Your essential Sarah Jessica Parker viewing guide

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<h2><em>Failure To Launch</em></h2> When they tire of their 35-year-old son’s lack of ambition and desire to move out, Al (Terry Bradshaw) and Sue (Kathy Bates) hire Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) to give Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) a push. Believing that lack of motivation is linked to low self esteem, Paula expects Tripp to need a confidence boost, but instead she finds that she’s the one feeling unsure about things. <p>Photo: © Paramount</p>
<h2><em>Girls Just Want to Have Fun</em></h2> After years of moving around with her military father, Janey (Sarah Jessica) is delighted when he’s posted to Chicago, home of her favourite show ‘Dance TV.’ Despite her father’s rules Janey auditions for the show and finds that not only does she have a natural talent, but the dance floor is a great place to start a romance. <p>Photo: © New World Pictures/Everett Collection/CP</p>
<h2><em>New Year's Eve</em></h2> In the vein of movies like <em>Mother’s Day</em> and the Christmas classic <em>Love Actually</em>, this festive film follows a series of stories that are surprisingly intertwined. Sarah Jessica’s tale sees her as single mom Kim whose daughter Hailey (Abigail Breslin) wants to hit Time’s Square with her friends – and her crush – for New Year’s Eve, against her mother’s wishes of course. <p>Photo: © Warner</p>
<h2><em>Ed Wood</em></h2> In this Tim Burton comedy-drama Sarah Jessica finds herself cast opposite the director’s go-to leading man (Johnny Depp). As the title character, Depp is struggling to make it in the film industry and produces a commercial flop. When girlfriend Dolores (SJP) suggests that Ed finance his next movie himself their lives take an unexpected turn and a colourful cast of characters suddenly appears. <p>Photo: © Touchstone</p>
<h2><em>Hocus Pocus</em></h2> Stirring up trouble in this Halloween favourite, Sarah Jessica teams up with Bette Middler and Kathy Najmy to play three witch sisters who have recently been resurrected. After a three-century-long absence, the evil-minded spell-casters have haunting on the agenda and are thrilled to be back in time for their favourite holiday: Halloween. <p>Photo: © Walt Disney</p>
<h2><em>Honeymoon in Vegas</em></h2> Betsy (SJP) finds herself at the centre of an unexpected love triangle when she heads to Las Vegas to tie the knot with her fiancé, Jack Singer (Nicolas Cage). After he loses $65,000 gambling, a stranger (James Caan) offers to clear his debt in exchange for a weekend with Jack’s wife-to-be. <p>Photo: © MGM</p>
<h2><em>I Don't Know How She Does It</em></h2> Based on the book by Allison Pearson, this film sees Sarah Jessica as Kate Reddy, a working mother in a man’s world who is struggling to manage all of her priorities. From work business trips to school bake sales she has her hands a bit too full and finds herself facing a tough change as she tries to prevent her rollercoaster life from going off the rails. <p>Photo: © Anchor Bay Entertainment</p>
<h2><em>The First Wive's Club</em></h2> SJP shows off her catty side as a supporting star in this divorce-driven dramedy. As Shelly, the self-centered young blond who stole the heart of Brenda’s (Bette Middler) husband, the comedienne flaunts her trim figure and shares a humourous scene with socialite Gunilla Garson Goldberg, played by Maggie Smith. <p>Photo: © Paramount/Everett Collection/CP</p>
<h2><em>The Family Stone</em></h2> Sarah Jessica is just one of many A-listers in this star-studded cast (which includes Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Luke Wilson). She plays Meredith, the outsider from New York who has a hard time fitting in with her boyfriend's family over the holiday season, no matter how hard she tries. <p>Photo: © Twentieth Century Fox</p>
<h2><em>Footloose</em></h2> A very young, brunette Sarah Jessica plays the friend and ally of Kevin Bacon’s love interest Ariel (Lori Singer) in the hit '80s musical. See her enthusiastically show off her moves on the dance floor while you sing along to upbeat soundtrack. <p>Photo: © Paramount</p>
<h2><em>Did You Hear About The Morgans?</em></h2> Hugh Grant plays the part of Sarah Jessica’s husband Paul, one half of a New York power couple on the verge of divorce. When the duo witnesses the murder of one of Meryl’s (SJP) clients they find themselves on the same team again as they struggle to survive in the witness protection program, which forces them to move to a small town in Wyoming. <p>Photo: © Sony Pictures</p>
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