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  • Heaven
  • Heaven review by from Dorset
    Rated - 4.0 stars Blanchett and Ribisi in challenging roles 29 August 2005
    ...utcome of her actions. Joining her at these sessions as interpreter is Fillipo (Giovanni Ribisi) whose role apart from interpretation is nearly silent, but how superbly his gl...   Read customer review
  • Lost in Translation
  • Lost in Translation review by Alfod from West Midlands
    Rated - 5.0 stars Greatness achieved on a small budget 14 July 2004
    ...ecently graduated and has travelled to accompany her photographer husband John (Giovanni Ribisi), except John's perpetually on a photo shoot and they spend precious little tim...   Read customer review
  • Cold Mountain
  • Cold Mountain review by A customer from Norwich UK
    Rated - 5.0 stars Cameo central 1 January 2005
    ...and, is three hours of spotting brilliant cameos from Philip Seymour Hoffman to Giovanni Ribisi, from Natalie Portman to the much discussed Jack White (which is how he and Zel...   Read customer review

Giovanni Ribisi - filmography


  • Ted (2012)
    Starring: Giovanni Ribisi,  Mila Kunis,  Joel McHale
    Director: Seth MacFarlane
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A man wrestles with the lingering consequences of a childhood wish in this live-action comedy from FAMILY GUY creator Seth MacFarlane. As a young boy, John Bennett wanted nothing more than for his beloved teddy bear Ted (voice of MacFarlane) to come to life. Incredibly, that wish was granted. But ..read more »
    5 stars out of 5 95% from 2 members
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  • Ted - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Giovanni Ribisi,  Mila Kunis,  Joel McHale
    Director: Seth MacFarlane
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A man wrestles with the lingering consequences of a childhood wish in this live-action comedy from FAMILY GUY creator Seth MacFarlane. As a young boy, John Bennett wanted nothing more than for his beloved teddy bear Ted (voice of MacFarlane) to come to life. Incredibly, that wish was granted. But ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3 members
    Not available for rental
  • Contraband (2012)
    Starring: Kate Beckinsale,  Mark Wahlberg,  Ben Foster
    Director: Baltasar Kormákur,  Baltasar Kormakur
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Chris Farraday abandoned his life of crime long ago, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 158 members
    Not available for rental
  • Columbus Circle (2010)
    Starring: Selma Blair,  Amy Smart,  Jason Lee
    Director: George Gallo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Mysterious and attractive heiress Abigail Clayton has not left her luxurious mid-town Manhattan loft apartment for almost two decades. The famous daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Abigail disappeared from the prying eyes of the press and the intrusiveness of her family on her 18th birthday, the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 9 members
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  • Columbus Circle - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Selma Blair,  Amy Smart,  Jason Lee
    Director: George Gallo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Mysterious and attractive heiress Abigail Clayton has not left her luxurious mid-town Manhattan loft apartment for almost two decades. The famous daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Abigail disappeared from the prying eyes of the press and the intrusiveness of her family on her 18th birthday, the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 5 members
    Not available for rental
  • The Rum Diary - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Amber Heard,  Giovanni Ribisi
    Director: Bruce Robinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Paul Kemp is a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean. Paul is challenged on many levels as he tries to carve out a more secure niche for himself amidst a group of lost souls all bent on self-destruction.
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,703 members
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  • The Rum Diary on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Amber Heard,  Giovanni Ribisi
    Director: Bruce Robinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Paul Kemp is a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean. Paul is challenged on many levels as he tries to carve out a more secure niche for himself amidst a group of lost souls all bent on self-destruction.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 7,624 members
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  • Public Enemies - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Christian Bale,  Marion Cotillard
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on author Bryan Burrough's ambitious tome 'Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43', director Michael Mann (HEAT, LAST OF THE MOHICANS) has crafted a sprawling historical crime drama that follows the efforts of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 306 members
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  • Avatar on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Sam Worthington,  Sigourney Weaver,  Michelle Rodriguez
    Director: James Cameron
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The future. Paraplegic war hero, Jake, is taken against his will to the planet of Pandora - a world inhabited by a race of humanoids called The Na'vi. Forced to exploit the valuable resources of the local population, Jake decides to turn against his human companions, and join the planet's people in ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 63,274 members
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  • Avatar - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Sam Worthington,  Sigourney Weaver,  Michelle Rodriguez
    Director: James Cameron
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The future. Paraplegic war hero, Jake, is taken against his will to the planet of Pandora - a world inhabited by a race of humanoids called The Na'vi. Forced to exploit the valuable resources of the local population, Jake decides to turn against his human companions, and join the planet's people in ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 21,082 members
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  • Middle Men - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Rade Sherbedgia,  Giovanni Ribisi,  Luke Wilson
    Director: George Gallo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, and Gabriel Macht headline director/co-screenwriter George Gallo's fact-based period comedy detailing the rise of the internet porn business in the mid-'90s. Businessman Jack Harris (Wilson) made his living solving other people's problems. Wayne Beering (Ribisi) and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 989 members
