83% (3)  A Hijacking  103 min,  R,  [Drama, Thriller]  [Tobias Lindholm]  [20 Sep 2012]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 72%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 95%,   Metacritic: 82%,   External Reviews
Awards:  16 wins & 26 nominations.
Actors:  Dar Salim, Pilou Asbæk, Roland Møller, Søren Malling
Writer:  Tobias Lindholm
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  Danish, Swedish, English, Japanese, Somali    Country:  Denmark
Plot:  The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbor when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship's cook Mikkel and the engineer Jan, who along with the rest of the seamen are taken hostage in a cynical game of life and death. With the demand for a ransom of millions of dollars a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company and the Somali pirates.
Rotten Tomatoes:   The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship's cook Mikkel (Pilou Asbæk) and the engineer Jan (Roland Møller), who along with the rest of the seamen are taken hostage in a cynical game of life and death. With the demand for a ransom of millions of dollars a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company (Søren Malling) and the Somali pirates. (c) Magnolia
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70% (3)  Overlord  110 min,  R,  [Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, War]  [Julius Avery]  [09 Nov 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 67%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 81%,   Metacritic: 60%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Jovan Adepo, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk, Wyatt Russell
Writer:  Billy Ray (screenplay by), Mark L. Smith (screenplay by), Billy Ray (story by)
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English, Russian, French, German    Country:  USA, Canada
Plot:  A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.
Rotten Tomatoes:   With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drop into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that's crucial to the invasion's success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager to penetrate the walls and take down the tower. But, in a mysterious Nazi lab beneath the church, the outnumbered G.I.s come face-to-face with enemies unlike any the world has ever seen. From producer J.J. Abrams, Overlord is a thrilling, pulse-pounding action adventure with a twist.
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53% (3)  Ghost in the Shell  107 min,  PG-13,  [Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller]  [Rupert Sanders]  [31 Mar 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 64%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 43%,   Metacritic: 52%,   External Reviews
Awards:  2 wins & 6 nominations.
Actors:  Juliette Binoche, Pilou Asbæk, Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano
Writer:  Shirow Masamune (based on the comic "The Ghost in the Shell" by), Jamie Moss (screenplay by), William Wheeler (screenplay by), Ehren Kruger (screenplay by)
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English, Japanese    Country:  USA, India, Hong Kong, China, UK
Plot:  In the near future, Major Motoko Kusanagi (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible terrorist attack, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major Kusanagi is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major Kusanagi discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others.
Rotten Tomatoes:   In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, "The Ghost in the Shell."
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35% (3)  Woodshock  100 min,  R,  [Drama, Thriller]  [Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy]  [22 Sep 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 43%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 24%,   Metacritic: 39%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Joe Cole, Kirsten Dunst, Pilou Asbæk, Steph DuVall
Writer:  Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  A haunted young woman spirals in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug.
Rotten Tomatoes:   The exquisite feature film debut of visionary fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy (Rodarte), Woodshock is a hypnotic exploration of isolation, paranoia, and grief that exists in a dream-world all its own. Kirsten Dunst stars as Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug. Immersive, spellbinding, and sublime, Woodshock transcends genre to become a singularly thrilling cinematic experience that marks the arrival of the Mulleavy siblings as a major new voice in film.
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76% (2)  A War  115 min,  R,  [Crime, Drama, War]  [Tobias Lindholm]  [10 Sep 2015]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 71%,   Metacritic: 81%,   External Reviews
Awards:  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 25 nominations.
Actors:  Charlotte Munck, Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Tuva Novotny
Writer:  Tobias Lindholm
External Links:  Wikipedia  IMDb     Language:  Danish, Arabic, English    Country:  Denmark, France
Plot:  Company commander Claus M. Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) and his men are stationed in an Afghan province. Meanwhile back in Denmark Claus' wife Maria (Tuva Novotny) is trying to hold everyday life together with a husband at war and three children missing their father. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire and in order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that has grave consequences for him - and his family back home.
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