List of the best Dean Stockwell movies: The Happy Years(1950), American Black Beauty(2005), Compulsion(1959), Sons and Lovers(1960), The Dunwich Horror(1970), Paris, Texas(1984), The Secret Garden(1949), Down to the Sea in Ships(1949), Tracks(1976), Married to the Mob(1988), The Nanny Express(2009), Inferno(2001) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1950
110 Minutes
John Humperdink `'Dink'` Stover
Dean Stockwell Darryl Hickman Scotty Beckett Leon Ames Margalo Gillmore Leo G. Carroll Donn Gift Peter Thompson Jerry Mickelsen Alan Dinehart David Bair
schoolboy headmaster bully father uplifting heartwarming boarding school new jersey father/son relationship coming of age boarding-school life friendship education growing up rivalry transformation 1950s
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Drama
USA
2005
85 Minutes
Tim Lane
Dean Stockwell Danielle Keaton Chris Hunter Peter Jason Leif Garrett William McNamara Leah Lail Daniel Roebuck Ryan Locke
Long after their breakup, Chinese American Raymond Ding and Amerasian Aurora Crane struggle to let go. Torn apart by mismatched ideals, meddling friends, and the complexities of racial ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Orson Welles Dean Stockwell Bradford Dillman Diane Varsi E.G. Marshall Martin Milner Richard Anderson Robert F. Simon
college student lawyer judge police officer witness juror fiery tense courtroom murder trial capital punishment class distinctions mystery quest 1950s
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
Drama
UK
1960
103 Minutes
Trevor Howard Dean Stockwell Wendy Hiller Mary Ure Heather Sears William Lucas Donald Pleasence Ernest Thesiger
miner alcoholic wife artist mother patron gritty tense emotional sultry mining town coal mine house england nottingham, england family dysfunction mother/son relationship class distinctions marital problems tragic death
A young man with artistic talent lives in a close-knit coal-mining town and finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative mother.
Horror
USA
1970
90 Minutes
Sandra Dee Dean Stockwell Ed Begley Lloyd Bochner Sam Jaffe Joanne Moore Jordan Donna Baccala
professor student mysterious man monster family patriarch eerie dark suspenseful massachusetts university library town cemetery house satanism supernatural hypnosis pregnancy insanity deformity
Wilbur Whateley travels to the Arkham Miskatonic University to borrow the legendary Necronomicon. But, little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...
Drama
West Germany|France|UK
1984
148 Minutes
Walt
Harry Dean Stanton Nastassja Kinski Dean Stockwell Aurore Clément Hunter Carson Bernhard Wicki Viva Auder Socorro Valdez Tom Farrell John Lurie
middle-aged man brother wife son brooding emotional paris, texas desert los angeles household amnesia missing persons family reunion traumatic past marriage discovery transformation 1980s
Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Colin Craven
Margaret O'Brien Herbert Marshall Dean Stockwell Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Brian Roper Reginald Owen Aubrey Mather George Zucco Lowell Gilmore Billy Bevan
invalid orphan father son housekeeper uncle endearing uplifting sad england garden mansion abandonment maturing acceptance grief healing secret growing up transformation
A girl is sent to live with her uncle on his estate when her parents die. There she discovers much intrigue, family history and secrets and personal baggage. In particular, a screaming child and...a secret garden.
Adventure
USA
1949
120 Minutes
Jed Joy
captain grandchild first mate ship owner sailor gripping rousing massachusetts port ship south america atlantic ocean grandparent/child relationship sailors feud disaster respect old age rivalry growing up
Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.
Drama
USA
1976
90 Minutes
Mark
Dennis Hopper Taryn Power Dean Stockwell Topo Swope Alfred Ryder Zack Norman Michael Emil Barbara Flood
A soldier (Dennis Hopper) returns from Vietnam on special assignment, accompanying the body of his friend by train to California for burial. During the trip, he falls in love with a gentle ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1988
103 Minutes
Tony 'The Tiger' Russo
Michelle Pfeiffer Matthew Modine Dean Stockwell Mercedes Ruehl Alec Baldwin Joan Cusack Trey Wilson Charles Napier Tracey Walter Al Lewis Maria Karnilova
crime boss gangster's wife mobster fbi agent thrilling madcap quirky long island, n.y. new york city miami mafia new love fresh start blackmail crime escape revenge pursuit 1980s
A mobster's wife hates her lifestyle, but gets a chance to change it when her husband is killed - if the Long Island mob and the FBI let her.
Drama
2009
90 Minutes
Jerry Hewitt
Vanessa Marcil Brennan Elliott Dean Stockwell Stacy Keach Natalie Dreyfuss Dorie Barton Peter Dobson David Barry Gray
A woman (Vanessa Marcil) tries to heal a family when she becomes a nanny for a widower's (Brennan Elliott) two children.
