10 Movies Starring Joe Pantoliano

Risky Business

Risky Business

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-08-05

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (55571 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Brickman

Fullplot:

A suburban Chicago teenager's parents leave on vacation, and he cuts loose. An unauthorised trip in his father's Porsche means a sudden need for lots of money, which he raises in a creative way.

The Last of the Finest

The Last of the Finest

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-03-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (744 Reviews)

Director:

John Mackenzie

Cast:

Writer:

Jere Cunningham (story)

Jere Cunningham (screenplay)

Thomas Lee Wright (screenplay)

George Armitage (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. Then well-armed they go after the kingpin (Boyd).

Bound

Bound

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-10-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (38746 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Andy Wachowski

Lana Wachowski

Fullplot:

Corky, a lesbian ex con hired to work in an apartment as a plumber, meets neighbors Caesar, who launders money for the Mafia, and his girlfriend Violet. The two women have a love affair and decide to steal $2,000,000 that Caesar has in custody before he gives them back to Mafia boss Gino Marzone. Caesar is set up by the two scheming women as a scapegoat but things start to go wrong when he reacts in an unexpected way...

Tinseltown

Tinseltown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (218 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Spiridakis

Cast:

Writer:

Tony Spiridakis (play)

Shem Bitterman (play)

Tony Spiridakis (screenplay)

Shem Bitterman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two down-and-out Hollywood screenwriters living together in a self-storage facility suspect that the man who rents space next to them is the infamous Costume Killer--a serial murderer who stalks the streets of Los Angeles decked out in ridiculous rented outfits. Using their neighbor's misdeeds for inspiration, the two friends desperately try to write a hit screenplay... at any cost.

U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (72920 Reviews)

Director:

Stuart Baird

Cast:

Writer:

Roy Huggins (characters)

John Pogue

Fullplot:

When a prisoner transport plane crashes, one prisoner, Mark Sheridan, skillfully escapes and saves lives at the same time. Deputy Sam Gerard and his team of U.S. Marshals pursue relentlessly, but Gerard begins to suspect that there is more to the exceptional fugitive than what he has been told. Meanwhile, Sheridan struggles to avoid capture while seeking answers of his own. Until the final scene, both Gerard and Sheridan are in jeopardy of the unknown.

Tinseltown

Tinseltown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (218 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Spiridakis

Cast:

Writer:

Tony Spiridakis (play)

Shem Bitterman (play)

Tony Spiridakis (screenplay)

Shem Bitterman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two down-and-out Hollywood screenwriters living together in a self-storage facility suspect that the man who rents space next to them is the infamous Costume Killer--a serial murderer who stalks the streets of Los Angeles decked out in ridiculous rented outfits. Using their neighbor's misdeeds for inspiration, the two friends desperately try to write a hit screenplay... at any cost.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-08-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

3.7 (19360 Reviews)

Director:

Ron Underwood

Fullplot:

After his successful night club is blown to flaming bits, Pluto and his band travel across the moon looking for clues as to who is behind the arson. Along with Bruno and Dina, Pluto visits a seedy motel, his secret hide out and the casino of the most powerful man on the moon searching for the evil doer, only to find out that the destruction of his club may have been his own fault

Memento

Memento

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.5 (757189 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher Nolan (screenplay)

Jonathan Nolan (short story "Memento Mori")

Fullplot:

Memento chronicles two separate stories of Leonard, an ex-insurance investigator who can no longer build new memories, as he attempts to find the murderer of his wife, which is the last thing he remembers. One story line moves forward in time while the other tells the story backwards revealing more each time.

The Job

The Job

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-09-26

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(715 Reviews)

Director:

Shem Bitterman

Cast:

Writer:

Shem Bitterman (screenplay)

Shem Bitterman (play)

Fullplot:

A guy looking to find employment and marry the love of his life gets in over his head when a fast-talking temp agent lands him a job.

The Identical

The Identical

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-09-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(1761 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaMusic

Fullplot:

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