Movies starring Amy Adams

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer (1989)

92 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Whilst I am sure many will recognize the name Pulitzer from the famous prizes I wonder how many like me know nothing about the family behind it. I mention this because "Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer" is a TV movie made about Ro...

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

97 mins     Comedy      

What leads you to watch a movie is it that the storyline appealed, you like the director's previous movie or the stars are some of your favourites. Unfortunately if you watch "Drop Dead Gorgeous" purely for who is in it you a...

Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)

87 mins     Drama      

"Cruel Intentions 2" starts with a scene involving Sebastian playing the dean of the school he is being expelled from, turning on the charm before humiliating him by putting a photoshopped picture of his wife in the School ye...

The Wedding Date (2005)

90 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"The Wedding Date" stars Dermot Mulroney as dial a date Nick who gets hired by Kat (Debra Messing) to be her wedding date to make an ex jealous....

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

108 mins     Action , Comedy, Sport      

For me Will Ferrell is an actor who's best watched in small doses, anything more than a few minutes of his loud comedy at a time and it can become painful. So for me watching a whole Will Ferrell movie is a bit of a slog espe...

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

102 mins     Biography, Comedy, Drama      

"Charlie Wilson's War" is one of those movies which I am sure works best if you lived through the era it's recreating, the Soviets invading Afghanistan and the feeling of hatred towards the Communists by many Americans. That ...

Enchanted (2007)

107 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance      

What I didn't mention in that synopsis is that when the evil Queen Narissa banishes Giselle to Manhattan "Enchanted" turns from an animation into a real life movie with Amy Adams as the loveable Giselle stuck in Manhattan. An...

Underdog (2007)

84 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

I wish at times I could think like I did when I was a child, it would make my life so much easier to review movies which are clearly made for children especially those which feature talking animals, not something I am a huge ...

Doubt (2008)

104 mins     Drama, Mystery      

I could mention that "Doubt" features a storyline surrounding paedophilia in the Catholic Church but whilst that is the basis of the movie it is for me a movie about three characters and three performances that are the story....

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

100 mins     Action , Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

After the first "Night at the Museum" which both finished nicely and was very entertaining I didn't really see a need for a sequel. But one was made and what can only be seen as a case of blatant commercialism we got "Night a...

Julie & Julia (2009)

123 mins     Drama      

So "Julie & Julia" is basically two stories intertwined in such a way that we are lead to see parallels between the lives of Julie and Julia. So on one hand you have Julie who immerses herself in cooking and blogging till it ...

The Fighter (2010)

116 mins     Biography, Drama, Sport      

Boxing movies tend to have similar mechanisms going on, the underdog coming good when opportunity comes knocking being one of the most often used. And in fairness there is a touch of that in "The Fighter" and with it there ar...

Leap Year (2010)

100 mins     Comedy, Romance      

If you are in a romantic mood I am sure "Leap Year" will be a delight but if you are feeling in the least bit cynical it will border on an insult to the senses. You see "Leap Year" is a modern, stereotypical, romantic fairyta...

The Muppets (2011)

109 mins     Comedy, Family, Musical      

It's happened again and I have watched a movie and I don't know how I feel about it with plenty which made me smile but plenty which bored me. The movie in question is "The Muppets" because there are times when I found myself...

On the Road (2012)

124 mins     Adventure , Drama      

On the Road: am Riley stars as Sal Paradise who along with some friends cut loose and experience life and the freedom travelling around America...

Trouble with the Curve (2012)

111 mins     Drama, Sport      

Who would have ever thought Clint Eastwood would star in a TV movie... okay so "Trouble with the Curve" isn't a made for TV movie but it has a storyline which certainly wouldn't have been out of place made as Hallmark drama. ...

American Hustle (2013)

138 mins     Crime, Drama      

"American Hustle" is the sort of movie which restores much of what I believe after having been proven wrong. Sometimes a movie gets a shed load of praise when in truth it is barely okay and trust me "American Hustle" is barel...

Her (2013)

126 mins     Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi      

Let me start with what is always my number one question, did "Her" entertain? And there is absolutely no doub about it, this is one entertaining movie as we are taken to the future where instead of staring at a smart phone yo...