Movies starring Zooey Deschanel

Almost Famous (2000)

122 mins Drama, Romance

Here is the main fact you need to know about "Almost Famous", it is writer and director Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical account of his teenage years during the 70s as a young reporter writing for Rolling Stone magazine....

The New Guy (2002)

88 mins Comedy

Back in 1986, "Eastenders" actor Nick Berry topped the single charts with "Every Loser Wins", that song sums up "The New Guy" a teen comedy about a high school senior re-inventing them self, going from picked on dork too rebe...

Elf (2003)

97 mins Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Elf: Will Ferrell stars as Budy the baby who hid in Santa's sack and raised at the North pole as an Elf, a large Elf till he returned to the city to find his dad...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

109 mins Action , Comedy, Sci-Fi

Despite being born back in 1972 I never got in to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" as a child and to be frank I don't remember there being many I was at school with who were into it even when in 1981 it leapt from being...

Failure to Launch (2006)

97 mins Comedy, Romance

Movie review "Failure to Launch" � Matthew McConaughey stars as Tripp who at 35 still lives at home with his parents. Wanting him out Tripp's parents call upon the services of Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) who tricks men like ...

Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

96 mins Adventure , Drama, Family

"Bridge to Terabithia" is a surprising movie, it's not only surprisingly good but it's also surprisingly not what I thought it would be. I expected it to be a movie with a message, a lesson learned through a friendship formed...

Surf's Up (2007)

85 mins Animation, Comedy, Family

Usually when I watch a movie I do so alone but when I watched "Surf's Up" I did so with some young relatives who are the right age for animations. Well not only was I bored but so were my young relatives who found the style o...

Yes Man (2008)

104 mins Comedy, Romance

"Yes Man" is based upon the popular book by Danny Wallace who after being told by a stranger on a bus that he doesn't say "Yes" often enough went on a strange journey of discovery as he set about saying "Yes" to any opportuni...

The Happening (2008)

91 mins Sci-Fi, Thriller

The Happening: Mark Wahlberg is the teacher caught in the midst of a mysterious evironmental disaster as people start killing themselves for no reason...

500 Days of Summer (2009)

95 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

Being different doesn't automatically make a movie good but it can make it more interesting than the norm which is what I would say "500 Days of Summer" is. Here we have a romantic comedy which isn't you're run of the mill ro...

Your Highness (2011)

102 mins Adventure , Comedy, Fantasy

There was a time when a movie dominated by a plethora of cock jokes infused with drug jokes would have been enough to make it work. But I guess those times have passed and watching "Your Highness" ended up a slog of cock joke...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Zooey Deschanel as one of the principle cast members.