Movies by Luke Wilson
As part of the cast:
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Meeting Evil (2012)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Wilson, Leslie Bibb …
Directed by: Chris Fisher
When a stranger comes to his door seeking aid (Samuel L. Jackson), John's (Luke Wilson) generous nature leads him to become entangled in the man's lunatic spree of violence. By the…
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Death at a Funeral (2010)
Cast: Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan …
Directed by: Neil LaBute
When an affluent Los Angeles family's beloved patriarch passes away, his dutiful eldest son is in charge of the funeral -- which soon becomes a fiasco thanks to a misplaced corpse and a…
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Middle Men (2009)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht …
Directed by: George Gallo
An entrepreneur develops an online billing company specializing in adult entertainment. But as the firm takes off, he finds some unexpected kinks in the business of kink -- including…
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Tenure (2009)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Gretchen Mol, David Koechner …
Directed by: Mike Million
Despite his outstanding intellect, associate professor Charlie is a chronic underachiever and has never received university tenure. His best friend helps him launch a final effort to make the…
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Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, Cheryl Hines …
Directed by: Mark Pellington
Rather than living his last days to the fullest, terminally ill Henry Poole cuts himself off from his fiancée and his family. But his self-imposed exile is interrupted by a fortuitous…
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Vacancy (2007)
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley …
Directed by: Nimród Antal
A young couple (Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson) stranded at an isolated hotel with a lone desk clerk (Frank Whaley) are shocked to find that their room is wired with video equipment -- but…
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You Kill Me (2007)
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson …
Directed by: John Dahl
After alcoholic hit man Frank (Ben Kingsley) botches an assignment, he leaves the Polish mob family he works for to clean up the mess and relocates to San Francisco, where he dries out, gets…
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Blonde Ambition (2007)
Cast: Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson, Penelope Ann Miller …
Directed by: Scott Marshall
When a blond bumpkin (Jessica Simpson) discovers that her boyfriend's been cheating on her in Manhattan, she strikes out on her own as a big-city career girl. Little does she know that a…
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Battle for Terra (2007)
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson …
Directed by: Aristomenis Tsirbas
In this animated feature, a spirited teenage alien resolves to keep human invaders from pulling off a hostile takeover of her peaceful planet, Terra, by kidnapping and nursing back to health…
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Idiocracy (2006)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard …
Directed by: Mike Judge
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find -- an Army private (Luke Wilson) and a prostitute (Maya Rudolph) -- and sends them…
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Cast: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris …
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Fed up with his manipulative girlfriend, Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman), New Yorker Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) gives her the heave-ho and moves on with his life, leaving the heartbroken Jenny…
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Hoot (2006)
Cast: Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Cody Linley …
Directed by: Wil Shriner
Soon after moving from Montana to Florida, middle schooler Roy Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) befriends Beatrice (Brie Larson), Mullet Fingers (Cody Linley) and a colony of endangered owls, which…
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Mini's First Time (2006)
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Luke Wilson …
Directed by: Nick Guthe
Inspired by actual news articles, this dark comedy about a dysfunctional family and its deadly consequences -- a film bleeding with deception, sex and scandal -- is writer-director Nick…
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The Family Stone (2005)
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker …
Directed by: Thomas Bezucha
Although their relationship works in the city, things begin to fall apart for buttoned-up Manhattanites Everett (Dermot Mulroney) and Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker) when they visit the…
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The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Seymour Cassel …
Directed by: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson
Luke Wilson is both star and co-director of this feel-good flick about Wendell Baker, an ex-con from Texas who vows to redeem himself by helping a group of troubled retirees fight corruption…
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Cast: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd …
Directed by: Adam McKay
Ron Burgundy is a big-shot news anchor in 1970s San Diego whose reign over the newsroom is questioned when a feminist reporter rocks the station with her new ideas. Ron manages to stay classy…
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Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile De France …
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Eccentric inventor Phileas Fogg bets the Minister of Science that he can circle the world in 80 days. He's joined on his epic adventure by his valet (who's actually a thief in…
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Old School (2003)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn …
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Three guys in their early thirties try to relive their glory days by moving into a house near their old college campus. There, they establish a "fraternity" that draws the ire of the dean,…
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Alex and Emma (2003)
Cast: Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Novelist Alex owes $50,000 in gambling debts, and the only way to pay up is to break through a massive case of writer's block. Enter prim stenographer Emma, who helps Alex work out his…
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu …
Directed by: McG, Joseph McGinty Mitchell
In this reboot of the TV classic, the Angels are tasked with finding a pair of missing rings encoded with the personal information of people in witness protection. As informants are bumped…
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Bob Newhart …
Directed by: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Reese Witherspoon reprises her role as Elle Woods, the eternally perky, fashionably adventurous, famously blonde Harvard Law grad. After being fired by her law firm because of her opposition…
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Masked & Anonymous (2003)
Cast: Bob Dylan, John Goodman, Jessica Lange …
Directed by: Larry Charles
Amid a decaying society in the future, troubadour Jack Fate (Bob Dylan) is busted out of prison by his former manager (John Goodman) so he can perform one last concert that may rekindle his…
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Stuck on You (2003)
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes …
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Bob (Matt Damon) and Walt (Greg Kinnear) are joined at the hip ... literally. As conjoined twins, they do everything together, even though they're different in every way. Bob's a…
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The Third Wheel (2002)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Ben Affleck, Denise Richards …
Directed by: Jordan Brady
Mild-mannered Stanley, a homeless man. After accidentally bumping Phil with his car, Stanley can't shake the vagrant to save his life and three's definitely a crowd on this date!
