Movies by Andrew McCarthy
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Main Street (2011)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Colin Firth, Patricia Clarkson …
Directed by: John Doyle
When an outsider arrives and proposes storing hazardous waste in their small North Carolina town, the residents must weigh the risks against the financial rewards in this ensemble drama that…
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The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2011)
Cast: Ryan O'Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel …
Directed by: Ryan O'Nan
After losing his band and his girlfriend, a disillusioned musician agrees to tour the country with a spirited stranger who helps him change his tune. Along the way, he makes some surprising…
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The Good Guy (2009)
Cast: Alexis Bledel, Andrew McCarthy, Scott Porter …
Directed by: Julio DePietro
Well aware of his own blessings, up-and-coming Wall Street star Tommy Fielding decides to mentor one of his co-workers, Daniel. But his new protege may prove too apt a pupil in this romantic…
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Don't You Forget About Me (2009)
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Kelly LeBrock, Mia Sara …
Directed by: Matt Austin
After creating some of cinema's greatest teen films -- The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and more -- John Hughes vanished from the Hollywood scene in…
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Camp Hell (2009)
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Bruce Davison, Dana Delany …
Directed by: George VanBuskirk
Each summer at Camp Hope, a priest (Bruce Davison) leads the campers in religious training. But this year, the normally safe retreat turns horrifying when the priest accidentally brings…
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The National Tree (2009)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Evan Williams, Kari Matchett …
Directed by: Graeme Campbell
When his Sitka Spruce wins a nationwide search for a tree worthy to put up on the White House lawn, Oregon teenager Rock Burdock (Evan Williams) talks his reluctant dad, Corey (Andrew…
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Sarah Bolger …
Directed by: Mark Waters
When city-raised twins Jared and Simon move to a tumbledown country mansion with their mother and sister, it's quite an adjustment -- especially after they uncover a magical and…
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Lipstick Jungle (2008)
Cast: Brooke Shields, Kim Raver, Lindsay Price …
Candace Bushnell's juicy novel serves as the inspiration of this stylish nighttime soap about three powerful women -- media mogul Wendy (Brooke Shields), magazine editor Nico (Kim Raver)…
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Crusader (2005)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Michael York, Bo Derek …
Directed by: Bryan Goeres
Television journalist Hank Robinson (Andrew McCarthy) uncovers information that could transform the world in this action-packed thriller. Robinson convinces an informant to disclose…
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Anything But Love (2004)
Cast: Isabel Rose, Andrew McCarthy, Cameron Bancroft …
Directed by: Robert Cary
Straight out of the 1950s, this musical chronicles the life of Billie Golden (Isabel Rose), who currently lives with her mother (Alix Korey) in Queens as she tries to decide which of the two…
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2B Perfectly Honest (2004)
Cast: Adam Trese, Andrew McCarthy, John Turturro …
Directed by: Randel Cole
When his company goes under, ladder-climbing Frank (Adam Trese) parts ways with his business partner, Josh (Andrew McCarthy), and moves in with his parents (Robert Vaughn and Hayley Mills).…
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Hollywood Mom's Mystery (2004)
Cast: Justine Bateman, Elizabeth Peña, George Hamilton …
Directed by: David S. Cass Sr.
Struggling children's book illustrator Lucy Freers (Justine Bateman), her young daughter Chloe (Holliston Coleman) and her ne'er-do-well husband, Kit (Andrew McCarthy), live in…
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Straight from the Heart (2003)
Cast: Teri Polo, Andrew McCarthy, Patricia Kalember …
Directed by: David S. Cass Sr.
