List of the best Austin Pendleton movies: Sunset(2018), The Muppet Movie(1979), Men of Means(1998), Lovely by Surprise(2007), Mr. Nanny(1993), Simon(1980), The Mimic(2020), Short Circuit(1986), The Sound of Silence(2019), Strip Search(2004), Fumbleheads(1999), The 4th Floor(1999) ... ...
Drama
2018
84 Minutes
Julian
Austin Pendleton Suzette Gunn Juri Henley-Cohn David Johnson Liam Mitchell Barbara Bleier Susan Feinman
Comedy, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1979
94 Minutes
Max
Charles Durning Austin Pendleton Steve Martin Mel Brooks Milton Berle James Coburn Dom DeLuise Elliott Gould Bob Hope Madeline Kahn Carol Kane
kermit the frog fozzie bear businessman producer miss piggy gonzo cheery uplifting creative playful endearing florida hollywood, calif. car swamp friendship road trip movies hollywood song and dance
Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
Action
Canada
1998
95 Minutes
Jerry Trask
Michael Paré Ron Holgate Austin Pendleton Tony Cucci Todd Baker John Jordan Tie Domi Raymond Serra Kaela Dobkin
In a world where two men in close proximity will eventually draw guns, Rico "BULLET" Burke finds himself at a crossroads. Having long ago ruined his brilliant collegiate football career ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
98 Minutes
Jackson
Carrie Preston Michael Chernus Austin Pendleton Dallas Roberts Reg Rogers Kate Burton Richard Masur Lena Lamer
A truly unique and visually stunning take on meta-fiction, Lovely By Surprise follows the journey of novelist Marian Walker as she attempts to finish her first novel.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1993
84 Minutes
Alex Mason, Sr.
Hulk Hogan Sherman Hemsley Austin Pendleton Robert Gorman Madeline Zima Mother Love David Johansen James Coffey
nanny son daughter father criminal friend amusing emotional suspenseful miami mansion wrestling ring classroom bedroom family kidnapping practical jokes unlikely friendship professional wrestling gender roles
A former professional wrestler is hired to be the bodyguard/nanny for a couple of bratty kids whose inventor father is being stalked by a rival.
Comedy
1980
97 Minutes
Dr. Carl Becker
Alan Arkin Madeline Kahn Austin Pendleton Judy Graubart William Finley Wallace Shawn Max Wright Fred Gwynne Adolph Green Keith Szarabajka David Warrilow
professor scientist genius soldier amusing madcap quirky new york city university commune brainwashing academia scientific experiments on the run psychology practical jokes adventure transformation discovery 1980s
An egghead (Austin Pendleton) and his think-tank colleagues brainwash a professor (Alan Arkin) to think he's from another planet.
Comedy
2020
81 Minutes
Driver
Thomas Sadoski Jake Robinson Austin Pendleton Gina Gershon Marilu Henner Tammy Blanchard Didi Conn Josh Pais Jessica Keenan Wynn Doug Plaut M. Emmet Walsh
Between long walks down the street and a twisted dinner date, a man goes to extreme lengths to prove that his new neighbor is a sociopath.
Comedy
USA
1986
98 Minutes
Howard Marner
Ally Sheedy Steve Guttenberg Fisher Stevens Austin Pendleton G.W. Bailey Brian McNamara Marvin J. McIntyre John Garber Penny Santon Vernon Weddle Barbara Tarbuck
robot military officer know-it-all expert amusing hilarious witty lighthearted engaging military base knowledge comedy fun robots adventure discovery rise pursuit underdog 1980s
Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
Drama
USA
2019
87 Minutes
Robert Feinway
Peter Sarsgaard Rashida Jones Tony Revolori Austin Pendleton Bruce Altman Tracee Chimo Alex Karpovsky Tina Benko Kate Lyn Sheil Adit Dileep Alison Fraser
musician sound operator calm tender new york insomnia therapy discovery 2010s
A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
Drama
2004
88 Minutes
James Perley
Glenn Close Maggie Gyllenhaal Estelle Parsons Austin Pendleton Thomas Guiry Ken Leung Jim Gaffigan Bruno Lastra
Comedy
1999
95 Minutes
Eugene Cleft
Ed Asner Mark Curry Barry Corbin Austin Pendleton Gregory Sporleder
A diehard football fan (Edward Asner) hatches a kidnapping scheme designed to bring his town's former team back home.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
1999
90 Minutes
Mr. Collins
Artie Lange Juliette Lewis Shelley Duvall William Hurt Austin Pendleton Tobin Bell Sabrina Grdevich Lorna Millican
interior decorator boyfriend neighbor mysterious man superintendent artist uneasy chilling eerie suspenseful apartment apartment building new york city staircase neighbors infestation harassment voyeurism paranoia threats
A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor.
