Movies starring Emile Hirsch

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

105 mins     Comedy, Drama      

When it comes to coming of age movies their effectiveness comes from connection, something a character feels you can connect with bringing back memories of your own adolescence. It means that a coming of age movie can push bo...

The Girl Next Door (2004)

108 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

A teenage boy discovers the girl next door who he is in love with is in fact a porn star, if that doesn't sound like an ideal set up for a teen sex comedy I don't know what will. The irony is that whilst "The Girl Next Door" ...

Alpha Dog (2006)

122 mins     Biography, Crime, Drama      

"Alpha Dog" may be based on a true story but it also appears to be one of those movies which comes along once in a while which resonates with a generation, I say appears because most of the opinions I have heard which effuse ...

Into the Wild (2007)

148 mins     Adventure , Biography, Drama      

To be honest I had never heard of Christopher McCandless prior to watching "Into the Wild" but something about his story resonates with me. Maybe there is something in his story which resonates with a lot of people because he...

Milk (2008)

128 mins     Biography, Drama      

I am sure there were many who watched "Milk" knowing the story of Harvey Milk, the gay rights activist and San Francisco Supervisor who in the 70s was assassinated but I am not one of them. The name Harvey Milk meant nothing ...

Speed Racer (2008)

135 mins     Action , Family, Sport      

How do you make a movie which is 135 minutes long work for a young audience with a low attention span? You make it loud, I don't mean turning the volume up on the sound but you saturate it in bright colours, you throw in an e...

Killer Joe (2011)

102 mins     Crime, Thriller      

How to describe "Killer Joe"? Well you could say it was like someone took one of those Ealing comedies from the 60s where a crime doesn't go as plan and gave it a modern, dark, quirky, Fargo-esque make over. But in truth that...

The Darkest Hour (2011)

89 mins     Action , Drama, Sci-Fi      

Movie Review - The Darkest Hour (2011) whilst in Russia on business Sean (Emile Hirsch) and Ben (Max Minghella) find themselves trying to survive an alien attack which causes people to end up turned to dust...

Savages (2012)

131 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Savages - Two Cali drug dealers stage a high tech war on a Cartel when they hold their girlfriend hostage...

Lone Survivor (2013)

121 mins     Action , Biography, Drama      

When it comes to some movies the power of connection can not be underestimated. Take "Lone Survivor" here is a movie which first can connect with people who know the true story of Marcus Luttrell and as such get to experience...