List of the best Paul Giamatti movies: Sideways(2004), American Splendor(2003), Barney's Version(2010), Private Life(2018), Win Win(2011), Cold Souls(2009), Lady in the Water(2006), The Illusionist(2006), Shoot 'Em Up(2007), Ironclad(2011), Fred Claus(2007), All Is Bright(2013) ... ...
7.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Hungary
2004
126 Minutes
Miles Raymond
Paul Giamatti Thomas Haden Church Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh Marylouise Burke Jessica Hecht Missy Doty M.C. Gainey Patrick Gallagher Alex Kalognomos Joe Marinelli
writer actor waitress server wife amusing endearing playful emotional san diego wine country friendship midlife crisis male bonding affair road trip adventure temptation growing up 2000s
Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
7.4/10
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2003
100 Minutes
Harvey
Paul Giamatti Robert Pulcini Earl Billings James Urbaniak Judah Friedlander Robert Pulcini Toby Radloff Hope Davis Joyce Brabner Donal Logue Molly Shannon
writer wife friend engaging playful quirky cleveland ohio household writers romance blue collar comic books underdog love 2000s
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
Italy|Canada
2010
132 Minutes
Barney
Paul Giamatti Rosamund Pike Minnie Driver Rachelle Lefevre Scott Speedman Bruce Greenwood Mark Addy Saul Rubinek Dustin Hoffman
grump television producer wife ex-wife father son hilarious emotional sad rome montreal, quebec office bar train success failed marriage pregnancy father/son relationship hockey murder investigation
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
124 Minutes
Richard
Paul Giamatti Kathryn Hahn Kayli Carter Molly Shannon John Carroll Lynch Emily Robinson Desmin Borges Francesca Root-Dodson Siobhan Fallon Hogan Tracee Chimo Lizzy DeClement
An author is undergoing multiple fertility therapies to get pregnant, putting her relationship with her husband on edge.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
106 Minutes
Mike Flaherty
Paul Giamatti Amy Ryan Bobby Cannavale Jeffrey Tambor Burt Young Melanie Lynskey Alex Shaffer Margo Martindale David Thompson Mike Diliello Nina Arianda
attorney coach wife daughter young boy wrestler charming heartwarming new jersey high school household courtroom wrestling aspirations competition teen angst family law growing up rivalry
A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.
6.4/10
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2009
101 Minutes
Paul
Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun Emily Watson David Strathairn Lauren Ambrose Katheryn Winnick Boris Kievsky Oksana Lada Natalia Zvereva Rebecca Brooksher
actor doctor courier actress poet russian engaging offbeat emotional amusing new york city st. petersburg, russia stage doctor's office street apartment unlikely allies self-discovery acting souls
Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.
5.5/10
Fantasy, Drama
USA
2006
110 Minutes
Cleveland Heep
Paul Giamatti Bryce Dallas Howard Jeffrey Wright Bob Balaban Sarita Choudhury Cindy Cheung M. Night Shyamalan Freddy Rodriguez Bill Irwin Mary Beth Hurt Noah Gray-Cabey
handyman mysterious woman author son tenant creature gripping chilling melodramatic apartment building pool apartment saving the world family loss secrets fairy tales supernatural discovery quest
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
7.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Czech Republic
2006
110 Minutes
Edward Norton Paul Giamatti Jessica Biel Rufus Sewell Eddie Marsan Jake Wood Tom Fisher Karl Johnson Aaron Taylor-Johnson Eleanor Tomlinson
magician prince duchess love interest childhood sweetheart inspector dark suspenseful thrilling intense moving vienna mansion stage rivalry magic love triangle revenge assault conspiracy
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
6.7/10
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2007
87 Minutes
Clive Owen Paul Giamatti Monica Bellucci Daniel Pilon Sidney Mende-Gibson Lucas Mende-Gibson Kaylyn Yellowlees Julian Richings
loner prostitute hit man owner senator baby gritty thrilling campy warehouse abandoned building airplane nightclub brothel mansion guns corruption showdown protection investigation
A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.
6.1/10
Action, Adventure
UK|Switzerland|USA|Germany
2011
121 Minutes
James Purefoy Paul Giamatti Kate Mara Brian Cox Derek Jacobi Jason Flemyng Mackenzie Crook Charles Dance Jamie Foreman Vladimir Kulich Guy Siner
rebel baron king brutal confident crafty engaging fiery gripping gutsy intense powerful spirited united kingdom justice freedom fight for justice tyranny king military
In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a few of the Barons men fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.
