List of the best Josef Sommer movies: The Rosary Murders(1987), Iceman(1984), Forced March(1989), The Mighty Ducks(1992), Target(1985), The Next Best Thing(2000), The Elephant King(2006), The Family Man(2000), Independence Day(1983), Still of the Night(1982), The Invasion(2007), Hanky Panky(1982) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
104 Minutes
Lieutenant Koznicki
Donald Sutherland Charles Durning Josef Sommer Belinda Bauer James Murtaugh John Danelle Addison Powell Kathleen Tolan Tom Mardirosian Anita Barone
priest police detective reporter police officer serial killer chilling dark suspenseful detroit church newsroom police station serial murders roman catholicism trust confession love clergy mystery temptation
A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.
Drama
USA
1984
99 Minutes
Whitman
Timothy Hutton Lindsay Crouse John Lone Josef Sommer David Strathairn Philip Akin Danny Glover Amelia Hall Richard Monette James Tolkan
anthropologist prehistoric man scientist linguist doctor emotional fascinating touching north pole laboratory arctic frozen man scientific observation human connection human rights culture shock protection discovery rivalry transformation
A prehistoric Neanderthal man found frozen in ice is revived by an arctic exploration team, who then attempt to use him for their own scientific means.
Drama
1989
104 Minutes
Father
Chris Sarandon Renée Soutendijk John Seitz Josef Sommer Larry Golden Michael Higgins Alan Goodson Hans Jakob
A former TV star (Chris Sarandon) makes a Holocaust movie about a Hungarian poet in a Nazi death march.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1992
101 Minutes
Mr. Gerald Ducksworth
Emilio Estevez Joss Ackland Lane Smith Heidi Kling Josef Sommer Joshua Jackson Elden Henson Shaun Weiss M.C. Gainey Matt Doherty Brandon Quintin Adams
coach lawyer hockey player young boy mentor spirited charming minneapolis hockey rink office hockey teamwork redemption competition responsibility mentorship discovery rivalry 1990s
A self-centered Minnesota lawyer is sentenced to community service coaching a rag tag youth hockey team.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1985
117 Minutes
Taber
Gene Hackman Matt Dillon Gayle Hunnicutt Herbert Berghof Josef Sommer Viktoria Fyodorova
businessman race car driver wife cia agent spy son cool intense thrilling europe dallas airport hotel abandoned building kidnapping secret life reconnaissance retribution chase family
When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
108 Minutes
Richard Whittaker
Rupert Everett Madonna Benjamin Bratt Michael Vartan Josef Sommer Lynn Redgrave Malcolm Stumpf Neil Patrick Harris Illeana Douglas Mark Valley Suzanne Krull
best friend gay man baby banker producer lawyer amusing melodramatic heartwarming airport amusement park swimming pool house courtroom unplanned pregnancy unconventional family custody battle friendship marriage father/son relationship
Abbie, tired of failed relationships, has a one-night-stand with her gay friend; they agree to raise the resulting baby together.
Drama
2006
92 Minutes
Bill Hunt
Tate Ellington Jonno Roberts Ellen Burstyn Florence Faivre Josef Sommer Debra Azar Natalie Carter Georgia Hatzis
A depressed writer (Tate Ellington) heads toward a path of self-destruction when he visits his brother in Thailand.
Romance
USA
2000
125 Minutes
Lassiter
Nicolas Cage Tea Leoni Don Cheadle Jeremy Piven Saul Rubinek Josef Sommer Makenzie Vega Jake Milkovich Ryan Milkovich Lisa Thornhill Harve Presnell
businessman wife daughter coworker emotional touching new york city suburbia apartment office loneliness changing times wealth marriage christmas role reversal discovery metamorphosis sacrifice 2000s
A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.
Drama
USA
1983
110 Minutes
Sam Taylor
Kathleen Quinlan David Keith Dianne Wiest Frances Sternhagen Cliff De Young Josef Sommer Bert Remsen Richard Farnsworth Brooke Alderson Noble Willingham Susan Ruttan
Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a waitress in her father's diner, yet she can't help but feel unfulfilled by a life of pouring ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1982
91 Minutes
George Bynum
Roy Scheider Meryl Streep Jessica Tandy Joe Grifasi Sara Botsford Josef Sommer Rikke Borge Irving Metzman Larry Joshua Tom Norton Raymond Hoxie
psychiatrist curator mistress ex-girlfriend police detective mother chilling suspenseful psychiatrist's office new york city long island, n.y. estate auction house paranoia psychiatry dreams murder case art world forbidden love mystery
A Manhattan psychiatrist probes a patient's murder and falls for the victim's mysterious mistress.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Australia
2007
99 Minutes
Dr. Henryk Belicec
Nicole Kidman Daniel Craig Jeremy Northam Jeffrey Wright Veronica Cartwright Josef Sommer Celia Weston Roger Rees Eric Benjamin Susan Floyd Stephanie Berry
psychologist colleague doctor ex-husband biologist son gripping tense frightening laboratory space shuttle washington, d.c. mutation alien invasion saving the world virus race against time supernatural quest mystery
As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1982
107 Minutes
Adrian Pruitt
Gene Wilder Gilda Radner Richard Widmark Kathleen Quinlan Robert Prosky Josef Sommer Johnny Sekka Jay O. Sanders
architect government agent spy police officer beautiful woman stranger madcap hysterical playful thrilling new york city taxi boston grand canyon airplane espionage fugitives secret documents murder false accusations
Completely innocent man, Michael Jordon, is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later murdered, Michael becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run.
