List of the best Maury Chaykin movies: Whale Music(1994), Cold Comfort(1989), Wilby Wonderful(2004), Def-Con 4(1985), Owning Mahowny(2003), Production Office(2008), Crossed Over(2002), Mouse Hunt(1997), Wild Thing(1987), Pale Saints(1997), The Hunt for the BTK Killer(2005), Love and Death on Long Island(1997) ... ...
Romance
Canada
1994
111 Minutes
Desmond Howl
Maury Chaykin Cynthia Preston Jennifer Dale Kenneth Welsh Paul Gross Blu Mankuma Alan Jordan
Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
1989
92 Minutes
Floyd Lucas
salesman tow truck driver daughter truck driver mechanic tense uneasy dark suspenseful gas station manitoba, canada road small town family home car accident kidnapping stranded father/daughter relationship family dysfunction mind games
Three lonely people depend on each other when they get stranded at a deserted gas station in a blizzard. Floyd is a truck driver balancing on the edge of lunacy. He is the caring father of ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
2004
99 Minutes
James Allodi Maury Chaykin Paul Gross Rebecca Jenkins Sandra Oh Elliot Page Callum Keith Rennie Daniel MacIvor Kathryn McLellan Mary Ellen MacLean Susannah Hoffman
A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.
Sci-Fi
1985
88 Minutes
Lenore Zann Maury Chaykin Kate Lynch Kevin King John Walsch Tim Choate Jeff Pustil Donna King Ken Ryan
A group of survivors (Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Kate Lynch) of nuclear war must fight off a paramilitary faction in the near future.
Drama
Canada|UK
2003
104 Minutes
Frank Perlin
Philip Seymour Hoffman Minnie Driver Maury Chaykin John Hurt Sonja Smits Ian Tracey Roger Dunn Jason Blicker Chris Collins
bank employee gambler girlfriend casino owner thief friend tense gripping dark emotional atlantic city, n.j. toronto casino bank canada gambling fraud theft addiction deception
A bank manager with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multimillion dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history.
Comedy
Canada
2008
84 Minutes
Shelly
Lindsay Ames Steve Solomos George Buza Maury Chaykin Richard Clarkin Daniel Karasik Shauna MacDonald Brandon McGibbon Tim Rozon
In a film production office before an all-night shoot, Jane, the Coordinator, packs up to go home after a long day. But the phone rings, and a chain reaction of events and misadventures are... See full summary »
Drama
2002
96 Minutes
Ethan Lowry
Diane Keaton Jennifer Jason Leigh Maury Chaykin Nick Roth Pragna Desai Terry Harford Ian Downie Barbara Barnes-Hopkins Bill Lake Rufus Crawford Karl Pruner
After her son dies in a hit-and-run accident, a woman (Diane Keaton) forms an unusual friendship with a convicted killer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) awaiting execution.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1997
97 Minutes
Alexander Falko (Mr. Falko)
Nathan Lane Lee Evans Vicki Lewis Maury Chaykin Eric Christmas Michael Jeter Debra Christofferson Camilla Søeberg William Hickey Christopher Walken
brother father mouse mayor exterminator wife hilarious intricate offbeat dark outlandish madcap united states mansion factory money auction house restoration sabotage marital problems
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.
Action
Canada|USA
1987
92 Minutes
Jonathan Trask
Robert Knepper Kathleen Quinlan Robert Davi Maury Chaykin Betty Buckley Robert Bednarski Clark Johnson Sean Hewitt Teddy Abner Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.
Action
Canada|USA
1997
82 Minutes
The Pirate
Sean Patrick Flanery Michael Riley Saul Rubinek Maury Chaykin Rachael Crawford Gordon Pinsent
Two small time hoods pretend to be serious henchmen in order to get to do a job in Toronto that they think will get them serious recognition in the mob. Things soon get out of control.
