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1 10 Things I Hate About You 1999
comedy
romance
 Gil Junger

Allison Janney in colorful plastic half frames on a chain as Ms. Perky.
2 12:01 1993
sf
romance
 Jack Sholder

Helen Slater as Lisa Fredericks in this award winning TV production.
3 18.15 Uhr ab Ostkreuz 2006
comedy
crime
 Jörn Hartmann

Haven't seen this movie yet.
Inclusion in this list based on several stills.
German black and white movie with reputedly low production values.
Based on Agatha Christie.
4 2 Days in Paris 2007 comedy; romance Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy starring as Marion in large black plastic glasses as you would rather expect with Elvis Costello or Woody Allen.
5 2 Days in the Valley 1996 comedy; crime; drama; thriller John Herzfeld

- unidentified actor with a black plastic frame.
- unidentified actress in a tortoise plastic frame.
6 20 Million Miles to Earth 1957
horror
sf
 Nathan Juran - Darlene Fields in black acetate cat eye glasses as Miss Reynolds, a journalist of United Press.
- Tito Vuolo in round steel rims as Commissario Charra.
7 28 Days 2000 drama Betty Thomas

- Alan Tudyk in black plastic eyewear as Gerhardt.
- Notes based on stills.
8 3 Idiots 2009 comedy; romance Rajkumar Hirani

- Inclusion based on stills and poster art.
- Kareena Kapoor in red plastic glasses as Pia.
- Unidentified actor in oval wire frame.
- Indian production. Dialogue in Hindi.
9 39 Steps, The 1935 thriller; comedy Alfred Hitchcock

When Robert Donat's character meets Pamela (Madeleine Carroll) for the first time, she's reading a book and wearing round glasses. To confuse his pursuers, he starts kissing her passionately. This causes her glasses to fall off. Pamela isn't seen in glasses anymore after this scene.

One of professor Jordan's daughters, Patricia (possibly a part by Elizabeth Inglis), is wearing round spectacles as well.

Others in glasses include Ivor Barnard as the chairman who introduces Richard Hannay (Donat) in the political meeting and one of the commercial travellers in the Flying Scotsman. The latter is wearing steel rimmed spectacles.
10 8 femmes 2002
comedy
crime
musical
 François Ozon

- Isabelle Huppert in what's basically browline glasses slightly upswept for a feminine touch. Her character is called Augustine. This role won Huppert several awards and nominations.
- French-Italian production. Dialogue in French and English.
- English title: 8 Women
11 88 Minutes 2007
crime
thriller
 Jon Avnet

Found one still and one poster featuring a woman with plastic glasses on.
12 8½ 1963
drama
fantasy
 Federico Fellini

I haven't seen this film yet. Inclusion and notes based on stills.
- Anouk Aimée (2b verified) as Luisa Anselmi in elegant black plastic eyewear.
- Marcello Mastroianni (2b verified) as Guido Anselmi in black plastic glasses.
13 A Dangerous Method 2011
biography
drama
 David Cronenberg

Michael Fassbender in steel rimmed period glasses as Carl Jung.
14 About Schmidt 2002
comedy
drama
 Alexander Payne

Kathy Bates as Roberta Hertzel.
15 Abraham Lincoln 1930
biography
drama
 D.W. Griffith

Walter Huston as Abraham Lincoln.
16 Ach Egon! 1961 comedy Wolfgang Schleif

Heinz Erhardt as ape handler Egon with black plastic frames.
Gunther Philipp in semi-rimless glasses.
17 Across the Pacific 1942
action
drama
 John Huston

Haven't seen this movie yet.
Unidentified actor of Asian descent, prominently visible on at least two movie posters. Probably Victor Sen Yung as the movie villain Joe Totsuiko.
18 Actors, The 2003 comedy Conor McPherson

Dylan Moran in plastic glasses as Tom Quirk.
19 Acts of Violence 2010
action
drama
 Il Lim

- Leelee Sobieski (as Olivia Flyn) (2b verified) is seen in the trailer briefly looking over the top of black plastic glasses (small transparent nosepads).
20 Ada 1961 drama Daniel Mann

Wilfrid Hyde-White's elderly and venomous character Sylvester Marin uses large horn-rimmed librarian glasses throughout the film. The story is set in the 1930's.