Craven, Matt

Overview

Works:	113 works in 267 publications in 5 languages and 17,362 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films Science fiction films War television programs Television mini-series Superhero films Historical television programs History Horror films
Roles:	Actor, Performer
Classifications:	PN1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Matt Craven

X-men : first class by Matthew Vaughn( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 1,686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their superhuman powers for the first time, working together in a desperate attempt to stop the Hellfire Club and a global nuclear war

The Pacific by Eileen Tamura( Visual )

4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,613 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day

Disturbia by Dreamworks Pictures( Visual )

19 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in English and French and held by 1,558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After his father's death, Kale Brecht becomes a sullen, withdrawn, and troubled young man. He finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest after a run in with the law. His mother, Julie, works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with Kale's indifference and lethargy. As the walls of his house begin to close in on Kale, he turns into a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards those of his neighbors. Slowly, Kale begins to suspect his neighbor is a serial killer

White House down by Roland Emmerich( Visual )

6 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders

Déjà vu by Tony Scott( Visual )

2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Déjà vu -- the powerful, fast-paced action-thriller with a spectacular mind-bending twist. Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin (Washington) gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime. But can it help Carlin change the past?

The life of David Gale by Alan Parker( Visual )

9 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 1,253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

David Gale era un miembro activo de Deathwatch, un grupo activista en contra de la pena de muerte. Constance era una activista compañera de Deathwatch. Cuando se encuentra a Constance violada y asesinada, Gale es condenado del crimen. Ahora Gale espera la ejecución, y con menos que una semana antes su cita con la inyección fatal, Gale consiente en decir su historia a Bitsy, una periodista presuntuosa de una revista de noticias mayor. Cuando ella discute los hechos del asesinato con Gale, se le ocurre que los detalles simplemente no suman. Pronto un desconocido misterioso empieza a pasarle disimuladamente a ella evidencia que sugiere que a Gale se han tendido una trampa

Timeline by Michael Crichton( Visual )

8 editions published between 2004 and 2013 in English and held by 1,248 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A group of present-day archeology students are stunned to discover a handwritten plea for help dated April 2, 1357 ... from their own professor. He's been blasted back in time to the 14th century. To rescue him, they must travel back and survive one of the most violent battles in world history--and make it back to the 21st century alive

The Clearing by Pieter Jan Brugge( Visual )

8 editions published between 2004 and 2013 in English and held by 1,077 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A successful businessman is kidnapped by a mysterious man, who is disturbingly familiar with the intimate details of his prisoner's personal life

Crimson tide by Tony Scott( Visual )

15 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in English and held by 745 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On board a nuclear submarine headed for Russia where radicals are threatening to start World War 3, Captain Ramsey and First officer Hunter clash over the validity of an unverified message to launch their missiles. With nuclear holocaust close at hand, mutiny erupts, pitting the entire crew against each other in a showdown that will decide the fate of the world

The longshots by Nick Santora( Visual )

6 editions published between 2008 and 2013 in English and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A rag-tag group of misfit kids were all the tiny town of Minden had for a Pop Warner football team. That is, until Curtis Plummer came along. With a secret weapon in tow -- his pigtail wearing niece Jasmine who is a natural quarterback -- he will take the team from a group of clumsy goofballs to a football powerhouse. Inspired by a true story."--Cover

Devil( Visual )

6 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and French and held by 694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, five people discover that the Devil is among them, and no one can escape their fate. This chilling, supernatural thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way to a heart-stopping ending with a truly wicked twist

Jacob's ladder by Adrian Lyne( Visual )

15 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 647 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"... a Vietnam vet [is] haunted by the memories of war and the death of his young son. As Jacob starts to experience visions of demons all around him, he begins to question what is real. Is he going insane? Is he suffering from post-traumatic stress? Or could he be caught in the middle of some horrific supernatural battle he can't understand?"-- Back of container

A simple curve( Visual )

5 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Caleb is a charming small-town entrepreneur determined to keep his woodworking shop afloat in spite of the relentless idealism of his business partner and father, aging hippie draft-dodger Jim. When wealthy American Matthew arrives, Caleb sees a chance to turn his fortunes around provided he can keep Jim distracted long enough. Juggling mounting debts, freeloading hippie houseguests, and a budding love life, Caleb strikes a sescret deal with Matthew that could set him up for good if it doesn't destroy his entire way of life."--Container

The statement by Brian Moore( Visual )

2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An escaped Nazi collaborator is the target of an ambitious judge, a scrupulous colonel and two mysterious hit men

Things you can tell just by looking at her by Jia xi ya( Visual )

7 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and Italian and held by 358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An anthology of 5 loosely connected and interwoven stories showing how women deal with the variety of problems that each faces in her life. A doctor looking after her invalid mother who realizes that her own life is passing her by. A wealthy bank manager dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, a workaholic boyfriend, and a street woman who dispenses advice that hits too close to the truth. A single mother starting a relationship with the dwarf who moves in across the street. A fortune teller struggling with her grief and depression as she cares for her lesbian lover who is dying from cancer. A woman police detective confronted with her own loneliness as she watches her blind sister date, and investigates the suicide of an old school friend

Stonewall( Visual )

4 editions published between 2015 and 2016 in English and German and held by 351 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Passions and politics make a volatile mix in this dynamic drama that follows the groundbreaking events that led to the birth of the modern Gay Rights movement in 1969 at New York City's Stonewall Inn

Assault on Precinct 13 by John Carpenter( Visual )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A notorious mobster is brought into an under-manned police precinct on its last day of operation. Remaining cops and prisoners must fight for their lives against a group of rogue cops intent on taking down the mobster before he testifies against them

Varian's war by Lionel, director Chetwynd( Visual )

7 editions published between 2000 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of Varian Fry. During World War II, he constructed an elaborate underground rescue network saving some of the most influential figures of that era, including painter Marc Chagall

K2( Visual )

13 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two friends, one an attorney and the other a physics professor, share a dream- they want to climb K2. They finally have an opportunity to do so when they are asked to join an international climbing team, put together by a legendary mountaineer. Little do they know that their survival will rest on the one thing they can't depend on- their loyalty to each other

Indian summer by Mike Binder( Visual )

7 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

" ... heartwarming comedy about eight friends who reunite at their summer camp after twenty years"--Container