List of the best Jackie Cooper movies: Gallant Sons(1940), Streets of New York(1939), Syncopation(1942), Skippy(1931), The Day the Earth Moved(1974), Tough Guy(1936), Boy of the Streets(1937), Chosen Survivors(1974), Stand Up and Be Counted(1972), Rodeo Girl(1980), Peck's Bad Boy(1934), The Champ(1931) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
71 Minutes
Byron "By" Newbold
Jackie Cooper Bonita Granville Gene Reynolds Gail Patrick Ian Hunter June Preisser Leo Gorcey William Tracy Tommy Kelly Edward Ashley El Brendel
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers' occupations, which lands one father in jail.
Drama
USA
1939
72 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Martin Spellman Sidney Miller Buddy Pepper David Durand George Cleveland Robert E. O'Connor Dick Purcell George Irving Marjorie Reynolds
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Adolphe Menjou Bonita Granville George Bancroft Ted North Todd Duncan Frank Jenks Jessie Grayson Mona Barrie Lindy Wade Peggy McIntyre
singer father friend son band member coronet player confident spirited unrestrained new orleans school boat chicago club dance hall jazz performance modernization father/daughter relationship romance
Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated" music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie)from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock-market crash, the depression and the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1931
85 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Robert Coogan Mitzi Green Willard Robertson
young boy poor boy doctor dog catcher dog charming moving shantytown small town childhood father/son relationship poverty pets growing up discovery 1930s
Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|France
1974
75 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Stella Stevens Cleavon Little William Windom Beverly Garland Lucille Benson Tammy Harrington Kelly Thordsen Ellen Blake E.J. Andre Sid Melton
When a U.S. Intelligence Agent is unable to bring a ruthless drug baron to justice, he resorts to hiring a contract killer. But the man with whom he is put in contact turns out to be an old friend.
Drama
USA
1936
76 Minutes
Frederick Martindale "Freddie" Vincent, III
Jackie Cooper Joseph Calleia Mischa Auer Harvey Stephens Jean Hersholt Edward Pawley Robert Warwick
gangster fugitive boy father dog son tense touching woods truck hideout kidnapping father/son relationship on the run friendship pets crime pursuit rise adventure
An unhappy child, accompanied by his dog, runs away from home and is befriended by a gangster on the lam.
Drama
USA
1937
76 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Maureen O'Connor Kathleen Burke Robert E. O'Connor Marjorie Main Guy Usher Matty Fain George Cleveland Bill Elliott Don Latorre
teen boy doctor neighbor orphan mother police officer melodramatic powerful spirited new york city slum apartment tenement house nightclub gangs street life racketeering moral dilemma political corruption going straight
Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.
Sci-Fi
Mexico|USA
1974
99 Minutes
Raymond Couzins
Jackie Cooper Alex Cord Richard Jaeckel Bradford Dillman Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Diana Muldaur Lincoln Kilpatrick Gwenn Mitchell Barbara Babcock Cristina Moreno Nancy Rodman
A group of diverse individuals are suddenly taken from their homes and flown via helicopter to a futuristic bomb shelter in the desert, one-third of a mile below the surface of the Earth. ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1972
99 Minutes
Director
Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about the progress of the liberation of the women. Arriving at the town she is very surprised to see... See full summary »
Western
1980
100 Minutes
Director
Katharine Ross Bo Hopkins Candy Clark Jacqueline Brookes Wilford Brimley Parley Baer Elise Caitlin Savannah Bentley Nancy Priddy Arlene Banas
A rodeo champion's (Bo Hopkins) wife (Katharine Ross) joins the rodeo circuit too, despite his disapproval.
Drama
1934
70 Minutes
A nasty aunt (Dorothy Peterson) and her brat try to divide a widower (Thomas Meighan) and his mischievous son (Jackie Cooper).
Drama
USA
1931
86 Minutes
Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper Irene Rich Roscoe Ates Edward Brophy Hale Hamilton Jesse Scott Marcia Mae Jones
boxer son mother stepfather horse emotional heartwarming moving melodramatic mexico boxing ring tijuana father/son relationship boxing redemption alcoholism separation mother/son relationship love fall
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
78 Minutes
A man is given the choice between having fabulous wealth or saving an innocent man from the death penalty.
Drama
USA
1938
88 Minutes
Peter Trimble
Claude Rains Fay Bainter Jackie Cooper Bonita Granville Henry O'Neill Kay Johnson James Stephenson J. Farrell MacDonald William Pawley John Ridgely Mary Field
housekeeper inventor teen boy daughter wife mechanic emotional moving indiana small town house inventions theft family mother/son relationship mentorship science love rise 1910s
A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
100 Minutes
Kenneth Warren
Deanna Durbin Melvyn Douglas Jackie Cooper Irene Rich Nancy Carroll John Halliday Jackie Searle Juanita Quigley Peggy Stewart Charles Coleman Grant Mitchell
teen girl father reporter boyfriend scout actress lighthearted amusing cheery country house office party infatuation adolescence young love newspapers musical performance growing up forbidden love transformation
A teenage girl clashes with her newspaper publisher father's star reporter while he stays in their country guest house, but soon finds herself falling in love with him.
