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  • The Wolfman
  • The Wolfman review by from Weybridge, Surrey
    Rated - 2.0 stars This had me howling all right.... 19 February 2010
    ...d lead and Anthony Hopkins with his wandering accent is pure ham. Worryingly Joe Johnston is directing the new Captain America film due in 2011, this doesn't bode well. ...   Read customer review

Joe Johnston - filmography


  • The Wolfman (2009)
    Starring: Benicio Del Toro,  Anthony Hopkins,  Emily Blunt
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Universal Studios resurrects the classic lycanthrope with this tale of an American who experiences an unsettling transformation after returning to his ancestral home in Victorian-era Great Britain and being attacked by a rampaging werewolf. His brother having recently vanished without a trace, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 892 members
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  • The Wolfman - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Benicio Del Toro,  Anthony Hopkins,  Emily Blunt
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Universal Studios resurrects the classic lycanthrope with this tale of an American who experiences an unsettling transformation after returning to his ancestral home in Victorian-era Great Britain and being attacked by a rampaging werewolf. His brother having recently vanished without a trace, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 196 members
    Not available for rental
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  • Hidalgo - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Viggo Mortensen,  Zuleikha Robinson,  Omar Sharif
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A breathtakingly photographed, epic western like none produced for decades, HIDALGO recounts the life of legend Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen). Set in the 1800s, this family film chronicles the triumphant victory won by Frank and his mustang Hidalgo in the Ocean of Fire, an often-fatal ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 318 members
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  • Hidalgo on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Viggo Mortensen,  Zuleikha Robinson,  Omar Sharif
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A breathtakingly photographed, epic western like none produced for decades, HIDALGO recounts the life of legend Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen). Set in the 1800s, this family film chronicles the triumphant victory won by Frank and his mustang Hidalgo in the Ocean of Fire, an often-fatal ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 18,490 members
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  • Jurassic Park 3 on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Sam Neill,  Tea Leoni,  William H. Macy
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) has sworn never to return to Jurassic Park. But he needs funding for his research, so when a wealthy thrill-seeking couple (William H. Macy and Tea Leoni) come calling, Grant and his protegee, Billy (Alessandro Nivola), agree to take them on a sightseeing ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 17,092 members
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  • October Sky on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Laura Dern,  Chris Cooper,  Jake Gyllenhaal
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The true story of Homer Hickam, a young boy trapped in a close-minded coal-mining town in the 1950's. When Sputnik is successfully launched, Homer becomes obsessed with the concept of rocket launching. To the dismay and disgust of the townspeople, as well as Homer's father, he and his friends try ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,507 member
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  • Jumanji on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Kirsten Dunst,  Bonnie Hunt
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A magical board game serves as a door to another dimension in this adventure fantasy based on Chris Van Allsburg's award-winning children's book. When a pair of orphans discover the game and start playing it, they unwittingly unleash a man (Robin Williams) who's been trapped inside--as well as an ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 16,550 members
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  • Jumanji - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Kirsten Dunst,  Bonnie Hunt
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A magical board game serves as a door to another dimension in this adventure fantasy based on Chris Van Allsburg's award-winning children's book. When a pair of orphans discover the game and start playing it, they unwittingly unleash a man (Robin Williams) who's been trapped inside--as well as an ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 218 members
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  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Rick Moranis,  Matt Frewer,  Marcia Strassman
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Professor Szalinski invents a unique shrinking machine and accidentally shrinks his kids without realising. Put out with the rubbish, the children who are only a quarter of an inch high must try and make their way back to the house without being squashed or eaten...
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 8,855 members
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Joe Johnston facts

5 most recent films

Captain America - The First Avenger - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Captain America - The First Avenger - 3.5 stars
Captain America - The First Avenger - 3D Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Wolfman - 3.0 stars
The Wolfman - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jurassic Park Trilogy - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
October Sky - 3.5 stars
Jumanji - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Captain America - The First Avenger - 3D Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Captain America - The First Avenger - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Jurassic Park 3 - 3.0 stars
The Wolfman - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Rocketeer - 3.0 stars
The Wolfman - 3.0 stars
Hidalgo - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Hugo Weaving - 7 times - show films
Benicio Del Toro - 4 times - show films
Anthony Hopkins - 4 times - show films
Emily Blunt - 4 times - show films
Art Malik - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Steven Spielberg - 1 times - show films