Movies starring Jean Simmons

The Way to the Stars (1945)

87 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

It's sort of ironic that due to when they made "The Way to the Stars" they added an opening scene because it is the opening which really grounds the movie. To explain when the movie went in to production it was felt the war w...

Great Expectations (1946)

118 mins     Drama, Romance      

I blame the British education system of the 80s for my aversion to classic literature as reading was a dull experience, old books which had no life in them analysed rather than brought to life. For that reason I have also had...

Black Narcissus (1947)

100 mins     Drama      

Prior to watching "Black Narcissus" I knew what the story was about, a small group of Nuns setting up a convent high up in the Himalayas and finding it a battle be it the howling winds, the language barriers or their own demo...

Angel Face (1952)

91 mins     Crime, Drama      

I don't know what it is but I just don't get what is so great about film-noir, for some reason these movies which seem to be loved by many and rated highly rarely seem to float my boat. Don't get me wrong as each to their own...

Affair with a Stranger (1953)

87 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

Flawed and familiar are the words which burst to mind when it comes to "Affair with a Strange" a romantic comedy from the 1950s. The flawed part comes from the casting of Victor Mature as whilst everyone including Jean Simmon...

Beautiful But Dangerous (1954)

89 mins     Comedy, Drama      

It's quite amusing as just the other day there was an item on the news about an anonymous gift giver who was using social media to give clues as to where they had hid envelopes of money and this small story was covered by so ...

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

90 mins     Drama, Thriller      

As a thriller "Footsteps in the Fog" is solid, a little too far fetched in places and pedestrian in others but solid. But for what is really a serious thriller there is something darkly amusing about this tale of a lowly maid...

Guys and Dolls (1955)

150 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

This review of "Guys and Dolls" is going to be the opposite of the musical, short. You see I like old musicals, I like the show tunes, the dancing and big production numbers but at 150 minutes I find "Guys and Dolls" just too...

The Big Country (1958)

165 mins     Western      

There is a wonderful irony to "The Big Country", the title mentions big, the movie is big in scale with vast landscapes and at 165 minutes it's not a small movie. Basically everything about "The Big Country" screams big excep...

Spartacus (1960)

184 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

There is no denying that "Spartacus" is an impressive movie, epic in scale and full of drama and action but at the same time it is a movie which is flawed, flaws which stop it from being great. As such for everything which is...

Rough Night in Jericho (1967)

104 mins     Western      

How many times in your life did you see Dean Martin play a bad guy? Whilst I can think of some rogues and shifty characters the only movie I know that he played an all out bad guy is "Rough Night in Jericho" and whilst Martin...

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

109 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I don't remember the exact line but there is a scene early on in "How to Make an American Quilt" where Anna is telling Finn that a quilt is made up of all sorts of patches and her job is to make sure when they come together i...

Her Own Rules (1998)

86 mins     Drama, Romance, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Her Own Rules (1998) Melissa Gilbert stars as Meredith who returns to Britain, having left as a child when she was adopted. But now having returned she seeks to bring closure to the painful memories of her chil...

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

115 mins     Adventure , Animation, Fantasy      

To be honest I am not a huge fan of modern animated films, especially those which come under the Manga banner, as the ones I had seen had been confusing and boring. So when a young friend enthused so much about "Howl's Moving...