List of the best Richard Benjamin movies: Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970), Goodbye, Columbus(1969), The Shrink Is In(2000), Mrs. Winterbourne(1996), The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker(1971), Little Nikita(1988), Scavenger Hunt(1979), City Heat(1984), The Steagle(1971), The Sports Pages(2001), The Pentagon Wars(1998), Made in America(1993) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
95 Minutes
Jonathan Balser
Richard Benjamin Carrie Snodgress Frank Langella Lorraine Cullen Frannie Michel Lee Addoms Hilda Haynes Donald Symington Peter Boyle Katherine Meskill
A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1969
105 Minutes
Neil Klugman
Richard Benjamin Ali MacGraw Jack Klugman Nan Martin Michael Meyers Lori Shelle Monroe Arnold Kay Cummings Sylvie Strause Royce Wallace
clerk college student mother father young boy quirky moving profound new jersey family home motel culture clash morality pregnancy romance growing up forbidden love temptation 1950s
An intelligent graduate and working-class army veteran has an affair and clashes with a 'nouveau riche' young woman, who does not care about birth control or the use of any other precautions to avoid pregnancy.
Romance
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Director
Courteney Cox David Arquette David James Elliott Carol Kane Kimberley Davies Viola Davis Jon Polito Chris Potter Mirla Criste Sonia Lozada Shanda Laurent
In the time of the Pilgrims, a scarecrow, who comes to life as long as he wears a feather in his cap, endeavors--with the help of an enchanted broomstick and a wisecracking mouse--to rescue... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1996
104 Minutes
Director
Shirley MacLaine Ricki Lake Brendan Fraser Miguel Sandoval Loren Dean Peter Gerety Jane Krakowski Debra Monk
pregnant woman twin matriarch wife sister husband amusing engaging emotional new york city boston mansion mistaken identity scam rags to riches pregnancy train crash temptation love 1990s
Connie, unwed and pregnant, is heading to Boston by train when she meets wealthy newlyweds Hugh and Patricia. The train crashes, and when Connie comes to in the hospital, she is mistaken for Patricia, who died in the crash with Hugh.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
95 Minutes
William Alren
Richard Benjamin Joanna Shimkus Elizabeth Ashley Adam West Patricia Barry Tiffany Bolling William Forrest Johnny Scott Lee Bill McConnell Alma Beltran Norman Leavitt
stockbroker peeping tom wife sister-in-law amusing emotional uneasy los angeles beach house office marriage voyeurism secret life unemployment temptation discovery 1970s
A stock-broker is stuck in a dreary job and a marriage that's become a dull routine. To cope with the boredom and frustration, he resorts to voyeurism and extramarital love affairs.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1988
98 Minutes
Director
Sidney Poitier River Phoenix Richard Jenkins Caroline Kava Richard Bradford Richard Lynch Loretta Devine Lucy Deakins
fbi agent spy assassin teen boy father mother intricate tense confident san diego family home office mexican-american border trolly espionage extortion cold war secret life parent/child relationship serial murders
An F.B.I. Agent works to uncover an All-American family as Soviet sleeper Agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their unaware son.
Comedy
USA
1979
116 Minutes
Stuart Selsome
Richard Benjamin Cloris Leachman James Coco Scatman Crothers Ruth Gordon Cleavon Little Roddy McDowall Robert Morley Richard Mulligan Tony Randall Dirk Benedict
To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
USA
1984
97 Minutes
Director
Clint Eastwood Burt Reynolds Jane Alexander Madeline Kahn Rip Torn Irene Cara Richard Roundtree Tony Lo Bianco William Sanderson Nicholas Worth Robert Davi
police officer private investigator secretary mobster partner socialite wild lighthearted kansas city, mo. diner apartment brothel warehouse murder love triangle investigation blackmail boxing organized crime revenge
Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
Comedy
USA
1971
90 Minutes
Harold Weiss
In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, travelling across the country and adopting a different persona in each city.
