Movies starring Kevin Bacon

Animal House (1978)

109 mins     Comedy      

There have been many pretenders to the crown, many a movie which has tried to emulate its success, but more than 30 years after it was released "National Lampoon's Animal House" or just "Animal House" as it is also called sti...

Footloose (1984)

107 mins     Drama, Musical, Romance      

Hitting the cinema in 1984 and starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Chris Penn as well as Sarah Jessica Parker, "Footloose" is a movie which despite featuring various over the top cheesy scenes also features a foot tapping soun...

Quicksilver (1986)

105 mins     Drama      

I've been looking for the right words to describe the lesser known Kevin Bacon movie "Quicksilver" and the most accurate would be to say it is typical 80s. Here we have a riches to rags to riches story as a stock broker loses...

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

93 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I've watched "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" numerous times since its release back in the late 80s and have always liked it. The daft thing is that it took another movie, "Due Date" which came out in 2010 for me to realise exa...

Tremors (1990)

96 mins     Comedy, Horror      

For years I have seen "Tremors" cropping up on late night TV and on the odd occasion I caught a bit of it I thought what nonsense. I was wrong because having finally sat down and watched the whole of "Tremors" it is one of th...

Flatliners (1990)

115 mins     Drama, Horror      

When I first watched "Flatliners" back around 1990 I thought it was the dog's doodahs; it had a good cast, it had style and most significantly had atmosphere. Now some 20 years later and having re-watched "Flatliners" the who...

JFK (1991)

205 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Even though the official investigation by the Warren Commission stated that the Presidents death was caused by a solitary gun man, New Orleans District Attorney, Jim Garrison believed that the Warren Commission was covering u...

A Few Good Men (1992)

138 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

It's quite strange how one scene can make a movie, make it memorable and better than it really is. Take "A Few Good Men" it's an okay movie with it's tale of "Code Reds" and courtroom drama; but what do you remember it for? I...

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,...

Murder in the First (1995)

122 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

When I first watched "Murder in the First", in my early 20s, I found it very disturbing, and to be honest struggled to watch it right through. Now, having aged a few years, I revisited it to see if after years of watching mov...

Apollo 13 (1995)

140 mins     Adventure , Drama      

Whilst some young boys dreamed of becoming astronauts and walking on the moon it never really interested me as a child. But there were moments to do with space travel which did have an impact on my life such as the horrible d...

Sleepers (1996)

147 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

"Sleepers" is based on a novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, and supposedly based on a true story, although several groups that have investigated this claim that they have come up with no proof that there is any truth it at. Althoug...

Picture Perfect (1997)

106 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Released back in 1997 whilst still playing the ever popular Rachel in TV sitcom Friends "Picture Perfect" was Jennifer Aniston's first attempt at being a movie leading lady and in all fairness she doesn't do a terrible job. A...

Wild Things (1998)

108 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Trashy, tacky, cheap and obvious are a few words which could be used to describe "Wild Things" starring Matt Dillon, Denise Richards, Neve Campbell and Kevin Bacon. But then for some reason I also quote enjoy the movie and it...

Stir of Echoes (1999)

99 mins     Horror, Mystery      

Whilst before watching I had heard of "Stir of Echoes" it didn't really ring any bells other than it starred Kevin Bacon but shortly after I realised why. The reason is that this is one of those creepy super natural movies an...

Hollow Man (2000)

119 mins     Action , Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller      

Hollywood has always had a love affair with the idea of invisibility; numerous movies have explored the idea as the main driving force of a storyline often with disastrous results thanks to poor, laughable effects. But with t...

My Dog Skip (2000)

95 mins     Drama, Family      

"Never judge a movie by the poster" is an adage which I have come to learn because if I had I would have missed out on the charming tale which is "My Dog Skip" a movie which on first glances appears like it's a children's mov...

Trapped (2002)

106 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

There is little about "Trapped" which sounds that original, kidnappers take a young girl hostage holding her to ransom as they demand $250,000. And to be frank how "Trapped" plays out isn't that original either as we have mom...

Mystic River (2003)

135 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

Clint Eastwood is a man who has shown that he is equally adept behind the camera as he is infront of it, as is the case of "Mystic River" a powerhouse movie which Eastwood stamps his authority on making it an atmospheric blen...

In the Cut (2003)

119 mins     Mystery, Thriller      

First up, if the only Meg Ryan movies you have seen are of the fluffy romantic comedy variety then "In the Cut" is going to shock you because not only does Meg Ryan not look like Meg Ryan but she also strips bare and has sex....