26 Movies Starring Cary Elwes

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-10-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (267597 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Reiner

Cast:

Writer:

William Goldman (book)

William Goldman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A kindly grandfather sits down with his ill grandson and reads him a story. The story is one that has been passed down from father to son for generations. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive. The story is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup, engaged to the odious Prince Humperdinck, is kidnapped and held against her will in order to start a war, It is up to Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) to save her. On the way he meets a thief and his hired helpers, an accomplished swordsman and a huge, super strong giant, both of whom become Westley's companions in his quest.

Glory

Glory

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-02-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (97187 Reviews)

Director:

Edward Zwick

Cast:

Writer:

Kevin Jarre (screenplay)

Lincoln Kirstein (book)

Peter Burchard (book)

Robert Gould Shaw (letters)

Fullplot:

Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.

Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-07-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (72409 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Abrahams

Genres:

ActionComedy

Fullplot:

Topper Harley, a top gun fighter pilot, is recalled to serve on the SS Essess. Topper's mission is to destroy Saddam Hussein's nuclear plants. Unfortunately, Topper is psychologically imbalanced and is sure to crack under pressure.

The Crush

The Crush

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-04-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (11130 Reviews)

Director:

Alan Shapiro

Fullplot:

Nick Eliot, a 28 year old newspaper reporter moves in the guest house of the Forresters'. Everything goes fine until he meets Adrienne, the Forresters' only child, a 14 year old girl. She develops a crush on him. When he ignores her advances, she's rebuffed and willing to kill him.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-07-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (83537 Reviews)

Director:

Mel Brooks

Cast:

Writer:

J.D. Shapiro (story)

Evan Chandler (story)

Mel Brooks (screenplay)

Evan Chandler (screenplay)

J.D. Shapiro (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The standard story of Robin Hood: Evil Prince John is oppressing the people while good King Richard is away on the Crusades. Robin steals from the tax collectors, wins an archery contest, defeats the Sheriff, and rescues Maid Marian. In this version, however, Mel Brooks adds his own personal touch, parodying traditional adventure films, romance films, and the whole idea of men running around the woods in tights.

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(11888 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Cast:

Writer:

Rudyard Kipling (characters from novel "The Jungle Book")

Ron Yanover (story)

Mark Geldman (story)

Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

Ronald Yanover (screenplay)

Mark Geldman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of Mowgli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after being lost when a tiger attacked an encampment and killed his father. Years later he finds himself re-united with his childhood love Kitty and back in the "civilization" of Colonial India which he finds far less civilized then his jungle haunts. The search for a lost treasure shows who the truly civilized members of society are.

Twister

Twister

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-05-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (135891 Reviews)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Crichton

Anne-Marie Martin

Fullplot:

TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.

Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-10-03

Languages:

English, Mandarin

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (46661 Reviews)

Director:

Gary Fleder

Cast:

Writer:

James Patterson (novel)

David Klass (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Alex Cross, a Washington D.C. cop and forensic psychologist learns that his niece who is going to college in North Carolina is missing. So he goes there and learns that the police think she's among the victims of someone who kidnaps young girls and holds them captive and kills them who dubs himself Cassanova after the great lover. Later Kate, one of his victims, escapes and tries to help Cross find his niece.

Liar Liar

Liar Liar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (200863 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Guay

Stephen Mazur

Fullplot:

Fletcher Reede, a fast talking attorney, habitual liar, and divorced father is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job and always breaking promises to be with his favorite young son Max, but Fletcher lets Max down once too often, for missing his own son's birthday party. But until then at 8:15 Max has decided to make an honest man out of him as he wishes for one whole day his dad couldn't tell a lie. When the wish comes true all Fletcher can do is tell the truth and cannot tell one lie. Uh-oh for Fletcher!

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-05-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (10184 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Vera Chapman (novel)

Kirk De Micco (screenplay)

William Schifrin (screenplay)

Jacqueline Feather (screenplay)

David Seidler (screenplay)

Fullplot:

During the times of King Arthur, the story of an adventurous brave girl, named Kayley, whose father, a Knight of the Round Table, is killed by Sir Ruber, a maniacal brute who steals Excalibur and ultimately threatens to seize King Arthur's Camelot. Kayley enlists the blind, reclusive knight-aspirant Garrett and a young blind hermit and a goofy two headed dragon to brave the Enchanted Forest and retrieve the magic sword, and their adventure is also of course fraught with danger.

Liar Liar

Liar Liar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (199859 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Guay

Stephen Mazur

Fullplot:

Fletcher Reede, a fast talking attorney, habitual liar, and divorced father is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job and always breaking promises to be with his favorite young son Max, but Fletcher lets Max down once too often, for missing his own son's birthday party. But until then at 8:15 Max has decided to make an honest man out of him as he wishes for one whole day his dad couldn't tell a lie. When the wish comes true all Fletcher can do is tell the truth and cannot tell one lie. Uh-oh for Fletcher!

