List of the best Alan Alda movies: The Four Seasons(1981), Paper Lion(1968), California Suite(1978), The Mephisto Waltz(1971), The Seduction of Joe Tynan(1979), A New Life(1988), To Kill a Clown(1972), M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell, Amen(1983), Same Time, Next Year(1978), Diminished Capacity(2008), And the Band Played On(1993), Bridge of Spies(2015) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1981
107 Minutes
Director
Alan Alda Carol Burnett Rita Moreno Len Cariou Sandy Dennis Jack Weston Bess Armstrong Elizabeth Alda Beatrice Alda Robert Hitt Kristi McCarthy
lawyer magazine editor insurance salesman dentist painter photographer uneasy mushy amusing emotional united states virgin islands new england love vacation midlife crisis marriage marital problems discovery transformation
Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises.
Comedy
USA
1968
105 Minutes
George Plimpton
writer football player coach editor girlfriend engaging spirited new york city michigan football field locker room football journalism male bonding impersonation daunting task adventure underdog 1960s
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
103 Minutes
Alan Alda Jane Fonda Maggie Smith Michael Caine Bill Cosby Walter Matthau Elaine May Richard Pryor Gloria Gifford Sheila Frazier Herbert Edelman
mother father businessperson actress gay/lesbian doctor airy amusing lighthearted los angeles beverly hills hotel divorce infidelity homosexuality show business competition prostitution transformation quest 1970s
Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Horror
USA
1971
115 Minutes
Myles Clarkson
Alan Alda Jacqueline Bisset Curt Jurgens Barbara Parkins Bradford Dillman William Windom Kathleen Widdoes Pamelyn Ferdin Curt Lowens Gregory Morton Janee Michelle
pianist virtuoso wife journalist satanist daughter uneasy eerie dark california mansion music hall dreamworld cult piano musical performance supernatural satanism paranoia transformation
An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist.
Drama
USA
1979
107 Minutes
Joe Tynan
Alan Alda Barbara Harris Meryl Streep Rip Torn Melvyn Douglas Charles Kimbrough Carrie Nye Michael Higgins Blanche Baker Adam Ross Maureen Anderman
senator wife attorney politician pretty woman secretary emotional uneasy washington, d.c. office household supreme court politics idealism infidelity ambition morality love transformation temptation
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1988
104 Minutes
Director
Alan Alda Ann-Margret Hal Linden Veronica Hamel John Shea Mary Kay Place Beatrice Alda David Eisner
After a middle-aged couple divorces, they must each enter the frightening but funny world of blind dates and new relationships.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
104 Minutes
Maj. Evelyn Ritchie
A young hippie couple rent a secluded cabin on the beach in an attempt to re-connect with each other and save their marriage. Unfortunately, the man they rented the cabin from is a ... See full summary »
Drama
1983
120 Minutes
Director
Alan Alda Mike Farrell Loretta Swit Harry Morgan David Ogden Stiers Jamie Farr William Christopher Allan Arbus Kellye Nakahara
captain major surgeon doctor cavalry captain patient emotional moving touching lighthearted dark hilarious south korea military hospital mental institution tent office war zone friendship camaraderie
As the Korean conflict comes to an end, the men and women of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital prepare to go home.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
119 Minutes
Ellen Burstyn Alan Alda Ivan Bonar Bernard Kuby Cosmo Sardo David Northcutt William Cantrell
adulterer mistress husband wife melodramatic emotional passionate california inn bedroom romance secret infidelity sex getaway guilt forbidden love temptation 1970s
A married man and a married woman end up sleeping with each other, and decide to meet at the same place every year on the anniversary of their one night stand. As the years go by, they observe changes in each other and their relationship.
Romance
USA
2008
87 Minutes
Matthew Broderick Alan Alda Virginia Madsen Louis C.K. Jimmy Bennett Dylan Baker Bobby Cannavale Jim True-Frost
editor old flame uncle charming endearing emotional chicago missouri small town family home alzheimer's disease memory loss family romance discovery escape 2000s
A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's-impaired uncle Rollie and his old flame.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
1993
140 Minutes
Dr. Robert Gallo
Matthew Modine Alan Alda Lily Tomlin Richard Gere Steve Martin Anjelica Huston Swoosie Kurtz Ian McKellen Bud Cort Phil Collins David Dukes
doctor scientist politician gay/lesbian somber sad powerful profound center for disease control and prevention laboratory hospital africa aids science homosexuality death struggle underdog quest 1980s
Fear, rivals and ignorance block a doctor's (Matthew Modine) crusade in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|Germany|India
2015
141 Minutes
Thomas Watters
Tom Hanks Mark Rylance Alan Alda Amy Ryan Eve Hewson Peter McRobbie Billy Magnussen Austin Stowell Domenick Lombardozzi Michael Gaston Sebastian Koch
pilot spy lawyer cia agent airy brooding dark somber soviet union prison berlin cold war soviet union espionage prisoners of war escape quest rescue 20th century
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Comedy
USA
1993
105 Minutes
Ted
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Jerry Adler Lynn Cohen Ron Rifkin Joy Behar Marge Redmond Aida Turturro
husband wife son writer amateur sleuth neighbor amusing playful new york city apartment restaurant movie theater city apartment big city murder investigation marriage romance death city life suspicion
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Romance, Drama
USA
2015
128 Minutes
Ira Levinson
Scott Eastwood Britt Robertson Alan Alda Jack Huston Oona Chaplin Lolita Davidovich Melissa Benoist Gloria Reuben Brett Edwards Peter Jurasik
rodeo rider college student boyfriend girlfriend elderly man wife mushy heartwarming university rodeo family home new york city love romance conflict of interest marriage love growing up transformation 2010s
The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man, as he reflects back on a past love.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
104 Minutes
Lester
Martin Landau Woody Allen Mia Farrow Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Sam Waterston Joanna Gleason Caroline Aaron Jerry Orbach Claire Bloom Stephanie Roth Haberle
director doctor producer girlfriend wife quirky amusing playful hilarious new york city adultery revenge forbidden love movie making art marriage forbidden love temptation fall rivalry
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.