Comedy
USA
1972
91 Minutes
Luther
Lynn Redgrave Victor Mature Paul Sand Margaret Blye Austin Pendleton John Astin Dom DeLuise Louise Sorel Philip Graves Lou Cutell Leopoldo Trieste
Italian-American mafioso Carmine Ganucci evicts Miss Poole and her school of etiquette from the commercial building he has just purchased, the space which he wants for one of his own ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
75 Minutes
Fyodor Wax
Emmanuelle Chriqui Sarah Sokolovic Akiva Schaffer Al Sapienza Austin Pendleton Edoardo Ballerini Lynn Cohen Lauren Fox Greg Bennick
old woman detective victim doppelganger murder suspect childhood friend uneasy intricate disturbing tense office apartment crime scene police station morgue library mystery doppelganger murder investigation
A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers multiple versions of himself, not all of them friendly.
Action
1978
90 Minutes
Guido
Henry Fonda Eileen Brennan John Byner Robert Englund Austin Pendleton Susan Sarandon Melanie Mayron Leigh French Gary Sandy Valerie Curtin Bibi Osterwald
truck driver hitchhiker prostitute corrupt police officer journalist amusing offbeat madcap touching truck truck stop brothel los angeles wyoming missouri truck driving adventure escape pursuit 20th century
An old trucker (Henry Fonda) steals his truck for one last cross-country run, with a madam (Eileen Brennan) and her crew on board.
Comedy, Drama
2006
102 Minutes
Gus Falk
Alan Arkin Lauren Holly Glenne Headly Barbara Dana Austin Pendleton Matthew Arkin Richard Kind Clifton James Stephanie Lemelin Dawn Maxey Daniel Quinn
old man wife daughter townsperson lawyer neighbor amusing endearing small town house neighborhood faking death aging life lessons family bad behavior community underdog transformation love
A cantankerous handyman (Alan Arkin) retreats to his bed and calls for a reunion with his estranged children after his lawsuit causes his community to turn against him.
Comedy
1972
94 Minutes
Frederick Larrabee
Barbra Streisand Ryan O'Neal Madeline Kahn Kenneth Mars Austin Pendleton Sorrell Booke Stefan Gierasch Mabel Albertson Michael Murphy Graham Jarvis Liam Dunn
researcher love interest rival spy thief playful quirky witty san francisco hotel car music investigation wealth robbery mistaken identity love triangle love pursuit 1970s
A music professor (Ryan O'Neal) visits San Francisco with his fiancee (Madeline Kahn) and meets a kooky woman (Barbra Streisand).
Drama
USA
1997
90 Minutes
Bob
Anna Levine Matthew Powers Tahnee Welch Tracee Ellis Ross John Ventimiglia Austin Pendleton
woman roommate journalist lover prostitute offbeat raw emotional dark manhattan, n.y. apartment park bar lost illusions loneliness relationships self-destructive sex depression new york city fall
An unemployed ex-office worker (Anna Thomson) searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous grasp on reality further ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1999
101 Minutes
Winston
Noah Fleiss Val Kilmer Karen Young Ethan Hawke John Alberto Leguizamo Austin Pendleton Max Ligosh James Costa
A disadvantaged, abused, neglected, exploited but basically decent kid slips into criminality while trying to cope with his harsh, inescapable reality.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1976
93 Minutes
Dr. Klein
Héctor Elizondo Geraldine Fitzgerald Salome Jens Joseph Maher James Naughton Austin Pendleton
An unemployed man who lives with his wife and overbearing mother-in-law sees an opportunity to relieve himself of the old bat, which tangles him in a maze of deception.
Romance
USA
1979
106 Minutes
Paul
Burt Reynolds Jill Clayburgh Candice Bergen Charles Durning Frances Sternhagen Austin Pendleton Mary Kay Place MacIntyre Dixon Jay O. Sanders Charles Kimbrough Alfie Wise
divorce singer brother sister-in-law schoolteacher charming emotional amusing new york city boston school church divorce love triangle new life midlife crisis rivalry transformation love 1970s
A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.
