List of the best Dabney Coleman movies: Short Time(1990), Where the Red Fern Grows(2003), In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped(1995), Buffalo Bill(1983), WarGames(1983), Cloak and Dagger(1984), The Man With One Red Shoe(1985), Maybe Baby(1988), Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story(1987), Black Fist(1975), Murrow(1986), The Climb(2002) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
1990
97 Minutes
Burt Simpson
Dabney Coleman Matt Frewer Teri Garr Barry Corbin Joe Pantoliano Xander Berkeley Rob Roy Kaj-Erik Eriksen Dee Jay Jackson Shawn Clements
police detective wife son partner police captain doctor amusing thrilling madcap playful police station doctor's office family home seattle restaurant misdiagnosis life insurance dangerous assignment family lifestyle changes
When a police detective thinks he is dying and learns that his life insurance pays out more if he dies in the line of duty, he tries to make that happen.
Drama
USA
2003
86 Minutes
Dabney Coleman Dave Matthews Joseph Ashton Ned Beatty Renee Faia Mac Davis Andrew Dickison Stuart Dickison Lindsey Labadie Eric Starkey
Where the Red Fern Grows is the heartwarming and adventurous tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs.
Drama
1995
97 Minutes
Arthur Milo
Dabney Coleman Timothy Busfield Lauren Tom Tracey Walter Barbara Williams Carmen Argenziano Henry Sanders Richard Zavaglia David Purdham Christine Estabrook Erik von Detten
Two detectives (Timothy Busfield, Lauren Tom) uncover an IRS agent (Dabney Coleman) using his position to kidnap for ransom.
Comedy
1983
Minutes
Dabney Coleman Max Wright Joanna Cassidy Geena Davis Charles Robinson Meshach Taylor John Fiedler
A radio personality uses his peers to try to get his way.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA
1983
113 Minutes
Matthew Broderick Dabney Coleman Ally Sheedy John Wood Barry Corbin Juanin Clay Kent Williams Dennis Lipscomb Joe Dorsey Irving Metzman
hacker girlfriend friend doctor programmer military officer tense thrilling seattle household cheyenne mountain facility oregon island supercomputer world war iii video games nuclear attack high school responsibility
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1984
101 Minutes
Henry Thomas Dabney Coleman Michael Murphy Christina Nigra John McIntire Jeanette Nolan Eloy Casados Tim Rossovich William Forsythe Robert DoQui Shelby Leverington
young boy imaginary friend father best friend fbi agent assassin gripping touching charming san antonio, tex. suburbia shopping mall alamo airport father/son relationship murder espionage video games hijacking running away
A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.
Comedy
USA
1985
93 Minutes
Tom Hanks Dabney Coleman Lori Singer Charles Durning Carrie Fisher Edward Herrmann James Belushi Irving Metzman Tom Noonan Gerrit Graham David L. Lander
violinist femme fatale government official friend quirky madcap washington, d.c. government building airport mistaken identity espionage conspiracy unlikely romance working undercover music pursuit rivalry adventure love 1980s
A man picked randomly out of a crowd is made the target of CIA survelliance and pursuit.
Comedy
1988
95 Minutes
Jane Curtin Dabney Coleman Julia Duffy Florence Stanley David Doyle Peter Michael Goetz David Bowe Lucy Webb Claire Malis Diane Salinger Marla Adams
A middle-aged man's second wife grows increasingly unhappy with her life as it is and decides that she would like to have a baby.
Drama
1987
95 Minutes
Dorian Harewood Dabney Coleman Hoyt Axton Dennis Lipscomb Debbi Morgan Marshall Colt Victor Love Paul Winfield
suspect lawyer journalist witness prisoner disheartening solemn texas courtroom police station prison wrongful conviction imprisonment investigative journalism redemption judicial system lenell geter underdog quest 1980s
An engineer (Dorian Harewood) from Dallas fights a 1982 life sentence for an armed robbery he did not commit.
Action
1975
87 Minutes
Heineken
Richard Lawson Richard Kaye Dabney Coleman Philip Michael Thomas Anazette Chase Robert Burr Morris Buchanan Carolyn Calcote Ron Carson Al Checco Eddie Crawford
Biography
1986
100 Minutes
CBS Chairman William Paley
Daniel J. Travanti Dabney Coleman Edward Herrmann David Suchet John McMartin Robert Vaughn Kathryn Leigh Scott
Edward R. Murrow (Daniel J. Travanti) pioneers broadcast journalism, attacks Sen. Joe McCarthy and defies network bosses.
Drama
USA
2002
98 Minutes
Mack
Jason George Ned Vaughn Dabney Coleman Clifton Davis Kyli Santiago Todd Bridges
Two professional solo climbers form an uneasy partnership after a successful rescue mission grants them the gift of a lifetime.
