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Uma Thurman
Uma Karuna Thurman (pronounced /ˈuːmə ˈθərmən/; born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. She has performed predominantly in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action thrillers. She is best known for her work under the direction...
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Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin is a 1997 superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is a sequel to Batman Forever (1995), with George Clooney replacing Val Kilmer as Batman. Batman & Robin also stars Arnold...
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Be Cool
Be Cool is a 2005 American comedy film which was adapted from a 1999 novel. The book was the sequel to the 1990 novel Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard (itself adapted into a hit 1995 film) about mobster Chili Palmer's entrance into the film industry....
Beautiful Girls
Beautiful Girls (1996) is a film directed by Ted Demme and starring Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Uma Thurman, Mira Sorvino, Annabeth Gish, Lauren Holly, Natalie Portman, Martha Plimpton, Michael Rapaport and Rosie O'Donnell.
Screenwriter Scott...
Bee Movie
Bee Movie is a 2007 CGI-animated film starring Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Kathy Bates, and Patrick Warburton. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, it is directed by Simon J. Smith and...
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Uma Thurman. It is based upon a play by Christopher Hampton which in turn is based on the classic eighteenth-century novel...
Final Analysis
Final Analysis (1992) is an American neo-noir drama directed by Phil Joanou and written by Wesley Strick. The executive producers were Richard Gere and Maggie Wilde.
The film tells of Isaac Barr (Richard Gere), a top notch San Francisco Freudian...
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Gattaca
Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with supporting roles played by Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal and Alan Arkin. The film was a 1997 nominee...
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Henry & June
Henry & June is a 1990 film. It was directed by Philip Kaufman and stars Fred Ward, Maria de Medeiros, and Uma Thurman. It is loosely based on the book Henry and June by the French author Anaïs Nin, and tells the story of Nin's relationship with...
Jennifer Eight
Jennifer Eight is a 1992 film written and directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Andy Garcia, Lance Henriksen, Uma Thurman and John Malkovich.
John Berlin (Andy Garcia) is a cop teetering toward burnout on the streets of Los Angeles and the...
Johnny Be Good
Johnny Be Good is a 1988 comedy film, directed by film editor Bud S. Smith, in his only film in the director's chair. It stars Anthony Michael Hall as the main character Johnny Walker, Robert Downey Jr., Steve James, Jennifer Tilly and Uma Thurman....
Kill Bill
Kill Bill is a two part film by writer-director Quentin Tarantino, starring Uma Thurman as The Bride. Originally conceived as one film, it was released in two separate 'volumes' (in late 2003 and early 2004) due to its running time of approximately...
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables is a 1998 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name, directed by Bille August. It stars Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, and Claire Danes.
As in the original novel, the story line follows the adult life of...
Mad Dog and Glory
Mad Dog and Glory is a 1993 film written by Richard Price and directed by John McNaughton. It stars Robert De Niro as a Chicago crime scene investigator (ironically nicknamed "Mad Dog" by his colleagues because of his timidity), Uma Thurman as...
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
My Super Ex-Girlfriend is a film released on July 21, 2006. The film is a "romantic comedy with a superhero twist". It was directed by Ivan Reitman and stars Luke Wilson, Uma Thurman, Anna Faris, Wanda Sykes, Rainn Wilson, and Eddie Izzard....
Paycheck
Paycheck is a 2003 film adaptation of the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart. Paul Giamatti and Colm Feore also appear. It was...
Prime
Prime is a 2005 American romantic comedy film starring Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep and Bryan Greenberg. It was written and directed by Ben Younger. The film has grossed $67,937,503 worldwide.
The film is a character comedy set in New York City. Rafi ...
Sweet and Lowdown
Sweet and Lowdown is a 1999 film written and directed by Woody Allen which tells the story of a (fictional) arrogant, obnoxious, alcoholic jazz guitarist named Emmett Ray (played by Sean Penn) who regards himself as perhaps the best guitarist in the...
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The Accidental Husband
The Accidental Husband is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, Isabella Rossellini and Sam Shepard. The film is written by Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor and Bonnie Sikowitz, and...
