Search results for "Barry Levinson"
Sleepers

Sleepers

Sleepers
IMDb: 7.5
147

Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Man of the Year

Man of the Year

Man of the Year
IMDb: 6.2
115

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins…

Avalon

Avalon

Avalon
IMDb: 7.2
126

Avalon is the third in Levinson’s semi-autobiographical series of four “Baltimore Films”: Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999). The film is set in Baltimore in…

Genre: Drama, Family
Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah
IMDb: 5.5
100

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to…

Genre: Comedy, Music, War
The Natural

The Natural

The Natural
IMDb: 7.4
137

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

Genre: Drama
Paterno

Paterno

Paterno
IMDb: 6.5
105

After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions…

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
What Just Happened

What Just Happened

What Just Happened
IMDb: 5.6
104

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Bandits

Bandits

Bandits
IMDb: 6.5
123

Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they’ve kidnapped.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Sphere

Sphere

Sphere
IMDb: 6.1
134

A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts…

Disclosure

Disclosure

Disclosure
IMDb: 6.1
123

A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jimmy Hollywood

Jimmy Hollywood

Jimmy Hollywood
IMDb: 5.3
112

Jimmy Alto is an actor wannabe who stumbles into the role of a lifetime. He becomes a vigilante crime-fighter, aided by his sidekick William, who has suffered a head wound…

Genre: Comedy
Bugsy

Bugsy

Bugsy
IMDb: 6.8
134

New York gangster Ben ‘Bugsy’ Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn’t hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Diner

Diner

Diner
IMDb: 7.1
110

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared….

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog
IMDb: 7.1
97

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President’s adviser hires a Hollywood producer to…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Tin Men

Tin Men

Tin Men
IMDb: 6.6
112

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
An Everlasting Piece

An Everlasting Piece

An Everlasting Piece
IMDb: 6.2
103

Colin (Barry McEvoy) is a Catholic and George (Brian O’Byrne) is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead they became business partners….

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Liberty Heights

Liberty Heights

Liberty Heights
IMDb: 7
127

This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he…

Genre: Drama
The Humbling

The Humbling

The Humbling
IMDb: 5.5
112

Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it’s difficult to keep pace with her.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Bay

The Bay

The Bay
IMDb: 5.7
84

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the…

Rain Man

Rain Man

Rain Man
IMDb: 8
134

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt’s father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Genre: Drama
Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes
IMDb: 6.8
109

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities….

Genre: Adventure
Envy

Envy

Envy
IMDb: 4.8
99

A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend’s newfound success.

Genre: Comedy
You Don’t Know Jack

You Don’t Know Jack

You Don’t Know Jack
IMDb: 7.6
134

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Toys

Toys

Toys
IMDb: 5.1
118

Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father’s toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist…

Good Morning, Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam
IMDb: 7.3
121

Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
The Wizard of Lies

The Wizard of Lies

The Wizard of Lies
IMDb: 6.8
133

A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for…

PoliWood

PoliWood

PoliWood
IMDb: 6
90

An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.

Genre: Documentary
The Survivor

The Survivor

The Survivor
IMDb: 6.8
129

Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing…

Genre: Drama, History