5.6/10
Comedy, Other
USA
2007
116 Minutes
Nicholas
Vince Vaughn Paul Giamatti Miranda Richardson John Michael Higgins Rachel Weisz Kevin Spacey Elizabeth Banks Kathy Bates Trevor Peacock Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Rio Hackford
santa claus brother mother girlfriend wife elf heartwarming hysterical madcap north pole santa's workshop household dining room boardroom brotherhood family christmas efficiency bad behavior relationships
Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.
5.6/10
Comedy, Other
USA
2013
107 Minutes
Paul Rudd Paul Giamatti Sally Hawkins Peter Hermann Halley Feiffer Michael Drayer Amy Landecker Tatyana Richaud
mate ex-partner rival amusing new york city jail christmas big business criminals pursuit
While out on parole, Dennis reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old buddy Rene in order to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she's always wanted.
8.0/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2005
144 Minutes
Joe Gould
Russell Crowe Renée Zellweger Paul Giamatti Craig Bierko Paddy Considine Bruce McGill Ron Canada David Huband Connor Price Ariel Waller Patrick Louis
boxer manager max baer wife uplifting emotional new jersey new york city boxing ring office family home boxing salvation marriage poverty class distinctions james j. braddock underdog rise transformation
The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world.
7.5/10
Drama, Comedy
USA|UK|Australia
2013
125 Minutes
Ralph
Emma Thompson Tom Hanks Paul Giamatti Jason Schwartzman Colin Farrell Bradley Whitford Ruth Wilson B.J. Novak Rachel Griffiths Dendrie Taylor Kathy Baker
walt disney novelist filmmaker movie producer aunt driver charming endearing fascinating touching witty heartwarming hollywood, calif. london movie studio family home office limousine children's book film industry
Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
7.0/10
Biography, Drama, History
UK|Germany|Russia
2009
110 Minutes
Helen Mirren Christopher Plummer Paul Giamatti James McAvoy Anne-Marie Duff Kerry Condon John Sessions Patrick Kennedy
writer wife countess leo tolstoy disciple daughter emotional cheeky charming russia office estate train station death fame writing wealth unlikely romance marriage love
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
6.4/10
Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi
USA
2012
99 Minutes
Executive Producer
Chase Williamson Rob Mayes Paul Giamatti Clancy Brown Glynn Turman Doug Jones Daniel Roebuck Tai Bennett Allison Weissman Fabianne Therese Jonny Weston
college students disturbing college invasion secret world flashbacks drugs out-of-body experience transformation
A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return no longer human. Can two college drop-outs save humanity from this silent, otherworldly invasion?
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
2007
104 Minutes
Mr. X
Scarlett Johansson Robert Pulcini Laura Linney Paul Giamatti Alicia Keys Chris Evans Donna Murphy Nicholas Art Nathan Corddry Brande Roderick Sakina Jaffrey
college graduate child nanny mother father love interest quirky hysterical charming park manhattan, n.y. apartment bathroom museum bedroom class distinctions childcare family dysfunction romance work-life balance
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
7.5/10
Documentary
USA
2007
96 Minutes
Joan Allen Brian Dennehy Michael Douglas Paul Giamatti Nathan Lane Josh Lucas Liam Neeson David Strathairn Donald Sutherland
screenwriter congressman interrogator film studio executive filmmaker actor creative fiery incredible inspiring hollywood, calif. mexico prison hollywood blacklist dalton trumbo huac mccarthyism communism defiance underdog
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2014
120 Minutes
Dr. Eugene Landy
John Cusack Paul Dano Elizabeth Banks Paul Giamatti Jake Abel Bill Camp Joanna Going Dee Wallace Kenny Wormald Erin Darke Brett Davern
brian wilson pet therapist saleswoman musician engaging bleak inspiring mind office recording studio home life the band success darkness therapy the beach boys transformation love
In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2011
100 Minutes
Tom Duffy
Ryan Gosling George Clooney Philip Seymour Hoffman Paul Giamatti Marisa Tomei Jeffrey Wright Evan Rachel Wood Max Minghella Jennifer Ehle Michael Mantell Gregory Itzin
presidential candidate campaign manager senator intern journalist opponent confident disheartening powerful office washington, d.c. political rally press conference political campaign betrayal ethics rivalry wretched excess 2010s
An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
6.5/10
Sci-Fi
Israel|Germany|Poland|Luxembourg|Belgium|France|USA|India
2013
122 Minutes
Dr. Barker
Harvey Keitel Jon Hamm Paul Giamatti Kodi Smit-McPhee Danny Huston Sami Gayle Michael Stahl-David Michael Landes Sarah Shahi
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Samuel Goudsmit
Paul Rudd Mark Strong Guy Pearce Paul Giamatti Sienna Miller Jeff Daniels Tom Wilkinson Giancarlo Giannini Hiroyuki Sanada Shea Whigham
A former major league baseball player, Moe Berg, goes undercover in World War II Europe for the Office of Strategic Services.
