Movies starring Nicole Kidman

Dead Calm (1989)

96 mins     Drama, Thriller      

"Dead Calm" is a rare little movie, not only is it an 80s movie which is as entertaining now as it was back in 1989 it also is surprisingly tense even when you know what is coming. What is more surprising is that it is simple...

Days of Thunder (1990)

107 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

There you have it "Top Gun 2", oops sorry wrong movie, or is it. There are so many similarities between "Days of Thunder" and "Top Gun" that you could be forgiven for thinking that you have just watched a remake of it, but on...

Far and Away (1992)

140 mins     Adventure , Drama, Romance      

I am sure that writer Bob Dolman and director Ron Howard set out to make "Far and Away" as an epic romantic drama set at the tail end of the 19th century. But what they ended up with could be unintentionally one of the funnie...

Malice (1993)

107 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller      

The strength of "Malice" is that it starts of as one thing, a thriller surrounding a serial killer doing the rounds on a college campus and then turns into something completely different. But it's clever in doing so as it suc...

My Life (1993)

117 mins     Drama      

When I watched "My Life" back in 1993 I was moved by this movie as it was the first time I had come across a movie about a man dealing with his imminent death. But since then I have come across this theme a few times and my i...

Batman Forever (1995)

121 mins     Action , Crime, Fantasy      

What a difference a director makes, Tim Burton gave us his vision of the Dark Knight with "Batman" and the slightly darker "Batman Returns" and then handed the reigns over to Joel Schumacher to direct the second sequel "Batma...

The Peacemaker (1997)

124 mins     Action , Thriller      

The Peacemaker - George Clooney and Nicole Kidman star in this stolen nuclear weapons action thriller...

Practical Magic (1998)

103 mins     Comedy, Fantasy, Romance      

Confused is what watching "Practical Magic" left me, not because it has some twisting intelligent storyline but because I just don't know who "Practical Magic" has been made for. It has a touch of comedy, a touch of romance, ...

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

159 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

"Eyes Wide Shut" was to be Stanley Kubrick's final movie, he died on the 7th March 1999, 4 months before it received its premiere and reportedly less than a week after he finished his final cut. Why is this fact important, we...

Birthday Girl (2001)

93 mins     Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

"Birthday Girl" is one of those annoying movies which only does half the job, it comes up with an amusing first half and then the second half meanders along delivering less and less interesting drama till it all but peters ou...

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

127 mins     Drama, Musical, Romance      

I was given the opportunity to watch "Moulin Rouge!" back in 2001 and that was an offer which included not just free tickets but also a free meal from an attractive woman. Despite the attractiveness I turned her down or at le...

The Others (2001)

101 mins     Drama, Horror, Mystery      

So all my friends who had seen "The Others" told me I had to see it because I enjoyed ...., well I am not going to tell you immediately what .... is because it would spoil this movie. So without spoiling things I will say tha...

The Human Stain (2003)

106 mins     Drama, Romance, Thriller      

If you've not read anything about "The Human Stain" or read Philip Roth's novel from which it is adapted I urge you to stop reading, buy or rent "The Human Stain" and watch it. I'm not saying that because this is the greatest...

Cold Mountain (2003)

154 mins     Adventure , Drama      

Cold Mountain (2003) Jude Law and Nicole Kidman star in this romantic drama about a soldier during the American Civil War trying to return to Cold Mountain and the woman he loves...

The Stepford Wives (2004)

93 mins     Comedy, Sci-Fi      

Lessons learned from my love of movies: 1) movies adapted from books rarely do the written word justice; 2) remakes are not made for those who enjoyed the original movie but are aimed at a new generation of movie goers. What ...

Bewitched (2005)

102 mins     Comedy, Fantasy, Romance      

I've never seen a single episode of the TV series "Bewitched" yet I know the theme tune, I know the characters and pretty much know the set up. But that single fact that I haven't watched a single episode actually helps when ...

The Interpreter (2005)

128 mins     Mystery, Thriller      

The Interpreter: Nicole Kidman is the interpreter who over hears an assassination plot except ther Secret Service agent assigned to watch her is not convinced...

Happy Feet (2006)

108 mins     Animation, Comedy, Family      

As a movie reviewer I have a rating system and when I rate something a 6 it means that I enjoyed it, it was for the most well made but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it again. That is how I feel about "Happy Feet" as wh...

Margot at the Wedding (2007)

93 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Do you enjoy watching movies where not only the dialogue dominates the movie but dialogue where it is either insanely dull or insanely bitchy? I don't, these sorts of movies where the dialogue is uninteresting are a real swit...

The Golden Compass (2007)

113 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

If I was a young child between the ages of 9 and 15 I would imagine, even hope that "The Golden Compass" would entertain as it has all the ingredients which when I was that age would have kept me glued to a movie. Unfortunate...