Western
USA
1940
92 Minutes
Clem
Henry Fonda Gene Tierney Jackie Cooper Henry Hull John Carradine J. Edward Bromberg Donald Meek Eddie Collins George Barbier Ernest Whitman Charles Tannen
cowboy murderer news reporter young man woman tense confident missouri colorado wild west court search retribution murder robbery trial pursuit revenge 19th century
Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.
Comedy
USA
1961
81 Minutes
Lt. J.S. Parmell
Mickey Rooney Buddy Hackett Jackie Cooper Joanie Sommers Roland Winters Elizabeth MacRae Gene Blakely Gordon Jones
sailor duck psychiatrist pretty woman amusing madcap military base ship human-animal friendship sailors military intelligence rocket science talking animal rescue discovery adventure 1960s
Two sailors sneak a talking duck on board their ship. Complications ensue.
Drama
1970
75 Minutes
Ed Miller
Sally Field Eleanor Parker Jackie Cooper Lane Bradbury David Carradine
A teenage runaway (Sally Field) tries life as a hippie, then comes home to her parents (Eleanor Parker, Jackie Cooper) and sister.
War
USA
1942
82 Minutes
Joe "Babe" Duttson
Pat O'Brien George Murphy Jane Wyatt Jackie Cooper Carl Esmond Max Baer Desi Arnaz Ray Collins Lee Bonnell Frank Jenks John Maguire
gunner sailor ex-girlfriend violinist nazi patriotic rousing ship naval base world war ii navy naval warfare redemption love pursuit adventure transformation 1940s
A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.
Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action
UK|USA
1983
125 Minutes
Perry White
Christopher Reeve Richard Pryor Robert Vaughn Jackie Cooper Margot Kidder Annette O'Toole Annie Ross Pamela Stephenson Marc McClure Nancy Roberts Graham Stark
superman hacker ceo editor lois lane high-school sweetheart campy thrilling melodramatic metropolis smallville outer space atlantic ocean office building columbia world domination finance high-school reunion cyborgs supercomputer
Synthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
UK|USA
1987
89 Minutes
Perry White
Christopher Reeve Gene Hackman Mariel Hemingway Jackie Cooper Marc McClure Jon Cryer Sam Wanamaker Margot Kidder Mark Pillow
superman lois lane editor nemesis supervillain photographer rousing outlandish spectacular metropolis newsroom fortress of solitude space lair nuclear weapons cold war heroism cloning world domination superheroes
The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's latest creation, Nuclear Man.
Drama
1971
108 Minutes
Danton Miller
John Phillip Law Diane Cannon Robert Ryan Jackie Cooper David Hemmings Jodi Wexler William Roerick Maureen Arthur Shecky Greene Clinton Greyn
A TV-network board chairman's (Robert Ryan) wife (Dyan Cannon) pushes a local newsman (John Phillip Law) to power.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|UK|Canada
1980
127 Minutes
Perry White
Christopher Reeve Margot Kidder Gene Hackman Ned Beatty Jackie Cooper Sarah Douglas Jack O'Halloran Valerie Perrine Susannah York Clifton James E.G. Marshall
superman villain henchmen reporter publisher president spirited airy metropolis washington, d.c. niagara falls, n.y. fortress of solitude newsroom hotel invasion romance daunting task superhuman abilities superheroes adventure
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Romance
USA
1987
96 Minutes
Ace Morgan
Sally Field Michael Caine Steve Guttenberg Peter Boyle Jackie Cooper Julie Kavner Louise Lasser Iman
A wealthy writer, who has had terrible experiences with money-hungry girlfriends and ex-wives, pretends to be a broke, washed-up novelist, to see if the woman he loves wants him for himself, or just for his money.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|UK|Canada|Switzerland|Panama
1978
143 Minutes
Perry White
Christopher Reeve Gene Hackman Marlon Brando Margot Kidder Ned Beatty Jackie Cooper Marc McClure Glenn Ford Valerie Perrine Phyllis Thaxter Jeff East
superman father mother reporter villain superhero confident spectacular metropolis smallville krypton newsroom family home fortress of solitude superhuman abilities secret daunting task adventure discovery 1970s
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Musical
1941
131 Minutes
Jerry Regan
James Stewart Judy Garland Lana Turner Hedy Lamarr Tony Martin Jackie Cooper Ian Hunter Charles Winninger Edward Everett Horton Paul Kelly Eve Arden
girl father boyfriend socialite violinist vaudevillian emotional spirited new york city stage apartment ziegfeld follies vaudeville father/daughter relationship ambition show business career vs. love rise sacrifice love
An elevator operator (Lana Turner), a vaudevillian (Judy Garland) and a violinist's wife cope with sudden fame as chorus girls.