Reese Witherspoon
          Actor  
	
	Films to Rent 
				 
	  
	        
Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993)
 
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover… 
- A hefty star cast congregate for this acclaimed TV adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two former Texas Rangers (Duvall, Jones) who retire to…
 
Man in the Moon, The (1991) 
- Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland… 
- A bittersweet tale of sexual awakening set in 1950s Louisiana. A 14–year–old girl struggles to draw the amorous attentions of her dream…
 
Wildflower (1991) 
- Dir. Diane Keaton
Feat. Beau Bridges, Patricia Arquette, William McNamara… 
- Delicate tale of a teenage pair who restore dignity to an epileptic girl they discover caged by her abusive father. 
 
Far Off Place, A (1993) 
- Dir. Mikael Soloman
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson… 
- Quality drama follows two teenagers across the African desert after they witness a poacher's deadly assault. Superb location photography, but maybe…
 
S.F.W. (1995) 
- Dir. Jefery Levy
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon 
- Based on a significant Gen–X novel, Stephen Dorff plays Cliff Spab, a teenage loser who garners a major cult following as a hostage in a…
 
Fear (1996) 
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano… 
- Thriller from the Hollywood cookie–cutter about a chaste Daddy's girl who gets involved with creep Mark Wahlberg, who just gets creepier by…
 
Freeway (1996) 
- Dir. Matthew Bright
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland 
- Grim white trash road–movie black comedy made of The Brothers' Grimm's "Little Red Riding Hood" sends young Reese Witherspoon on a lost highway…
 
Pleasantville (1998)
 
- Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy… 
- A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…
 
Cruel Intentions (1999) 
- Dir. Roger Kumble
Feat. Sarah Michelle Geller, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon 
- Spoiled and randy step–siblings Sarah Michelle Geller and Ryan Phillipe raise the amorality stakes by betting that he can deflower the prim…
 
Election (1999)
 
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon 
- Mid–life crisis intersects with teenage foibles in this cheerily cynical high–school tale for adults, as crumpled teacher Matthew…
 
Best Laid Plans (1999) 
- Dir. Mike Barker
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivoli, Josh Brolin 
- A chain of outrageous twists carry out from a questionable set up – a one night stand that ends with accusations of date rape for a…
 
American Psycho (2000) 
- Dir. Mary Harron
Feat. Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto… 
- Mercifully sanitised adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis' controversial novel, that wallowed in the depraved mind/antics of a homicidal Wall Street…
 
Little Nicky (2001) 
- Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Dana Carvey… 
- More comic infantilism from Adam Sandler inc., with the 'star' doing a variation on his contrived twitchy–whiny schtick as a goofy son of Satan…
 
Legally Blonde (2001)
 
- Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Matthew Davis… 
- This ironic take on the ‘dumb blonde’ comedy is still pretty much a dumb blonde comedy.
Reese Witherspoon gives plenty of bimbo schtick as a…
 
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) 
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey… 
- Fashion designer Reese Witherspoon travels from a classy New York existence and engagement to the mayor’s son, back to her hometown in the…
 
Importance of Being Earnest, The (2002)
 
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Frances O’Connor… 
- Second bite of the Oscar Wilde cherry by the director of AN IDEAL HUSBAND transcribes Wilde’s most delectable drawing–room farce with perfect…
 
Legally Blonde 2 (Red, White and Blonde) (2002) 
- Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson… 
- Inessential sequel continues the misadventures of perkily naive lawyer Witherspoon – this time similarly clueless in Washington DC.
Here she…
 
Vanity Fair (2004) 
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rhys Ifans… 
- Sumptuous and intelligent adaptation of William Thackeray's novel, about the rise of an unscrupulous orphan lass to the aristocracy in Britain during…
 
Just Like Heaven (2005) 
- Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder 
- A lonely architect (Ruffalo) falls for the the attractive spirit (Witherspoon) of the former tenant of his apartment who is trapped in some kind of…
 
Walk the Line (2005)
 
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick 
- Better–than–expected biopic of iconic American country singer Johnny Cash (Phoenix), especially focusing on his intense relationship with…
 
Penelope (2006) 
- Dir. Mark Palansky
Feat. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara… 
- Whimsical fantasy comedy about an unfortunate girl cursed with the face of a pig whose family are driven to find her a "handsome prince" to undo the…
 
Rendition (2007) 
- Dir. Gavin Hood
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard… 
- Frenetic thriller by dir. of TSOTSI concerns Witherspoon's desperate search for her husband after he goes missing on an international flight,…
 
Four Holidays (Four Christmases) (2008) 
- Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall… 
- A big–named cast round out this festive blockbuster focused on a couple as they struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on…
 
How Do You Know (2010) 
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson… 
- A softball star (Witherspoon) past her prime contemplates the future while flittering romantically between a major league baseballer (Wilson) and a…
 
Water for Elephants (2011) 
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz… 
- Polished romantic drama set in The Great Depression with Pattinson finding love and tragedy after joining the circus. Handsomely mounted weepie…
 
This Means War (2012) 
- Dir. McG 
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy… 
- Bombastic action romance pits two CIA two operatives (lugheads Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) against each other in a war to win the hand of Reese…
 
Mud (2012)
 
- Dir. Jeff Nichols
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland… 
- Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER) directs this thrilling backwoods adventure, about two boys who befriend a charismatic criminal in hiding on the…
 
Devil's Knot (2013) 
- Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Alessandro Nivola… 
- Solid dramatisation of the long–running West Memphis Three case covered in depth by several documentaries, with dir. Egoyan weaving a typically…
 
Good Lie, The (2014) 
- Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany… 
- Affecting drama about a group of Sudanese refugees given the chance to resettle in America arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter…
 
Inherent Vice (2014)
 
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson… 
- Dir. PT Anderson brings Thomas Pynchon faithfully to the big screen in this dope–addled, shaggy–dog comedy in which Joaquin Phoenix stars…