List of the best Michael McKean movies: Young Doctors in Love(1982), This Is Spinal Tap(1984), Adventures of Power(2008), Short Circuit 2(1988), Imps(2009), Pink Skies Ahead(2020), Never Again(2001), Hider in the House(1989), And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself(2003), The Harry Smith Project Live(2006), Planes, Trains and Automobiles(1987), Memoirs of an Invisible Man(1992) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1982
95 Minutes
Dr. Simon August
Michael McKean Sean Young Harry Dean Stanton Patrick Macnee Héctor Elizondo Dabney Coleman Pamela Reed Taylor Negron Saul Rubinek Ted McGinley Rick Overton
It's a spoof on hospital soap operas with a few gangsters thrown in. A new batch of interns begins at City Hospital.
Comedy, Music
USA
1984
82 Minutes
Rob Reiner Michael McKean Christopher Guest Harry Shearer R.J. Parnell David Kaff Tony Hendra Bruno Kirby June Chadwick Fran Drescher Joyce Hyser
musician music lover friend manager groupie witty recording studio concert stage airport music band touring singing party fame rise fall quest 1980s
Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
Comedy, Adventure
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Harlan
In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1988
110 Minutes
Fisher Stevens Michael McKean Cynthia Gibb Jack Weston Dee McCafferty David Hemblen Don Lake Jason Kuriloff
robot scientist beautiful woman thief con artist banker spirited amusing new york city warehouse freezer construction site alley robots business toys bank robbery chase kidnapping rise
Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.
Comedy
2009
80 Minutes
A series of spoofs includes a competition for sharpening pencils, a horrible music video and a dumb horror-film heroine.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2020
94 Minutes
Jessica Barden Marcia Gay Harden Michael McKean Rosa Salazar Lewis Pullman
A young woman struggles with an anxiety disorder after dropping out of school.
Romance
USA
2001
90 Minutes
Alex
Jeffrey Tambor Jill Clayburgh Michael McKean Caroline Aaron Sandy Duncan Bill Duke
man woman transvestite best friend love interest exterminator charming passionate emotional gay bar new york city household romance middle age sex relationships self-discovery love growing up discovery
Two people who have pledged never to fall in love again then discover each other in a gay bar.
Mystery & Thriller
1989
109 Minutes
Phil Dreyer
Gary Busey Mimi Rogers Michael McKean Kurt Christopher Kinder Candy Hutson Elizabeth Ruscio Chuck Lafont Bruce Glover Leonard Termo Johnny Green
A killer (Gary Busey) lives hidden in the attic of a couple's (Mimi Rogers, Michael McKean) new home, monitoring their intercom.
Drama
2003
110 Minutes
William Christy Cabanne
Antonio Banderas Eion Bailey Michael McKean Colm Feore Matt Day Damián Alcázar Kyle Chandler Alexa Davalos Alan Arkin Jim Broadbent
revolutionary producer d.w. griffith executive engaging gritty mexico battlefield countryside mexican revolution battle filmmaking unlikely allies pancho villa quest pursuit 1910s
To finance his forces, the Mexican revolutionary leader (Antonio Banderas) sells the movie rights to his battles to filmmaker D.W. Griffith.
Music
2006
150 Minutes
Comedy, Other
USA
1987
92 Minutes
State Trooper
Steve Martin John Candy Laila Robins Michael McKean Kevin Bacon Dylan Baker William Windom Edie McClurg
salesman husband wife thief police officer madcap endearing chicago wichita, kan. motel airport truck airplane travel thanksgiving friendship family luck weather transformation
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.
Sci-Fi
USA|France
1992
99 Minutes
George Talbot
Chevy Chase Daryl Hannah Sam Neill Michael McKean Stephen Tobolowsky Jim Norton
businessman love interest government agent scientist engaging incredible san francisco office building invisibility on the run superhuman abilities romance science experiments discovery escape metamorphosis 1990s
After a freak accident, a yuppie turns invisible and runs from a treacherous CIA official, while trying to cope with his new life.
Drama
USA
1987
107 Minutes
Bu Montgomery
Michael J. Fox Joan Jett Gena Rowlands Michael McKean Thomas G. Waites Cherry Jones Michael Dolan Paul J. Harkins
A pair of siblings must choose whether to pursue their dream of touring with their rock band or support their family and stay in Cleveland, Ohio.
Comedy
USA
2002
98 Minutes
Howard
blackmailer unfaithful husband salesman wife colleague amusing suspenseful tense los angeles detroit marital problems cheating male bonding relationships peer pressure temptation love revenge 2000s
A dark comedy about three salesmen from Detroit who come to Los Angeles for a two week seminar and get themselves involved in a world of trouble when their 'fun' snowballs into a ... See full summary »
Comedy
2002
90 Minutes
Monsieur Duke
Piper Perabo Jane McGregor Trent Ford Michael McKean Julie White Brandon Smith Jesse James Nicki Aycox Alexandra Adi Matt Czuchry Cristen Coppen
foreign exchange student high-school student cheerleader boyfriend mother father amusing offbeat texas small town high school household paris popularity new school deception cheerleading role reversal set-up rivalry
A foreign-exchange student (Piper Perabo) from France tries to undermine a cheerleader (Jane McGregor) at a Texas high school.
