Movies starring Amanda Seyfried
Mank is David Fincher’s exploration of the trials and tribulations surrounding the writing of Citizen Kane as seen through the eyes of screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman). Filmed in glorious black-and-white with copious postproducti...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Gary Oldman, Charles Dance, Tom Bruke, ...
As a writer by trade (at least before he started directing), David Koepp should know that a good ending is at least as important as a good beginning, if not more so. You Should Have Left, a haunted house movie that doubles as an homage to St...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-06-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Disturbing Images, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: David Koepp
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Essex
Scooby-Doo entered the public’s consciousness as America’s most lovable (and cowardly) Great Dane in 1969 with the CBS-TV debut of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? For years, Scooby and his four human friends – Shaggy, Velma, Fred, and Dap...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-05-15
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Tony Cervone
Cast: Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, ...
Even recognizing that it’s among the most unnecessary sequels ever made and that it exists purely because of how much money the original Mamma Mia made ($144M domestic, $610M worldwide), it’s difficult to hate Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. I...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Musical
Director: Ol Parker
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Alexa Davies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, ...
You don’t have to look too far or to deep to find the similarities among writer/director Andrew Niccol’s three science fiction films (I’m ignoring The Host, which is more Stephanie Meyer than Niccol). Like Gattaca and In Time, Anon boas...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-05-04
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore, ...
As counter-intuitive as it might sound, chaos only works in a movie when it is carefully controlled and focused. Tarantino is one of several masters of this technique and there’s a sense during the course of Gringo that director Nash Edgerton...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Nash Edgerton
Cast: David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, ...
How's a studio to proceed when it wants to do something with a classic, family-friendly property but believes a straightforward remake to be redundant? The solution, as recently explored by several would-be franchises, is to expand the canvas. Ma...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-10-09
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mild Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, ...
The original Ted was an engagingly ribald comedy that worked in large part because the gimmick was fresh. After all, Teddy Bears, even on those rare occasions when they talk, don't normally curse, smoke weed, and engage in sexual pantomime. At th...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, ...
While We're Young offers two movies for the price of one. The first, about a married couple in their 40s coping with being rootless and middle-aged while lamenting the loss of their youth, is smartly-observed and relatable. The second...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Ben Stiller, Charles Grodin, Naomi Watts, ...
It would be inaccurate to claim that A Million Ways to Die in the West is devoid of humor. It isn't. However, Seth MacFarlane's hit-and-miss spoof of Westerns has far more "misses" than "hits" and the actor-director-writer (Ted) doesn't seem to rea...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-05-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Seth MacFarlene
Cast: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, ...