Movies by Dennis Quaid
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Playing for Keeps (2012)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Seeking to redeem himself and repair his relationship with his family, a washed-up pro soccer player coaches his son's team. But the hot, lonely soccer moms, who find him irresistible,…
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What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks …
Directed by: Kirk Jones
This star-studded romantic comedy follows the intersecting lives of several couples as they hazard the ups and downs of pregnancy and impending parenthood. In the process, they discover some…
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Beneath the Darkness (2012)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Aimee Teegarden, Tony Oller …
Directed by: Martin Guigui
In this creepy thriller set in a close-knit heartlands community, Dennis Quaid plays a mortician whose respectable life hides homicidal secrets. Only the local teens -- who know of the…
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The Words (2012)
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
After finding a brilliant unpublished book in an old briefcase, wannabe writer Rory Jansen decides to claim it's his work -- but his choice sets events in motion that have him facing an…
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At Any Price (2012)
Cast: Zac Efron, Heather Graham, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Ramin Bahrani
In this father-vs.-son drama, Dean Whipple is fixated on auto racing, while his dad, Henry, wants him to take over the family's farm business. However, Henry's penchant for shady…
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Soul Surfer (2011)
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt …
Directed by: Sean McNamara
From director Sean McNamara comes this inspiring film that dramatizes the real-life story of Bethany Hamilton, a Hawaiian teen who bravely returns to competitive surfing after losing her left…
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Footloose (2011)
Cast: Craig Brewer, Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough …
Directed by: Craig Brewer
This musical remake of the infectious 1984 hit finds dance-lovin', big-city kid Ren MacCormack stuck in a small town where dancing is illegal. As he rebels against the town and its…
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Legion (2010)
Cast: Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton …
Directed by: Scott Charles Stewart
In the wake of an apocalypse of major proportions, a motley crew of survivors ekes out a living at an abandoned truck stop in the desert, never suspecting that the pregnant woman walking…
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The Special Relationship (2010)
Cast: Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, Hope Davis …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Deal, The Queen) delivers a third film centered on the career of British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) with this political drama chronicling…
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller …
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller and Marlon Wayans star in this action-packed G.I. Joe adventure, in which Hawk, Ripcord, Heavy Duty and the rest of the elite special mission force…
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Pandorum (2009)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet …
Directed by: Christian Alvart
Upon rousing themselves from hyper-sleep, a pair of crewmen assigned to work on a spacecraft discover startling gaps in their collective memory -- including who they are and what, exactly,…
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: Movies that Rocked 'n' Rolled (2009)
Cast: Beatles, John Travolta, Johnny Depp …
Another entry in the fine Hollywood Singing and Dancing series, this edition showcases the greatest rock 'n' roll films of the last half-century, from the musical Grease to the…
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Smart People (2008)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page …
Directed by: Noam Murro
An unexpected romance with a charming former student (Sarah Jessica Parker) and a surprise visit from his wild adopted brother (Thomas Haden Church) conspire to turn the life of widowed…
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The Express (2008)
Cast: Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton …
Directed by: Gary Fleder
Rob Brown stars as trailblazer Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Dubbed the "Elmira Express" because of his tireless drive, Davis also lived up to the title…
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The Horsemen (2008)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Lou Taylor Pucci …
Directed by: Jonas Åkerlund
Already reeling from the shocking death of his wife, detective Aidan Breslin (Dennis Quaid) is destined for even darker days when he's tasked with investigating a series of grisly serial…
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Vantage Point (2007)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt …
Directed by: Pete Travis
Moments after he arrives in Spain for a landmark antiterrorism summit, U.S. President Ashton is shot. The 15 minutes leading up to the shooting are rehashed -- Rashomon-style -- from the…
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Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (2007)
Cast: Meat Loaf, Kasim Sulton, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Bruce David Klein
Travel with legendary rocker Meat Loaf on his most ambitious tour ever in this feature documentary. Enduring a demanding 2007 schedule in support of "Bat Out of Hell III," the finale of his…
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Battle for Terra (2007)
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson …
Directed by: Aristomenis Tsirbas
