Movies by Alan Arkin
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Stand Up Guys (2013)
Cast: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Fisher Stevens
This tough-guy comedy follows the rambunctious reunion between three retired gangsters and their reminiscences of wild times and crimes gone by. Energized by their own memories, the drunken…
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Argo (2012)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Taylor Schilling, Bryan Cranston …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
In 1979, when Iranian militants seize the American embassy, six Americans slip into the Canadian embassy for protection, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them by…
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Thin Ice (2011)
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup …
Directed by: Jill Sprecher
Midwest insurance salesman Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) hatches a get-rich-quick scheme that depends on him gaining possession of a rare and precious violin, but his planned score results…
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The Muppets (2011)
Cast: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper …
Directed by: James Bobin
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet roommate, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a…
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The Change-Up (2011)
Cast: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Wilde …
Directed by: David Dobkin
In this contemporary reality-warp comedy, single playboy Mitch and responsible husband-father Dave are best buddies who want each other's life -- and they get the chance when they…
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Due Date (2010)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan …
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Days before his pregnant wife's due date, Los Angeles architect Peter (Robert Downey Jr.) is about to fly home from Atlanta when a series of unfortunate incidents land him on the…
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Cast: Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, Maria Bello …
Directed by: Rebecca Miller
When her husband, who's 30 years her senior, relocates the family to a retirement community, flawless wife and mother Pippa Lee slides toward a nervous breakdown as she reflects on her…
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City Island (2009)
Cast: Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait …
Directed by: Raymond De Felitta
When he recognizes his son, Tony, whom he hasn't seen in more than 20 years, among a crop of new inmates in the jail where he works, Vince Rizzo decides to bring the troubled young man…
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Get Smart (2008)
Cast: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson …
Directed by: Peter Segal
When the identities of secret agents are compromised, hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart is promoted and teams with the far more capable Agent 99 to thwart the evil terrorist group KAOS…
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Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
Cast: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn …
Directed by: Christine Jeffs
Financially on shaky ground yet determined to send her son to a top private school, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) teams up with her unreliable sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), to start a new company…
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Marley & Me (2008)
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Eric Dane …
Directed by: David Frankel
Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson star in this big-screen tearjerker based on a best-selling memoir as a newly married couple who, in the process of starting a family, learn many of…
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Bee Movie (2007)
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Jerry Seinfeld stars in this animated comedy as recent college grad Barry B. Benson, a worker bee stuck in a dead-end job making honey who files a lawsuit against humans when he learns…
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Rendition (2007)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Gavin Hood
Suspected of terrorism, an Egyptian-born man "vanishes" and is taken to a secret prison. His wife desperately tries to uncover his whereabouts, as well as his true intentions, while a CIA…
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Raising Flagg (2007)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Austin Pendleton, Glenne Headly …
Directed by: Neal Miller
When rural handyman and willful curmudgeon Flagg Purdy (Alan Arkin) accuses his friendly rival Gus Falk (Austin Pendleton) of cheating at checkers, the conflict escalates, and Flagg takes Gus…
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Firewall (2006)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Paul Bettany …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
State-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal (Paul Bettany) finds a way…
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette …
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Convinced their little Olive (Abigail Breslin) is beauty queen material, parents Richard (Greg Kinnear) and Sheryl (Toni Collette) load the rest of the family into a van and embark on a…
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The Santa Clause 3 (2006)
Cast: Tim Allen, Ann-Margret, Judge Reinhold …
Directed by: Michael Lembeck
Tim Allen stars in the third installment of his Santa Clause franchise, which finds Scott Calvin (Allen) -- alias Santa -- trying to balance the birth of a new baby Claus with threats from…
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The Second City: The First Family of Comedy (2006)
Cast: James Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey …
An uproarious behind-the-scenes look at Chicago's famed Second City comedy club and troupe, this retrospective spans from the group's early days to the hit "SCTV" series and beyond…
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Crossroads (2006)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Jacob Pitts, Amy Acker …
Directed by: Murray Robinson
Two years into his studies at a seminary, a young Jesuit named Peter (Jacob Pitts) finds himself torn between his devotion to God and his feelings for a beautiful, free-spirited woman named…
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Noel (2004)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, Paul Walker …
Directed by: Chazz Palminteri
Five New Yorkers -- including a brutalized man yearning for peace and a woman seeking a connection with her dying mother -- face Christmas Eve alone in this meditation on what lies at the…
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Eros (2004)
