Movies by Ted Danson
As part of the cast:
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Big Miracle (2012)
Cast: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell …
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
After small-town Alaska journalist Adam Carlson writes about three whales trapped in the Arctic Circle, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. team up to rescue them in this tale inspired by true events.…
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Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
Cast: Bryan Adams, Donald Sutherland, Helen Hunt …
Directed by: Duncan MacNeillie
This family animated adventure tells the heartwarming coming-of-age story of a young man and his best friend, a lovable and fearless dog named Jock. Narrated by Donald Sutherland, the story…
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The End of the Line (2009)
Cast: Ted Danson, Ben Bradshaw, Roberto Mielgo Bragazzi …
Directed by: Rupert Murray
Filmmaker Rupert Murray traverses the world exposing the devastating effects that overfishing with modern technology is having on fish stocks and exploring the real solutions to solve the crisis.
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Bored to Death: Season 1 (2009)
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis …
Directed by: Paul Feig, Alan Taylor
In this HBO comedy series, struggling New York novelist Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzman) pushes procrastination to new heights when he jettisons his writing duties in favor of taking on…
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Nobel Son (2008)
Cast: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy …
Directed by: Randall Miller
About to receive the Nobel Prize in chemistry, Prof. Eli Michaelson learns that kidnappers have snatched his son, a promising grad student. But when the captors demand a ransom -- the $2…
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Mad Money (2008)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes …
Directed by: Callie Khouri
When her husband loses his high-paying job, well-off Bridget Cardigan joins the janitorial staff of the Federal Reserve Bank and conspires with two of her fellow employees to pilfer old money…
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The Human Contract (2008)
Cast: Jason Clarke, Paz Vega, Idris Elba …
Directed by: Jada Pinkett Smith
When businessman Julian gets involved with a gorgeous nonconformist, the sexually charged relationship affects everything in his life, and his closely guarded secrets start to unravel. Jada…
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Damages (2007)
Cast: Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan …
Emmy winner Glenn Close is riveting as lawyer extraordinaire Patty Hewes, whose intellect is as boundless as her morals are skimpy. With her devoted colleague, Tom Shayes (Tate Donovan), and…
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Help Me Help You: Season 1 (2006)
Cast: Jere Burns, Ted Danson, Jim Rash …
Directed by: Jason Ensler, Bryan Gordon, Peter Lauer …
"Cheers" star Ted Danson may have changed venues -- relinquishing his bar stool for a therapist's couch -- but he's still dispensing advice (and still has plenty of problems of his…
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Our Fathers (2005)
Cast: Ted Danson, Christopher Plummer, Brian Dennehy …
Directed by: Dan Curtis
This powerful and timely indictment of a church in crisis stars Christopher Plummer as Cardinal Bernard Law, the high-ranking Catholic priest at the center of a far-reaching web of sexual…
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The Amateurs (2005)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Isaiah Washington, Tim Blake Nelson …
Directed by: Michael Traeger
Divorced and depressed, Andy Sargentee hatches a plan to produce an adult movie and get rich. But the production is plagued by a host of problems, not the least of which is a leading man who…
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Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
Cast: Ted Danson, Malcolm David Kelley, Keke Palmer …
Directed by: Allen Hughes
Ted Danson stars as Richard Mason, who turns to teaching after getting the ax for blowing the whistle on his corporate employer. Assigned to a class of fourth graders at a tough urban school,…
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Fronterz (2004)
Cast: Reno Wilson, Ted Danson, Blair Underwood …
Directed by: Courtney Jones
Three classically trained African-American thespians (Reno Wilson, Dennis Pressey and Garth Belcon) have the chops to snag almost any role, but urban rappers, who seem to get all the parts,…
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Talking to Heaven (2002)
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Medium James Van Praagh (Ted Danson) aids in a 30-year-old murder investigation in this crime thriller based on Van Praagh's autobiography. Plagued by ghostly voices and gruesome images,…
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Mumford (1999)
Cast: Ted Danson, Loren Dean, Hope Davis …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
A shrink who makes you think, Mumford (Loren Dean) is a small-town psychologist with an unconventional therapeutic technique that works like a tonic on townspeople such as Hope Davis, Mary…
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Homegrown (1998)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Azaria, Kelly Lynch …
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
