25 Movies Starring Christopher Lloyd

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-05-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (1349 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ivan Goff (screenplay)

Ben Roberts (screenplay)

Michael Kane (screenplay)

William Roberts (screenplay)

Gerald B. Derloshon (adaptation)

George W. Trendle (characters)

Fran Striker (characters)

Fullplot:

When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the evil that Cavendich represents. To this end, John Reid becomes the great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger. With the help of Tonto, the pair go to rescue the President Grant when Cavendich takes him hostage.

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-07-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.5 (636511 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Fullplot:

Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean "time machine" invented by slightly mad scientist. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love - so he can get back to the future.

Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-09-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (14340 Reviews)

Director:

John Sayles

Cast:

Writer:

Eliot Asinof (book)

John Sayles (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Track 29

Track 29

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1426 Reviews)

Director:

Nicolas Roeg

Genres:

DramaMystery

Fullplot:

A doctor's wife tires of his obsession with model trains, and spends her days wondering about the son she gave up for adoption at birth. While eating at a roadside cafe, she encounters a British hitchhiker, who turns out to be her son. They spend time together trying to find a bond. The son begins to hate the husband, and the wife begins worrying about the safety of her husband and his train set.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-06-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (127268 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Cast:

Writer:

Gary K. Wolf (novel)

Jeffrey Price (screenplay)

Peter S. Seaman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect. Groundbreaking interaction between the live and animated characters, and lots of references to classic animation.

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-11-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (292539 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Zemeckis (characters)

Bob Gale (characters)

Robert Zemeckis (story)

Bob Gale (story)

Bob Gale (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Marty McFly has only just gotten back from the past, when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty's job in the future is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the present.

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-05-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (242390 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Zemeckis (characters)

Bob Gale (characters)

Robert Zemeckis (story)

Bob Gale (story)

Bob Gale (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly receives written word from his friend, Doctor Emmett Brown, as to where can be found the DeLorean time machine. However, an unfortunate discovery prompts Marty to go to his friend's aid. Using the time machine, Marty travels to the old west where his friend has run afoul of a gang of thugs and has fallen in love with a local schoolteacher. Using the technology from the time, Marty and Emmett devise one last chance to send the two of them back to the future.

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-11-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (87966 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Addams (characters)

Caroline Thompson

Larry Wilson

Fullplot:

The Addams step out of Charles Addams' cartoons. They live with all of the trappings of the macabre (including a detached hand for a servant) and are quite wealthy. Added to this mix is a crooked accountant and his loan shark and a plot to slip in the shark's son into the family as their long lost Uncle Fester. Can the false Fester find his way into the vault before he is discovered?

Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-11-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (51510 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Addams (characters)

Paul Rudnick

Fullplot:

On any day of the week, you could expect a newborn baby to be nurtured and loved by his older sister. Except, of course, if it's Wednesday. Pubert is the latest addition to the Addams family and, to prevent sibling rivalry escalating to fratricide, Wednesday and Pugsley are shipped off to summer camp and a nanny is hired. Debby Jellinsky is great with wrinkling baldies, which makes her the perfect nanny for Pubert and the unlikely wife of Uncle Fester. The question is..."Is she grave-digging or gold-digging?"

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-06-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (40518 Reviews)

Director:

Nick Castle

Genres:

ComedyFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Hank Ketcham (characters)

John Hughes

Fullplot:

Everyone's favorite kid from the comics is back. When his parents have to go out of town, he stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town.

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-07-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(20236 Reviews)

Director:

William Dear

Cast:

Writer:

Dorothy Kingsley

George Wells

Richard Conlin

Dorothy Kingsley (screenplay)

George Wells (screenplay)

Holly Goldberg Sloan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Roger who has lost his mother is living separated from his father. As he and his friend J.P. are one of the biggest fans of the Los Angeles baseball team he has got only two dreams: Living together with a real family and let LA win the championship. As he is praying for these two things to happen some angels show up in order to help him - but he is the only one to see them and believe in them. Fortunately the coach of the baseball team sees his abilities and so LA has a run to the finals...

Rent-a-Kid

Rent-a-Kid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-11-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (1488 Reviews)

Director:

Fred Gerber

Fullplot:

Harry Habert, owner of a rent office has an original idea: To rent baby's from a nearby orphanage to the local families. He rents the Ward brother's to his first customers...

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-12-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (21287 Reviews)

Director:

Gary Fleder

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

Jimmy the Saint's business is videotaping the terminally-ill, so that they will be around to give 'Afterlife Advice' to their survivors. He hasn't been doing too well lately and has had to turn to loan-sharks to accomodate his failing business, as well as his expensive personal tastes. When an evil gangster-overlord buys up his note and demands a favor of Jimmy, in exchange for the interest that he can't afford, Jimmy capitulates. Jimmy is to scare someone for the gangster-overlord--really rough them up. Without giving too much away (spoiler), the scene goes down badly and Jimmy and his crew all end up with contracts on their heads for their trouble.

Anastasia

Anastasia

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-11-21

Languages:

English, Russian, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (77891 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Susan Gauthier (screenplay)

Bruce Graham (screenplay)

Bob Tzudiker (screenplay)

Noni White (screenplay)

Eric Tuchman (animation adaptation)

Fullplot:

The daughter of the last Russian Tsar, Nicolas II, Anastasia is found by two Russian con men, Dimitri and Vladimir, who seek the reward that her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie, promised to the ones who'll find her. But the evil mystic of the Tsar family, Rasputin, still wants the Romanov family to be destroyed forever.

