200 Cigarettes 1999  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Risa Bamon Garcia
Cast: Ben Affleck, Christina Ricci, Courtney Love, Janeane Garofalo, Martha Plimpton, Gaby Hoffmann, Kate Hudson, Paul Rudd, Casey Affleck, Catherine Kellner
A collection of New York City's East Village revelers gather on New Year's Eve, 1981, in this romantic comedy that never quite hits the mark. Don't bother with this one.
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About Adam 2000  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gerard Stembridge
Cast: Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Frances O'Connor, Charlotte Bradley, Brendan Dempsey, Rosaleen Linehan, Tommy Tiernan, Cathleen Bradley, Alan Maher, Kathy Downes
A handsome stranger, Adam (Stuart Townsend), enters Lucy's (Kate Hudson) life and charms her with his sexual advances. The problem is that Adam goes on to seduce not only Lucy's two sisters but her brother's girlfriend as well.
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 Alex & Emma 2003 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Alex and Emma
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Lobo Sebastian, Chino XL, Rob Reiner, Paul Wilson, Alexander Wauthier, Leili Kramer, Rip Taylor, Gigi Bermingham
Alex (Luke Wilson) is a writer who also gambles, and now the loan sharks are after him. But, if he can complete his new novel in 30 days, his life will be spared. First step: hire a stenographer who turns out to be opinionated Emma (Kate Hudson). Before long, Alex falls in love with her. The story picks up its pace when Alex narrates the novel's contents, and Emma and Alex play the story's romantic lead characters.
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 Almost Famous 2000  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Angarano, John Fedevich, Liz Stauber, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Kozelek
In the early 1970s, aspiring journalist, San Diego high school student William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is given the choice assignment of writing a "Rolling Stone" article about the rising rock band Stillwater. William joins the band's "Almost Famous" tour, befriends guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and lead singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee), falls in love with "band aid" Elaine (Kate Hudson), and sees the real world. But throughout his assignment, William's mother (Frances McDormand) calls him often and warns him to stay away from drugs. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay; both Kate Hudson and Frances McDormand were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Bride Wars 2009  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Steve Howey, Candice Bergen, Kristen Johnston, Michael Arden, Victor Slezak, Kelly Coffield, John Pankow, Zoe O'Grady, Shannon Ferber, June Diane Raphael, Charles Bernard
Best friends Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) have dreamed of the "ideal" wedding since they visited New York City's Plaza Hotel as children. Now, at 26, both become engaged to be married and visit wedding planner Marion St. Claire (Candice Bergen). Plans are made, and then a glitch is discovered: the Plaza Hotel has only one day in June available for wedding festivities. Neither Emma nor Liv will give up plans for their "perfect" wedding at the Plaza Hotel, and they will not consider dual weddings. Now, the fight is on as each tries to destroy the other's wedding plans.
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Desert Blue 1998  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Morgan J. Freeman
Cast: Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, John Heard, Lucinda Jenney, Sara Gilbert, Isidra Vega, Ethan Suplee, Michael Ironside
While on a road trip, TV actress Skye (Kate Hudson) and her father (John Heard) are forced to spend time in Baxter (pop. 89), California, when the town becomes quarantined. Skye is dismayed at first but then enjoys meeting the local kids–especially young Blue (Brendan Sexton III).
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Dr. T and the Women 2000  R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Shelley Long, Tara Reid, Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler, Robert Hays, Matt Malloy
Dr. Sullivan Travis "Dr. T." (Richard Gere) is a Dallas gynecologist surrounded by women–kooky wife and daughters, wealthy patients, devoted clinic staff. When his wife (Farrah Fawcett) is institutionalized with little hope for recovery, Dr.T. is drawn to the new golf pro, Bree (Helen Hunt). When Bree, unlike the other women in his life, doesn't want a man who worships her and fulfills her every dream, Dr. T. heads straight into a midlife crisis.
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Fool's Gold 2008 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Romance
Director: Andy Tennant
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Alexis Dziena, Ewen Bremner, Ray Winstone, Kevin Hart, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Brian Hooks, David Roberts, Michael Mulheren, Adam LeFevre
Although he has been searching for years and has gone into debt in the process, Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) has not given up on his dream of finding a sunken treasure: the Queen's Dowry. He goes through a divorce with Tess (Kate Hudson), and just when she finds a new life, Finn uses Tess's employer, billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland) to continue his quest. Finn convinces Nigel and his spoiled daughter Gemma (Alexis Dziena) to join Tess and himself in searching for the treasure. But, they are not the only ones out there; Finn's mentor Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) has been hired by crime boss Bigg Bunny (Kevin Hart) to retrieve the treasure. And, the race is on–over and under the sea.
