Movies starring Julia Roberts

Mystic Pizza (1988)

104 mins     Drama, Romance      

In "Mystic Pizza" everyone wants to know Leona's secret for her speciality Pizza. Well I know that secret, it is 3 friends, 3 stories, 3 cliches with a side order of subplots all blended with care and charm. Because basically...

Steel Magnolias (1989)

117 mins     Drama, Romance      

"Steel Magnolias" is a movie which splits my opinion right down the middle as there is part of this female orientated movie which I just can't stand. Yet at the same time "Steel Magnolias" makes me smile, makes me cry and the...

Pretty Woman (1990)

119 mins     Comedy, Romance      

I know I shouldn't like it, I'm a bloke, I like "Die Hard", "Commando" and any other number of macho action flicks but I can't deny it, I like "Pretty Woman". I know it's a girlie fairytale, a Cinderella story for a modern ag...

Flatliners (1990)

115 mins     Drama, Horror      

When I first watched "Flatliners" back around 1990 I thought it was the dog's doodahs; it had a good cast, it had style and most significantly had atmosphere. Now some 20 years later and having re-watched "Flatliners" the who...

Dying Young (1991)

114 mins     Drama, Romance      

Even top actors and actresses can star in some pretty duff movies, and sadly "Dying Young", which also stars Campbell Scott, happens to be one of Julia Roberts. To be honest "Dying Young" is not a bad movie, but when you comp...

Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

99 mins     Drama, Thriller      

Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) Julia Roberts stars as Laura an abused wife who fakes her own death to disappear from her controlling husband (Patrick Bergin)...

Hook (1991)

144 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

Steven Spielberg's "Hook" is a fun movie, a colourful, imaginative adventure movie made for families but it has one problem and for some a major problem. The storyline to "Hook" takes the twist that Peter Pan has grown up and...

The Pelican Brief (1993)

141 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

I've always enjoyed a John Grisham book unfortunately I can't say I've enjoyed the movie adaptations as much, something always gets lost in translation from print to the big screen. Despite featuring a knock out cast which in...

Michael Collins (1996)

133 mins     Biography, Drama, Thriller      

I've mentioned before that I was born in the early 1970s and as a Brit I have clear memories involving the conflict in Ireland and the various acts of the IRA. But as I was young I had no real interest in what was going on an...

Mary Reilly (1996)

108 mins     Drama, Horror, Romance      

An alternative title for "Mary Reilly" could easily be "There's not something about Mary" as sadly this is a movie which for most of the time is as dull as watching magnolia paint dry. Now maybe the issue is one more of expec...

Conspiracy Theory (1997)

135 mins     Crime, Romance, Thriller      

I have a conspiracy theory which out does all those more well known ones such as JFK, man on the moon, Princess Diana. My conspiracy theory revolves around the movie "Conspiracy Theory" as I believe that thanks to tampering f...

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

105 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Think of any of the messy love triangle/ romantic comedies which Doris Day made her own and you will get a very good idea of what "My Best Friend's Wedding" is, they even mention Doris Day in one of the scenes. Not that it's ...

Stepmom (1998)

124 mins     Drama      

I've heard some critics and reviewers describe "Stepmom" as a good old fashioned tear jerker, well either I am missing something or just very cold hearted. Yes at times "Stepmom" is emotional, but never to the extent that it ...

Runaway Bride (1999)

116 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Movie Review "Runaway Bride" - Julia Roberts and Richard Gere reunite for their second movie together, a fairytale romantic comedy about a journalist and a bride who keeps on getting cold feet....

Notting Hill (1999)

124 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Whilst some people absolutely adore "Notting Hill" I don't, not that I think it's a bad movie but one which has a few nice scenes, a couple of clever story elements but other than that it is average. It just doesn't woo me as...

Erin Brockovich (2000)

130 mins     Biography, Drama, Thriller      

When ever I see that a movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh I am always unsure what I am going to get because at times Soderbergh's style can end up overwhelming a movie, distracting from the story and ending up feeling alm...

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

112 mins     Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

Remakes are a dodgy area, often not wanted by movie lovers because too often they tamper with a much loved Hollywood classic and balls it right up. It's rare that they get it right but in the case of the "Ocean's Eleven" rema...

America's Sweethearts (2001)

102 mins     Comedy, Romance      

It would be fair to say that when it comes to most modern romantic comedies, the words unoriginal and predictable tend to come to mind. But "America's Sweethearts" is different because whilst it's a romantic comedy it's also ...

The Mexican (2001)

123 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

"The Mexican" is rather a strange movie because whilst it stars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts it's not about Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. In fact "The Mexican" is in effect two stories which do connect but you have the story of...

Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

114 mins     Drama      

When I got "Mona Lisa Smile", it was purely because it starred Julia Roberts and Julia Stiles, 2 of my favourite actresses, and then I read the synopsis I thought huge mistake as an uplifting story about an art history teache...