Romance
USA|France
2009
92 Minutes
Joe
Larry David Evan Rachel Wood Patricia Clarkson Ed Begley Jr. Michael McKean Henry Cavill John Gallagher Jr. Jessica Hecht Carolyn McCormick Christopher Evan Welch
misanthrope southerner naïve person mother father boyfriend hilarious endearing engaging gripping amusing emotional new york city restaurant hospital party street apartment relationships unlikely romance
A middle-aged, misanthropic divorcée from New York City surprisingly enters a fulfilling, Pygmalion-type relationship with a much younger, unsophisticated Southern girl.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2001
108 Minutes
Bob
Albert Brooks Leelee Sobieski Desmond Harrington Carol Kane Mary Kay Place Michael McKean John Goodman Pauley P. Lisa Persky
punk rocker retail manager ex-wife son teen girl offbeat heartwarming melodramatic los angeles albuquerque, n.m. clothing store coffee shop mall divorce unlikely friendship road trip self-discovery terminal illness rebellion quest
A 17-year-old girl has a troubled relationship with a 49-year-old man.
Comedy
USA
2003
90 Minutes
Jerry Palter
Bob Balaban Christopher Guest John Michael Higgins Eugene Levy Jane Lynch Michael McKean Catherine O'Hara Parker Posey Harry Shearer Fred Willard Floyd Van Buskirk
singer guitarist manager transvestite porn star amusing lighthearted frenetic concert stage backstage music industry reunion relationships fame transformation 2000s
Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.
Comedy
USA
2006
86 Minutes
Lane Iverson
Christopher Guest Eugene Levy Catherine O'Hara Harry Shearer Parker Posey Michael McKean Christopher Moynihan Ricky Gervais Jennifer Coolidge Michael Hitchcock Fred Willard
actor actress reporter director producer hilarious hysterical los angeles movie set movie studio celebrities show business oscars quest transformation 2000s
Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.
Comedy
USA
1989
100 Minutes
Emmet Sumner
Kevin Bacon Emily Longstreth J.T. Walsh Jennifer Jason Leigh Martin Short Michael McKean Kim Miyori Teri Hatcher Dan Schneider Jason Gould Tracy Brooks Swope
filmmaker agent executive best friend girlfriend amusing hedonistic witty disheartening film set hollywood, calif. cabin filmmaking hollywood ambition disillusionment career fall pursuit transformation
Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.
Comedy
USA
1999
88 Minutes
Mr. Livingston
Luke Wilson Joshua Malina Paula Devicq Phil LaMarr Phillip Rhys Michael McKean Teri Garr Katie Johnston Jim Fyfe Brian Doyle Murray Layne Beamer
entrepreneur best friend corporate stooge girlfriend rapper businessman amusing lighthearted playful seattle store office small business capitalism idealism big business commercialism anti-establishment underdog rivalry
The two owners of the Long Shot Copies shop struggle against a copying giant, King Co. Having gotten their start from a one hundred thousand dollar windfall when one of them hit a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1998
97 Minutes
Elliot Lewis
Vincent Spano Cheryl Pollak David Packer Traci Lind David Ackroyd Michael McKean Jeremy Roberts Megan Haugh Nancy Jeris Robert Munns John Carroll Lynch
Marc Demetrius, writer of investigative articles for a magazine, becomes sexually involved with Nicole who threatens his long term relationship with Sara Robbins. Things get more ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1997
89 Minutes
Mr. Peter Randall (Patti's Dad)
Christina Ricci Doug E. Doug Dean Jones George Dzundza Peter Boyle Michael McKean Bess Armstrong Diane Cannon John Ratzenberger Megan Cavanagh Estelle Parsons
teen girl fbi agent cat mother husband maid amusing playful massachusetts suburb mansion gas station house kidnapping investigation pets ransom boredom small-town life mystery
A maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cat's collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.
