Films Reviewed by ToddInTheShadows
by maxwellmcphee | created - 11 May 2019 | updated - 20 May 2019 | PublicLinks in the notes. Todd's IMDB Page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4386928/?ref_=nmls_hd
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1. Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
G | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
As Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over her life, Miley Stewart, on the urging from her father takes a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters in life the most.
Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Earles
Votes: 45,735 | Gross: $79.57M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qPVT4I0yM&t=0s&index=30&list=PLpGEHuvJev2XYwX3acsAUW_lTntD7KWZh
2. Glitter (2001)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young singer dates a disc jockey who helps her get into the music business, but their relationship become complicated as she ascends to super stardom.
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall | Stars: Mariah Carey, Eric Benét, Max Beesley, Da Brat
Votes: 24,090 | Gross: $4.27M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icYqOoR8GD8
3. From Justin to Kelly (2003)
PG | 81 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A waitress from Texas and a college student from Pennsylvania meet during spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and come together through their shared love of singing.
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Katherine Bailess, Anika Noni Rose
Votes: 27,020 | Gross: $4.92M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgSqd4-ZJTo
4. Burlesque (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.
Director: Steve Antin | Stars: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane
Votes: 93,214 | Gross: $39.44M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tItp0JA_wU
5. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum
Votes: 26,094 | Gross: $27.40M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqXJ7Fku6vs
6. Shanghai Surprise (1986)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Shanghai, 1938: A missionary woman hires a fortune hunter to help her find 1100 lbs. opium lost, as wounded need the morphine. Adventure and romance follows.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 5,773 | Gross: $2.32M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPvRHGfGd0s
7. A Certain Sacrifice (1979)
Unrated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A street-wise teen gets herself in a series of circumstances and mishaps in her meaningless existence.
Director: Stephen Jon Lewicki | Stars: Jeremy Pattnosh, Madonna, Charles Kurtz, Kate Magill
Votes: 811
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhvY19tdoSA
8. Who's That Girl (1987)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris, John McMartin
Votes: 11,071 | Gross: $7.31M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6avRYHZzDGo
9. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Broadway was never brighter and never roared louder than New Year's Eve, 1928, when anything could happen-and did. A four part short story musical co-starring Madonna, Jennifer Grey, and Matt Dillon.
Director: Howard Brookner | Stars: Josef Sommer, Madonna, Tony Azito, Jennifer Grey
Votes: 1,441 | Gross: $0.04M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS_3K9xpwEo
10. Dick Tracy (1990)
PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Charlie Korsmo
Votes: 65,775 | Gross: $103.74M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Af8RA9oWc&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=6
11. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary following singer Madonna on her controversial Blond Ambition tour in 1990.
Director: Alek Keshishian | Stars: Madonna, Donna DeLory, Niki Haris, Luis Camacho
Votes: 10,041 | Gross: $15.01M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF4Yt-FXUdw&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=7
12. A League of Their Own (1992)
PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna
Votes: 121,150 | Gross: $107.53M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMFhVNayFJo&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=8
13. Body of Evidence (1992)
R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller
A lawyer defends a woman accused of killing her older lover by having sex with him.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer
Votes: 16,400 | Gross: $13.28M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhqHiCRzDts&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=9
14. Dangerous Game (1993)
R | 108 min | Drama
A New York City film director working on his latest movie in Los Angeles begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Madonna, James Russo, Nancy Ferrara
Votes: 4,259 | Gross: $0.07M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ_NTq8p3vk&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=10
15. Evita (1996)
PG | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History
The hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Madonna, Jonathan Pryce, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Nail
Votes: 37,584 | Gross: $50.05M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ-XR5iwSBM&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=11
16. The Next Best Thing (2000)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Abbie, tired of failed relationships, has a one-night-stand with her gay friend; they agree to raise the resulting baby together.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Illeana Douglas
Votes: 11,702 | Gross: $14.99M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=padqYfpwlIs&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=12
17. Swept Away (2002)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
A snooty socialite is stranded on a Mediterranean island with a communist sailor.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Banks
Votes: 17,882 | Gross: $0.01M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcVSXCSaoLU&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=13
18. Vision Quest (1985)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A high school wrestler in Spokane, Washington has trouble focusing on his training regimen when a beautiful young drifter takes up temporary residence at his home.
Director: Harold Becker | Stars: Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling, Ronny Cox
Votes: 10,259 | Gross: $12.90M
19. Shadows and Fog (1991)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Kirby, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 18,153 | Gross: $2.74M
20. Four Rooms (1995)
R | 98 min | Comedy
Four interlocking tales that take place in a fading hotel on New Year's Eve.
Directors: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Chuck Jones | Stars: Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Sammi Davis, Amanda De Cadenet
Votes: 111,136 | Gross: $4.30M
21. Blue in the Face (1995)
R | 83 min | Comedy
Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie Wren/H.Keitel as center. Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn.
Directors: Paul Auster, Wayne Wang, Harvey Wang | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Lou Reed, Michael J. Fox, Roseanne Barr
Votes: 10,110 | Gross: $1.28M
22. Girl 6 (1996)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
An aspiring actress disappointed by her treatment in the movie industry turns to phone sex to make a living.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington, Spike Lee, Jenifer Lewis
Votes: 6,628 | Gross: $4.90M
23. Die Another Day (2002)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens
Votes: 229,246 | Gross: $160.94M
24. Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Madonna, Ron Crawford
Votes: 40,911 | Gross: $15.13M
25. I Am Because We Are (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.
Director: Nathan Rissman | Stars: Bill Clinton, Paul Farmer, Madonna, Jeffrey Sachs
Votes: 404
The reviews for Vision Quest to this one are all in this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSJXdrHaFI4&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=14
26. Filth and Wisdom (2008)
Unrated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A comedy centered on three flatmates living desperate lives in London.
Director: Madonna | Stars: Eugene Hutz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure, Richard E. Grant
Votes: 2,631 | Gross: $0.02M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X1KzyqqZF0&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=15
27. W.E. (2011)
R | 119 min | Drama, History, Romance
The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
Director: Madonna | Stars: Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac
Votes: 13,631 | Gross: $0.58M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGDjVxcpa8&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=16
28. I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
Not Rated | 128 min | Documentary, Music
Chronicles Madonna's 2004 Re-Invention World Tour and "new" Madonna
Directors: Jonas Åkerlund, Dago Gonzales | Stars: Madonna, Stuart Price, Steve Sidelnyk, Monte Pittman
Votes: 2,188
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kicgKApqSNk&list=PLADVdtbCTGCToBVTlhsCIVvO1aGFs-3jp&index=17
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