ReelViews for PG-13 movies
The scrutiny surrounding Tomorrow Never Dies, the eighteenth "official" James Bond film (not counting Casino Royale or Never Say Never Again), isn't as intense as it was around Goldeneye, but the attendant hype is, if anything, even more severe. ...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-12-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, ...
Many movies would like to be grouped with the likes of The Terminator, Alien, and Predator. However, although aspects of The Tomorrow War recall those films, they often feel more like a distant echo than a new chorus. This 2021 movie uses relia...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-07-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Chris McKay
Cast: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, ...
Top Gun: Maverick is one of those rare breeds: a sequel that’s better than the original. Due in part to the passage of 36 years in between installments, the second film arrives with a less glossy, more serious approach. Cold war rah-rah machismo...
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-10-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Intense Action)
Genre: Action/Drama
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jean Louisa Kelly, Glen Powell, ...
It's a hard thing for a filmmaker, even an accomplished one, to make a project "his own" when the original is well remembered as a vehicle for a star as big as Arnold Schwarzenegger. A mere 22 years have passed since the Schwarzenegger/Paul Vehoeve...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-08-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: Len Wiseman
Cast: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, ...
Given the screenplay for The Tourist, Alfred Hitchcock would have hired Cary Grant (or Jimmy Stewart) and Grace Kelly. Then he would have applied his particular brand of magic - the one that allowed him to sell the improbable - and an engaging rom...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-12-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER/ROMANCE
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Cast: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, ...
Whether suffused with tension or laced with humor, the heist movie has enjoyed enduring appeal since the heyday of film noir. Good heist movies proceed according to an established template that includes meticulous attention to the details of the sc...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-11-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Ben Stiller, Judd Hirsch, Stephen McKinley Henderson, ...
The winner of 1992's "worst film to sport a great trailer" is Toys. The good-natured, humorous spots that advertise this film (featuring Robin Williams in a field delivering quirky, amusing one-liners) bear little resemblance the actual product. ...
U.S. Release Date: 1992-12-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Mature Themes)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, ...
Traitor is an uncommonly intelligent espionage thriller that explores the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by agents who go deep undercover in the service of their country. For movies that revolve around terrorist organizations and acts, there a...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-08-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Cast: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Neal McDonough, ...
To be fair, Transcendence contains its share of "big ideas" - science fiction tropes that have fascinated readers and viewers for decades, ever since the concept of computer sentience became fodder for stories and movies. Unfortunately, it takes mo...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-04-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Wally Pfister
Cast: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, ...
When it comes to Transformers, I have no ax to grind, pro or con. For me, it's just another loud, plot-deficient summer motion picture. In this case, nostalgia doesn't grip me - I'm too old to have played with the gadgets or watched the cartoon. ...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-07-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, ...