Comedy
USA
2001
89 Minutes
Director
Bob Newhart Kelsey Grammer Gary Basaraba Ellie Harvie John Kapelos Zachary Ansley Eugene Levy Mark McConchie Gregory Thirloway
A young woman impersonates a shrink to win over her Prince Charming.
Drama
Canada|USA
1998
104 Minutes
Director
Kelsey Grammer Cary Elwes Olympia Dukakis Viola Davis John C. McGinley Tom Wright Clifton Powell Dewey Weber Richard Schiff J.C. MacKenzie Richard Benjamin
soldier officer general profound amusing creative pentagon army base office air force disaster money discovery adventure quest underdog rivalry 1980s
When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
Comedy
USA|France
1993
110 Minutes
Director
Whoopi Goldberg Ted Danson Nia Long Will Smith Paul Rodriguez Jennifer Tilly Peggy Rea Clyde Kusatsu Lu Leonard
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
Comedy
USA
1981
75 Minutes
John
Richard Benjamin Paula Prentiss Severn Darden Jeffrey Tambor Kari Michaelson Kevin Brando Rosemary DeCamp Nancy Lee Andrews Carol Androsky Patrick Campbell Roberta Collins
A family inherits an old mansion which houses the dangerous 'Book of Evil' that has all the monsters of the world trapped inside it.
Comedy
Germany|USA
2003
84 Minutes
Director
Lisa Kudrow Damon Wayans Richard Benjamin Christine Baranski Paula Garcés Billy Griffith Jane Krakowski Sherie Rene Scott Veanne Cox Erik LaRay Harvey Capital Jay
rapper senator media mogul philanthropist daughter record label owner amusing lighthearted engaging awards ceremony auction house hospital room nightclub u.s. capitol rap music opposites attract scandal culture clash outsider music industry
A Jewish-American Princess is forced to take control of a hard-core hip-hop record label and tries to rein the one of the label's most controversial rappers.
Drama
2006
96 Minutes
Director
sociopath son wealthy woman lawyer husband creepy quirky united states courtroom new york city murder manipulation true crime mother/son relationship high society wretched excess transformation 2000s
Sante Kimes and her son, Kenny, begin a decadelong crime spree that culminates in the murder of a wealthy widow.
Romance
2004
108 Minutes
Director
Patricia Heaton Jeff Daniels Hallie Kate Eisenberg Lynda Boyd Alan Cumming Richard Benjamin Sharon Wilkins Zak Santiago Marco Soriano Woody Jeffreys Panos Grames
Abandoned by her boyfriend, a former Broadway dancer (Patricia Heaton) and her daughter (Hallie Kate Eisenberg) temporarily share an apartment with an actor (Jeff Daniels).
Sci-Fi
USA
1973
88 Minutes
Yul Brynner Richard Benjamin James Brolin Norman Bartold Dick Van Patten Linda Gaye Scott Steve Franken Michael Mikler Terry Wilson Majel Barrett Anne Randall
android gunslinger cowboy scientist thrilling suspenseful brutal intense amusement park saloon wild west technology robots fantasy world man vs. machine vacation computer virus adventure pursuit underdog
A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
100 Minutes
Joshua Lightman
Lana Turner Richard Shorr Richard Benjamin Teri Garr Kathryn Leigh Scott James Winker Bill Sorrels Kelly Jean Peters Jordan Charney
This remake of Fritz Leiber's novel "Conjure Wife" (previously filmed as 1944's "Weird Woman" and 1962's "Night of the Eagle" AKA "Burn, Witch, Burn") is more of a horror spoof, as three ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
121 Minutes
Maj. Danby
Alan Arkin Martin Balsam Richard Benjamin Art Garfunkel Jack Gilford Bob Newhart Anthony Perkins Paula Prentiss Martin Sheen Jon Voight Orson Welles
captain pilot soldier lieutenant doctor witty amusing profound island mediterranean sea war zone horrors of war bombing aviation disillusionment insanity world war ii escape discovery 1940s
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
103 Minutes
Marv Cooper
George Segal Natalie Wood Richard Benjamin Arlene Golonka Allan Arbus Marilyn Sokol Oliver Clark Priscilla Barnes Dom DeLuise Valerie Harper Bob Dishy
husband wife friend love interest beautiful woman amusing playful los angeles household divorce marriage infidelity romance social change sex love temptation 1980s
Mari and Jeff Thompson start to doubt their own marriage when every couple they know separate.
