List of the best James Handy movies: Lifted(2010), K-911(1999), Rounds(2008), K-9(1989), Burglar(1987), Unbreakable(2000), Bird(1988), The Room Upstairs(1987), Brighton Beach Memoirs(1986), The Rocketeer(1991), Bad Sister(2016), The Verdict(1982) ... ...
Drama
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Travis
Trace Adkins Nicki Aycox James Handy Dash Mihok Ruben Studdard Uriah Shelton Maggie Ballard Anna Marie Dobbins Cory Gluck Barbara Kincaid-Hill Evan Metropoulos
13 year old Henry Matthews struggles with life after his reservist father is deployed to Afghanistan. With the help of a local pastor, the boy decides to take part in a local singing contest.
Comedy
1999
91 Minutes
Captain Byers
James Belushi Christine Tucci James Handy J.J. Johnston Scotch Ellis Loring Vincent Castellanos Wade Williams
police detective dog partner psychopath amusing engaging los angeles police station street dogs human-animal friendship law enforcement aging investigation partnership pursuit 1990s
Reluctantly partnered with a younger team, a detective (James Belushi) and his canine assistant track an unbalanced criminal.
Drama
2008
107 Minutes
Nathan
Billy Drago Natalie Denise Sperl James Handy Nina Kaczorowski Erik Fellows Adam Johnson Meredith Zealy Kent Harper
Comedy
USA
1989
102 Minutes
Byers
James Belushi Mel Harris Kevin Tighe Ed O'Neill James Handy Cotter Smith Daniel Davis John Snyder
police detective sergeant dog drug lord amusing playful charming san diego police station dogs police work drug cartel friendship man vs. beast odd couple quest rivalry 1980s
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Canada|USA
1987
102 Minutes
Carson Verrill
Whoopi Goldberg Bobcat Goldthwait G.W. Bailey Lesley Ann Warren James Handy Anne De Salvo John Goodman
burglar sidekick corrupt cop detective bookseller amusing playful madcap san francisco jewelry shop bookstore street frame-up burglary corrupt police investigation murder double life rivalry underdog
A retired cop blackmails ex burglar Bernice into paying him $20,000 - thus burgling. Paid to get a dentist's jewelry back from her ex's apartment, someone murders the ex and Bernice is a suspect. She investigates.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2000
107 Minutes
Priest
Bruce Willis Samuel L. Jackson Robin Wright Charlayne Woodard Spencer Treat Clark James Handy Eamonn Walker Elizabeth Lawrence Leslie Stefanson
security guard wife sick person janitor son suspenseful offbeat philadelphia new york city stadium train station extrasensory perception insanity torture murder supernatural quest transformation discovery 2000s
A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
1988
161 Minutes
Esteves
Forest Whitaker Diane Venora Samuel E. Wright Keith David Michael McGuire James Handy Michael Zelniker Damon Whitaker
saxophonist dizzy gillespie wife musician wealthy woman doctor cool sultry nightclub kansas city, mo. mental institution new york city los angeles music charlie parker ambition show business addiction mental illness rise
Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) lives fast and self-destructs, dead at 34 in 1955.
Comedy, Drama
1987
97 Minutes
Frank
Stockard Channing Sam Waterston Linda Hunt Joan Allen Clancy Brown Sarah Jessica Parker James Handy Jerry O'Connell Devoreaux White Renee Estevez Denice Kumagai
teacher tenant friend student amusing emotional endearing positive boston school boarding house tenants loneliness romance friendship discovery love transformation 1980s
A lonely clinic worker (Stockard Channing) runs a boardinghouse at night and meets a cellist (Sam Waterston) there who changes her life.
Comedy
USA
1986
108 Minutes
Frank Murphy
Blythe Danner Jonathan Silverman Judith Ivey Stacey Glick Lisa Waltz Bob Dishy Brian Drillinger James Handy Bette Henritze Steven Hill David Margulies
teenager older brother mother father aunt cousin frenetic melodramatic amusing brighton beach, n.y. family home writing family puberty ambition growing up temptation 1930s
Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.
Fantasy
USA
1991
109 Minutes
FBI Agent 'Wooly' Wolinski
Billy Campbell Jennifer Connelly Timothy Dalton Alan Arkin Paul Sorvino Terry O'Quinn Ed Lauter James Handy Tiny Ron Robert Miranda John Lavachielli
stunt pilot superhero actress nazi mechanic howard hughes campy spectacular los angeles air show aviation inventions hollywood unlikely hero jet pack superhuman abilities adventure discovery love 1930s
A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Bishop O'Reilly
Ryan Newman Devon Werkheiser Alyshia Ochse Helen Eigenberg Lise Simms Robert Leeshock Sloane Avery Hugh B. Holub James Handy Josh Plasse Jordan Diambrini
A student at a Catholic school has suspicions when one of the nuns begins acting creepily towards her brother. But she can't tell anyone, because who would believe that a woman of God would do such a thing?
Drama
USA
1982
122 Minutes
Kevin Doneghy
Paul Newman Charlotte Rampling James Mason Jack Warden Milo O'Shea Ed Binns Julie Bovasso Lindsay Crouse Roxanne Hart James Handy
lawyer judge passionate raw law firm boston united states career judicial system underdog 1980s
A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
109 Minutes
Milton Briggs
Jeff Daniels Harley Jane Kozak John Goodman Julian Sands Stuart Pankin Brian McNamara Mark L. Taylor Henry Jones Peter Jason James Handy Roy Brocksmith
doctor wife son exterminator scientist photographer creepy quirky amusing california house basement fear father/son relationship moving spiders death transformation mystery escape
A species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to the U.S. in a coffin and starts to breed and kill.
Crime, Drama
USA
1997
106 Minutes
James Belushi Tupac Shakur Lela Rochon Dennis Quaid James Earl Jones David Paymer Wendy Crewson Gary Cole Terrence "T.C." Carson Brad Greenquist James Handy
police detective partner drug dealer dea agent homeless person lawyer tense dark gritty suspenseful los angeles drug house police station interrogation room courtroom murder drug trafficking frame-up debt working undercover
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
Comedy, Drama
2000
96 Minutes
Mary Tyler Moore Valerie Harper Bethany Joy Lenz Marisa Ryan Elon Gold Christine Ebersole Steve Ryan Mia Dillon Tommy Hollis Jeff Skowron Rick Gomez
After one is divorced and the other is widowed, two old friends (Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper) reunite in New York City.