Movies directed by Douglas Barr

Half a Dozen Babies (1999)

89 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Half a Dozen Babies (1999) (aka: Life's Little Struggles) true story movie starring Scott Reeves & Melissa Reeves as the parent's experiencing life's little struggles, 6 of them in one go...

Mistaken Identity (1999)

89 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Mistaken Identity (1999) (aka: Switched at Birth) Melissa Gilbert & Rosanna Arquette star as mothers who after learning that their babies were mistakenly switched at birth face a tough decision as to whether sw...

Vanished Without a Trace (1999)

85 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Vanished Without a Trace (1999) Shelley Long stars as Elizabeth, an over protective mum who when her daughter is kidnapped is not only determined to find her but make her kidnapper pay...

Sex, Lies & Obsession (2001)

91 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

First things first and when ever a movie features a real life married couple it tends to have something extra about it and with real life husband and wife Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna playing the troubled couple in "Sex, Lies ...

For Love of Olivia (2001)

98 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - For Love of Olivia (2001) Louis Gossett Jr. stars as Daniel Webster Stewart, a lawyer who finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place when he has to defend an innocent man...

Perfect Romance (2004)

90 mins     Comedy, Romance, TV Movie      

Perfect Romance (2004) Kathleen Quinlan is the meddling mother who sets up her daughter via a dating website by pretending to be her...

Confessions of an American Bride (2005)

90 mins     Comedy, Romance, TV Movie      

I wanted to like "Confessions of an American Bride" purely because it starred the attractive Shannon Elizabeth, I know it is a shallow reason but sometimes you watch movies purely because of who the stars are. Unfortunately I...

For the Love of a Child (2006)

80 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - For the Love of a Child (2006) Peri Gilpin & Teri Polo star as Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson in this look at Childhelp, the organisation which came about from them setting up an orphanage after finding some...

To Be Fat Like Me (2007)

89 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

To Be Fat Like Me (2007) Kaley Cuoco stars as Aly who is pretty and popular at school but for a documentary project she sets about discovering what it is like to be fat and is shocked by the attitudes of others...

The Note (2007)

88 mins     Family, TV Movie      

There is no plan but along the way the people we meet guide us on to what next and influence us in our decision making. They are some of the thoughts which came to mind as I watched "The Note" a simple enough movie especially...

Taking a Chance on Love (2009)

88 mins     Drama, Romance      

I'm not going to knock "Taking a Chance on Love" because this is a Hallmark movie built on melodrama, filmed with an autumnal eye and is all about delivering a warm sentimental feeling. I will say I have seen better but basic...

The Mystery Cruise (2013)

90 mins     Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie      

Movie Review - The Mystery Cruise (2013) Gail O'Grady stars as a wealthy, bored housewife who turns amateur detective with a friend when at a murder mystery event on a cruise they think there is a real murderer lurking...

Northpole (2014)

84 mins     Fantasy, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Northpole (2014) Hallmark Christmas movie starring Bailee Madison as Clementine, one of Santa's help who sets about saving the Northpole by bringing happiness to a town. In doing so she may end up bringing sing...

Northpole: Open for Christmas (2015)

85 mins     Fantasy, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Northpole: Open for Christmas (2015) Lori Loughlin stars as Mackenzie Reed, who inherits her aunt's run down hotel which she discovers is one of Santa's power stations whilst also becoming close to Jack (Dermot...

Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2017)

88 mins     Mystery, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2017) when archaeologist Emma Fielding (Courtney Thorne-Smith) unearths a recently buried body on land belonging to her step-mother she can't resist investigating even if ...