Movies starring Simon Pegg

Guest House Paradiso (1999)

89 mins     Comedy      

Hands up all those who like "Bottom"? No I am not on about a shapely posterior but the TV series starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as Richie and Eddie. Now for those who didn't enjoy "Bottom" all I can say is don't was...

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

99 mins     Comedy, Horror      

To describe "Shaun of the Dead" as a horror would be wrong, as a comedy would only be partially right and as a romance would be near enough off the mark. No, what "Shaun of the Dead" is, is a combination of all 3 with them em...

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

126 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

Maybe it's just me but I find "Mission: Impossible III" the most boring of all the "Mission: Impossible" movies so far. We've seen it all before Tom Cruise playing Ethan Hunt and going on some top secret mission to battle a b...

Big Nothing (2006)

86 mins     Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

In "Big Nothing" there is one sex scene, it involves Simon Pegg and Alice Eve as we learn how their characters met and ended up in bed screwing. That is the only screwing of that sort you will find in the movie but you will f...

Hot Fuzz (2007)

116 mins     Action , Comedy      

Following the run away success of "Shaun of the Dead" the creative team of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright reunited and came up with another semi-parody in the form of "Hot Fuzz". Combining comedy with quasi action "Hot Fuzz" is ...

Run Fatboy Run (2007)

100 mins     Comedy, Romance, Sport      

Watching "Run Fatboy Run" there is a certain Richard Curtis feel to its comedy but one which has been spiced up by its star Simon Pegg. It has those flourishes of British humour which make his comedies so much fun, from the o...

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

110 mins     Comedy, Romance      

I've never met Toby Young, whose memoir provides the basis for "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People", but I have watched him on various TV programmes and he comes across as initially quite arrogant but then behind the front...

Star Trek (2009)

127 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

It has become an increasing rare occurrence these days that after I have finished watching a movie I have the urge to sit there and watch it immediately again but it is what happened after watched "Star Trek" the 2009 movie w...

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

113 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

I actually quite enjoyed "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" it felt like the franchise had attempted to grow up and provide something which would appeal to an older crowd. Then comes along "The Chronicles of Narnia: T...

Burke and Hare (2010)

91 mins     Comedy, Thriller      

Both Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis have featured in some memorably enjoyable movies but it isn't a case that all they touch turns to gold. Take "Burke and Hare" which is directed by none other than John Landis; this movie looks ...

Paul (2011)

104 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Sci-Fi      

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make movies for movie lovers, not in the sense of vacuous entertainment for those who just want effects and obvious humour but for those whose knowledge of cinema can spot the clever in jokes which l...

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)

107 mins     Action , Adventure , Animation      

I reckon regular readers of my reviews may think I had a sad childhood because I always say things such as I never read it as a child. The thing is that the things I enjoyed as a child haven't been made into movies; make of t...

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

133 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt and with his team is going to prevent a Russian nuclear missile from hitting its target...

The World's End (2013)

109 mins     Action , Comedy, Sci-Fi      

Not a lot happens in the town where I live; in fact it is so boring that many people still talk about when they shot a bit of "Inspector Morse" in the town. So when a few years back news broke that in the neighbouring town of...

Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)

132 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

Movie Review - Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) a one-man weapon of mass destruction leads the crew of the USS Enterprise in to a war-zone planet whilst causing Captain Kirk to make some major sacrifices for those close to him...

The Boxtrolls (2014)

96 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

Thinking back to my childhood, something which gets harder the older I get, I remember that pretty much every movie I watched I would enjoy, with the exception of historical costume dramas. It is why I can say with quite some...

Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

114 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Drama      

Movie Review - Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Jean Reno, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgaard, Christopher Plummer, Togo Igawa, Barry Atsma...

Man Up (2015)

88 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Man Up (2015) Simon Pegg & Lake Bell are the strangers who end up on a blind date which includes encounters with obsessed guys from school as well as soon to be an ex-wife...

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

131 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

Movie Review - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) IMF is in trouble thanks to the CIA and Ethan Hunt has gone off the grid in order to try and bring down a shay organization called the Syndicate...

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

122 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

Movie Review - Star Trek Beyond (2016) when the USS Enterprise gets destroyed by an unknown alien the crew must find a way to fight back, with a little help of an alien warrior....