Born Oct. 6, 1963, in Wilmington, Del., Elisabeth Shue began performing in commercials as a teen, hawking everything from Hellmann's Mayonnaise to Burger King -- work she continued as she pursued her studies at Wellesley and Harvard.Despite a promising beginning with a role on the TV series "Call to Glory" (1984) and as Ralph Macchio's girlfriend in The Karate Kid, Shue's career had begun a nosedive before the actress reached her late twenties. After starring in Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and Cocktail (1988), Shue found decent roles almost impossible to come by.
That all changed in 1995, however, when Mike Figgis cast her as a prostitute who takes up with a drunk (Nicolas Cage) in Leaving Las Vegas. Shue received an Oscar nomination for the role and has since worked consistently in films such as Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry and Hollow Man.
Leaving Las VegasOscar winner Nicolas Cage stars in this incisive portrait as an alcoholic Hollywood executive who moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death and meets a prostitute (Elisabeth Shue) who comes to know and love him, without trying to upset his nihilistic agenda. Cage and Shue mesmerize as a... Read More
The SaintMaster thief Simon Templar (Val Kilmer) eludes his pursuers by assuming the names of obscure saints. When a Russian politician (Rade Serbedzija) hires Templar to steal the formula for cold fusion, he falls in love with Emma Russell (Elisabeth Shue), the frail Oxford scientist who has unlocked the... Read More
GracieAfter a tragedy, 15-year-old Gracie (Carly Schroeder) channels her grief by fighting to get girls into varsity soccer in this inspiring drama. Despite her passion and resolve, she's blocked on all sides as she argues for the right of women to play competitive soccer. The film -- set in 1978 -- is... Read More
Adventures in BabysittingWhen Chris agrees to baby-sit for the Andersons after her boyfriend stands her up, it's hardly the boring night she expected. Chris takes the kids along on an errand to downtown Chicago, but one flat tire leads to an outrageous all-night fiasco. Read More
CocktailMaterialistic Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise) teams with veteran bartender Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown) and takes the bar scene by storm; the duo dazzles patrons, mixing drinks while dancing and charming the ladies. But a falling out prompts Brian to move to Jamaica. After moving, Brian falls for a New... Read More
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Waking Madison (2010) | R | |
Piranha (2010) | R | |
Janie Jones (2010) | NR | |
R | ||
Hamlet 2 (2008) | R | |
Gracie (2007) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
Dreamer (2005) | PG | |
Hide and Seek (2005) | R | |
Mysterious Skin (2004) | NR | |
Tuck Everlasting (2002) | PG | |
Leo (2002) | R | |
The First Year (2001) | NR | |
Amy & Isabelle (2001) | NR | |
Hollow Man (2000) | R | |
Molly (1999) | PG-13 | |
Cousin Bette (1998) | R | |
Palmetto (1998) | R | |
The Saint (1997) | PG-13 | |
Deconstructing Harry (1997) | R | |
The Trigger Effect (1996) | R | |
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) | UR | |
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Blind Justice (1994) | R | |
Heart and Souls (1993) | PG-13 | |
Twenty Bucks (1993) | R | |
Soapdish (1991) | PG-13 | |
The Marrying Man (1991) | R | |
Back to the Future Part III (1990) | PG | |
Back to the Future Part II (1989) | PG | |
Cocktail (1988) | R | |
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) | PG-13 | |
Link (1986) | R | |
The Karate Kid (1984) | PG | |
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