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  • Adams is Superman's new Lois Lane - 28 March 2011
    -Oscar nominee Amy Adams will steal the heart of new Superman Henry Cavill after landing the role of Lois Lane in the upcoming reboot of the comic book franchise.- -The Fighter star learned she would be putting on her reporter's hat on Sunday (27Mar11) after receiv


  • Adams planning perfect picnic wedding - 8 January 2011
    -Actress Amy Adams wants her wedding to be a laid back, barefoot affair - she is planning a bohemian ceremony with guests sat on picnic rugs in a meadow.- -The Doubt star became engaged to her boyfriend of 10 years, Darren Le Gallo, in 2008, but the pair put off pl


  • The Fighter star Adams can't take boxing excitement - 6 January 2011
    -Amy Adams had to toughen up to play boxer Mark Wahlberg's girlfriend in acclaimed new film The Fighter - in real life she can't even watch a match on TV. - -The Doubt star admits she's nothing like her brawling character Charlene in the film, and has never ever be

Amy Adams - what members say


  • Enchanted
  • Enchanted review by MooncalfReviews from Peterborough
    Rated - 3.0 stars Could Have Been Better 18 December 2007
    ...half of the film it manages to be very funny, and also quite sweet at times. Amy Adams is brilliant in this movie! Her character's naive and overly sweet outlook and ...   Read customer review
  • Charlie Wilson's War
  • Charlie Wilson's War review by Joi from Rochester
    Rated - 2.0 stars My War with Boredom 23 August 2008
    ...uding Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Om Puri, Ned Beatty and Amy Adams, they only manage an ok film, with no particular scenes standing out. ...   Read customer review
  • Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
  • Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day review by PaulaWestwood from Ashton-Under-Lyne
    Rated - 4.0 stars And what day it is.... 26 August 2008
    ...e roaring 20s to life Frances McDormand (Fargo etc etc) is superb as always and Amy Adams (Enchanted) is similarly excellent. Definately worth a watch. ...   Read customer review

