Movies starring Ann Miller

Stage Door (1937)

92 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"Stage Door" not only has a stellar cast featuring Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Eve Arden, Ann Miller, Lucille Ball, Andrea Leeds and Adolphe Menjou it is also a stellar movie. On first look it appears to be a comedy abo...

Room Service (1938)

78 mins     Comedy      

Despite having seen clips from various Marx Brothers movies over the years I had never watched a whole movie till now when I watched "Room Service". Now there are those who know their Marx Brothers movies that will say "Room ...

Easter Parade (1948)

107 mins     Musical, Romance      

"Easter Parade" is the sort of musical which I like and dislike, which may sound like a contradiction but it is not alone as there are many musicals which I like and also dislike. From a musical perspective what is there not ...

On the Town (1949)

98 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

On the Town (1949) Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra & Jules Munshin are the 3 sight seeing sailors in New York for 24 hours shore leave and hoping for some fun and romance ...

Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)

106 mins     Musical      

"Two Tickets to Broadway" may not have been a MGM musical but it is certainly one which is made in the same style with many big musical numbers and a lot of pretty starlets. And if you are fan of those MGM musicals from a byg...

Kiss Me Kate (1953)

109 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

Anyone who has read any of my other reviews of musicals will know that not only do I enjoy them but I also have a pet peeve, that of musicals about performers which throw various musical scenes in which have little to do with...

The Opposite Sex (1956)

117 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

I am yet to watch the 1939 version of "The Women" that everyone raves about but have watched the 2008 remake which did nothing what so ever for me. But I hoped that would be a good thing when I came to watch this musical adap...

Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

102 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

I don't know whether it was intentional but "Adventures in Babysitting" feels like it's taken a bit of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and a bit of "Risky Business" as well as bits from a few other 80s teen movies and combined the...

The Freshman (1990)

102 mins     Comedy, Crime      

"The Freshman" is a strange little movie, at times seeming rather predictable as it mixes a bit of slapstick, a touch of fish out of water and heavy dose of movie pastiche as it not so much spoofs "The Godfather" but cleverly...

Kindergarten Cop (1990)

111 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime      

"Kindergarten Cop" is really quite a strange movie and one which people think of as a kid's movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger doing comedy; well it did get a PG certificate. And I can see why because part of the movie is watch...

Awakenings (1990)

121 mins     Biography, Drama      

As a movie reviewer you roll the dice and some times you find yourself watching a string of movies which do little to inspire you and then other times you get one good movie after another. In truth before I sat down to watch ...

Chaplin (1992)

143 mins     Biography, Drama      

Bio-pics can often be one of the most disappointing genres when it comes to movies, either the story isn't that interesting unless you know them or the director has treated the storyline too commercially ignoring reality for ...

Carlito's Way (1993)

144 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

10 years after the united to give us "Scarface", one of the most popular gangster movies in cinema's history, Brian De Palma and Al Pacino reunited to give us another gangster style movie with "Carlito's Way". But "Carlito's ...

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

113 mins     Family, Musical      

It's interesting really because the first "That's Entertainment" was spectacular with its journey through the big production numbers from MGM musicals with stars of the past providing the titbits of information which made it ...

The Shadow (1994)

108 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

Movie Review - The Shadow (1994) Alec Baldwin stars as Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, who finds himself doing battle with his nemesis, Shiwan Khan (John Lone), who plans to hold a city to ransom with an atomic bomb...

The Relic (1997)

110 mins     Horror      

The Relic (1997) Penelope Ann Miller and Tom Sizemore are trying to save the guests at the Chicago Museum of Natural History from a dangerous creature connected with a recent shipment of relics...

The Last Don (1997)

262 mins     Crime, Drama, TV Movie      

It's no "The Godfather", but then what movie is? It is inevitable that people compare "The Last Don" to "The Godfather" not just because they are both gangster movies but "The Last Don" was also written by Mario Puzo. Unfortu...

Killing Moon (2000)

95 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

In the opening few scenes of "Killing Moon" we witness the man with the less than subtle cough croak in the bathroom and then a few minutes later his friend croak on the plane not before coughing up blood over the pilot. Thes...

Mulholland Drive (2001)

147 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

David Lynch and his movies are cinema's equivalent to Marmite, you either like him or you don't. You may admire his movie's looks, you may be impressed by the actors he casts in his movies but when you start to watch you eith...

Scared Silent (2002)

100 mins     Crime, Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Scared Silent (2002) Penelope Ann Miller stars as Kathy who on returning to her home-town with her husband is terrified when she learns the man, John McCrane (Andrew Jackson), who raped her and her friend when ...