Drama
2005
96 Minutes
Robert Beattie
Robert Forster Michael Michele Gregg Henry Maury Chaykin Mimi Kuzyk Donna Goodhand Michael Filipowich Daniel Kash Johnie Chase John Dunsworth Martha Irving
Police (Robert Forster, Michael Michele) in Wichita, Kan., try to find the perpetrator (Gregg Henry) of a string of murders beginning in 1974.
Comedy
UK|Canada
1997
93 Minutes
Irving 'Irv' Buckmuller
John Hurt Jason Priestley Fiona Loewi Sheila Hancock Maury Chaykin Gawn Grainger Elizabeth Quinn
author actor girlfriend touching charming england movie theater long island, n.y. mansion infatuation class distinctions may-december romance homosexuality transformation love 1990s
Giles De'Ath (Sir John Hurt) is a widower who doesn't like anything modern. He goes to movies and falls in love with movie star Ronnie Bostock (Jason Priestly). He then investigates ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1995
102 Minutes
Matthew Terell
Denzel Washington Tom Sizemore Jennifer Beals Don Cheadle Maury Chaykin Terry Kinney Mel Winkler Albert Hall Lisa Nicole Carson Jernard Burks David Fonteno
veteran private investigator girlfriend woman friend politician tense sultry intricate los angeles jazz club house police station racism missing persons class struggle corruption postwar america pursuit mystery
An African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.
Horror
Canada
1986
88 Minutes
Burt Arthurs
Richard Cox Teri Austin Pam Grier David McIlwraith Maury Chaykin Catherine Disher Stephen Mendel
scientist colleague wife cyborg dark frightful laboratory funeral junkyard murder inventions insanity science gone awry obsession cybernetics metamorphosis revenge 1980s
An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must... See full summary »
Adventure
USA|Mexico|Germany
1998
136 Minutes
Prison Warden
Antonio Banderas Anthony Hopkins Catherine Zeta-Jones Stuart Wilson Matt Letscher Maury Chaykin Tony Amendola Pedro Armendáriz Jr. L.Q. Jones Jose Perez William Marquez
vigilante protégé zorro love interest governor daughter spectacular charming melodramatic california mansion secret headquarters dungeon mine gold rebellion corruption second chance training secret identity
A young thief, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great, but aged Zorro, who also pursues vengeance of his own.
Biography, Drama
Canada
2010
108 Minutes
Big Tony
Kevin Spacey Barry Pepper Kelly Preston Jon Lovitz Rachelle Lefevre Maury Chaykin Daniel Kash Spencer Garrett Jeffrey Smith Jeff Pustil
lobbyist business partner mobster husband wife fascinating intense profound washington, d.c. household jack abramoff corruption scandal conspiracy money husband/wife relationship fall pursuit wretched excess 2000s
A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Drama
Canada|India
2009
104 Minutes
H.E. Mr. Durand
Don McKellar Seema Biswas Lisa Ray Shriya Saran Vansh Bhardwaj Maury Chaykin Alexiane Perreault Kanhaiya Lal Kaithwas Annie Desjardins Mulchand Dedhia Sue Macartney
Inside the Canadian diplomatic compound in New Delhi, a mischievous cook affects the lives of her employers and fellow staff.
Comedy
USA
1988
94 Minutes
Freeborn Gage
Daniel Day-Lewis Harry Dean Stanton Martha Plimpton Matthew Cowles Joan Cusack Maury Chaykin Deirdre O'Connell Will Patton Steven Wright Keith David Laurie Metcalf
A British art expert travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process.
