Stories by @siddarthsid

Citizen Kane (2004)

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.

Now You See Me (1993)

The plot follows an FBI agent and an Interpol detective who track a team of magicians who pull off bank heists and robberies during their performances and reward their audiences with the money, attempting to bring them to justice.

Young Frankenstein (2014)

An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.

Blazing Saddles (2014)

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

Out of the Furnace (1983)

The film is about Pennsylvania steel mill worker Russell Baze and his Iraq war veteran brother Rodney, who cannot adjust to civilian life. Rodney makes money fighting bareknuckle for bar owner and small-time criminal John Petty, who runs illegal gambling operations, but becomes so indebted due to gambling losses that he begs Petty for a big money fight. After Petty reluctantly arranges this with a ruthless backwoods criminal gang, Rodney disappears and his brother tries to find out what has happened.

The Big Short (1990)

If it was made in the 90s.

Wall Street (2017)

The film tells the story of Bud Fox, a young stockbroker who becomes involved with Gordon Gekko, a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider.

Annihilation (1998)

The story follows a group of explorers who enter "The Shimmer", a mysterious quarantined zone of mutating plants and animals caused by an alien presence.

Kingsman: The Secret Service (1985)

The film follows the recruitment and training of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, into a secret spy organisation. In a both brutal and comedic fashion, Eggsy joins a mission to tackle a global threat from Richmond Valentine, a wealthy megalomaniac wanting to deal with climate change.

The Silence of the Lambs (1979)

Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee is pulled out from her training to apprehend a serial killer, known only as "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims' corpses. For this she has to create a psychological profile and seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.

The Age of Innocence (2013)

The film recounts the courtship and marriage of Newland Archer, a wealthy New York society attorney, to May Welland ; Archer then encounters and legally represents Countess Olenska, prior to unexpected romantic entanglements.

The Last Temptation of Christ (2008)

The film depicts the life of Jesus Christ and his struggle with various forms of temptation including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance and lust.

A Million Ways to Die in the West (1994)

The film follows a cowardly frontiersman who gains courage with the help of a female gunfighter and must use his newfound skills in a confrontation with her villainous outlaw husband.

Kick-Ass (1988)

It tells the story of an ordinary teenager, Dave Lizewski, who sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass". Dave gets caught up in a bigger fight when he meets Big Daddy, a former cop who, in his quest to bring down the crime boss Frank D'Amico and his son Red Mist, has trained his eleven-year-old daughter to be the ruthless vigilante Hit-Girl.

Misery (2020)

The movie is about an obsessive fan who holds an author captive and forces him to write a story.

Murder on the Orient Express (2014)

The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

Stripes (2011)

Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.

The Shawshank Redemption (2014)

It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne, who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding and becomes instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton.

Carrie (2013)

The film is a modern re-imagining of King's novel about a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who uses her telekinetic powers with devastating effect after being a victim of a cruel prank at her senior prom.

Trading Places (2013)

The film tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker and a poor street hustler, whose lives cross when they are unwittingly made the subject of an elaborate bet to test how each man will perform when their life circumstances are swapped.