5 Movies Starring Lionel Stander

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1936-04-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(14275 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Capra

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Riskin (screen play)

Clarence Budington Kelland (story)

Fullplot:

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life - including playing the tuba in the town band. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow picks up his tuba and moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone from the greedy opera committee to the sensationist daily newspaper. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. Babe is a hot-shot reporter who figures the best way to get close to Deeds is to pose as a damsel in distress. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

Cul-De-Sac

Cul-De-Sac

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1966-11-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (7886 Reviews)

Director:

Roman Polanski

Fullplot:

A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at a beachfront castle. The owners of the castle, a meek Englishman and his willful French wife, are initially the unwilling hosts to the criminals. Quickly, however, the relationships between the criminal, the wife, and the Englishman begin to shift in humorous and bizarre fashion.

Between Miracles

Between Miracles

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1971-03-24

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

122 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (293 Reviews)

Director:

Nino Manfredi

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Leonardo Benvenuti (dialogue)

Piero De Bernardi (dialogue)

Luigi Magni (dialogue)

Nino Manfredi (screenplay)

Nino Manfredi (story)

Fullplot:

Benedetto is a child who came out of an accident uninjured on his first communion's day. The people of his village attribute that to a miracle and made him undergo a strict religious upbringing. That fact will determine his life, which will be affected by inner torment caused by the confrontation between sexual desires and sacrifices of faith, sin and grace.

New York, New York

New York, New York

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-06-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

155 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (12487 Reviews)

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Cast:

Writer:

Earl Mac Rauch (screenplay)

Mardik Martin (screenplay)

Earl Mac Rauch (story)

Fullplot:

The day WWII ends, Jimmy, a selfish and smooth-talking musician, meets Francine, a lounge singer. From that moment on, their relationship grows into love as they struggle with their careers and aim for the top.

Wicked Stepmother

Wicked Stepmother

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-02-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

3.9 (1241 Reviews)

Director:

Larry Cohen

Fullplot:

A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a time since they share one body & the other must live in a cat the rest of the time. Now it's up to the family's mother, a private detective and a suspended police officer to try and stop the witches.

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