List of the best Albert Brooks movies: My First Mister(2001), Real Life(1979), Modern Romance(1981), Lost in America(1985), Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World(2005), The Scout(1994), Broadcast News(1987), The In-Laws(2003), I'll Do Anything(1994), Drive(2011), A Most Violent Year(2014), I Accidentally Domed Your Son(2004) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2001
108 Minutes
Albert Brooks Leelee Sobieski Desmond Harrington Carol Kane Mary Kay Place Michael McKean John Goodman Pauley P. Lisa Persky
punk rocker retail manager ex-wife son teen girl offbeat heartwarming melodramatic los angeles albuquerque, n.m. clothing store coffee shop mall divorce unlikely friendship road trip self-discovery terminal illness rebellion quest
A 17-year-old girl has a troubled relationship with a 49-year-old man.
Comedy
USA
1979
99 Minutes
Director
Albert Brooks Charles Grodin Frances Lee McCain Dick Haynes Matthew Tobin J.A. Preston Joseph Schaffler Phyllis Quinn Jim Ritz James L. Brooks Johnny Haymer
veterinarian wife child documentarian albert brooks hilarious creative phoenix house veterinarian's office filmmaking reality narcissism family role reversal temptation discovery 1970s
A film crew sets out to record a year in the life of an average family, but things quickly start going wrong.
Comedy
USA
1981
93 Minutes
Director
Albert Brooks Kathryn Harrold Bruno Kirby Tyann Means Jane Hallaren Karen Chandler Dennis Kort Bob Einstein Virginia Feingold Thelma Leeds James L. Brooks
Albert Brooks directs himself as a successful film editor with far too many issues that affects the relationship between him and his remarkably patient girlfriend.
Comedy
USA
1985
91 Minutes
Director
Albert Brooks Julie Hagerty Michael Greene Tom Tarpey Garry Marshall Maggie Roswell Ernie Brown Art Frankel Joey Coleman Don Gibb
yuppie husband wife quirky amusing los angeles las vegas arizona winnebago casino american dream disillusionment gambling road trip unemployment quest discovery 1980s
A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago.
Comedy
USA
2005
99 Minutes
Director
Albert Brooks Sheetal Sheth John Carroll Lynch Jon Tenney Homie Doroodian Amy Ryan Penny Marshall Victoria Burrows Juliet Touzene Sunny Raina Rima Laham
comedian muslim assistant agent government official woman hysterical offbeat playful pakistan stage new delhi office india comedy cultural differences travel search islam politics
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Mexico
1994
101 Minutes
Screenwriter
Albert Brooks Brendan Fraser Dianne Wiest Lane Smith Anne Twomey Michael Rapaport Barry Shabaka Henley John Capodice
baseball player baseball scout mentally ill person pitcher psychiatrist amusing endearing rousing baseball field new york city mexico car apartment baseball redemption therapy stardom unusual behavior discovery underdog
The story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player.
Romance
USA
1987
132 Minutes
William Hurt Albert Brooks Holly Hunter Robert Prosky Lois Chiles Joan Cusack Peter Hackes Christian Clemenson Robert Katims Ed Wheeler Jack Nicholson
producer anchorman love interest reporter rival witty emotional washington, d.c. television studio friendship love triangle television loneliness romance quest love discovery 1980s
Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one Producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.
Comedy
USA|Germany|Canada
2003
98 Minutes
Michael Douglas Albert Brooks Robin Tunney Ryan Reynolds Candice Bergen David Suchet Lindsay Sloane Maria Ricossa
cia agent father daughter son villain wife hilarious madcap engaging amusing family home party wedding restaurant south america suburb secret identity family unlikely allies engagement
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his future son-in-law's father is a free-wheeling international spy.
Romance
1994
115 Minutes
Burke Adler
Nick Nolte Whittni Wright Albert Brooks Julie Kavner Joely Richardson Tracey Ullman Jeb Brown Joely Fisher
actor ex-wife movie producer daughter love interest divorcée amusing endearing household hollywood, calif. car acting film industry romance father/daughter relationship dating estrangement discovery love 1990s
An actor (Nick Nolte) tries to find work, date two women and please his bratty 6-year-old daughter (Whittni Wright).
Drama, Action, Crime
USA
2011
100 Minutes
Bernie Rose
Ryan Gosling Carey Mulligan Bryan Cranston Albert Brooks Oscar Isaac Ron Perlman Kaden Leos Christina Hendricks
stuntman mechanic single mother young boy ex-convict mob boss brutal thrilling powerful los angeles apartment building pawn shop car movie set garage heist organized crime love triangle stunt driving one last job
A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2014
124 Minutes
Andrew Walsh
Oscar Isaac Jessica Chastain David Oyelowo Alessandro Nivola Albert Brooks Elyes Gabel Catalina Sandino Moreno Peter Gerety Christopher Abbott Glenn Fleshler Jerry Adler
family immigrant family patriarch criminal crime boss thrilling tense suspenseful new york city crime violence city life immigrants corruption life business rise fall 1980s
In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.
Comedy
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Hay Love
Kurupt Ryan Combs Tony Cox Pedro Pano Albert Brooks Tony Pacheco Mark R. Gerson Jonnie Dearenzo
This offbeat dark comedy take place when four friends (Brisco, J Rob, Pedro, and Hay Love) have a backyard bar-b-q and decide to come up on some bud. Not knowing where to turn, because the ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1998
122 Minutes
Richard Ripley
George Clooney Jennifer Lopez Ving Rhames Don Cheadle Dennis Farina Albert Brooks Steve Zahn Luis Guzman Catherine Keener Isaiah Washington Keith Loneker
bank robber agent partner convict thrilling witty passionate detroit prison car hotel robbery infatuation chases heist romance kidnapping love escape pursuit
A career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.
Drama
USA
1976
113 Minutes
Tom
Robert De Niro Jodie Foster Cybill Shepherd Harvey Keitel Victor Argo Peter Boyle Albert Brooks Leonard Harris Norman Matlock Harry Northrup Peter Savage
cab driver pretty woman prostitute pimp politician brutal disturbing dark new york city car theater apartment restaurant loneliness unrequited love assassination mental illness vigilantism quest rescue
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute.
Comedy
USA
1980
109 Minutes
Yale Goodman
Goldie Hawn Eileen Brennan Armand Assante Robert Webber Sam Wanamaker Barbara Barrie Mary Kay Place Harry Dean Stanton Albert Brooks Alan Oppenheimer Gretchen Wyler
soldier newlywed military officer love interest witty amusing outlandish military base paris sexual harassment marriage revenge deception seduction class distinctions discovery temptation transformation 1980s
A sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.
Biography, Drama
UK|Australia|USA
2015
121 Minutes
Dr. Cyril Wecht
Will Smith Alec Baldwin Gugu Mbatha-Raw Arliss Howard Paul Reiser Luke Wilson Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje David Morse Matthew Willig Albert Brooks Richard T. Jones
football player pathologist doctor commissioner lawyer family member brooding emotional intense football field laboratory pittsburgh office house street brain disorder football cover-up lawsuit determination
In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
Romance
USA
2012
134 Minutes
Paul Rudd Leslie Mann John Lithgow Megan Fox Iris Apatow Maude Apatow Chris O'Dowd Jason Segel Melissa McCarthy Albert Brooks Charlyne Yi
husband wife daughter father employee friend amusing quirky playful hilarious heartwarming household los angeles shop office family home suburb domestic life marital problems financial troubles
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.