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  • Public Enemies (2009)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Christian Bale,  Marion Cotillard
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on author Bryan Burrough's ambitious tome 'Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43', director Michael Mann (HEAT, LAST OF THE MOHICANS) has crafted a sprawling historical crime drama that follows the efforts of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,459 members
    Not available for rental
  • Middle Men on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Rade Sherbedgia,  Giovanni Ribisi,  Luke Wilson
    Director: George Gallo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In 1995, everyone had a VCR, music was sold in record stores, and the world-wide-web was a new found discovery. Businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) had the perfect life a beautiful family and a successful career fixing problem companies. Then he met Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,697 member
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  • The Dead Girl on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Toni Collette,  Piper Laurie,  Don Smith
    Director: Karen Moncrieff
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When a young girl is found murdered, the lives of several different individuals are impacted. Some of these connections are peripheral, while many others are painfully direct. The film is broken up into five distinct chapters, each with its own title. In "The Stranger," Arden (Toni Collette) finds ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,507 member
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  • 10th and Wolf on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Dennis Hopper,  Piper Perabo,  Val Kilmer
    Director: Robert Moresco
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 3,953 members
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  • I Love Your Work on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Judy Greer,  Shalom Harlow,  Jared Harris
    Director: Adam Goldberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Movie star Gray Evans (Giovanni Ribisi) is at the top of his game: a seemingly endless supply of money, celebrity friends, parties, a beautiful wife...and his name and image, known all around the world. But with fame and fortune comes sometimes unwanted attention. Convinced that the 'chance' ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 189 members
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  • Flight Of The Phoenix on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Dennis Quaid,  Giovanni Ribisi,  Tyrese
    Director: John Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A group of air crash survivors are stranded in the Mongolian desert with no chance of rescue. Facing a brutal environment, dwindling resources, and an attack by desert smugglers, they realize their only hope is doing the impossible; building a new plane from the wreckage of the old one...
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 28,610 members
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  • Flight Of The Phoenix - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Dennis Quaid,  Giovanni Ribisi,  Tyrese
    Director: John Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A pilot on a routine trip to investigate some remote oil rigs in the Gobi Desert makes a crash landing in the middle of nowhere. For him, and the men along for the ride, a slow, tortured, thirsty death seems certain, unless the plucky mechanic in the crew can design a whole new plane from the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,267 member
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  • Lost in Translation on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Bill Murray,  Scarlett Johansson,  Giovanni Ribisi
    Director: Sofia Coppola
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    An American film star out to make a commercial in Tokyo meets up with a photographer's wife in a hotel bar. These two people are lonely and having to contend with a foreign language and a new culture. A friendship begins.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 91,923 members
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  • Cold Mountain on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jude Law,  Nicole Kidman,  Renee Zellweger
    Director: Anthony Minghella
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 48,178 members
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  • Cold Mountain - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Jude Law,  Nicole Kidman,  Renee Zellweger
    Director: Anthony Minghella
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 128 members
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  • Heaven on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Giovanni Ribisi
    Director: Tom Tykwer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Written by late Polish director Krysztof Kieslowski and Krysztof Piesiewicz (the team that made the trilogy BLUE, WHITE, and RED) and directed by German master Tom Tykwer (RUN LOLA RUN), HEAVEN is the first part of a trilogy. Cate Blanchett is Philippa, a strong-willed English woman who teaches in ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 2,514 members
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  • Shot In The Heart on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Giovanni Ribisi,  Elias Koteas,  Eric Bogosian
    Director: Agnieszka Holland
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Gary Gilmore was convicted on two counts of murder and was set to be executed by the state of Utah in 1977. It was to be the first executioner of a prisoner in America in ten years. Gilmore's brother Mikal traveled across the country days before the execution date to speak with his brother as well ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 124 members
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  • According To Spencer on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Brad Rowe,  Giovanni Ribisi,  Jesse Bradford
    Director: Shane Edleman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Spencer (Jesse Bradford) moves to Los Angeles and takes a job in the mailroom of a large company, where he encounters Melora (Mia Kirshner), whom he has been in love with since elementary school. An aspiring writer, Melora is already involved in a relationship, so Spencer decides to be content to ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 323 members
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  • Boiler Room on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Ron Rifkin,  Taylor Nichols,  Tom Everett Scott
    Director: Ben Younger