6.1/10
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Germany
2009
125 Minutes
Richard Garsik
Julia Roberts Clive Owen Tom Wilkinson Paul Giamatti Dan Daily Lisa Roberts Gillan David Shumbris Rick Worthy Oleg Stefan Denis O'Hare Kathleen Chalfant
corporate spy secret agent rival businessman sultry thrilling ohio switzerland new york city office corporate espionage deception affair love pursuit 2000s
Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other in more ways than one.
5.9/10
Musical
USA
2012
118 Minutes
Paul Gill
Julianne Hough Diego Boneta Russell Brand Paul Giamatti Catherine Zeta-Jones Malin Akerman Mary J. Blige Bryan Cranston Alec Baldwin Tom Cruise Will Forte
aspiring singer busboy bar owner co-worker mayor rock star spirited cheeky moving spectacular bar hollywood, calif. sunset strip rock club concert stage young love rock 'n' roll aspirations workplace politics pop culture
A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
5.1/10
Fantasy, Crime, Drama
Canada|France|Portugal|Italy
2012
108 Minutes
Benno Levin
Robert Pattinson Jay Baruchel Kevin Durand Paul Giamatti Juliette Binoche Samantha Morton Sarah Gadon Emily Hampshire
billionaire father barber emotional manhattan new york empire crash senses fall
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
7.7/10
Documentary
USA|Canada
2017
94 Minutes
Jim Carrey Danny DeVito Milos Forman Peter Bonerz Paul Giamatti Ron Meyer
A behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon (1999).
5.8/10
Romance, Drama
UK|Italy|Switzerland
2013
118 Minutes
Friar Laurence
Douglas Booth Hailee Steinfeld Ed Westwick Christian Cooke Paul Giamatti Kodi Smit-McPhee Lesley Manville Tomas Arana Laura Morante Damian Lewis Natascha McElhone
romeo juliet father mother sad passionate tender verona, italy castle ballroom courtyard family honor family feud young love tragedy romance love forbidden love rivalry 16th century
Romeo and Juliet secretly wed despite the sworn contempt their families hold for each other. It is not long, however, before a chain of fateful events changes the lives of both families forever.
5.7/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2001
120 Minutes
Limbo
Mark Wahlberg Tim Roth Helena Bonham Carter Michael Clarke Duncan Paul Giamatti Estella Warren Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa David Warner Kris Kristofferson Erick Avari Lucas Elliott
astronaut general human ape activist rebel dark thrilling profound shocking unknown planet jungle temple rebellion crash landing man vs. beast deception militarism space travel adventure
In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.
8.1/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
Theophilus Freeman
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA|Thailand
2011
102 Minutes
Kingsley
Bradley Cooper Ed Helms Zach Galifianakis Justin Bartha Ken Jeong Paul Giamatti Jeffrey Tambor Mason Lee Jamie Chung Sasha Barrese Gillian Vigman
groom friend bride brother gangster monkey hedonistic hilarious wild bangkok thailand hotel prison monastery city bachelor party drunkenness missing persons marriage gangsters
Two years after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding. Stu's plan for a subdued pre-wedding brunch, however, goes seriously awry.
6.4/10
Drama, History
USA
2013
94 Minutes
Abraham Zapruder
James Badge Dale Zac Efron Marcia Gay Harden Billy Bob Thornton Jacki Weaver Paul Giamatti Ron Livingston Tom Welling Jackie Earle Haley Colin Hanks Jeremy Strong
nurse doctor secret service agent fbi agent assassin brother family john f. kennedy jacqueline kennedy lyndon baines johnson brooding chilling emotional frenetic gripping intense intricate melancholy patriotic powerful
A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2015
114 Minutes
Lawrence
Dwayne Johnson Carla Gugino Alexandra Daddario Ioan Gruffudd Archie Panjabi Paul Giamatti Hugo Johnstone-Burt Art Parkinson Will Yun Lee Kylie Minogue Colton Haynes
pilot wife daughter co-pilot co-worker scientist emotional intense gripping california helicopter building street car underwater natural disasters earthquakes tidal wave destruction family
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
3.7/10
Comedy
UK|Germany
2002
83 Minutes
Johnson J. Johnson
Bruce Cook Rupert Grint Simon Callow Stephen Fry Celia Imrie Paul Giamatti Ned Beatty Bronagh Gallagher Victor McGuire Adam Godley Anna Popplewell
An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.
