Kevin Kline Archives

The January Man (1989)

Rating: ★

Mar 26, 1999Serial Killer Thriller

A completely ridiculous thriller with Kevin Kline playing a fireman-detective who is tracking a serial killer. It is hard to tell if it was intended as a comedy but it managed to attract an impressive cast list

Director: Pat O'Connor

Actors: Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, …

Category: Horror

26 March 199920 May 2026 by Roog

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Rating: ★★

May 5, 2003Ugly Teenager/Disney Animation

A Disney animated film that turns Victor Hugo's classic oft-filmed novel about Quasimodo, a misshapen figure of pity, into a slightly ugly teenager who now comes accompanied by talking gargoyles

Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Actors: Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, Tony Jay, …

Category: Fantasy

5 May 20035 November 2025 by Roog

Wild Wild West (1999)

Rating: ★

Jul 10, 1999Western Spy Film/TV Series Remake

The big screen remake of the 1960s Western/spy mashup tv series is transformed into an overblown and painfully unfunny Will Smith vehicle that loudly signals it is taking none of itself seriously

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Actors: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, …

Category: Science Fiction

10 July 199930 September 2022 by Roog

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999)

Rating: ★★★

May 15, 1999Shakespeare Adaptation/Fairy Enchantments

Amid Kenneth Branagh's dynamic cinematic revival of Shakespeare in the 1990s, there was this all-star adaptation of Shakespeare's whimsy about fairy enchantments

Director: Michael Hoffman

Actors: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart, …

Category: Fantasy

15 May 199929 July 2026 by Roog

The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 4, 2000Animation/Lost City

Good-natured DreamWorks animated film set during the Conquistadors arrival in South America. Aztec culture undergoes some modern rewriting but this remains modestly enjoyable (*)

Director: Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul

Actors: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, …

Category: Fantasy

4 April 200019 December 2020 by Roog

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)

Rating: ★★½

Jan 11, 2009Disney Animation Sequel

One of Disney's cheaply produced video sequel to their animated film made during the 1990s/2000s. This one actually emerges as superior to the original

Director: Bradley Raymond

Actors: Tom Hulce, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Michael McKean, Demi Moore, …

Category: Fantasy

11 January 20095 April 2026 by Roog

A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

Rating: ★★★

Feb 19, 2024Backstage at a Radio Variety Show

The final film from the great Robert Altman set backstage at a radio variety show as an angel of death wanders through

Director: Robert Altman

Actors: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, …

Category: Fantasy

19 February 202419 February 2024 by Roog

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 11, 2008Animation/Talking Animal Adventures

Appealingly old-fashioned film about chivalry and heroism, much quieter than the other animation out there but this still holds its own

Director: Robert Stevenhagen, Sam Fell

Actors: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, …

Category: Fantasy

11 January 20084 April 2025 by Roog

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Rating: ★★★

May 27, 2017Fairy-Tale/Disney Live-Action Remake

This live-action remake of the Disney animated film is mounted with a lavishness. On the other hand, the romance at the centre never fully warms up, while the human characters have the show stolen from under by the cutlery and furnishings

Director: Bill Condon

Actors: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, …

Category: Fantasy

27 May 201726 November 2025 by Roog