This document provides synopses for 8 movies. The first synopsis is for a comedy starring Jim Carrey where his character discovers his whole life is being filmed. The second is a sci-fi thriller starring Keanu Reeves about a computer hacker who discovers life is a simulation. The third is an adventure film remake starring Jack Black about a director who brings a giant ape to New York.

1. A synopsis is a brief summary of a written work or a movie. Read the movie
synopses below and try to guess the title of the movie.
Movie 1: ________________ Movie 2: ________________ Movie 3: ________________
This is a comedy starring This is a sci-fi thriller This action/adventure film is
Jim Carrey. When a light starring Keanu Reeves. His a remake of a 1933 classic.
falls from the sky, Carrey’s character, Neo, is a Jack Black plays a movie
character Truman begins to computer hacker who director who captures a
suspect that something is discovers that life on earth giant ape from a lost island
wrong with the world. He is a façade created by and brings the ape back to
goes on to discover that his intelligent machines that use New York. In the end, the
whole life is being filmed as humans to generate energy. ape escapes captivity and
a show for others to watch. causes destruction in New
York.
Movie 8: ________________
In this romance, Kate Movie 4: ________________
Winslet plays an upper class This is a suspense drama
woman who falls in love with starring Bruce Willis. He
a poor artist. The story plays a doctor who helps
takes place aboard a ship children with psychological
that is struck by an iceberg problems. He tries to help a
and sunk. In the end, Kate troubled child who sees
Winslet’s character, Rose, ghosts. In the end, he helps
survives but the poor artist, the boy find peace, but he
who is played by Leonardo discovers that he is a ghost
DiCaprio, dies. himself.
Movie 7: ________________ Movie 5: ________________
In this sci-fi action film, This is an action film
Will Smith plays a cop who is Movie 6: ________________ starring Tobey Maguire. He
recruited into the When a criminal maniac, plays a superhero who has to
government’s most secret Sirius Black, escapes from stop the evil genius Dr.
agency. He has to find ‘illegal prison, Harry Potter, who is Octopus. Unfortunately, his
aliens’ that are hiding in New played by Daniel Radcliffe, real life problems as college
York, including an insect-like has to be careful. It turns student Peter Parker cause
alien that is trying to take out that Sirius is not who he him to temporarily give up
over the world. seems. being the superhero.