# Dual movies by a married couple **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 27, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961 "2026-07-27T16:20:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/1 "2026-07-27T16:20:19Z")
Tom Holland and Zendaya are married. They both have prominent roles in _The Odyssey_, which is currently in theaters. And they both have prominent roles in _Spider-Man: Brand New Day_, which will be starting its theatrical run next week. Has there ever before been a married couple who have appeared together in two separate movies in theaters at the same time? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/2 "2026-07-27T16:31:14Z")
George Burns and Gracie Allen probably did, though I haven’t dug through their filmographies to see if they had any that were out at the same time. With all of the actors who have produced/directed their own films, and all of the producers/directors who have cast their spouses, it’s probably not too rare. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/3 "2026-07-27T16:48:22Z")
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez released Gigli (Aug 2003) and Jersey Girl (Mar 2004) not that far apart. Weren’t actually married until decades later though. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/4 "2026-07-27T16:52:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > George Burns and Gracie Allen probably did, though I haven’t dug through their filmographies to see if they had any that were out at the same time. It could be. Burns and Allen appeared in six movies together. The Big Broadcast (released October 14, 1932) International House (May 27, 1933) Six of a Kind (February 9, 1934) We’re Not Dressing (April 26, 1934) The Big Broadcast of 1936 (September 20, 1935) The Big Broadcast of 1937 (October 6, 1936) The obvious contenders are the two 1934 movies. But I haven’t been able to confirm that _Six of a Kind_ stayed in theaters for eleven weeks until _We’re Not Dressing_ was released. (I did find that _Six of a Kind_ was one of the first studio movies that was made to be part of a double feature, which might have extended its theatrical run.) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/5 "2026-07-27T16:57:09Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez released Gigli (Aug 2003) and Jersey Girl (Mar 2004) not that far apart. Weren’t actually married until decades later though. No _Gigli_ bombed in theaters and its theatrical run only lasted three weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/6 "2026-07-27T17:00:23Z")
It’s hard for even one person to appear in two separate movies in the same year. I remember Sandra Bullock being in “Gravity” and another movie within one calendar year, but that was quite a while back. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/7 "2026-07-27T17:02:35Z")
Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, though not married at the time (but linked romantically), were in **Transylvania 6-5000** and **The Fly** , both 1985. And in **Earth Girls are Easy** three years later ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/8 "2026-07-27T17:05:43Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > It’s hard for even one person to appear in two separate movies in the same year. Chris Pratt was not just in, but the star of, both of the two highest-grossing movies of 2014 (The Lego Movie and Guardians of the Galaxy). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/9 "2026-07-27T17:07:06Z")
**Moderating:** As this is off-topic; if you want to give examples of all the exceptions, please start a new thread. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/10 "2026-07-27T17:07:09Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, though not married at the time (but linked romantically), were in **Transylvania 6-5000** and **The Fly** , both 1985. I just checked. _Transylvania 6-5000_ was released on November 8, 1985 and its five-week theatrical run was over by when _The Fly_ was released on August 15, 1986. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/11 "2026-07-27T17:08:35Z")
@Little_Nemo: As long as I’m here, would you count couples like Hepburn & Tracy? (_They never married of course.)_ They did a lot of films together and might have an overlap. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/12 "2026-07-27T17:13:42Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > As long as I’m here, would you count couples like Hepburn & Tracy? I’d rather see an example of a married couple but I don’t have a problem is people want to offer examples of a non-married couple. (As long as they’re not just two actors who performed together.) ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/13 "2026-07-27T17:14:06Z")
First that came to mind were Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh: _Henry V_ and _Look Back in Anger_ (1989) Maybe _Dead Again_ (1991), _Peter’s Friends_ (1992), _Much Ado About Nothing_ (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/14 "2026-07-27T17:23:11Z")
> [@JeffB](#): > > First that came to mind were Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh: > > _Henry V_ and _Look Back in Anger_ (1989) That production of _Look Back in Anger_ was a television broadcast and as far as I can tell, it never had a theatrical run. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/15 "2026-07-27T17:26:44Z")
Didn’t realize that. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/16 "2026-07-27T17:54:07Z")
Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward: **The Long, Hot Summer** and **Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys**. IMDb has them both listed as 1958, but the release dates are eight months apart. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/17 "2026-07-27T18:03:32Z")
It occurs to me that looking for stars might be a mistake. It’s probably easier for supporting actors to be in multiple movies out at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/18 "2026-07-27T18:05:47Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward: **The Long, Hot Summer** and **Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys**. IMDb has them both listed as 1958, but the release dates are eight months apart. Newman was still married to Jackie Witte when he and Woodward made _The Long, Hot Summer_. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/19 "2026-07-27T18:06:35Z")
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were both in **Cleopatra** and **The VIPs** in 1963, and in **The Taming of the Shrew** and **Doctor Faustus** and **The Comedians** in 1967, and in a bunch of other movies, as well, but not in the same years. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-movies-by-a-married-couple/1031961/20 "2026-07-27T18:24:34Z")
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