Movies starring Frank Langella

Body of Evidence (1993)

101 mins     Drama, Thriller      

After "Basic Instinct" breathed life into the erotic thriller genre back in 1992 a whole slurry of would be erotic thrillers trading on risque sex started to hit the big screens, but only a handful managed to get anywhere clo...

Dave (1993)

106 mins     Comedy, Romance      

In "Dave" Kevin Kline plays amiable president impersonator Dave Kovic who finds himself standing in for the president when the leader is taken ill in a less than decent circumstances. Although Dave is meant to do what he is t...

Junior (1994)

109 mins     Comedy      

So the simple truth is that back in 1988 the unusual combination of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito worked in the comedy "Twins" and as with most things which work in Hollywood they tried to capitalize on it. As such 6...

Cutthroat Island (1995)

124 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

In fairness I haven't seen all of director Renny Harlin's movies but the ones I have seen such as "Die Hard 2", "Cliffhanger" and "The Long Kiss Goodnight" have been all about the action and that is exactly what "Cutthroat Is...

Lolita (1997)

137 mins     Drama, Romance      

The subject of paedophilia is not in the least bit pleasant and sitting down to watch Adrian Lyne's adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's notorious novel "Lolita" about the sexual affair between a step father and step daughter fil...

Small Soldiers (1998)

108 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy, Family      

Whilst "Gremlins" may be the movie most people think of when the name Joe Dante is mentioned part of me thinks it should be "Small Soldiers". Don't get me wrong as I love "Gremlins" and "Small Soldiers" has a lot of similarit...

The Ninth Gate (1999)

133 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

The Ninth Gate (1999) Johnny Depp stars as a rare book expert who finds himself dealing with the occult as he is employed to verify whether a rare book is authentic...

Sweet November (2001)

119 mins     Drama, Romance      

Sweet November: Keanu Reeves & Charlize Theron star in this bitter sweet romantic drama about an advertising exec whose life is changed when he meets a free spirited woman with a secret...

Superman Returns (2006)

148 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

Maybe I was spoilt as a child because I got to experience "Superman" played by Christopher Reeve and those movies became a huge part of my childhood. But what that means is that after watching "Superman Returns" I was disappo...

The Water Is Wide (2006)

110 mins     Drama      

And the list goes on. What list do I refer to? That list of movies whether fictional or fact based which are about a new inspirational teacher trying to inspire the children that he teaches to learn and facing opposition to t...

Frost/Nixon (2008)

122 mins     Drama      

I wasn't even 2 years old when Richard Nixon was forced to resign the American Presidency due to the Watergate scandal. As such when "Frost/Nixon" came out with its fictionalized account of the ground breaking interview betwe...

The Box (2009)

115 mins     Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi      

I have been putting off watching "The Box" for a while because it is directed by Richard Kelly who directed "Donnie Darko" a movie which despite having tried to watch numerous times found it to out there for my tastes. But ev...

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

133 mins     Drama      

23 years is a long time, cell phones have got smaller and cleverer, my favourite actors have got older and politicians have got younger. 23 years is also a long time between movies when it comes to "Wall Street" and "Wall Str...

All Good Things (2010)

101 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

I watch a lot of made for TV movies and to be honest I am surprised that "All Good Things", which is inspired by the story of Robert Durst, was not made in to a TV movie as movies inspired by real crimes seem to work better o...

Unknown (2011)

113 mins     Action , Mystery, Thriller      

"Unknown" whilst a good movie also feels like a movie made on data analysis delivering exactly what the masses wanted going on what other movies worked. As such "Unknown" first gives audiences a touch of memory loss mystery w...

Robot & Frank (2012)

89 mins     Comedy, Crime, Drama      

I am of the mind to just say watch "Robot & Frank" for yourself because this is one of those movies where the enjoyment is in the discovery yourself. And as such trying to review this movie without giving anything away is nig...

Captain Fantastic (2016)

116 mins     Drama      

Movie Review - Captain Fantastic (2016) Viggo Mortensen stars as Ben who having raised his children away from society finds himself questioning whether he has been right when they have to return to society for a funeral...