Comedy
Isle Of Man|UK|USA
2005
97 Minutes
Peter Pett
Sam Rockwell Frances O'Connor Tom Wilkinson Brenda Blethyn Allison Janney Austin Pendleton Hugh Bonneville Tom Hollander
Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.
Fantasy
USA
1987
96 Minutes
Junior Lacey
Shelley Long Corbin Bernsen Judith Ivey Gabriel Byrne Sela Ward Austin Pendleton Carrie Nye Robert Lewis Madeleine Potter Thor Fields John Cunningham
A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.
Comedy
USA
1992
119 Minutes
John Gibbons
Joe Pesci Marisa Tomei Ralph Macchio Mitchell Whitfield Fred Gwynne Lane Smith Austin Pendleton Bruce McGill Maury Chaykin Paulene Myers
teenager friend lawyer judge girlfriend hilarious quirky heartwarming cheeky alabama university courtroom hotel hunting cabin trial mistaken identity murder loyalty friendship family
Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.
Comedy
USA
1973
103 Minutes
Zukovsky
Ryan O'Neal Jacqueline Bisset Warren Oates Jill Clayburgh Charles Cioffi Ned Beatty Austin Pendleton Gregory Sierra Michael Murphy John Hillerman Alan Oppenheimer
computer programmer thief socialite tycoon insurance investigator brash amusing cool houston mansion charity event crime spree jewelry theft blackmail computers romance class distinctions underdog transformation rise
A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.
Comedy, Drama
2014
111 Minutes
Earl
Josh Lucas Stephen Plunkett Lucy Owen Cory Nichols Mickey Sumner Louisa Krause Austin Pendleton Sarah Steele Leo Fitzpatrick Samantha Sherman
brother amusing creative offbeat quirky united states comedy dramatization rage doubt lust madness brother relationship growing up love underdog 2010s
Mat and Alan, estranged brothers, reunite just before Alan leaves for a vacation with his girlfriend. When he returns sooner than expected without his girlfriend, Alan finds Mat and his family have moved into his apartment.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1974
105 Minutes
Earl Williams
Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Carol Burnett Susan Sarandon Vincent Gardenia David Wayne Allen Goorwitz Austin Pendleton Charles Durning Harold Gould Herbert Edelman
editor journalist fugitive girlfriend prostitute bumbler amusing cheeky madcap offbeat witty intense chicago newsroom prison train station newspapers journalism deception set-up
A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
Comedy
France|Italy|USA
2000
95 Minutes
George
Anna Levine Jamie Harris Louise Lasser Robert Modica Lonette McKee Victor Argo Angelica Torn Austin Pendleton Valerie Geffner Mark Margolis Judith Roberts
How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 35, stuck in a long-term affair going nowhere. Paul is a widower, facing old age alone. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2010
130 Minutes
Michael Douglas Shia LaBeouf Josh Brolin Carey Mulligan Eli Wallach Susan Sarandon Frank Langella Austin Pendleton John Bedford Lloyd Vanessa Ferlito John Buffalo Mailer
father daughter stockbroker boyfriend ex-convict engaging spirited new york city wall street financial crisis male bonding corporate espionage transformation discovery love 2000s
Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.
Comedy
USA
1993
84 Minutes
Dr. Bronson
Andrew Lowery Traci Lind Danny Zorn Edward Herrmann Mary Beth Hurt Matthew Fox Philip Seymour Hoffman Austin Pendleton Cloris Leachman Jay O. Sanders Paul Dooley
A teenage boy comes back from the dead because he is determined to win the most beautiful girl in school.
Romance
Spain|USA
1996
115 Minutes
Dr. Huffeyer
Melanie Griffith Antonio Banderas Daryl Hannah Danny Aiello Joan Cusack Eli Wallach Gabino Diego Austin Pendleton Allan Rich Phil Leeds Vincent Schiavelli
con artist assistant pretty woman sister criminal amusing playful lighthearted florida art gallery car funeral swindling romance love triangle deception crime assumed identity love discovery
A young gallerist is in love with two sisters at the same time. In order to solve the problem he decides to invent his own twin-brother.
