Reese Witherspoon
Actor
- Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover…
- A hefty star cast congregate for this acclaimed TV adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two former Texas Rangers (Duvall, Jones) who retire to…
- Man in the Moon, The (1991)
- Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland…
- A bittersweet tale of sexual awakening set in 1950s Louisiana. A 14–year–old girl struggles to draw the amorous attentions of her dream…
- Wildflower (1991)
- Dir. Diane Keaton
Feat. Beau Bridges, Patricia Arquette, William McNamara…
- Delicate tale of a teenage pair who restore dignity to an epileptic girl they discover caged by her abusive father.
- Far Off Place, A (1993)
- Dir. Mikael Soloman
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson…
- Quality drama follows two teenagers across the African desert after they witness a poacher's deadly assault. Superb location photography, but maybe…
- S.F.W. (1995)
- Dir. Jefery Levy
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon
- Based on a significant Gen–X novel, Stephen Dorff plays Cliff Spab, a teenage loser who garners a major cult following as a hostage in a…
- Fear (1996)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano…
- Thriller from the Hollywood cookie–cutter about a chaste Daddy's girl who gets involved with creep Mark Wahlberg, who just gets creepier by…
- Freeway (1996)
- Dir. Matthew Bright
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland
- Grim white trash road–movie black comedy made of The Brothers' Grimm's "Little Red Riding Hood" sends young Reese Witherspoon on a lost highway…
- Pleasantville (1998)
- Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy…
- A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…
- Cruel Intentions (1999)
- Dir. Roger Kumble
Feat. Sarah Michelle Geller, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon
- Spoiled and randy step–siblings Sarah Michelle Geller and Ryan Phillipe raise the amorality stakes by betting that he can deflower the prim…
- Election (1999)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon
- Mid–life crisis intersects with teenage foibles in this cheerily cynical high–school tale for adults, as crumpled teacher Matthew…
- Best Laid Plans (1999)
- Dir. Mike Barker
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivoli, Josh Brolin
- A chain of outrageous twists carry out from a questionable set up – a one night stand that ends with accusations of date rape for a…
- American Psycho (2000)
- Dir. Mary Harron
Feat. Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto…
- Mercifully sanitised adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis' controversial novel, that wallowed in the depraved mind/antics of a homicidal Wall Street…
- Little Nicky (2001)
- Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Dana Carvey…
- More comic infantilism from Adam Sandler inc., with the 'star' doing a variation on his contrived twitchy–whiny schtick as a goofy son of Satan…
- Legally Blonde (2001)
- 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…
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey…
- Fashion designer Reese Witherspoon travels from a classy New York existence and engagement to the mayor’s son, back to her hometown in the…
- Importance of Being Earnest, The (2002)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Frances O’Connor…
- Second bite of the Oscar Wilde cherry by the director of AN IDEAL HUSBAND transcribes Wilde’s most delectable drawing–room farce with perfect…
- Legally 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…
- Vanity Fair (2004)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rhys Ifans…
- Sumptuous and intelligent adaptation of William Thackeray's novel, about the rise of an unscrupulous orphan lass to the aristocracy in Britain during…
- Just Like Heaven (2005)
- Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder
- A lonely architect (Ruffalo) falls for the the attractive spirit (Witherspoon) of the former tenant of his apartment who is trapped in some kind of…
- Walk the Line (2005)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick
- Better–than–expected biopic of iconic American country singer Johnny Cash (Phoenix), especially focusing on his intense relationship with…
- Penelope (2006)
- Dir. Mark Palansky
Feat. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara…
- Whimsical fantasy comedy about an unfortunate girl cursed with the face of a pig whose family are driven to find her a "handsome prince" to undo the…
- Rendition (2007)
- Dir. Gavin Hood
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Frenetic thriller by dir. of TSOTSI concerns Witherspoon's desperate search for her husband after he goes missing on an international flight,…
- Four Holidays (Four Christmases) (2008)
- Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall…
- A big–named cast round out this festive blockbuster focused on a couple as they struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on…
- How Do You Know (2010)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson…
- A softball star (Witherspoon) past her prime contemplates the future while flittering romantically between a major league baseballer (Wilson) and a…
- Water for Elephants (2011)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz…
- Polished romantic drama set in The Great Depression with Pattinson finding love and tragedy after joining the circus. Handsomely mounted weepie…
- This Means War (2012)
- Dir. McG
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy…
- Bombastic action romance pits two CIA two operatives (lugheads Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) against each other in a war to win the hand of Reese…
- Mud (2012)
- Dir. Jeff Nichols
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland…
- Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER) directs this thrilling backwoods adventure, about two boys who befriend a charismatic criminal in hiding on the…
- Devil's Knot (2013)
- Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Alessandro Nivola…
- Solid dramatisation of the long–running West Memphis Three case covered in depth by several documentaries, with dir. Egoyan weaving a typically…
- Good Lie, The (2014)
- Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany…
- Affecting drama about a group of Sudanese refugees given the chance to resettle in America arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter…
- Inherent Vice (2014)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson…
- Dir. PT Anderson brings Thomas Pynchon faithfully to the big screen in this dope–addled, shaggy–dog comedy in which Joaquin Phoenix stars…