Movies starring Toni Collette

Muriel's Wedding (1994)

106 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

They say "Don't judge a book by its cover" and that extends to DVDs and movies to because occasionally a movie will look like it's one sort of thing but be something completely different. Take "Muriel's Wedding", the DVD and ...

Emma (1996)

121 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Emma (1996) Gwyneth Paltrow stars as Emma Woodhouse a meddlesome matchmaker who can't deal with her own relationships...

Velvet Goldmine (1998)

124 mins     Drama      

Perhaps those who were teens and twenty some things during the 70s really get a buzz out of "Velvet Goldmine" as this movie is clearly inspired by real artists such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Perhaps those who exp...

The Sixth Sense (1999)

103 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

Let me just say, that for all the things which are wrong with "The Sixth Sense", writer/ director M. Night Shyamalan has created a very good thriller which works exceptionally well on different levels. For those who want to w...

About a Boy (2002)

101 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

About a Boy: Hugh Grant stars as Will whose home is his island, except his island is invaded by Marcus (Nicholas Hoult) a nerdy kid who enters his life...

Changing Lanes (2002)

98 mins     Drama, Thriller      

You are in a supermarket and someone barges in to you with a shopping trolley, they glare at you as if it's your fault before walking off, do you ignore it and move on or do you hit out and give them a piece of your mind. In ...

Connie and Carla (2004)

98 mins     Comedy, Crime, Musical      

Whether intentional or not Nia Vardalos's "Connie and Carla" feels like a modern take on Billy Wilder's glorious "Some Like it Hot". It shares a similar storyline with two people forced to go on the run and masquerade as the ...

The Last Shot (2004)

93 mins     Comedy      

Interesting fact "The Last Shot" is inspired by a real FBI sting operation where an FBI agent went undercover as a movie executive. That though is the only interesting fact because whilst inspired by a true story "The Last Sh...

In Her Shoes (2005)

130 mins     Drama, Romance      

"In Her Shoes" starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette is one of those movies which firmly deserve the title of being a chick flick, especially with it being an adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's chick-lit novel. Like with many ...

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

101 mins     Comedy, Drama      

You could say that "Little Miss Sunshine" is a road trip movie with all the bumps and issues which befall this sort of movie. But where as many road trip movies are out and out comedies "Little Miss Sunshine" is more quirky, ...

The Night Listener (2006)

91 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller      

Inspired by a true story "The Night Listener" is a bit of a mixed bag of a psychological thriller. I would even say it is inconsistent because the story is good but then seems drawn out, Robin Williams plays a decent serious ...

Evening (2007)

117 mins     Drama, Romance      

"Help, let me out" no that wasn't my cry for help as I sat watching "Evening" but more of the good movie which is in there struggling to get out. It makes "Evening" a frustrating movie because it is full of talent in front of...

The Black Balloon (2008)

97 mins     Drama      

There is nothing I love more than stumbling across an Australian movie as whilst European movies often have style and architectural beauty Australian movies have a raw honesty and depth which you don't see in mainstream cinem...

Fright Night (2011)

106 mins     Comedy, Horror      

As I mentioned in my review of the 1985 version of "Fright Night" I had watched it for the first time out of context, as in 30 years after it was made and it didn't blow me away like it did for those who saw it as teenagers b...

Hitchcock (2012)

98 mins     Biography, Drama      

Hitchcock (2012) Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren star in this behind the scenes dramatization of what went on during the making of Hitchcock's Psycho...

The Way Way Back (2013)

103 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Have you ever wondered why there are not only so many coming of age movies but they all seem to be highly rated? My theory is because everyone has a memory of their childhood and some even have that one summer they had which ...

Enough Said (2013)

93 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

"Enough Said" is the sort of movie which makes me want to scream because I like the cast, I like the storyline but I hate, and I do mean hate, the characters. So as is always the way when it comes to movies I have problems wi...

Lucky Them (2013)

97 mins     Drama      

"Lucky Them" made me feel like a pendulum as one minute it entertained and the next it bored me, back and forth it went make me smile then allowing me to drift off waiting for something good to happen. Truth be told I don't t...

A Long Way Down (2014)

96 mins     Comedy, Drama      

A comedy about 4 strangers who all end up in the same place at the same time to commit suicide, how does anyone come up with such a strange idea. Don't get me wrong it is a good idea but a strange one although one which screa...

The Boxtrolls (2014)

96 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

Thinking back to my childhood, something which gets harder the older I get, I remember that pretty much every movie I watched I would enjoy, with the exception of historical costume dramas. It is why I can say with quite some...