Comedy
USA
2013
94 Minutes
Tammin Sursok Wendi McLendon-Covey Virginia Williams Jesse Bradford Bryan Callen Michael McKean Chris Marquette Jamie Renée Smith Reid Ewing Bill Bellamy Molly McCook
A screw ball sex comedy following two couples and their ten rules to a happy healthy and open relationship.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Stefan
Michael Hitchcock Parker Posey Eugene Levy Catherine O'Hara Christopher Guest John Michael Higgins Michael McKean Jennifer Coolidge Jane Lynch Fred Willard Bob Balaban
dog ventriloquist gay/lesbian trainer wife quirky witty florida pennsylvania new york city small town competition television showdown animals rivalry quest 2000s
A "behind the scenes" look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog-shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1985
96 Minutes
Mr. Green
Eileen Brennan Martin Mull Lesley Ann Warren Tim Curry Madeline Kahn Christopher Lloyd Michael McKean Colleen Camp Lee Ving Bill Henderson Howard Hesseman
host professor widow madam colonel butler witty suspenseful playful madcap mansion new england study kitchen library hall murder blackmail suspicion secret past
Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
Fantasy
USA
1996
113 Minutes
Paulie
Robin Williams Diane Lane Jennifer Lopez Brian Kerwin Fran Drescher Bill Cosby Michael McKean Don Novello Allan Rich Adam Zolotin Todd Bosley
boy mother father classmate tutor emotional playful household school california aging illness childhood parent/child relationship friendship discovery growing up transformation 1990s
Find a chair and you can stay, But if you don't you'll go away. The last survives another day... Pop Goes the Weasel. Welcome to Junior's world where six invited guests, trapped in a room, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1994
96 Minutes
Ozzie Evans
Kenny Rogers Maria Conchita Alonso Wendy Phillips Scott Paulin James Stephens Daniel Hugh Kelly Michael McKean Ben Lemon Michael Tucci
A Las Vegas casino trouble-shooter (Kenny Rogers) helps a rock star (Maria Conchita Alonso) charged with the murder of her ex-husband.
Kids & Family, Other, Comedy, Fantasy
2006
96 Minutes
Snow Miser
John Goodman Chris Kattan Ethan Suplee Eddie Griffin Delta Burke Harvey Fierstein Michael McKean Carol Kane Dylan Minnette
Two elves try to save Christmas after disgruntled Saint Nick (John Goodman) decides to take the year off.
Drama, Romance
USA
2012
96 Minutes
Nelson Wylie
Bradley Cooper Lee Sternthal Jeremy Irons Dennis Quaid Olivia Wilde Zoe Saldana Nora Arnezeder J.K. Simmons Michael McKean Ron Rifkin
writer author older man wife fan brooding uneasy new york city paris apartment plagiarism fiction writing newlyweds dishonesty discovery temptation 2010s
A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
108 Minutes
Rick Rochester
Brian Benben Mary Stuart Masterson Ned Beatty George Burns Scott Michael Campbell Brion James Michael Lerner Michael McKean Jeffrey Tambor Stephen Tobolowsky Christopher Lloyd
husband wife secretary writer detective spirited engaging chicago radio station radio murder investigation husband/wife relationship wrongfully accused mystery pursuit discovery 1930s
A series of mysterious crimes confuses existence of a radio network.
Musical, Comedy
USA
2005
134 Minutes
Prison Trustee
Nathan Lane Matthew Broderick Uma Thurman Will Ferrell Gary Beach Roger Bart Eileen Essell David Huddleston Michael McKean Debra Monk Andrea Martin
producer accountant neo-nazi elderly woman critic woman hilarious frenetic campy apartment roof backstage theater broadway show business scam unexpected success unusual friendship quest temptation
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
Comedy, Drama
2000
112 Minutes
Lance DeSalvo
Minnie Driver Joey Lauren Adams Hallie Kate Eisenberg Kathleen Turner Leslie Stefanson Bridgette Wilson Kathleen Robertson Ali Landry Michael McKean Jordan Lund
young woman best friend daughter beauty pageant contestant reporter emcee melodramatic hilarious heartwarming household stage backstage diner suburbia beauty pageant competition ambition family dysfunction scandal frontier justice
An impoverished young woman (Minnie Driver) sacrifices everything in her quest for a beauty pageant title.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
100 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Rose Byrne J.K. Simmons Jerrod Carmichael Cecily Strong Lucy Punch Casey Wilson Jason Ritter Sarah Baker Michael McKean Laura San Giacomo
dead person mother daughter widow friend screenwriter positive somber touching heartwarming charming new jersey los angeles office motorcycle beach street death of father new life grief
An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.
Romance
USA
1990
82 Minutes
Adult Jack Twiller
Chris Young Keith Coogan Josie Bissett Jill Jaress Aeryk Egan Tricia Leigh Fisher John Cameron Mitchell Danny Nucci John Achorn Michael McKean Beau Dremann
teen boy teen girl friend mother father popular girl tender playful endearing amusing park prom car garage camp high school unrequited love sexual awakening adolescence bullying
A friend delivers John Twiller greetings from a long gone high school girlfriend. This makes him open his school's yearbook - his "Book of Love" - and remember the old times, way back in ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2002
80 Minutes
John Michael Higgins Henry Gibson David Rasche Brenda Strong Thom Sharp Judith Owen Gilley Grey Julie Payne Robert Mandan Morgan Fairchild Michael McKean
Teddy Bears Picnic covers an annual encampment of prominent male leaders at the Zambezi Glen, a thinly-veiled reference to the Bohemian Grove.