2016 Movies : Adaptation

With Vin Diesel • Kristen Stewart • Chris Tucker • Marc Platt • Joe Alwyn • Ang Lee • Beau Knapp • Ben Platt • Garrett Hedlund • Simon Cornwell • Simon Beaufoy • Stephen Cornwell • Rhodri Thomas • Deirdre Lovejoy • Guo Guangchang • Brian Bell • Ben Waisbren

The film is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad – contrasting the realities of the war with America’s perceptions.

With George Clooney • Jake Gyllenhaal • Isla Fisher • Amy Adams • Armie Hammer • Michael Shannon • Ellie Bamber • Laura Linney • Aaron Johnson • Tom Ford • Grant Heslov

The plot is described as a "story inside a story," with the first part following a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second part of the story follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself.

With Luke Treadaway • Anthony Head • Roger Spottiswoode • Joanne Froggatt • Ruta Gedmintas • Tim John • Maria Nation

The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.

With George Clooney • Jake Gyllenhaal • Isla Fisher • Amy Adams • Armie Hammer • Michael Shannon • Ellie Bamber • Laura Linney • Aaron Johnson • Tom Ford • Grant Heslov

The plot is described as a "story inside a story," with the first part following a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second part of the story follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself.

With Nicole Kidman • Dev Patel • Rooney Mara • Menik Gooneratne • Luke Davies • Garth Davis • Pallavi Sharda • David Wenham • Nawazuddin Siddiqui • Eamon Farren

Follows a five-year-old Indian boy who, after a wrong train takes him thousands of miles away from home and family, survives many challenges before being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later, armed with only the scantest of clues, he learns of a new technology called Google Earth, and sets out to find his lost family.