Movies directed by John Madden
With a movie like this, it’s necessary (however difficult) to put politics aside. Despite what the blurbs say, Miss Sloane isn’t really about the Second Amendment. It isn’t about gun rights; it’s about how easy it is to peddle...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-12-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: John Madden
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is one of those pleasant, inoffensive British movies that offers a passably entertaining two hours without providing material that could be construed as edgy or stimulating. The problem may be that it's a little too p...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-05-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: John Madden
Cast: Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy Penelope Wilson, ...
Watching The Debt, I was reminded of how entertaining a well-executed Cold War thriller can be. Although elements of this movie, based on the 2007 Israeli film Ha-Hov, have a kinship to Steven Spielberg's Munich, the overall thrust is more in line ...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-08-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: THRILLER/DRAMA
Director: John Madden
Cast: Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds, ...
Mrs. Brown is a love story much in the same vein as Carrington in that it deals with platonic affection that runs deeper and truer than that of the motion picture staple romantic variety. These days, it seems that whenever we see a male/female...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-07-11
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John Madden
Cast: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, ...
When we first meet Ethan Frome (Liam Neeson), he is a broken man hobbling around town. The new preacher takes an interest in him and soon learns the tragic tale of Frome's life. Years ago, as a younger and more hale man, Ethan married Zeena (Joan...
U.S. Release Date: 1993-03-12
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John Madden
Cast: Liam Neeson, Patricia Arquette, Joan Allen
Maybe it's my math/engineering background, but I found Proof to be fascinating both on the stage and on the screen. Actually, appreciation of the film demands little math knowledge (aside from recognizing that a "proof" is a logical set of equatio...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-09-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John Madden
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, ...
In 1998, there have been two films about space debris on a collision course with Earth, two animated insect movies, and now two tales about life during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Granted, there's a yawning chasm in tone between the dark, treach...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-12-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: John Madden
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Simon Callow, Judi Dench, ...