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  • Marsden's wife files for divorce - 1 October 2011
    -X-Men star James Marsden's wife Lisa Linde has filed for divorce.-The couple wed in 2000 and share two young children - 10-year-old Jack and Mary, six.- Linde has cited "irreconcilable differences" as her reason for filing divorce papers, obtained by TMZ.com.- Mars


  • Marsden's kids fast-forward through their father's scenes - 30 March 2011
    -Actor James Marsden rarely steals the spotlight at home - his children don't even like to watch his films and often fast-forward through his scenes.-The X-Men actor merely has to go home to realise he's not a big star - his kids Jack, 10, and Mary, five, keep him grou


  • Marsden refused to 'trip' before Funeral film - 15 April 2010
    -Actor James Marsden's wife was so keen for him to land his drugged-out role in new film Death At A Funeral, she suggested he take hallucinogens to experience a real life drug trip before his audition. - -The actor's character, Oscar, accidentally mistakes acid for Val

James Marsden - what members say


  • X-Men 2
  • X-Men 2 review by from London
    Rated - 2.0 stars Not much of an evolution 23 September 2004
    ...enes together) and Alan Cumming is a fine addition to the team. Halle Berry and James Marsden fail to bring much to the party while Brian Cox is a disappointing villain. ...   Read customer review
  • Interstate 60
  • Interstate 60 review by from Preston
    Rated - 4.0 stars Begging for UK release! 8 April 2006
    ...rite films-directed by Bob Gale(Back to the Future) and with an awesome cast of James Marsden (X-Men), Gary Oldman, Amy Stewart and Christopher Lloyd and some great cameo's....   Read customer review
  • Enchanted
  • Enchanted review by MooncalfReviews from Peterborough
    Rated - 3.0 stars Could Have Been Better 18 December 2007
    ...liberately overplayed expressions, Adams simply makes this film worth watching. James Marsden is also well worth a mention, but I feel that they could have done a lot more w...   Read customer review