After their boss is killed, three bumbling marijuana farmers decide they may as well take over his lucrative business and cash in on $5 million worth of product. But they never imagined how…
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger Capt. John Miller and seven of his men are ordered…
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Jerry and Tom (1998)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, Maury Chaykin …
Directed by: Saul Rubinek
Easygoing family man Tom (Joe Mantegna) -- used-car salesman by day, mob enforcer by night -- shows his brash co-worker Jerry (Sam Rockwell) the ropes of contract killing. Soon the young…
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Loch Ness (1996)
Cast: Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Ian Holm …
Directed by: John Henderson
For years, Dr. Jonathan Dempsey (Ted Danson) has been fascinated by the myth of the Loch Ness monster and how it's fueled the imagination of generations. So, it's no surprise when…
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Getting Even with Dad (1994)
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne Headly …
Directed by: Howard Deutch
To fund his ambition of owning a bakery, ex-con Ray Gleason (Ted Danson) plans a heist of rare coins -- which goes off well until Ray's estranged son, Timmy (Macaulay Culkin), turns up…
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Pontiac Moon (1994)
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ryan Todd …
Directed by: Peter Medak
As the Apollo 11 crew prepares to blast off, a science teacher gets the oddball idea to take his young son on a cross-country road trip that will end when their car registers the same mileage…
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Made in America (1993)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Nia Long …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
In this engaging farce, the results of a science class blood test force proud, self-reliant Sarah Mathews (Whoopi Goldberg) to tell her pretty teenage daughter, Zora (Nia Long), that she was…
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Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
Cast: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson …
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson are back in this uproarious sequel to Three Men and a Baby. It's 5 years later, and the swinging bachelors have devoted themselves to their…
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Dad (1989)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis …
Directed by: Gary David Goldberg
Family bonds are revived after a father is diagnosed with cancer in this bittersweet drama. Dutiful son John (Ted Danson) cares for his aging father, Jake (Jack Lemmon), but not without…
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Cousins (1989)
Cast: Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Larry (Ted Danson) and Maria (Isabella Rossellini) are "kissing cousins" -- part of an extended Polish-French family related by marriage. But when their respective spouses start sleeping…
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Three Men and a Baby (1987)
Cast: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson …
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
When an infant named Mary is left on their doorstep, three bachelor roommates (Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson) channel their feminine side and become surrogate parents to the…
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Just Between Friends (1986)
Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Julie Payne, Beverly Sanders …
Directed by: Allan Burns
Two strikingly different women, one married (Mary Tyler Moore) and the other single (Christine Lahti), form a deep friendship. What they don't realize -- at least initially -- is that…
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A Fine Mess (1986)
Cast: Ted Danson, Paul Sorvino, Jennifer Edwards …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Overhearing two mob goons conspiring to fix a horse race at the behest of their boss (Paul Sorvino), opportunists Spence Holden (Ted Danson) and Dennis Powell (Howie Mandel) try to parlay the…
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Creepshow (1982)
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver …
Directed by: George A. Romero
Based on the E.C. comic books of the 1950s, this horror anthology includes radioactive meteorites, a creepy Father's Day party, a monster in a crate and thousands of cockroaches.…
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Cheers (1982)
Cast: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt …
Featuring a sterling ensemble cast, this long-running, award-winning NBC sitcom centers around Sam Malone (Ted Danson), an ex-baseball player turned bar owner, whose popular saloon is always…
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Body Heat (1981)
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Ted Danson …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
In a sizzling-hot Florida town, attorney Ned Racine (William Hurt) becomes dangerously involved with the sultry Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner) -- and promptly schemes for a way to get her…
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The Onion Field (1979)
Cast: John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales …
Directed by: Harold Becker
One of veteran police writer Joseph Wambaugh's most compelling and uncompromising dramas, The Onion Field is the true story of the psychological collapse of a cop, Karl Hettinger (John…