17 Movies Starring Vince Vaughn

Swingers

Swingers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-04-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (61161 Reviews)

Director:

Doug Liman

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.

The Locusts

The Locusts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-10-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1443 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-08-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (11141 Reviews)

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Cast:

Writer:

Pierre Jolivet (motion picture Force Majeure)

Olivier Schatzky (motion picture Force Majeure)

Wesley Strick (screenplay)

Bruce Robinson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Three friends share an exciting vacation in Malaysia, full of fun, drinks, women and hash. When the vacation is over, each have dreams of continuing their lives, and they all go their separate ways. One of them (Phoenix) remains on the tropical paradise to fulfill a dream of working with apes for research. Two years later, a lawyer (Heche) comes to New York and hunts down the other two friends to give some sad news. A few days after they left the island, police raided their camp and found amazingly large quantities of hash left about. Phoenix was still residing there, so he had to take the blame. He is set to be put to death in 8 days, and the only way the charges can be decreased is if the two friends come back to paradise and take their share of the responsibilty. If they do, they both will spend three years in prison. If only one does, he will spend six years behind bars...

Psycho

Psycho

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-12-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (36345 Reviews)

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Bloch (novel)

Joseph Stefano (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Marion Crane steals a lot of cash from a man whom her boss is in business with. On the way to see her boyfriend, she stops off by an old motel, run by the odd Norman Bates. She is murdered in the shower. Her sister, boyfriend, and a private investigator try to find out where she is, while we learn more about Norman Bates.

Made

Made

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-08-31

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (14565 Reviews)

Director:

Jon Favreau

Fullplot:

Bobby is a struggling boxer and bodyguard for his stripper girlfriend. But he hates his work and wants to move up. So he agrees to go to New York City for his boss to help in the delivery for a money laundering scheme. His partner in crime is his best friend Ricky, an obnoxious loudmouth who has seen one too many mafia movies. Bobby tries to keep it cool and get the job done, but Ricky's antics threaten to blow the entire situation.

Old School

Old School

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-02-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (177067 Reviews)

Director:

Todd Phillips

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Court Crandall (story)

Todd Phillips (story)

Scot Armstrong (story)

Todd Phillips (screenplay)

Scot Armstrong (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Mitch, Frank and Beanie are disillusioned with their personal lives begining when Mitch's nymphomanic girlfriend, Heidi, cheats on him, then former party animal Frank gets married, but unwilling to get go of his wild life, and Beanie is a family man seeking to reclaim his wild and crazy youth. Beanie suggests that they form their own fraternity in Mitch's new house on a college campus to re-live their glory days by bringing together a variety of misfit college students, losers, middle-aged and elderly retirees as their new friends and later try to avoid being evicted by the new Dean of Students, Pritchard, whom still holds a personal grudge against all three of them.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-06-10

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (311244 Reviews)

Director:

Doug Liman

Fullplot:

John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their quest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-06-18

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (169247 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedySport

Cast:

Writer:

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Fullplot:

White Goodman is the owner and founder of Globo Gym, and would love nothing more than owning Average Joe's Gymnasium. Peter LaFleur doesn't want to lose his gym to Goodman, but can't find a way to get $50,000 in time. Peter and his gang of gym buddies think of ways to raise money, finally settling on winning a dodgeball tournament. White Goodman retaliates by creating his own dodgeball team to finish off Peter. Peter's team doesn't do too well, until legendary ADAA champ Patches O'Houlihan turns up ready to train them.

Four Christmases

Four Christmases

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (44587 Reviews)

Director:

Seth Gordon

Cast:

Writer:

Matt Allen (screenplay)

Caleb Wilson (screenplay)

Jon Lucas (screenplay)

Scott Moore (screenplay)

Matt Allen (story)

Caleb Wilson (story)

Fullplot:

Brad and Kate have been together three years, in love, having fun, doing all sorts of things together with no intention of marriage or children. Christmas morning, they're on their way to Fiji, having told their two sets of divorced parents that they're off to do charity work. Through a fluke, they have no choice but to visit each of their four idiosyncratic parents. As the day progresses, Brad and Kate remember growing up, each learns more about the other, and Kate realizes that her life may not be as good as it could be. Do they know each other well enough to weather the storms families bring?

Be Cool

Be Cool

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-03-04

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (57406 Reviews)

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Cast:

Writer:

Elmore Leonard (novel)

Peter Steinfeld (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Streetwise mobster-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer is back, but this time Chili has abandoned the fickle movie industry and veered into the music business, tangling with Russian mobsters and gangsta rappers and taking a talented, feisty young singer named Linda Moon under his wing. From the recording studio to an Aerosmith concert to the MTV Music Awards, he manipulates events to watch them play out the Chili way, using his signature blend of wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics. It's a dangerous business, and everyone's looking for their next big hit.