After being tricked into answering a personals ad by a well-intentioned friend, Jordan Donovan (Teri Polo) finds herself face-to-face with a blind date (Andrew McCarthy) she has absolutely…
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Nowhere in Sight (2001)
Cast: Helen Slater, Christopher Heyerdahl, Andrew McCarthy …
Directed by: Doug Jackson
Having been blinded in an accident a year earlier, Carly (Helen Slater) is still adjusting to life without her sense of sight. When her boyfriend, Eric (Andrew McCarthy), goes out of town,…
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Heaven Must Wait (2001)
Cast: Louise Lombard, Andrew McCarthy, Bill Treacher …
Directed by: Tom Reeve
After losing his job, his apartment and all self-respect, Raymond (Andrew McCarthy) learns that he's inherited a property in the English countryside. But when he comes to claim his…
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A Storm in Summer (2000)
Cast: Peter Falk, Aaron Meeks, Nastassja Kinski …
Directed by: Robert Wise
Abel Shaddick (Peter Falk) is a lonely Jewish deli owner who accepts an inner-city kid, Herman (Aaron Meeks), into his home for the summer. Although the two come from different worlds, they…
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The Sight (2000)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Tighe, Amanda Redman …
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
While on assignment in London to manage the renovations of a hotel, New York architect Michael Lewis (Andrew McCarthy) discovers what losing control truly means. Plagued by nightmares and…
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Beyond Redemption (1999)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Michael Ironside, Jayne Heitmeyer …
Directed by: Chris Angel
When the city's most respected citizens -- from priests to philanthropists -- begin to meet with ugly and untimely ends, Detective Henry Smith (Andrew McCarthy) is pegged to track down…
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New World Disorder (1999)
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Andrew McCarthy, Tara Fitzgerald …
Directed by: Richard Spence
High-tech crime meets low-tech sleuthing in this action thriller as enterprising software pirate Kurt Bishop (Andrew McCarthy) tries to filch a valuable encryption program, and grizzled…
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New Waterford Girl (1999)
Cast: Liane Balaban, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Mary Walsh …
Directed by: Allan Moyle
Fifteen-year-old Moonie Pottie (Liane Balaban) dreams of leaving her sheltered Nova Scotia community for New York City. Moonie's teacher (Andrew McCarthy) sees her potential and arranges…
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I'm Losing You (1998)
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Rosanna Arquette, Andrew McCarthy …
Directed by: Bruce Wagner
Based on Bruce Wagner's best-selling novel (and directed by the author), this film chronicles the attempts of wealthy businessman Perry Krohn (Frank Langella) to juggle the needs of his…
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A Change of Heart (1998)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Michael Learned, Teri Polo …
Directed by: Alan Metzger
After much soul-searching, Keith Lussier (Andrew McCarthy) and his wife, Kim (Teri Polo), decide to adopt a child. At first reluctant, Keith comes around when he sees a picture of his…
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Stag (1997)
Cast: John Stockwell, Mario Van Peebles, Jerry Stiller …
Directed by: Gavin Wilding
Michael throws his friend Victor an epic bachelor party -- a bonanza of strippers, booze and drugs with their pals Daniel, Timan and drug dealer Pete. But after one of the strippers ends up…
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Things I Never Told You (1996)
Cast: Lili Taylor, Andrew McCarthy, Seymour Cassel …
Directed by: Isabel Coixet
After her boyfriend dumps her by telephone from Europe, Ann (Lili Taylor) makes a half-hearted attempt to kill herself. Realizing she needs support, she calls a suicide hotline and talks to…
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Everything Relative (1996)
Cast: Ellen McLaughlin, Olivia Negron, Stacy Nelkin …
Directed by: Sharon Pollack
Reunited for a special occasion, a group of women friends -- both gay and straight -- relive their memories of their college days during the 1970s, rekindle faded friendships and ignite new…
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Mulholland Falls (1996)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Set in early-1950s Los Angeles, this crime thriller about an elite anti-gangster police squad boasts an all-star cast. Led by Max Hoover (Nick Nolte), the group of detectives known as the Hat…
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Escape Clause (1996)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Paul Sorvino, Connie Britton …
Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Blindsided by news that his wife (Kate McNeil) is plotting to kill him, hotshot executive Richard (Andrew McCarthy) becomes a murder suspect when his spouse and her hired hit man turn up…
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Night of the Running Man (1995)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Scott Glenn, John Glover …
