Movies starring Jamie Lee Curtis

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Halloween

In late 1978, a small horror film opened in Bowling Green, Kentucky (before moving on to Chicago and New York City) that would change the face of the genre. Initially dismissed by many serious critics as unworthy of attention or praise, the motion...

Run Time: 1:33
U.S. Release Date: 1978-10-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Nancy Loomis, ...
Fish Called Wanda, A

When it comes to comedians, everyone has their favorite. Mine is John Cleese. In fact, he has held that place in my esteem since the first time I watched an episode of Fawlty Towers on PBS, some twenty years ago. Up to that point, I knew Cle...

Run Time: 1:48
U.S. Release Date: 1988-07-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: Kevin Kline, John Cleese, Michael Palin, ...
Knives Out

There are reasons why Hollywood rarely backs a murder mystery.  With its various narrative complexities, double dealings, and mandatory twists, the genre is generally unsuited for the constrictions demanded by a two-hour timeslot. As the PBS ...

Run Time: 2:10
U.S. Release Date: 2019-11-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daniel Craig, Katherine Langford, Christopher Plummer, ...
True Lies

A few months ago, when speculation was rampant about who would be the next actor to nab the role of James Bond, Arnold Schwarzenegger's name was bandied about as one of the "long shots." Well, Pierce got the job, not Arnold, but for those who wond...

Run Time: 2:20
U.S. Release Date: 1994-07-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, ...
Halloween

This is the sequel Halloween fans have been awaiting for four decades. With John Carpenter whispering in his ear (the original director returned in an “advisory” capacity and as co-composer), David Gordon Green has taken the series back to...

Run Time: 1:46
U.S. Release Date: 2018-10-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Jefferson Hall, Rhian Rees, ...
Halloween Kills

The following words, spoken by Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance) in the 1978 Halloween regarding his patient, Michael Myers, loom large over the 2021 sequel, Halloween Kills: "I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven try...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards, Charles Cyphers, ...
Everything Everywhere All at Once

These days, everyone wants a multiverse movie – Marvel, DC, and now the guys who made Swiss Army Man. If nothing else, Everything Everywhere All at Once shows that it can be done without committing a nine-figure sum to the production budget. Tha...

Run Time: 2:19
U.S. Release Date: 2022-04-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Action
Director: Daniels
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, ...
Halloween Ends

If one discounts Halloween III, it has taken twelve movies, four timelines, and nearly 45 years to get to this point. If there was such at thing as “truth in advertising” in movie titles, this would be the last bow of one of movie-dom’s long...

Run Time: 1:51
U.S. Release Date: 2022-10-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, ...
H20

Has it really been twenty years since John Carpenter's low-budget chiller, Halloween, hit the nation's screens and paved the way for a decade's worth of bloody slasher movies? To date, the original Halloween has been one of the few entries into ...

Run Time: 1:25
U.S. Release Date: 1998-08-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, Nancy Stephens, ...
Freaky Friday

With 2003's Freaky Friday, Walt Disney Pictures is again cannibalizing its past. This is the third time the Magic Kingdom has turned out a version of Mary Rodgers' novel. The first instance, in 1976, starred Barbara Harris as the mother and Jodie...

Run Time: 1:40
U.S. Release Date: 2003-08-01
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Mark S. Waters
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Ryan Malgarini, ...