List of the best Martin Brest movies: Scent of a Woman(1992), Midnight Run(1988), Beverly Hills Cop(1984), Meet Joe Black(1998), Going in Style(1979), Gigli(2003), Fast Times at Ridgemont High(1982) ... ...
Drama
USA
1992
157 Minutes
Director
Al Pacino Chris O'Donnell James Rebhorn Gabrielle Anwar Philip Seymour Hoffman Richard Venture Bradley Whitford Ron Eldard Frances Conroy Sally Murphy Nicholas Sadler
veteran student brother colonel niece engaging fiery new york city central park hotel blindness depression practical jokes redemption friendship transformation 1990s
A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
Comedy, Action
USA
1988
122 Minutes
Director
Robert De Niro Charles Grodin Yaphet Kotto John Ashton Dennis Farina Joe Pantoliano Wendy Phillips Richard Foronjy
ex-cop bounty hunter prisoner fbi agent mobster accountant witty gritty new york city arizona los angeles car road trip embezzlement chases organized crime pursuit transformation 1980s
An accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the F.B.I., and the Mafia after jumping bail.
Action, Comedy
USA
1984
105 Minutes
Director
Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold John Ashton Lisa Eilbacher Ronny Cox Steven Berkoff James Russo Jonathan Banks Stephen Elliott Paul Reiser
cop friend lieutenant businessman victim police officer thrilling amusing cool witty detroit beverly hills, calif. police station art gallery beverly hills big city murder investigation culture clash race relations
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
USA
1998
180 Minutes
Director
Brad Pitt Anthony Hopkins Claire Forlani Jake Weber Marcia Gay Harden Jeffrey Tambor David S. Howard Lois Kelly-Miller
businessman father daughter mysterious man son-in-law heartwarming powerful engaging new york city world trade center apartment hospital party coffee shop death unusual friendship father/daughter relationship humanity supernatural romance race against time
Death, who takes the form of a young man, asks a media mogul to act as a guide to teach him about life on Earth, and in the process, he falls in love with his guide's daughter.
Comedy
USA
1979
96 Minutes
Director
George Burns Art Carney Lee Strasberg Charles Hallahan Pamela Payton-Wright Siobhan Keegan
senior citizen nephew friend bank robber amusing touching new york city bank las vegas prison heist old age one last job retirement friendship underdog transformation 1970s
Three friends living on the dole decide to rob a bank.
Romance
USA
2003
124 Minutes
Director
Ben Affleck Jennifer Lopez Justin Bartha Lainie Kazan Missy Crider Lenny Venito Christopher Walken Al Pacino
hit man female gangster district attorney brother mob boss lesbian amusing thrilling suspenseful mental institution apartment beach bedroom los angeles assassination plot unlikely allies kidnapping organized crime machismo sex
Larry Gigli is assigned by a crime boss to kidnap the brother of a prominent district attorney. A beautiful woman known only as Ricki is sent to stay with him to make sure he doesn't mess up the job.
Comedy
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Sean Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Judge Reinhold Robert Romanus Brian Backer Phoebe Cates Ray Walston Scott Thomson Vincent Schiavelli Amanda Wyss D.W. Brown
high-school student teen boy teen girl brother surfer teacher amusing playful emotional california ridgemont high restaurant household coming of age dating teen angst high school sex rebellion discovery
A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n' roll.