List of the best John McMartin movies: Sweet Charity(1969), The Last Ninja(1983), Who's That Girl?(1987), Dream Lover(1986), Murrow(1986), Pennies From Heaven(1981), Little Sweetheart(1988), Thieves(1977), A Shock to the System(1990), Roots: The Gift(1988), No Reservations(2007), All the President's Men(1976) ... ...
Musical
USA
1969
154 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine John McMartin Ricardo Montalban Sammy Davis Jr. Chita Rivera Paula Kelly Stubby Kaye Barbara Bouchet
dancer actor celebrity love interest engaging passionate new york city central park elevator romance optimism depression marriage song and dance bad luck love quest 1960s
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith despite endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
Action
USA
1983
100 Minutes
Mr. Cosmo
Michael Beck Nancy Kwan John McMartin Mako Richard Lynch Carolyn Seymour John Larroquette
Singer-turned-boxer Andy 'Kid' Clave (Ruben Blades) signs a contract with a shady promoter Joaquin Vargas (Willie Colon). But Clave turns against Vargas when the promoter's thugs kill Clave's girlfriend when he thinks about backing out of the contract. While seeking a way to get revenge against Vargas, Clave learns that he has a blood clot in his head. But nothing will deter him from getting his ... See full summary »
Romance
1987
93 Minutes
Simon Worthington
Madonna Griffin Dunne Haviland Morris John McMartin Robert Swan Drew Pillsbury John Mills Coati Mundi Dennis Burkley
criminal lawyer pimp investigator fiancé amusing party wedding on the run new york city corruption innocence shoplifting framed dancing revenge 1980s
A hapless New Yorker's (Griffin Dunne) rich future father-in-law orders him to escort a bleached blonde (Madonna) out of town.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
104 Minutes
Martin
Kristy McNichol Ben Masters Paul Shenar Justin Deas John McMartin Gayle Hunnicutt Joseph Culp Matthew Penn Paul West Matthew Long Jon Polito
After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected... See full summary »
Biography
1986
100 Minutes
Frank Stanton
Daniel J. Travanti Dabney Coleman Edward Herrmann David Suchet John McMartin Robert Vaughn Kathryn Leigh Scott
Edward R. Murrow (Daniel J. Travanti) pioneers broadcast journalism, attacks Sen. Joe McCarthy and defies network bosses.
Musical, Romance
USA
1981
107 Minutes
Mr. Warner
Steve Martin Bernadette Peters Christopher Walken Jessica Harper Vernel Bagneris John McMartin John Karlen Jay Garner Robert Fitch Tommy Rall
salesman wife schoolteacher pretty woman homeless person creative melodramatic chicago bank diner aspirations infidelity great depression romance prostitution love discovery 1930s
During the Great Depression, a sheet-music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1988
94 Minutes
Uncle David
John Hurt Karen Young Cassie Barasch Ellie Raab Barbara Bosson John McMartin James Waterston Guy Boyd
neighbor girl mistress child mother brother dark tense shocking uneasy resort beach florida bedroom blackmail murder mind games infidelity evil child embezzlement
A criminal couple, hiding out in a remote property become the unwitting victims of a plot to blackmail them by the most unlikely of conspirators.
Comedy
USA
1977
103 Minutes
Gordon
Marlo Thomas Charles Grodin Professor Irwin Corey Héctor Elizondo Mercedes McCambridge John McMartin Gary Merrill Ann Wedgeworth Bob Fosse
Dramedy of a native New York married couple who splits up in an attempt to rediscover their sanity.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1990
91 Minutes
George Brewster
Michael Caine Elizabeth McGovern Peter Riegert Swoosie Kurtz Will Patton Jenny Wright John McMartin Barbara Baxley Haviland Morris Philip Moon
ad executive middle-aged man young man wife pretty woman dark witty new york city office subway household ageism disillusionment promotion murder accidental killing corporate ladder revenge rivalry 1990s
When you think you're at the top of the corporate ladder and then discover they have managed to pull that ladder away, sometimes you have to take it upon yourself to "level" the playing ... See full summary »
Other, Drama
1988
96 Minutes
Edmund Parker Sr.
Louis Gossett Jr. LeVar Burton Avery Brooks Michael Learned Kate Mulgrew Shaun Cassidy John McMartin
slave bounty hunter abolitionist plantation owner son kunta kinte brutal tense dark virginia plantation american south slavery escape freedom uprising dangerous mission underground railroad pursuit underdog
A freed slave (Avery Brooks) needs Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) and the Fiddler's (Louis Gossett Jr.) help guiding runaway slaves on Christmas Eve.
Romance, Drama
USA
2007
104 Minutes
Catherine Zeta-Jones Aaron Eckhart Abigail Breslin Patricia Clarkson Jenny Wade Bob Balaban Brian F. O'Byrne Lily Rabe Eric Silver Arija Bareikis John McMartin
chef boss niece assistant heartwarming amusing greenwich village new york city restaurant cemetery house big city new romance competition death career adoption unintended consequences rivalry love
The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.
Drama
USA
1976
138 Minutes
Robert Redford Dustin Hoffman Jack Warden Martin Balsam Hal Holbrook Jason Robards Jane Alexander Meredith Baxter Ned Beatty Stephen Collins Penny Fuller
reporter editor politician teamwork engaging intricate tense emotional washington, d.c. watergate hotel apartment newsroom parking deck big city journalism political intrigue richard nixon carl bernstein bob woodward scandal
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Comedy
Australia
2000
100 Minutes
Sam Neill Kevin Harrington Tom Long Patrick Warburton Genevieve Mooy Tayler Kane Bille Brown Roy Billing Andrew Gilbert Lenka Kripac Matthew Moore
mayor wife scientist mathematician american guard amusing inspiring australia small town countryside apollo program astronomy daunting task eccentricity heroism adventure underdog 1960s
A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.