Stories by @adamatc

Gender-Swapped : The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Technically, it would the Woman from U.N.C.L.E...

Martin Ritt's The Banshees of Inisherin (1975)

In a remote Irish island, two lifelong best friends experience an abrupt falling out, with shocking consequences.

Sidney Lumet's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (1978)

Billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case.

The Woman King (1994)

The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s.

Enzo Castellari's THE UNTOUCHABLES ("POLIZIA DI CHICAGO CONTRO CAPONE," 1974)

An Italian Poliziotteschi take on Eliot Ness' Untouchables vs Al Capone's Outfit.

Garry Marshall's The Philadelphia Story (1993)

One of the greatest romantic comedies ever produced : Katharine Hepburn is the snooty daughter of a wealthy Philadelphia family and about to marry for the second time. Things get hilariously complicated when her cunning ex-husband Cary Grant enters the scene with tabloid reporter James Stewart in tow. While Stewart falls helplessly in love with Hepburn, she rejects her stuffed-shirt fiance and realizes she's still in love with Grant.

Sofia Coppola's The Lost Daughter (2008)

A woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

Kevin Smith's The Tender Bar (1995)

In 1972, 9-year-old J.R. Maguire moves into his grandfather's dilapidated house in Long Island, N.Y. Searching for a father figure, he falls under the unconventional tutelage of his uncle Charlie, a charismatic, self-educated bartender who introduces him to a handful of the bar's colorful regulars. As the years pass and J.R. grows into a young man, he tries to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer.

A 2020-ish What's Up, Doc?

Two researchers have come to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in Music. One seems a bit distracted, and that was before he meets her. A strange woman seems to have devoted her life to confusing and embarassing him. At the same time a woman has her jewels stolen and a government whistle blower arrives with his stolen top secret papers. All, of course have the same style and color overnight bag.

A 2020-ish Throw Momma From The Train

A bitter ex-husband wants his former spouse dead. A put-upon momma's boy wants his mother dead. Who will pull it off?

Terrence Malick's The Power Of The Dog (1985)

Thomas Savage's dark poetic writing about bachelor brothers in a small town in early 20th century American will hook you in. Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder.

Single Black Female: Remake of 1992's Single White Female

When a 'Single White Female' places an ad in the press for a similar woman to rent a room (to replace the boyfriend she's just left), all the applicants seem weird. Then along comes a level headed woman who seems to be just right. But the new lodger has a secret past which haunts her.

Jordan Peele's Death Becomes Her

A writer and an actress hate each other for years as they have a crush on the same man. They secretly drink a miracle cure that prevents ageing and also turns them immortal.

Hal Ashby's THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

The Royal Tenenbaums is a delightful adult comedy with many quirks and a sense of poignancy. Many critics especially praised Hackman's performance

Tim Burton's The Grand Budapest Hotel (1992)

If The Grand Budapest Hotel was made 20 years earlier

John Carpenter's SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (1988)

Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

Robert Altman's The French Dispatch (1976)

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch."

Woody Allen's The French Dispatch (1988)

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch."

Two for the Money (1986)

Brandon Lang is a former college football star who, after sustaining a career-ending injury, takes a job handicapping football games. His success at choosing winners catches the eye of Walter Abrams, the slick head of one of the biggest sports consulting operations in the United States. Walter takes Brandon under his wing, and soon they are making tremendous amounts of money.

The Last Duel (1986)

Based on actual events, the film unravels long-held assumptions about France's last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, two friends turned bitter rivals. Carrouges is a respected knight known for his bravery and skill on the battlefield. Le Gris is a Norman squire whose intelligence and eloquence make him one of the most admired nobles in court. When Carrouges' wife, Marguerite, is viciously assaulted by Le Gris, a charge he denies, she refuses to stay silent, stepping forward to accuse her attacker, an act of bravery and defiance that puts her life in jeopardy. The ensuing trial by combat, a grueling duel to the death, places the fate of all three in God's hands.