Drama
1991
100 Minutes
William Cox
In 1980 the Institute for Historical Review dares Mel Mermelstein (Leonard Nimoy), a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, to prove the existence of the Holocaust.
Other, Fantasy
1999
100 Minutes
Arnold Pinnock Deanna Milligan Dabney Coleman Jordy Benattar Keenan MacWilliam Brian Miranda
An angel (Deanna Milligan) must convince a new recruit (Arnold Pinnock) that he should be Santa, to the dismay of her boss, the North Pole's CEO (Dabney Coleman).
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1982
111 Minutes
Ron Carlisle
Dustin Hoffman Jessica Lange Teri Garr Dabney Coleman Charles Durning Bill Murray Sydney Pollack George Gaynes Geena Davis Doris Belack Ellen Foley
actor actress agent director roommate girlfriend amusing charming new york city television studio apartment restaurant family home love triangle deception cross-dressing actors transformation love 1980s
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1984
94 Minutes
Martin Price, Murray Plotsky
James Coco Joan Rivers Brooke Shields Dabney Coleman Art Carney Gregory Hines Linda Lavin Louis Zorich
kermit the frog miss piggy restaurant owner daughter patron con artist heartwarming hilarious charming cheeky manhattan, n.y. restaurant advertising office theater musical revue broadway financial troubles amnesia jealousy creative process
Kermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.
Comedy
USA
1990
90 Minutes
Aunt Bea
Ed Begley Jr. Stockard Channing Camille Cooper Dabney Coleman Bobby Jacoby Glenn Shadix Susan Barnes
Modelling themselves after an idyllic cookie-cutter suburban 1950s family, a colony of insects move from South America into the United States with the intent of getting access to the nation's nuclear resources.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1994
89 Minutes
Gerald Ellis
Martin Short Charles Grodin Mary Steenburgen Dabney Coleman Richard Kind Jennifer Savidge Ben Savage G.D. Spradlin Anne Jeffreys
young boy mother father uncle priest engineer madcap hilarious los angeles airplane family home airport san francisco wedding coming of age bad behavior family dysfunction adolescence relationships childhood
A bratty 10-year-old boy is obsessed with visiting a dinosaur-themed amusement park; his uptight uncle takes the wily tyke in for a week and barely lives to regret it.
Adventure
1974
105 Minutes
Charles Huntley
Joseph Bottoms Deborah Raffin John McLiam Dabney Coleman John Anderson Colby Chester Ivor Barry Setoki Ceinaturoga John Meillon Gordon Glenwright Garth Meade
A young man's (Joseph Bottoms) girlfriend (Deborah Raffin) follows him from port to port as he sails a small boat solo around the world.
Comedy
1980
110 Minutes
Franklin M. Hart Jr.
Jane Fonda Lily Tomlin Dolly Parton Dabney Coleman Sterling Hayden Elizabeth Wilson Henry Jones Lawrence Pressman
secretary co-worker boss playful hospital office household bar role reversal revenge female bonding drugs sexual harassment abduction mystery revenge 1980s
Three fed-up secretaries (Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton) kidnap their sexist boss and force him to authorize office improvements.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1981
109 Minutes
Bill Ray
Katharine Hepburn Henry Fonda Jane Fonda Doug McKeon Dabney Coleman William Lanteau Christopher Rydell
elderly person mother daughter fiancée teenager emotional heartwarming moving new england pond vacation home family marriage aging transformation discovery 1980s
Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
Drama
USA
1977
99 Minutes
Maxwell
William Devane Tommy Lee Jones Linda Haynes James Best Dabney Coleman Lisa Blake Richards Luke Askew Lawrason Driscoll
veteran friend wife son thug pretty woman brutal gritty melodramatic texas small town household family vigilantism postwar life estrangement theft mutilation revenge pursuit
A returning war veteran loses his family to a violent home invasion and decides to seek and retaliate against those responsible.
Romance
Canada
1980
97 Minutes
Dickerson
Donald Sutherland Suzanne Somers Lawrence Dane Roscoe Lee Browne Dabney Coleman Saul Rubinek Catherine O'Hara John Dehner
professor lawyer corporate stooge military officer politician amusing playful office university animal rights romance legal battle idealism big business love quest 1980s
Suzanne Somers, an environmentally concerned lawyer, was hired by Donald Sutherland to halt the construction on a breeding ground of endangered species of seals. In HD.
Sci-Fi
1998
96 Minutes
Senator Ben Arnold
Christopher Meloni Marcia Cross Courtney Allen Crumpler John C. McGinley Dabney Coleman Chad Lowe Traci Dinwiddie Melinda Culea Jeff Monahan Stephani Victor Janell McLeod
A small-town policeman (Christopher Meloni) protects a woman (Marcia Cross) and her child (Courtney Allen Crumpler), who holds the key to defeating an alien invasion.
