 Arthur and the Invisibles 2006  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Penny Balfour, Doug Rand, Adam LeFevre, Jean Bejote Njamba, Serge Blumental, Madonna, Jimmy Fallon, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Chazz Palminteri, Emilio Estevez, Snoop Dogg, David Bowie
Ten-year-old Arthur's (Freddie Highmore) grandfather disappeared four years ago and left behind notebooks filled with stories about a place in the back field of their farm. That area marks the spot of the magical land of the Minimoys where tiny invisible people live. The land is also where Arthur's grandfather hid a treasure. While Arthur and Granny (Mia Farrow) are waiting for the grandfather to return, bank collectors decide to take over the family farm. Arthur tries to save the farm by finding his way into the magical land where he meets the King (voice of Robert De Niro) and his daughter (voice of Madonna)–a big step in Arthur's adventure in which he has three days to rescue the treasure and his grandfather. In the process, Arthur tries to prevent the evil wizard Maltazard the Cursed (voice of David Bowie) from taking over the Minimoys' land.
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Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Howard Brookner
Cast: Madonna, Randy Quaid, Julie Hagerty, Esai Morales, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Josef Sommer, Rutger Hauer, Tony Longo, Stephen McHattie, Alan Ruck, Dinah Manoff, Anita Morris, Tony Azito
Madonna stars in this musical devoted to Damon Runyon, which is based on four of his short stories. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels (Randy Quaid) sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense (Madonna) loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's (Julie Hagerty) parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Right" (Matt Dillon), who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" (Rutger Hauer) is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
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Blue in the Face 1995  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Giancarlo Esposito, Roseanne, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gorham, Lily Tomlin, Lou Reed, Mira Sorvino, Madonna, Jim Jarmusch
Based on the improvisations of its actors, this film continues where "Smoke" left off. The six cast members are back, but now they are joined by a bizarre group including Roseanne, Lily Tomlin, and Michael J. Fox. This movie is delightful viewing.
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Body of Evidence 1993  R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Uli Edel
Cast: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Julianne Moore, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Jurgen Prochnow, Charles Hallahan, Frank Langella, Stan Shaw
When her rich lover dies, Rebecca Carlson (Madonna) inherits $8 million. The police are suspicious because they know that Rebecca enjoys rough sex and think that she may have caused her lover's death.
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Desperately Seeking Susan 1985  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, John Turturro, Anna Levine, Will Patton, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Maloney, Anne Carlisle, Steven Wright, Jose Angel Santana, Richard Hell
Those three words of the title are from a classified ad that fascinates bored housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) who is overwhelmed by curiosity about Susan (Madonna). She goes to the rendezvous, sees Susan, and becomes so involved with her that she actually takes on the identity of Susan, a punk drifter. A screwball comedy with great characters.
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Dick Tracy 1990 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Warren Beatty
Cast: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Kathy Bates, Charlie Korsmo, William Forsythe, Robert Costanzo, Dick Van Dyke, Paul Sorvino, Seymour Cassel, Jack Kehoe
Warren Beatty plays Dick Tracy and Madonna takes on the role of Breathless Mahoney in this fantasy adventure. Shot in only seven colors (one of them is yellow), this stylistic movie brings to life the comic strip without losing its grip on unreality. The real substance of this movie is provided by the scene-stealing villains, most notably Al Pacino as Big Boy Caprice and Dustin Hoffman as Mumbles. "Sooner or Later" won an Oscar for Best Song.
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 Evita 1996 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail, Andrea Corr, Peter Polycarpou, Victoria Sus, Julian Littman, Olga Merediz, Laura Pallas, Julia Worsley, Maria Lujan Hidalgo, Servando Villamil, Gary Brooker, Maite Yerro
Madonna plays the role of Eva Peron in this film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical. The story begins at 33-year-old Eva's funeral and then relates her earlier life as an aspiring musician who meets and marries Colonel Juan Peron (Jonathan Pryce). Eva aids in her husband's political success when he is elected President of Argentina. The beautiful Eva begins a charity to help the poor people of Argentina, and she gains supporters as well as enemies before her death from cancer in 1952. "You Must Love Me" won an Oscar for Best Song. The film received four additional nominations.
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Four Rooms 1995 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Tim Roth, Valeria Golino, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Beals, Madonna, Marisa Tomei, Bruce Willis, Quentin Tarantino, Sammi Davis, David Proval, Ione Skye, Marc Lawrence
In this comedy/drama, four directors (Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino) contributed their stories of what happens in four separate Los Angeles hotel rooms on New Year's Eve.
