10 Movies Starring Michael McKean

D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L.

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-06-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (8930 Reviews)

Director:

Simon Wincer

Genres:

FamilySci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

David Ambrose

Allan Scott

Jeffrey Ellis

Fullplot:

A young boy is found wandering without any memory of who he is. A family takes him in and begin to look for clues to help him find his way home. In the meantime, they notice that the boy seems to have certain special abilities, not usually found in kids his age, or even fully-grown adults.

Light of Day

Light of Day

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-02-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (1841 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Schrader

Genres:

DramaMusic

Fullplot:

The siblings Patty and Joe Rasnick live in an industrial suburb in Cleveland, Ohio. While Patty is focused on their rock band, The Barbusters, Joe also cares for the family and the upbringing of Patty's young son, Benji. Their pious mother reproaches them for their way of life, especially when they quit their jobs and go on tour, taking Benji with them. However, when their mother is dying of terminal cancer, they return home and resolve their problems with her.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-11-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (82324 Reviews)

Director:

John Hughes

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due to bad weather, so he decides on other means of transport. As well as bad luck, Neal is blessed with the presence of Del Griffith, shower curtain ring salesman and all-around blabbermouth who is never short of advice, conversation, bad jokes, or company. And when he decides that he is going the same direction as Neal....

Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (16744 Reviews)

Director:

Kenneth Johnson

Cast:

Writer:

Brent Maddock

S.S. Wilson

Fullplot:

When Number Five is sent from Newton and Stephanie's ranch to the big city to help Ben with his electronics business, he finds that his robotic talents are wanted by city low-life who want to turn Number Five into profits.

Hider in the House

Hider in the House

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-08-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (791 Reviews)

Director:

Matthew Patrick

Genres:

Thriller

Fullplot:

A deranged man, Tom Sykes, hides out in the attic while an unsuspecting couple (Rogers & McKean) and their family carry on their life in the house below. Once Tom stops just hiding out and becomes involved with the family and, in particular, the wife, the problems begin. An original USA made for cable movie.

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-02-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (16137 Reviews)

Director:

John Carpenter

Cast:

Writer:

H.F. Saint (book)

Robert Collector (screenplay)

Dana Olsen (screenplay)

William Goldman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Nick Halloway is accidentally made invisible during an accident. When Jenkins finds out about Nick, he set out to recruit him into the world of espionage, seeing the potential for an invisible CIA agent. When Alice Monroe falls in love with Nick, they are forced to flee the attentions of Jenkins. Nick also has the problem of living invisibly whilst trying to find a cure.

The Guru

The Guru

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-02-14

Languages:

English, Hindi

Countries:

UK, France, USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (13307 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse. The Guptas do their best to talk Ramu out of going to America, but in vain. Ram does travel to America and upon arrival in New York is received by Vijay. This is where Ram will get a shock when he finds out that Vijay works as a waiter in an Indian Restaurant, drives a taxi-cab for a living, has never owned any car, and lives in a small apartment based in a Cinema Theater that hosts Bollywood movies, and his two room-mates are Sanjeev and Amit, one of them an illegal immigrant. Ram gets a job as a waiter in the same restaurant as Vijay, but is fired when he gets into a physical argument with a customer. Thereafter Ram applies for an acting job, only to find out that he is to to star in a porno movie opposite sexy Sharonna. Shortly thereafter the Guptas in India will get the shock of their lives when they get to watch a live television telecast of Ramu, who is now known as the "Sex Guru". What they do not know is that Ramu has been inspired by his porno co-star, Sharonna, who leads a double life.

Adventures of Power

Adventures of Power

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-01-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1697 Reviews)

Director:

Ari Gold

Genres:

ComedyMusic

Fullplot:

ADVENTURES OF POWER is an epic comedy about a mine-worker named Power whose love of drums and lack of musical skill has turned him into the ridiculed "air drummer" of his small town. But when Power's union-leader father calls a strike at the mine, Power discovers an underground subculture of air-drummers who just might hold the key to changing the world. Power's journey across America brings him face-to-face with his town's greatest enemy, and allows him to discover the beat within his own heart.

Whatever Works

Whatever Works

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-07-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (54836 Reviews)

Director:

Woody Allen

Fullplot:

Attempting to impress his ideologies on religion, relationships, and the randomness (and worthlessness) of existence, lifelong New York resident Boris Yellnikoff rants to anyone who will listen, including the audience. But when he begrudgingly allows naive Mississippi runaway Melodie St. Ann Celestine to live in his apartment, his reclusive rages give way to an unlikely friendship and Boris begins to mold the impressionable young girl's worldly views to match his own. When it comes to love, "whatever works" is his motto, but his already perplexed life complicates itself further when Melodie's parents eventually track her down.

Pure Country 2: The Gift

Pure Country 2: The Gift

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-10-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (524 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.

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