Movies by Robert Stanton
As part of the cast:
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Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter …
Directed by: P.J. Hogan
With dreams of writing for a top fashion glossy, shopping addict Rebecca (Isla Fisher) begins working for a financial magazine pushed by the same publisher. But as her career skyrockets, she…
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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Ron Crawford …
Directed by: Luc Besson
In this follow-up to Arthur and the Invisibles, Arthur helps Princess Selenia reach Necropolis, a lost city ruled by the evil Maltazard. Maltazard's minions and other nasty beings…
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Gigantic (2008)
Cast: Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner …
Directed by: Matt Aselton
Unhappy with his life, mattress salesman Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) pursues his lifelong obsession with adopting an infant from China. But when attractive customer Harriet (Zooey Deschanel)…
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The Quiet American (2002)
Cast: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen …
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this murder mystery centers on a love triangle set against the French Indochina War in 1952 Vietnam -- a world suffused with opium, intrigue and betrayal.…
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Mercury Rising (1998)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes …
Directed by: Harold Becker
An autistic 9-year-old boy (Miko Hughes, in an amazing performance) cracks the U.S. government's top-secret code when an unapproved test matrix gets published in a crossword magazine.…
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Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
Cast: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Jon Benjamin …
Directed by: Brad Anderson
When Erin is dumped, her mother places personal ads on her behalf. Erin reluctantly goes out with a string of men, but a lonely plumber keeps crossing her path. If the two could only meet,…
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Red Corner (1997)
Cast: Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford …
Directed by: Jon Avnet
An American businessman finds himself charged with murder and thrown headlong into China's nightmarish legal system in this tense thriller that was filmed covertly in Beijing for a week…
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Washington Square (1997)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith …
Directed by: Agnieszka Holland
Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as Catherine Sloper, an unattractive but rich spinster pursued by handsome suitor Morris Townsend (Ben Chaplin) until her disapproving father (Albert Finney) --…
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Don't Drink the Water (1994)
Cast: Ed Herlihy, Michael J. Fox, Josef Sommer …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Woody Allen directs this screen version of his 1960s play about an American family vacationing in Eastern Europe. The Hollanders end up in deep trouble when Walter (Allen) takes a picture of…
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Dennis the Menace (1993)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright …
Directed by: Nick Castle
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing…
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Bob Roberts (1992)
Cast: Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman …
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Taking aim at political skullduggery, false populism and press manipulation, this caustic mockumentary stars Tim Robbins as the titular Bob Roberts, a folk-singing right-winger trying to…
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Love or Money (1990)
Cast: Tim Daly, Michael Garin, Kevin McCarthy …
Directed by: Todd Hallowell
Near-bankrupt real estate partners Chris Murdoch (Tim Daly) and Jeff Simon (Michael Garin) encounter a million-dollar condominium deal that could change their grim situation, but falling for…
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I Eat Your Skin (1964)
Cast: Heather Hewitt, William Joyce, Betty Hyatt Linton …
Directed by: Del Tenney
Writer Tom Harris (William Joyce), who arrives on a tropical island in search of information about voodoo legends for his latest novel, discovers the secret lab of a mad scientist (Robert…
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I Eat Your Skin / The Undertaker and His Pals (1964)
Cast: William Joyce, Ray Dannis, Heather Hewitt …
Directed by: Del Tenney, T.L.P. Swicegood
Mad scientists and undertakers with a flair for gourmet meals headline this horror double feature. In Back from the Grave, starring William Joyce, a writer uncovers a madman's secret…