The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-02-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2241 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyWar

Cast:

Writer:

James Burton (book)

Jamie Malanowski (teleplay)

Martyn Burke (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Air Force Lt. Col. John Burton was assigned to evaluate the usefulness of the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, an Army troop carrier/scout vehicle that, in its final redesign, was effectively a deathtrap for its occupants. Burton keeps trying to execute a proper live-fire armor test on it but is constantly subverted by his temporary commanding officer, Army Maj. Gen. Partridge, in order to get it under construction and in the field.

Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-26

Languages:

English, German, Luxembourgish

Countries:

UK, USA, Luxembourg

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (32976 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHorror

Fullplot:

Shadow of the Vampire is a film about the making of a German all time classic silent horror-movie from 1922 called Nosferatu-Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu-a Symphony of Horror). The production of Nosferatu had to deal with a lot of strange things (some crew members disappeared, some died). This movie focuses on the difficult relationship between Murnau, the director, and Schreck, the lead actor.

Wish You Were Dead

Wish You Were Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (310 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.

The Cat's Meow

The Cat's Meow

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany, UK, Canada

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (6660 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Steven Peros (screenplay)

Steven Peros (play)

Fullplot:

In November of 1924, a mysterious Hollywood death occurred aboard media mogul William Randolph Hearst's yacht. Included among the famous guests that weekend were, Charlie Chaplin, Hearst's mistress, starlet Marion Davies, the studio system creator, producer Thomas Ince, and feared gossip columnist, Louella Parsons.

Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-04-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Ireland, UK

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (42622 Reviews)

Director:

Tommy O'Haver

Cast:

Writer:

Laurie Craig (screenplay)

Karen McCullah (screenplay)

Kirsten Smith (screenplay)

Jennifer Heath (screenplay)

Michele J. Wolff (screenplay)

Gail Carson Levine (based on the book by)

Fullplot:

Based on Gail Carson Levine's award winning novel, this is the story of Ella, a young woman who was given a "gift" of obedience by a fairy named Lucinda. She must obey anything anyone tells her to do. When her mother passes away, she is cared for by her thoughtless and greedy father who remarries a loathsome woman with two treacherous daughters. This modern-day, fantasy Cinderella story features fairies, ogres and elves...as well as a hero in the guise of Prince Charmont, whom Ella falls in love with. Unlike Cinderella though, she must depend on herself and her intelligence to get her through her troubles and find Lucinda in order for her "curse" to be broken!

Saw

Saw

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (273418 Reviews)

Director:

James Wan

Cast:

Writer:

Leigh Whannell

James Wan (story)

Leigh Whannell (story)

Fullplot:

After waking up in a tiny cell, two men find themselves victim of a serial killer who plays games with his victims and gives them one last chance to survive. If they wish to live, they each have to play their own game as the killer has told them on an audio script. As the film goes on, connections between the victims and the true identity of the never-showed-up killer are revealed.

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-12-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

Italy, USA, Poland

Runtime:

201 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (949 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

John Kent Harrison (teleplay)

Francesco Contaldo (earlier teleplay)

Salvatore Basile (additional material)

Francesco Arlanch (additional material)

Fullplot:

Following the premature death of his mother, Karol Wojtyla is brought up by his father in the Polish city of Krakow during the first half of the 20th century. An outstanding student with a magnetic personality, he dreams of becoming an actor. When his homeland is invaded by the Nazis in 1939, he and his friends secretly oppose the systematic persecution of their Polish culture. But, with the death of his father and the lacerating solitude which accompanies this loss, Karol's personal "resistance" takes on a new form and he decides to follow a priestly vocation. At the end of the war, Poland falls into the grip of Soviet totalitarianism. The newly ordained Karol is constantly surrounded by young people whom he teaches to safeguard and defend human dignity. He could be considered a serious threat to the regime, but the Communist authorities merely see him as an innocuous intellectual and even encourage his nomination for the position of bishop. Karol Wojtila is the youngest bishop in the history of Poland. When he is appointed Cardinal, Karol is more intransigent in the spiritual guidance of his homeland, becoming a real and proper thorn in the side of the Communist government. And the whole Catholic world begins to wonder who he is. On the death of Pope John Paul I in 1978, the cardinals of the Conclave decide that Woytjla is the right man to lead replace him. Thus Karol leaves his beloved Poland to become Pope John Paul II. His free, unconventional attitude alarms several prelates, but immediately wins the hearts of the people. In a age paralyzed by fear and ideology, the new Pope shows everybody again the overwhelming fascination of Christianity: this is the beginning of a deep change, which will affect the whole world and the Church itself, as a sort of "contagion". He miraculously survives an attempt on his life in 1981, and not even this event curbs his mission. Thanks to his unshakable tenacity , Pope John Paul II helps to change the course of history: the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 decrees the collapse of Communism. But the Pope does not stop being the voice of Christ, even among the injustices of the capitalistic Western world, even among the provocations and challenges of modern times . The Great Jubilee of 2000 is the most moving evidence of his mission: 3 million young people in love with the Pope gather in Rome, bringing with them the whole world's hopes. This world has learned to look to him, now old and shaky, as a ray of light in the heart of darkness.

