List of the best Don Francks movies: The Christmas Wife(1988), Fish Hawk(1980), Paint Cans(1994), Summer of the Monkeys(1998), Finian's Rainbow(1968), Harriet the Spy(1996), The Big Town(1987), Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story(1996), Dinner at Fred's(1997), The Second Time Around(2016), Bogus(1996) ... ...
Other, Romance
Italy|USA
1988
73 Minutes
Social Arranger
Jason Robards Julie Harris Don Francks James Eckhouse Patricia Hamilton Deborah Grover David Gardner Tom Harvey
widower father son companion woman escort charming emotional tender mountain cabin restaurant house holidays family dysfunction loneliness companionship family traditions unusual romance quest
When a meteorite lands near his family farm during a storm in Tennessee, the son of a struggling farmer believes it's connected to strange plague-like events afflicting the crops, the farm animals and even the family themeselves.
Kids & Family, Drama
Canada|USA
1980
95 Minutes
Deut Boggs
Will Sampson Charles Fields Geoffrey Bowes Mary Pirie Don Francks Chris Wiggins
young boy farmhand native american alcoholic settler emotional tender moving ozark mountains wilderness mountain small town frontier coming of age alcoholism race relations nature survival unusual friendship adventure
An embittered, hard-drinking Indian finds himself befriending a young white farmboy, and together they determine to help him end his drinking problems and return to his former life.
Comedy
Canada
1994
100 Minutes
Maitland Burns
Chas Lawther Robyn Stevan Bruce Greenwood Nigel Bennett Don Francks Andy Jones Paul Gross Ann-Marie MacDonald
Wick Burns is a government official with all the self-motivation and personality of a robot. His newest project is to find funding for a small art film, "Paint Cans".
Drama
Canada
1998
101 Minutes
Bayliss Hatcher
Michael Ontkean Leslie Hope Wilford Brimley Corey Sevier Katie Stuart Don Francks Andre Thérien B.J. McLellan Kim Schraner
Summer Of The Monkeys (set in 1910 on the prairies of Canada) follows the story of a young boy, Jay, who dreams of getting enough money to buy his dream horse. One summer Jay finds four ... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1968
145 Minutes
Woody Mahoney
Fred Astaire Petula Clark Tommy Steele Keenan Wynn Al Freeman Jr. Don Francks Barbara Hancock
irishman daughter leprechaun politician sharecropper mute person charming fantasy world small town farm magic political corruption treasure class conflict race against time love underdog metamorphosis 20th century
An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1996
101 Minutes
Harrison Withers
Michelle Trachtenberg Rosie O'Donnell Vanessa Lee Chester Gregory Smith J. Smith-Cameron Robert Joy Eartha Kitt Don Francks Eugene Lipinski
young girl spy nanny best friend mother father creative dreamy spirited small town house school park spying junior high school friendship secret vengeance rivalry revenge
Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook the tables are turned on her. Can she win her friends back and still keep on going with the spy business?
Drama
USA
1987
109 Minutes
Carl Hooker
Matt Dillon Ben Bolt Diane Lane Tommy Lee Jones Bruce Dern Lee Grant Tom Skerritt Suzy Amis David Marshall Grant Don Francks Del Close
J.C. Cullen arrives in Chicago and, with his cool hand, becomes a top dice roller. But when he meets a beautiful dancer, his luck may have finally run out - her husband is a ruthless killer.
Drama
1996
97 Minutes
Marty
Rena Sofer Victor Garber Karen Allen Maria Ricossa Real Andrews Sean McCann Patricia Gage David Nerman Don Francks Karl Purner Richard Fitzpatrick
Intimate letters from an obsessed colleague (Victor Garber) prompt a woman (Rena Sofer) to file a sexual-harassment complaint.
Comedy
1997
93 Minutes
Gus
Gil Bellows Parker Posey Kevin McDonald John Neville Valerie Mahaffey Joseph Kell Patricia Gage Aidan Devine Leon Pownall Don Francks Kristin Lehman
A businessman (Gil Bellows) heading to his fiancee's for Christmas dinner becomes stranded in a house of eccentrics (Parker Posey, Kevin McDonald).
Romance
2016
107 Minutes
Linda Thorson Stuart Margolin Laura De Carteret Louis Del Grande Alexis Harrison Jayne Eastwood Jocelyne Zucco Martha Gibson Bruce Gooch Alec Stockwell Don Francks
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1996
110 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Gérard Depardieu Haley Joel Osment Denis Mercier Andrea Martin Nancy Travis Ute Lemper Sheryl Lee Ralph Barbara Hamilton Kevin Jackson Al Waxman
young boy mother imaginary friend aunt teacher magician emotional uplifting amusing las vegas new jersey family home death of mother relocation friendship grief imagination family discovery growing up
Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.