Quicksilver Highway

Quicksilver Highway

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-05-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (1708 Reviews)

Director:

Mick Garris

Cast:

Writer:

Clive Barker (short story "The Body Politic")

Stephen King (short story "Chattery Teeth")

Mick Garris (teleplay)

Fullplot:

This film is actually two one hour stories, the first based on a Stephen King story called the "Chattery Teeth" about a man who picks up a hitchhiker and the second is based on a Clive Barker story called "The Body Politic" about hands that rebel against the body.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-02-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA, Germany

Runtime:

150 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (5982 Reviews)

Director:

Nick Willing

Cast:

Writer:

Lewis Carroll (novel)

Peter Barnes (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three inches. But will she ever be able to return home?

Kids World

Kids World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-03-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, New Zealand

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(226 Reviews)

Director:

Dale G. Bradley

Fullplot:

What would you wish for if you were eleven and could have anything in the world? Your parents don't understand you. Your teenage brother is constantly getting you in trouble...for things he did! You're in love with the twelve-year-old girl across the street... who, unfortunately, is dating the local bully. Then, one afternoon, while being chased by the bully, you fall into a sinkhole, which happens to be in an ancient Indian burial ground. You find a glass, which you discover turns out to be a witchdoctor's Wishing Glass. When Ryan Mitchell discovers the Wishing Glass, he wishes that all the teenagers and parents would disappear. Soon it's "Kids World," with no adults and teenagers - nobody over the age of 12 anywhere! You can only imagine what happens next...

Wish You Were Dead

Wish You Were Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (310 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.

Wit

Wit

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-03-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (7038 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Nichols

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Margaret Edson (play)

Emma Thompson (teleplay)

Mike Nichols (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Based on the Margaret Edson play, Vivian Bearing is a literal, hardnosed English professor who has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the story, she reflects on her reactions to the cycle the cancer takes, the treatments, and significant events in her life. The people that watch over her are Jason Posner, who only finds faith in being a doctor; Susie Monahan, a nurse with a human side that is the only one in the hospital that cares for Vivian's condition; and Dr. Kelekian, the head doctor who just wants results no matter what they are.

When Good Ghouls Go Bad

When Good Ghouls Go Bad

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-10-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (786 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

R.L. Stine (story)

Patrick Read Johnson (teleplay)

John Lau (teleplay)

Fullplot:

In October of 1981, Curtis Danko, the creepy kid from the small town of Walker Falls, was killed in a mysterious accident. He left behind a warning to the town: "If you ever have another Halloween again, I will return and destroy you all!" Curtis was buried in a locked crypt, along with a sculpture so evil, that unearthly fates were said to await anyone who looked at it. Now, 20 years later, the Walker men have returned to Walker Falls. They start a chain of events that unleashes an army of zombies on the town. Has Curtis Danko risen from the grave to exact his revenge? And will the people of Walker Falls make it through the night?

Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-08-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (68674 Reviews)

Director:

Alexandre Aja

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Fullplot:

Lake Victoria's annual Spring party by 50,000 young revelers is about to turn into a feeding frenzy with prehistoric hunger-pains. With knee-trembler's above the waves and tremors below, released from their dormant sleep, thousands upon thousands of flesh-eating nippers are released into the lake with whetted appetites and razor-sharp teeth. With a motley crew of strangers thrown together to defend these shores, it is now up to them to prevent the largest eat-out in human, and piranha, history.

Fly Me to the Moon 3D

Fly Me to the Moon 3D

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

Belgium, USA

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (3400 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Stassen

Fullplot:

In the Kennedy days, all the States buzz about the Apollo moon program, even the bugs. Grandpa fly keeps 'inspiring' his grandson and two mates, a nerd and a glutton, with heroic stories. New they decide to get in on the action at Cape Canaveral via an astronaut's bred box. Grandpa also gets involved. There's also an evil Soviet Russian fly to with.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-04-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (1166 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Flip Kobler (screenplay)

Cindy Marcus (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A fairy tale character who is about to flunk out of fairy tale school, Jack must perform a heroic deed by Monday or fail miserably, just like his father before him. Anxious to make good, Jack sells his C.O.W. (Computer of Wonder) for a handful of magic beans and a mysterious book that records his adventures as he's having them. Accompanied by his sidekick Grayson -- a goose who ate a bean and underwent an amazing transformation -- Jack climbs the magic beanstalk to recover the fabled Harp of Destiny from the evil Giant who lives in the sky. Helping Jack on his perilous quest is the spunky Jillian, a fearless young girl whom Jack meets on his journey -- and who just may have a hidden agenda...

Delhi Safari

Delhi Safari

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-12-07

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (1129 Reviews)

Director:

Nikhil Advani

Genres:

Animation

Cast:

Writer:

Nikhil Advani (screenplay)

Nikhil Advani (story)

Rahul Awate (dialogue)

Girish Dhamija (dialogue)

Girish Dhamija (screenplay)

Suresh Nair (screenplay)

Milap Zaveri (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Delhi Safari is the story of a journey undertaken by a cub leopard, his mother, a monkey, a bear and a parrot when the forest they live in is on the verge of destruction. A man is on the run to destroy the forest in order to erect a balcony. These five animals plan to go to Delhi and ask the parliament some very simple yet pertinent questions - why has man become the most dangerous animal? Doesn't man understand that if the forests and the animals don't exist, man will cease to exist?

Dead Before Dawn 3D

Dead Before Dawn 3D

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-10-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (2807 Reviews)

Director:

April Mullen

Fullplot:

A group of college kids accidentally create, and then unleash, a curse that makes anyone they come into contact with kill themselves and then turn into zombie demons.

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