Josh Brolin made his silver screen debut in the 1985 American adventure comedy film ‘The Goonies’ directed by Richard Donner. The film opened to a positive reception and was a box office success, grossing over $125 million on a budget of $19 million. It was also selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 2017. Following his debut, he went on to star in films such as Thrashin' (1986), ‘Finish Line’ (1989), ‘The Road Killers’ (1994), ‘Bed of Roses’ (1996), ‘Flirting with Disaster’ (1996), ‘Mimic’ (1997), ‘My Brother's War’ (1997), ‘Nightwatch’ (1997), ‘The Mod Squad’ (1999), ‘Best Laid Plans’ (1999), and ‘It's the Rage’ (1999). In 2000, he starred as ‘Matt Kensington’ in the science fiction horror film ‘Hollow Man’ directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film, despite being largely panned by critics, was a financial success and grossed over $190.2 million on a budget of $95 million. He next starred in films like ‘Slow Burn’ (2000), ‘Coastlines’ (2002), ‘Milwaukee, Minnesota’ (2003), ‘Melinda and Melinda’ (2004), ‘Into the Blue’ (2005), ‘The Dead Girl’ (2006), ‘Grindhouse’ (2007), ‘In the Valley of Elah’ (2007), ‘American Gangster’ (2007), and ‘W.’ (2008). He portrayed ‘Dan White’ in the 2008 American biographical film ‘Milk’ directed by Gus Van Sant. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and received 8 ‘Academy Award’ nominations, including ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for Brolin.
He continued to star in films like ‘Women in Trouble’ (2009), ‘Jonah Hex’ (2010), ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ (2010), and ‘True Grit’ (2010). In 2012, he played the role of ‘Young Agent K’ in the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed American science fiction action comedy film ‘Men in Black 3.’ The film was praised by critics and grossed over $624 million on a budget of $215–225 million. He was next seen in films like ‘Gangster Squad’ (2013), ‘Labor Day’ (2013), ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (2014), ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ (2014), ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015), ‘Everest’ (2015), ‘Hail, Caesar!’ (2016), ‘Only the Brave’ (2017), and ‘The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter’ (2018). In 2018, he starred as ‘Thanos’ in the American superhero film ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ directed by the Russo brothers. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a massive box office success, grossing over $2.048 billion on a $325–400 million budget. The same year, he also played the role of ‘Cable’ in the David Leitch-directed American superhero film ‘Deadpool 2.’ The film opened to a positive reception and performed well at the box office, grossing over $785.8 million on a budget of $110 million. He next appeared in films like ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ (2018), ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019), ‘Flag Day’ (2021), and ‘Dune.’ (2021). Brolin was last seen playing the role of ‘Royal Abbott’ in the American science fiction neo-Western streaming television series ‘Outer Range’ in 2021. The series was renewed for a second season in 2022.
The intergalactic warlord from Titan, Thanos, is on a quest to collect the six Infinity Stones that will empower him to destroy half of all life in the universe. The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy must come together to stop Thanos and save the world.
When Llewelyn Moss accidentally comes across two million dollars in cash and a vehicle loaded with heroin, he decides to walk away with the money. As a ruthless hitman Anton Chigurh chases him for the money, Terrell county Sheriff Bell attempts to track both of them and control the rising violence in the otherwise peaceful Lone Star State town.
A fictionalized account of the criminal career of gangster Frank Lucas who was notorious for smuggling heroin, American Gangster is a crime film produced by Ridley Scott. A critical and commercial success, the film was nominated for 21 awards.
Blaming himself for his girlfriend's death, Deadpool makes a failed attempt at committing suicide and reluctantly joins the X-Men while recovering at the X-Mansion. His team rescues angry young mutant Russell Collins from an abusive orphanage, only to find out that Collins is being hunted by Cable, a cyborg soldier from the future, for murdering his family.
The Goonies are a group of Oregon children who are trying to save their neighborhood from developers. After discovering a map to the treasure of the 17th century’s notorious pirate One-Eyed Willy, they head out on an adventure to find the fortune, but are pursued by a family of criminals who want to grab the riches. Finally, who gets the treasure?
