25 Movies Starring Rachel Weisz

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-08-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (38101 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Davis

Cast:

Writer:

Arne Schmidt (story)

Rick Seaman (story)

Josh Friedman (story)

J.F. Lawton (screenplay)

Michael Bortman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Eddie Kasalivich, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, works as a technician for a scientific team that discovers an alternative, low-cost, pollution-free fuel source. When one of the chief scientists is murdered and the invention stolen, Eddie and physicist Lily Sinclair are framed for it and have to flee for their lives, with the FBI, CIA and other involved parties in close pursuit. Paul Shannon, Eddies mentor, is the director of a scientific company which - unknown to Eddie - has commercial interests in the invention. Eddie and Lily set out to find the stolen invention and hopefully clear themselves of the false charges.

I Want You

I Want You

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-30

Languages:

English, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2222 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Helen is a young woman running a hairdressing salon; Bob is her boyfriend and local radio DJ; Honda is a mute kid who's secretly taping people's conversation and Smokey is Honda's sister who sings at local bar. New guy in town is the mysterious Martin, who shares some dark history with Helen and observes her from afar at first. Honda falls in love with Helen and starts taping her conversations with Bob, and that leads to reactivation of the Helen-Martin relationship.

The Mummy

The Mummy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-05-07

Languages:

English, Egyptian (Ancient), Arabic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

125 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(295168 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen Sommers (screen story)

Lloyd Fonvielle (screen story)

Kevin Jarre (screen story)

Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An English librarian called Evelyn Carnahan becomes interested in starting an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra. She gains the help of Rick O'Connell, after saving him from his death. What Evelyn, her brother Jonathan and Rick are unaware of is that another group of explorers are interested in the same dig. Unfortunately for everyone, this group ends up unleashing a curse which been laid on the dead High Priest Imhotep. Now 'The Mummy' is awake and it's going to take a lot more than guns to send him back to where he came from.

The Mummy

The Mummy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-05-07

Languages:

English, Egyptian (Ancient), Arabic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

125 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(294180 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen Sommers (screen story)

Lloyd Fonvielle (screen story)

Kevin Jarre (screen story)

Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An English librarian called Evelyn Carnahan becomes interested in starting an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra. She gains the help of Rick O'Connell, after saving him from his death. What Evelyn, her brother Jonathan and Rick are unaware of is that another group of explorers are interested in the same dig. Unfortunately for everyone, this group ends up unleashing a curse which been laid on the dead High Priest Imhotep. Now 'The Mummy' is awake and it's going to take a lot more than guns to send him back to where he came from.

Sunshine

Sunshine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-07-14

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

Germany, Austria, Canada, Hungary, France

Runtime:

181 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (10687 Reviews)

Director:

Istvèn Szabè

Cast:

Writer:

Istvèn Szabè (story)

Istvèn Szabè (screenplay)

Israel Horovitz (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The film follows a Jewish family living in Hungary through three generations, rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.

I Want You

I Want You

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-30

Languages:

English, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2223 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Helen is a young woman running a hairdressing salon; Bob is her boyfriend and local radio DJ; Honda is a mute kid who's secretly taping people's conversation and Smokey is Honda's sister who sings at local bar. New guy in town is the mysterious Martin, who shares some dark history with Helen and observes her from afar at first. Honda falls in love with Helen and starts taping her conversations with Bob, and that leads to reactivation of the Helen-Martin relationship.

The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-04

Languages:

English, Arabic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (230814 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Fullplot:

Many years ago, in Ancient Egypt, the Scorpion King led a menacing army, but when he sold his soul to Anubis, he was erased from history. Now he is only a myth...or is he? Rick and Evelyn O'Connell are still discovering new artifacts, along with their 8 year old son Alex. They discover the Bracelet of Anubis. But someone else is after the bracelet. High Priest Imhotep has been brought back from the dead once again and wants the bracelet, to control the Scorpion King's army. That's not the only problem. Imhotep now has Alex and with the bracelet attached to him, doesn't have long to live.

Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-03-16

Languages:

English, German, Russian

Countries:

USA, France, Germany, UK, Ireland

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (172728 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Alain Godard

Fullplot:

In World War II, the fall of Stalingrad will mean the collapse of the whole country. The Germans and Russians are fighting over every block, leaving only ruins behind. The Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev stalks the Germans, taking them out one by one, thus hurting the morale of the German troops. The political officer Danilov leads him on, publishing his efforts to give his countrymen some hope. But Vassili eventually start to feel that he can not live up to the expectations on him. He and Danilov fall in love with the same girl, Tanya, a female soldier. From Germany comes the master sniper Kènig to put an end to the extraordinary skilled Russian sniper.

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-19

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2952 Reviews)

Director:

Bill Eagles

Cast:

Writer:

Simon Donald (screenplay)

Fullplot:

One stormy Glasgow night Dorothy and Petula's lives are inextricably thrown together, bonded by a common flaw. Dorothy's on the run from her boyfriend and Petula should be doing the same. Evasion, blackmail, murder, betrayal, revenge and a suitcase loaded with a million quid... it's all there... and then some.

The Shape of Things

The Shape of Things

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-05-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France, UK

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (9321 Reviews)

Director:

Neil LaBute

Cast:

Writer:

Neil LaBute (play)

Neil LaBute (screenplay)

Fullplot:

While visiting an art museum, a nerdy college student named Adam meets an iconoclastic artist named Evelyn and is instantly smitten. As their relationship develops, she gradually encourages Adam to change in various ways that surprise his older friends, Jenny and Philip. However, as events progress, Evelyn's antics become darker and darker as her influence begins to twist Adam and his friends in hurtful ways.

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-10-17

Languages:

English, French, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (73300 Reviews)

Director:

Gary Fleder

Cast:

Writer:

John Grisham (novel)

Brian Koppelman (screenplay)

David Levien (screenplay)

Rick Cleveland (screenplay)

Matthew Chapman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a past ..... and their own agenda.

Envy

Envy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-04-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (25384 Reviews)

Director:

Barry Levinson

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Ben Stiller and Jack Black star as Tim and Nick, best friends, neighbors and co-workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog poop, or any other kind for that matter, evaporate into thin air -- to where exactly is anyone's guess. Tim, who had scoffed at Nick's idea and passed on an opportunity to get in on the deal, can only watch as Nick's fortune -- and Tim's own envy -- grow to equally outrageous proportions. When the flames of jealousy are fanned by an oddball drifter (Walken) who imposes himself into the situation, Tim's life careens wildly out of control ... taking Nick's with it.

Constantine

Constantine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-02-18

Languages:

English, Filipino, Tagalog

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (216603 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jamie Delano (comic book "Hellblazer")

Garth Ennis (comic book "Hellblazer")

Kevin Brodbin (story)

Kevin Brodbin (screenplay)

Frank A. Cappello (screenplay)

Fullplot:

John Constantine is approached by Det. Angela Dodson who needs his help to prove that her twin sister Isabel's death was not a suicide. The dead woman was a devout Catholic and Angela refuses to accept she would have taken her own life. She's asked Constantine for help because he has a reputation for dealing with the mystical. In fact, he is a demon hunter whose sole purpose on Earth is to send demons back to the nether regions. John himself has been to Hell - as a young man he too committed suicide and now knows that he is destined to return there on his death - but hopes his good deeds may somehow find him a place in Heaven. As he looks into Isabel's death, he realises demons are trying to break through to the human world, and his battles lead him into a direct conflict with Satan.

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-01-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK, New Zealand

Runtime:

135 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (116441 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Jackson

Genres:

DramaFantasy

Cast:

Writer:

Fran Walsh (screenplay)

Philippa Boyens (screenplay)

Peter Jackson (screenplay)

Alice Sebold (novel)

Fullplot:

A 14-year-old girl in suburban 1970's Pennsylvania is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from the place between Heaven and Earth, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-08-31

Languages:

English, Italian, Swahili, German

Countries:

UK, Germany, USA, China

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (104197 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jeffrey Caine (screenplay)

John le Carrè (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. They could not be more wrong. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets, he will risk his own life, stopping at nothing to uncover and expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined.

