James Marsden

James Marsden
Total Credits at Criticker: 61 (Actor)
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Gossip
Sex, deception and rumor detonate when fellow university students and roommates Derrick (Marsden), Jones (Headey) and Travis (Reedus) collaborate on their new journalism class assignment: identifying the link between news and gossip. (Warner Brothers)
+6
The Notebook
A sweeping love story told by a man (Garner) reading from his faded notebook to a woman in a nursing home (Rowlands), The Notebook follows the lives of two North Carolina teens from very different worlds who spend one indelible summer together before they are separated, first by her parents and then by WWII. (New Line Productions)
+3
Sugar & Spice
The no-holds-barred teen comedy that takes "girl power" to hilarious new extremes -- and proves that sometimes "everything nice" leads to crime. (New Line Cinema)
+3
X2: X-Men United
Mutants continue to struggle against a society that fears and distrusts them. Their cause becomes even more desperate following an incredible attack by an as yet undetermined assailant possessing extraordinary abilities. With the fates of mankind - and mutantkind - in their hands, the X-Men Face their most dangerous mission ever. (20th Century Fox)
+4
X-Men
Two mutants come to a private academy for mutants whose resident superhero team must oppose a powerful mutant terrorist organization. (imdb)
+4
The 24th Day
Tom (Speedman) and Dan's (Marsden) one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive.
Heights
Heights follows five characters over twenty-four hours on a fall day in New York City. As the interrelated stories proceed, the connections between the lives of the five characters begin to reveal themselves and their stories unravel. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Interstate 60
A confused young man (Marsden) takes a journey on a road that doesn't exist on any map. (imdb)
+14
Superman Returns
After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane. (imdb)
+7
10th & Wolf
A Philadelphia mob war is the backdrop of 10th and Wolf, a mythic story that tests the boundaries of loyalty versus betrayal, good versus evil, innocence versus corruption. (ThinkFilm)
Disturbing Behavior
A man moves to a new town and gets harassed by these annoyingly perfect "good kids". He makes friends with the local rejects, one of which is a conspiracy theorist, another who is an albino, and a third who soon becomes a romantic interest. Together they discover that the jocks are actually lobotomized zombies and that they're next in line. (imdb)
Lies and Alibis
Ray Elliot helps people cheat on their spouses by arranging iron-clad alibis for a price. About the time he hires a new assistant, Lola, he learns there's a $5 million contract out on Jack McAdam, his former partner; and, his first and longest-running client wants him to set up a weekend for his son, who's about to marry... (imdb)
Hairspray
Based on the 1988 John Waters cult classic, Hairspray is the story of Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, who has only one passion: dancing. When her dream of becoming a regular personality on "The Corny Collins Show" comes true, she wins many fans and becomes an advocate for integration. (New Line Cinema)
+3
Enchanted
A classic Disney fairy tale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess from the land of Andalasia who is thrust into the heart of New York City by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world? (Walt Disney)
+3
27 Dresses
After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman (Heigl) wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with. (imdb)
+4
Sex Drive
A horny teenager brings his friends along on a road trip from Chicago to Knoxville to lose his virginity with a girl he met online.
+12
Campfire Tales
A group of teens, stranded in the woods after a car accident, entertain themselves by telling classic horror stories. What follows is a series of eerie tales that include monsters, psychopaths, and ghosts, and that remind you that things aren't always what they seem. (imdb)
+9
The Box
An unhappily married couple receive a small box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.
+3
No Dessert, Dad, Till You Mow the Lawn
Anxious to quit smoking, a married couple tries hypnosis. When their opportunistic children see how well it works, they decide to use the techniques to improve the quality of their lives.
Death at a Funeral
A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.
+3
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post... (imdb)
+2
Hop
The Easter Bunny is accidentally hit by a car, and it's up to the offending driver to save Easter. (imdb)
+4
Straw Dogs
In Rod Lurie's remake of the controversial 1971 Sam Peckinpah drama, screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) relocates with his wife, Amy (Kate Bosworth), to her Mississippi hometown. But as detachment strains their marriage, bigger threats loom in their small town. To Amy's chagrin, David attempts to befriend the locals, including Amy's ex-boyfriend, Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård). But resentments re-emerge and tensions rise to an explosive end.
