Tim Robbins
Director, Actor
- Sure Thing, The (1985)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Tim Robbins…
- Early John Cusack film puts an agreeable spin on the plot of IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, where he and female–nemesis Daphne Zuniga uncomfortably…
- Howard the Duck (1986)
- Dir. Willard Huyck
Feat. Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, Jeffrey Jones
- An H–Bomb of interstellar proportions, this George Lucus produced quack–job starred a dwarf–sized humanoid duck, sent to earth to…
- Five Corners (1987)
- Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff…
- Ambitious, although ultimately chaotic, drama set in the Bronx in 1964, where a young Jodie Foster is stalked by her former boyfriend (Turturro), who…
- Bull Durham (1988)
- Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
- Costner and Sarandon star in this much–admired romantic baseball comedy.
- Tapeheads (1988)
- Dir. Bill Fishman
Feat. John Cusack, Tim Robbins
- Eager to succeed in the L.A. as music–vid directors, John Cusack and Tim Robbins “do what they gotta do, so they can do what they wanna”.…
- Erik the Viking (1990)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt
- A swashbuckling comic fantasy from the Monty Python stable about a Nordic warrior who develops a conscience, and so leads his unruly band of…
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello…
- Tim Robbins plays a Vietnam vet who begins to suffer from progressively frightening hallucenations. An intense, gripping journey into the unknown…
- Cadillac Man (1990)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Robin Williams, Tim Robbins
- Motor–mouthed car salesman Robin Williams has his dealership (and alas, the fun) beseiged by a jealous, machine–gun toting husband (Tim…
- Miss Firecracker (1991)
- Dir. Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard…
- Feel–good Southern comedy stars Holly Hunter as the unsung, insecure cousin of the town beauty who dreams of becoming 'Miss Firecracker'…
- Bob Roberts (1992)
- Dir. Tim Robbins
Feat. Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman…
- Bob Dylan meets Ronald Reagan in this 'Spinal Tap' of politics. Robbins stars in this own scathing send up of the U.S. political system and…
- Player, The (1992)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Whoopi Goldberg…
- A glittering Tinseltown satire that manages to be an intricate, clever, surprising and entertaining thriller all at the same time, with a cast of…
- Short Cuts (1993)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Waits…
- Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason–Leigh, Tom Waits and Jack Lemmon lead 18 other stars in this extraordinary observation of the ordinary. Several of…
- Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
- In a blissfully art–directed industrial '50s, an 'entry–level' innocent (Tim Robbins) is unwittingly catapulted to corporate supremacy.…
- Pret-a-Porter (1994)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Sophia Loren…
- Director Altman's take on the Paris fashion industry hasn't the edgy sarcasm or the incisiveness of his THE PLAYER and SHORT CUTS, but is…
- Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
- Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, William Sadler…
- Compelling yarn made of an early non–horror Stephen King short story about an innocent prison inmate who spends two decades behind…
- I.Q. (1995)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Walter Matthau, Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins
- Walter Matthau, playing Einstein, (yes Albert!), matchmakes niece Meg Ryan and mechanic Tim Robbins together in 1950s Princeton University. Teases…
- Dead Man Walking (1996)
- Dir. Tim Robbins
Feat. Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon
- In a feat of rare ambition and integrity, actor Tim Robbins proves supremely adept behind the camera with this even–handed presentation of the…
- Nothing to Lose (1998)
- Dir. Steve Oedekerk
Feat. Tim Robbins, Martin Lawrence
- Ad–man Tim Robbins loses his will to live after he discovers his wife's affair, and winds up indulging in petty crime with his…
- Arlington Road (1999)
- Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Hope Davis…
- Intelligent terrorist thriller, seemingly inspired by events at Waco and Oklahoma City, weaves a complex tale of deception and paranoia around…
- Cradle Will Rock (1999)
- Dir. Tim Robbins
Feat. John Cusack, Bill Murray, John Turturro…
- Caught between government paranoia and unionist principles in depression–era New York, a theatre troupe voice their dissent by attempting to…
- Mission to Mars (2000)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle
- A loop–ily solemn mission to the red planet in the year 2020 with Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins and Don Cheadle, that threatens at times to overcome…
- High Fidelity (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black…
- American adaptation of Nick Hornby's beloved English novel about pop music obsession and the vagaries of romance loses surprisingly little in the…
- Anti-Trust (2001)
- Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook…
- Dot.com billlionaire Tim Robbins (modelled on Bill Gates) tries to buy the soul of computer whizz Ryan Phillippe in this competent hacker thriller,…
- Human Nature (2001)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Tim Robbins, Rhys Ifans, Patricia Arquette…
- An odd yet amusing burlesque from the makers of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, presenting a wildly contrived scenario as an excuse to examine the comedy of…
- Truth About Charlie, The (2002)
- Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Thandiwe Newton, Tim Robbins…
- A remake of the 1963 classic CHARADE, in which a widow realises after her husband's death that he was involved in espionage.
