5 Movies Starring James Van Der Beek

Castle in the Sky

Castle in the Sky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-08-02

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (84503 Reviews)

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Fullplot:

A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization.

Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (33454 Reviews)

Director:

Brian Robbins

Fullplot:

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his West Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them.

Castle in the Sky

Castle in the Sky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-08-02

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (85097 Reviews)

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Fullplot:

A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization.

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-10-11

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (42833 Reviews)

Director:

Roger Avary

Cast:

Writer:

Bret Easton Ellis (novel)

Roger Avary (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is, technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen, who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean.

Formosa Betrayed

Formosa Betrayed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-02-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1139 Reviews)

Director:

Adam Kane

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

Will Tiao (story)

Katie Swain (story)

Charlie Stratton (screenplay)

Yann Samuell (screenplay)

Brian Askew (screenplay)

Nathaniel Goodman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the early 1980s, an FBI Agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Through his investigation, he unearths a spider web of international secrets that has been thriving within college campuses across America for decades. His investigation takes him across the Pacific to the island nation of Taiwan, where with the help of the outspoken widow and an unlikely spy, he learns that the Professor's killing was not a random act, but a desperate move by a scandalous government intent on keeping its nefarious activities under wraps. Our detective soon finds himself on a collision course against the U.S. State Department, the Chinese Mafia, and the Nationalist Chinese Government - in a land where the truth is not what it seems and the only people he can trust, cannot be trusted at all. Inspired by actual events.

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