Romance
Canada|Japan
1992
113 Minutes
Cody
Gail Travers Macha Grenon Eiji Okuda Dorothée Berryman Ralph Allison Maury Chaykin
Jean and her sister, played by Macha Grenon, have a life long infatuation with the Japanese Pianist who once lived across the street from them during their high school years. The film is ... See full summary »
Fantasy
Canada|USA
1999
96 Minutes
Mr. Cooper, Louie Loser
Gary Busey Miranda Richardson Ice-T Mark McKinney Max Morrow Maury Chaykin Joe Dinicol Alison Pill
One day, a boy named Jacob Two-Two (aptly named because every phrase that he utters is repeated) decides to set out to prove himself to his parents that he can do things, so his father, who... See full summary »
Action
Canada|Israel
1988
105 Minutes
Sgt. Downs
Louis Gossett Jr. Mark Humphrey Stuart Margolin Alan Scarfe Sharon H. Brandon Maury Chaykin Colm Feore Clark Johnson Jason Blicker Jesse Collins Mark Ivanir
air force pilot soviet soldier general recruit friend woman patriotic frenetic tense thrilling middle east sky air force base airplane cold war nuclear weapons cultural differences unlikely allies secret mission friendship
General Chappy Sinclair assembles a joint U.S.- Soviet strike team to take out a rogue middle eastern nuclear base.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Brazil|Canada|Japan|UK|Italy
2008
120 Minutes
Accountant
Julianne Moore Mark Ruffalo Alice Braga Yusuke Iseya Yoshino Kimura Don McKellar Maury Chaykin Mitchell Nye Danny Glover Gael García Bernal Sandra Oh
doctor wife bartender government official accountant tense bleak chilling asylum dystopia dystopia quarantine blindness anarchy revolution disease escape rise sacrifice 2000s
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.
Comedy
USA
1989
94 Minutes
Vincent Tucci
Burt Reynolds Casey Siemaszko Sheila Kelley Lorraine Toussant Albert Salmi Harry Carey Jr. Maury Chaykin Stephen Tobolowsky
burglar apprentice prostitute friend lawyer hilarious suspenseful household suburbia portland, ore. crime retirement friendship theft quest rise temptation 1980s
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1999
89 Minutes
Bruce
Jonathan Penner Jacqueline Bisset Mary-Louise Parker Jamey Sheridan Philip Baker Hall Jonathan Banks Maury Chaykin Chris Sarandon
graduate student mother uncle girlfriend bartender dark gritty uneasy sultry los angeles california nightclub house restroom murder mourning greed sex mental breakdown family dysfunction
In this updated version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, a young man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.
Action
USA|Canada
1997
90 Minutes
Tomas
Michael Paré Caroline Néron Pam Grier Lucie Laurier Mackenzie Gray Heidi von Palleske Maury Chaykin Carl Alacchi Jean-Guy Bouchard Gregoriane Minot-Payeur Stephen Park
Robby Durrell is the prince of the vice squad. A man who's seen it all and done a little of it too. But when the enchanting Sela hires him to help track down her stripper-stepdaughter, ... See full summary »
Drama
1984
77 Minutes
Bum Johnston
Megan Follows Martin Harbury Rick Moranis Gail Youngs Yannick Bisson Henry Ramer Sean McCann Maury Chaykin
A 14-year-old girl (Megan Follows) tries out as goalie for the coach (Rick Moranis) of a small-town boys team in Canada.
Drama
Canada
1997
110 Minutes
Wendell
Ian Holm Sarah Polley Bruce Greenwood Tom McCamus Arsinée Khanjian Alberta Watson Gabrielle Rose Maury Chaykin Brooke Johnson Earl Pastko David Hemblen
paraplegic attorney bus driver father survivors daughter somber sad emotional touching small town canada grief accident father/daughter relationship incest lawsuit trauma quest sacrifice
A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to the town to defend the families, but he discovers that everything is not what it seems.
Fantasy
USA
1990
111 Minutes
Guzelman
James Belushi Linda Hamilton Michael Caine Jon Lovitz Hart Bochner Bill McCutcheon Rene Russo Maury Chaykin
middle-aged man wife best friend boss bartender cheerleader lighthearted suburbia family home office baseball field destiny second chance baseball high school regret underdog metamorphosis 1990s
Unhappy Larry Burrows sees what his life could've been like, had he made that winning home run as a teenager.
Horror
Canada|USA
1983
88 Minutes
Dan Errol
Peter Weller Jennifer Dale Shannon Tweed Lawrence Dane Kenneth Welsh Louis Del Grande Keith Knight Maury Chaykin Leif Anderson Jimmy Tapp Gayle Garfinkle
A man becomes destructively obsessed with killing a dangerous rat, which has taken residence in his, recently renovated, house.