Directed by: Mark L. Lester
Doing his job pays off for Las Vegas cab driver Jerry Logan (Andrew McCarthy) when he picks up a stranger who leaves a million dollars behind in the back seat. But with a hired hit man (Scott…
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Dream Man (1995)
Cast: Patsy Kensit, Bruce Greenwood, Andrew McCarthy …
Directed by: Rene Bonniere
Seattle homicide cop Kris Anderson (Patsy Kensit) has fallen for the handsome prime suspect in a murder case she's investigating. She believes David Mander (Andrew McCarthy) is innocent…
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Jennifer Jason Leigh portrays writer Dorothy Parker -- one of the Prohibition era's wittiest and most tragic intellects -- through her triumphs and trials as a fixture of…
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Weekend at Bernie's 2 (1993)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Barry Bostwick …
Directed by: Robert Klane
Everybody's favorite stiff is back! Working fools Larry Wilson (Andrew McCarthy) and Richard Parker (Jonathan Silverman) have uncovered a dirty, little secret: Their former boss, Bernie…
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Only You (1992)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Kelly Preston, Helen Hunt …
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Luckless dollhouse designer Cliff Godfrey (Andrew McCarthy) gets dropped by his fiancée just before their trip to Mexico, but when the dejected ex hits it off with gorgeous party girl Amanda…
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Year of the Gun (1991)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, John Pankow, Sharon Stone …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
American writer David Raybourne (Andrew McCarthy) travels to Rome in the 1970s, using the political unrest as inspiration for a new novel. He develops a plot about the Red Brigade terrorist…
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Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart …
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
This late-1980s classic finds co-workers Larry (Andrew McCarthy) and Richard (Jonathan Silverman) spending a weekend at the beach house of their boss, Bernie (Terry Kiser), who's…
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Kansas (1988)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Matt Dillon, Arlen Dean Snyder …
Directed by: David Stevens
Wade Corey (Andrew McCarthy) is hitching his way to his friend's wedding in Kansas when he hooks up with drifter Doyle Kennedy (Matt Dillon). Before he knows what's happening, Wade…
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Fresh Horses (1988)
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Patti D'Arbanville …
Directed by: David Anspaugh
Smart, rich and driven, Matt Larkin (Andrew McCarthy) thought all he was going to get at the bachelor party arranged by his best friend at a bar was a last hurrah. But when he meets Jewel…
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Mannequin (1987)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty …
Directed by: Michael Gottlieb
Jonathan (Andrew McCarthy), a struggling artist who can't hold down a job, builds a beautiful, realistic-looking mannequin who just happens to be a reincarnated Egyptian princess. But…
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Less Than Zero (1987)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr. …
Directed by: Marek Kanievska
When Clay (Andrew McCarthy) comes home from college, he finds that his former girlfriend (Jami Gertz) and his best friend (Robert Downey Jr.) have established a relationship -- and with it, a…
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Waiting for the Moon (1987)
Cast: Linda Bassett, Jacques Boudet, Linda Hunt …
Directed by: Jill Godmilow
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this erudite biopic provides a fictionalized portrait of one of history's great literary couples: Gertrude Stein (Linda…
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Pretty in Pink (1986)
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer …
Directed by: Howard Deutch
Working-class misfit Andie thinks her dreams have come true when rich, popular Blane asks her to prom in this coming-of-age classic from John Hughes. Meanwhile, Andie's best friend…
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St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Best friends and recent Georgetown graduates struggle with the newfound responsibilities of life in the real world -- in between visits to their favorite bar, St. Elmo's -- in this…
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Heaven Help Us (1985)
Cast: Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Andrew McCarthy …
Directed by: Michael Dinner
A strict Catholic boys' school in Brooklyn stands as a buttress against the hedonistic temptations of the 1960s. But the Brothers of St. Basil have to work overtime to keep their…
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Class (1983)
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy …
Directed by: Lewis John Carlino
Taking his geeky prep school roommate, Jonathan Ogner (Andrew McCarthy), under his worldly wing, Skip Burroughs (Rob Lowe) packs him off to lose his virginity in Chicago -- where Jonathan…