Movies starring Julie Andrews

Mary Poppins (1964)

139 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

There are certain movies which when you see appear on the TV schedule you groan because they always seem to be on. "Mary Poppins" is one of those movies because when ever a bank holiday arrives it always seems to get pop up o...

The Sound of Music (1965)

174 mins     Drama, Family, Musical      

It's quite strange when you think that musicals are not as popular as they once were yet "The Sound of Music" still remains a favourite and still becomes part of growing up for one new generation after another. I watched it f...

Torn Curtain (1966)

128 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

"Torn Curtain" is not a great Hitchcock movie but the irony of it is that even a less than great Hitchcock movie is not bad. The problem with "Torn Curtain" is not the duplicitous storyline about a defecting American scientis...

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

138 mins     Comedy, Musical      

Before watching "Thoroughly Modern Millie" I nosed through a few reviews and most sung the praises of this musical farce with many mentioning how much they loved it when they saw it back in 1967. Rather than making me think I...

Victor Victoria (1982)

132 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

It's very easy to miss the point of "Victor Victoria" as you can get wrapped up in the whole sexual side of it with Julie Andrews playing a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a female impersonator. You can get side...

The Man Who Loved Women (1983)

110 mins     Comedy      

"The Man Who Loved Women" is a tale of two movies, the movie which it is and the movie which you wanted it to be. The movie which it is is this attempt to be a light hearted but thoughtful look at a man who is addicted to wom...

That's Life! (1986)

102 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"That's Life" is one of those movies which when you split up into all its little sections works but unfortunately when you bring them together as a whole they don't work. For example we have this basic story of a man who has ...

One Special Night (1999)

90 mins     Drama, Romance, TV Movie      

It's a wintry night and all you want to do is curl up under a blanket in front of an open fire and watch a movie which radiates as much warmth a the flickering flames. If that is the case you need to get "One Special Night" a...

The Princess Diaries (2001)

115 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

There is a reason why up until now I hadn't bothered with "The Princess Diaries", I'm not or have ever been a 12 year old girl. But whilst not in the target demographic it did mark Anne Hathaway's movie debut and for that rea...

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

113 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

The Princess Diaries 2: Anne Hathaway is back as Mia and has to get married before she becomes Queen, leading to confusion when she falls for Nicholas (Chris Pine)...

Shrek 2 (2004)

93 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

Most sequels especially to animated movies tend to suck as the studios see an opportunity to make a profit from the popularity of a movie in the children's market. But occasionally they get it right and in the case of "Shrek ...

Enchanted (2007)

107 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance      

What I didn't mention in that synopsis is that when the evil Queen Narissa banishes Giselle to Manhattan "Enchanted" turns from an animation into a real life movie with Amy Adams as the loveable Giselle stuck in Manhattan. An...

Shrek the Third (2007)

93 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy, Family      

Let me tell you now "Shrek the Third" isn't a bad movie, it puts many an animation in the shade but compared to the previous two movies it isn't up to the same high standards. But before I get to what's wrong with the movie I...

Tooth Fairy (2010)

101 mins     Comedy, Family      

Tooth Fairy (2010) Dwayne Johnson stars as a minor league hockey star known as the tooth fairy who after destorying a child's belief is forced to be a real tooth fairy for his bad deed...

Despicable Me (2010)

95 mins     Animation, Comedy, Crime      

"Despicable Me" is certainly fun and in many ways I can see why it is so popular but for some reason it just didn't amuse me in the same way as some other modern animations have. I think the reason why is that whilst fun for ...

Shrek Forever After (2010)

93 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

I was surprised when "Shrek Forever After" came out as after a good first and second movie the third Shrek movie was not up to the high standards and it seemed like it would have been a good time to stop squeezing money out o...