Movies from James Patterson

American Fiction

Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.
James Patterson
Writer
I just finished American Fiction, and @jfreewright was absolutely tremendous, very believable as a cranky writer.
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James Patterson's Favorite Movies About Lawyers

Here is a list of James Patterson's favorite movies about lawyers. Enjoy the list!
James Patterson
Writer
Here is a list of James Patterson's favorite movies about lawyers. Enjoy the list!
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Pompeii

In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
James Patterson
Writer
Recently saw Pompeii. Pompeii…was never like this. Hard to imagine, but a poor man's 300.
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Boyhood

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
James Patterson
Writer
Recently saw Boyhood. I can't remember a film that so honestly captures a life—at least part of a life.
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The Greatest Showman

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
James Patterson
Writer
The Greatest Showman: The critics didn’t like this one, but I found it a lot better than I imagined it would be. Staff at the movie theater raved about it to me on my way in. Grade: B+
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I Care a Lot

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
James Patterson
Writer
I’m a huge movie guy. Two movies I’ve enjoyed recently — Top Gun: Maverick and I Care a Lot.
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Top Gun: Maverick

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
James Patterson
Writer
I’m a huge movie guy. Two movies I’ve enjoyed recently — Top Gun: Maverick and I Care a Lot.
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Where the Crawdads Sing

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.
James Patterson
Writer
I just watched “Where the Crawdads Sing.” Sue and I liked it a lot.
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Delivery Man

An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.
James Patterson
Writer
Recently saw Delivery Man. My opinion - not enough funny, too much schmaltzy.
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Mr. Popper's Penguins

Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.
James Patterson
Writer
Saw #MrPopper's Penguins this wk & I hve no idea why. Mybe because I usually like Jim Carrey? Preposterous premise but not bad family flick.
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Thor

Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
James Patterson
Writer
Just saw #GreenLantern this weekend. Better (to me & my 13yo Jack) than #Thor
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Green Lantern

For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the first human ever recruited.
James Patterson
Writer
Just saw #GreenLantern this weekend.
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The Dictator

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
James Patterson
Writer
I was back at the movies this past weekend. I saw The Dictator.
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Battleship

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
James Patterson
Writer
I saw another movie last weekend. It was Battleship. Spoiler alert. Blow stuff up.
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Footloose

Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.
James Patterson
Writer
I saw Footlose over the weekend. Sort of fun to watch but(!) man, can you feel the producers carefully.
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Omar

The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry.
James Patterson
Writer
I recently saw Omar, Academy Award nominee for best foreign film. Political suspense done as well as it can be done.
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The Hunger Games

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.
James Patterson
Writer
Saw #TheHungerGames last night, but I have more than 140 characters worth to say about it.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
James Patterson
Writer
I recently saw Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. This is not a Tom Clancy film, this is not a Jack Ryan film. But it’s still fun to watch.
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A Madea Christmas

Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.
James Patterson
Writer
Recently saw Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas. If you like @tylerperry movies – and I do – you’ll really like this one.
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Locke

Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
James Patterson
Writer
Recently saw Locke. Brilliant, illuminating, miraculous, tedious.
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Iron Man 3

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
James Patterson
Writer
Saw Iron Man 3. This remains my favorite of all the comic book action movie series. And Gandhi actually makes a pretty terrific bad guy.
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Bad Words

A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
James Patterson
Writer
Recently saw Bad Words. Jason Bateman is smart, really smart, and maybe a little too smart for movie audiences. The movie is good nasty fun.
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22 Jump Street

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.
James Patterson
Writer
Recently saw 22 Jump Street. Funny. But I thought it would be even funnier.