List of the best Frank Oz movies: Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself(2020), I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story(2014), Death at a Funeral(2007), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988), Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched(2017), The Dark Crystal(1982), What About Bob?(1991), Little Shop of Horrors(1986), The Muppets Take Manhattan(1984), The Score(2001), Bowfinger(1999), The Stepford Wives(2004) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2020
90 Minutes
Director
Derek DelGaudio
Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'
Documentary, Biography, Drama
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Frank Oz Chad N. Walker Roscoe Orman Sonia Manzano Caroll Spinney Dave Goelz Jerry Nelson
Caroll Spinney has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969; at 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Netherlands
2007
90 Minutes
Director
Matthew Macfadyen Keeley Hawes Andy Nyman Ewen Bremner Daisy Donovan Alan Tudyk Jane Asher Kris Marshall Rupert Graves Peter Vaughan Thomas Wheatley
father son cousin brother fiancé little person hilarious madcap funeral england death family dysfunction dark secrets homosexuality mystery rivalry 2000s
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
Comedy
USA
1988
110 Minutes
Director
Steve Martin Michael Caine Glenne Headly Anton Rodgers Barbara Harris Ian McDiarmid Dana Ivey Meagen Fay
con artist police officer heiress wealthy woman madcap charming mediterranean coast resort french riviera hotel beach theft deception love corruption competition rivalry wretched excess 1980s
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first.
Documentary
USA
2017
65 Minutes
Director
For the first time ever, five of the original Muppet performers come together to discuss the creation of their iconic characters under the visionary leadership of Jim Henson. With ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|USA
1982
95 Minutes
Director
hero creature monster mentor love interest spectacular dark creative mythical land castle swamp magic mysticism good versus evil world domination betrayal power quest underdog unknown era
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.
Comedy
USA
1991
100 Minutes
Director
Bill Murray Richard Dreyfuss Julie Hagerty Charlie Korsmo Kathryn Erbe Tom Aldredge Susan Willis Roger Bowen Fran Brill
psychiatrist patient wife author son daughter hilarious quirky lighthearted madcap new hampshire vacation home new york city lake psychiatrist's office vacation mental illness therapy family nervous breakdown
A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation.
Comedy, Musical
USA
1986
93 Minutes
Director
Rick Moranis Ellen Greene Steve Martin Vincent Gardenia Tichina Arnold Tisha Campbell-Martin Michelle Weeks James Belushi John Candy Christopher Guest Bill Murray
florist coworker dentist man-eating plant campy offbeat dark new york city flower shop dentist's office killer plant love alien rescue transformation rivalry love 1980s
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1984
94 Minutes
Director
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.
Mystery & Thriller
Germany|Canada|USA
2001
123 Minutes
Director
Robert De Niro Edward Norton Angela Bassett Marlon Brando Gary Farmer Paul Soles Cassandra Wilson Mose Allison
thief partner guard detective love interest safecracker thrilling suspenseful tense gripping montreal compound mansion sewer basement vault heist art betrayal deception
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
Comedy
USA
1999
97 Minutes
Director
Steve Martin Eddie Murphy Heather Graham Christine Baranski Jamie Kennedy Adam Alexi-Malle Kohl Sudduth Barry Newman Robert Downey Jr. Terence Stamp Marisol Nichols
filmmaker actress actor star screenwriter leader spirited amusing madcap hollywood, calif. movie making deception cult hollywood quest 1990s
When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.
Comedy
USA
2004
93 Minutes
Director
Nicole Kidman Matthew Broderick Bette Midler Glenn Close Christopher Walken Roger Bart David Marshall Grant Jon Lovitz Faith Hill Mike White Lorri Bagley
husband wife friend neighbor housewife uneasy quirky connecticut stepford, conn. suburb household spa deception suburban life gender roles mind control husband/wife relationship male chauvinism discovery mystery
The secret to a Stepford wife lies behind the doors of the Men's Association.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1981
95 Minutes
Producer
Jim Henson Frank Oz Dave Goelz Jerry Nelson Richard Hunt Charles Grodin Diana Rigg John Cleese Robert Morley Peter Ustinov Jack Warden
kermit the frog miss piggy fozzie bear gonzo fashion designer brother amusing cheeky engaging england london hotel prison diamond heist false accusations prison break reporting friendship brother/sister relationship adventure
Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.
Comedy
USA
1983
116 Minutes
Dan Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Kristin Holby Paul Gleason Jamie Lee Curtis Alfred Drake Bo Diddley Frank Oz
wealthy man executive broker poor person hustler prostitute hilarious engaging philadelphia apartment office street bet human nature wrongfully accused unlikely friendship class distinctions wealth christmas revenge
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2019
130 Minutes
Daniel Craig Chris Evans Ana de Armas Jamie Lee Curtis Toni Collette Don Johnson Michael Shannon LaKeith Stanfield Katherine Langford Jaeden Martell Noah Segan
novelist detective family member staff member amusing offbeat creative confident cool mansion estate untimely death investigation lie truth mystery pursuit discovery rivalry wretched excess
A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
Musical, Comedy, Action
USA
1980
133 Minutes
John Belushi Dan Aykroyd James Brown Cab Calloway Ray Charles Carrie Fisher Aretha Franklin Henry Gibson John Candy Murphy Dunne Steve Cropper
cab calloway musician police officer woman nun ex-girlfriend amusing madcap frenetic unrestrained spirited illinois jail car hotel bar shopping mall blues debt car chase
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.