Action
2001
90 Minutes
Mayor Bill Klinger
Jeff Fahey Janet Gunn Dean Stockwell Richard Danielson Lukas Behnken Greta Danielle Newgren Elizabeth Nunziato Rueben Grundy Kevin Bailey Ellie Watkins Diane Luby Lane
A firefighter's daughter is accused of setting a string of fires that threaten to destroy a small town.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
1989
115 Minutes
John Luponi
Dennis Hopper Jodie Foster Dean Stockwell Vincent Price John Turturro Fred Ward Joe Pesci Helena Kalianiotes Charlie Sheen Julie Adams Tony Sirico
gangster artist mafia boss hit man boyfriend gallery owner dark suspenseful offbeat new mexico seattle police station theater house art gallery mobsters obsession art running away assassination
Mobsters and the police chase a hit man (Dennis Hopper) and his target, an electric-sign artist (Jodie Foster) with problems of her own.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
88 Minutes
Hobbs
Jonathan Groff Denis O'Hare Corey Stoll Dean Stockwell Casey Wilson Troian Bellisario Dale Dickey Louis Hobson Eloy Mendez Sean Ghazi Dana Millican
gay man college dropout young man amusing moving emotional witty united states oregon college apple orchard church sexual awakening sexual identity sexual orientation college faith religion change life lessons
A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
Musical
USA
1945
143 Minutes
Donald Martin
Frank Sinatra Gene Kelly Kathryn Grayson Dean Stockwell Carlos Ramírez Henry O'Neill Leon Ames Rags Ragland Edgar Kennedy Pamela Britton Henry Armetta
sailor admiral girlfriend singer boy amusing charming spirited los angeles vacation romance u.s. navy adventure discovery love 1940s
A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1986
120 Minutes
Ben
Kyle MacLachlan Isabella Rossellini Dennis Hopper Laura Dern Hope Lange Dean Stockwell Priscilla Pointer Frances Bay
lounge singer girlfriend student psychopath drug addict dark creepy disturbing car abandoned building lounge apartment field suburbia desire vice blackmail drugs corruption sex
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
116 Minutes
Bob Grimes
William Petersen Willem Dafoe John Pankow Debra Feuer John Turturro Darlanne Fluegel Dean Stockwell Steve James Robert Downey Sr.
secret service agent partner criminal fbi agent prostitute dancer bleak thrilling intense los angeles artist's studio street freeway counterfeit money law enforcement murder personal vendetta police corruption pursuit revenge
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Action, Comedy
USA
1987
103 Minutes
Charles "Chip" Cain
Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold Brigitte Nielsen John Ashton Jürgen Prochnow Ronny Cox Allen Goorwitz Dean Stockwell Paul Reiser Gil Hill Robert Ridgely
detective partner criminal love interest boss hilarious thrilling amusing beverly hills, calif. police station horse track detroit beverly hills big city crime police work culture clash investigation murder unlikely allies
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany
1997
124 Minutes
Defense Secretary Walter Dean
Harrison Ford Gary Oldman Glenn Close Wendy Crewson Paul Guilfoyle William H. Macy Liesel Matthews Dean Stockwell Xander Berkeley Bill Smitrovich Elya Baskin
president terrorist wife daughter vice president dictator thrilling intense airplane moscow white house survival terrorism kidnapping deception family showdown quest sacrifice rescue
Communist Radicals hijack Air Force One with The U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a Veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.
Comedy
USA
1992
123 Minutes
Andy Civella
Tim Robbins Greta Scacchi Fred Ward Whoopi Goldberg Peter Gallagher Brion James Cynthia Stevenson Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Stockwell Richard E. Grant Lyle Lovett
producer murderer screenwriter girlfriend police detective blackmailer playful dark amusing hollywood, calif. police station bar parking lot movie studio resort extortion filmmaking accidental death investigation obsession
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2004
130 Minutes
Mark Whiting
Denzel Washington Meryl Streep Liev Schreiber Jon Voight Kimberly Elise Jeffrey Wright Ted Levine Bruno Ganz Miguel Ferrer Dean Stockwell Jude Ciccolella
sergeant soldier captain politician major mother thrilling creepy kuwait rally desert bedroom brainwashing political campaign doubt corporate greed conspiracy gulf war rise discovery
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
Comedy, Drama
1999
88 Minutes
Alison Pill Megan Follows Martha Burns Kevin Whately Sophie Bennett Michael Cera Bryn McAuley Brittany Allen Patrick Thomas Jan Rubes Dean Stockwell
The eldest (Alison Pill) of six children leads her siblings on imaginative adventures that often upset the aunt who cares for them.
Comedy
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Gregg Turkington Annabella Lwin Tye Sheridan John C. Reilly Susan Cernas Kevin Guthrie Tonantzin Carmelo Lotte Verbeek Amy Seimetz Michael Cera David Yow
En route to meet his estranged daughter and attempting to revive his dwindling career, a broken, middle-aged comedian plays a string of dead-end shows in the Mojave desert.
Sci-Fi
USA|Mexico
1984
137 Minutes
Kyle MacLachlan Sting Francesca Annis Leonardo Cimino Brad Dourif Jose Ferrer Linda Hunt Freddie Jones Richard Jordan Virginia Madsen Silvana Mangano
duke emperor messiah villain fascinating intricate profound arrakis outer space space travel drug trade battle mining rebellion rivalry quest future
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis when they assassinate his father and free their desert world from the emperor's rule.