Sean Astin
Actor
- Goonies, The (1985)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton
- Junior edition of 'Indiana Jones', from a Steven Speilberg story, has seven bored kids on the Oregon coast hunting for pirate booty after they…
- War of the Roses (1989)
- Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Sean Astin…
- Hollywood black humour is taken to the limit here as marital bliss turns to domestic warfare for Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Bold and…
- Memphis Belle (1990)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan…
- A likeable modern war drama with a well–known, fresh–faced male cast who make up the crew of the title B–17 bomber about to…
- Toy Soldiers (1991)
- Dir. Daniel Petrie Jnr.
Feat. Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan
- An elite boarding school comes under siege from the son of an extradited Columbian drug king. Shamelessly well executed.
- Encino Man (California Man) (1992)
- Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore
- Debut vehicle for MTV guru Shore about a youthful cave–man who becomes an unlikely fraternity hero when he is awakened in contemporary L.A.
- Rudy (1993)
- Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty…
- Unheralded sports movie is one of the genre’s best: it dramatizes the true story of an athletically–challenged young man determined to play…
- Low Life, The (1995)
- Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. Rory Cochrane, Sean Astin, Kyra Sedgwick
- Amiable, intelligent US independent about a young writer who moves to L.A. to find a struggle in the simplest things, let alone his hopes of taking…
- Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and…
- Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Extended Edition) (2002)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and dramatic…
- Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- Peter Jackson's adaptation of J R R Tolkien's fantasy trilogy of 'Middle Earth' reaches its spectacular climax, drawing the story–threads…
- Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Extended Edition) (2003)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- The final installment in Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy classic. This version includes an extra 45 minutes of footage.
- 50 First Dates (2004)
- Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider…
- A curious Hawaiian–set romcom with marine biologist Sandler wooing Barrymore – trouble is she has short–term amnesia (because of an…
- Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
- Dir. Joel Zwick
Feat. John Corbett, Kim Basinger, Denise Richards…
- A goofy roadtrip from the dir. of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, in which a depressed advertising executive (Corbett) hooks up with a cosmetics saleswoman…
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
- Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman…
- Old–fashioned melodrama, shading into elegaic whimsy, in which a widowed baker (Carlyle) helps and learns the story of a car crash victim…
- Bigger than the Sky (2005)
- Dir. Al Corley
Feat. John Corbett, Amy Smart, Sean Astin…
- An innocuous if fitfully insightful drama about a sad–sack graphic designer (Thomas) who finds solace when he snags the lead role in a…
- Into the West (TV Mini-series) (2005)
- Feat. Matthew Modine, Graham (Actor) Greene, Beau Bridges…
- The tale of the settlement of the American West between 1820 and 1890 is laid out in sprawling confusing detail in this epic mini–series told…
- Click (2006)
- Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken…
- Clever high–concept farce has Adam Sandler continue his recent low–key run playing a 'married & harried' architect who inadvertantly…
- Asterix and the Vikings (2006)
- Dir. Stefan Fjeldmark, Jesper Moller
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Sean Astin, Brad Garrett…
- Everyone’s favourite Gaul returns to his penciled roots with this sprightly animated feature, based on the volume “Asterix and the…
- Masters Of Science Fiction (TV Series) (A Clean Escape, Jerry Was A Man, The Awakening, Little Brother, Watchbird, The Discarded.) (2007)
- Dir. Mark Rydell, Michael Petroni, Darnell Martin
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Waterston, Anne Heche…
- Collection of six stories from the world's top sci–fi writers brought to life by a top–notch cast and hosted by Professor Stephen…
- Borderland (2007)
- Dir. Zev Berman
Feat. Brian Presley, Rider Strong, Sean Astin
- Unexpectedly effective horror following three recent college–graduates as they stumble across a human–sacrifice cult during a heady…
- Forever Strong (2008)
- Dir. Ryan Little
Feat. Sean Faris, Penn Badgley, Gary Cole…
- Bland film about a troubled rugby player in a juvenile detention centre who is offered a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival…
- Colour of Magic, The (2008)
- Dir. Vadim Jean
Feat. Sean Astin, Jeremy Irons, David Jason…
- A live–action return to Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld,' where an unfortunate wizard, enthusiastic tourist and fierce wooden box with legs must…
- Witches of Oz, The (TV Mini-series) (2011)
- Dir. Leigh Scott
Feat. Christopher Lloyd, Sean Astin, Ethan Embry…
- Disappointingly shoddy re–imagining in which Dorothy, now a best–selling children's book author discovers, upon moving to New York, that…
- A Monsterous Holiday (2013)
- Dir. Gordon Crum
Feat. Sean Astin, Kyle Chandler, Brooke Shields
- A fun–loving Halloween romp about the friendship between a science–obsessed teenager and a football–mad Young Frankenstein.
- Gloria Bell (2019)
- Dir. Sebastián Lelio
Feat. Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius…
- Another winner from Chilean director Sebastian Lelio, who remakes his superb Spanish–language mid–life romance with absolute assurance…