Movies starring James Marsden
At the end of Superman II, the producers promised "Coming Soon: Superman III." It has taken 26 years for that promise to be fulfilled. To be sure, there were movies in the 1980s called Superman III and Superman IV, but those were bad jokes masquera...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-06-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Brandon Routh, Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, ...
Once upon a time, Disney was the king of animation. Today, in the realm of CGI and 3D, they remain at the top only by virtue of a partnership with Pixar. Hand-drawn animation - the kind responsible for many of Disney's most beloved classics - is ...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-11-21
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED/FAMILY
Director: Kevin Lima
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, ...
For Marvel Enterprises, the arrival of X-Men on the big screen represents the culmination of efforts that stretch back more than 20 years. For that long, Marvel has been trying to get one of their properties - Spiderman, The Fantastic Four, X-Men,...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-07-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, ...
Hairspray follows in the footsteps of Little Shop of Horrors and The Producers as campy movies that became even more campy stage musicals before returning to the screen in lavish song-and-dance productions. (Spamalot may be the next title to follo...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-07-20
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: MUSICAL
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Amanda Bynes, ...
The problem with X2 is essentially the same one that plagued X-Men: too many characters, resulting in too little screen time for each one. X2 may be the most ambitious superhero motion picture to date, but it doesn't work quite as well as Spider-...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-05-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Shawn Ashmore, Kelly Hu, ...
For X-Men viewers, this is probably as straightforward as it gets: if you liked the first two, you're likely to appreciate the third. X-Men: The Last Stand isn't as taut or satisfying as X-Men 2, but it's better constructed and better paced than t...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-05-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Ben Foster, ...
Sometimes, even a hardened critic can be surprised by a movie. Based on the promotional material, Sex Drive appears headed down the worn track followed by a long line of formulaic teenage road comedies. I won't bother listing the titles - those w...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-10-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Sean Anders
Cast: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke, ...
Death at a Funeral addresses the question of whether a British comedy featuring a bunch of white guys can translate into an American setting with a group of (primarily) black characters. Since the answer is "yes," this says something about the fle...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-04-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Chris Rock, Columbus Short, Peter Dinklage, ...
Sam Peckinpah's 1971 adaptation of Gordon Williams' novel elicited more controversy than the uncompromising director expected, in large part because of the unflinching and somewhat ambiguous depiction of a double rape. In addition to the unexpurgat...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-09-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, ...
Fast pacing and a high energy level can cover a lot of sins, and nowhere is that more evident that in 2 Guns. The storyline contains some ridiculous elements and the climax is more like a coalescence of chaos than a legitimate conclusion, but it so...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-08-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, ...