List of the best Irvin Kershner movies: The Flim Flam Man(1967), The Hoodlum Priest(1961), The Luck of Ginger Coffey(1964), Stakeout on Dope Street(1958), Never Say Never Again(1983), Eyes of Laura Mars(1978), The Return of a Man Called Horse(1976), Up the Sandbox(1972), RoboCop 2(1990), A Fine Madness(1966), S.P.Y.S(1974), Raid on Entebbe(1977) ... ...
Comedy, Action
USA
1967
115 Minutes
Director
George C. Scott Sue Lyon Michael Sarrazin Harry Morgan Jack Albertson Alice Ghostley Albert Salmi Slim Pickens Strother Martin Woodrow Parfrey
con artist deserter sheriff rich girl mother father amusing tense united states small town household courtroom jail mentorship con game friendship teamwork desertion pursuit quest
A rural con artist and an army deserter cheat the townsfolk and are aided by a rich gal who shields the fleeing duo from the wrath of the pursuing sheriff.
Biography
USA
1961
101 Minutes
Director
Don Murray Larry Gates Keir Dullea Logan Ramsey Cindi Wood Don Joslyn Sam Capuano Vince O'Brien Al Mack Lou Martini
priest ex-convict reporter gritty somber powerful st. louis slum prison halfway house justice rehabilitation death row crime religion transformation underdog quest rescue 1960s
Based on the life of Fr. Charles Clark, a minister to street gangs.
Drama
Canada|USA
1964
100 Minutes
Director
Robert Shaw Mary Ure Liam Redmond Tom Harvey Leo Leyden Tom Kneebone Libby McClintock Powys Thomas
drunk widow friend daughter gritty sad canada montreal apartment newsroom marital problems newspapers marginalization father/daughter relationship immigration quest underdog 1960s
An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change but his disillusioned family grow tired of his pigheadedness and instability.
Crime, Drama
USA
1958
83 Minutes
Director
Yale Wexler Morris Miller Abby Dalton Allen Kramer Herman Rudin Frank Harding Bill Shaw Herschel Bernardi Carol Nelson Matt Resnick Charles Guasti
Three teenagers find a briefcase with a beat-up old can in it. They throw away the can and pawn the suitcase. When they read in the papers that the can was full of uncut heroin and belonged... See full summary »
Action
UK|USA|West Germany
1983
137 Minutes
Director
Sean Connery Klaus Maria Brandauer Barbara Carrera Max von Sydow Kim Basinger Bernie Casey Alec McCowen Edward Fox
james bond terrorist pilot sister cool thrilling england north africa secret headquarters nice, france espionage nuclear weapons ransom aging quest revenge pursuit 1980s
A S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Director
Faye Dunaway Tommy Lee Jones Brad Dourif Rene Auberjonois Raul Julia Frank Adonis Lisa Taylor Darlanne Fluegel Rose Gregorio Steve Marachuk Meg Mundy
photographer beautiful woman police detective serial killer ex-husband suspenseful uneasy new york city apartment photography investigation serial murders fashion supernatural romance mystery pursuit 1970s
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer.
Western
Mexico|USA
1976
129 Minutes
Director
Richard Harris Gale Sondergaard Geoffrey Lewis Bill Lucking Jorge Luke Claudio Brook Enrique Lucero Jorge Russek Ana De Sade Pedro Damián Humberto López
lord fur trapper tribal leader passionate engaging wild west indian territory england sioux land grab land ownership american west justice murder revenge rise 1840s
The English gentleman known as Horse, returns to the American west to save his adopted Indian tribe from extinction.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1972
97 Minutes
Director
Barbra Streisand David Selby Ariane Heller Gary Smith Jane Hoffman John C. Becher Jacobo Morales Paul Benedict George Irving Pearl Shear Carl Gottlieb
A bored housewife takes refuge in a fantasy world.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1990
118 Minutes
Director
Peter Weller Nancy Allen Dan O'Herlihy Belinda Bauer Tom Noonan Gabriel Damon Felton Perry Robert DoQui Galyn Görg Stephen Lee Willard E. Pugh
cyborg psychologist crime boss girlfriend sidekick corrupt cop campy dark outlandish spectacular detroit construction site street police station hideout laboratory dystopia violence crime robots
Cyborg law enforcer RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1966
104 Minutes
Director
Sean Connery Joanne Woodward Jean Seberg Patrick O'Neal Colleen Dewhurst Renee Taylor Clive Revill Werner Peters
poet wife psychiatrist partner seductress orderly frenetic hilarious sultry emotional new york city apartment mental institution brooklyn bridge hot tub artistic struggle writer's block mental illness institutionalization infidelity
Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
Comedy
1974
87 Minutes
Director
Donald Sutherland Elliott Gould Zouzou
cia agent anarchist kgb agent waiter partner madcap amusing brash winsome paris london restaurant united states espionage government secrets international conflict botched job travel friendship adventure
Two CIA bunglers (Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould) botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.
Drama
1977
150 Minutes
Director
Peter Finch Martin Balsam Horst Buchholz Charles Bronson John Saxon Jack Warden Sylvia Sidney Yaphet Kotto Robert Loggia James Woods Dinah Manoff
commando hostage terrorist government official yitzhak rabin passenger intense suspenseful airplane airport uganda israel terrorism stand-off hijacking commando assault israeli-palestinian conflict quest rescue 1970s
Israeli commandos raid Uganda's airport in 1976 to free hostages from Palestinian-terrorist hijackers.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
1980
124 Minutes
Director
Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels David Prowse Peter Mayhew Kenny Baker Alec Guinness Julian Glover John Ratzenberger
knight princess mentor robot nemesis rebel thrilling dark rousing powerful far far away outer space spacecraft rescue confrontation space travel violence rebellion torture rivalry
Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to be a Jedi knight, and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) woos Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), as Darth Vader returns to threaten the rebel forces trying to save the galaxy.
Drama
Canada|USA
1988
164 Minutes
Zebedee
Willem Dafoe Harvey Keitel Barbara Hershey Paul Greco Verna Bloom Roberts Blossom Barry Miller Irvin Kershner
judas iscariot mary magdalene virgin mary young girl villager pontius pilate profound powerful judea street temple garden of gethsemane jesus christ faith sin revolution betrayal dreams temptation sacrifice
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.