Movies starring Hope Davis

Arlington Road (1999)

117 mins     Thriller      

I am sure if Alfred Hitchcock had been around and making movies at the back end of the 90s he would have made "Arlington Road". It is the sort of thing which Hitchcock would have made, a thriller which grows building intrigue...

The Matador (2005)

96 mins     Comedy, Crime, Drama      

Split into parts "The Matador" is basically a hitman movie tied together with an unlikely buddy movie, mixing dark humour with emotion. And this mix of stories, humour and emotion works to create a darkly amusing but also sur...

Proof (2005)

100 mins     Drama, Mystery      

"Proof" is one of those movies where I have to say I can appreciate the acting and the production but the movie failed to grab me. The thing is that I half expected to struggle with "Proof" partly because of it being an adapt...

The Weather Man (2006)

102 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"The Weather Man" is a mood movie and trust me if you're not in the right mood you're not going to enjoy this movie. You see "The Weather Man" is a dark comedy, a scathing look at life, in particular the life of one man who w...

The Hoax (2006)

116 mins     Drama      

In the early 1970s writer Clifford Irving came up with an audacious con, to make it seem like the reclusive and eccentric Howard Hughes had asked him to write his autobiography. When the truth came out Irving ended up doing t...

Genova (2008)

94 mins     Drama      

"Genova" is most certainly not your normal sort of movie and as such when you are accustomed to mainstream movies its hard work. The reason being is that "Genova" is a movie about life and in particular the period after the d...

The Lodger (2009)

95 mins     Children, Drama, Mystery      

Those who know their movies will know that the 2009 movie called "The Lodger" is not the first movie to adapt Marie Belloc Lowndes novel as Hitchcock had already done a version back in 1927. But David Ondaatje's version updat...

Real Steel (2011)

127 mins     Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport      

I've heard "Real Steel" described as Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" combined with "Transformers" but there is another element, another Stallone element because it also has the father son bonding storyline from "Over the Top". O...

Disconnect (2012)

115 mins     Drama, Thriller      

Now as someone who works online I champion any movie which highlights the negative aspects of the internet and "Disconnect" highlights three real problems with the internet which include cyber bullying, identity theft and the...

Wild Card (2015)

92 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

Imagine you have made a movie about a flawed tough guy who finds himself in deep trouble with the Las Vegas mob when he attempts to help someone who was raped and attacked. And having made and put that movie together you real...