A breathtaking investigation into blockbusters, a film genre that enjoys worldwide success yet keeps its secret weapon well hidden backstage in Hollywood. The blockbuster appeals to a very wide audience, from 7 to 77 years and from Paris to Beijing. These films, which have boosted the film industry, started out with "Jaws" and "Star Wars" and are still prospering with Avatar or Alice in Wonderland. To succeed, the films must meet a few precise criteria, one of them being their cost - at 100 million dollars minimum. But in Hollywood, the films' ingredients are a well-kept secret; perhaps for fear of discovering that the studios' house rules are not as rosy as in certain fruitful happy endings? The pressure and the stakes are colossal. This fascinating documentary reviews the numerous professions affiliated with the blockbuster, via interviews with producers of the major studios (Walt Disney Studio, 20th Century Fox...)...
East of Main Street: Asians Aloud
Documentary
6.1
Main Krishna Hoon
Animation, Family
6.1
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
5.5
Mike's New Car
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
6.9
Main Street
Drama
6.2
Maine Pyar Kiya
Romance, Drama
5.9
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
Documentary
5.8
Merry Madagascar
Animation, Family
6.5
Balto III: Wings of Change
Family, Adventure, Animation
6.7
State and Main
Comedy, Drama
6.3
The Blue Umbrella
Animation, Romance
7.5
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Comedy
6.0
The Rugrats Movie
Family, Animation, Comedy, Adventure
6.2
Lion, London Zoological Gardens
Documentary
5.2
Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar
Family, Animation
7.2
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
Animation, Family, Romance
7.2
Leroy & Stitch
Animation, Comedy, Family, TV Movie
6.6
Wedding in Paris
Comedy
4.6
Dug's Special Mission
Animation, Comedy, Family
7.0
Lion
Adventure, Animation
6.5
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Documentary, Comedy
7.8
Two, Three Times Branco
Documentary
0.0
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Documentary, History, TV Movie
7.0
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
Documentary
1.2
Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema
Documentary, History, TV Movie
6.7
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Music, Documentary
7.1
Circus of Books
Documentary, History
7.0
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Documentary
7.1
Stallone, profession héros
Documentary, TV Movie
6.9
Hollywood Unmasked
Documentary
0.0
Hollywood Unmasked 2
Documentary
0.0
Cocaine: History Between the Lines
History, Documentary, TV Movie
0.0
Islands of Forgotten Cinemas
Documentary
0.0
Adam Sandler: Funny Guy
Documentary, Comedy
4.0
kid 90
Documentary
7.0
Hollywood Haunts
Documentary
0.0
Guten Tag, RDA !
Documentary
0.0
Behind the Screens, Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial
Documentary
0.0
Tin Tan
Documentary
7.2
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Documentary
7.1