Movies with music written by James Horner

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33, The

Some material is inherently better suited to documentary (rather than feature film) treatment. That’s the case with The 33, a “based on fact” account of the 2010 Chilean mining disaster that riveted news-watching populations worldwi...

Run Time: 2:00
U.S. Release Date: 2015-11-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Scenes of Peril)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Patricia Riggen
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, ...
Aliens

Perhaps the best single word to describe James Cameron's Aliens is relentless. Tautly paced and expertly directed, this roller coaster ride of a motion picture offers a little bit of everything, all wrapped up in a tidy science fiction/action pack...

Run Time: 2:17
U.S. Release Date: 1986-07-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ADVENTURE
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Mark Rolston, Al Matthews, ...
All the King's Men

With remakes the likes of Poseidon, The Pink Panther, and The Wicker Man already dotting 2006's cinematic landscape, why not provide a new take on the 1949 political thriller, All the King's Men? In actuality, writer/director Steven Zaillian claims...

Run Time: 2:00
U.S. Release Date: 2006-09-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, ...
All the King's Men

With remakes the likes of Poseidon, The Pink Panther, and The Wicker Man already dotting 2006's cinematic landscape, why not provide a new take on the 1949 political thriller, All the King's Men? In actuality, writer/director Steven Zaillian claims...

Run Time: 2:00
U.S. Release Date: 2006-09-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, ...
Amazing Spider-Man, The

Where to go with Spider-Man? That's the billion dollar question that has plagued Sony Pictures. One of their flagship franchises, Spider-Man is a proven money-maker that could not be allowed to lie fallow simply because the creative engine ran out ...

Run Time: 2:16
U.S. Release Date: 2012-07-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Mark Webb
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, ...
Apocalypto

With Apocalypto, Mel Gibson has proven it's possible to create a compelling action/adventure film in almost any setting. Gibson's theme (which is only partially developed), as revealed in an opening caption, is that all great civilizations fail wh...

Run Time: 2:18
U.S. Release Date: 2006-12-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, ...
Apollo 13

For those too young to recall the tragic events of November 22, 1963, one of the most stark and enduring images of a lifetime came on a frigid afternoon in January 1986 when the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up while skyrocketing heavenward. By th...

Run Time: 2:20
U.S. Release Date: 1995-06-30
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, ...
Avatar

Screened in standard (non-IMAX) digital 3D. Avatar has been described as a "game-changer," and perhaps it is. I'll leave that for future historians to determine. What I can say with some assuredness is this is the most technically amazing motio...

Run Time: 2:41
U.S. Release Date: 2009-12-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, ...
Avatar (2022 Re-Release)

The majority of this review is taken from what I wrote in 2009. I have tweaked and edited it to update it for 2022. Following the main review are a few new comments written following my re-watching of the film on September 23, 2022.Avatar has been d...

Run Time: 2:41
U.S. Release Date: 2022-09-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Nudity)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, ...
Beautiful Mind, A

A Beautiful Mind is a beautifully written, effectively acted, and meticulously crafted effort that is likely to remind many viewers of a simple axiom: a movie doesn't have to be groundbreaking to be compelling. Originality is a prized commodity beca...

Run Time: 2:12
U.S. Release Date: 2001-12-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Russell Crowe, Anthony Rapp, Josh Lucas, ...