Movies starring Lea Thompson

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Back to the Future

Had Back to the Future come to life as originally envisioned by the purse string-holders at Universal Pictures (which owned the rights to Bob Gale's screenplay), it might have been a very different project, with Eric Stoltz in the lead role. Stoltz...

Run Time: 1:57
U.S. Release Date: 1985-07-03
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: FANTASY/COMEDY
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, ...
Howard the Duck

What were they thinking?To anyone who was a fan of the original 1970s run of the comic book (written by Steve Gerber and drawn primarily by Gene Colan), it seemed unlikely that a live-action film could recapture the absurd zaniness that the creato...

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-03
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Willard Huyck
Cast: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, ...
Left Behind

There's no "rule" determining that religion-oriented movies are necessarily poorly made. Indeed, there are examples aplenty of serious minded, reverent motion pictures that work not only for pious viewers but for those with a secular outlook. The ...

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Release Date: 2014-10-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Disaster images)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Vic Armstrong
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray, Cassi Thomson, ...
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Edmond Rostand doesn’t get an “official” credit for “story by” but anyone claiming familiarity with Cyrano de Bergerac will immediately recognize where screenwriter Lindsey Beer drew her inspiration. It’s not unusual for a modern-da...

Run Time: 1:46
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Ian Samuels
Cast: Shannon Purser, Noah Centineo, Kristine Froseth, ...