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, and Robin Williams.
The film begins in an unnamed and war-torn European city in...
The Producers
The Producers is a 2005 American comedy-musical film starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman. It is based on the 2001 Broadway musical of the same name and a remake of the 1968 film of the same name starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder,...
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
The Truth About Cats & Dogs is a 1996 American romantic comedy film, starring Janeane Garofalo, Uma Thurman, Ben Chaplin, and Jamie Foxx. It was directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Audrey Wells. The original music score was composed by Howard...
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is a 1993 comedy-drama-romance film based on the 1976 Tom Robbins novel of the same name. The film was directed by Gus Van Sant and starred Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Pat Morita, Angie Dickinson, Keanu Reeves, John...
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction (1994) is an American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic...
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The Life Before Her Eyes
The Life Before Her Eyes is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay was adapted by Emil Stern from the Laura Kasischke novel of the same name. The film stars Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood. It was released on April...
Tape
Tape is a 2001 drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Stephen Belber, based on his play of the same name. It stars Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Uma Thurman. The entire film takes place in real-time.
In a motel room in...
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a 1991 film starring Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman. In the US, the film appeared as a TV movie on the Fox network, the first made for television movie by the network. Another film using the well-known Robin Hood story was released...
Hysterical Blindness
Hysterical Blindness is a made-for-HBO movie by Mira Nair and starring Gena Rowlands, Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis and Ben Gazzara. The movie premiered on HBO on August 21, 2002. The film was directed by Mira Nair. In 2003, Uma Thurman won a Golden...
The Avengers
The Avengers is a 1998 American film adaptation of the British television series of the same name from the 1960s.
The film was directed by Jeremiah Chechik. It stars Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman as secret agents John Steed and Emma Peel, and Sean...
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Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is is a 1990 romantic comedy directed by John Boorman, and starring Dabney Coleman and Uma Thurman.
Stewart McBain (Dabney Coleman) is a successful self-made demolitions expert who blows up buildings for a living. In the midst of one...
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ, Kaze no Tani no Naushika) is a 1984 post-apocalyptic Japanese animated film, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his manga of the same name. The film has environmentalist undertones and was...
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl is a 2000 American/British/French drama film directed by James Ivory. The screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is based on the 1904 novel of the same title by Henry James, who considered the work his masterpiece.
Dignified but...
Vatel
Vatel is a 2000 film based on the life of 17th century French chef François Vatel, directed by Roland Joffé and starring Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, and Tim Roth. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration...
Les Miserables - The Dream Cast in Concert
Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert a.k.a. Les Misérables in Concert is a concert version of the musical Les Misérables, produced to celebrate its 10th anniversary. It was filmed in October 1995 at the Royal Albert Hall and released on DVD and...
My Zinc Bed
My Zinc Bed is a 2008 TV Drama directed by Anthony Page and based on the stage play of the same name by David Hare. It was commissioned by the BBC and produced in association with HBO Films.
The one-off drama follows recovering alcoholic Paul Peplow...
Motherhood
Motherhood is an upcoming independent comedy film written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann and starring Uma Thurman. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Motherhood was released in October, 2009 by Freestyle Releasing.
From...
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A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa is the second NBC television film produced by The Muppets Studio (Burbank) starring The Muppets.
On Christmas Eve, the Muppets go to the post office in New York City to deliver each of their letters to Santa...
A Month by the Lake
A Month by the Lake is a 1995 romantic comedy starring Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox and Uma Thurman. It is directed by John Irvin and is based on the novel by H.E. Bates.
In 1996, the actress Vanessa Redgrave was nominated for a Golden Globe award...
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is an upcoming fantasy/adventure film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is an adaptation of The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It...
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Eloise in Paris
Eloise in Paris is an upcoming 2010 family film starring Uma Thurman. Based on the classic 1950's children's book by Kay Thompson.
Bel Ami
This drama is based on the short story, Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant is scheduled to begin filming in Budapest in February 2010 for a planned 2011 release. The fim will be directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod and stars Robert Pattinson and...
