Movies starring David Strathairn

Silkwood (1983)

131 mins     Biography, Drama, Thriller      

Certain movies which on release were seen as powerful loose their impact over time especially to those who watch them for the first time years after their release. I say that to basically qualify my opinion having watched "Si...

Eight Men Out (1988)

119 mins     Drama, Sport      

"Eight Men Out" is the movie about the Black Sox scandal when then Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to intentionally throw the 1919 World Series, a series they were odds on favourites to win. Featuring excellent performances...

Memphis Belle (1990)

107 mins     Action , Drama, War      

Despite its good intentions to highlight the risks and heroics of the brave men who flew dangerous bombing missions deep into enemy soil during World War II, the one thing which you can't miss about "Memphis Belle" is that it...

Sneakers (1992)

126 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

"Sneakers" is quite an enjoyable but a little dated thriller, which is fun and energetic as well as having some excellent moments of tension. Released back in 1992 there are some great references to how America and Russia wer...

A League of Their Own (1992)

123 mins     Comedy, Drama, Sport      

A League of Their Own: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis & Lori Petty star in this movie about women's baseball during WWII...

The Firm (1993)

154 mins     Drama, Thriller      

"The Firm" is the sort of movie which will annoy some audiences because as an adaptation of John Grisham's novel it's not great. Grisham's novel was exciting, clever and sucked you in that you never wanted to put it down. But...

Lost in Yonkers (1993)

114 mins     Comedy, Drama      

In "Lost in Yonkers" Irene Worth plays a strict, heartless Grandma who pretty much interrogates people rather than talk to them, bangs her stick when she walks and bosses people around in a controlling manner. It is a wonderf...

The River Wild (1994)

108 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

"The River Wild" is by no means a bad movie but it is an underwhelming one which left me wanting something more. And the reason why it left me wanting something more is that in effect this should be a double danger storyline,...

Beyond the Call (1996)

101 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

"Beyond the Call" is a movie for fans of the theatre; it's a wordy movie where it is all about the conversations, what Pam says to Russell, what Keith says to Pam and how they react. It is not a movie with lots of drama in fa...

L.A. Confidential (1997)

138 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

I really dislike the term film-noir or shall I say the frequent misuse of it and it is variations such as neo-noir because it has got to the point that a movie only needs to have a hack style narration to be given the name so...

The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)

90 mins     Biography, Drama      

For those who have never heard of Bettie Page she was the darling of the 50's modelling industry, a true pin up girl who became notorious for featuring in fetish photos and the sort of images which back then were considered t...

Heavens Fall (2006)

101 mins     Crime, Drama      

"Heavens Fall" starts in a confusing way via a series of flashbacks, they're important as they explain why New York lawyer Samuel Leibowitz (Timothy Hutton) takes on the case of the Scottsboro Boys, 9 coloured men accused of ...

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

115 mins     Action , Adventure , Mystery, Thriller      

So with the brilliant "The Bourne Identity" and the equally impressive sequel "The Bourne Supremacy" along rolls Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in the third movie in the series, "The Bourne Ultimatum". The good news is that it is...

Fracture (2007)

113 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

There is a sort of irony to Ryan Gosling starring alongside Anthony Hopkins in the clever thriller "Fracture" because back in 2002 he played the cocky teenager Richard Haywood who tries to commit the perfect murder in "Murder...

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

96 mins     Adventure , Family      

Maybe it's me but when it comes to family movies I like characters which get me on their side, which makes me want to like them right from the word go. Unfortunately with "The Spiderwick Chronicles" you don't get that as we m...

The Uninvited (2009)

97 mins     Horror, Thriller      

So "The Uninvited" is a Hollywood remake of an Asian horror and as I am not a huge watcher of Asian horror I have not seen the original "A Tale of Two Sisters" on which it is based. That is probably a good thing as it seems t...

The Whistleblower (2010)

112 mins     Crime, Drama      

So right off the bat I should say that "The Whistleblower" is not some glitzy, mainstream movie made for the masses even though it stars the familiar names of Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci and David Strathai...

Lincoln (2012)

150 mins     Biography, Drama      

Do you know what sucks about being a Brit born in the 70s? When it came to doing history at school they would teach about the Egyptians and about King Henry and his many wives but none of what I would call interesting history...

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

122 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Movie Review - The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) back to the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel where Sonny wanting to buy a second hotel which means chaos especially as issues of the heart seems to affecting his residents...