List of the best Gene Wilder movies: Young Frankenstein(1974), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory(1971), Silver Streak(1976), Stir Crazy(1980), Start the Revolution Without Me(1970), The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother(1975), The Woman in Red(1984), The World's Greatest Lover(1977), Hanky Panky(1982), Funny About Love(1990), Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx(1970), Sunday Lovers(1981) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1974
105 Minutes
Gene Wilder Peter Boyle Cloris Leachman Marty Feldman Madeline Kahn Teri Garr Kenneth Mars Gene Hackman Richard Haydn Liam Dunn Danny Goldman
doctor servant housekeeper fiancée frankenstein's monster villager cheeky hilarious unrestrained offbeat witty hysterical castle transylvania small town village medical school laboratory experiments culture clash
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
Fantasy, Kids & Family
USA|UK
1971
98 Minutes
Gene Wilder Jack Albertson Peter Ostrum Roy Kinnear Julie Dawn Cole Leonard Stone Denise Nickerson Dodo Denney Paris Themmen Ursula Reit Michael Bollner
boy grandfather factory director oompa loompa spoiled girl incredible outlandish charming factory magic imagination candy wishes poverty discovery temptation growing up 1970s
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Comedy, Action
USA
1976
113 Minutes
Gene Wilder Jill Clayburgh Richard Pryor Patrick McGoohan Ned Beatty Clifton James Ray Walston Stefan Gierasch Len Birman Valerie Curtin Richard Kiel
editor woman art dealer thug sheriff federal agent hysterical thrilling train chicago restaurant train station police station murder art travel false accusations mystery love rescue
On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.
Comedy
USA
1980
111 Minutes
Gene Wilder Richard Pryor Georg Stanford Brown JoBeth Williams Miguelangelo Suarez Craig T. Nelson Barry Corbin Erland van Lidth de Jeude Lee Purcell
prisoner friend warden rodeo rider lawyer amusing cheeky outlandish jail the west united states prison escape underdog rodeo friendship escape rivalry transformation 1980s
Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends will be sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell could keep them locked in.
Comedy
USA
1970
91 Minutes
Claude, Philippe
Gene Wilder Donald Sutherland Hugh Griffith Jack MacGowran Billie Whitelaw Victor Spinetti Ewa Aulin
Two mismatched sets of identical twins, one aristocrat, one peasant, mistakenly exchange identities on the eve of the French Revolution.
Comedy
UK|USA
1975
91 Minutes
Director
Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Marty Feldman Dom DeLuise Leo McKern Roy Kinnear John Le Mesurier
opera singer younger brother sherlock holmes detective professor sergeant hilarious cheeky suspenseful intricate london england theft sibling rivalry investigation teamwork government secrets mystery pursuit rivalry
The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.
Comedy
USA
1984
87 Minutes
Director
Gene Wilder Kelly LeBrock Charles Grodin Gilda Radner Joseph Bologna Judith Ivey
ad executive beautiful woman wife friend amusing playful san francisco office house street obsession secret marriage lust affair forbidden love underdog 1980s
On his way to work, Teddy spots Charlotte, an incredibly beautiful Woman in Red. He really wants to meet her, but what would his wife say?
Comedy
USA
1977
89 Minutes
Director
Gene Wilder Carol Kane Dom DeLuise Fritz Feld Carl Ballantine Michael Huddleston Matt Collins Ronny Graham Danny DeVito
baker wife actor producer executive amusing playful los angeles bakery movie studio household aspirations actors fame silent movies marriage underdog rise 1920s
A neurotic baker travels to Hollywood to attend a talent search for an actor to rival the great Valentino. Although not an actor, through blind luck he succeeds, to a certain degree.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1982
107 Minutes
Gene Wilder Gilda Radner Richard Widmark Kathleen Quinlan Robert Prosky Josef Sommer Johnny Sekka Jay O. Sanders
architect government agent spy police officer beautiful woman stranger madcap hysterical playful thrilling new york city taxi boston grand canyon airplane espionage fugitives secret documents murder false accusations
Completely innocent man, Michael Jordon, is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later murdered, Michael becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run.