Kate Macer is an idealistic FBI field agent who is enlisted into a special task force targeting senior members of a Mexican drug cartel responsible for killing members of her team. As she experiences the brutality of cartel's operations, she is also appalled to find that her teammates are not keen on sticking to conventional methods.
14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross is determined to avenge the killing of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, but while searching for a man with "true grit", she can only find the aging, alcoholic US marshal Rooster Cogburn. However, Cogburn is more interested in the bounty Texas Ranger LaBoeuf has on Chaney's head.
This historical action drama film revolves around a group of elite firefighters who risk everything in their attempt to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
A tribute to the 1970s exploitation film, it has two horror feature films - Planet Terror and Death Proof. In the first movie, there is a fierce struggle between the blood thirsty zombies and determined humans who want to survive. In the second movie, a psychopath Hollywood stuntman kills young women by using his death proof car. The movie also features fake exploitation trailers.
Through flashbacks, this biographical film records the career of Harvey Milk who became America's first openly gay person to be elected to public office on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors following a successful campaign led by his young partner and campaign manager Scott Smith. A year later, he is assassinated by his former conservative colleague Dan White.
After Mike Deerfield a soldier who returned from Iraq goes missing, his father Hank tries to find out what happened to his son. Later when Mike’s burned and dismembered body is discovered, Hank finds out the horrifying truth with the help of police detective Emily Sanders, with little cooperation from the army.
A small town in rural Texas turns into a nightmare when its inhabitants are infected by a deadly biochemical agent and transformed into zombies. Dancer Cherry Darling who replaces her lost leg with an assault rifle and grenade launcher teams up with survivors to fight off the zombies while the infection spreads worldwide.
Everest is inspired by the true-life events of a mountaineering disaster. Two separate commercial expeditions, led by Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, set out to conquer the world’s highest summit, Mt. Everest. Unexpectedly, they are engulfed by a fierce blizzard where they struggle for survival against freezing temperatures and winds, as their mettle is tested by the harshest possible elements.
When Mexican drug cartels start trafficking sicarios or hit-men into the US, FBI agent Matt Graver is brought in, who gets former operative Alejandro Gillick to help. They conceive a plot to turn the cartels against each other by abducting the daughter of one of the kingpins, and making it appear as the work of their rival. How does it all end?
A depressed single mother and her son offer a ride to a wounded and fearsome man. However, they eventually come to know that he is an escaped convict, and think of ways to escape from him.
Boris the Animal, the last of his species who was captured by Agent K, flees from the maximum-security prison on the Moon. He travel backs in time to kill a younger K which will enable his fellow Boglodites to conquer Earth. Agent J must now travel back in time and team up with the younger K to prevent Boris from destroying humanity.
This anthology film is a collection of 33 different short films, where the directors expresses their ideas and feelings regarding cinema.
In 1949, Mobster Mickey Cohen rules the California criminal underworld and has even police and politicians in his pocket. A secret police unit called the Gangster Squad, comprising of Sergeant John O’Mara, Sergeant Jerry Wooters, Lieutenant Coleman Harris, Conwell Keeler, Max Kennard, and Navidad Ramirez finally manages to bring him down.
Mel Colpin was adopted as a child, and when he becomes a father, he feels that he cannot name his son until he knows who his real parents are. Accompanied by his wife and an adoption agent, he departs on a road trip to find out the identity of his real parents.
Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello is a good-hearted but inept stoner who works as a private investigator. His former lover, Shasta suddenly shows up and asks him to prevent her rich lover, Wolfmann, from being committed to insane asylum by Wolfmann’s wife. Doc soon finds himself tangled in the psychedelic world of drugs and corrupt LAPD.
After a young girl is murdered, the clues bring together several people who are seemingly unrelated.
In this follow-up collection of dark stories from Sin City, Marv is struggling to remember his encounter with four dead frat boys around him; cocky gambler Johnny is obsessed about winning against Senator Roark; Dwight McCarthy attempts to save his former girlfriend Ava from her abusive husband; and Nancy Callahan sets out to avenge John Hartigan's death.
This comedy drama film revolves around four writers who discuss the nature of comedy and tragedy over dinner, by narrating two different versions of the same story about a woman named Melinda.
