Movies starring Elisabeth Shue

The Karate Kid (1984)

126 mins     Action , Drama, Sport      

Despite being made back in the 80s, "The Karate Kid" is still as enjoyable today as it was back on its release in 1984; well it must be good as it had sequels and now a remake. Predominantly aimed at a younger market, it stil...

Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

102 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

I don't know whether it was intentional but "Adventures in Babysitting" feels like it's taken a bit of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and a bit of "Risky Business" as well as bits from a few other 80s teen movies and combined the...

Cocktail (1989)

99 mins     Drama, Romance      

After leaving the army, Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise) finds getting a job in the city harder than he imagined and so ends up working in a bar run by Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown). But between them, with their cocktail juggling th...

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

108 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

Following on from where "Back to the Future" left off "Back to the Future Part II" sees Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown (Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd) heading to the future and the year 2015 to sort out some issues w...

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

118 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Western      

So after all the time travelling troubles which filled "Back to the Future" parts 1 & 2 we get a third outing for the unlikely partnership of Marty McFly and Doc Brown. But thankfully "Back to the Future Part III" is a differ...

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

111 mins     Drama      

Once in a while, the Hollywood movie machine manages to get it right and make a decent movie which is gritty, realistic and does not shy away from the truth. Mike Figgis' "Leaving Las Vegas" starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabet...

The Saint (1997)

116 mins     Action , Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller      

Whilst his "Top Gun" buddy Tom Cruise wowed audiences with his action thriller "Mission: Impossible" it seems that Val Kilmer tried to follow in his foot steps with "The Saint", although I would imagine "The Saint" came about...

Hollow Man (2000)

119 mins     Action , Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller      

Hollywood has always had a love affair with the idea of invisibility; numerous movies have explored the idea as the main driving force of a storyline often with disastrous results thanks to poor, laughable effects. But with t...

Mysterious Skin (2004)

105 mins     Drama      

In looking for information on "Mysterious Skin" I spotted two things which made me smile. The first of which was a comment in response to a series of negative opinions which pointed out the reviewers probably hadn't read the ...

Dreamer (2005)

106 mins     Drama, Family, Sport      

Let's see we have a young girl, an injured horse, a family which is not communicating, financial worries, a jockey haunted by a fall and an evil horse owner, all of which are the staples for an obvious sweet feel good movie, ...

Hide and Seek (2005)

101 mins     Horror, Mystery, Thriller      

The trouble with watching and reviewing lots of movies is not burnout but the simple fact you become far too clued in to movies. As such "Hide and Seek" ended up becoming one of those tick box movies for me, putting a check n...

Hamlet 2 (2008)

92 mins     Comedy      

What I haven't mentioned in that synopsis for "Hamlet 2" is that Dana has watched a lot of inspirational teacher student movies. So what we get in "Hamlet 2" is basically a comedy take on just that with Dana inspiring a group...

Piranha (2010)

88 mins     Comedy, Horror      

I've never watched Joe Dante's original "Piranha" but I would imagine I am not alone yet that doesn't really matter when it comes to the 2010 version. I say version because this new "Piranha" seems to take its lead from "Jaws...

Hope Springs (2012)

100 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

As I sat there watching "Hope Springs" it reminded me of my parent's marriage as each day my mum would wake up my father, get his breakfast ready and pack his lunch for work. Then when he got home at night dinner would be rea...

House at the End of the Street (2012)

101 mins     Horror, Mystery, Thriller      

And the nominations for best supporting performances go to the pair of jeans and the vest tops which Jennifer Lawrence wears through out "House at the End of the Street". Sorry if that sounds sexist but it is one of the thing...

Chasing Mavericks (2012)

116 mins     Biography, Drama, Sport      

I am trying to put myself in the shoes of someone who surfs, who follows the sport and the great surfers and thinking how would this movie come across to them. And to be honest I am not sure whether it would entertain that mu...