In this animated feature, a spirited teenage alien resolves to keep human invaders from pulling off a hostile takeover of her peaceful planet, Terra, by kidnapping and nursing back to health…
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American Dreamz (2006)
Cast: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore …
Directed by: Paul Weitz
For the first time in four years, President Staton picks up a newspaper and becomes a virtual hermit as he begins questioning his narrow worldview. To get him back in the limelight, his chief…
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Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Amber Tamblyn, Rene Russo …
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo take on the roles made famous by Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball in this remake of the 1968 comedy about two single parents who plan to marry and merge their broods…
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2005 Houston Astros: The Championship Season (2005)
Cast: Dennis Quaid
After years of close calls, the Houston Astros finally reached the World Series for the first time in franchise history in 2005, where they ultimately couldn't catch the Chicago White…
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The Alamo (2004)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric …
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Based on actual events, this period drama tells the story of a small Texas mission where, in 1836, nearly 200 men stood their ground for two weeks as they were attacked by Mexican forces led…
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The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
After years of unabated global warming, the greenhouse effect is wreaking havoc all over the globe in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and, most ominously,…
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Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is (2004)
Cast: Neville Brothers, Buckwheat Zydeco, Dixie Cups …
Catch the legendary Neville Brothers as they perform live at the Storyville Jazz Hall in New Orleans. They're joined by an extraordinary roster of special guests, including Gregg Allman,…
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The Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Jared Padalecki …
Directed by: John Moore
When a C-119 cargo plane full of oil workers crashes in Mongolia's Gobi Desert during a sandstorm, the survivors attempt to build a new plane from the parts they find in the wreckage,…
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In Good Company (2004)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson …
Directed by: Paul Weitz
An ad salesman, Dan, must take a junior position after a corporate shakedown. Worse, he now reports to a much younger boss, Carter -- a mandate made more difficult when Carter becomes smitten…
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Cold Creek Manor (2003)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff …
Directed by: Mike Figgis
Location, location, location. A loving couple (Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone), along with their son and daughter, relocate from the city to the country, where they put the down payment on…
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The Rookie (2002)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez …
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
In this inspiring true story, Jim Morris strikes an intriguing bargain with the Texas high school baseball team he coaches: If they make the playoffs, he'll try out for the big leagues.
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Far from Heaven (2002)
Cast: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert …
Directed by: Todd Haynes
When she finds her husband with another man, a housewife in 1950s Connecticut must deal not only with infidelity but racial tension, as she copes with her emotional turmoil by developing an…
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Dinner with Friends (2001)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell, Greg Kinnear …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
The main course is angst when married couple Gabe (Dennis Quaid) and Karen (Andie MacDowell) learn their best friends (Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear) are divorcing after 12 years of marriage…
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Frequency (2000)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Shawn Doyle …
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Policeman John Sullivan has long dreamed of altering the events that took the life of his fireman father in October 1969. So when a series of miraculous occurrences makes it possible for John…
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Traffic (2000)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro …
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Interlacing three disturbing snapshots of America's drug war, this Oscar-winning saga follows a U.S. drug czar who learns his daughter's an addict, a Mexican cop caught in a corrupt…
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Any Given Sunday (1999)
Cast: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Master director Oliver Stone crafted this look at the gritty world of professional football, capturing the trials and tribulations of the fictional Miami Sharks, a team beset by unnecessary…
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Savior (1998)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Stellan Skarsgård …
Directed by: Peter Antonijevic
Based on a true story, director Peter Antonijevic's bleak war drama profiles American military liaison Joshua Rose (Dennis Quaid). After his wife and child are killed in a terrorist…
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The Parent Trap (1998)
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson …
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
When Hallie Parker and Annie James meet at summer camp, they think they have nothing in common -- only to discover that they're identical twins. Soon, they're up to their freckles…