+4
Bachelorette
Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school. (imdb)
+4
Robot and Frank
Set in the near future, 'Robot and Frank' is an offbeat buddy movie about an elderly ex-jewel thief and his new caretaker robot. (imdb)
+5
Small Apartments
Franklin Franklin is dreaming of Switzerland and waiting for cassette tape instructions from a brother confined in a mental hospital, but he has a problem: his evil landlord's dead body is lying on the floor of his seedy LA apartment.
+7
Bella Mafia
When Sofia marries into a Mafia family, she doesn't know what she's getting into. When her husband, all her brothers-in-law, and her father-in-law are murdered by a rival family, Sofia, her mother-in-law and her sisters-in-law swear to get revenge upon the family. (imdb)
As Cool as I Am
A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers. (imdb)
2 Guns
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from. (imdb)
+5
The Butler
An African-American's eyewitness accounts of notable events of the 20th century during his tenure as a White House butler. (imdb)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm. (imdb)
+7
Walk of Shame
A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money - and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life. (imdb)
Welcome to Me
A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins Mega-millions, quits her meds and buys her own talk show. (imdb)
The Loft
Five friends who share a loft for their extramarital affairs begin to question one another after the murdered body of an unknown young woman is found in the property. (imdb)
+3
The Best of Me
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown. (imdb)
+4
Accidental Love
A political satire about a naive small town waitress who accidentally gets a nail buried in her head, causing erratic and outrageous behavior that leads her to Washington DC. There she falls for a dashing, but clueless, Congressman who searches for the courage to save her. (imdb)
+10
Unfinished Business
A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable -- and unimaginable -- way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit. (imdb)
Grizzly
Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear. (imdb)
+2
The D Train
The head of a high school reunion committee travels to Los Angeles to track down the most popular guy from his graduating class and convince him to go to the reunion. (imdb)
+13
Westworld
Westworld (2016) - TV Series
A series inspired by the 1973 film of the same title written by Michael Crichton about a futuristic theme park populated by artificial beings. (imdb)
+1
Gone in a Heartbeat
Based on a true story about a woman abducted by a pair of teenagers during snowy weather in Colorado.
+4
Tour de Pharmacy
A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.
The Female Brain
Neuroscientist Julia's research into the biochemistry of the female brain is illustrated by three couples: newlyweds Zoe and Greg, whose career troubles seep into their relationship; Lisa and Steven, who are looking to spice up their stuck-in-a-rut marriage; and Lexi who can't help trying to change her boyfriend Adam. Meanwhile, straight-laced Julia's own synapses start to fire when a handsome new subject joins her study. (metacritic.com)
+8
Shock and Awe
A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the president's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
Henchmen
When the world is threatened by an evil supervillain, a teenager and his mentor team up to stop him.
+4
Dead to Me
Dead to Me (2019) - TV Series
A series about a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow (Applegate) and a free spirit with a shocking secret.
Public Enemies
Public Enemies (1996) - Direct-to-Video
Glorified and glamourized fact-based tale of Ma Barker and her boys who robbed banks and generally terrorized the Midwest in the 1930's and was eventually gunned down by g-man, Melvin Purvis. (imdb)
+1
Sonic the Hedgehog
After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help it defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on it.
+7
The Stand
The Stand (2020) - TV Mini-Series
After the world is in ruins, due to a man-made plague, a battle of Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors. (imdb)
+5
The Boss Baby: Family Business
+5
My Little Pony: A New Generation
After the time of the Mane 6, Sunny--a young Earth Pony--and her new Unicorn friend Izzy explore their world and strive to restore Harmony to Equestria.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sequel to the 2020 live-action feature film 'Sonic the Hedgehog'. (imdb)
+8
Disenchanted
Ten years after her happily ever after, Giselle questions her happiness, inadvertently turning the lives of those in the real world and Andalasia upside down in the process (imdb.com).
Jury Duty
Jury Duty (2023) - TV Series
It follows the workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of Ronald Gladden, a juror who is unaware the entire case is fake. Everyone except him is an actor, and everything that happens is carefully planned.
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
A magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City and gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The Mighty Pups (imdb.com).
+14
The D Train
The head of a high school reunion committee tries to get the most popular guy in school to attend their class upcoming 20-year reunion. (imdb)
+13
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
+12
Knox Goes Away
When a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son (imdb)
+8
Second Noah
Second Noah (1996) - TV Series
A writer marries a zookeeper. They adopt a passel of cute children and cute animals. Complications ensue. (imdb)
Paradise
Paradise (2025) - TV Series
A security service team tasked with protecting a past president. (imdb)
The Outer Limits