Movies starring Christopher Guest

The Fortune (1975)

88 mins     Comedy, Crime, Romance      

I have watched "The Fortune" three times now and that it isn't because I liked it, in fact the second time I watched it was only to confirm what I thought when I first watched it which was as a whole it doesn't work. But ther...

The Long Riders (1980)

100 mins     Western      

"The Long Riders" is another movie about the legendary Jesse James and the James Gang, telling us a tale about their exploits and like so many leading us to the Northfield Bank Job. But to be frank it didn't really grab me, i...

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

82 mins     Comedy      

I watched "This is Spinal Tap" for the first time in 1989, I say I watched but I gave up on it and it wasn't until 1991 that I sat through the whole movie although truth be told I wanted to walk away. Now for a while I though...

Small Soldiers (1998)

108 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy, Family      

Whilst "Gremlins" may be the movie most people think of when the name Joe Dante is mentioned part of me thinks it should be "Small Soldiers". Don't get me wrong as I love "Gremlins" and "Small Soldiers" has a lot of similarit...

Best in Show (2000)

90 mins     Comedy      

On first glance "Best in Show" looks like one of those spoof documentary comedies which I don't get, I just usually find these sorts of movies unfunny. And to be honest I didn't have great hopes when I finally decided to watc...

Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)

103 mins     Comedy, Drama, Musical      

That synopsis only details the first half of "Mrs Henderson Presents", a pre-war first half which is fully of wit and snappy dialogue. I won't be go into what happens in the second half as it puts a different spin on things a...

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...