Taye Diggs
made his feature film debut in How Stella Got Her Groove Back and plays the role of Dr. Sam Bennett in Private Practice.
Famke
made her feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum in Fathers & Sons (1992).
He made his feature film debut in 1992 with the film Juice and followed it up co-starring with Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice in 1993.
He made his feature film debut in 1988 as River Phoenix's little brother in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon.
Born and raised in New Mexico, he headed to California as a young man and
made his feature film debut in Larceny (1948).
The overwhelming English sadness of Ian McEwan's novella On Chesil Beach has been transferred to the movie screen, adapted by the author and directed with scrupulous sensitivity and care by Dominic Cooke, known for his stage work and
making his feature film debut here.
She made her feature film debut in 1986 as a drug addict in Neil Jordan's crime drama Mona Lisa.
Directed by Tristram Shapeero,
making his feature film debut after a lengthy career in television (with credits including Absolutely Fabulous, Peep Show, Community, and Parks and Recreation), A Merry Friggin» Christmas also stars Lauren Graham, Oliver Platt, Tim Heidecker, and Wendi McLendon - Covey.
McTiernan went on to make over 200 television commercials before
making his feature film debut by directing the fantasy horror movie Nomads (1985).
Simmonds
made her feature film debut last year in «Wonderstruck.»
Writer - director Sian Heder
makes her feature film debut with «Tallulah,» a touching and emotionally wrenching Netflix original starring Ellen Page, Allison Janney, and Tammy Blanchard.
The One I Love is cleverly written by Justin Lader and directed with budget - minded skill by Charlie McDowell (son of actor Malcolm, and step - son to Ted Danson, who makes a small acting appearance), both of whom are
making their feature film debuts.
After years of writing for television and cutting his directorial teeth on the 1979 TV movie The Jericho Mile, Michael Mann
made his feature film debut with Thief (1981), a cool, gritty crime movie starring James Caan as the head of a high - end crew of professional safecrackers.
Paul Rudd becomes Ant - Man in theaters today, but it was here in Haddonfield, as Tommy Doyle in Halloween 6 where Rudd
made his feature film debut.
She made her feature film debut in director Todd Graff's CAMP, a favorite at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, for which she earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination.
She made her feature film debut portraying Jamie Lloyd, the confused niece of slasher Michael Myers in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and its follow - up Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989).
As directed by Steven Bernstein, a veteran director of photography who
makes his feature film debut here, «Decoding Annie Parker» frequently dangles on the precipice of falling into Lifetime Original Movie territory.
Luke Scott will
make his feature film debut with the sci - fi horror hybrid Morgan, which is putting off some serious Ex Machina vibes (let's all reflect on how fucking awesome Ex Machina is real quick).
Biel will play the estranged wife of Butler's character while Noah Lomax will
make his feature film debut as Butler's son.
He made his feature film debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (1991).
It may come as a surprise that the main four actors portraying the Somali pirates are
all making their feature film debut.
Nyong» o (who
made her feature film debut with this movie, never mind being a first - time nominee) snagged the Screen Actors Guild prize, but Lawrence did win the Golden Globe and British Academy of Film and Television Arts prize.
He made his feature film debut at age 12 in «Cornbread, Earl and Me» and followed that up a few years later with «Apocalypse Now.»
He makes his feature film debut here, but will also appear in Paul Feig's upcoming film, «A Simple Favor.»
Television and film writer Marti Noxon is
making her feature film debut as a writer - director at Sundance with «To the Bone.»
Christina Ricci
makes her feature film debut as Ryder's young sister.
Martin McDonagh (pictured above), the award winning Irish playwright behind The Pillowman and the Oscar winning shot film Six Shooter,
made his feature film debut in 2008 with In Bruges, an extraordinarily black dramedy about two hit - men (played by Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell, the latter of whom picked up a Golden Globe for his efforts) on vacation in the medieval Belgian town of Bruges.
The Atlanta - area actor has had one hell of a year,
making her feature film debut in Clint Eastwood's «Sully» and then Ang Lee's «Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.»
Murphy
made his feature film debut in 1982 with the classic «48 Hrs.»
Former NFL player Tony Gonzalez will
make his feature film debut in xXx 3, reportedly titled xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.
Lee's production company, Lee Daniels Entertainment,
made its feature film debut in 2001 with Monster's Ball, the dysfunctional family drama for which Halle Berry would earn her historic, Best Actress Oscar.
After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982,
he made his feature film debut with Yellow Earth (84).
Christmas
makes his feature film debut and feels so embedded in the character it never feels like a performance.
In the meantime, Blauvelt had started acting as DoP on shorts, and
made his feature film debut in 2010 with Kelly Reichardt «s «Meek's Cutoff.»
Finally, writer - director Kate Barker - Froyland will
make her feature film debut with «Song One,» also showing in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance and starring Anne Hathaway as another young woman with some growing up to do.
Jon Stewart will take a 3 - month break from The Daily Show this summer to
make his feature film debut.
After spending a decade acting in film and TV projects, writer / director Scott Cooper
made his feature film debut in 2009 with Crazy Heart.
Cube
made his feature film debut in 1991 in Boyz n the Hood, and proceeded to parlay his critically - acclaimed performance into an enviable career.
Wilson
made his feature film debut in Norman Jewison's «In the Heat of the Night» and has never looked back.
In the midst of all this violence and language is the young Dafne Keen, who
makes her feature film debut on Logan.
Writer / director Gillian Robespierre
makes her feature film debut and actress / comedian Jenny Slate carries the heavy load in Obvious Child, a movie that is funnier than expected considering it's serious subject matter.
Flock of Four is directed by American filmmaker Gregory Caruso,
making his feature film debut after a few documentaries and short films previously.
Still, the very things that made the original so enjoyable (the cast, the music, the humor) all appear to be intact for this second installment, and despite my concerns, the fact that it's being shepherded by returning writer Kay Cannon and producer / co-star Elizabeth Banks,
making her feature film debut, gives me hope that it won't disappoint.
It's a love story with style, action and a great soundtrack, but it still has some kinks since it comes from music video director Fredrik Bond
making his feature film debut.
Director Jeremiah Zagar and his co-writer Daniel Kitrosser
make their feature film debuts with We the Animals after cutting their teeth on serious shorts and documentaries.
Writer Gregory Burke and director Yann Demange, both television veterans
making their feature film debut, stick with the notion that less is more and... Continue reading →
Movies about people falling in love when one of them is dying is a particular sub-genre of romantic drama, and the latest entry into the field is Me Before You, a tearjerker adapted by Jojo Moyes from her novel of the same name, and directed by Thea Sharrock, a stage director
making her feature film debut.
Having
made her feature film debut in 2006 in Paul Goldman's Suburban Mayhem, Mia Wasikowska has established her A-list credentials in blockbusters such as Alice in Wonderland (2010), its sequel Alice Through The Looking Glass (2016), and Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak (2015).
Tessa Thompson and Lily James» Little Woods, from writer / director Nia DaCosta
making her feature film debut, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend and drove home the point that there's still some life left in this dormant arena.
Each makes his feature film debut playing himself.