Movies starring Patricia Clarkson

The Untouchables (1987)

119 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

I have always had a penchant for gangster movies, especially those that are based in era's past rather than in a modern setting, so it is no surprise that I am particularly fond of Brian De Palma's exceptional masterpiece "Th...

The Dead Pool (1988)

91 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

In "The Dead Pool", the 5th Dirty Harry movie, we witness a movie critic murdered, it is an in-joke about a real critic who criticised the first "Dirty Harry" movie. Maybe that should be a warning to not criticise this but un...

She Led Two Lives (1994)

88 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - She Led Two Lives (1994) Connie Sellecca stars in this true story as Rebecca, a married woman who ends up committing bigamy when she also marries her former high school sweetheart, juggling both marriages to ke...

Jumanji (1995)

104 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

Jumanji (1995) Robin Williams stars as Alan Parrish who became stuck in a magical board game in 1969 until two kids find the game and release him...

Simply Irresistible (1999)

94 mins     Comedy, Fantasy, Romance      

I have a problem with "Simply Irresistible" as on paper it sounds like a reasonable fantasy rom-com aimed at adults but what is delivered is a daft rom-com which is at a teenage level. It just doesn't work and whilst the stor...

Far from Heaven (2002)

107 mins     Drama, Romance      

Todd Haynes' "Far from Heaven" owes a lot to the magnificent "All That Heaven Allows" in fact it feels like Haynes took the original story and swapped the social issues which were the focus of that one and replaced them with ...

The Station Agent (2003)

89 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I am not going to do a proper review of "The Station Agent" because this is a movie which you need to watch and experience to understand what is so good about it. But I will mention a few things such as the eye opening realis...

Miracle (2004)

135 mins     Drama, Sport      

First up I like "Miracle" it is a thoroughly entertaining movie, a classic underdog story as it recreates the true story of the 1980 Olympics where the USA ice hockey team under the guidance of Herb Brooks defeated the unstop...

No Reservations (2007)

104 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

If food is the way to a man's heart "No Reservations" starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart and Abigail Breslin will leave them hungry....

Elegy (2008)

112 mins     Drama, Romance      

For those who come to watch "Elegy" because they've heard it contains sex, nudity and Penélope Cruz will not be disappointed but I would hope they got more from this movie than just cheap titillation. "Elegy" is a mast...

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

96 mins     Drama, Romance      

So we have some bed hopping in Barcelona as Cristina ends up with Juan, his wife gets involved and Vicky has already been there are what else. Absolutely nothing other than a hugely appealing cast and some beautiful locations...

Shutter Island (2010)

138 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

2010 must have been a dream for Leonardo DiCaprio quite literally because not only did he star in "Inception" where he played a man who could go into peoples' dreams he also starred in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" which...

Easy A (2010)

92 mins     Comedy, Romance      

During the 80s John Hughes was the man for making teen movies, he was able to take teenage troubles and have fun with them whilst also connecting with the audience on a deeper level, allowing those going through the issues he...

Friends with Benefits (2011)

109 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"Friends with Benefits" starts as we watch Jamie outside of a cinema on the phone to her date who is late. On the phone is Dylan who is running late for his date, bombing across town in his car. It is a nicely constructed int...

One Day (2011)

107 mins     Drama, Romance      

Sometimes it pays not to seek out information on a movie before you watch it as you can be swayed by the opinions of others. That is the case when I watched "One Day" as I read countless gushing reviews about this original mo...

The East (2013)

116 mins     Drama, Thriller      

For a few minutes I thought that maybe "The East" would be some sort of sleeper thriller, the sort of movie which starts slowly and gets better the longer it goes on. Unfortunately it seems it maybe the other way around becau...

The Maze Runner (2014)

113 mins     Action , Mystery, Sci-Fi      

The Maze Runner (2014) Dylan O'Brien stars as Thomas who wakes up in a Glade which is home to a group of boys all of whom can't remember how they got there. There is a small open space surrounded by a giant concrete maze inha...