Rope

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Year:1948
Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Written by:Arthur Laurents (Screenplay), Patrick Hamilton (Theatre Play), Hume Cronyn (Adaptation), Ben Hecht (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
4403

Ronin

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Year:1998
Director:John Frankenheimer
Written by:J.D. Zeik (Screenplay), David Mamet (Screenplay), J.D. Zeik (Story)

Script Synopsis:A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
*4402

Romeo and Juliet

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Year:1996
Director:Baz Luhrmann
Written by:Baz Luhrmann (Screenplay), William Shakespeare (Author), Craig Pearce (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
*4401

RocknRolla

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Year:2008
Director:Guy Ritchie
Written by:Guy Ritchie (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.
*4400

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

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Year:1993
Director:Mel Brooks
Written by:Evan Chandler (Screenplay), Mel Brooks (Screenplay), J.D. Shapiro (Story), Evan Chandler (Story), J.D. Shapiro (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.
4399

Road to Perdition

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Year:2002
Director:Sam Mendes
Written by:Max Allan Collins (Novel), Richard Piers Rayner (Novel), David Self (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
*4398

Rising Sun

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Year:1993
Director:Philip Kaufman
Written by:Michael Crichton (Novel), Philip Kaufman (Screenplay), Michael Crichton (Screenplay), Michael Backes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Conner has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
4397

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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Year:2011
Director:Rupert Wyatt
Written by:Rick Jaffa (Screenplay), Amanda Silver (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer's, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee.
*4396

Reservoir Dogs

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Year:1992
Director:Quentin Tarantino
Written by:Quentin Tarantino (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.
*4393

Requiem for a Dream

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Year:2000
Director:Darren Aronofsky
Written by:Hubert Selby Jr. (Screenplay), Darren Aronofsky (Screenplay), Hubert Selby Jr. (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
*4392