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Girl 6 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington, Spike Lee, Debi Mazar, Jenifer Lewis, John Turturro, Madonna, Quentin Tarantino, Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry
Girl 6 (Theresa Randle) is an aspiring actress who takes a job as a telephone-sex operator and finds that she actually likes her new profession.
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A League of Their Own 1992 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, Tracy Reiner, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Bill Pullman, Tea Leoni, Jon Lovitz, Bitty Schram, Don S. Davis, Ann Cusack
During World War II, the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was formed to make up for the dearth of men playing the sport. This is the story of one team in the league, the Rockford Peaches, and centers on Oregon sisters Dottie and Kit (Geena Davis and Lori Petty) who come to Chicago to play ball. Other players who also make the team include Mae Mordabito (Madonna), Doris Murphy (Rosie O'Donnell), and Marla Hooch (Megan Cavanagh). The team's owner (Garry Marshall) picks ex-baseball star Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), who ruined his career with alcoholism, as the manager. Training begins, Dugan stops drinking, and the underdog team works hard and gains success.
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Madonna: Truth or Dare 1991 R, 118 min.
Genre: Documentary
aka: Truth or Dare
Director: Alek Keshishian
Cast: Madonna
This film reveals an outrageous Madonna as she really is, on and off screen, during her "Blonde Ambition" tour.
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 The Next Best Thing 2000 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Madonna, Rupert Everett, Illeana Douglas, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Vartan, Josef Sommer, Lynn Redgrave, Stacy Edwards, Neil Patrick Harris, Suzanne Krull
Gay Robert (Rupert Everett) and his good friend straight Abbie (Madonna) have a drunken rumble between the sheets and a baby results. They decide to live together but still continue their own lifestyles. Then a man comes along, and Abbie wants to take the baby and relocate. Now the humor ends and the seriousness begins.
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 Shadows and Fog 1992 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, Madonna, Kathy Bates, Jodie Foster, Kate Nelligan, Donald Pleasence, Lily Tomlin, John Cusack
This Woody Allen comedy/mystery is about a would-be hero, Max Kleinman, who turns out to be inept in his efforts to help fellow villagers capture a serial killer.
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Shanghai Surprise 1986  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Jim Goddard
Cast: Madonna, Sean Penn, Paul Freeman, Richard Griffiths, Philip Sayer, Clyde Kusatsu, George Harrison, Kay Tong Lim, Sonserai Lee, Victor Wong
Comedy and adventure intertwine in this bad film about a missionary (Madonna) in search of 1100 pounds of opium. To that end, she enlists the aid of a hustler (Sean Penn) who at least has some idea of how to track down the cache.
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Swept Away 2002 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Michael Beattie, Elizabeth Banks, Bruce Greenwood, David Thornton, Yorgo Voyagis, Lorenzo Ciompi, Beatrice Luzzi, Ricardo Perna, George Yiasoumi
Socialite capitalist Amber Leighton (Madonna) finds herself shipwrecked on an uninhabited Mediterranean island with only one companion: the ship's first mate Giuseppe "Guido" Esposito (Adriano Giannini), a confirmed Communist. When the role for survival finds Amber no longer in control, the fun begins. Adriano's father, Giancarlo Giannini, starred in the 1975 version of this story.
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Who's That Girl? 1987 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Foley
Cast: Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris, John McMartin, John Mills, Robert Swan, Bibi Besch, Drew Pillsbury, Coati Mundi, Dennis Burkley, Robert Cornthwaite, Kimberlin Brown, Crystal Carson
Nikki Finn (Madonna) is released from prison after serving four years for a murder she did not commit. Yuppie lawyer Louden Trott (Griffin Dunne)–who has plans to be married that afternoon to spoiled socialite Wendy Worthington (Haviland Morris)– is given the job of driving Nikki from prison to the bus station. It turns out that Nikki is not interested in catching the bus. Instead, she wants to track down the real killer and uses Louden as her less-than-willing assistant. Chaos ensues.
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| 1. Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
2. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
3. Blue in the Face (1995)
4. Body of Evidence (1993)
5. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
6. Dick Tracy (1990)
7. Evita (1996)
8. Four Rooms (1995)
9. Girl 6 (1996)
10. A League of Their Own (1992)
11. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
aka: Truth or Dare
12. The Next Best Thing (2000)
13. Shadows and Fog (1992)
14. Shanghai Surprise (1986)
15. Swept Away (2002)
16. Who's That Girl? (1987)
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