List of the best John Badham movies: WarGames(1983), Saturday Night Fever(1977), Short Circuit(1986), Incognito(1997), The Hard Way(1991), The Last Debate(2000), Bird on a Wire(1990), Evel Knievel(2004), Footsteps(2003), Reflections of Murder(1974), Whose Life Is It Anyway?(1981), Obsessed(2002) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA
1983
113 Minutes
Director
Matthew Broderick Dabney Coleman Ally Sheedy John Wood Barry Corbin Juanin Clay Kent Williams Dennis Lipscomb Joe Dorsey Irving Metzman
hacker girlfriend friend doctor programmer military officer tense thrilling seattle household cheyenne mountain facility oregon island supercomputer world war iii video games nuclear attack high school responsibility
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
Drama, Music
USA
1977
119 Minutes
Director
John Travolta Karen Lynn Gorney Barry Miller Joseph Cali Paul Pape Bruce Ornstein Donna Pescow Val Bisoglio Julie Bovasso Martin Shakar Nina Hansen
dancer brother father best friend clerk love interest uplifting gritty cool disco brooklyn, n.y. household dancing competition class distinctions racism social standing father/son relationship family dysfunction rise growing up
Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
Comedy
USA
1986
98 Minutes
Director
Ally Sheedy Steve Guttenberg Fisher Stevens Austin Pendleton G.W. Bailey Brian McNamara Marvin J. McIntyre John Garber Penny Santon Vernon Weddle Barbara Tarbuck
robot military officer know-it-all expert amusing hilarious witty lighthearted engaging military base knowledge comedy fun robots adventure discovery rise pursuit underdog 1980s
Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1997
106 Minutes
Director
Jason Patric Irène Jacob Thomas Lockyer Ian Richardson Simon Chandler Rod Steiger Pip Torrens Ian Holm
art expert art forger father gallery owner criminal partner thrilling engaging suspenseful crafty art gallery paris amsterdam courtroom artist's studio forgery art world romance murder secret identity
Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for five hundred thousand dollars. The girl he meets and gets into bed with, in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an art ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1991
111 Minutes
Director
Michael J. Fox James Woods Stephen Lang Annabella Sciorra John Capodice Luis Guzman LL Cool J Mary Mara Delroy Lindo Conrad Roberts Christina Ricci
actor detective serial killer captain girlfriend partner hilarious thrilling spectacular new york city hollywood, calif. police station nightclub roof police work acting mentorship serial murders unlikely friendship research
An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.
Drama
Canada
2000
90 Minutes
Director
James Garner Peter Gallagher Audra McDonald Donna Murphy Marco Sanchez Dorian Harewood Jack Turpin Bruce Gray Stephen Young Lawrence Dane Djanet Sears
Story of the same couple, first in their teenage years and then in their twilight years, paradoxically set in the same time during the backdrop of the Gulf War in the Middle East.
Romance
USA
1990
110 Minutes
Director
Mel Gibson Goldie Hawn David Carradine Bill Duke Stephen Tobolowsky Joan Severance Harry Caesar Jeff Corey Alex Bruhanski John Pyper-Ferguson Clyde Kusatsu
drug dealer witness ex-girlfriend fbi agent gas station attendant hairdresser amusing lighthearted suspenseful zoo detroit wisconsin chinatown gas station witness protection chase romance new identity drug trade pursuit
An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.
Drama, Biography
2004
96 Minutes
Director
George Eads Jaime Pressly Beau Bridges Lance Henriksen Matt Gordon Fred Dalton Thompson Peter MacNeill Jake Brockman Maggie Butterfield Brayden Jones Riley Jones
The motorcycle-riding daredevil (George Eads) grows up in a mining town and goes on to perform death-defying stunts.
Mystery & Thriller
2003
96 Minutes
Director
Candice Bergen Bryan Brown Bug Hall Michael Murphy John Walf Cindy Sampson Johanna MacCulloch Gary Levert Darcy Lindzon Rita Malik Bruce Graham
A suspense novelist (Candice Bergen) meets a young fan (Bug Hall) and a detective (Bryan Brown) while staying at her beachfront house.
Mystery & Thriller
1974
97 Minutes
Director
Tuesday Weld Joan Hackett Sam Waterston Lucille Benson Michael Lerner Ed Bernard R. G. Armstrong Lance Kerwin John Levin Jesse Vint William Turner
headmistress husband teacher student tense crafty washington state prep school pool love triangle murder plot double-cross failing marriage infidelity abusive relationship revenge mystery 1970s
A wife (Joan Hackett) and a mistress (Tuesday Weld) conspire to murder the brutal headmaster (Sam Waterston) of a school for boys, then the body disappears.
Drama
1981
118 Minutes
Director
artist nurse mother father doctor lawyer brooding intense striking hospital house small town right-to-die paralysis art self-expression legal problems romance discovery metamorphosis
Paralyzed from the neck down by a car accident, a sculptor (Richard Dreyfuss) argues for his right to die.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2002
96 Minutes
Director
Jenna Elfman Kate Burton Lisa Edelstein Jane Wheeler Mark Camacho Vlasta Vrana Charles Powell Sam Robards
A woman (Jenna Elfman) claims she had an affair with a married neurosurgeon and stands trial for allegedly harassing him.
Mystery & Thriller
2002
96 Minutes
Director
Jeanne Tripplehorn Corin Nemec Evan Parke Leland Orser Brian Jensen Britt McKillip Cameron Bright Ben Cardinal Andrew Jackson William S. Taylor
A homicide detective (Jeanne Tripplehorn) searches for her brother (Corin Nemec), a serial killer who plays cat-and-mouse games.
Drama
Canada
2000
90 Minutes
Director
James Garner Peter Gallagher Audra McDonald Donna Murphy Marco Sanchez Dorian Harewood Jack Turpin Bruce Gray Stephen Young Lawrence Dane Djanet Sears
Story of the same couple, first in their teenage years and then in their twilight years, paradoxically set in the same time during the backdrop of the Gulf War in the Middle East.