The Fountain

The Fountain

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-11-22

Languages:

English, Maya

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (179334 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Darren Aronofsky (screenplay)

Darren Aronofsky (story)

Ari Handel (story)

Fullplot:

Three stories - one each from the past, present, and future - about men in pursuit of eternity with their love. A conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher, working with various trees, looks for a cure that will save his dying wife; a space traveler, traveling with an aged tree encapsulated within a bubble, moves toward a dying star that's wrapped in a nebula; he seeks eternity with his love. The stories intersect and parallel; the quests fail and succeed.

The Brothers Bloom

The Brothers Bloom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-06-19

Languages:

English, French, Czech, Japanese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (39648 Reviews)

Director:

Rian Johnson

Fullplot:

Brothers - older Stephen and three years junior Bloom - have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, for who the intricacy of the story used in the con is as important as the positive outcome of the swindle. Bloom is the main character of Stephen's stories, the character he considers the anti-hero. As adults, they travel the world and never enlist the same people twice in their cons, except for their consistent sidekick, the mysterious and primarily silent Bang Bang, a Japanese woman who just appeared in their lives one day and who has a penchant for blowing things up. As Bloom hits his mid-thirties, he wants to quit the business as he is losing his own identity to that of the characters he portrays; he doesn't know anymore what is real and what is make-believe. Stephen talks him into one last con, the mark to be the eccentric, lonely but beautiful New Jersey heiress, Penelope Stamp. Penelope's primary past-time in life is to, as she calls it, "borrow hobbies": when she sees something she likes, she learns how to do it solely through reading books. As the brothers go through their final con on Penelope, three main problems may occur to thwart the plan. First, the brothers' former mentor and now arch enemy, Diamond Dog, may exact his long awaited revenge on the brothers. Second, Penelope may end up being more unpredictable than all their former marks. And third, Bloom, who has let love slip by in his life, may fall for Penelope. But through the process, no one ever really knows who is conning who.

The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-27

Languages:

English, Romanian, Russian, Serbian

Countries:

Germany, Canada, USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (22370 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Inspired by true events, Kathy (Rachel Weisz) is an American police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and multinational diplomatic doubletalk.

Agora

Agora

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (48110 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Alejandro Amenèbar

Mateo Gil

Fullplot:

Alexandria, 391 AD: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her, as is Davus, her personal slave. As the city's Christians, led by Ammonius and Cyril, gain political power, the institutions of learning may crumble along with the governance of slavery. Jump ahead 20 years: Orestes, the city's prefect, has an uneasy peace with Christians, led by Cyril. A group from the newly empowered Christians has now taken to enforce their cultural hegemony zealously; first they see the Jews as their obstacle, then nonbelievers. Hypatia has no interest in faith; she's concerned about the movement of celestial bodies and "the brotherhood of all". Although her former slave doesn't see it that way.

Dream House

Dream House

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-09-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (42302 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Fullplot:

Some say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. A family unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed...only to find themselves the killer's next target. Successful publisher Will Atenton (Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. And the entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband who survived. When Will investigates the tragedy, his only lead comes from Ann Paterson (Watts), a neighbor who was close to the family that died. As Will and Ann piece together the disturbing puzzle, they discover that the story of the last man to leave Will's dream house will be just as horrifying to the one who came next.

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-03-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (166093 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Mitchell Kapner (screenplay)

David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay)

Mitchell Kapner (screen story)

L. Frank Baum ("Oz" works)

Fullplot:

Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-11-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (10485 Reviews)

Director:

Terence Davies

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Terence Davies (adaptation)

Terence Rattigan (play)

Fullplot:

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

Page Eight

Page Eight

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-11-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (10761 Reviews)

Director:

David Hare

Fullplot:

Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbor and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find out the truth. Set in London and Cambridge, PAGE EIGHT is a contemporary spy film for the BBC, which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century.

Youth

Youth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-12-04

Languages:

English, Spanish, German

Countries:

Italy, France, Switzerland, UK

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2026 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again.

The Lobster

The Lobster

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-10-16

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

Ireland, UK, Greece, France, Netherlands

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (685 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Yorgos Lanthimos

Efthymis Filippou

Fullplot:

A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods.

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