Drama
France|USA
1993
112 Minutes
Lawyer Dawson
Richard Gere Jodie Foster Bill Pullman James Earl Jones William Windom Brett Kelley Richard Hamilton Maury Chaykin Lanny Flaherty Frankie Faison Wendell Wellman
wife soldier son lover judge impostor eerie engaging tennessee farm courtroom rural community impersonation marriage fraud mystery american civil war presumed dead forbidden love mystery
A farmer returns home from the Civil War, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.
Comedy
USA
1992
119 Minutes
Sam Tipton
Joe Pesci Marisa Tomei Ralph Macchio Mitchell Whitfield Fred Gwynne Lane Smith Austin Pendleton Bruce McGill Maury Chaykin Paulene Myers
teenager friend lawyer judge girlfriend hilarious quirky heartwarming cheeky alabama university courtroom hotel hunting cabin trial mistaken identity murder loyalty friendship family
Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.
History, Drama
USA
2006
105 Minutes
Lyle Harris
Timothy Hutton David Strathairn Leelee Sobieski Anthony Mackie Bill Sage Azura Skye James Tolkan Bill Smitrovich Maury Chaykin B.J. Britt Francie Swift
Two young woman accuse nine black youths of rape in the segregated South.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1993
88 Minutes
Charles Grodin Bonnie Hunt Nicholle Tom Christopher Castile Sarah Rose Karr Debi Mazar Chris Penn Ashley Hamilton Maury Chaykin Jeff Corey Virginia Capers
dog father mother daughter son villain amusing emotional household condo school lakefront house fair family divorce dognapping ransom showdown quest rescue
Beethoven, the St. Bernard dog, becomes a father, but his girlfriend Missy is dognapped, and his puppies are in danger of the same fate.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
112 Minutes
Pool Player
Steve Guttenberg Elizabeth McGovern Isabelle Huppert Paul Shenar Carl Lumbly Wallace Shawn Frederick Coffin Brad Greenquist Robert Schenkkan Maury Chaykin Sara Carlson
architect mistress boss victim police detective suspect suspenseful dark fascinating thrilling apartment courtroom bar affair cover-up murder suspicion lie discovery escape
A young executive starts an affair with his boss's wife which then escalates into a nightmare after he lies to the police in order to protect her.
Drama
USA
1984
117 Minutes
Lawrence
Paul Newman Robby Benson Joanne Woodward Ellen Barkin Wilford Brimley Judith Ivey Ossie Davis Morgan Freeman Katherine Borowitz Maury Chaykin Michael Brockman
father son ex-girlfriend love interest mother brooding emotional florida beach household construction site father/son relationship romance writing blue-collar life pregnancy aging discovery love 1980s
Harry Keach has been widowed for two years and works as a demolition crane operator on a demolition crew.
Romance
USA
1982
87 Minutes
Saul Rubinek Marcia Strassman Gerrit Graham Teddy Pendergrass Richard Libertini Andrea Martin Mordecai Lawner Lewis J. Stadlen Joanna Merlin Christine Baranski Maury Chaykin
single man television producer dream girl friend amusing offbeat new york city television studio restaurant dating sex romance loneliness city life unrequited love quest love 1980s
When Allan meets Maria he is sure he has found the perfect woman for him but she's not interested. He persists, she relents, they begin dating. Allan then starts to second guess what he thought he wanted.
Action
Hong Kong|USA
1981
97 Minutes
Charles Bronson Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson Andrew Stevens Carl Weathers Ed Lauter Scott Hylands Henry Beckman William Sanderson John Cedar James O'Connell
fur trapper mountie sergeant mistress deputy dog owner tense thrilling gutsy yukon cabin mountain wilderness wrongfully accused shoot-out manhunt isolation survival honor pursuit
In 1931 Canada, Yukon trapper Johnson has a feud with a dog owner who later retaliates by publicly accusing Johnson of murder and thus triggering a police manhunt in the wilderness.