Comedy, Western
1968
102 Minutes
Jed
Burt Lancaster Shelley Winters Ossie Davis Telly Savalas Dabney Coleman Paul Picerni Armando Silvestre Nick Cravat
trapper slave native american thief outlaw amusing offbeat thrilling mexico american west slavery friendship escape race relations violence greed quest pursuit revenge 1860s
A fur trader (Burt Lancaster) and a cultured slave (Ossie Davis) have run-ins with Indians and marauders.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Judge Keith Hayes
Paul Le Mat Jason Robards Mary Steenburgen Jack Kehoe Pamela Reed Dabney Coleman Michael J. Pollard Gloria Grahame Elizabeth Cheshire Martine Beswick Charles Napier
gas station owner wife billionaire lawyer judge amusing offbeat sad las vegas desert gas station courtroom strip club utah howard hughes money american dream inheritance luck underdog
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
Biography
USA
1975
101 Minutes
Dave McCoy
Marilyn Hassett Beau Bridges Belinda Montgomery Nan Martin Bill Bryant Dabney Coleman Dori Brenner Griffin Dunne Bill Vint Hampton Fancher William Roerick
skier pilot fiancé mother doctor friend inspiring emotional gripping utah mountain household hospital rehabilitation clinic skiing accident paralysis depression recovery new life
Young ski champion Jill Kinmont is left paralyzed after a tragic skiing accident. Her best friend suffers the same fate after contracting polio. Jill must slowly put her life back together again with the help of those close to her.
Comedy
USA
1982
95 Minutes
Dr. Joseph Prang
Michael McKean Sean Young Harry Dean Stanton Patrick Macnee Héctor Elizondo Dabney Coleman Pamela Reed Taylor Negron Saul Rubinek Ted McGinley Rick Overton
It's a spoof on hospital soap operas with a few gangsters thrown in. A new batch of interns begins at City Hospital.
Comedy
USA
1979
110 Minutes
Jack Heintzel
Susan Saint James Jane Curtin Jessica Lange Richard Benjamin Fred Willard Eddie Albert Dabney Coleman Art Metrano Ronnie Schell Garrett Morris Cathryn Damon
divorcée business owner friend husband boyfriend ex-husband amusing crafty playful quirky mall suburbia house oregon unlikely criminal financial troubles robbery attempt marital problems unwanted pregnancy family dysfunction
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Germany|USA
1999
92 Minutes
Dr. Beechwood
Geena Davis Hugh Laurie Jonathan Lipnicki Brian Doyle Murray Estelle Getty Julia Sweeney Dabney Coleman
mouse cat bird father mother charming endearing inspiring new york city apartment adoption family childhood survival status sibling rivalry growing up love adventure underdog
The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.
Comedy
USA
1981
91 Minutes
Mark Winslow
Chevy Chase Patti D'Arbanville Mary Kay Place Nell Carter Brian Doyle Murray Mitch Kreindel Dabney Coleman Arthur Sellers Sandy Helberg
air traffic controller girlfriend vietnam vet ex-wife author amusing outlandish new york city airport restaurant ballet beach house breakup telekinesis nervous breakdown freak accident unrequited love revenge transformation 1980s
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little revenge.
Romance, Other
2000
97 Minutes
John Kennedy
John Stamos Joshua Malina Shemar Moore Gabrielle Anwar Dorie Barton Rhea Perlman Dabney Coleman Carole Raphaelle Davis Michael Bowen Katherine Helmond Kenneth Mars
Given up on love, three friends (John Stamos, Joshua Malina, Shemar Moore) rent a beach house with a plan to seduce and marry wealthy women before Christmas Eve.
Drama
USA
1966
110 Minutes
Salesman
Natalie Wood Robert Redford Charles Bronson Kate Reid Mary Badham Robert Blake Alan Baxter Dabney Coleman Jon Provost
southern belle mother businessman lover wealthy man melodramatic solemn mississippi new orleans small town mother/daughter relationship love triangle betrayal big business reputation railroad forbidden love rivalry temptation revenge
The dramatic love story of small-town Mississippi girl Alva Starr and railroad official Owen Legate, set during the Great Depression.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
120 Minutes
Emmett Hunter
Nick Nolte Mac Davis Charles Durning Dayle Haddon Bo Svenson Steve Forrest G.D. Spradlin Dabney Coleman Savannah Boucher Marshall Colt Guich Koock
athlete football player coach jock dark gritty brash dallas football field football hunting drugs corruption ambition teamwork sports rise fall rivalry 1970s
A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
117 Minutes
Executive Officer
James Caan Marsha Mason Kirk Calloway Eli Wallach Burt Young Bruno Kirby Allyn Ann McLerie Dabney Coleman Fred Sadoff Allan Arbus Jon Korkes
sailor prostitute son friend moving sad new york city apartment love prostitution unhappy marriage sacrifice love 1970s
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty, due to his service records being lost.
