Based on two true stories, one part of the film follows master cookbook writer Julia Child (Meryl Streep) as she overcomes anti-American snobbery and male chauvinism to become an expert in French cooking in Paris in the Fifties. The other half follows Julie Powell (Amy Adams), a mixed-up young woman living in contemporary New York, who decides to make cook every recipe in Julia Child's most famous book and write about it. Directed by Nora Ephron. With Stanley Tucci, Dave Annable, Jane Lynch, Vanessa Ferlito and Casey Wilson. Categories: Biography, Drama. Year: 2009.
Stanley Tucci in Julie & Julia
Directed by Peter Jackson. With Reece Ritchie, Michael Imperioli, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg and Saoirse Ronan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin), an aspiring reporter, lives with her mother Margaret (Julia Ormond) in her family's boarding house during the Great Depression. When her father (Chris O'Donnell) leaves Cincinnati in search of work, Kit and her mother are left to fend for themselves, growing their own food while taking in an assortment of boarders, including young hobos Will (Max Thieriot) and Countee (Willow Smith). When a crime wave spreads over the city, Kit sets out to solve the crime with the help of her friends Stirling (Zach Mills) and Ruthie (Madison Davenport). Directed by Patricia Rozema. With Jane Krakowski, Joan Cusack, Glenne Headly and Stanley Tucci. Categories: Drama, Family, Mystery. Year: 2008.
Stanley Tucci in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner) is a lovable, apatheic loser coasting through life until his intelligent 12-year-old daughter Molly (Madeline Carroll) registers him as a voter and forces him to vote in the presidential election. After a freak accident in the voting booth causes Bud's vote not to be processed, he becomes the center of a media circus when it's discovered that his single vote will determine the race's outcome. With the two candidates (Dennis Hopper and Kelsey Grammer) deadlocked, their managers (Stanley Tucci and Nathan Lane) set out to persuade Bud to lean in their direction, as millions of people wait for him to make the biggest decision of his life. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern. With Paula Patton and George Lopez. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2008.
Stanley Tucci in Swing Vote
Despereaux (Matthew Broderick), a tiny mouse with big ears and an even bigger heart, refuses to accept life as a mere mouse, learning how to read and befriending a beautiful princess named Pea (Emma Watson). Banished from Mouseworld for his unconventional ways, Depereaux sets out to rescue Princess Pea when he learns that she has been kidnapped by Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman), a rat whose affections the princess earlier dismissed. Inspired by stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens, Depereaux finds the courage to become a legendary hero. Directed by Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen. With Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci and Sigourney Weaver. Categories: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2008.
Stanley Tucci in The Tale of Despereaux
Ben (Robert De Niro), a fading middle-aged Hollywood producer, struggles to balance his troubled homelife with the stresses of his job. Attending marriage counseling with his wife Kelly (Robin Wright Penn) and having trouble getting his new film made, Ben is surrounded by people who need him to be and do more than he already is. Directed by Barry Levinson. With Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro, Kristen Stewart, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener and Michael Wincott. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Stanley Tucci in What Just Happened?
Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway), a recent journalism graduate, lands a job at America’s premiere fashion magazine. However, she has neither style nor elegance, which is frequently pointed out by her coworker Emily (Emily Blunt) and her evil boss Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep). Andrea puts up with Miranda as a means to an end: a recommendation from her translates to a job at any publication. To ensure success, Andrea transforms herself into the graceful, Chanel-clad assistant of Miranda’s dreams. But, not everyone is pleased with Andrea’s transformation, particularly her boyfriend, Nate (Adrian Grenier). Directed by David Frankel. With Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms, Simon Baker, Rich Sommer and Daniel Sunjata. Categories: Drama, Comedy. Year: 2006.
Stanley Tucci in The Devil Wears Prada
When geologists discover that the Earth's core will soon stop spinning, hysteria and panic sweeps over the globe. In order to prevent disaster, a team of scientists, including Aaron Eckhart, Bruce Greenwood and Hilary Swank), is assembled to detonate a nuclear device deep within the center of the Earth to restart its rotation. Directed by Jon Amiel. With Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, DJ Qualls and Alfre Woodard. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Stanley Tucci in The Core
During the Depression, Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) works as a hitman for John Rooney (Paul Newman), an Irish mob boss who raised the orphaned Sullivan like a son. When a meeting turns into a gunfight, Rooney blames and humiliates his psychopathic son Connor (Daniel Craig) for the bloodshed, setting him off on a violent rampage that leaves Sullivan's wife (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and youngest son (Liam Aiken) dead. Intent on revenge, Sullivan sets out on the run with his eldest son (Tyler Hoechlin), who finally learns his father's true occupation. Directed by Sam Mendes. With Stanley Tucci, Ciarán Hinds and Jude Law. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2002.
Stanley Tucci in Road to Perdition
Novelist Harry Block (Woody Allen) draws his inspiration from his experiences with the people who are closest to him, much to their dismay. His unaplogetic attitude about his writing and a weakness for drugs and women have left him with three ex-wives and alienated many of his friends. When the university that once threw him out invites Harry back to receive an honorary degree, he invites his latest girlfriend, Fay (Elisabeth Shue), to accompany him, only to learn that she has decided to marry Larry (Billy Crystal), Harry's best friend. As Harry drives to the university, he deals with an intense bout of writer's block and interacts with scenes and characters from his novels. Directed by Woody Allen. With Kirstie Alley, Demi Moore, Robin Williams, Judy Davis, Tobey Maguire, Bob Balaban, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Garner and Paul Giamatti. Categories: Comedy. Year: 1997.
Stanley Tucci in Deconstructing Harry
Robert Lewis (Ewan McGregor) is a shy, dysfunctional man who takes his boss's daughter (Cameron Diaz) hostage after being fired from his cleaning job and replaced by a robot. As the two set out on the road with her father (Ian Holm) in hot pursuit, their relationship develops in a way that neither is prepared to handle. Directed by Danny Boyle. With Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian McNeice and Stanley Tucci. Categories: Drama, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy. Year: 1997.
Stanley Tucci in A Life Less Ordinary
Following the murder of two Supreme Court Justices, law school student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) researches the judges' records and cases pending before the court. When her professor (Sam Shepard) and his friend (John Heard) are killed soon after reading the resulting brief, which outlines who would benefit from the judges' deaths, Darby goes on the run in fear for her life. Turning to the only man she trusts, investigative reporter Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington), Darby sets out to uncover the truth, despite threats from a wealthy oil tycoon and the White House. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. With Tony Goldwyn, William Atherton, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Anthony Heald. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Stanley Tucci in The Pelican Brief