Movies starring Monica

Affair with a Stranger (1953)

87 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

Flawed and familiar are the words which burst to mind when it comes to "Affair with a Strange" a romantic comedy from the 1950s. The flawed part comes from the casting of Victor Mature as whilst everyone including Jean Simmon...

Professionals for a Massacre (1967)

89 mins     Western      

June 1967 and the always popular "The Dirty Dozen" gets released in the States, 6 months later and in Italy "Professionals for a Massacre" gets released. The year of release is not the only thing that "Professionals for a Mas...

One Against One... No Mercy (1968)

90 mins     Western      

As spaghetti westerns go "One Against One... No Mercy", which amongst its many other names is known as "One by One", is actually not a bad movie. I say that because between cinematographer Emilio Foriscot and editor Antonio G...

Night of the Serpent (1969)

108 mins     Western      

Night of the Serpent (1969) Luke Askew stars as a troubled cowboy paid to kill a boy but finding himself conflicted...

Overrun! (1970)

100 mins     War      

Unlike Italian westerns I have never been the biggest fan of Italian war movies, I've always found them to be imitations of bigger movies. And that is how I feel about "Overrun!" which is also known as "I sette di Marsa Matru...

The Bounty Hunters (1970)

104 mins     Western      

As spaghetti westerns go "The Bounty Hunters", which is also hown as "Adios Sabata", is surprisingly not that entertaining and I say surprisingly because this one stars the brilliant Yul Brynner. Maybe I expected more, maybe ...

The Black Pirate (1971)

99 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

With Terence Hill and Bud Spencer starring as pirates you might be tempted to call "The Black Pirate" a spaghetti swashbuckler but that would be over generous as in reality it is just a 1970s movie which sees two stars of Ita...

Robin Hood (1973)

83 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

I have always liked movies before my time and I am wondering if that is the reason why Disney's "Robin Hood" has never blown me away. Now I should say that I was born in 1972 and Disney's "Robin Hood" should have been a movie...

The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)

240 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

Like many I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, I was 11 when he released "Thriller" and I drove my parents crazy listening to it. But there is a difference between being a fan of the music and being a fan of the person and...

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

128 mins     Horror, Romance      

Bram Stoker's Dracula: Gary Oldman stars as the famous vampire who comes to London in search of Mina who looks just like his one true love...

Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992)

94 mins     Romance, Thriller, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992) Marg Helgenberger stars as Laurie Fisher who finds herself falling for the wrong man after hiring the hunky Ray (Richard Dean Anderson) to renovate her apartment...

While You Were Sleeping (1995)

103 mins     Comedy, Romance      

For the most "While You Were Sleeping" is your stereotypical date movie, it can be boxed with the likes of "Sleepless in Seattle" as it is that sort of 90s romantic fun. But then director Jon Turteltaub adds something extra t...

Con Air (1997)

115 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

With one of the most memorable mullets in the history of cinema Nicolas Cage is Cameron Poe in "Con Air". Following his releases from prison Cameron Poe finds himself sharing a flight to freedom with a bunch of deadly crimina...

Patch Adams (1998)

111 mins     Biography, Comedy, Drama      

Based upon a true story "Patch Adams" stars Robin Williams who's unconventional methods of treating patients with humour brings him into battle with his superiors....

Malena (2000)

109 mins     Comedy, Drama, Foreign, Romance      

"Malena" is not only a stunningly beautiful woman but also a stunning beautiful movie which sets hearts racings and tongues wagging. Starring Monica Bellucci as Malena and Giuseppe Sulfaro as Renato, "Malena" is a piece of br...

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000) Gena Rowlands & Louis Gossett Jr. star as grandparents having to deal with racial tension and history when an accident leaves them with a granddaughter to be cared for....

Along Came a Spider (2001)

104 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller      

It would be easy to bemoan the fact that "Along Came a Spider" is a thriller which contains many plot holes and one too many twists, but the thing is that it works. What I mean by that is that if "Along Came a Spider" hooks y...

Tears of the Sun (2003)

116 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

"Tears of the Sun" is an interesting movie, or actually it should have been, it starts with a lot of promise that it could be something quite serious maybe along the lines of "The Killing Fields", but then soon falls into a r...

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

138 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

I remember seeing "The Matrix Reloaded" when it first came out, I remember watching it on DVD when I brought "The Matrix" trilogy but I barely remembered anything about it when I re-watched it recently. In fact I only remembe...

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

129 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

So "The Matrix Revolutions" the third and at present final chapter in "The Matrix" movie series, I say as present as I shall say now that "The Matrix Revolutions" leaves things open, even insinuates, that there could at some ...