Sentences with phrase «plays title character»

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the title character in the Showtime miniseries Patrick Melrose, which begins on Saturday.

Don Verdean (PG - 13 profanity, coarse language, suggestive content and brief violence) Sam Rockwell plays the title character in this irreverent Christian comedy revolving around a cash - strapped cleric who hopes to inspire his congregation by finding sacred relics in the Holy Land.

Set in 1950s Manhattan, Blanchett plays the title character, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who falls for a younger woman, played by Rooney Mara.

Page plays the title character, Lu, who «lives in a van and is fiercely independent in her hand - to - mouth existence.»

Meryl Streep plays the title character, a singing society heiress in early - twentieth - century New York who became famous for the wrong reasons — her voice was dreadful.

Dave Made a Maze (Unrated) Nick Thune plays the title character in this horror comedy about an artist who ends up trapped in his living room inside a booby - trapped fort of his own making.

Mike Boy (Unrated) Hugh Massey plays the title character in this suspense thriller as an orphan pressured by a shadowy figure to join a secret society bent on world domination in accordance with an ancient prophecy.

Lena Dunham herself plays the title character, at loose ends after graduating from Oberlin and returned home to live in her mother's downtown New York City loft while she figures out her life.

This time Jose Ferrer (who won an Oscar for the role) plays the title character, a poet marred by the extreme size of his nose, whose love for Roxanne is such that he helps handsome but dull Christian woo her since he thinks she'll never notice him.

He plays the title character, a «bio-exorcist» who apparently helps dispose of «pesky living critters,» and though he only appears in a tiny fraction of screen time, he dominates the film.

Kellie Martin plays the title character, a well - to - do young woman who leaves the city to teach at a mission school in pre-World War II Appalachia.

Washington plays the title character, an idiot - savant civil rights lawyer far outside his time, with a poorly maintained afro, oversize glasses, and loose - hanging wardrobe that makes him look and come off like Cornel West's introvert brother.

In Benedict Andrews» «Una,» the exquisite Rooney Mara sharply plays the title character, a sexual abuse survivor, with conviction and a piercing bitterness.

Mr. Church (PG - 13 for mature themes) Eddie Murphy plays the title character in this bittersweet drama about a chef who befriends a little girl (Natalie Coughlin) while cooking meals for her terminally - ill mother (Natascha McElhone).

Saoirse Ronan plays the title character, a teenager in Sacramento longing to get out into the big wide world, and getting a lot of pushback from her mom who's played by Laurie Metcalf.

Rod Taylor plays the title character, bringing strength and earthiness to his «best role ever» (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide).

Salt (PG - 13 for violence and intense action sequences) Angelina Jolie plays the title character in this espionage thriller about a disgraced CIA Agent - turned - fugitive who goes on the run to try to clear her name after being falsely accused of being a Russian spy.

In the SNL parody, however, Will Forte plays the title character as a butterfingered bungler who invariably gets distracted from his assignment and fails to deactivate the explosive in time to prevent himself and his comrades from being blown to smithereens.

Victor Frankenstein (PG - 13 for violence, macabre images and a scene of destruction) James McAvoy plays the title character in this variation on Mary Shelley's classic tale about a mad scientist whose experiment in reviving the dead goes horribly wrong.

Dirty Grandpa (R for profanity, drug use, frontal nudity and pervasive crude humor and sexual content) Robert De Niro plays the title character in this unlikely - buddies comedy about a retired Army general who embarks on a raunchy road trip to Florida with his grandson (Zac Efron) for Spring Break.

Michael Fassbender plays the title character and Kate Winslet plays Joanna Hoffman in «Steve Jobs.»

Tom Cruise plays the title character based on the series of novels by Lee Child, an ex-army cop who has gone off the...

-RRB- plays the title character of Carrie, a teenage genius from England living on her own in New York City.

«Inside Llewyn Davis» The musical performances — especially from Oscar Isaac, who plays the title character — are hauntingly lovely, and they anchor Joel and Ethan Coen's exploration, at once mordant and melancholy, of the early -»60s New York folk scene.

Why would an actor who plays a title character and is given most of the major speeches be considered for a «supporting» category?

Based on the novel by Caren Lissner, Bel Powley (The Diary of Teenage Girl) plays the title character of Carrie, a teenage genius from England living on her own in New York City.

Affleck plays the title character, pronounced «GEE - lee» (rhymes with «really») for anyone who cares.