Romance
USA
1998
119 Minutes
Nelson Fox
Tom Hanks Meg Ryan Parker Posey Greg Kinnear Jean Stapleton Steve Zahn Dave Chappelle Dabney Coleman John Randolph Heather Burns
bookseller executive journalist editor friend heartwarming amusing emotional bookstore new york city café street apartment corporate greed mistaken identity opposites attract love-hate relationship small business internet dating love
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
Drama
USA
1969
102 Minutes
Mayo
Robert Redford Gene Hackman Camilla Sparv Karl Michael Vogler James McMullan Christian Doermer Kathleen Crowley Dabney Coleman Kenneth Kirk Oren Stevens Jerry Dexter
ski coach downhill skier competitor woman gripping tense thrilling ski resort alps olympic games training determination competition rivalry quest 1960s
Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.
Crime, Drama
1998
96 Minutes
Lieutenant Kevin Stolper
Chris Noth Benjamin Bratt S. Epatha Merkerson Jerry Orbach Sam Waterston John Fiore Dann Florek Dabney Coleman Ice-T Costas Mandylor Tony Musante
detective lieutenant lawyer commander politician gripping new york city street police station courtroom apartment murder redemption mystery pursuit 1990s
Banished to Staten Island, a homicide detective (Chris Noth) hopes a murder case is his ticket back to his Manhattan precinct.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
121 Minutes
Raymond Holliday
Warren Beatty Lily Collins Alden Ehrenreich Annette Bening Matthew Broderick Alec Baldwin Haley Bennett Candice Bergen Dabney Coleman Steve Coogan Ed Harris
actress howard hughes driver director staff member friend brooding emotional intense hollywood, calif. mansion movie studio bedroom car airport hollywood howard hughes dating contract relationships
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her ambitious driver, and their eccentric boss, the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1969
104 Minutes
Harrison Wilby
Elvis Presley Marlyn Mason Nicole Jaffe Sheree North Edward Andrews John Carradine Vincent Price Joyce Van Patten Dabney Coleman John Rubinstein Duke Snider
manager musician showman single mother drugstore manager union organizer airy spirited lighthearted iowa small town union murder scandal small-town life performance sexual harassment love mystery 1920s
Chautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small town America.
Action
USA
1977
104 Minutes
Ralph Thompson
Gene Kelly Lauren Hutton Red Buttons Leslie Nielsen Sheila Mathews Cameron Mitchell Albert Salmi Dabney Coleman Sidney Clute Ernie Orsatti Robert Tafur
Motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel is offered a fortune to perform in Mexico. What Evel doesn't know is that they're planning to kill him and use his body to ship cocaine into the U.S. His ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Biography
France|USA|UK
2005
128 Minutes
Keira Knightley Mickey Rourke Edgar Ramírez Delroy Lindo Lucy Liu Christopher Walken Mena Suvari Mo'Nique Macy Gray Jacqueline Bisset Dabney Coleman
bounty hunter mentor partner bondsman girlfriend psychologist thrilling incredible sultry frenetic los angeles las vegas armored vehicle government building desert domino harvey frame-up dangerous job armed conflict theft
A recounting of Domino Harvey's life story. The daughter of actor Laurence Harvey turned away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
Drama
USA
1965
98 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Anne Bancroft Telly Savalas Steven Hill Indus Arthur Greg Jarvis Robert F. Hoy John Benson Paul Newlan Ed Asner Jason Wingreen
college student volunteer wife detective psychiatrist emotional brooding seattle call center depression desperation suicide investigation marriage volunteerism fall rescue 1960s
College volunteer Alan Dyson is working alone at the crisis center one evening when he receives a telephone call from suicidal caller Inga Dyson.
Western
USA
1975
131 Minutes
Gene Hackman Candice Bergen James Coburn Ben Johnson Ian Bannen Jan-Michael Vincent Mario Arteaga Robert Donner Robert F. Hoy Jean Willes John McLiam
cowboy woman old man englishman mexican rousing inspiring wild west horse racing respect competition culture clash gender bias quest rivalry 1900s
A group of ex-rough riders, an ex-prostitute and a gunfighter enter a horse race in the desert.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1974
165 Minutes
Steve McQueen Paul Newman William Holden Faye Dunaway Fred Astaire Susan Blakely Richard Chamberlain Jennifer Jones O.J. Simpson Robert Vaughn
contractor architect fireman victim thrilling suspenseful skyscraper san francisco fire disaster trapped fear explosion greed rescue 1970s
At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.