Drama
UK|USA|Canada
1990
127 Minutes
Mr. Gadbury
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Robert Sean Leonard Margaret Welsh Kyra Sedgwick Blythe Danner Simon Callow Malachy McCourt Austin Pendleton Diane Kagan Saundra McClain
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Romance
USA|Germany
2014
93 Minutes
Judge Pendergast
Owen Wilson Imogen Poots Kathryn Hahn Rhys Ifans Jennifer Aniston Will Forte Illeana Douglas Richard Lewis Austin Pendleton George Morfogen Ahna O'Reilly
actress prostitute director playwright wife broadway director emotional amusing outlandish theater stage restaurant hotel room big city broadway career money schemes relationships consequences
On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
Comedy, Other
USA
2004
98 Minutes
Umbrella Santa, Marty
Tim Allen Jamie Lee Curtis Dan Aykroyd M. Emmet Walsh Elizabeth Franz Erik Per Sullivan Cheech Marin Jake Busey Austin Pendleton Tom Poston Julie Gonzalo
office worker wife neighbor police officer daughter husband amusing lighthearted playful united states suburbia office neighborhood christmas neighbors vacation marriage competition tradition rivalry
With their daughter, Blair, away, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.
Biography, Drama
USA
2001
135 Minutes
Thomas King
Russell Crowe Ed Harris Jennifer Connelly Paul Bettany Adam Goldberg Judd Hirsch Josh Lucas Anthony Rapp Christopher Plummer Austin Pendleton Jason Gray-Stanford
professor student genius agent psychiatrist dark inspiring intricate university boston princeton, n.j. household social change deception mental illness john nash espionage mathematics rivalry fall
After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
Comedy, Other
USA
1995
103 Minutes
Peter Arnold
Holly Hunter Robert Downey Jr. Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Dylan McDermott Geraldine Chaplin Cynthia Stevenson Steve Guttenberg Claire Danes Austin Pendleton David Strathairn
single mother daughter parent sister brother love interest amusing frenetic emotional family home dinner party airplane mother/daughter relationship thanksgiving family dysfunction class conflict holidays single mothers rivalry growing up
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Teacher
Gretchen Mol Chris Bauer Jared Harris Sarah Paulson Cara Seymour David Strathairn Lili Taylor John Cullum Matt McGrath Austin Pendleton Norman Reedus
model photographer senator sister fascinating tender new york city nashville, tenn. miami coney island sex pornography trial abuse photography betty page rise underdog escape 1950s
The life of Bettie Page, a 1950s pin-up model and one of the first sex icons in America, who became the target of a Senate investigation because of her risqué bondage photos.
Comedy
USA
1980
104 Minutes
Dr. Alexander Grade
Bob Newhart Gilda Radner Madeline Kahn Fred Willard Richard Benjamin Bob Dishy Julius Harris Harvey Korman Maurice Sherbanee Austin Pendleton Buck Henry
Bob Newhart stars as President Manfred Link in this zany, wonderfully cast comedy from veteran funnyman Buck Henry (Heaven Can Wait, The Graduate).
Drama, History
USA
1997
152 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Anthony Hopkins Matthew McConaughey Nigel Hawthorne Djimon Hounsou David Paymer Pete Postlethwaite Stellan Skarsgård Anna Paquin Tomas Milian Austin Pendleton
judge john quincy adams slave lawyer queen politician gripping profound suspenseful courtroom ship spain connecticut washington, d.c. slavery slave trade mutiny court decision freedom political debate
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
Comedy
USA
2001
110 Minutes
Seymour Cassel Gabrielle Burton Shelley Duvall Jill Eikenberry Louise Fletcher Frank Gorshin Faye Grant Harry Groener Shirley Jones Cloris Leachman Wendie Malick
nun card dealer con artist relative airy melodramatic quirky buffalo, n.y. neighborhood church financial windfall family dysfunction reconciliation redemption religion temptation wretched excess transformation discovery 2000s
What happens when you get a "gift from god" (a financial windfall), but, many years later, find out it was just a loan -- due immediately....
Crime, Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Danny Aiello Glenne Headly Jeff Daniels James Spader Greg Cruttwell Teri Hatcher Peter Horton Marsha Mason Paul Mazursky Eric Stoltz Charlize Theron
assassin partner wife assistant rookie cop art dealer engaging crafty san fernando valley house bedroom murder plot conspiracy double-cross hostage situation undercover operations shoot-out discovery adventure 1990s
48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
121 Minutes
Alan Arkin Martin Balsam Richard Benjamin Art Garfunkel Jack Gilford Bob Newhart Anthony Perkins Paula Prentiss Martin Sheen Jon Voight Orson Welles
captain pilot soldier lieutenant doctor witty amusing profound island mediterranean sea war zone horrors of war bombing aviation disillusionment insanity world war ii escape discovery 1940s
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.