Born June 27, 1975, in Santa Monica, Calif., Tobey Maguire moved frequently as a boy along the West Coast with his mother, began acting at age 12 and quickly landed work in commercials. He soon appeared in the short-lived TV series "Great Scott" (1992) and small film roles that included This Boy's Life (1993). His breakthrough came in 1997 in director Ang Lee's The Ice Storm.Maguire's distinction as one of his generation's best actors was solidified with leading parts in Pleasantville (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999) and Wonder Boys (2000). But it was his performances in Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004) that catapulted him to A-list status.
In 2003, Maguire took a break from playing a superhero to portray jockey Red Pollard in Seabiscuit (opposite Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper). The talented actor racked up a 2009 Golden Globe nod as Best Actor for his role in Brothers.
SeabiscuitA knobble-kneed colt becomes a winning thoroughbred at the hands of its owner (Jeff Bridges), its unorthodox trainer (Chris Cooper) and its jockey, a half-blind ex-prizefighter (Tobey Maguire), in this depression-era drama based on the true story of champion racehorse Seabiscuit. During a trying... Read More
Spider-Man 3The seemingly invincible Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) goes up against an all-new crop of villains -- including the shape-shifting Sandman -- in the third installment of this blockbusting comic book adventure series directed by Sam Raimi. While Spidey's superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his... Read More
PleasantvilleGeeky teenager David (Tobey Maguire) and his popular twin sister, Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon), get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts... Read More
Spider-ManAfter being chomped by a genetically altered spider, shy high schooler Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is endowed with amazing superpowers. And while he first uses them to win wrestling matches, he'll eventually need them to battle a villain known as the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). Peter's abilities... Read More
Life of Pi (2012) | NR | |
The Details (2010) | NR | |
Brothers (2009) | R | |
UR | ||
PG-13 | ||
The Good German (2006) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Seabiscuit (2003) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
PG | ||
Wonder Boys (2000) | R | |
Ride with the Devil (1999) | R | |
The Cider House Rules (1999) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
PG-13 | ||
The Ice Storm (1997) | R | |
Deconstructing Harry (1997) | R | |
Joyride (1996) | R | |
Seduced by Madness (1996) | PG-13 | |
Revenge of the Red Baron (1994) | PG-13 | |
This Boy's Life (1993) | R | |
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