Romance
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Gene Wilder Christine Lahti Mary Stuart Masterson Robert Prosky Stephen Tobolowsky Anne Jackson Susan Ruttan Jean Da Baer David Margulies Tara Shannon
When Duffy Bergman, a New York City cartoonist, meets Meg Lloyd, a gourmet chef, he discovers the love of his life and they marry, yet love alone isn't enough to make them happy. Meg ... See full summary »
Romance
1970
90 Minutes
Gene Wilder Margot Kidder Eileen Colgen May Ollis Seamus Forde David Kelly Danny Cummins Liz Davis
exchange student mother father irishman charming quirky lighthearted dublin new york city bronx, n.y. modernization adaptation working class cross-cultural romance adventure love transformation 20th century
A manure collector (Gene Wilder) loves and loses both his job and an American college student (Margot Kidder) in Dublin.
Comedy
1981
127 Minutes
Director
Lino Ventura Bryan Forbes Roger Moore Gene Wilder Lynn Redgrave Ugo Tognazzi Kathleen Quinlan Catherine Salviat Priscilla Barnes
Four segments by four directors show four men chasing women in France, England, Italy and the United States.
Comedy, Western
USA
1974
93 Minutes
Jim: The Waco Kid
Cleavon Little Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Slim Pickens David Huddleston Liam Dunn Alex Karras John Hillerman George Furth Mel Brooks Harvey Korman
sheriff gunslinger attorney cowboy friend outlandish madcap small town wild west race relations old west myths friendship railroad adventure rise rivalry 1870s
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Comedy
USA
1968
88 Minutes
Zero Mostel Gene Wilder Dick Shawn Kenneth Mars Estelle Winwood Christopher Hewett Andreas Voutsinas Lee Meredith Renee Taylor Frank Campanella
producer accountant playwright actor director hippie hilarious cheeky charming office theater courtroom prison broadway theater theater production nazism scams shady dealings quest fall
A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
Comedy
USA
1989
103 Minutes
Screenwriter
Richard Pryor Gene Wilder Joan Severance Kevin Spacey Kirsten Childs Alan North Anthony Zerbe Louis Giambalvo
blind person deaf person police detective killer boss sister hilarious thrilling lighthearted new york city newsstand bar police station motel estate murder deception friendship kidnapping gambling
Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening.
Comedy
UK|Canada|USA
1974
101 Minutes
A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhinoceros.
Comedy
USA
1991
98 Minutes
Richard Pryor Gene Wilder Mercedes Ruehl Stephen Lang Vanessa Williams Phil Rubenstein
impostor con artist pretty woman mental patient wealthy man madcap playful mansion mental institution los angeles california mistaken identity deception friendship schemes look-alikes wretched excess discovery 1990s
A mental out-patient is mistaken for a missing wealthy man and a con man takes advantage of the situation.
Comedy
1981
127 Minutes
Director
Lino Ventura Bryan Forbes Roger Moore Gene Wilder Lynn Redgrave Ugo Tognazzi Kathleen Quinlan Catherine Salviat Priscilla Barnes
Four segments by four directors show four men chasing women in France, England, Italy and the United States.
Musical, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1974
88 Minutes
The Fox
Richard Kiley Steven Warner Bob Fosse Gene Wilder Joss Ackland Clive Revill Donna McKechnie Victor Spinetti
A pilot, stranded in the desert, meets a little boy who is a prince on a planet.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
111 Minutes
Eugene Grizzard
Warren Beatty Faye Dunaway Michael J. Pollard Gene Hackman Estelle Parsons Denver Pyle Dub Taylor Evans Evans Gene Wilder James Stiver Clyde Howdy
thief police officer partner tense shocking small town louisiana hideout death robbery love wretched excess pursuit 1930s
Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Comedy
USA
1972
87 Minutes
Dr. Doug Ross
Woody Allen Burt Reynolds Lynn Redgrave John Carradine Lou Jacobi Louise Lasser Anthony Quayle Tony Randall Gene Wilder Erin Fleming Elaine Giftos
doctor queen journalist scientist outlandish amusing laboratory new york city countryside subconscious mind sex love marriage fantasy love quest 1970s
Seven stories are trying to answer the question: what is sex? Or maybe they are not trying.