Movies starring John Cusack

Class (1983)

98 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Class (1983) Andrew McCarthy stars as the prep school student who discovers that the older woman he has been sleeping with is his room mates (Rob Lowe) mum (Jacqueline Bisset)...

Sixteen Candles (1984)

89 mins     Comedy, Romance, Teen      

2009 was a sad year with the sudden loss of the inspired talent which was John Hughes, a man whose movies had become part of so many people's lives that many of us owe him a debt of gratitude for getting us through our tumult...

The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

101 mins     Adventure , Family      

"The Journey of Natty Gann" must be one of Disney's more peculiar adventure movies with its story of a young girl travelling across country to try and find her dad. Now that may sound quite typical especially when we have the...

Stand by Me (1986)

89 mins     Adventure , Drama      

"Stand by Me" is a very simple movie, it is the journey of four boys who go in search of a dead body and along the train track they follow they learn more about themselves, growing up in the process. Yes "Stand by Me" is a co...

Eight Men Out (1988)

119 mins     Drama, Sport      

"Eight Men Out" is the movie about the Black Sox scandal when then Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to intentionally throw the 1919 World Series, a series they were odds on favourites to win. Featuring excellent performances...

Tapeheads (1988)

93 mins     Comedy, Musical      

One of the best things I read about "Tapeheads" is "that the plot doesn't matter". And never have truer words been spoken as this quirky movie from 1988 comes across like random sketches written by probably a group of people ...

Say Anything... (1989)

100 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Watching Cameron Crowe's "Say Anything..." throws up instant comparisons with the John Hughes teen movies of the 80s as they both deal with the issues surrounding teenagers. But where as Hughes plied his movies with comedy, w...

True Colors (1991)

111 mins     Drama      

"True Colors" is written by Kevin Wade who prior to this wrote "Working Girl" and both have a similarity as they focus on career driven people. But "True Colors" whilst being in the world of politics is by no means a heavy mo...

City Hall (1996)

111 mins     Drama, Thriller      

Someone once said to me that Al Pacino gets better with age, something which I disagreed with having been a fan of Pacino's earlier performances than those in the 90s. Curious I asked what was better about older Al Pacino and...

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

107 mins     Comedy, Crime, Romance      

Although I like "Grosse Pointe Blank", it confuses me as too what it is meant to be. Labelled as an action, romance, comedy, crime-thriller, it struggles to be overly effective in any one of them, and feels as if it spreads i...

Con Air (1997)

115 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

With one of the most memorable mullets in the history of cinema Nicolas Cage is Cameron Poe in "Con Air". Following his releases from prison Cameron Poe finds himself sharing a flight to freedom with a bunch of deadly crimina...

Anastasia (1997)

94 mins     Adventure , Animation, Drama      

"Anastasia" was one of those animations which came out during the period when I had gone right off of animations and it would have taken something very special and new for me to sit through one. As such I should say right not...

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

155 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

Let me give you the facts about "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", it is an adaptation of a book written by John Berendt and the book is based on a true story which took place in Savannah, Georgia during the 1980s. Wh...

Pushing Tin (1999)

124 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Frustrating, that what was the lasting feeling I has after I finished watching "Pushing Tin" because quite simply it is. Here is a movie which starts off, well I wouldn't say brilliantly but in such a way it grabs your attent...

High Fidelity (2000)

113 mins     Comedy, Drama      

As a movie reviewer I read other reviews by all sorts of people from those who write for the tabloids to those who think it would be great to make money through a movie blog only to realise it isn't that easy. Over time I hav...

Serendipity (2001)

90 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Released in 2001 "Serendipity" which stars John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale is a romantic comedy which in a way pays homage to "An Affair to Remember", in that two people who meet but part company then meet up again years late...

America's Sweethearts (2001)

102 mins     Comedy, Romance      

It would be fair to say that when it comes to most modern romantic comedies, the words unoriginal and predictable tend to come to mind. But "America's Sweethearts" is different because whilst it's a romantic comedy it's also ...

Runaway Jury (2003)

122 mins     Drama, Thriller      

If you've read John Grisham's book "Runaway Jury" then I would say give the movie "Runaway Jury" a miss. It may have an impressive cast and to be honest an interesting storyline but in the adaptation Grisham's novel has been ...

Identity (2003)

90 mins     Horror, Mystery, Thriller      

Intelligent horror, it's a term you don't often hear for the simple fact that most horror movies tend to reside on the side of being dumb. "Identity" is different because here we have a clever storyline which combines stories...

Must Love Dogs (2005)

98 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Must Love Dogs (2005) Diane Lane stars as as a divorced teacher who passes on a seemingly perfect guy when her sister forces her to start dating again...