List of the best Howard Zieff movies: House Calls(1978), Hearts of the West(1975), Slither(1973), Private Benjamin(1980), The Main Event(1979), My Girl 2(1993) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1978
98 Minutes
Director
Walter Matthau Glenda Jackson Art Carney Richard Benjamin Candy Azzara Dick O'Neill Thayer David
doctor nurse heartwarming touching amusing charming hospital city dating romance medicine lawsuit love rivalry 1970s
Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife. He embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1975
102 Minutes
Director
Jeff Bridges Andy Griffith Donald Pleasence Blythe Danner Alan Arkin Richard B. Shull Herbert Edelman Alex Rocco Frank Cady Anthony James Burton Gilliam
writer actor filmmaker stuntman secretary cheeky lighthearted hollywood, calif. movie set nevada movies hollywood acting writing old west myths quest pursuit rise 1930s
During the 1930s, Lewis Tate aspires to be the next great American Western writer. But when he travels to California, he's recruited by Bert Kessler), a Hollywood unit manager, to star in a series of low-rent Westerns.
Comedy
USA
1973
97 Minutes
Director
James Caan Peter Boyle Sally Kellerman Louise Lasser Allen Goorwitz Richard B. Shull Alex Rocco Alex Henteloff Garry Goodrow Len Lesser Seamon Glass
ex-convict thief band leader store clerk drifter amusing tense thrilling los angeles train farmhouse trailer unlikely allies double-cross shady dealings theft quest mystery 1970s
A car thief gets out on parole from a penitentiary and intends to go straight. Nonetheless, he ends up in a wild goose chase for stolen cash, together with a small-time bandleader and his wife, and a friendly free-spirited woman.
Comedy
USA
1980
109 Minutes
Director
Goldie Hawn Eileen Brennan Armand Assante Robert Webber Sam Wanamaker Barbara Barrie Mary Kay Place Harry Dean Stanton Albert Brooks Alan Oppenheimer Gretchen Wyler
soldier newlywed military officer love interest witty amusing outlandish military base paris sexual harassment marriage revenge deception seduction class distinctions discovery temptation transformation 1980s
A sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.
Comedy
USA
1979
112 Minutes
Director
Barbra Streisand Ryan O'Neal Paul Sand Whitman Mayo Patti D'Arbanville Chu Chu Malave Richard Lawson James Gregory Richard Altman
businesswoman boxer accountant trainer gutsy amusing mushy beverly hills, calif. gym training camp arena boxing promotion comeback romance love underdog quest 1930s
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring - an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1993
99 Minutes
Director
Anna Chlumsky Dan Aykroyd Jamie Lee Curtis Austin O'Brien Richard Masur Christine Ebersole John David Souther Angeline Ball Aubrey Morris Gerrit Graham Ben Stein
teen girl teen boy uncle deceased mother girlfriend daughter touching charming heartwarming los angeles family home search family bloodline truth teen romance coming of age the past discovery growing up love
Vada Sultenfuss must go to LA to stay with her Uncle Phil to do some research on her mother's life, but finds much more.