Sigourney Weaver
Actor
Alien (1979)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt…
- One of the best films of modern cinema, this classic combines nail–shredding suspense with H.R. Giger's awesome production design. This film…
Alien Anthology Box Set (Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection) (1979-1999)
- Feat. Sigourney Weaver
- All four of the seminal ALIEN horrors – in their special–edition versions – in one box–set.
Year of Living Dangerously, The (1983)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt…
- Multi–layered, vivid yarn posits Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver as foreign officials in 1965 Indonesia at the time of the communist coup.…
Deal of the Century (1983)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines
- Self–destructing satire finds Chevy Chase dealing arms with a South American dictator, to the tune of $300 million. FRENCH CONNECTION hotshot…
Ghostbusters (1984)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver…
- Blockbuster supernatural comedy follows the lives of three flaky paranormal investigators who find themselves in countless gooey situations. The…
One Woman or Two (1985)
- Dir. Daniel Vigne
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver
- Screwball comedy has Gerard Depardieu as an archeologist who must choose between the two women in his life – Sigourney Weaver and a…
Aliens (1986)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn…
- Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from the first grisly encounter with the slimy she–creature, here joining a team of…
Half Moon Street (1986)
- Dir. Bob Swaim
Feat. Michael Caine, Sigourney Weaver
- Michael Caine and Sigourney Weaver play British diplomat and call–girl who become locked in escalating political intrigue.
Working Girl (1988)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver…
- Expertly–made, snappy comedy of ambitious secretary Melanie Griffith's rise to the top.
Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris
- Impressive biopic of American primatologist Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver), who ventured to the volitile African jungle to study the…
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver…
- A cash–in for sure, but as much fun as the original, with the paranormal pests here thriving on all the "bad vibes" of grumpy Manhattanites.…
Alien 3 (1992)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Pete Postlethwaite…
- Third entry suffers from its plagued production history, but still emerges as an enjoyable piece of hokum and Sigourney is as terrific as always.
Dave (1993)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver
- Kline makes a few policy changes as an average Joe presidential lookalike who gets a shot as president after the real McCoy has a stroke. Thoroughly…
Death and the Maiden (1994)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley
- Polanski exacts consummate control in rendering an electrifying stageplay for the screen. The dialogue blisters, the acting transfixes, the tension…
Jeffrey (1995)
- Dir. Christopher Ashley
Feat. Steven Weber, Sigourney Weaver, Patrick Stewart…
- Spunky and broadly–appealing comedy that tries just about anything outrageous to address some home truths about gay men in the nineties. The…
Copycat (1996)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Harry Connick Jnr.
- Psychologist Sigourney Weaver and cop Holly Hunter collaborate to track a serial killer who stages his murders like famous crimes of the past. Much…
Snow White in the Black Forest (A Tale of Terror) (1996)
- Dir. Michael Cohn
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill
- A Brothers Grimm fairytale more grim than fairy–ish. Sigourney Weaver steps into the wicked–stepmother robes for a nice little bedtime…
Ice Storm, The (1997)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen…
- 70's familial dysfunction observed through a 90's prism, Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver are among the adults having mid–life trauma in the…
Alien Resurrection (1997)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman
- Sigourney is back from the dead in part four of the continuing Alien saga, this time in the hands of the French DELICATESSEN helmer who sneaks in as…
Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver…
- Tim Allen and his cast of a sci–fi TV show are recruited to assist a naive alien race who have modelled their strategies and technologies on…
A Map of the World (1999)
- Dir. Scott Elliot
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn…
- A somewhat overlooked drama with Weaver giving a tour–de–force performance as a slightly prickly woman, uncomfortable with her life, who…
Heartbreakers (2001)
- Dir. David Mirkin
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta…
- Sparky, though a little overlong, this teams Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt as a mother–daughter con–women team. Initially…
1492: Conquest of Paradise (2002)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver
- Ridley Scott's solid historical epic telling the fictionalized story of the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and…
Tadpole (2002)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth…
- Slight but bright “indie” comedy about a precocious, Voltaire–reading 15–year–old with misplaced romantic designs on his…
Holes (2003)
- Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson…
- Surprisingly cunning comedy, where a teenager is unjustly sent to an isolated reformatory, and set to work digging holes in the desert for no…
Village, The (2004)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody…
- A further investigation in atmospherics from the maker of SIGNS and THE SIXTH SENSE, this time sent in the foreboding microcosm of an 18th century…
Imaginary Heroes (2004)
- Dir. Dan Harris
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels
- Heartfelt and competent drama charts the fragmentation of a suburban American family after the unexpected suicide of the eldest son, a…
Snow Cake (2006)
- Dir. Marc Evans
Feat. Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss
- Poignant, far–from–icy Canadian drama of an autistic woman’s relationship with a downcast ex–con, whom she befriends in the…
Infamous (2006)
- Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig…
- Beaten to the punch, this second take on Truman Capote’s infamy suffers inevitably from de–ja vu, yet has plenty new to offer as an alternate…
TV Set, The (2006)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd
- Viciously accurate, insider–penned satire of TV networks and one man's efforts to develop his own show by the writer/director of ZERO…
Happily Never After (Happily N'Ever After) (2007)
- Dir. Paul Bolger, Yvette Kaplan
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jnr.