Interesting revival…
- Mystic River (2003)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon…
- Dignified crime thriller shot in unfussy style by old pro Clint Eastwood, this is less thrilling than a reliable entertainment, with the emotional…
- Code 46 (2003)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton
- A cerebral, provocative 'future shock' thriller in which Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton try to conduct a forbidden affair in a politically…
- Zathura (A Space Adventure) (2005)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins
- Highly effective 'sequel of sorts' to JUMANJI, with two squabbling kid brothers unearthing a strange clockwork boardgame in the basement, which upon…
- War of the Worlds (2005)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto…
- Dynamic and intense re–imagining of H.G. Wells sci–fi staple (for its first half at least), in which hostile aliens invade Earth in…
- Secret Life of Words, The (2005)
- Dir. Isabel Coixet
Feat. Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Julie Christie
- Intense character–driven drama set on an isolated oil rig that explores the relationship between a hearing–impaired factory worker…
- Catch a Fire (2006)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Tim Robbins, Derek Luke
- Sturdy, serious–minded political thriller from the steady hand of dir. Phillip Noyce, couched in the turbulence of South Africa’s Apartheid…
- Noise (2007)
- Dir. Henry Bean
Feat. Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt…
- Irreverent black comedy stars Tim Robbins as an outraged citizen impelled to take a stand against the daily irritation of New York noise…
- City Of Ember (2008)
- Dir. Gil Kenan
Feat. Harry Treadaway, Saoirse Ronan, Tim Robbins…
- Dystopian children's fantasy set in an underground city of the future that is threatened by eternal darkness but whose leaders protect their citizens…
- Lucky Ones, The (2008)
- Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena
- Low–key drama sees Robbins, McAdams and Pena play three soldiers who go on an unexpected road–trip together through the USA after…
- Green Lantern (2011)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Superhero spectacle, with Ryan Reynolds as a test pilot granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as…
- Cinema Verite (2011)
- Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Diane Lane, Tim Robbins, James Gandolfini…
- Crisply realised HBO production on the making of the world's first ever Reality TV series, PBS's landmark 1973 miniseries 'An American…
- Thanks For Sharing (2012)
- Dir. Stuart Blumberg
Feat. Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins…
- By making the primary addiction of its central characters sex, Stuart Blumberg’s film prompts the audience to ask themselves about their attitudes…
- Spoils of Babylon, The (TV Mini-Series) (2014)
- Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell…
- A florid send–up of the 'event mini–series' genre – a regular fixture on televisions in the 70s and 80s – that incorporates…
- A Perfect Day (2015)
- Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko…
- Trenchant, satisfying black comedy about a group of aid workers struggling with the task of removing a corpse from a well at the end of the Yugoslav…
- Marjorie Prime (2017)
- Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith…
- An entirely thought–provoking chamber–piece set in the not–too–distant future where an elderly woman with encroaching…
- Here and Now (TV Series) (2018)
- Feat. Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Daniel Zovatto…
- Dark comedy TV series created by Alan Ball (SIX FEET UNDER), following Portlandian parents with three adopted kids from Liberia, Vietnam and…
- Dark Waters (2019)
- Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins…
- Compelling slow burn legal drama masterfully directed by Todd Haynes (CAROL) set in West Virginia, where a corporate defence attorney takes on a…