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-07-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(262795 Reviews)

Director:

David Dobkin

Fullplot:

Divorce mediators John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey are business partners and lifelong friends who share one truly unique springtime hobby--crashing weddings! Whatever the ethnicity of the wedding party--Jewish, Italian, Irish, Chinese, Hindu--the charismatic and charming duo always have clever back stories for inquisitive guests and inevitably become the hit of every reception, where they strictly adhere to their proven rules of wedding crashing to meet and pick up women aroused by the very thought of marriage. At the tail end of another successful season of toasting brides and grooms, Jeremy learns that the daughter of Treasury Secretary William Cleary and his wife, Kathleen, is getting married in what is sure to be the Washington D.C. social event of the year. After infiltrating the lavish affair, John and Jeremy quickly set their sights on two bridesmaids, Claire and Gloria Cleary. With the lavish reception in full swing, Jeremy works his game plan to perfection in seducing Gloria, but John's flirtation banter with Claire is unexpectedly impeded by her pompous, Ivy League boyfriend Sack. Having uncharacteristically fallen hard and fast for Claire, John convinces a resistant Jeremy to bend the crashing rules and accept an invitation to an extended weekend party at the Cleary family compound. Once at the palatial waterfront estate, John and Jeremy endure a multitude of comical mishaps at the hands of the dysfunctional members of the Cleary family, but also learn a few unexpected lessons about love and relationships.

The Break-Up

The Break-Up

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-06-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (95000 Reviews)

Director:

Peyton Reed

Cast:

Writer:

Jeremy Garelick (screenplay)

Jay Lavender (screenplay)

Vince Vaughn (story)

Jeremy Garelick (story)

Jay Lavender (story)

Fullplot:

In Chicago, the art dealer Brooke Meyers feels not appreciated and neglected by her immature boyfriend Gary Grobowski, who is partner with his two brothers in a tourism business, and decides to break-up with him to make Gary miss her. Gary misunderstands her true intention, both follow the wrong advice of family members and friends, beginning a war of sexes with no winner.

Four Christmases

Four Christmases

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (44725 Reviews)

Director:

Seth Gordon

Cast:

Writer:

Matt Allen (screenplay)

Caleb Wilson (screenplay)

Jon Lucas (screenplay)

Scott Moore (screenplay)

Matt Allen (story)

Caleb Wilson (story)

Fullplot:

Brad and Kate have been together three years, in love, having fun, doing all sorts of things together with no intention of marriage or children. Christmas morning, they're on their way to Fiji, having told their two sets of divorced parents that they're off to do charity work. Through a fluke, they have no choice but to visit each of their four idiosyncratic parents. As the day progresses, Brad and Kate remember growing up, each learns more about the other, and Kate realizes that her life may not be as good as it could be. Do they know each other well enough to weather the storms families bring?

Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (78766 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jon Favreau

Vince Vaughn

Dana Fox

Fullplot:

Dave and Ronnie, Jason and Cynthia, and Joey and Lucy are close. The group used to include Shane and Jennifer, but they divorced and she's gone. Jason and Cynthia announce that their marriage is in trouble, and they beg their friends (and Shane's young girlfriend) to join them on a couples' retreat, at the package rate, on a tropical island. The others reluctantly agree, planning to play while Jason and Cynthia work on their marriage with an island psychologist. To everyone's surprise, the package is inflexible: each couple must participate in the couples' exercises. Soon fault lines appear in all four relationships. What's in store for each couple?

The Watch

The Watch

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-07-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (97026 Reviews)

Director:

Akiva Schaffer

Cast:

Writer:

Jared Stern

Seth Rogen

Evan Goldberg

Fullplot:

In Glenview, Ohio, Evan is the manager of the Costco department store and married to Abby. When the Costco night watchman, Antonio Guzman, is mysteriously murdered, Evan organizes The Neighborhood Watch, a watch team with his suburban neighbors Bob, Franklin and Jamarcus to protect the neighborhood and find the killer of Antonio. Soon they discover that the murderer is an alien that is preparing to invade Earth, and they become the last hope of mankind on Earth.

The Dilemma

The Dilemma

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-01-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (41490 Reviews)

Director:

Ron Howard

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

A man finds out that what you don't say to a friend is just as important as what you do is this story of how far you can bend a brotherly bond before it snaps. Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny (Vaughn) and happily married Nick (James) have been through thick and thin. Now partners in an auto design firm, the two pals are vying to land a dream project that would launch their company. Ronny's girlfriend, Beth (Connelly), and Nick's wife, Geneva (Ryder), are by their sides. But Ronny's world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees Geneva out with another man and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves into mayhem, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, with the clock ticking and pressure mounting on the biggest presentation of their careers, Ronny must decide what will happen if he reveals the truth to his best friend.

The Internship

The Internship

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-06-07

Languages:

English, Tagalog, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (145858 Reviews)

Director:

Shawn Levy

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Vince Vaughn (screenplay)

Jared Stern (screenplay)

Vince Vaughn (story)

Fullplot:

Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion of brilliant college students. But, gaining entrance to this utopia is only half the battle. Now they must compete with a group of the nation's most elite, tech-savvy geniuses to prove that necessity really is the mother of re-invention.

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