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Playing by Heart (1998)
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery …
Directed by: Willard Carroll
In this slice-of-life mosaic, love and lust swirl around contemporary Los Angeles, kicking up dust in the lives of a diverse collection of couples as they attempt to navigate the battleground…
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Switchback (1997)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto …
Directed by: Jeb Stuart
After discovering his son missing and the baby sitter murdered, an FBI agent tracks a serial killer he's convinced committed the crimes. His investigation leads him to Texas, where two…
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Gang Related (1997)
Cast: James Belushi, Dennis Quaid, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Jim Kouf
Not averse to stepping over the line, New York cops Divinci (James Belushi) and Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) do what it takes to clean the hood of drug dealers. But when they accidentally kill an…
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Dragonheart (1996)
Cast: Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis …
Directed by: Rob Cohen
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen (Dennis Quaid) comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco…
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Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth (1996)
Cast: Muppets, Dennis Quaid
In this installment of the Sesame Street series designed to teach little ones important life lessons, Telly learns the pitfalls of lying when he tells his friends that his uncle (Dennis…
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Something to Talk About (1995)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
After experiencing marital problems with Eddie (Dennis Quaid), Southern belle horse trainer Grace (Julia Roberts) moves in with her outspoken sister, Emma (Golden Globe-nominated Kyra…
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Wyatt Earp (1994)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp is continually at odds with a gang of renegade cowboys, culminating in a fiery showdown between the outlaws and Earp's men -- including the ailing Doc…
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Flesh and Bone (1993)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, James Caan …
Directed by: Steve Kloves
When loner Arlis Sweeney (Dennis Quaid) meets Kay Davies (Meg Ryan), their attraction is palpable, despite his reserve and her marriage. They fall in love, unaware that they share a tragic…
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Undercover Blues (1993)
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Fiona Shaw …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
After their baby daughter is born, husband and wife superspies Jeff (Dennis Quaid) and Jane Blue (Kathleen Turner) plan to quit the business so they can focus on their family. But when word…
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Wilder Napalm (1993)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Debra Winger, Arliss Howard …
Directed by: Glenn Gordon Caron
Wilder (Arliss Howard) and Wallace (Dennis Quaid) are brothers blessed and burdened with the power to set things on fire through thought. But the two have long been alienated from each other,…
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Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Carrie Fisher's scathing confessional novel -- adapted from her best-seller about a woman who becomes addicted to drugs while pursuing a Hollywood acting career -- makes a bitingly funny…
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Come See the Paradise (1990)
Cast: Tamlyn Tomita, Colm Meaney, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Alan Parker
Jack McGurn (Dennis Quaid) and his Japanese wife struggle with racial prejudice in this romantic drama set in the 1930s. After moving to Los Angeles, the ex-union organizer falls for the…
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Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Jim McBride
This rockin' biopic depicts the meteoric rise of rock 'n' roll's most daring living legend, Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid). Concentrating on the years from 1956 to 1959,…
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D.O.A. (1988)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling …
Directed by: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Sleepwalking through the academia, an alcoholic college professor spends more time drinking than grading papers or writing new novels. But he gets a wake-up call (from hell) when he discovers…
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Everybody's All-American (1988)
Cast: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Gavin "Gray Ghost" Gray (Dennis Quaid) is a bona fide Louisiana football legend with a brilliant future in the NFL all but assured. To make his joy complete, Gray marries his college…
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Innerspace (1987)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Joe Dante
A hell-raising Navy test pilot (Dennis Quaid) is miniaturized for a top-secret exploratory journey inside a laboratory rabbit -- but is instead injected into the body of a high-strung nebbish…
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Suspect (1987)
Cast: Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson …
Directed by: Peter Yates
When a Supreme Court justice commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all signs point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But the public defender…
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The Big Easy (1986)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty …
Directed by: Jim McBride
When a New Orleans police detective is assigned to investigate a series of mob-related slayings, he's forced into regular contact with an assistant district attorney determined to prove…
