Movies starring Michael Douglas

Summertree (1971)

88 mins     Drama      

"Summertree" wasn't Michael Douglas' first movie as the lead but it is one of his earlier ones and it is that which in truth attracted me to watch it, seeing what Douglas was like as a young actor. And having sat through "Sum...

The China Syndrome (1979)

122 mins     Drama, Thriller      

When ever a movie is being released and one of the actors unfortunately dies it can quite often lead to and increase interest. Whilst no one died prior to the release of "The China Syndrome", or at least no one I am aware of,...

The Star Chamber (1983)

109 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

Michael Douglas is one of those actors whose star is so big that even if you are not a fan you are usually aware of the movies he's starred in. So when you come across one which you have never heard of before you begin to que...

Romancing the Stone (1984)

106 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

"Romancing the Stone" plays like an 80s homage to those classic matinee movies, those swashbuckling movies of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. It has adventure, action, comedy and romance in equal measures as we watch a hero help a dams...

The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

106 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

Whilst I never thought that "Romancing the Stone" was a great movie it did capture that whole swashbuckling adventure of those classic adventure movies and at the same time giving us plenty of comedy through the pairing of Mi...

Wall Street (1987)

120 mins     Crime, Drama      

Having just won an Oscar for Vietnam epic "Platoon" Oliver Stone entered the world of warfare once more, although a war which is more apparent to your average guy on the street with "Wall Street". A now iconic movie which too...

Fatal Attraction (1987)

119 mins     Drama, Thriller      

For at least the first three quarters "Fatal Attraction" is an impressive movie, revolving in the real world delivering a really good psychological thriller. Shame then during that last quarter for some reason all that clever...

The War of the Roses (1989)

116 mins     Comedy      

Warring couples, there have been a few movies which have explored the dark humour of a marriage breaking down, the fighting over who gets what when a relationship ends up in divorce. But whilst there have been various movies ...

Black Rain (1989)

125 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

From a simple entertainment point of view "Black Rain" is just average, you could almost say cliche with a cop who skirts the edges of being dirty. In fact whilst it stars Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia the best thing about ...

Basic Instinct (1992)

127 mins     Thriller      

"Basic Instinct" the movie which managed to garner considerable press coverage and caused controversy over its erotic nature which shocked audiences thanks to the infamous Sharon Stone leg crossing scene and the number of tim...

Disclosure (1994)

128 mins     Drama, Thriller      

With a poster campaign which featured the evocative image of Demi Moore straddling Michael Douglas "Disclosure" certainly garnered a lot of attention, maybe more than it actually deserved. Billed as a slightly erotic thriller...

The American President (1995)

114 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

"The American President" is basically writer Aaron Sorkin and director Rob Reiner giving us a modern Frank Capra movie, a feel good romantic tale with a moral message about doing the right thing. And if that wasn't enough the...

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

110 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

The Ghost and the Darkness - Michael Douglas & Val Kilmer are the hunter & engineer with a couple of ma eaters to kill in Africa...

The Game (1997)

128 mins     Thriller      

The Game (1997) Michael Douglas stars as investment banker Nicholas Van Orton whose life spins out of control when his brother Conrad (Sean Penn) signs him up for an unusual game for his birthday...

A Perfect Murder (1998)

107 mins     Crime, Thriller      

Whilst Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" is not one of his better movies it's a brave man who tries to deliver a remake of any of Hitchcock's movies. But then although "A Perfect Murder" uses the same Frederick Knott pla...

One Night at McCool's (2001)

93 mins     Comedy, Crime      

"One Night at McCool's" feels like something out of the Tarantino play book with it's tale of one woman who enters the life of 3 men and we watch as each of them tell their interweaving stories of their relationship with this...

Don't Say a Word (2001)

113 mins     Crime, Thriller      

I could start this review of "Don't Say a Word" by mentioning the Mel Gibson movie "Ransom" where his son was kidnapped, but then again I could mention one of over a hundred movies where we have a kidnapped child and a parent...

It Runs in the Family (2003)

109 mins     Drama      

To put it simply "It Runs in the Family" leaves me with mixed, contradictory feelings, I liked it but I also didn't, the storyline was at times good but just as often bad and I could go on because for everything I liked I als...

The In-Laws (2003)

98 mins     Action , Comedy      

I'm not going to name names but I read a review of "The In-Laws" which basically consisted of it being compared to the original 1979 version and finding the remake severely inferior. Now I am not judging the opinion, each to ...

You, Me and Dupree (2006)

108 mins     Comedy      

With a line up of stars which include Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon, you could be excused for thinking that "You, Me and Dupree" may be 2006's comedy success, to rival the likes of last years "The Wedding Crashers"...