Amy Adams - filmography


  • Superman - Man of Steel (2013)
    Starring: Henry Cavill,  Amy Adams,  Russell Crowe
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone's imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 30 members
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  • The Master (2012)
    Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Joaquin Phoenix,  Amy Adams
    Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A 1950s-set drama centered on the relationship between a charismatic intellectual known as "the Master" whose faith-based organization begins to catch on in America, and a young drifter who becomes his right-hand man.
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  • The Muppets - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Jason Segel,  Emily Blunt
    Director: James Bobin
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Muppet domination continues with a hilarious new movie from Walt Disney Studios. Jason Segel, Academy Award nominee Amy Adams (Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role, Junebug, 2005, Doubt, 2008, The Fighter, 2010) and Academy Award winner Chris Cooper (Best Performance By An Actor In A ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 35 members
    Due for release on 11th June 2012
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  • The Muppets (2011)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Jason Segel,  Emily Blunt
    Director: James Bobin
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Muppet domination continues with a hilarious new movie from Walt Disney Studios. Jason Segel, Academy Award nominee Amy Adams (Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role, Junebug, 2005, Doubt, 2008, The Fighter, 2010) and Academy Award winner Chris Cooper (Best Performance By An Actor In A ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 426 members
    Due for release on 11th June 2012
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  • Leap Year on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Matthew Goode,  Kaitlin Olson
    Director: Anand Tucker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    A woman (Amy Adams) heads to Ireland in order to force her boyfriend (Adam Scott) to accept her wedding proposal by scheduling it on leap day, the only time when he couldn't refuse due to the country's tradition in this Spyglass Entertainment romantic comedy. SHOPGIRL's Anand Tucker directs from a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 14,801 members
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  • Leap Year - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Matthew Goode,  Kaitlin Olson
    Director: Anand Tucker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    A woman (Amy Adams) heads to Ireland in order to force her boyfriend (Adam Scott) to accept her wedding proposal by scheduling it on leap day, the only time when he couldn't refuse due to the country's tradition in this Spyglass Entertainment romantic comedy. SHOPGIRL's Anand Tucker directs from a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 3,888 members
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  • The Fighter on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Mark Wahlberg,  Christian Bale,  Amy Adams
    Director: David O. Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 33,375 members
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  • The Fighter - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Mark Wahlberg,  Christian Bale,  Amy Adams
    Director: David O. Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 14,460 members
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  • Doubt on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Meryl Streep,  Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Amy Adams
    Director: John Patrick Shanley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 24,795 members
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  • Julie and Julia on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Meryl Streep,  Jane Lynch
    Director: Nora Ephron
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    The film follows Powell, a government employee who decides to cook her way through legendary cook Julia Child's classic cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one year's time out of her small Queens kitchen. Powell blogs her daily experiences, gaining a loyal following along the way.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 28,699 members
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  • Moonlight Serenade on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Alec Newman
    Director: Giancarlo Tallarico
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Nate (Alec Newman) is a successful financial manager by day and a closet musician by night. One evening he hears a beautiful voice outside his apartment window accompanying his piano playing. The mysterious voice turns out to be the coat check girl, Chloe (Amy Adams), from the local jazz club. ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 36 members
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  • Sunshine Cleaning on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Emily Blunt,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Christine Jeffs
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a 30-something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah is still living at home with their dad Joe, a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 13,484 members
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  • Julie and Julia - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Meryl Streep,  Jane Lynch
    Director: Nora Ephron
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    The film follows Powell, a government employee who decides to cook her way through legendary cook Julia Child's classic cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one year's time out of her small Queens kitchen. Powell blogs her daily experiences, gaining a loyal following along the way.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4,283 members
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  • Enchanted - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Patrick Dempsey,  Susan Sarandon
    Director: Kevin Lima
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess (Amy Adams) from the past who is thrust into present-day by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon). Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4,643 members
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  • Charlie Wilson's War - HD (2007)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Tom Hanks,  Julia Roberts
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The first time the audience sees Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) in the early 1980s, he seems far from a model politician. Surrounded by strippers, a Playboy Playmate, and cocaine, the naked congressman lies in a hot tub at a party. Despite the distractions, the TV news catches Charlie'..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 155 members
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  • Charlie Wilson's War on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Tom Hanks,  Julia Roberts
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 49,726 members
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  • Enchanted on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Patrick Dempsey,  Susan Sarandon
    Director: Kevin Lima
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess (Amy Adams) from the past who is thrust into present-day by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon). Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 57,534 members
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  • Underdog - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Jason Lee,  Peter Dinklage,  James Belushi
    Director: Frederik Du Chau
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    To save the day, here comes Underdog, a 1970s Saturday morning cartoon transformed to glorious, semi-CGI animated life; it's a talking animal live-action film--a la BABE--with wisecracks aplenty. Voiced by Jason Lee, Underdog is the joke of the K-9 police force after his weakness for ham disrupts a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,163 member
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  • Standing Still on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Jon Abrahams,  Mena Suvari,  Amy Adams
    Director: Matthew Cole Weiss,  Matthe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A cast of talented beauties populates the screen for STANDING STILL, a coming-of-age film for the post-college, pre-mortgage set. Some notable alums of the teen culture sphere--among them, James Van Der Beek (the title character of TV hit DAWSON'S CREEK), Mena Suvari (the teen temptress of AMERICAN ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 598 members
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  • The Wedding Date on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Debra Messing,  Dermot Mulroney,  Amy Adams
    Director: Clare Kilner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Single-girl anxiety causes Kat Ellis (Messing) to hire a male escort (Mulroney) to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding. Her plan, an attempt to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a couple years prior, proves to be her undoing.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 44,127 members
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  • Junebug (2005)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Embeth Davidtz,  Alessandro Nivola
    Director: Phil Morrison
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect Southern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 10,975 members
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  • Junebug - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Embeth Davidtz,  Alessandro Nivola
    Director: Phil Morrison
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect Southern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 317 members
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  • Drive to Dream on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Ryan Gosling,  David Morse,  Clea Duvall
    Director: Alex Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Drive to Dream tells the story of high school senior Roy (Gosling) from a small Montana town where there isn't much to do except drink and play football. After being cut from the school football team Roy falls for local barmaid Skyla (Duvall) and starts playing in an unsanctioned six-man football ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 35% from 9 members
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  • Catch Me If You Can on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Tom Hanks,  Leonardo DiCaprio,  Christopher Walken
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Frank W. Abagnale's autobiography CATCH ME IF YOU CAN follows the cat-and-mouse chase of Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) and FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) as Abagnale travels the world passing forged checks and assuming false identities. Covering the time period ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 57,589 members
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  • Serving Sara on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Matthew Perry,  Elizabeth Hurley,  Bruce Campbell
    Director: Reggie Hudlin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Fetching Sara Moore (Elizabeth Hurley) thinks that she is a happily married woman until process server Joe Tyler (Matthew Perry) shows up at her Manhattan apartment to serve her with divorce papers. Sara gives Joe a run for his money, fleeing to the Estee Lauder Salon (a nice touch for those who ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 2,017 members
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  • Cruel Intentions 2 on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Sarah Thompson,  Robin Dunne,  Amy Adams
    Director: Roger Kumble
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Story about a stepbrother and sister and their experiences at school. Sebastian has been thrown out of many private schools and has been a bit of a rebel. He decides to turn over a new leaf and that also involves a new girlfriend. His sister, however has other plans and tries to make trouble for ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 2,527 members
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  • Psycho Beach Party on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Lauren Ambrose,  Thomas Gibson,  Nicholas Brendon
    Director: Robert Lee King
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A mischievous beach-fest in the style of old 50s, 60s, and 70s thriller-beach party-slasher movies, Malibu-based PSYCHO BEACH PARTY follows a nearly invisible plot. Chicklet Forrest (Lauren Ambrose) is a wanna-be surfer girl with multiple personalities. When a series of murders takes place on the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 604 members
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  • The Last Run on DVD
    Starring: Fred Savage,  Amy Adams,  Steven Pasquale
    Director: Jonathan Segal
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    "The Last Run”, is a dark sexy comedy that confronts male/female relationships amidst a beauty obsessed and media driven society. Steven Goodson is your average twenty-eight year old guy toiling away as an accountant. His girlfriend Chloe is every guy’s dream, a stunning model who takes your ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 119 members
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Amy Adams facts

5 most recent films

Superman - Man of Steel - 3.5 stars
The Master - 3 stars
The Muppets - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Muppets - 4.0 stars
Leap Year - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Muppets - 4.0 stars
The Fighter - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Fighter - 4.0 stars
Catch Me If You Can - 3.5 stars
Charlie Wilson's War - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Master - 3 stars
Drive to Dream - 2.0 stars
Moonlight Serenade - 2.0 stars
Superman - Man of Steel - 3.5 stars
The Muppets - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Emily Blunt - 6 times - show films
Philip Seymour Hoffman - 6 times - show films
Tom Hanks - 6 times - show films
Mary Lynn Rajskub - 5 times - show films
Meryl Streep - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Anand Tucker - 4 times - show films
John Patrick Shanley - 3 times - show films
Phil Morrison - 3 times - show films
Mike Nichols - 3 times - show films
Nora Ephron - 3 times - show films