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...)...
Return of the Gunfighter
Western, TV Movie
6.1
Return of the Tooth Fairy
Horror
6.5
The Return
Drama
6.8
The Return
Documentary, Action
6.6
Return to Space
Documentary
6.5
Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2
Comedy, Horror
6.6
Judd Apatow: The Return
Comedy
6.3
No Deposit, No Return
Comedy, Family, Crime
6.2
Test
Drama
8.2
Bonanza: The Return
Western, TV Movie
6.5
Return To Salem's Cove
Horror
6.5
Return to Horror Hotel
Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
6.7
Universal Soldier: The Return
Action, Science Fiction
5.9
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
8.1
The Return of the King
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
6.4
Cocoon: The Return
Comedy, Science Fiction
6.5
Return of the Living Dead III
Science Fiction, Romance, Horror
6.6
Slayers Return
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
6.5
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
Horror, Comedy, Action
5.2
Fight Club
Drama
8.4
Comrades in Dreams
Documentary
7.2
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Documentary, History, TV Movie
10.0
The Get Lost Losers
Comedy, Music, Documentary
10.0
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Documentary
7.5
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Documentary
7.0
Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas
Documentary, Music
4.0
Peter von Bagh
Documentary
6.0
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Documentary, Comedy
7.8
White Noise
Documentary
8.0
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Documentary
4.5
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Documentary, TV Movie
6.5
Foghorn: Child Actor, Veteran, Friend
War, Documentary
0.0
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
Documentary
6.0
Archiving Time
Documentary, History
0.0
Writing Heads
Documentary
0.0
Querido Fotogramas
Documentary
4.0
Stages
Documentary
0.0
Glimpses of California
Documentary
6.0
This Changes Everything
Documentary
6.1
Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol
Documentary, Animation, Family
10.0