Adventure, Action
USA
2021
Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Emily Blunt Edgar Ramírez Jack Whitehall Jesse Plemons Paul Giamatti Verónica Falcón Andy Nyman
Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles but with a supernatural element.
6.6/10
Action, Adventure
USA
2014
141 Minutes
Aleksei Sytsevich
Andrew Garfield Emma Stone Jamie Foxx Dane DeHaan Colm Feore Felicity Jones Paul Giamatti Sally Field Embeth Davidtz Campbell Scott Marton Csokas
spider-man photographer girlfriend enemy best friend superhero brooding charming creative new york city house office street laboratory sky super powers protecting girlfriend responsibility enemies loyalty
When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.
5.8/10
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Dr. Alan Shapiro
Kate Mara Anya Taylor-Joy Toby Jones Rose Leslie Boyd Holbrook Michelle Yeoh Jennifer Jason Leigh Paul Giamatti Michael Yare Chris Sullivan Vinette Robinson
synthetic human troubleshooter staff member handler scientist child brooding emotional intense thrilling frightening brutal laboratory office park cell yard classroom science escape
A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.
5.7/10
Romance, Drama, History
Germany|Belgium|USA
2014
118 Minutes
Monsieur Homais
Mia Wasikowska Rhys Ifans Ezra Miller Logan Marshall-Green Henry Lloyd-Hughes Laura Carmichael Olivier Gourmet Paul Giamatti Luke Tittensor Morfydd Clark
wife young woman father emotional future farm madame bovary happiness trapped transformation future
Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost.
8.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
102 Minutes
Control Room Director
Jim Carrey Laura Linney Noah Emmerich Natascha McElhone Holland Taylor Ed Harris Brian Delate Una Damon Paul Giamatti Philip Baker Hall Peter Krause
good guy producer actress ex-girlfriend uplifting endearing quirky alternate reality florida small town television studio manipulation media deception television discovery transformation underdog 1980s
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
7.8/10
Biography, Music, Drama
USA
2015
147 Minutes
Jerry Heller
O'Shea Jackson Jr. Corey Hawkins Jason Mitchell Neil Brown Jr. Aldis Hodge Marlon Yates Jr. R. Marcos Taylor Alexandra Shipp Paul Giamatti Elena Goode Keith Powers
rapper manager fan rival woman gang member brash brooding intense south central house recording studio street car restaurant gangs hip-hop business friendship rivalry
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
1998
138 Minutes
Rudy Timmons
Samuel L. Jackson Kevin Spacey David Morse Ron Rifkin John Spencer J.T. Walsh Regina Taylor Siobhan Fallon Hogan Paul Giamatti
negotiator police officer hostage con artist wife embezzler tense gripping thrilling intense chicago police station house office building street big city hostage situation embezzlement framed for murder police corruption
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
6.3/10
Romance
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Julia Roberts Dermot Mulroney Cameron Diaz Rupert Everett Philip Bosco M. Emmet Walsh Rachel Griffiths Carrie Preston Susan Sullivan Christopher Masterson Paul Giamatti
woman groom boss bride best friend melodramatic lighthearted amusing wedding chicago household restaurant friendship love marriage love triangle sabotage rivalry sacrifice 1990s
When a woman's long-time friend reveals he's engaged, she realizes she loves him herself and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding.
7.4/10
Biography
UK|Germany|Japan|USA
1999
118 Minutes
Jim Carrey J. Alan Thomas Bob Zmuda Max Alexander Peter Bonerz Bobby Boriello Brent Briscoe Jeff Conaway Danny DeVito Tom Dreesen Paul Giamatti
comedian wrestler agent actor actress singer quirky amusing nightclub television studio comedy fame cancer wrestling deception television quest transformation fall 1980s
The life and career of legendary comedian Andy Kaufman.
8.6/10
War, Drama, History
USA
1998
169 Minutes
Tom Hanks Ed Burns Tom Sizemore Jeremy Davies Vin Diesel Adam Goldberg Barry Pepper Giovanni Ribisi Matt Damon Dennis Farina Ted Danson
captain soldier brother enemy parachutist mother dark gritty gripping washington, d.c. france death world war ii invasion rescue honor horrors of war rescue quest 1940s
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
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