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Soul Survivors (2001)
Cast: Melissa Sagemiller, Wes Bentley, Eliza Dushku …
Directed by: Steve Carpenter
When college freshman Cassie, her boyfriend, Sean, and two other friends fall victim to a devastating auto accident that kills Sean, Cassie's thrown into a nightmare of otherworldly…
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Legally Blonde (2001)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair …
Directed by: Robert Luketic
Reese Witherspoon stars as Elle Woods, a Valley girl who one-ups her Harvard-bound boyfriend by enrolling at the university's law school after he jilts her. But instead of failing, Elle…
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller …
Directed by: Wes Anderson
The early promise of Tenenbaum child prodigies Chas (Ben Stiller), Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Richie (Luke Wilson) is short-circuited by the flaws of their father, family patriarch Royal…
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My Dog Skip (2000)
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson …
Directed by: Jay Russell
Lonely, 9-year-old Willie Morris (Frankie Muniz) lives in the flea-bitten town of Yazoo, Miss. He stinks at sports and has no playmates. So, over the strenuous objections of his hardnosed…
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Committed (2000)
Cast: Heather Graham, Casey Affleck, Luke Wilson …
Directed by: Lisa Krueger
Joline (Heather Graham) is a New York club owner who's committed to the vows she took when she wed her photographer husband, Carl (Luke Wilson) -- and when he unexpectedly leaves her to…
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Charlie's Angels (2000)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu …
Directed by: McG, Joseph McGinty Mitchell
Three beautiful women who take on top-secret assignments for a never-seen boss use their looks, charm and martial-arts training to kick butt on the trail of stolen software in this flashy…
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Bad Seed (2000)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina, Norman Reedus …
Directed by: Jon Bokenkamp
When Preston Tylk (Luke Wilson) finds out that his wife, Emily (Mili Avital), has been cheating on him, he storms out the house and returns later to find she's been strangled to death.…
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Blue Streak (1999)
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene …
Directed by: Les Mayfield
In this fresh, fast-paced twist on the buddy-cop formula, jewel thief Miles Logan returns to his hiding place after a stint in jail -- only to find that his booty is buried under a newly…
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Dog Park (1999)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Natasha Henstridge, Kathleen Robertson …
Directed by: Bruce McCulloch
Andy (Luke Wilson) is a good guy -- he just has the bad luck to have the wrong girlfriend. When she dumps him for greener pastures, she even gets custody of Andy's dog. ... Man's…
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Home Fries (1998)
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Catherine O'Hara, Jake Busey …
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Dorian (Luke Wilson) and Angus (Jake Busey) try to "scare the devil" out their stepfather by chasing him with a helicopter -- but in an unplanned accident, it kills him. To make matters…
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Telling Lies in America (1997)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell …
Directed by: Guy Ferland
Shy immigrant Karchy is a social disaster at his 1960s American high school, but things pick up when he pursues Diney and hooks up with a slick deejay who shows Karchy life's wild -- and…
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Scream 2 (1997)
Cast: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox …
Directed by: Wes Craven
In the two years since the fateful events in Woodsboro, Gale has written a best-seller, which has been turned into a film. As the movie premiere looms closer, the mysterious deaths begin…
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Best Men (1997)
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Dean Cain …
Directed by: Tamra Davis
On the way to his wedding, ex-con Jesse (Luke Wilson) stops at a bank so his groomsman Billy (Sean Patrick Flanery) can make a withdrawal. No problem, except Billy is a bank robber, and soon,…
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Bongwater (1997)
Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Alicia Witt, Scott Caan …
Directed by: Richard Sears
Luke Wilson stars as David, a pot-smoking artist who's desperately in love with sensual Serena. Sadly, the two have a misunderstanding and -- just as David's house burns to the…
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Bottle Rocket (1996)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd …
Directed by: Wes Anderson
In this offbeat comedy, a trio of Texas friends tries to embark on a life of crime. After knocking over a bookstore and going on the lam, they bungle their way into a huge heist engineered by…
As a director:
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The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Seymour Cassel …
Directed by: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson
Luke Wilson is both star and co-director of this feel-good flick about Wendell Baker, an ex-con from Texas who vows to redeem himself by helping a group of troubled retirees fight corruption…