The Alphabet Killer

The Alphabet Killer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-12-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (6476 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Schmidt

Fullplot:

In Rochester, a pre-teen girl is abducted, raped, and murdered. Detective Megan Paige investigates: she works long hours obsessively, and soon she's seeing visions of the dead girl. The FBI profiles the killer as a spontaneous drifter, lucky not to get caught; Megan thinks he's local and a methodical planner. She notes that the victim's first and last names and the place the body was left start with "C." When a second murder follows the same pattern, Megan is vindicated, but her obsessions get the best of her, and her mental state impedes her work. With the help of medication, therapy, and a friend, can she regain her equilibrium and catch the alphabet killer?

The Story of Luke

The Story of Luke

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-04-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2278 Reviews)

Director:

Alonso Mayo

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.

Delhi Safari

Delhi Safari

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-12-07

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (1129 Reviews)

Director:

Nikhil Advani

Genres:

Animation

Cast:

Writer:

Nikhil Advani (screenplay)

Nikhil Advani (story)

Rahul Awate (dialogue)

Girish Dhamija (dialogue)

Girish Dhamija (screenplay)

Suresh Nair (screenplay)

Milap Zaveri (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Delhi Safari is the story of a journey undertaken by a cub leopard, his mother, a monkey, a bear and a parrot when the forest they live in is on the verge of destruction. A man is on the run to destroy the forest in order to erect a balcony. These five animals plan to go to Delhi and ask the parliament some very simple yet pertinent questions - why has man become the most dangerous animal? Doesn't man understand that if the forests and the animals don't exist, man will cease to exist?

Toys in the Attic

Toys in the Attic

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-03-05

Languages:

Czech

Countries:

Czech Republic, Japan, France, Slovakia

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (452 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Edgar Dutka (screenplay)

Jirè Barta (screenplay)

Vivian Schilling (english adaptation)

Fullplot:

In an attic full of discarded junk, a pretty doll called Buttercup lives in an old trunk together with her friends, the marionette Sir Handsome, the lovable Teddy Bear, a Mechanical Mouse and the plasticine creature, Laurent. When Buttercup is snatched and taken off to the Land of Evil, her pals set out on a wondrous and daring adventure to rescue her from the all-powerful Head of State.

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-01-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (152993 Reviews)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Cast:

Writer:

Elizabeth Meriwether (screenplay)

Michael Samonek (story)

Elizabeth Meriwether (story)

Fullplot:

Occasionally in the 15 years since summer camp, Adam and Emma cross paths. When he discovers that an ex-girlfriend is living with his dad, he gets drunk, calls every woman in his cell phone contact list, and ends up passed out naked in her living room. By this time, she's a medical resident in L.A. and he's a gopher on a "Glee"-like TV series, hoping to be a writer. She guards her emotions (calling her father's funeral "a thing"), so after a quick shag in the moments she has before leaving for the hospital, she asks if he wants a no-strings-attached, sex-only relationship, without romance or complications. A prescription for fun or for disaster?

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-10-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (62114 Reviews)

Director:

Kevin Greutert

Cast:

Writer:

Patrick Melton

Marcus Dunstan

Fullplot:

Detective Matt Gibson chases the psychotic Detective Mark Hoffman while Jigsaw's widow Jill Tuck tries to kill him as assigned by her husband. However he escapes and Jill meets Gibson and offers to sign an affidavit listing the murders committed by Hoffman. In return, she requests protection. Meanwhile, the prominent Jigsaw survivor and leader of a support group Bobby Dagen is abducted with his wife and friends and forced to play a mortal game to save himself and his beloved wife.

Hansel & Gretel Get Baked

Hansel & Gretel Get Baked

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-02-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.3 (2519 Reviews)

Director:

Duane Journey

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Fullplot:

The pothead Ashton Crawford and his girlfriend Gretel are smoking in her room special marijuana called Black Forest supplied by the drug dealer Manny and produced by an old lady named Agnes that lives in Pasadena. Gretel's brother Hansel arrives home and Gretel tells that she will bake gingerbread cookie while Ashton will go directly to Agnes to buy more Black Forest. However Agnes is a witch and captures Ash to eat his flesh and drain his youth to maintain youth. Gretel seeks her boyfriend out and suspects of Agnes, but the police officers Ritter and Hart do not give credit to her words since Ritter knows that Ash is a pothead. Meanwhile the gang that supplies weed to Manny learns that he is selling Black Forest to his costumers and they threaten him and their leader Jorge sends a message to Agnes through Manny. However, the drug dealer is turned into a zombie by Agnes and Jorge and his gang pay a visit to her and are also turned into zombies. Soon Gretel and Manny's girlfriend Bianca decide to break into Agnes' house and they learn that she is a powerful witch. Meanwhile Hansel goes to Agnes's house to look for his sister.

Armed Response

Armed Response

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-10-14

Countries:

USA

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (547 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Adam Beamer

Evan Beamer

Craig Hildebrand

Fullplot:

When a home security business falls on hard times, the owners decide to start robbing local houses in an attempt to add to their income and create a desperate need for their services. The plan seems to work perfectly until, in an attempt to one-up the competition, they finish a job with more in their haul than they bargained for.

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