Stories by @siddarthsid

Carolco's X-Men Trilogy (1989-1991)

A movie adaptation based on the story treatment Kathryn Bigelow wrote for Carolco Pictures.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2015)

A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.

Miller's Crossing (1980)

Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.

Taxi Driver (1996)

A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (2017-2024)

Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's five-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers set off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on their own mission to go where no one has gone before.

The Sting (2013)

Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.

Prometheus (1992)

Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.

V for Vendetta (2021)

V, an anarchist revolutionary dressed in a Guy Fawkes mask, begins an elaborate and theatrical revolutionist campaign to kill his former captors, bring down the fascist state, and convince the people to abandon fascism in favour of anarchy, while inspiring a young woman, Evey Hammond, to be his protégée.

Gangster Squad (1988)

It's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.

Get Out (1987)

A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.

The Hudsucker Proxy (2014)

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2021)

Justice League of Victorian England !

The Bourne Trilogy (2012-2017)

Jason Bourne, an amnesiac, finds himself with super-assassin skills and has to stay on the run from former employers and whoever else wants to kill him or manipulate him to evil ends.

A History of Violence (1975)

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

Vertigo (2008)

A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.

Nightcrawler (1994)

When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

The Guest (1984)

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

Cape Fear (1981)

A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

Threat Level Midnight: The Movie (2019)

After secret agent Michael Scarn is forced into retirement due to the death of his wife Catherine Zeta-Scarn, the President of the United States of America requests that he prevent Goldenface from blowing up the NHL All-Star Game and killing several hostages.

Moulin Rouge! (2021)

A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.