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 The Four Feathers 2002 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Cast: Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Kris Marshall, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nick Holder, Lucy Gordon
Although not up to previous versions of A.E.W. Mason's adventure tale, this 2002 film is, nevertheless, entertaining. Mason's story revolves around a British officer, Harry Faversham (Heath Ledger), who resigns rather than fight in battle. After friends, including fiancee (Kate Hudson), send him four white feathers–signifying cowardice–Harry seeks to regain his reputation.
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Gossip 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Cast: James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson, Marisa Coughlan, Joshua Jackson, Sharon Lawrence, Edward James Olmos, Eric Bogosian, Timm Zemanek
As a class experiment, three college students–Derrick (James Marsden), Cathy (Lena Headey), and Travis (Norman Reedus)–start a rumor involving a chaste couple, Naomi (Marisa Coughlan) and Beau (Joshua Jackson), that quickly spirals out of control.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn, Robert Klein, Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Parisse, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Thomas Lennon, Samantha Quan, Justin Peroff, Celia Weston, James Murtaugh, Archie MacGregor
When advertising executive Benjamin Barry (Matthew Conaughey) bets his friends that he can make a relationship last more than 10 days, he meets his match in Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) who he hooks up with in a bar. She is on assignment for her magazine to write a story about dumping a guy in 10 days and thinks she wants nothing more than to get rid of Benjamin within the given time.
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 Le Divorce 2003 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Leslie Caron, Stockard Channing, Glenn Close, Stephen Fry, Thierry Lhermitte, Melvil Poupaud, Bebe Neuwirth, Sam Waterston, Samuel Labarthe
When Isabel (Kate Hudson) arrives in Paris to help her half-sister, Roxanne (Naomi Watts), she learns that Roxanne's husband (Melvil Poupaud) has walked out on her. So ends what should have been a peaceful visit as a complex comedy unfolds.
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My Best Friend's Girl 2008 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, Diora Baird, Lizzy Caplan, Riki Lindhome, Mini Anden, Hilary Pingle, Nate Torrence, Malcolm Barrett, Taran Killam, Faye Grant, Richard Snee, Alberto Bonilla
After being raised by his womanizing father Professor Turner (Alec Baldwin), Tank (Dane Cook) has a different method of dealing with women. He sets up dates and then gives them such a terrifying evening that they run back to their ex-boyfriends. Dustin (Jason Biggs) is Tank's roommate, and he needs help with his relationship with Alexis (Kate Hudson) who "just wants to be friends." Dustin asks for Tank's help, and Tank offers to come to the rescue. But, on their date, Alexis calls Tank's bluff, and now Tank finds himself falling in love with his "Best Friend's Girl."
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 Raising Helen 2004 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin, Helen Mirren, Sakina Jaffrey, Kevin Kilner, Felicity Huffman, Sean O'Bryan, Amber Valletta
Helen Harris (Kate Hudson) takes over the guardianship of her sister's three children and finds that, despite having to change her nightclub lifestyle, family is what really matters.
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The Skeleton Key 2005 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Maxine Barnett, Fahnlohnee R. Harris, Marion Zinser, Trula M. Marcus, Forrest Landis
Unable to overcome her own past issues of not caring for her dying father, Caroline (Kate Hudson), now takes care of the elderly and dying. Her new job is tending to stroke victim Ben (John Hurt) who cannot speak and is bedridden. Ben's wife, Violet (Gena Rowlands), claims their creepy old mansion is haunted. One day, Caroline discovers a skeleton key that unlocks the attic door and begins to piece together the attic's bizarre pieces of an eerie puzzle.
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 You, Me and Dupree 2006 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Seth Rogen, Amanda Detmer, Ralph Ting, Todd Stashwick, Bill Hader, Jason Winer, Billy Gardell, Lance Armstrong
Newlyweds Carl and Molly Peterson (Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson) are enjoying their lives together when Carl's best friend Randy Dupree (Owen Wilson)–fired from his job and homeless–moves in with them for "a few days." In those "few days," Randy manages to order HBO, take over the answering machine, and throw his own party. Carl asks him to leave, Molly allows him to return, and havoc ensues in this romantic comedy.
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| 1. 200 Cigarettes (1999)
2. About Adam (2000)
3. Alex & Emma (2003)
aka: Alex and Emma
4. Almost Famous (2000)
5. Bride Wars (2009)
6. Desert Blue (1998)
7. Dr. T and the Women (2000)
8. Fool's Gold (2008)
9. The Four Feathers (2002)
10. Gossip (2000)
11. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
12. Le Divorce (2003)
13. My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
14. Raising Helen (2004)
15. The Skeleton Key (2005)
16. You, Me and Dupree (2006)
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