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Crew: John Hillcoat

Ghosts … of the Civil Dead (1988)

12 December 200417 September 2020
Ghosts ... of the Civil Dead (1988) poster

Brutally Tough Future Prison

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: John Hillcoat.
Actors: David Field, Nick Cave and Vince Gil.
Crew: John Hillcoat and Nick Cave.
Themes: Prisons, Near Future Settings, Australian Cinema and Films of 1988.

The Road (2009)

30 November 200916 August 2019
The Road (2009) poster

Grim Post-Holocaust Survivalism

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: John Hillcoat.
Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garret Dillahunt and Molly Parker.
Crew: John Hillcoat, Joe Penhall, Cormac McCarthy, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz, Nick Wechsler, Javier Aguirresarobe, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Mark O. Forker, Brainstorm Digital, Dive, Crazy Horse Pictures, Paul Graff, Invisible Pictures, Noel Hooper, Space Monkey, Joe DiValerio, David Fletcher, Chris Kennedy, 2929 Productions and Chockstone Pictures.
Themes: After the Holocaust, Cannibalism and Films of 2009.

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  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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