Movies starring Mark Wahlberg

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

97 mins     Drama, Thriller      

"The Basketball Diaries" is based upon the true story of Jim Carroll, a writer, and musician who became a voice for a generation. The movie is an adaptation on his book "The Basketball Diaries" and from what I have read, the ...

Boogie Nights (1997)

155 mins     Drama      

"Boogie Nights" starring Mark Wahlberg, Heather Graham and Julianne Moore could have so easily turned into a glorified soft porn movie as it tries to delve into the shadowy careers of those involved in the adult movie industr...

The Big Hit (1998)

91 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime      

"The Big Hit" is basically a spoof movie, but rather than playing it for laughs with dumb jokes it plays it for laughs with over the top action and characters. That makes it amusingly curious when you have something as styliz...

Three Kings (1999)

114 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

As war movies go "Three Kings" is an experience I doubt you will forget because it is simply different. Shifting from tone we have dark humour, patriotism, gung ho soldiers, compassion, deep realisation and friendship as well...

The Perfect Storm (2000)

129 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, Thriller      

When "The Perfect Storm" hit the big screens back in 2000 I had absolutely no interest in seeing it, which was more to do with George Clooney being the star rather than anything else. But after being forced into watching it b...

The Yards (2000)

115 mins     Crime, Drama, Romance      

When "The Yards" opens and we watch Leo return to Queens it feels like it is aiming to be a bit like "Goodfellas" with the entire family throwing a party for Leo's return and Willie lounging around on the sofa in his flashy s...

Planet of the Apes (2001)

119 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

Despite having been born towards the start of the 70s it is only recently that I bit the bullet and watched the original "Planet of the Apes" and I will admit I enjoyed it. But whilst I enjoyed it I wasn't crazy for it and me...

The Italian Job (2003)

111 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

So it may share the same title as "The Italian Job" from 1969, it may share some of the same characters, or at least character names and it may make use of the classic Minis, but that is where similarities with the 2003 versi...

I Heart Huckabees (2004)

107 mins     Comedy      

"I Heart Huckabees" is a well made movie with an array of good performances but beyond that it is up its own arse. I'm sorry but here is a movie which is trying to be clever and deep about one's purpose in life and that time ...

Four Brothers (2005)

104 mins     Action , Crime, Drama, Thriller      

A While back I watched an old John Wayne western called "The Sons of Katie Elder" a movie about 4 brothers who return to their homestead to bury their mother and seek revenge for a handful of wrong doings. It was thoroughly e...

Invincible (2006)

105 mins     Biography, Drama, Sport      

Based upon the true story of Vince Papale, who in 1976 at the age of 30 tried out for the Philadelphia Eagles, "Invincible" starring Mark Wahlberg could be classed as yet another cliche ridden, underdog sports movie. To be ho...

The Departed (2006)

151 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller      

With "The Departed" director Martin Scorsese returns to the world of underground crime but instead of solely focusing on the life of a gangster he delivers a clever thriller about double crossing and duplicity. "The Departed"...

Shooter (2007)

124 mins     Action , Crime, Mystery      

Shooter (2007) Mark Wahlberg stars as Bob Lee Swagger a former expert marksman who after doing his patriotic duty finds himself a fugitive, accused of trying to assassinate the President...

We Own the Night (2007)

117 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

My opinion is as divided as the two brothers at the centre of "We Own the Night", I like it and I want to love it but there is something about the movie which doesn't quite do it for me. Maybe it's familiarity because the sto...

The Happening (2008)

91 mins     Sci-Fi, Thriller      

The Happening: Mark Wahlberg is the teacher caught in the midst of a mysterious evironmental disaster as people start killing themselves for no reason...

Max Payne (2008)

100 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

To sound like a proverbial broken record, I have never been a huge gamer and have never played the game Max Payne. Now I have no interest in playing the game but I am sure it would have helped when it came to watching the mov...

The Lovely Bones (2009)

135 mins     Drama, Fantasy, Thriller      

I've never read Alice Sebold's novel which "The Lovely Bones" is adapted from but somehow I just get a feeling something has been lost in its adaptation. And the reason I feel this is because whilst it starts well and draws y...

Date Night (2010)

88 mins     Comedy, Romance      

As movies go there is nothing special about "Date Night" as it basically mixes humour with action. The set up of a married couple who are so stuck in a routine that even there date nights are routine is amusing but not exactl...

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...

The Other Guys (2010)

107 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime      

The Other Guys: Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg are the unlikely buddies seeking fame in the precinct with their first major case...