«Doctor Strange» (Nov. 4) Benedict Cumberbatch plays the title character in Marvel's upcoming film «Doctor Strange,» opposite Rachel McAdams and Tilda Swinton.

The 41 - year - old actor, who plays the title character in the Disney and Marvel flick, hit the purple carpet at the event held at Dolby Theatre on Monday (January 29) in Hollywood.

Casino Jack (12/17) Two - time Academy Award - winner Kevin Spacey plays the title character in this political comedy revisiting the scandal which ruined the career of Jack Abramoff, the once - powerful DC lobbyist convicted of fraud, conspiracy, tax evasion and influence peddling.

No need to see the others first as Tom Hardy plays our title character with Charlize Theron along for the ride to kick some serious butt.

Ava's Possessions (R for profanity, sexuality and graphic images) Louisa Krause plays the title character in this horror flick as a woman who has her demons exorcised by a priest (John Ventimiglia) only to have them try to reenter her body.

Nina (Unrated) Zoe Saldana plays the title character in this controversial biopic chronicling jazz singer Nina Simone's (1933 - 2003) rise to fame, her troubled private life and her dependency on her business manager (David Oyelowo).

Always a great supporting actor (showing up in the likes of X-MEN ORIGINS, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and SALT), Schreiber has seemingly made the transition to strong leading man following an excellent first series run on TV show Ray Donovan, in which he plays the title character.

Molly's Game (R for profanity, drug use and some violence) Jessica Chastain plays the title character in a biopic chronicling the rise and fall of Molly Bloom, the Olympic skier - turned - gambling operator who ran a high - stakes poker game for a decade until the FBI brought down the operation.

La Boda de Valentina (R for profanity) Marimar Vega plays the title character in this romantic comedy about a Mexican immigrant in love with a New Yorker (Ryan Carnes) who's being pressured by her family to return home to marry her ex-boyfriend (Omar Chaparro).

Proud Mary (Unrated) Taraji P. Henson plays the title character in this tale of redemption, set in Boston, as a mob assassin who rethinks her line of work after accidentally orphaning a little boy (Jahi Di'Allo Winston) while performing a hit.

Ferdinand (PG for action, rude humor and mature themes) John Cena plays the title character in this animated adventure about a peace - loving bull who'd rather stop to smell the roses than chase a matador's red cape around an arena.

Noah (PG - 13 for violence, suggestive content and disturbing images) Russell Crowe plays the title character in Darren Aronofsky's (Black Swan) intriguing reinterpretation of the Biblical parable about a righteous patriarch recruited by God to build an ark in the face an impending flood.

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (R for profanity and sexual references) Logan Lerman plays the title character in this whodunit about a writer who disappears without a trace after publishing a best seller.

Sherlock Gnomes (PG for some rude and suggestive humor) Johnny Depp plays the title character in this animated sequel which finds Gnomeo (James McAvoy) and Juliet (Emily Blunt) recruiting a legendary sleuth and his sidekick (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to investigate the mysterious disappearance of London's lawn ornaments.

Rosario Dawson plays the title character, a recovering addict with a sex worker past trying to stay clean in a picturesque town in the South.

No slouch either in the performance arena is Jaeden Lieberher, who plays the title character.

Here he plays title character Ron Burgundy, the all - conquering anchorman of San Diego's number one morning news programme.

Spinning Man (R for profanity and sexual references) Pierce Brosnan plays the title character in this whodunit about a philandering philosophy professor suspected of foul play after a student (Odeya Rush) he's sleeping with disappears without a trace.

Ronan plays the title character, a 16 - year - old raised in the forest by her woodsman father, played by Eric Bana, who has trained her since toddler - hood to be a perfect assassin.

Oscar nomination record - holder Meryl Streep plays the title character, a socialite who is highly regarded in certain circles, including a club she personally founded, despite her woefully off - key soprano singing.

Several younger versions of established Star Wars characters have already been cast for Solo, the Han Solo spin - off film in which Alden Ehrenreich plays the title character alongside Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian.

Knightley, who plays the title character in the play «Therese Raquin»...

Casino Jack (R for violence, brief nudity and pervasive profanity) Two - time Academy Award - winner Kevin Spacey plays the title character in this political comedy revisiting the scandal which ruined the career of Jack Abramoff, the once - powerful DC lobbyist convicted of fraud, conspiracy, tax evasion and influence peddling.