Comedy, Adventure
USA
2011
105 Minutes
Arthur Shaw
Ben Stiller Eddie Murphy Casey Affleck Alan Alda Matthew Broderick Stephen McKinley Henderson Judd Hirsch Tea Leoni Michael Peña Gabourey Sidibe Nina Arianda
superintendent concierge maid financier swindler engineer lighthearted intricate cheeky cool new york city condo penthouse heist class distinctions financial crisis crime revenge underdog quest
When a group of hard-working guys find out they've fallen victim to their wealthy employer's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.
Drama
USA
2008
107 Minutes
Albert Burnside
Kate Beckinsale Matt Dillon Angela Bassett Vera Farmiga Alan Alda David Schwimmer Courtney B. Vance Noah Wyle Floyd Abrams Preston Bailey Kristen Bough
reporter cia agent prosecutor attorney husband editor suspenseful profound melodramatic washington, d.c. courtroom newsroom restaurant prison cemetery journalism court battles espionage undercover operations marriage
In Washington, D.C., a reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2004
166 Minutes
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster
Leonardo DiCaprio Cate Blanchett Kate Beckinsale John C. Reilly Alec Baldwin Alan Alda Ian Holm Danny Huston Gwen Stefani Jude Law Adam Scott
howard hughes katharine hepburn ava gardner entrepreneur actor pilot striking fascinating thrilling airplane hangar hollywood, calif. howard hughes love obsessive-compulsive disorder aviation filmmaking ambition fall rise love
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
Comedy
USA
1963
97 Minutes
Charlie Cotchipee
Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Sorrell Booke Godfrey Cambridge Hilda Haynes Alan Alda Beah Richards Charles Welch Ralph Roberts
reverend fiancée son plantation owner old man engaging spirited playful witty plantation barn church cotchipee, ga. civil rights deception father/son relationship schemes integration racism quest
An idealistic young man returns to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. He brings his fiancée Lutiebelle, but hopes to convince the plantation owner that she is really his cousin ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2019
136 Minutes
Bert Spitz
Scarlett Johansson Adam Driver Azhy Robertson Laura Dern Ray Liotta Julie Hagerty Alan Alda Mary Hollis Inboden Wallace Shawn Merritt Wever Brooke Bloom
Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
Romance
USA
2000
126 Minutes
Dan Wanamaker
Mel Gibson Helen Hunt Marisa Tomei Mark Feuerstein Lauren Holly Ashley Johnson Alan Alda Judy Greer Delta Burke Valerie Perrine Lisa Edelstein
ad executive daughter ex-wife coworker woman chauvinist hilarious lighthearted amusing charming las vegas apartment office misogyny relationships romance mind reading change of heart film transformation
A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1992
103 Minutes
Leo Green
Annabella Sciorra Jamey Sheridan Anthony LaPaglia Jill Clayburgh John Alberto Leguizamo Deborah Kara Unger Alan Alda Anthony Heald Jacqueline Brookes Gene Canfield
psychiatrist beautiful woman lover killer mentor sultry suspenseful new york city office sex psychiatry sadomasochism murder obsession mystery discovery 1990s
Eve tells her shrink, Ann, about kinky sex with a man. Ann learns that it's the same man, she's been seeing lately. Eve finds out and explodes. A murder follows.
Biography, Drama
Canada|USA
2008
120 Minutes
Gregory Lawson
Greg Kinnear Lauren Graham Dermot Mulroney Jake Abel Daniel Roebuck Tim Kelleher Bill Smitrovich Alan Alda
professor inventor wife child offbeat positive powerful detroit household automotive industry corporate greed justice lawsuit underdog quest 1960s
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
Comedy
USA
2012
98 Minutes
Carvin
Paul Rudd Jennifer Aniston Justin Theroux Malin Akerman Kathryn Hahn Lauren Ambrose Ken Marino Joe Lo Truglio Kerri Kenney-Silver Alan Alda Jordan Peele
unemployed person husband wife hippie real estate developer brother witty lighthearted playful cheeky new york city commune big city home bed and breakfast modern life values economy nudity city vs. country
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.