Jenny Agutter Archives

Logan’s Run (1976)

Rating: ★

Feb 2, 2003Dystopian Future

Dystopian SF mounted on a big budget by people that don't have a clue what they are doing. This creates one of prettiest depictions of the future of any film of this era but it is surface deep depiction that swims free of any sociopolitical understanding

Director: Michael Anderson

Actors: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Johnson, Peter Ustinov, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 February 20039 October 2020 by Roog

Dominique (1978)

Rating: ★★

Apr 19, 2016Psycho-Thriller

A creaky old-fashioned psycho-thriller – one that draws heavily on Les Diaboliques and a contrived plot to drive somebody crazy – that came out the same year as Halloween and feels a whole world apart

Director: Michael Anderson

Actors: Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Simon Ward, Jenny Agutter, …

Category: Horror

19 April 201621 February 2026 by Roog

The Survivor (1981)

Rating: ★

Dec 23, 1999Haunting/Deathdream

Australian-made adaptation of a James Herbert novel with Robert Powell as a airline pilot who is haunted following a crash. In the director's chair, actor David Hemmings kills all atmosphere

Director: David Hemmings

Actors: Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Ralph Cotterill, Joseph Cotten

Category: Horror

23 December 199924 November 2020 by Roog

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Rating: ★★★

Oct 16, 2013Modern Werewolf

John Landis brings the werewolf film into the modern era with this revisionist work where a modern character is forced to confront it as real, while depicting the transformation with an arsenal of top-drawer effects.

Director: John Landis

Actors: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, …

Category: Horror

16 October 201318 November 2025 by Roog

Child’s Play 2 (1990)

Rating: ★★½

Jun 9, 2003Possessed Doll

The first Child's Play felt like an incredibly silly film. However, this first sequel takes the same elements and constructs them into a much tighter, better package

Director: John Lafia

Actors: Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham, Alex Vincent, Christine Elise, …

Category: Horror

9 June 20031 January 2026 by Roog

The Avengers (2012)

Rating: ★★★★

May 4, 2012Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

The culmination of one of the most ambitious cinematic exercises ever conducted, with Marvel weaving storylines through several films to finally merge here with flawless regard. The characters get far more depth than in all of their previous films

Director: Joss Whedon

Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 May 201224 November 2025 by Roog

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Rating: ★★

Apr 5, 2014Comic-Book Superhero

Captain America's second solo outing feels more like a Mission: Impossible film or an episode of 24 than a superhero film. Lots of Marvel continuity and fanservice and you are taken aback at how political it is prepared to be

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Actors: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, …

Category: Science Fiction

5 April 201428 December 2025 by Roog