- Plundering another beloved storybook fable, this CGI fairytale remixes the Cinderella fairytale by omitting the crucial role of the wizard, giving…
Girl in the Park, The (2007)
- Dir. David Auburn
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth, Alessandro Nivola…
- In playwright David Auburn's directorial debut a deeply afflicted woman faces the possibility that her daughter, missing for 16 years, has…
Vantage Point (2008)
- Dir. Peter Travis
Feat. Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid…
- Tipsy, time–swapping political thriller cribs liberally from RASHOMON and TV–terrorist heart–stopper 24 in congealing multiple…
Baby Mama (2008)
- Dir. Michael McCullers
Feat. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear…
- This odd–couple chick comedy feels lightweight and ultimately forgettable, however the talents of its two perfectly harmonized stars, Saturday…
Avatar (2009)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver…
- James Cameron’s record–shattering 3D epic is a woozy mix of allegory and special effects (developed at Wellington's Weta studios), set on a…
Prayers for Bobby (2009)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley…
- Tragically true tale of a zealous christian whose attempts to convert her gay son to heterosexuality lead ultimately to his death and sets her on an…
You Again (2010)
- Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Kristen Bell, Odette Yustman, Sigourney Weaver…
- Frothy comedy with Kristen Bell horrified to discover her brother is about to marry her high–school nemesis, and that the unlikely connection…
Paul (2011)
- Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen…
- The creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ make a beeline for America's UFO heartland in this comedy about two sci–fi nerds who befriend a…
Cedar Rapids (2011)
- Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche…
- Amiable farce with Helms excelling as a prematurely middle–aged salesman who falls in with an unlikely trio at an insurance conference.
Abduction (2011)
- Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina…
- Ropey star–vehicle for TWILIGHT man–bot Lautner who finds his baby photo on a missing persons website and sets out to discover the truth…
Rampart (2011)
- Dir. Oren Moverman
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Cynthia Nixon…
- Woody Harrelson plays a reckless Los Angeles police officer whose corruption on the job extends to his family and personal life in this profane,…
Red Lights (2012)
- Dir. Rodrigo Cortes
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro…
- A pair of investigators famous for exposing fraudulent psychics meet their match when they take on a legendary blind mystic (played by Robert De…
Political Animals (TV Mini-Series) (2012)
- Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk…
- Meaty White House drama with Sigourney Weaver, in a clear nod to Hillary Clinton, playing a divorced former First Lady now making waves as Secretary…
Vamps (2012)
- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Sigourney Weaver…
- Charming horror comedy from director Amy Heckerling (CLUELESS) re–teaming with actress Alicia Silverstone, who plays a vampire in New York City…
Exodus - Gods and Kings (2014)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro…
- Ridley Scott directs this biblical epic in which a defiant Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses and sets 600,000 slaves on a monumental…
Chappie (2015)
- Dir. Neill Blomkamp
Feat. Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman…
- Neill Blomkamp (DISTRICT 9) helms this chirpy actioner set in a future overseen by a fascistic, mechanized police force but when one police droid is…
Finding Dory (2016)
- Dir. Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
Feat. Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill…
- Beautifully rendered sequel to Pixar's FINDING NEMO follows Ellen DeGeneres' forgetful blue tang fish as she searches for her long–lost…
A Monster Calls (2016)
- Dir. Juan Antonio Bayona
Feat. Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones…
- A splendid and skillfully–told fantasy drama in which a 12–year–old boy faces his mother's terminal illness, his strict…
Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021)
- Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace…
- The fourth Ghostbusters movie with much of the original cast reappearing alongside fresh young faces, directed and co–written by Jason Reitman…
My Salinger Year (2021)
- Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth…
- Light drama set in the world of literary arts in the pre–digital era, from French–Canadian director Philippe Falardeau (MONSIEUR…
Avatar: The Way of Water (2023)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver…
- Epic sequel to "Avatar" (2009) that follows a blue–skinned humanoid Na'vi (Sam Worthington) and his family who, under renewed human threat,…