Skip to main content

Search: Starring Eric Bana

  • Black Hawk Down (2001)
    Review preview for Black Hawk Down

    Scott surpasses himself. The visual quality of the action sequences is exceptional.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Attempt by US Special Forces to arrest Somali war lords in Mogadishu goes hideously wrong.
  • Blueback (2022)
    Review preview for Blueback

    Robert Connolly successfully delivers a story which has enough nuance to keep adults from getting bored whilst remaining accessible to younger viewers.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The story of a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue grouper while diving. When she realises that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist mother, and takes on poachers to save her friend.
  • Chopper (2000)
    Review preview for Chopper

    As a portrait of a psycho, this is dangerously close to the bone.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The autobiographical story of criminal Mark "Chopper" Read.
  • Closed Circuit (2013)
    Review preview for Closed Circuit

    Plot black holes quickly emerge and start to suck all believability out of the film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A barrister and a special advocate with a shared history find themselves in trouble after taing on a high-profile terrorism case.
  • The Dry (2020)
    Review preview for The Dry

    There's also enough mystery retained to allow a viewer the satisfaction of perhaps being just a moment or two ahead of the film's revelations without making them either overly obvious or obscure.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A big city cop returns to his childhood farming community after a murder-suicide and finds himself haunted by his own past secrets.
  • Deadfall (2012)
    Review preview for Deadfall

    Ruzowitzky bobs and weaves around the cliches in ways that lift Deadfall above many of its genre contemporaries.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A brother and sister go on the run after a casino heist, leading to big trouble for those they meet.
  • Finding Nemo (2003)
    Review preview for Finding Nemo

    [Pixar] have stuck to the golden rule - 'It's the story, stupid!'

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Underwater Pixar animated adventure of a clown fish who searches for his only son.
  • The Finest Hours (2016)
    Review preview for The Finest Hours

    A functional disaster-cum-rescue film with a glut of special effects.

    Luke Shaw · 2.5 out of 5
    In 1952 coastguards makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard.
  • Funny People (2009)
    Review preview for Funny People

    The film lacks strong enough dialogue to do justice to the boldness of its script.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A popular comedian has to re-evaluate his life when he discovers he has cancer, but things don't go the way he expects.
  • Hanna (2011)
    Review preview for Hanna

    The truth is that this genre mash-up attempt ends up feeling more unintentionally hilarious and hysterical than impressive or refreshing.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    A teenager raised to be a killing machine, goes on a mission across Europe.
  • Hulk (2003)
    Review preview for Hulk

    The first thing to say about the film is that it looks stunning. The second thing is that it takes forever before transformation time.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Ang Lee directs summer blockbuster of the Marvel Comics scientist who turns green with anger.
  • Lone Survivor (2013)
    Review preview for Lone Survivor

    One of the dullest films about war ever made.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A dramatisation of a failed US assassination mission in Afghanistan.
  • Love The Beast (2009)
    Review preview for Love The Beast

    Non-car people will find themselves forced into the position of disengaged anthropologist, observing all the vehicular bump and grind without gaining any real insight or emotional connection from the experience.

    Anton Bitel · 2 out of 5
    Eric Bana's debut documentary traces his love affair with his Ford XB Falcon Coupe.
  • Lucky You (2007)
    Review preview for Lucky You

    Though Barrymore isn’t terrible she pales in comparison to Bana’s raw presence and Duvall’s subtle talent.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    Two poker players find romance.
  • Mary And Max (2009)
    Review preview for Mary And Max

    Exquisite attention to detail that creates not only a complex portrait of each of the main characters but also a vivid sense of place.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Claymation about the friendship between an eight-year-old Aussie and a 44-year-old New Yorker.
  • Memoir Of A Snail (2024)
    Review preview for Memoir Of A Snail

    Elliot time and again marries darkness and light, sweetness with sour to create a satisfying emotional umami.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A woman recalls the series of unfortunate events that have made up her life so far.
  • Munich (2005)
    Review preview for Munich

    By positioning itself carefully between the imperatives of retaliatory justice and their fearful consequences, the movie is ultimately less a political thriller than a mesmerizing study of psychological breakdown.

    The Exile · 5 out of 5
    Fictionalised reimagining of the aftermath of the Munich Olympics hostage taking and slaughter.
  • The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
    Review preview for The Other Boleyn Girl

    Portraying a woman of such character is no easy task, and it's unfortunate that the task has fallen to Natalie Portman.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A dramatisation of the Boleyn sisters' competition for the affections of King Henry VIII.
  • Romulus, My Father (2007)
    Review preview for Romulus, My Father

    Builds up an emotional head of steam that draws audiences towards it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Tale of familial love and emotional upheaval in post-war Australia. Touring.
  • Star Trek (2009)
    Review preview for Star Trek

    JJ Abrams rescues Rodenbury's creation from the pop culture scrap heap and produces a very likeable romp.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    James T Kirk joins Starfleet and meets a tormented Spock threatened by a vengeful Romulan in this reboot of the Star Trek franchise.
  • The Time Traveller's Wife (2009)
    Review preview for The Time Traveller's Wife

    No more than fleetingly touching, rather than achingly romantic.

    James Benefield · 2 out of 5
    A woman falls in love with a man who spontaneously travels in time.
  • Troy (2004)
    Review preview for Troy

    Ultimately, there is no depth to the drama and precious little soul.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The ultimate war over a woman, as the ancient Greeks lay siege to Troy.

News and features

Paul Rowley on moving to New York, the Pulse massacre, and Gays Against Guns

Going ape Antonin Niclass on character creation, empathy and animated short Into The Forest

Freeform Will Niava on grief, new immigrant experiences and Jazz Infernal

In silence Emir Kumova on child marriage in Türkiye, moral challenges and making The Witness

Taking a ride into liminal spaces Katharine Round on making documentary Ghost Town

Flying blind Michael Woloson and Scott Tinkham on improvisation, experimental writing and Littermates

In deep water Dominic Curran on internet overexposure and A Little Learning Is A Dangerous Thing

More news and features

Festival coverage

Festivals
Cannes festival coverage, 2026

We're bringing you all the latest news and reviews from the Cheltenham International Film Festival, the Leeds International Film Festival, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights.



We're looking forward to the French Film Festival and DOC NYC.



We've recently brought you coverage of the Belfast Film Festival, Halloween Frightfest, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, Newfest, the London Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and Grimmfest.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.