19 Movies Starring Elijah Wood

Paradise

Paradise

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-10-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2222 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (at the time married to each other) play Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and a miracle arrives in the form of a summer guest - Willard Young played by Elijah Wood.

Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-02-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (9966 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.

The Good Son

The Good Son

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-09-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (26591 Reviews)

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Fullplot:

Following his mother's death, Mark is sent to Maine to visit his aunt and uncle while his father goes on a business trip to Tokyo. Mark meets his cousin, Henry, and the two quickly form a friendship. However, Henry begins to show signs of violent behavior that worry Mark.

North

North

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-07-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.4 (10837 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Reiner

Cast:

Writer:

Alan Zweibel (novel)

Alan Zweibel (screenplay)

Andrew Scheinman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus north starts off on an hilarious journey around the world to find the parents that really care about him.

The War

The War

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-11-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (9809 Reviews)

Director:

Jon Avnet

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Vietnam War vet Costner must deal with a war of a different sort between his son and their friends, and a rival group of children. He also must deal with his own personal and employment problems that have resulted from his Vietnam experiences.

Flipper

Flipper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-05-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (7517 Reviews)

Director:

Alan Shapiro

Cast:

Writer:

Ricou Browning (story)

Jack Cowden (story)

Arthur Weiss (earlier screenplay)

Alan Shapiro (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until a new friend comes into his life, a dolphin named Flipper, that brings uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a lifetime.

Deep Impact

Deep Impact

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-05-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (128192 Reviews)

Director:

Mimi Leder

Cast:

Writer:

Bruce Joel Rubin

Michael Tolkin

Fullplot:

Journalist Jenny Lerner is assigned to look into the background of Secretary Alan Rittenhouse who abruptly resigned from government citing his wife's ill health. She learns from his secretary that Rittenhouse was having an affair with someone named Ellie but when she confronts him, his strange reaction leads her to reconsider her story. In fact, a meteor, discovered the previous year by high school student Leo Biederman and astronomer Dr. Marcus Wolf, is on a collision course with the Earth, an Extinction Level Event. A joint US-Russian team is sent to destroy the meteor but should it fail, special measures are to be put in place to secure the future of mankind. As the space mission progresses, many individuals deal with their fears and ponder their future.

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-01-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1564 Reviews)

Director:

Martin Duffy

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Cormier (novel)

Jennifer Sarja (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Barney Snow (Wood) wakes up in a hospital with no memories but his name & recurring images of a car crash. With little else to go on, he makes the place his temporary home and soon learns that all of the other residents in this youth clinic are dying from terminal illnesses - except him. When another patient, Mazzo (Perrino), asks Barney to play host for his visiting twin sister Cassie (Cook), the two strike up a fast friendship that blooms into romance and promises a fresh start for Barney. But as he gradually pieces together his fragmented memory, he begins to unravel the puzzle of his strange dreams and remember his old life. How will Barney react once he learns the truth about his own past, and what will he do when Mazzo surprises him with a difficult request for help?

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-08-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

75 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

(419 Reviews)

Director:

Glenn Chaika

Fullplot:

When two tiny people reunite fifteen years after their village was ransacked by a giant, they learn that they were very special people in the village.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-03-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.4 (595742 Reviews)

Director:

Michel Gondry

Cast:

Writer:

Charlie Kaufman (story)

Michel Gondry (story)

Pierre Bismuth (story)

Charlie Kaufman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A man, Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend Clementine underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realizes that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-01-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (651 Reviews)

Director:

Carlene Cordova

Cast:

Writer:

Cliff Broadway

Carlene Cordova

Fullplot:

'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the past 50 years.

