12 Movies Starring Emma Roberts

Lymelife

Lymelife

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-11-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (12584 Reviews)

Director:

Derick Martini

Cast:

Writer:

Derick Martini

Steven Martini

Fullplot:

Set in the late 70's, seen through the innocent eyes of a fifteen year old boy, SCOTT, "Lymelife" is a unique take on the dangers of the American Dream. This funny, sad, violent and sometimes tragic look at first love, family dynamics and divorce weaves an intricate tapestry of American life during a time of drastic economic and emotional change.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-03-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (27591 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

John Quaintance (screenplay)

Jessica Bendinger (screenplay)

Alice Hoffman (novel)

Fullplot:

In a dreary Florida beach resort village, luscious-limbed lifeguard Raymond is the main attraction for girls. Teenager buddies Claire and Hailey became experts on him by observation, but never dared actually approach him, and after this closing summer season will be separated as one's parents move to Australia. Then they find a storm washed up in a pool a sassy mermaid, who promises them a wish if they help her prove to Neptune love exists, and Raymond is the only creature resembling a love-god.

Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (15033 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Cast:

Writer:

Andrew Fleming (screenplay)

Tiffany Paulsen (screenplay)

Tiffany Paulsen (story)

Mildred Wirt Benson (characters)

Fullplot:

Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles California. Nancy booked an abandoned house for them to stay in hiding the mystery of a movie star's murder from her father as a promise that she would stay out of trouble and be normal. Fitting into high school as a normal teen turns out to be harder than it sounds, for Nancy Drew. She soon befriends a younger boy and determines that the sleuthing world is where she belongs. While snooping through the attic, she finds a letter from the Hollywood star, Dehlia Draycott, written to someone named 'Z'. This leads Nancy on a wild goose chase as she comes to find out that Dehlia has a secret daughter, her daughter is to inherit everything and someone killed Dehlia because they were written out of the will.

Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (14991 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Cast:

Writer:

Andrew Fleming (screenplay)

Tiffany Paulsen (screenplay)

Tiffany Paulsen (story)

Mildred Wirt Benson (characters)

Fullplot:

Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles California. Nancy booked an abandoned house for them to stay in hiding the mystery of a movie star's murder from her father as a promise that she would stay out of trouble and be normal. Fitting into high school as a normal teen turns out to be harder than it sounds, for Nancy Drew. She soon befriends a younger boy and determines that the sleuthing world is where she belongs. While snooping through the attic, she finds a letter from the Hollywood star, Dehlia Draycott, written to someone named 'Z'. This leads Nancy on a wild goose chase as she comes to find out that Dehlia has a secret daughter, her daughter is to inherit everything and someone killed Dehlia because they were written out of the will.

Hotel for Dogs

Hotel for Dogs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-01-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (15026 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Jeff Lowell (screenplay)

Robert Schooley (screenplay)

Mark McCorkle (screenplay)

Lois Duncan (book)

Fullplot:

Animals are strictly forbidden at Andi and her little brother Bruce's foster home. But for Friday, the adorable dog they secretly care for, they're ready to risk everything. They finally find him an ideal shelter, a huge abandoned hotel that Bruce transforms thanks to his engineering genius. In what has become an incredible paradise for dogs, Friday is soon joined by all kinds of furry friends, so many in fact that their barks alert the neighbors...and the local pound, who can't understand the disappearance of all the stray dogs. Andi and Bruce will have to call on all their friends and all their imagination to stop the hotel's secret from being discovered.

Adult World

Adult World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-02-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (10293 Reviews)

Director:

Scott Coffey

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

Adult World

Adult World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-02-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (10324 Reviews)

Director:

Scott Coffey

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-06-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (39854 Reviews)

Director:

Gavin Wiesen

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Believing the quote that you are born alone, die alone and everything else is an illusion, George doesn't see the point of life, school, or homework. Then he meets Sally and he now has a reason to go to school and make friends, even if he's not ready to admit to himself or to her that he likes her. The school's principal and art teacher introduce him to an alumni, and successful artist, Dustin, who can help guide George along life's path, but other distractions start surfacing, and George might not even be able to graduate from high school.

We're the Millers

We're the Millers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-07

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (283212 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Bob Fisher (screenplay)

Steve Faber (screenplay)

Sean Anders (screenplay)

John Morris (screenplay)

Bob Fisher (story)

Steve Faber (story)

Fullplot:

After being robbed of a week's take, small-time pot dealer David is forced by his boss to go to Mexico to pick up a load of marijuana. In order to improve his odds of making it past the border, David asks the broke stripper Rose and two local teenagers to join him and pretend they're on a family holiday.

Palo Alto

Palo Alto

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-05-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (15520 Reviews)

Director:

Gia Coppola

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Gia Coppola

James Franco (book)

Fullplot:

Shy, sensitive April is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path - including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or boundaries. As one high school party bleeds into the next - and April and Teddy struggle to admit their mutual affection - Fred's escalating recklessness starts to spiral into chaos.

I Am Michael

I Am Michael

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-01-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (278 Reviews)

Director:

Justin Kelly

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Benoit Denizet Lewis (magazine article "My Ex-Gay Friend")

Justin Kelly (based on an article by)

Stacey Miller (based on an article by)

Fullplot:

A gay activist and magazine founder is 'saved' from his homosexuality after turning to God.

Ashby

Ashby

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-09-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (161 Reviews)

Director:

Tony McNamara

Fullplot:

ASHBY is a coming of age/approaching death comedy drama. A seventeen-year-old kid (Ed) trying to understand who he wants to be in the world, befriends a terminally ill ex-CIA contract killer (Ashby) who is trying to make peace with his life and God before he goes. 'Making peace' might just entail killing three old bosses who have tricked him into breaching his strange moral code.

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