List of the best Jeannot Szwarc movies: Somewhere in Time(1980), Santa Claus(1985), Jaws 2(1978), Supergirl(1984), Extreme Close-up(1972), Enigma(1982), Bug(1975) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1980
103 Minutes
Director
Christopher Reeve Jane Seymour Christopher Plummer Teresa Wright Bill Erwin George Voskovec Susan French John Alvin Eddra Gale Sean Hayden Audrey Bennett
playwright elderly woman professor manager actress love interest dreamy emotional heartwarming hotel mackinac island michigan obsession time travel hypnosis love triangle unlikely romance love pursuit quest
A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other
UK|USA
1985
107 Minutes
Director
Dudley Moore David Huddleston John Lithgow Burgess Meredith Judy Cornwell Jeffrey Kramer Christian Fitzpatrick Carrie Kei Heim
friend elf businessman wife toy maker lighthearted heartwarming uplifting north pole new york city christmas loyalty magic toys business santa claus adventure pursuit rise 1980s
The legend of Santa Claus is put in jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA
1978
117 Minutes
Director
Roy Scheider Lorraine Gary Murray Hamilton Joseph Mascolo Jeffrey Kramer Collin Wilcox Paxton Ann Dusenberry Mark Gruner Barry Coe Susan French Gary Springer
sheriff mayor real estate developer son father shark tense gory thrilling frightening new england island beach small town amity island animal attack white shark investigation father/son relationship tourism
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
UK|USA
1984
124 Minutes
Director
Helen Slater Faye Dunaway Peter O'Toole Peter Cook Brenda Vaccaro Mia Farrow Simon Ward Marc McClure Hart Bochner Maureen Teefy David Healy
superhero fictional city earth superheroes super powers disappearance magic spell quest
After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
Drama
USA
1972
80 Minutes
Director
James McMullan Katherine Woodville James A. Watson Jr. Bara Byrnes Al Checco Anthony Carbone
While doing a story on the intrusion of surreptitious surveillance in peoples' private lives, a television reporter rents some surveillance equipment to get a feel for what it's like to spy... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1982
101 Minutes
Director
Martin Sheen Brigitte Fossey Sam Neill Derek Jacobi Michael Lonsdale Frank Finlay
cia agent defector kgb agent assassin lover suspenseful intense east berlin east germany eastern europe assassination plot cold war government secrets international conspiracy secret mission iron curtain quest pursuit escape rivalry
An ex-lover (Brigitte Fossey) aids a radio reporter (Martin Sheen), sent to East Germany by the CIA to steal a Soviet computer chip.
Horror
1975
100 Minutes
Director
Bradford Dillman Joanna Miles Richard Gilliland Jamie Smith Jackson Alan Fudge Jesse Vint Patty McCormack Brendan Dillon Fred Downs James Greene
A scientist (Bradford Dillman) experiments with mutated insects freed by an earthquake, making matters worse.