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Actor: Paul Giamatti

Planet of the Apes (2001)

27 June 200110 February 2025

Rating: ★★½

Planet of Talking Apes

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Estella Warren, …
Category: Science Fiction

Thunderpants (2002)

9 June 200316 April 2025

Rating: ★★★

Kid with Super-Powerful Farts

Director: Peter Hewitt
Actors: Bruce Cook, Rupert Grint, Ned Beatty, Simon Callow, …
Category: Science Fiction

Paycheck (2003)

6 April 200431 January 2025

Rating: ★★

Precognition/Action Film/Philip K. Dick Adaptation

Director: John Woo
Actors: Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart, Colm Feore, …
Category: Science Fiction

Robots (2005)

11 April 200520 September 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Animation/Cute Robots

Director: Chris Wedge
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, …
Category: Fantasy

Lady in the Water (2006)

10 November 200620 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Water Nymph, Predestination and Myth

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Actors: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bob Balaban, M. Night Shyamalan, …
Category: Fantasy

The Illusionist (2006)

19 April 20073 May 2021

Rating: ★★

Enigmatic Stage Magician

Director: Neil Burger
Actors: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, …
Category: Fantasy

The Ant Bully (2006)

10 November 20064 September 2019

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Boy Reduced to Ant Size

Director: John A. Davis
Actors: Zach Tyler Eisen, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell, …
Category: Fantasy

Fred Claus (2007)

18 November 200727 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Santa’s Brother

Director: David Dobkin
Actors: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Spacey, John Michael Higgins, …
Category: Fantasy

Cold Souls (2009)

9 March 201021 January 2025

Rating: ★★★

Soul Extraction

Director: Sophie Barthes
Actors: Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Emily Watson, Katheryn Winnick, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)

10 March 201111 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Animation/Gonzo Exploitation Movie Homage

Director: Rob Zombie
Actors: Sheri Moon Zombie, Paul Giamatti, Rosario Dawson, Tom Kenny, …
Category: Fantasy

Cosmopolis (2012)

11 July 201210 May 2024

Rating: ★★★★½

Vision of Near-Future Social Collapse

Director: David Cronenberg
Actors: Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Gadon, Kevin Durand, …
Category: Science Fiction

John Dies at the End (2012)

13 November 201217 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Reality-Expanding Drugs/Gonzo Supernatural Investigators

Director: Don Coscarelli
Actors: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Glynn Turman, …
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Turbo (2013)

26 July 20139 May 2025

Rating: ★★

Animation/Racing Snail

Director: David Soren
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Luis Guzman, …
Category: Fantasy

The Congress (2013)

9 October 201328 July 2022

Rating: ★★★

Virtual Actress/Future Shared Drug Hallucination

Director: Ari Folman
Actors: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston, Kodi Smit-McPhee, …
Category: Science Fiction

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

20 December 201319 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

The Making of Mary Poppins

Director: John Lee Hancock
Actors: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, …
Category: Fantasy

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

3 May 201416 August 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Marc Webb
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, …
Category: Science Fiction

San Andreas (2015)

31 May 201526 November 2024

Rating: ★

Disaster Movie/California Hit by Super-Earthquake

Director: Brad Peyton
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Giamatti, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Little Prince (2015)

20 March 201630 December 2024

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Young Boy Alien Visitor Fable

Director: Mark Osborne
Actors: Mackenzie Foy, Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Riley Osborne, …
Category: Fantasy

Morgan (2016)

10 September 201623 November 2023

Rating: ★★

Artificially Intelligent Android

Director: Luke Scott
Actors: Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Toby Jones, …
Category: Science Fiction

Ratchet & Clank (2016)

10 July 201730 December 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Videogame Adaptation

Director: Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland
Actors: James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Paul Giamatti, Armin Shimerman, …
Category: Science Fiction

I Think We’re Alone Now (2018)

14 December 202014 December 2020

Rating: ★★

Oddball Friendship After the Apocalypse

Director: Reed Morano
Actors: Peter Dinklage, Elle Fanning, Paul Giamatti, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Category: Science Fiction

Jungle Cruise (2021)

7 August 20211 May 2025

Rating: ★★★

Adventure Film

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, …
Category: Fantasy

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns
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