Cast: Regina Nemni, Alan Arkin, Chen Chang …
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh, Michelangelo Antonioni, Kar Wai Wong …
This anthology film features the works of three visionary auteurs with disparate styles and approaches. In Wong Kar-Wai's "The Hand," a high-class call girl (Li Gong) plays on the…
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The Pentagon Papers (2003)
Cast: James Spader, Claire Forlani, Paul Giamatti …
Directed by: Rod Holcomb
This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg (James Spader), who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy…
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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Antonio Banderas stars as the legendary Mexican revolutionary in this epic HBO production about the man and his myth. To raise money for his cause, Pancho teamed up with filmmaker D.W.…
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13 Conversations About One Thing (2002)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea DuVall …
Directed by: Jill Sprecher
The "one thing" that prompts 13 different conversations is happiness, and in this drama from writer-director Jill Sprecher, a superb cast (including John Turturro, Amy Irving, Matthew…
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America's Sweethearts (2001)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones …
Directed by: Joe Roth
Gwen and Eddie are a separated movie-star couple who "make nice" for the cameras at a press junket promoting their new movie together. Meanwhile, Gwen's sister harbors a crush on the…
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Varian's War (2001)
Cast: William Hurt, Julia Ormond, Matt Craven …
Directed by: Lionel Chetwynd
Based on a true story, this made-for-cable drama stars William Hurt as Varian Fry, a mild-mannered humanitarian whose determined efforts helped more than 2,000 Jews -- including many…
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Jakob the Liar (1999)
Cast: Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Eva Igo …
Directed by: Peter Kassovitz
In the Warsaw ghetto, Jewish shopkeeper Jakob tells his friends that he's obtained a radio, which is forbidden by the Nazis, and concocts fictitious news about the war to raise their morale.
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Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei …
Directed by: Tamara Jenkins
Writer-director Tamara Jenkins's semiautobiographical dramedy follows a gawky, fed-up teen as she tries to survive her dysfunctional family -- including her washed-up dad and…
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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Cast: Aaron Ingram, John Cusack, Dan Aykroyd …
Directed by: George Armitage
Freelance assassin Martin Blank faces a crisis of conscience as he heads home for his high school reunion and tries to sort out his feelings for his former sweetheart -- all while trying to…
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Gattaca (1997)
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law …
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
With one eye on his lifelong dream of working in outer space, a genetically flawed but determined "In-Valid" (Ethan Hawke) hires a DNA broker (Tony Shalhoub) to help him obtain more desirable…
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Four Days in September (1997)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Fernanda Torres, Pedro Cardoso …
Directed by: Bruno Barreto
Based on a moving true story, a group of young idealists plans a terrorist act -- their only perceived means of voicing their dreams and visions in a military regime -- in this account of the…
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Mother Night (1996)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Keith Gordon
A darkly comic film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s novel, Mother Night tells the twisted tale of Howard W. Campbell Jr. (Nick Nolte), an American writer recruited by the United States as…
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Heck's Way Home (1996)
Cast: Chad Krowchuk, Alan Arkin, Chris Sigurdson …
Directed by: Michael J. F. Scott
Young Luke Neufeld (Chad Krowchuk) thinks he'll never see his best pal again, but the friend -- a daring dog dubbed Heck -- has other ideas. The canine has only three days to traverse…
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Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
Cast: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Rachel Ticotin …
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Two brothers who were separated in early childhood take wildly divergent paths in life. One single-mindedly pursues money and the power that accrues from it, while the other adopts a more…
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Doomsday Gun (1994)
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Frank Langella, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Robert Young, Robert Young
This docudrama tells the interesting story of Dr. Gerald Bull (Frank Langella), a brilliant weapons manufacturer who was assassinated before he could deliver the ultimate missile -- a…
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Indian Summer (1993)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane …
Directed by: Mike Binder
Settle in for a heartwarming slice-of-life comedy, as eight friends reunite at their beloved summer camp after 20 years. Overshadowing the reunion, however, is the knowledge that the…
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Cast: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: James Foley
Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris and Alan Arkin chew the words of David Mamet's script (based on his own stage play) as a group of Chicago real estate salesmen vying for the best…
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The Rocketeer (1991)
Cast: Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Joe Johnston
In this stylish action-adventure, a stunt pilot stumbles across an experimental Nazi jet pack that transforms him into a one-man air force -- and soon becomes a target for mobsters, spies,…
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Havana (1990)
Cast: Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
High-stakes poker player Jack Weil (Robert Redford) is looking to score big in the final hours of Batista's Cuba, a nation on the brink of a revolt. But Weil lands in dangerous political…
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Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Tim Burton
An inventor dies before developing hands for his creation, a boy named Edward who instead has scissors at the end of each arm. Edward lives a monastic existence until an Avon lady adopts him…
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Necessary Parties (1988)
