Movies starring Scarlett Johansson
Tone is the most noteworthy aspect of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's The Nanny Diaries. In adapting the best-selling 2002 novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, the husband-and-wife team behind American Splendor have tried to keep ...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-08-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Nicholas Reese Art, ...
Historical dramas aren't as popular as they were during the years when they were routinely clogging Oscar nomination lists and taking home awards, so it's a source of curiosity every time one comes out to see what concessions have been made to incr...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-02-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Justin Chadwick
Cast: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, ...
For high school kids with college aspirations, the SATs have always been the enemy. Most juniors and seniors try to improve their scores by studying or taking classes focused on SAT preparation. But not the sextet of characters inhabiting Brian R...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-01-30
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drugs)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, ...
Watching The Prestige is like observing a magic act where the magician's sleight-of-hand isn't deft enough. The trick almost works, but not quite… With its mechanical twists and turns and lack of heart, the movie often resembles Sleuth in superf...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-10-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, ...
Now that Hollywood has discovered the female audience, the studios aren’t shy about “counterprogramming” as means of attraction. Rough Night is being released into the heart of the summer season, set up for a head-to-head struggle with th...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lucia Aniello
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravatz, ...
Woody Allen fans were thrilled when his 2005 feature, Match Point, signaled a return to form for the respected director. That, as much as anything, fueled anticipation for Scoop. There were reasons for optimism. The film, like its predecessor, i...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-07-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen, ...
Sing, the final major animated film of 2016, can be described using six words: great soundtrack, generic story and artwork. After enjoying Disney/Pixar’s strong animated slate this year (Zootopia, Finding Dory, Moana) with Focus’ Kubo and...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-12-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Garth Jennings, Christophe Lourdelet
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, ...
Back in 2016-17, the animated pop song cover-a-thon called Sing cashed in to the tune of $270M domestic/$634M worldwide. (Cue the “cha-ching” cash register sound.) A follow-up was a preordained ne...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-22
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated/Musical
Director: Garth Jennings
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, ...
The Spirit is an example of what can happen to a comic book-inspired movie when the sense of style becomes so pervasive that it overwhelms everything else, including an unremarkable superhero adventure. Unfortunately, the eye candy quickly grows st...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Frank Miller
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, ...
Let me begin by stating that I cannot recommend Under the Skin to audiences in search of a mainstream movie experience. This film, a cryptic adaptation of Michel Faber's novel, is all about mood and setting. It's as existential as a sci-fi/horror f...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-04-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Cast: Scarlett Johansson