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Enemy Mine (1985)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James …
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Earthling Davidge (Dennis Quaid) is one of many space warriors facing a brutal battle against the reptilian Draconians, among them the soldier Jeriba (Louis Gossett Jr.). But when the…
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Dreamscape (1984)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer …
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Two research scientists operate a government-funded clinic specializing in the study of dreams. Seeking help with an experiment, the doctors hire a gifted psychic to enter the subconscious…
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The Right Stuff (1983)
Cast: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris …
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Director Philip Kaufman and a stellar cast -- including Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn and Ed Harris -- chronicle NASA's early transition from breaking the sound barrier in 1947 to the…
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Jaws 3 (1983)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale …
Directed by: Joe Alves
When a baby great white shark accidentally finds its way into a Florida theme park, the manager (Louis Gossett Jr.) decides to keep it as the centerpiece for a new exhibit. But he didn't…
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Tough Enough (1983)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Stan Shaw, Warren Oates …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
All tree trimmer Art Long (Dennis Quaid) has to do to get everything he wants is knock down five different guys in one night as part of the televised Toughman Contest. But is he tough enough…
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Caveman (1981)
Cast: Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Carl Gottlieb
In this spoof of prehistoric times, lovesick Atouk -- the smallest and weakest caveman of his tribe -- struggles to win the heart of the beautiful Lana. But to do so, he'll have to…
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All Night Long (1981)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd …
Directed by: Jean-Claude Tramont
Miserable family man George Dupler (Gene Hackman) can't take much more. He's not terribly fond of his wife (Diane Ladd) or his son (Dennis Quaid). The last straw comes when…
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Bill / Bill on His Own (1981)
Cast: Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, Mickey Rooney …
Directed by: Anthony Page
Legendary actor Mickey Rooney stars as Bill Sackter, a mentally disabled man released from an institution after a lifelong stay to see if he can survive on his own in the big city. Taken in…
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The Long Riders (1980)
Cast: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine …
Directed by: Walter Hill
Four sets of real-life brothers -- the Carradines, the Keaches, the Quaids and the Guests -- play four sets of outlaw brothers in director Walter Hill's gritty retelling of the story of…
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G.O.R.P. (1980)
Cast: Michael Lembeck, Dennis Quaid, Philip Casnoff …
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
College students Kavell (Michael Lembeck) and Bergman (Philip Casnoff) spend a summer waiting tables and creating havoc at an upstate New York summer camp, aided by their unbalanced fellow…
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Breaking Away (1979)
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern …
Directed by: Peter Yates
After graduating from high school, Dave Stohler (Dennis Christopher) dreams of becoming a champion bicyclist. Posing as an exchange student to mask his working-class roots, he frustrates his…
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Our Winning Season (1978)
Cast: Scott Jacoby, Deborah Benson, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
This inspiring coming-of-age drama stars Scott Jacoby as David Wakefield, a high school athlete frustrated by failure. He can't seem to crack his second-place streak in track meets -- or…
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Seniors (1978)
Cast: Priscilla Barnes, Gary Imhoff, Jeffrey Byron …
Directed by: Rodney Amateau
Four enterprising college seniors pose as graduate researchers and open a phony sex clinic rather than face the prospect of working for a living. But when the workload gets too heavy, they…
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Are You in the House Alone? (1978)
Cast: Kathleen Beller, Blythe Danner, Tony Bill …
Directed by: Walter Grauman
Teenager Gail Osborne (Kathleen Beller) is plagued by strange phone calls and a series of scary notes left in her school locker. She sets out to identify the culprit, but her terror mounts…
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September 30, 1955 (1977)
Cast: Richard Thomas, Susan Tyrrell, Deborah Benson …
Directed by: James Bridges
Jimmy, who lives in small-town Arkansas, idolizes James Dean. When Dean dies in a car accident, Jimmy becomes distraught and unhinged. Hoping to help, Jimmy's friends stage a vigil for…
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Crazy Mama (1975)
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
In this joyous, unrelentlessly kitschy celebration of 1950s America, three outlaw ladies head back to their hometown to take over a family farm that was lost during the Great Depression.…
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Film Noir Collection: D.O.A. (1950)
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler …
Directed by: Rudolph Maté
While on vacation in San Francisco, an accountant named Frank Bigelow ingests a dose of lethal, slow-acting poison and begins a desperate search for the individual responsible for his…