Green Street Hooligans

Green Street Hooligans

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-09

Languages:

English, Italian, German

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (109166 Reviews)

Director:

Lexi Alexander

Cast:

Writer:

Lexi Alexander (story)

Dougie Brimson (story)

Dougie Brimson (screenplay)

Josh Shelov (screenplay)

Lexi Alexander (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Unjustly expelled from Harvard when a stash of cocaine is found in his possession, Matt moves to London to live with his sister and her husband Steve. He is quickly introduced to Steve's chirpy, cock-sure younger brother Pete. Initially, Pete is reluctant to get acquainted with Matt and allow him to tread around the capital city with him because he may be seen by others as an 'outsider', but after a heavy drinking session with him and his mates he quickly changes his opinion of him. On the way back from a football match, Matt is viciously accosted by a gang of Birmingham City thugs, until Pete and his friends step in and save him. It is from here that Matt learns the truth about Pete and his friends- they are football hooligans, operating the GSE (Green Street Elite) 'firm.' Initially afraid of the violence, Matt soon ends up becoming as desensitized to it as his new found friends - but as events roll on, suspicion, shocking revelations and unsettled scores combine to a devastating climax where London's most fierce football rivals - Millwall and West Ham United - are set to go head to head.

Everything Is Illuminated

Everything Is Illuminated

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-10-14

Languages:

English, Russian, Ukrainian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (48266 Reviews)

Director:

Liev Schreiber

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Jonathan Safran Foer (novel)

Liev Schreiber (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young Jewish American flies to Ukraine in search of his grandfather's past. He has a photograph and the name of a village. He hires Odessa Heritage Tours, made up of a gruff old man and his English-speaking grandson. The three, plus grandfather's deranged dog, travel in an old car from Odessa into Ukraine's heart. Jonathan, the American, is a collector, putting things he finds into small plastic bags, so he will remember. Alex, the interpreter, is an archetypal wild and crazy guy. Alex asks the old man, "Was there anti-Semitism in the Ukraine before the war?" Will they find the village? The past illuminates everything.

The Oxford Murders

The Oxford Murders

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-07-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

Spain, UK, France

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (21261 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

èlex de la Iglesia (screenplay)

Jorge Guerricaechevarrèa (screenplay)

Guillermo Martènez (novel)

Fullplot:

Martin, a PhD student in mathematics, enrolls at Oxford in the hope of meeting his mentor, Professor Seldom. The young man manages to find lodging at Mrs. Eagleton's but in this house a stifling atmosphere prevails due to the landlady's attitude. Indeed Mrs. Eagleton, who happens to be a friend of Seldom's, is a haughty and unsympathetic woman who also stifles her daughter Beth. At the university, things do not fare much better as Martin is put in his place by his idol during one of Seldom's lectures. But his private life changes for the best as he starts an affair with Lorna, a beautiful girl he met during a game of squash. One night Seldom and Martin who find themselves at Mrs. Eagletons's discover her dead body. They are interrogated by the police. Soon afterwards they decide to lead their own private investigation...

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-01-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

30 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (3837 Reviews)

Director:

Adam Yauch

Fullplot:

Following the conclusion of the storyline in the "Fight For Your Right" music video, the Beasties break into a liquor store, drop acid with groupies, and get into a breakdance competition with time-traveling future versions of themselves.

Grand Piano

Grand Piano

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-10-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (11129 Reviews)

Director:

Eugenio Mira

Fullplot:

A pianist with stage fright endures a performance under enemy eyes, who will shoot if a wrong note is played.

Open Windows

Open Windows

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-10-02

Languages:

English, Spanish, French

Countries:

Spain, USA

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (8894 Reviews)

Director:

Nacho Vigalondo

Fullplot:

An actress named Jill refuses to have dinner with Nick, a fan who won a date with her in an Internet contest. In return, a guy named Chord, posing as Jill's campaign manager, helps Nick to follow in the footsteps of the actress from his own computer. Nick starts a game in which he realizes that he is only a puppet into the maniacal plans devised by Chord, to hunt down the star.

Set Fire to the Stars

Set Fire to the Stars

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-06-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (787 Reviews)

Director:

Andy Goddard

Fullplot:

In 1950, John Brinnan invited the highly acclaimed and infamous Dylan Thomas to New York for a series of poetry readings. Ignoring rumors of Thomas' frivolities back home, Brinnan has his hands full when the poet arrives. Desperate to get his watchful university chaplains off his back, Brinnan takes Thomas to his family retreat in the woods of Connecticut. But even in the middle of nowhere, the resourceful and cantankerous Thomas finds an audience for his art, passion, love and aggression...

Over the Garden Wall

Over the Garden Wall

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-11-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Rated:

TV-PG

IMDB Ratings:

9.2 (4139 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.

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