Movies starring Owen Wilson

Anaconda (1997)

89 mins     Action , Horror, Thriller      

I knew "Anaconda" was a bad movie before I watched it but I was hoping it was going to be one of those movies which is so bad it becomes entertaining. Sadly it wasn't and so what we have is a b-movie creature feature trying t...

Armageddon (1998)

150 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, Thriller      

There has been a growing trend in cinema for many years to launch a big blockbuster movie where the basis of the plot is that the world faces impending doom only for the Americans to save the day with some far fetched idea. M...

The Haunting (1999)

113 mins     Fantasy, Horror, Mystery      

I tell you what else is getting shorter, my ability to suffer movies which seem like they should be good but end up depressingly dull. And yes "The Haunting" was for me a depressing dull movie which feels like the director sa...

Meet the Parents (2000)

108 mins     Comedy      

Meet the Parents - Ben Stiller is Gaylord Focker who is meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time and hopes to make a good impression...

Shanghai Noon (2000)

110 mins     Comedy, Western      

To put it simply it is Jackie Chan who makes "Shanghai Noon" the fun and memorable movie it is, without his talent not only for martial arts but also comedy it would have been boring. You see whilst it features Owen Wilson as...

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

101 mins     Action , Drama, War      

In 1988 Gene Hackman starred in a movie called "Bat 21" it saw him playing a weapons countermeasures expert who during the Vietnam War became stranded in the Vietnam jungle and the story was basically about getting him to saf...

Zoolander (2001)

87 mins     Comedy      

Trust me, that when I say "Zoolander" is completely stupid, it is not a criticism, in fact "Zoolander" is indeed quite funny as it goes about spoofing the world of male modelling. But whilst the movie provides a certain amoun...

I Spy (2002)

87 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

I Spy - Eddie Murphy & Owen Wilson star as the boxer and the spy forced to team up to try and recover a stolent stealth plane from an underground arms dealer...

Shanghai Knights (2003)

114 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

To put it simply it is Jackie Chan who makes "Shanghai Knights" the fun and memorable movie it is, without his talent not only for martial arts but also comedy it would have been boring. That is the sentence I started my revi...

Starsky and Hutch (2004)

101 mins     Comedy      

So "Starsky and Hutch" yet another remake of a classic American series, to think in 20 years time, we could be watching movie remakes called "Hill Street Blues" or "ER". Anyway, back to the movie, as a like for like remake, "...

Meet the Fockers (2004)

115 mins     Comedy, Romance      

There is a simple way to describe both "Meet the Fockers" and its predecessor "Meet the Parents", they are the "American Pie" movies for the twenty to thirty something market, which want boundary pushing comedy without the ne...

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

120 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

For those wanting an exciting adaptation of Jules Verne's story "Around the World in 80 Days" clear off because this isn't it. Nope this is Disney taking the basic storyline and turning it into an amusing adventure for young ...

Wedding Crashers (2005)

128 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Whilst there is no doubting that "Wedding Crashers" is one heck of a stupid movie and at times unbelievably juvenile it is also at times incredibly funny as well as entertaining. Following the trend in recent cinema to create...

Night at the Museum (2006)

105 mins     Action , Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

A while ago I had the pleasure of doing an online movie survey where I had to watch a movie trailer for a soon to be released movie, the movie in question was "Night at the Museum" and after completing the survey I was adaman...

You, Me and Dupree (2006)

108 mins     Comedy      

With a line up of stars which include Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon, you could be excused for thinking that "You, Me and Dupree" may be 2006's comedy success, to rival the likes of last years "The Wedding Crashers"...

Cars (2006)

117 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

I have mentioned this before but for me a good animation is one which makes me forget that I am watching an animation and gets me invested in the characters. "Cars" is one of those animations which achieves this and when I fi...

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

91 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Drama      

As someone who watches a lot of movies you find yourself longing for something which breaks the constant flow of mundane mainstream cinema and when you hear that certain movie is different it lifts your expectations. Unfortun...

Marley & Me (2008)

110 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I'd always planned to read John Grogan's book "Marley & Me" and like most things I plan to read, I never got round to it. Thankfully a decision was made to adapt Grogan's popular book about his dog Marley into a movie and I'm...

Drillbit Taylor (2008)

110 mins     Comedy      

I've come to watch a new Owen Wilson movie with an element of trepidation, because for every enjoyable comedy such as "Wedding Crashers" you also get something like "You, Me and Dupree" which at best is mediocre. Which side d...

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

100 mins     Action , Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

After the first "Night at the Museum" which both finished nicely and was very entertaining I didn't really see a need for a sequel. But one was made and what can only be seen as a case of blatant commercialism we got "Night a...