In this science-fiction thrill fest about a coming ecological cataclysm, John Cusack stars as Jackson, a limousine driver who learns about the impending doom by chance. He uses his limited resources to try to save his ex- (Amanda Peet) and his child (Morgan Lily), who have gone to live with his former wife's boyfriend (Thomas McCarthy). Inadvertently, Jackson uncovers a sinister plot by the wealthy and powerful to save themselves while the rest of humanity is killed. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Amanda Peet in 2012
When several women, including a young FBI agent, disappear under mysterious circumstances, agent Mosley Drummy (Xzibit) asks Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who now works as a staff physician at a hospital, to help him locate Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), the fugitive former lead of the the FBI's X-Files division. With Mulder on board, the group sets out to investigate the case along with Father Crissman (Billy Connolly), a disgraced former priest, who claims that God is sending him visions of the crimes, causing him to bleed from the eyes. Directed by Chris Carter. With Amanda Peet. Categories: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2008.
Amanda Peet in The X Files: I Want to Believe
Oliver Geary (Ashton Kutcher), an uptight, career-oriented young man, and the free-spirited Emily Friehl (Amanda Peet) meet on a flight from LA to New York. After a very brief romance, which only spans the duration of the flight, the two part ways, proclaiming that they are woefully unsuited for one another. Oliver gives Emily his phone number, telling her to call his mother in seven years to see if his career and life plans have come to fruition. Over the course of the next seven years, the two bump into each other in various cities and begin to get the feeling that their relationship might be destiny. Directed by Nigel Cole. With Kathryn Hahn, Kal Penn, Jeremy Sisto, Ali Larter, Moon Bloodgood and Molly Cheek. Categories: Romance, Comedy. Year: 2005.
Amanda Peet in A Lot Like Love
An oil executive (Matt Damon) makes a major deal with a sheik after his son is killed in an accident on a business trip. At the same time, a veteran CIA operative (George Clooney) watches as politics overtake judgment and warning signs are ignored in the fight against terrorism. Meanwhile, a lawyer's (Jeffrey Wright) morals are tested during the merger of two powerful oil companies, and a Pakistani teenager is recruited by a charismatic cleric. Directed by Stephen Gaghan. With Christopher Plummer, Chris Cooper, Amanda Peet, Alexander Siddig and William Hurt. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Amanda Peet in Syriana
In the sequel to The Whole Nine Yards, hitman Jimmy (Bruce Willis), is enjoying early retirement with his new wife, Jill (Amanda Peet), an aspiring hitwoman, when an old friend of theirs shows up, Oz (Matthew Perry). Oz's wife (Natasha Henstridge) has been kidnapped by Jimmy's old rival, Lazlo (Kevin Pollak) and Oz needs Jimmy's help. Directed by Howard Deutch. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Amanda Peet in The Whole Ten Yards
Ten strangers get stuck in a Nevada motel during a storm, only to discover the guests are being killed off, one by one. Amanda Peet plays a prostitute who may never make it to a better life, while John Cusack is a limousine driver for a movie star. A cop (Ray Liotta) is there transporting a shackled killer to another prison. Directed by James Mangold. With John Hawkes and John C. McGinley. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Amanda Peet in Identity
Harry Langer (Jack Nicholson) is an aging music executive with a taste for younger women. With his latest trophy girlfriend (Amanda Peet), things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at her mother's (Diane Keaton) home. Left in her care, Harry begins to fall in love with the accomplished older woman and a strange love triangle takes shape. Directed by Nancy Meyers. With Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Jon Favreau. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 2003.
Amanda Peet in Something's Gotta Give
Claire (Ashley Judd) is a successful California defense lawyer. When she learns that her husband (James Caviezel) may have been involved in a massacre of civilians in Central America when he was in the U.S. Military, she can't believe it. Her husband's lawyer is young and inexperienced, so she finds a grizzled veteran (Morgan Freeman), who has a grudge against the military. They only have a week to prepare the defense - can they pull it off? Directed by Carl Franklin. With Adam Scott and Bruce Davison. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Drama. Year: 2002.
Amanda Peet in High Crimes
Igby (Kieran Culkin) is tired of being shipped from one private school to the next by his wealthy, detached mother (Susan Sarandon). After a few failed escape attempts, Igby ends up living in a NYC loft with a woman (Amanda Peet) who is sleeping with his godfather (Jeff Goldblum). While Igby tries to deal with the reality of his dysfunctional life, including an institutionalized father (Bill Pullman), he grows close to another outsider (Claire Danes), only to have her stolen away by his "fascist" older brother (Ryan Phillippe). Directed by Burr Steers. With Rory Culkin and Jared Harris. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2002.
Amanda Peet in Igby Goes Down
In this comedy, Bruce Willis plays a hit man named Jimmy the Tulip, who, along with his wife (Natasha Henstridge), moves into a quiet suburban neighborhood. The life of his neighbor, a dentist named Oz (Matthew Perry), is never quite the same afterwards. Amanda Peet plays Oz's dental assistant, who loathes Oz's wife (Rosanna Arquette) and thinks Oz should have Jimmy kill her. Michael Clarke Duncan plays the hired thug who works for Jimmy's rival. Directed by Jonathan Lynn. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2000.
Amanda Peet in The Whole Nine Yards
When Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Jack Taylor (George Clooney) each find themselves running late one morning, causing their children to miss a school field trip, the single parents are stuck with their children for the day. After agreeing that each of them will watch the children for half a day, Melanie and Jack do their best to project the negative stereotypes of their ex-spouses on each other, bickering back and forth and constantly calling one another on their cell phones. But, try as they might, this career-minded pair can't help but feel an attraction, and eventually, despite their best efforts, they begin to fal in love. Directed by Michael Hoffman. With Amanda Peet and Charles Durning. Categories: Comedy, Family, Romance. Year: 1996.
Amanda Peet in One Fine Day