Movies starring Michelle Pfeiffer

The Children Nobody Wanted (1981)

100 mins Drama, TV Movie

Movie Review - The Children Nobody Wanted (1981) Fredric Lehne stars as Tom Butterfield who despite being a single young man takes on the system as he sets aout creating a home for homeless children...

Grease 2 (1982)

115 mins Comedy, Drama, Musical

I wonder what it must have been like to watch "Grease 2" first, maybe those who did found it a great experience with all these fun characters and big musical numbers. Maybe those who saw it first and loved it were bemused and...

Scarface (1983)

170 mins Crime, Drama, Thriller

Brian De Palma's remake of "Scarface" is held in such high esteem that for many the thought of it ever being remade is a travesty. But to be blunt is it really that good, is it that great a gangster movie that to remake it or...

Ladyhawke (1985)

112 mins Adventure , Drama, Family

As you start to watch "Ladyhawke" there is a temptation to walk away because it has one of the cheesiest soundtracks going, a very dated electro orchestra soundtrack which now really lets the movie down. Get beyond the initia...

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

118 mins Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Movie Review "The Witches of Eastwick" � starring Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson as Daryl Van Horne....

Frankie and Johnny (1991)

118 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

"Frankie and Johnny" has its roots in a stage play and as is usually the case when a play gets adapted into a movie it's a wordy affair, a movie which revolves around characters and a lot of dialogue. But at the same time "Fr...

Batman Returns (1992)

126 mins Action , Crime, Thriller

I liked the first of the 80s/90s "Batman" movies as it delivered a mix of drama, comedy and action with a bit of Tim Burton quirkiness. It's a shame that I can't say I liked the first of the sequels "Batman Returns" as much. ...

Dangerous Minds (1995)

99 mins Crime, Drama, Thriller

Over the years there have been numerous movies which work around the theme of a new teacher taking over a class of no hopers turning them around. Some have been quite good such as "The Ron Clark Story" others well let's just ...

One Fine Day (1996)

104 mins Comedy, Romance

2 Good looking stars in George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer + 2 cute kids in Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz and one chaotic day equals "One Fine Day" an obvious but entertaining romantic comedy....

The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

106 mins Drama

Movie Review - The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Beth Cappadora who sinks in to depression after her youngest child, Ben, goes missing, putting a strain on her marriage to Pat (Treat Williams). But n...

What Lies Beneath (2000)

130 mins Drama, Horror, Mystery

Ghost stories never go out of fashion and at the turn of the new millennium they were definitely back in fashion with several movies delivering stories with a spectral element. One of those movies was "What Lies Beneath" whic...

White Oleander (2002)

109 mins Drama

I read a handful of reviews before watching "White Oleander" and each one couldn't praise this movie highly enough so I started watching and about half an hour in I was debating whether I had read them right and looked back a...

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

86 mins Adventure , Animation, Comedy

By the 90s I had hit the age where I was no longer in to animations and in fairness for about twenty years I generally avoided them until recently where for some reason as a forty something I have started to watch them again....

I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

97 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

It's quite surprising that "I Could Never Be Your Woman" ended up as a straight to DVD movie rather than getting the theatrical release it deserves. With a pedigree which includes director Amy Heckerling and starring Michelle...

Stardust (2007)

127 mins Adventure , Comedy, Family, Fantasy

"Stardust" is a fantasy movie, a traditional bit of fairytale style escapism where we are whisked to a magical land and taken on a quest. Now for some I am sure that sounds like fun especially as being a fairytale also has th...

Hairspray (2007)

117 mins Comedy, Musical, Romance

I've never watched the original version of "Hairspray" reason being that whilst meant to be his most accessible movie I find the creativity of John Walters a bit too much for my liking. And to be honest I'm not sure I will wa...

New Year's Eve (2011)

113 mins Comedy, Romance

Quite simply the only praise I can give "New Year's Eve" is that somehow the casting team managed to convince one star name after another to appear; from legends like De Niro to new actresses like Lea Michele this is a movie ...

The Family (2013)

111 mins Comedy, Crime, Thriller

The Family (2013) a mob family in hiding in Normandy find old habits die hard as they try to fit in with their new surroundings....

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Michelle Pfeiffer as one of the principle cast members.