10 Movies Starring James Marsden

Disturbing Behavior

Disturbing Behavior

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-07-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, USA, Canada

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (16404 Reviews)

Director:

David Nutter

Fullplot:

After the suicide of the teenager Allen Clark, his family decides to move from Chicago to the quiet Cradle Bay Island seeking a peaceful life for the siblings Steve and Lindsay Clark. When Steve joins the local high-school, the outcast Gavin Strick befriends Steve and introduces his also rejected friend Rachel Wagner to the newcomer. Gavin exposes to Steve in the refectory the punks, the nerds and the different tribes of the school and he defends the weird theory that a sinister force changes the behavior of the annoyingly perfect "Blue Ribbons", a group of good students that wear identical jackets and gather in the Yogurt Shoppe. Further he tells that he had witnessed the blue ribbon Andy Efkin killing their schoolmate Mary Jo that is missing and the local Officer Cox covering the murder. Steve does not believe on Gavin words, but when his friend is submitted to the treatment of Dr. Edgar Caldicott and immediately changes his behavior, joining the Blue Ribbons, Steve and Rachel decides to investigate the mystery discovering the dark secret of the perfect behavior.

Gossip

Gossip

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-21

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (12020 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Gregory Poirier (story)

Gregory Poirier (screenplay)

Theresa Rebeck (screenplay)

Fullplot:

On a beautiful college campus, something ugly is about to be spread around. A bit of gossip that was told is starting to take a frightening turn. Who could it have offended and how far will the person on the other side of the gossip handle the embarrassing situation.

Superman Returns

Superman Returns

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-06-28

Languages:

English, German, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

154 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (228436 Reviews)

Director:

Bryan Singer

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Dougherty (screenplay)

Dan Harris (screenplay)

Bryan Singer (story)

Michael Dougherty (story)

Dan Harris (story)

Jerry Siegel (characters)

Joe Shuster (characters)

Fullplot:

Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure Superman Returns, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's most beloved superheroes. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.

The Box

The Box

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-11-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (72088 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Kelly

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Kelly (screenplay)

Richard Matheson (short story "Button

Button")

Fullplot:

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world, someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

Enchanted

Enchanted

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-11-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (131490 Reviews)

Director:

Kevin Lima

Fullplot:

The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-09-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (25541 Reviews)

Director:

Rod Lurie

Cast:

Writer:

Rod Lurie (screenplay)

David Zelag Goodman (earlier screenplay)

Sam Peckinpah (earlier screenplay)

Gordon Williams (novel)

Fullplot:

Screenwriter David Sumner travels with his wife Amy in his Jaguar to her homeland Blackwater, in the Mississippi. Amy's father has passed away and David intends to write his screenplay about Stalingrad in the house. David hires the contractor Charlie and his team to repair the roof of the Barn. Amy was the sweetheart of Charlie when she lived there and neither him nor his crew show respect to her. Charlie invites David to hunt deers with his group and him but they leave David alone in the woods and rape Amy. She does not tell to David what happened but when the drunken coach Tom Heddon calls Charlie and his friends to hunt down the slow Jeremy Niles that likes his daughter, David decides to protect not only Jeremy, but also Amy and his honor.

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-07-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

82 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.3 (9407 Reviews)

Director:

Brad Peyton

Cast:

Writer:

Ron J. Friedman

Steve Bencich

John Requa (characters)

Glenn Ficarra (characters)

Fullplot:

In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Faced with this unprecedented threat, cats and dogs will be forced to join forces for the first time in history in an unlikely alliance to save themselves -- and their humans.

Hop

Hop

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-04-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (22284 Reviews)

Director:

Tim Hill

Cast:

Writer:

Cinco Paul (screenplay)

Ken Daurio (screenplay)

Brian Lynch (screenplay)

Cinco Paul (story)

Ken Daurio (story)

Fullplot:

Blending state-of-the-art animation with live action, Hop tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world's worst house guest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.

Robot & Frank

Robot & Frank

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-09-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (48713 Reviews)

Director:

Jake Schreier

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher D. Ford (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the near future, Frank is a retired catburglar living alone while his successful son, Hunter, tries to care for him from afar. Finally, Hunter gets him a robot caretaker, but Frank soon learns that it is as useful as a burglary aide. As Frank tries to restart his old profession, the uncomfortable realities of a changing world and his worsening dementia threaten to take beyond what any reboot can do for him.

The D Train

The D Train

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-05-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (2327 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

All his life, Dan Landsman (Jack Black) has never been the cool guy. That's about to change - if he can convince Oliver Lawless (Marsden), the most popular guy from his high school who's now the face of a national Banana Boat ad campaign, to show up with him to their class reunion. A man on a mission, Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life. Showcasing Jack Black and James Marsden's most outrageous performances to date, THE D TRAIN serves up the question: how far would you go to be popular? Co-starring Kathryn Hahn and Jeffrey Tambor.

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