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A supercharged ride through the cutthroat world of illegal stock selling, BOILER ROOM is fueled by an electric hip-hop soundtrack. Ribisi portrays Seth Davis, a college dropout who thinks he's going straight when he takes a job at J.T. Marlin, a stock firm located in Long Island. Seth wants nothing ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 3,847 members
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  • Gone In 60 Seconds - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Nicolas Cage,  Angelina Jolie,  Robert Duvall
    Director: Dominic Sena
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Memphis Raines (Nicolas Cage) is a former car thief who is forced to come out of retirement when his younger brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi), is unable to deliver 50 expensive cars to dangerous smuggler Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston). With his brother's life on the line, Memphis must enlist ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 3,032 members
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  • Gone In 60 Seconds on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Angelina Jolie,  Robert Duvall,  Christopher Eccleston
    Director: Dominic Sena
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Memphis Raines (Nicolas Cage, LEAVING LAS VEGAS) is a former car thief who is forced to come out of retirement when his younger brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi, SUBURBIA), is unable to deliver 50 expensive cars to dangerous smuggler Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston, CRACKER). With his brother's ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 26,460 members
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  • The Gift on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Keanu Reeves,  Michael Jeter
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a young widow living in Brixton, Georgia, who does psychic readings. She has a power that allows her to see things her neighbours don't see, and she talks about the things that they try to keep quiet. She eventually stirs up trouble by advising Valerie Barksdale (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,609 members
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  • The Other Sister on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Juliette Lewis,  Diane Keaton,  Tom Skerritt
    Director: Garry Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Carla has grown into a very independent woman despite her learning difficulties but her mother is still concerned when Carla announces that she is in love for the first time. It's up to the young couple to prove that Carla has earned her independence...
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 748 members
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  • The Mod Squad on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Steve Harris,  Larry Brandenburg,  Claire Danes
    Director: Scott Silver
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A trio of juvenile delinquents (Claire Danes, Omar Epps, and Giovanni Ribisi) are recruited by a cop to help infiltrate an underground drug ring. When, he is unexpectedly killed, the group go all out to solve his murder and bust the drug cartel. Their efforts are made harder when they suffer ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 347 members
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  • Saving Private Ryan on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Dennis Farina,  Adam Goldberg
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Steven Spielberg's World War II tour de force chronicles the journey of a GI squad on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), the unit is under orders to track down a soldier, Private Ryan (Matt Damon), so he might return home to his mother in ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 66,284 members
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  • The Postman on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Olivia Williams,  James Russo,  Tom Petty
    Director: Kevin Costner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In a post-apocalyptic, totally anarchic America, circa 2013, a defector from the ranks of murderous despot General Bethlehem masquerades as a representative of the good old U.S. Postal Service. But his ruse so delights the weary, oppressed people he meets that it indeed becomes real--and he finds ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 4,671 members
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  • Suburbia (1996)
    Starring: Jayce Bartok,  Amie Carey,  Nicky Katt
    Director: Richard Linklater
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Director Richard Linklater and writer/actor Eric Bogosian collaborated on this adaptation of Bogosian's play about a handful of people edging into their 20's who seem like the poor relations of the genial eccentrics in Linklater's Slacker. While the Texas bohemians in Slacker has their myriad ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 14 members
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  • Mind Ripper on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Lance Henriksen,  John Diehl,  Clare Stansfield
    Director: Joe Gayton
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A top-secret scientific team are probing the essence of life itself in an effort to satisfy the military's demand for a 'super soldier'. Unfortunately their genetic experiments create a new breed of mutant creature which is totally out of control...
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 221 members
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Giovanni Ribisi facts

5 most recent films

Ted - 5.0 stars
Gangster Squad - 3.5 stars
Contraband - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Ted - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Contraband - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Saving Private Ryan - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Avatar - Extended Collector's Edition - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Avatar - Extended Collector's Edition - 4.0 stars
Avatar - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
My Name Is Earl - Season 3 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Columbus Circle - 3.0 stars
Columbus Circle - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Contraband - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Gangster Squad - 3.5 stars
Ted - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jason Lee - 9 times - show films
Beau Bridges - 7 times - show films
Stephen Lang - 6 times - show films
Adam Goldberg - 6 times - show films
Vin Diesel - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

George Gallo - 5 times - show films
Anthony Minghella - 5 times - show films
Michael Fresco - 5 times - show films
Gregory Thomas Garcia - 5 times - show films
Steven Spielberg - 5 times - show films