James Marsden - filmography


  • Straw Dogs on DVD (2011)
    Starring: James Marsden,  Alexander Skarsgard,  Kate Bosworth
    Director: Rod Lurie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    L.A. screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,705 member
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  • Hop - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Russell Brand,  Kaley Cuoco,  James Marsden
    Director: Tim Hill
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Jobless slacker Fred (James Marsden) discovers that hares make horrible houseguests after injuring the Easter Bunny (Russell Brand) and agreeing to nurse the little hopper back to health in this animated comedy from the writers of Despicable Me, and director Tim Hill (Rocko's Modern Life, Spongebob ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 49 members
    Not available for rental
  • Hop (2011)
    Starring: Russell Brand,  Kaley Cuoco,  James Marsden
    Director: Tim Hill
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    An out-of-work slacker has a collision while he's driving and is shocked to discover he's run over the Easter bunny. The good news is that only the rabbit's leg is broken; the bad news is that he needs someone to take his place while he heals...
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 347 members
    Not available for rental
  • Nailed (2009)
    Starring: Jessica Biel,  Jake Gyllenhaal,  James Marsden
    Director: David O. Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC, where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 7 members
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  • The Box - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Cameron Diaz,  James Marsden,  Frank Langella
    Director: Richard Kelly
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 5,267 members
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  • The Box on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Cameron Diaz,  James Marsden,  Frank Langella
    Director: Richard Kelly
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 25,921 members
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  • Sex Drive - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: James Marsden,  Seth Green,  Katrina Bowden
    Director: Sean Anders
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eighteen-year-old Ian Lafferty sets out on a cross country drive with his best friends Lance and Felicia in order to lose his virginity to a red-hot babe he met on the Internet. But the journey, filled with hilarious misadventures and raunchy escapades, teaches all three more than they expected ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 5,068 members
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  • 27 Dresses - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Katherine Heigl,  James Marsden,  Malin Akerman
    Director: Anne Fletcher
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    KNOCKED UP's Katherine Heigl stars in this romantic comedy about a selfless young woman who is trapped in the role of perennial bridesmaid. Set in New York City, the film opens with Jane (Heigl) racing by cab to appear in two friends' weddings in the same night. She is the maid of honour for both ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 3,903 members
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  • Sex Drive on DVD (2008)
    Starring: James Marsden,  Seth Green,  Katrina Bowden
    Director: Sean Anders
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eighteen year old loveable underdog Ian (Zuckerman) is the last American Virgin - or that's how it feels to him! He's always the best friend, but never the boyfriend! However, when he takes matters into his own hands he meets Ms Tasty (Bowden) over the internet and she offers to go all the way with ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 15,369 members
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  • 27 Dresses on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Katherine Heigl,  James Marsden,  Malin Akerman
    Director: Anne Fletcher
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    KNOCKED UP's Katherine Heigl stars in this romantic comedy about a selfless young woman who is trapped in the role of perennial bridesmaid. Set in New York City, the film opens with Jane (Heigl) racing by cab to appear in two friends' weddings in the same night. She is the maid of honour for both ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 61,129 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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  • 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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  • Hairspray - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Queen Latifah,  Amanda Bynes
    Director: Adam Shankman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    After finding success on Broadway, the hilarious John Waters 1988 classic comes to the big screen once again with this Adam Shankman remake featuring an star-studded cast led by newcomer Nicole Bronsky in the part originally played by Ricki Lake.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,830 member
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  • Superman Returns - HD (2006)
    Starring: Brandon Routh,  Kevin Spacey,  Kate Bosworth
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    It's been five long years since Superman (Brandon Routh) defeated General Zod and his cronies (in Superman II). Five years since the Man of Steel mysteriously disappeared. And now he's back. Metropolis is still there. So's the Daily Planet, with Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), editor Perry White (Frank ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 922 members
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  • Superman Returns on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Brandon Routh,  Kevin Spacey,  Kate Bosworth
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    It's been five long years since Superman (Brandon Routh) defeated General Zod and his cronies (in Superman II). Five years since the Man of Steel mysteriously disappeared. And now he's back. Metropolis is still there. So's the Daily Planet, with Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), editor Perry White (Frank ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 62,071 members
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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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  • Superman Returns - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Eva Marie Saint,  Kevin Spacey,  Brandon Routh
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    For five years, Superman (Brandon Routh) has been away from Earth, coaxed into space by a belief that Krypton may still exist. Finding nothing, he comes back to a changed world--not only has terrorism become rampant, but Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has married, started a family, and won the Pulitzer ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 4,390 members
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  • 24th Day (2004)
    Starring: James Marsden,  Scott Speedman
    Director: Tony Piccirillo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dan is enjoying a night out with his roommate at the local bar when he meets Tom and the two find themselves drunk and back at Tom's apartment. Things turn tense, however, when Dan realises he's been there before... five years earlier. Tom recounts that fateful night, and is hurt that Dan doesn't ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,000 member
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  • X-Men 2 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Hugh Jackman,  Patrick Stewart,  Ian McKellen
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures. Nightcrawler attempts to assassinate the President, Stryker sets out to capture the pupils at the school for the 'gifted' and Magneto has escaped from his cell and is out to reek havoc...
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 57,474 members
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  • X-Men 2 - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Hugh Jackman,  Patrick Stewart,  Ian McKellen
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures. Nightcrawler attempts to assassinate the President, Stryker sets out to capture the pupils at the school for the 'gifted' and Magneto has escaped from his cell and is out to reek havoc...
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 2,664 members
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  • Interstate 60 on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Paul Brogren,  Gary Oldman,  Chris Cooper
    Director: Bob Gale
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Bob Gale, screenwriter of classic comedies like BACK TO THE FUTURE and USED CARS, directed this unique comic fantasy. In it, James Marsden stars as Neal, a young man freshly graduated from high school and unsure of what to do with his life. Torn between his father's vision of himself and his own ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 3,759 members
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  • Sugar And Spice on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Sean Young,  Marla Sokoloff,  James Marsden
    Director: Francine McDougall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    SUGAR & SPICE is a wicked black comedy about high school, teenage pregnancy, and five bankrobbing cheerleaders armed with semi-automatic weapons. When Diane, (Marley Shelton), a popular high school cheerleader, gets pregnant with the star quarterback's baby, she turns to crime to support herself ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 1,333 member
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  • X-Men - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Patrick Stewart,  Ian McKellen,  Famke Janssen
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life force of anyone she touches. But, under the ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 2,528 members
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  • X-Men on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Patrick Stewart,  Ian McKellen,  Famke Janssen
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life force of anyone she touches. But, under the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 48,832 members
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  • Gossip on DVD (2000)
    Starring: James Marsden,  Joshua Jackson,  Lena Headey
    Director: Davis Guggenheim
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An intriguing drama that uses for its premise the potentially damaging concept of spreading rumors. On a college campus, three friends decide to do a group assignment on the effects of GOSSIP. They choose an unsuspecting couple, who are notorious for being sexually abstinent. Subtly, word leaks out ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,188 members
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  • Disturbing Behavior on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Katie Holmes,  Nick Stahl,  William Sadler
    Director: David Nutter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the scenic town of Cradle Bay, the teen population is remarkably well-behaved. It's up to the scruffy new arrivals to uncover the diabolical means by which the town's grown-ups exert their influence.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 890 members
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  • Taken Away on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Jill Eikenberry,  Michael Tucker,  James Marsden
    Director: Jerry Jameson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Two teenagers kidnap Jan Hale by driving her to a snowy wasteland and abandoning her shackled to the steering wheel. Unknown to the kidnappers, Jan has a heart condition and a simple kidnapping could result in murder. Jan's husband Mark begins the search he will never give up...
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 63 members
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James Marsden facts

5 most recent films

Straw Dogs - 3.0 stars
Hop - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Hop - 3.0 stars
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story - 3.0 stars
Straw Dogs - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

X-Men 2 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
X-Men - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
X-Men - 3.5 stars
X-Men 2 - 3.5 stars
Enchanted - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Nailed - 2.5 stars
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story - 3.0 stars
Hop - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Taken Away - 2.5 stars
The Box - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Hugh Jackman - 13 times - show films
Famke Janssen - 13 times - show films
Ian McKellen - 13 times - show films
Halle Berry - 13 times - show films
Patrick Stewart - 13 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Bryan Singer - 13 times - show films
Adam Shankman - 4 times - show films
Brett Ratner - 4 times - show films
Neil LaBute - 3 times - show films
Rogier Stoffers - 3 times - show films