Prestige Pictures

Simon Morris looks at three films that reflect a little more effort on the part of their makers - the star-studded Formula One spectacle, F1, a well-scripted tale from Broadway's theatre district, The Great Lillian Hall starring Jessica Lange, and France's hugely successful film version of the classic The Count Of Monte Cristo. F1 - Formula One racing, and movie star's movie star, Brad Pitt! What more could anyone want? Producer Jerry Bruckheimer returns to the scene of his Nineties Tom Cruise hit Days Of Thunder with more of the same. Featuring Javier Bardem (Dune), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) and newcomer Damson Idris (TV's Snowfall). The Great Lillian Hall sees multi award winning Jessica Lange play a legendary Broadway star suddenly confronted with a possible life and career-changing disability. Features Kathy Bates and Pierce Brosnan, its directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Michael Cristofer. The Count Of Monte Cristo tells the story of a man wrongfully convicted, determined to take revenge on those who wronged him. The first French film version of Alexandre Dumas' classic tale for 50 years, it's produced by the same team who made the recent Three Musketeers films.