Drama
1996
95 Minutes
Edward Millerton
Beau Bridges Bruce Davison Shelton Dane Jena Malone Alice Krige Josef Sommer Frances McDormand Jeff Bridges Allegra Denton Dan Petronijevic Nick Johne
A kindly doctor (Bruce Davison) tries to help a downsized assembly-line worker (Beau Bridges) and his starving children.
Mystery & Thriller
1994
86 Minutes
Defence Secretary Charles Potter
Forest Whitaker Sam Waterston Dana Delany Jason Robards George Dzundza Josef Sommer Isabel Glasser Dakin Matthews
A Marine officer (Forest Whitaker) serving on the Joint Chiefs of Staff suspects his superior of plotting to oust the president (Sam Waterston).
Drama
USA
1981
116 Minutes
McAdam
Paul Newman Sally Field Bob Balaban Melinda Dillon Luther Adler Barry Primus Josef Sommer John Harkins Don Hood Wilford Brimley
reporter murderer storekeeper agent dark intricate miami store boat court murder mafia newspapers investigation affair mystery pursuit 1980s
When a prosecutor leaks a false story that a liquor warehouse owner is involved in the murder of a union head, the man's life begins to unravel.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1995
104 Minutes
Thomas Trager
Elizabeth Perkins Whoopi Goldberg Gwyneth Paltrow Kathleen Turner Jon Bon Jovi Jeremy Sisto Josef Sommer Shadia Simmons
widow friend professor stepmother painter virgin heartwarming amusing tender house suburbia cemetery female bonding recovery death friendship transformation love 1990s
A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local housepainter.
Drama
USA
2002
85 Minutes
Carl Greenslate
Susan May Pratt Chris Noth Jeremy Davies John Pierson Michele Placido Laila Robins Josef Sommer Mary Louise Wilson
A young woman, coping with the death of her father, embarks on a quest to meet a Hollywood star with whom she has become obsessed.
Drama
USA
1994
110 Minutes
Clive Peoples, Jr.
Paul Newman Jessica Tandy Melanie Griffith Bruce Willis Dylan Walsh Pruitt Taylor Vince Gene Saks Josef Sommer Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Bosco Margo Martindale
construction worker lawyer barmaid professor landlady charming emotional heartwarming small town bar redemption father/son relationship scam retirement rivalry underdog transformation growing up 1990s
A stubborn man past his prime reflects on his life of strict independence and seeks more from himself.
Mystery & Thriller
1996
89 Minutes
Nick Mirsky
Bill Pullman Robert Loggia Blair Underwood Jon Seda James Rebhorn Leo Burmester Casey Siemaszko Josef Sommer Roma Maffia Miriam Colon Kate Burton
A New York homicide detective (Bill Pullman) takes a courtroom hostage after a jury acquits a suspect accused of killing a police officer.
Action
Germany|USA
2000
98 Minutes
Curt Fleming
Samuel L. Jackson Vanessa Williams Jeffrey Wright Christian Bale Busta Rhymes Dan Hedaya Toni Collette Richard Roundtree Ruben Santiago-Hudson Josef Sommer Lynne Thigpen
john shaft cop drug lord witness rich kid nephew intense thrilling amusing new york city police station courtroom apartment small town city apartment corruption law and order murder racism assassination
New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany|Canada
2002
118 Minutes
Ben Affleck Morgan Freeman James Cromwell Liev Schreiber Bridget Moynahan Alan Bates Ciarán Hinds Philip Baker Hall Ron Rifkin Bruce McGill Colm Feore
cia agent president scientist partner secret agent cia analyst thrilling suspenseful gripping intense washington, d.c. baltimore white house government building cia office big city espionage war terrorism nuclear attack
CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
93 Minutes
Woody Allen Zero Mostel Herschel Bernardi Michael Murphy Andrea Marcovicci Remak Ramsay Marvin Lichterman Lloyd Gough David Margulies Joshua Shelley Danny Aiello
cashier screenwriter comedian actor neurotic friend rousing witty touching dark moving new york city television studio living space courtroom street diner show business corruption television
In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Comedy
USA
1992
86 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow John Malkovich Madonna Donald Pleasence Lily Tomlin Jodie Foster Kathy Bates John Cusack Kate Nelligan Fred Gwynne
bookkeeper vigilante sword swallower clown landlady strangler madcap hilarious dark big city apartment circus police station brothel bar false accusations investigation murder manhunt mob mentality
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
108 Minutes
Cliff Robertson Joel Grey Dorothy Tristan Peter Masterson Elizabeth Wilson George Voskovec Ron Weyand Lane Smith Joe Ponazecki Christopher Allport Richard Venture
psychic police chief teacher mother police officer chilling gripping small town family home police station motel murder investigation mystery pursuit 1970s
A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only... See full summary »