Movies by Amy Adams
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On the Road (2012)
Cast: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart …
Directed by: Walter Salles
At the height of the Beat era, New York writer Sal Paradise, his freewheeling buddy Dean, and Dean's wife set out on a journey of self-discovery. Their cross-country quest for answers…
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Trouble with the Curve (2012)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake …
Directed by: Robert Lorenz
Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. Along the way, the two renew their bond,…
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The Muppets (2011)
Cast: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper …
Directed by: James Bobin
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet roommate, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a…
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The Fighter (2010)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams …
Directed by: David O. Russell
After a string of defeats, Mickey Ward rediscovers his fighting will with help from trainer and half-brother Dicky (Oscar winner Christian Bale) -- a once-talented pugilist and small-town…
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Leap Year (2010)
Cast: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott …
Directed by: Anand Tucker
Anna chooses February 29 to propose marriage to her "perfect" boyfriend, Jeremy, sure he'll accept because of an Irish custom. But after meeting charming innkeeper Declan en route to…
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Love & Distrust (2010)
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Talulah Riley, James Cameron …
Directed by: Eric Kmetz
This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it. In "The Summer House," sultry teen Jane (Talulah Riley) is…
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Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson …
Directed by: Shawn Levy
In this sequel to the hit comedy, Ben Stiller returns as hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley, who must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've…
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Julie & Julia (2009)
Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
This heartwarming, truth-inspired tale stars Amy Adams as Julie Powell, who decides to spice up her uneventful life by cooking all 524 recipes outlined in Julia Child's culinary classic…
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Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
Cast: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn …
Directed by: Christine Jeffs
Financially on shaky ground yet determined to send her son to a top private school, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) teams up with her unreliable sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), to start a new company…
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace …
Directed by: Bharat Nalluri
When her gruff demeanor costs her yet another nanny position, desperate Guinevere Pettigrew lands a job as the assistant of an aspiring American actress and soon gets swept up in a dizzying…
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Doubt (2008)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams …
Directed by: John Patrick Shanley
Sister Aloysius begins to have doubts about doting priest Father Flynn, who seems to have become overly involved in the life of a young African American pupil. Is she overreacting to the…
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Underdog (2007)
Cast: Jason Lee, Amy Adams, Peter Dinklage …
Directed by: Frederik Du Chau
Underdog (voiced by Jason Lee) is really Shoeshine, a mild-mannered pooch who's been imbued with superpowers following a lab accident. But his teenage owner (Alex Neuberger) is the only…
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Enchanted (2007)
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden …
Directed by: Kevin Lima
When evil Queen Narissa exiles Princess Giselle from the cartoon kingdom of Andalasia to the real world of New York City, a native Prince Charming -- who spends his days as a divorce lawyer…
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Texas congressman Charlie Wilson sets a series of earth-shaking events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative (Philip Seymour Hoffman, in an Oscar-nominated role) to aid Afghan…
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Cast: Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen, Leslie Bibb …
Directed by: Adam McKay
Lifelong friends and national idols Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) and Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly) have earned their NASCAR stripes with their uncanny knack of finishing races in the first…
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Standing Still (2006)
Cast: Amy Adams, Mena Suvari, Melissa Sagemiller …
Directed by: Matthew Cole Weiss
When bride-to-be Elise (Amy Adams) and her fiance (Adam Garcia) gather their erstwhile college friends for a pre-wedding wingding and reunion, it sets the stage for confrontations,…
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Moonlight Serenade (2006)
Cast: Amy Adams, Alec Newman, JB Blanc …
Directed by: Giancarlo Tallarico
After semiprofessional piano player Nate Holden (Alec Newman) discovers that the lovely coat check girl at a nearby jazz club (Amy Adams) has the voice of an angel, he soon finds himself in a…
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The Wedding Date (2005)
Cast: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Amy Adams …
Directed by: Clare Kilner
Single girl Kat (Debra Messing) can't stomach the idea of attending her sister's (Amy Adams) faraway London wedding, where her ex-boyfriend (Jeremy Sheffield), who had ceremoniously…
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Junebug (2005)
Cast: Embeth Davidtz, Benjamin McKenzie, Amy Adams …
Directed by: Phil Morrison
When Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz), a big-city art dealer from Chicago, makes a trip to North Carolina with her new husband, George (Alessandro Nivola), he finally allows her to meet his…
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Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party (2005)
Cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Ann Hearn, Mena Suvari …
Directed by: Robert Brinkmann
As evidenced by his hilarious man-on-the-street interviews with everyday folks, most people don't know him from Adam -- but Stephen Tobolowsky is one of the busiest character actors in…
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The Last Run (2004)
Cast: Fred Savage, Amy Adams, Steven Pasquale …
Directed by: Jonathan Segal
When his gorgeous girlfriend breaks his heart, good guy Steven Goodson (Fred Savage) turns to the dark side and sets out to sleep with as many women as possible. But when he meets a beautiful…
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Pumpkin (2002)
Cast: Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn …
Directed by: Anthony Abrams, Adam Larson Broder
A perky sorority sister is assigned to coach a young man named Pumpkin, a mentally challenged athlete. She's terrified at first, but to the horror of her friends, she starts to fall in…
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Serving Sara (2002)
Cast: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell …
Directed by: Reginald Hudlin
Process server Joe Tyler (Matthew Perry) gets more than he bargained for when he's asked to serve divorce papers to Sara Moore (Elizabeth Hurley). Unwilling to give up the money she…
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a cunning con man -- posing as a doctor, lawyer and pilot all before turning 21. He's also a deft forger, and his work attracts the attention…
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The Slaughter Rule (2002)
Cast: Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea DuVall …
Directed by: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
A dreary Montana winter teaches teenager Roy (Ryan Gosling) how to be a man. First, he loses his father, a possible suicide; then he's cut from his high school football team. So when Gid…
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Cruel Intentions 2 (2001)
Cast: Amy Adams, Robin Dunne, Sarah Thompson …
Directed by: Roger Kumble
Playboy Sebastian (Robin Dunne) decides to put his sordid past behind him and devote himself to one girl: Danielle (Sarah Thompson). But his stepsister, Kathryn (Amy Adams), wants Sebastian…
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Psycho Beach Party (2000)
Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Brendon …
Directed by: Robert Lee King
Catch a wave and a psychotic seaside killer in this comedy-horror spoof on the popular beach party movies of the 1960s. Lauren Ambrose stars as Florence, a schizophrenic surfer chick, and her…
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney …
Directed by: Michael Patrick Jann
When vivacious but vicious former beauty queen Gladys Leeman pushes her charm-challenged daughter to win the Miss Teen Princess America title at all costs, the competition mysteriously begins…
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Roxanne: The Prize Pulitizer (1989)
Cast: Perry King, Chynna Phillips, Courteney Cox …
Directed by: Richard A. Colla
When young Roxanne Ulrich (Chynna Phillips) meets wealthy charmer Herbert Pulitzer (Perry King) and enters the scandal-ridden world of the rich and famous, her life changes forever. After a…