Search results for "Bob Balaban"
Isle of Dogs (2018)

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Isle of Dogs (2018)
IMDb: N/A
101

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that’s a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon…

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)
IMDb: 4.5
89 min

A young nurse takes care of elderly author who lives in a haunted house.

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Eva Hesse (2016)

Eva Hesse (2016)

Eva Hesse (2016)
IMDb: N/A
105

German American artist Eva Hesse (1936 – 1970) created her innovative art in latex and fiberglass in the whirling aesthetic vortex of 1960s New York. Her flowing forms were in…

Genre: Documentary
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
IMDb: N/A
81

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.

Genre: Documentary
The Monuments Men (2014)

The Monuments Men (2014)

The Monuments Men (2014)
IMDb: N/A
118

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and…

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Fading Gigolo (2013)

Fading Gigolo (2013)

Fading Gigolo (2013)
IMDb: N/A
90

Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his “manager”, the duo quickly finds…

Genre: Comedy
Girl Most Likely (2012)

Girl Most Likely (2012)

Girl Most Likely (2012)
IMDb: N/A
103

A failed New York playwright stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother.

Genre: Comedy
Do You Like to Read? (2012)

Do You Like to Read? (2012)

Do You Like to Read? (2012)
IMDb: N/A
5

The librarian of the town of New Penzance introduces six animated segments illustrating Suzy’s favorite books.

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
IMDb: N/A
94

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Thin Ice (2012)

Thin Ice (2012)

Thin Ice (2012)
IMDb: N/A
93

A dishonest insurance salesman’s life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Howl (2010)

Howl (2010)

Howl (2010)
IMDb: N/A
84

It’s San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led…

Genre: Drama
Rage (2009)

Rage (2009)

Rage (2009)
IMDb: N/A
98

A schoolboy uses his cellphone camera to shoot intimate interviews with people working at a New York fashion house and secretly posts them on the internet. Result: a bitterly funny…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Recount (2008)

Recount (2008)

Recount (2008)
IMDb: N/A
116

In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add “hanging chad” to…

Dedication (2007)

Dedication (2007)

Dedication (2007)
IMDb: N/A
95

A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children’s book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and collaborator…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
No Reservations (2007)

No Reservations (2007)

No Reservations (2007)
IMDb: N/A
104

Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lady in the Water (2006)

Lady in the Water (2006)

Lady in the Water (2006)
IMDb: N/A
110

Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime…

Capote (2005)

Capote (2005)

Capote (2005)
IMDb: N/A
114

A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, ‘In Cold Blood’.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Marie and Bruce (2004)

Marie and Bruce (2004)

Marie and Bruce (2004)
IMDb: N/A
90

A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a torrent of foul-mouthed rippings…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
A Mighty Wind (2003)

A Mighty Wind (2003)

A Mighty Wind (2003)
IMDb: N/A
91

In “A Mighty Wind”, director Christopher Guest reunites the team from “Best In Show” and “Waiting for Guffman” to tell tell the story of 60’s-era folk musicians, who inspired by…

Genre: Comedy, Music
The Majestic (2001)

The Majestic (2001)

The Majestic (2001)
IMDb: N/A
152

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ghost World (2001)

Ghost World (2001)

Ghost World (2001)
IMDb: N/A
111

Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Mexican (2001)

The Mexican (2001)

The Mexican (2001)
IMDb: N/A
123

Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as “the…

Best in Show (2000)

Best in Show (2000)

Best in Show (2000)
IMDb: N/A
90

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part…

Genre: Comedy
Three to Tango (1999)

Three to Tango (1999)

Three to Tango (1999)
IMDb: N/A
98

Oscar and Peter land a career-making opportunity when a Chicago tycoon chooses them to compete for the design of a cultural center. The tycoon mistakenly believes that Oscar is gay…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Jakob the Liar (1999)

Jakob the Liar (1999)

Jakob the Liar (1999)
IMDb: N/A
120

In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Swing Vote (1999)

Swing Vote (1999)

Swing Vote (1999)
IMDb: N/A
90

A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own family’s harmony.

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Conversation with the Beast (1997)

Conversation with the Beast (1997)

Conversation with the Beast (1997)
IMDb: N/A
95

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Genre: Comedy
Waiting for Guffman (1996)

Waiting for Guffman (1996)

Waiting for Guffman (1996)
IMDb: N/A
84

Corky St. Clair is a director, actor and dancer in Blaine, Missouri. When it comes time to celebrate Blaine’s 150th anniversary, Corky resolves to bring down the house in Broadway…

Genre: Comedy, Music
The Late Shift (1996)

The Late Shift (1996)

The Late Shift (1996)
IMDb: N/A
95

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from “The Tonight Show.”

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Pie in the Sky (1996)

Pie in the Sky (1996)

Pie in the Sky (1996)
IMDb: N/A
95

Pie in the Sky is a 1996 American romantic comedy film about a young man obsessed with traffic gridlock who falls in love with an avant-garde dancer.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold (1994)

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold (1994)

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold (1994)
IMDb: N/A
116

On Mitch Robbins 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about…

Dead Bang (1989)

Dead Bang (1989)

Dead Bang (1989)
IMDb: N/A
105

Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside the violent world of hate groups and…

End of the Line (1987)

End of the Line (1987)

End of the Line (1987)
IMDb: N/A
103

When the closure of a railway is announced, employees commandeer a locomotive to get to corporate headquarters and confront the president.

Genre: Action, Drama
2010 (1984)

2010 (1984)

2010 (1984)
IMDb: N/A
116

While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and…

Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
IMDb: N/A
119

Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do…

Genre: Drama
Absence of Malice (1981)

Absence of Malice (1981)

Absence of Malice (1981)
IMDb: N/A
116

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it…

Prince of the City (1981)

Prince of the City (1981)

Prince of the City (1981)
IMDb: N/A
167

New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Altered States (1980)

Altered States (1980)

Altered States (1980)
IMDb: N/A
102

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that…

Girlfriends (1978)

Girlfriends (1978)

Girlfriends (1978)
IMDb: N/A
86

A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
IMDb: N/A
135

After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi