13 Sticking it to the man! (Shorter version) Back to the top
Stand by Me (USA, 1985) Directed by Rob Reiner Screenplay by Raynold Gideon & Bruce A. Evans Based on the short story "The Corpse" by Stephen King Starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell
	The Film Based on a Stephen King short story. Back to the top
The Scene The USA in the 1950s. Four boys on the brink of their teenage years set out to find a corpse in the woods. See Scene 1 in book.	Clip 14 The bridge (Shorter version) Back to the top
Suffragette (UK, 2015) Directed by Sarah Gavron Screenplay by Abi Morgan Starring Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff
	The Film How the Suffragettes changed the political landscape in pre-WWI Britain. Back to the top
The Scene London, leading up to the outbreak of WWI. Due to her political campaign fighting for women's rights, the leader of the Suffragettes, Emmeline Pankhurst (Streep), has been forced to go into hiding. To avoid arrest, she can only hold speeches at secret locations. See Scene 2 in book.	Clip 15 Lawbreakers and lawmakers \| Part one Lawbreakers and lawmakers \| Part two (Shorter version) Back to the top
The Theory of Everything (UK/USA, 2014) Directed by James Marsh Screenplay by Anthony McCarten Based on the book "Travelling to infinity: My life with Stephen" by Jane Hawking Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones
	The Film Biopic of the physicist, cosmologist and writer Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) based on the book by his former wife Jane. Best Actor Oscar for Eddie Redmayne's depiction of Hawking. Four further Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress (Felicity Jones), Best Adapted Screenplay (Anthony McCarten) and Best Original Score (Johann Johannsson). Back to the top
The Scene Cambridge University, 1963. Stephen Hawking (Redmayne) will one day develop his groundbreaking theory on black holes. But he's not quite there yet. See Scene 2 in book.	Clip 16 Turning back time (Shorter version)
The Scene Diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease Stephen has been given two years to live. His body may be deteriorating, but his mind is sharp as ever. And his doctorate is finished. See Scene 3 in book.	Clip 17 The beginning of time (Shorter version)


The 87 films	Back to the top
Alive (USA/Canada, 1993) Written by John Patrick Shanley based on the book by Piers Paul Read. Directed by Frank Marshall. Angela's Ashes (USA/Ireland, 1999) Written by Laura Jones & Alan Parker based on the book by Frank McCourt. Directed by Alan Parker. Argo (USA, 2012) Written by Chris Terrio based on the book The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired article The Great Escape by Joshua Bearman. Directed by Ben Affleck. Awakenings (USA, 1990) Written by Steven Zaillian based on the book by Oliver Sacks M.D. Directed by Penny Marshall. A Beautiful Mind (USA, 2001) Written by Akiva Goldsman based on the book by Sylvia Nasar. Directed by Ron Howard. Before Midnight (USA, 2013) Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke. Directed by Richard Linklater. Begin Again (USA, 2014) Written and Directed by John Carney. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (UK/USA/United Arab Emirates, 2011) Written by Ol Parker based on the novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach. Directed by John Madden. Birdman (USA, 2014) Written by Alejandro G. Innáritu & Nicolás Giacobone & Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo. Directed by Alejandro G. Innáritu. Boyhood (USA, 2014) Written and Directed by Richard Linklater. Bridge of Spies (USA, 2015) Written by Matt Charmann & Ethan Coen & Joel Coen. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Brooklyn (UK/Canada/Ireland, 2015) Written by Nick Hornby based on the novel by Colm Toibin. Directed by John Crowley. Catch Me If You Can (USA/Canada, 2002) Written by Jeff Nathanson based on the book by Frank W. Abagnale. Directed by Steven Spielberg. A Civil Action (USA, 1998) Written by Steven Zaillian based on the book by Jonathan Harr. Directed by Steven Zaillian. Crocodile Dundee (Australia, 1986) Written by Paul Hogan & Ken Shadie & John Cornell. Directed by Peter Faimain. Dan in Real Life (USA, 2008) Written by Pierce Gardner & Peter Hedges. Directed by Peter Hedges. The Danish Girl (UK/USA/Belgium/Denmark/Germany, 2015) Written by Lucinda Coxon based on the book by David Ebershoff. Directed by Tom Hooper. Death at a Funeral (USA/UK/Germany/Netherlands, 2007) Written by Dean Craig. Directed by Frank Oz. An Education (UK, 2009) Written by Nick Hornby based on the book by Lynn Barber. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Edward Scissorhands (USA, 1990) Written by Caroline Thompson & Tim Burton. Directed by Tim Burton. Enduring Love (UK, 2004) Written by Joe Penhall based on the novel by Ian McEwan. Directed by Roger Michell. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (USA, 1986) Written and directed by John Hughes. Flight (USA, 2012) Written by John Gatins. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Fly Away Home (USA, 1996) Written by Robert Rodat & Vince McKewin based on the book by Bill Lishman. Directed by Carroll Ballard. Freedom Writers (USA, 2006) Written by Richard Lagravenese based on the book The Freedom Writers Dairy by the Freedom Writers & Erin Gruwell. Directed by Richard Lagravenese. The Grand Budapest Hotel (UK/Germany/USA, 2014) Written by Wes Anderson based on the story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness. Directed by Wes Anderson. Gravity (USA/UK, 2013) Written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonas Cuarón. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The Heartbreak Kid (USA, 2007) Written by Scot Armstrong & Leslie Dixon & Kevin Barnett & Peter & Bobby Farrelly based on the screenplay by Neil Simon. Directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly. The Help (USA/India/United Arab Emirates, 2011) Written by Tate Taylor based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. Directed by Tate Taylor. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (USA/New Zealand, 2012) Written by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo Del Toro based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Directed by Peter Jackson. Home Alone (USA, 1990) Written by John Hughes. Directed by Chris Columbus. The Hundred-Foot Journey (India/United Arab Emirates/USA, 2014) Written by Steven Knight based on the novel by Richard C. Morais. Directed by Lasse Hallström. I Am Sam (USA, 2001) Written by Kristine Johnson & Jessie Nelson. Directed by Jessie Nelson. The Imitation Game (UK/USA, 2014) Written by Graham Moore based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. Directed by Morten Tyldum. In Bruges (UK/USA, 2008) Written and directed by Martin McDonagh. The Intern (USA, 2015) Written and Directed by Nancy Meyers. The Interpreter (USA/UK, 2005) Written by Charles Randolph & Scott Frank & Steven Zaillian based on the story by Martin Stellman & Brian Ward. Directed by Sydney Pollack. Into the Wild (USA, 2009) Written by Sean Penn based on the book by Jon Krakauer. Directed by Sean Penn. Invictus (USA, 2009) Written by Anthony Peckham based on the book Playing the Enemy by John Carlin. Directed by Clint Eastwood. The Iron Lady (UK/France, 2011) Written by Abi Morgan. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Joy (USA, 2015) Written by David O. Russell based on the story by Annie Mumolo & David O. Russell. Directed by David O. Russell. The Kids Are All Right (USA, 2010) Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko. The King's Speech (UK/USA/Australia, 2010) Written by David Seidler. Directed by Tom Hooper. The Kite Runner (USA/China, 2007) Written by David Benioff based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini. Directed by Marc Forster. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (USA/Germany, 2004) Written by Robert Gordon based on the novels The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room and The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler). Directed by Brad Silberling. Life of Pi (USA/Taiwan, 2012) Written by David Magee based on the novel by Yann Martel. Directed by Ang Lee. Long Walk Home (Australia, 2002) Written by Christine Olsen based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara. Directed by Phillip Noyce. Long Walk to Freedom (UK/South Africa, 2013) Written by William Nicholson based on the book by Nelson Mandela. Directed by Justin Chadwick. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (USA/New Zealand, 2001) Written by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Directed by Peter Jackson. The Martian (USA, 2015) Written by Drew Goddard based on the novel by Andy Weir. Directed by Ridley Scott. Midnight in Paris (Spain/USA/France, 2011) Written and directed by Woody Allen. Miss Potter (UK/USA/Isle of Man, 2006) Written by Richard Maltby, Jr. Directed by Chris Noonan. Mr. Holmes (UK/USA, 2015) Written by Jeffrey Hatcher based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin. Directed by Bill Condon. Mr. Turner (UK/France/Germany, 2014) Written and Directed by Mike Leigh. Muriel's Wedding (Australia/France, 1994) Written and Directed by P.J. Hogan. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (USA/Canada, 2002) Written by Nia Vardalos. Directed by Joel Zwick. My Week with Marilyn (UK/USA, 2011) Written by Adrian Hodges. Directed by Simon Curtis. No Country for Old Men (USA, 2007) Written by Joel & Ethan Coen based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen. Nowhere Boy (UK/Canada, 2009) Written by Matt Greenhalgh. Directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. Once (Ireland, 2006) Written and Directed by John Carney. The Piano (New Zealand/Australia/France, 1993) Written and directed by Jane Campion. Precious (USA, 2008) Written by Geoffrey Fletcher based on the novel Push by Sapphire. Directed by Lee Daniels. Pretty Woman (USA, 1990) Written by J.F. Lawton. Directed by Garry Marshall. Rainman (USA, 1988) Written by Ronald Bass & Barry Morrow. Directed by Barry Levinson. The Revenant (USA/Hong Kong/Taiwan/China, 2015) Written by Mark L. Smith & Alejandro G. Innáritu based on the novel by Michael Punke. Directed by Alejandro G. Innáritu. Romeo + Juliet (USA, 1996) Written by Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrmann based on the play by William Shakespeare. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Rush (Germany/UK/USA, 2013) Written by Peter Morgan. Directed by Ron Howard. School of Rock (USA/Germany, 2003) Written by Mike White. Directed by Richard Linklater. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (USA, 2013) Written by Steven Conrad based on the short story by James Thurber. Directed by Ben Stiller. Shakespeare in Love (USA, 1998) Written by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard. Directed by John Madden. The Shipping News (USA, 2001) Written by Robert Nelson Jacobs based on the novel by E. Annie Proulx. Directed by Lasse Hallström. Silver Linings Playbook (USA, 2012) Written by David O. Russell based on the novel by Matthew Quick. Directed by David O. Russell. Skin (UK/South Africa, 2008) Written by Helen Crawley & Jessie Keyt & Helena Kriel. Directed by Anthony Fabian. Skyfall (UK/USA, 2012) Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade & John Logan. Directed by Sam Mendes. Slumdog Millionaire (UK/USA, 2008) Written by Simon Beaufoy based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup. Directed by Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan. Spider-Man 2 (USA, 2004) Written by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar & Michael Chabon & Alvin Sargent. Directed by Sam Raimi. Stand by Me (USA, 1985) Written by Raynold Gideon & Bruce A. Evans based on the short story The Corpse by Stephen King. Directed by Rob Reiner. Still Alice (USA/France, 2014) Written by Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland based on the novel by Lisa Genova. Directed by Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland. Suffragette (UK, 2015) Written by Abi Morgan. Directed by Sarah Gavron. Ten Things I Hate About You (USA, 1999) Written by Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith based on the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Directed by Gil Junger. The Theory of Everything (UK/USA, 2014) Written by Anthony McCarten based on the book Travelling to infinity: My life with Stephen by Jane Hawking. Directed by James Marsh. Tracks (Australia/UK, 2014) Written by Marion Nelson based on the book by Robyn Davidson. Directed by John Curran. Whale Rider (New Zealand/Germany, 2002) Written by Niki Karo based on the novel The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. Directed by Niki Karo. When Harry Met Sally (USA, 1987) Written by Nora Ephron. Directed by Rob Reiner. Whiplash (USA, 2014) Written and directed by Damien Chazelle. Woman in Gold (UK, 2014) Written by Alexi Kaye Campbell. Directed by Simon Curtis. Zodiac (USA, 2007) Written by James Vanderbilt based on the book by Robert Graysmith. Directed by David Fincher. Back to the top