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Luke Wilson

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Bottle RocketBottle Rocket (1996) Recommended
Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd
Merciless slacker/heist movie about three no–hopers who struggle at being even small–time hoods. Quirky, charismatic and blessed with a…
Home FriesHome Fries (1998)
Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson
Drew Barrymore continues to style herself as a wise yet perky cutsie–pie, here as a pregnant Burger–Matic waitress dodging the vindictive…
Blue StreakBlue Streak (1999)
Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Martin Lawrence, Peter Greene, Luke Wilson
First headline role for Martin Lawrence, as a parolled diamond–robber who must retrieve his hidden loot from within a police station.…
My Dog SkipMy Dog Skip (1999)
Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Kevin Bacon
Heart–warming childhood memoir of Willie Morris, growing up poor and awkward in 40s Mississippi, but finding confidence through his friendship…
CommittedCommitted (2000)
Dir. Lisa Krueger
Feat. Heather Graham, Luke Wilson
Wacky road comedy vehicle for Heather Graham, who plays a jilted wife trailing after her estranged hubby (Luke Wilson). Along the byways she meets a…
Legally BlondeLegally Blonde (2001) Recommended
Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Matthew Davis
This ironic take on the ‘dumb blonde’ comedy is still pretty much a dumb blonde comedy. Reese Witherspoon gives plenty of bimbo schtick as a…
Royal Tenenbaums, TheRoyal Tenenbaums, The (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow
Spinning another pathologically eccentric comedy, the dir. of BOTTLE ROCKET and RUSHMORE will either have you declining to be amused or else…
Legally Blonde 2Legally Blonde 2 (Red, White and Blonde) (2002)
Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson
Inessential sequel continues the misadventures of perkily naive lawyer Witherspoon – this time similarly clueless in Washington DC. Here she…
Charlie's Angels - Full ThrottleCharlie's Angels - Full Throttle (2003)
Dir. McG
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu
Charlie's most recent 'Angels' return for a second comic–action romp with all the bright colours, sexy costumes, hi–tech clowning and…
Old SchoolOld School (2003)
Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn
Three former college pals – whose mid–life crisis has come early – set up a 'frat house' on a college campus to relive their lost…
Masked and AnonymousMasked and Anonymous (2003)
Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Bob Dylan
In a near–apocalyptic future America, a popular singer (Bob Dylan) sets out on a nationwide tour to revive his career before heading into a…
Around the World in 80 DaysAround the World in 80 Days (2004)
Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent
Colourfully energetic version of Jules Verne's classic adventure, in which a casual bet sets three unusual companions on a race around the…
Family Stone, TheFamily Stone, The (2005) Recommended
Dir. Thomas Bezucha
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson
More considered and better–written than the usual family Christmas comedy plot, this finds Mulroney bringing his fiance (Parker) to his clan's…
Wendell Baker Story, TheWendell Baker Story, The (2005)
Dir. Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson
Feat. Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Eva Mendes
Typical Wilson brother comedy fare about a scheming ex con who finds work at a retirement hotel and helps the residents get revenge on their nasty…
My Super Ex-GirlfriendMy Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris
Superheroic romcom sees neurotic superhero 'G–Girl' (Uma Thurman) and a non–powered, somewhat nebbish architect (Luke Wilson) fall in…
HootHoot (2006)
Dir. Will Shriner
Feat. Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Luke Wilson
An altogether successful and rewarding family movie, turning three wide–eyed teenagers into staunch environmentalists as they fight housing…
IdiocracyIdiocracy (2006) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, David Herman
A dumb comedy for smart people, this follows the likes of TEAM AMERICA and BORAT as another shrewd post–9/11 satire in which Americans take a…
VacancyVacancy (2007)
Dir. Nimrod Antal
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley
A middle–of–nowhere breakdown leaves Beckinsale and Wilson stranded in a hotel room full of hidden cameras – and as stars in a sicko…
You Kill MeYou Kill Me (2007) Recommended
Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Luke Wilson
Quirky black comedy about a hit–man from Buffalo (Kingsley) who screws up a crucial assignment because of his drinking problem and gets sent to…
Henry Poole Is HereHenry Poole Is Here (2008)
Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, Adriana Barraza
Low–key drama centered around Henry Poole (Wilson) a successful man who, upon being diagonosed with a terrible disease, retreats to a small…
TenureTenure (2009)
Dir. Mike Million
Feat. Luke Wilson, Gretchen Mol, David Koechner
Laconic comedy of academic infighting with Luke Wilson as an ennui ridden English Professor hoping to secure tenure and facing stiff competition from…
Middle MenMiddle Men (2009)
Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht
Darkly funny drama looks at the unsavoury mix of characters who kicked off the internet porn revolution in the mid–nineties. Stylishly done in…
Death at a FuneralDeath at a Funeral (2010)
Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Chris Rock, James Marsden, Luke Wilson
Once again taking a plot, pretty funny in it's original form, the Americans have redone, and overdone, the humour right out of it. In this case it's…
Enlightened (TV Series)Enlightened (TV Series) (2010) Recommended
Dir. Miguel Arteta, Nicole Holofcener, Jonathan Demme
Feat. Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Luke Wilson
This enlightened HBO cringe–comedy from writer–actor Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK) pushes all the buttons as an excruciating study of…
Playing It CoolPlaying It Cool (A Many Splintered Thing) (2014)
Dir. Justin Reardon
Feat. Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Aubrey Plaza
Romantic comedy with a lovestruck author entering into a platonic relationship with a woman who's already engaged to someone else.
Skeleton Twins, TheSkeleton Twins, The (2014) Recommended
Dir. Craig Johnson
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson
Piercing black comedy about two estranged twins, having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, struggling to mend their relationship.
RideRide (2015)
Dir. Helen Hunt
Feat. Helen Hunt, Luke Wilson, Brenton Thwaites
Helen Hunt directs and stars in this warm–hearted drama as a concerned mother who journey's cross–country to be with her son after he…
ConcussionConcussion (2015)
Dir. Peter Landesman
Feat. Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks
Worthy medical drama with Will Smith as a forensic pathologist investigating repeated incidences of brain degeneration in professional football…
MeadowlandMeadowland (2015)
Dir. Reed Morano
Feat. Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Juno Temple
Well–acted, very downbeat drama about a couple struggling to cope with the disappearance – and likely murder – of their young son.
Dear EleanorDear Eleanor (2016)
Dir. Kevin Connolly
Feat. Isabelle Fuhrman, Liana Liberato, Jessica Alba
Family–friendly drama follows two teenage girls who travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of…
Brad's StatusBrad's Status (2017) Recommended
Dir. Mike White
Feat. Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer
Ben Stiller is well cast as a man living a comfortable but unspectacular life, who begins to have doubts about his happiness and prosperity after a…
Goldfinch, TheGoldfinch, The (2019)
Dir. John Crowley
Feat. Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard
Sensitive coming–of–age story of growth and redemption, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. A 13–year…
Berlin, I Love YouBerlin, I Love You (2019)
Dir. Peter Chelsom, Fernando Eimbcke, Claus Clausen
Feat. Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke
Anthology film continuing the "Cities of Love" franchise (PARIS, JE T'AIME, NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU) set in the German capital where ten sugary stories…

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