Movies starring James Gandolfini
With remakes the likes of Poseidon, The Pink Panther, and The Wicker Man already dotting 2006's cinematic landscape, why not provide a new take on the 1949 political thriller, All the King's Men? In actuality, writer/director Steven Zaillian claims...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-09-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, ...
With remakes the likes of Poseidon, The Pink Panther, and The Wicker Man already dotting 2006's cinematic landscape, why not provide a new take on the 1949 political thriller, All the King's Men? In actuality, writer/director Steven Zaillian claims...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-09-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, ...
Let me begin this review by stating that I am weary of courtroom dramas. This is in large part because of John Grisham, whose popularity has encouraged screenwriters exploring this genre to fall into familiar, predictable patterns. Seen in retros...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: John Travolta, Stephen Fry, Kathleen Quinlan, ...
Most films about gangsters focus on those at the top of the criminal food chain - the bosses, dons, and godfathers. For the majority who work in and around organized crime, however, the lifestyle isn't easily romanticized. The Drop puts the bottom-...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-09-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Michael R. Roskam
Cast: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, ...
Enough Said is a maddeningly uneven dramatic comedy from writer/director Nicole Holofcener, whose previous efforts have shared the tone and a few of the themes with this one. The film's dramatic underpinning and the way it addresses impending empty...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-09-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, ...
Call it Touched by a Demon. Gregory Hoblit's Fallen is a serial killer movie with an unusual, horrific twist. If marketed properly, this film could have crossover appeal for both those who appreciate supernatural tales like The Prophecy and those...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-01-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, ...
The better you know movies, the more appreciation you'll have for the wit and energy of Barry Sonnenfeld's Get Shorty. While it's quite possible for the cinematically unaware to enjoy this film -- it's got a fair amount of readily-accessible comed...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-10-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, ...
Dancing along a line just shy of the edge of brilliance, In the Loop possesses an incisive, take-no-prisoners comedic style that offers plenty of solid laughs while making a point about the stupidity, selfishness, and lack of awareness that exists ...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-07-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Armando Iannucci
Cast: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, ...
When I watch a comedy like The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, I find myself wondering whether plot and character development should be considered in an evaluation of the production. After all, the movie has been made with the intention of making peop...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-03-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Don Scardino
Cast: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, ...
Killing Them Softly is 2012's answer to Mean Streets. With a similarly uncompromising, gritty aesthetic to early Scorsese, Andrew Dominik's adaptation of George V. Higgins' Cogan's Trade takes a decidedly unglamorous look at the lives of small-time...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-11-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, ...