Based in 1950s Hollywood, Hail, Caesar! is a dark comedy that revolves around a movie industry 'fixer' who is tasked with investigating the disappearance of the star of a biblical epic. With a stellar star cast, this film showcases the dark side of Hollywood of that era where fixers would clean up the messes of the bigwigs of the movie business.
W. is a biopic based on the life of Former US President George W Bush. The film revolves around the early years of George Bush, as he struggles to make his mark in the world. Deemed incapable by his father, he attempts at running an oil company, and then a baseball team, before he joins politics.
After forty years of married life, Helena finds herself abandoned by her husband, Alfie, who divorces her to marry a prostitute. In desperation, she starts consulting a psychic. Their daughter Sally, married to an unsuccessful author, falls for her boss while her husband begins to admire an already engaged woman, leading to more heartburn.
After being released from prison for insider trading and securities fraud Gordon Gekko, is a successful writer with his book ‘Is Greed Good?’. He tries to reconnect with his daughter Winnie using her boyfriend Jacob Moore but ends up betraying them both and stealing Winnie’s money.
Nightwatch is a horror thriller film which tells the story of a law student named Martin who takes up a job as a night watchman in a hospital morgue. However, he soon starts discovering clues that can point to him as a suspect in a series of murders. He tries to discover clues that can lead him to the real culprit.
Bryce is a wealthy man who is unaware that he is a target for several schemers and crooks. He stops at a local bar, when he meets the seductive Lissa. The two spend the night together, but in the morning, she blackmails him, by claiming that she is underage. In a panic, unsure of what to do, he decides to tie her up, and ask an old of his for help.
When the cockroaches start spreading a deadly disease, an entomologist genetically creates an insect to kill the disease carrying cockroaches, making sure that all the specimen released are female and have limited lifespan. But unknown to her, the bugs continue to evolve and now they are ready to take on their next target, the humans.
Lisa receives a bunch of roses from a secret admirer. Eventually, she finds out that the man is a shy florist named Lewis, who had fallen for her at first sight. They both begin to fall for each other.
Jared and Sam are divers, leading a rustic life next to a beach in Bahamas, all the while dreaming of discovering one of the many treasure filled ships wrecked in nearby waters. Jared’s dream comes true when one day while snorkeling with his friends, Bryce and Amanda, he finds artifacts lying on the sea bed. But close to it is also a wrecked plane full of cocaine.
After successfully making animals invisible and then back to visible, arrogant scientist Sebastian Caine avoids reporting to his supervisors and convinces his team to test the serum on him. When his team fails to return him to his previous state, now invisible Caine becomes unstable and goes after his teammates, which also includes his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.
An alcoholic advertizing executive is kidnapped and kept in solitary confinement in a hotel room for twenty years. Although he is provided with everything he needs, he does not have a clue about his captor or his motive. Then one day he is dumped in a field, with a cell phone and a small amount of money. He now has to find out the truth.
Women in Trouble is a comedy drama film which revolves around the lives of several women including a porn star, a bartender, two call girls, an actress, a flight attendant, etc. who are facing multiple problems in their lives. The film shows how all of their lives get intertwined in a period of 24 hours.
Jonah Hex was a Confederate Cavalryman until his commander ordered him to burn down a hospital. Today, he is a bounty hunter with a warrant on his head and an ability to temporarily resurrect the dead. The US military now wants him to stop his ex-commander from unleashing chaos across the country, an offer he cannot refuse.
Julie, Pete and Lincoln are three troublesome teens, who are recruited by Captain Adam Greer on his mission to bust a drug ring which is run by a group of corrupt policemen. However, things get very complicated as Greer turns up dead, and the trio have very little time to find the killer and solve the case.
The 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the movie sees Peter Quill, a superhero, along with a group of extra-terrestrial criminals, together known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, being chased by the villain Ronan the Accuser after the former steals a mysterious orb desired by the latter.
After the Avengers retrieve Loki's scepter from a Hydra facility, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner use it to complete Stark's Ultron global defense program. However, Ultron turns against humans realizing their wrongdoings, and attacks the Avengers, eliminating Stark's A.I. J.A.R.V.I.S. The Avengers must stop a global extinction with mysterious superhuman twins, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff.
Josh Brolin Awards
| Avengers: Endgame | Best Villain | 2019 |
