Movies starring Ellen Barkin

Tender Mercies (1983)

92 mins     Drama, Musical      

In a career which has covered 6 decades Robert Duvall has been nominated for seven Academy Awards but has only ever won one which was for "Tender Mercies". Amusingly this is a movie which several directors passed on, didn't g...

Act of Vengeance (1986)

95 mins     Crime, Drama, TV Movie      

If you weren't aware "Act of Vengeance" is based on real people and a true story but it is important that you know this. I say that because that plot and the fact "Act of Vengeance" stars Charles Bronson can lead you to expec...

Sea of Love (1989)

113 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Whilst "Basic Instinct" maybe one of the best known erotic cop thrillers it by no means wasn't the first, erotic cop thrillers had been around for a while and a few years before we had Michael Douglas falling getting it on wi...

This Boy's Life (1993)

115 mins     Drama, Thriller      

"This Boy's Life" is based on the true story by Tobias Wolff, who endured 5 years of misery under the rule of an over strict stepfather, and as far as I can make out this is a faithful adaptation of his novel. At times "This ...

The Fan (1996)

116 mins     Drama, Sport, Thriller      

I have to admit I am a fan of sports movies, especially ones which revolve around baseball, so when, in 1996, "The Fan" came out starring Hollywood legend Robert de Niro and Wesley Snipes I knew it was a movie I would have to...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

118 mins     Comedy      

WTF was that all about? Whilst I am on about "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" I am also on about a discussion I had with a film fan who lambasted me for my negative opinion over this movie. But in the midst of this hilarious ...

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

97 mins     Comedy      

What leads you to watch a movie is it that the storyline appealed, you like the director's previous movie or the stars are some of your favourites. Unfortunately if you watch "Drop Dead Gorgeous" purely for who is in it you a...

Trust the Man (2005)

103 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I have a problem with "Trust the Man" and that problem is that it is blah. What do I mean well here we have a comedy drama about two couples whose relationships are in crisis and we watch as problems from commitment issues to...

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

117 mins     Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

It has to be said that it was a surprise after the slight disappointment which was "Ocean's Twelve" that they decided to make another movie in the series. But despite being outrageously contrived, full of plot elements which ...

Brooklyn's Finest (2009)

132 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Well that was strange, I read a synopsis for "Brooklyn's Finest" and thought I knew exactly what I was going to watch. Here we have a movie with 3 threads, 3 cops; the undercover cop who's been under so long could switch side...