Cast: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Alan Arkin, Julie Hagerty …
Directed by: Gwen Arner
Fifteen-year-old Chris Mills (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) isn't too happy with his divorcing parents. In fact, he doesn't want them to split at all, so he hires car repair shop owner --…
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Escape from Sobibor (1987)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Joanna Pacula, Rutger Hauer …
Directed by: Jack Gold
A Nazi death camp sets the stage for this TV movie based on a true story about imprisoned Jews who plan to escape. Taking on the role of leader, Leon relies on the military know-how of fellow…
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Big Trouble (1986)
Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
An insurance salesman and father of triplets, Leonard Hoffman (Alan Arkin) devises an elaborate insurance fraud scheme in order to raise the funds necessary to send his three sons to Yale.…
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The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
Cast: Martin Sheen, Alan Arkin, James Farentino …
Directed by: Michael Ray Rhodes
This adaptation of Henry van Dyke's The Story of the Other Wise Man stars Martin Sheen as Artaban, a Magi who hopes that a sign from above will direct him to the Messiah. Artaban takes…
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A Matter of Principle (1984)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Barbara Dana, Tony Arkin …
Directed by: Gwen Arner
Writer John D. Weaver's story serves as inspiration for this family drama about a father (Alan Arkin) whose rules are hard to live by, even by the standards of his wife (Barbara Dana)…
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The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick …
Directed by: Philippe Mora
What happens to superheroes when they become has-beens? Captain Invincible, exiled from the U.S. during the McCarthy era, is now a hopeless alcoholic bum living in Australia. But when the…
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The Last Unicorn (1982)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow …
Directed by: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
This animated tale follows a unicorn who believes she's the last of her species and is searching high and low for someone just like her. All the while, she must avoid the evil Red Bull,…
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Full Moon High (1981)
Cast: Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Roz Kelly …
Directed by: Larry Cohen
Adam Arkin's first starring role was as woebegone teen Tony Walker, whose eccentric father (Ed McMahon) takes him to Transylvania for the weirdest family vacation ever. Tony is made…
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The In-Laws (1979)
Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Alan Arkin stars as a dentist who quickly grows skeptical about his daughter's wild claims that her future father-in-law, Vince (Peter Falk), is a CIA agent. But when he's sucked…
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The Seven Percent Solution (1976)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Run down by his cocaine addiction, super sleuth Sherlock Holmes enters a treatment program under the care of renowned psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in this delightful mystery-adventure based on…
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Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Paula Prentiss …
Directed by: Gene Saks
A married restaurant owner in the throes of a midlife crisis, Barney Cashman (Alan Arkin) is itching for adventure -- and finds it -- in this Neil Simon classic. As he attempts to hook up…
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Deadhead Miles (1972)
Cast: Donna Anderson, Alan Arkin, Madison Arnold …
Directed by: Vernon Zimmerman
This quirky cult comedy penned by Terrence Malick features Alan Arkin as Cooper, a trucker working for a shady outfit who picks up a stolen rig full of who-knows-what and heads off for…
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Little Murders (1971)
Cast: Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd, Vincent Gardenia …
Alan Arkin makes his directorial debut in this satire based on a play by Jules Feiffer. Unemotional photographer Alfred Chamberlain (Elliott Gould) meets inspirational Patsy Newquist (Marcia…
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Catch-22 (1970)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Martin Sheen, Richard Benjamin …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Capt. Yossarian (Alan Arkin) tries to escape the travesties of World War II by convincing his Air Force commanders that he's crazy. Hilarity ensues -- but so does reality as he watches…
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Popi (1969)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Rita Moreno, Miguel Alejandro …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
From director Arthur Hiller comes this charmingly offbeat tale about a widowed Puerto Rican father (Alan Arkin) living in New York City's crime-ridden Spanish Harlem and dreaming of a…
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Inspector Clouseau (1968)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Delia Boccardo …
Directed by: Bud Yorkin
When authorities at No. 10 Downing St. learn that the proceeds from the Great Train Robbery are being used to fund larger criminal operations, the bumbling Inspector Clouseau (Alan Arkin)…
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Chuck McCann, Biff McGuire …
Directed by: Robert Ellis Miller
Alan Arkin earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of John Singer, a deaf and mute man who comes to live in a small Southern town and ends up touching the lives of many, in this film…
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Wait Until Dark (1967)
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna …
Directed by: Terence Young
Audrey Hepburn was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Susy Hendrix, a blind woman terrorized by a criminal (Alan Arkin) who's after a stash of heroin that was planted in…
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Woman Times Seven (1967)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, Elspeth March …
Directed by: Vittorio De Sica
Shirley MacLaine earned a Golden Globe nod for her performance in this set of seven comedic tales about adultery, playing an errant widow at her spouse's funeral and a woman who turns to…
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The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966)
Cast: Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
A Russian submarine runs aground near a small New England town, and it's up to Lt. Rozanov (Alan Arkin) as the Russians' second-in-command to covertly secure a towboat to avoid an…