Comedy
Germany|USA
2003
84 Minutes
Director
Lisa Kudrow Damon Wayans Richard Benjamin Christine Baranski Paula Garcés Billy Griffith Jane Krakowski Sherie Rene Scott Veanne Cox Erik LaRay Harvey Capital Jay
rapper senator media mogul philanthropist daughter record label owner amusing lighthearted engaging awards ceremony auction house hospital room nightclub u.s. capitol rap music opposites attract scandal culture clash outsider music industry
A Jewish-American Princess is forced to take control of a hard-core hip-hop record label and tries to rein the one of the label's most controversial rappers.
Comedy
1975
111 Minutes
Ben Clark
Walter Matthau George Burns Richard Benjamin Lee Meredith Carol Arthur Howard Hesseman Ron Rifkin Fritz Feld Jack Bernardi F. Murray Abraham
comedian performers nephew television producer amusing hilarious witty cheeky television studio new york city new jersey stage comedy show business aging collaboration reunion friendship rivalry 1970s
After a long separation, two former vaudeville partners reunite to renew their friendship and their feud.
Comedy
USA
1978
98 Minutes
Dr. Norman Solomon
Walter Matthau Glenda Jackson Art Carney Richard Benjamin Candy Azzara Dick O'Neill Thayer David
doctor nurse heartwarming touching amusing charming hospital city dating romance medicine lawsuit love rivalry 1970s
Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife. He embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1979
110 Minutes
Albert
Susan Saint James Jane Curtin Jessica Lange Richard Benjamin Fred Willard Eddie Albert Dabney Coleman Art Metrano Ronnie Schell Garrett Morris Cathryn Damon
divorcée business owner friend husband boyfriend ex-husband amusing crafty playful quirky mall suburbia house oregon unlikely criminal financial troubles robbery attempt marital problems unwanted pregnancy family dysfunction
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1980
104 Minutes
Press Secretary Bunthorne
Bob Newhart Gilda Radner Madeline Kahn Fred Willard Richard Benjamin Bob Dishy Julius Harris Harvey Korman Maurice Sherbanee Austin Pendleton Buck Henry
Bob Newhart stars as President Manfred Link in this zany, wonderfully cast comedy from veteran funnyman Buck Henry (Heaven Can Wait, The Graduate).
Romance
2004
108 Minutes
Director
Patricia Heaton Jeff Daniels Hallie Kate Eisenberg Lynda Boyd Alan Cumming Richard Benjamin Sharon Wilkins Zak Santiago Marco Soriano Woody Jeffreys Panos Grames
Abandoned by her boyfriend, a former Broadway dancer (Patricia Heaton) and her daughter (Hallie Kate Eisenberg) temporarily share an apartment with an actor (Jeff Daniels).
Comedy
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Rabbi Schulberg
Jeremy Piven Jami Gertz Garry Marshall Daryl Sabara Doris Roberts Daryl Hannah Cheryl Hines Richard Benjamin Larry Miller Carter Jenkins Miranda Cosgrove
son father mother grandfather rival amusing heartwarming los angeles household cruise ship backyard family party bar mitzvah reconciliation judaism wretched excess rivalry growing up 2000s
A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.
Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Randolph Scott Lex Barker Phyllis Kirk Charles McGraw Henry Hull Elisha Cook Jr. Hugh Sanders Lane Chandler James Brown Fess Parker Richard Benjamin
lawman northerner politician wife prisoner veteran gutsy tense melodramatic texas jail ranch frontier political corruption framed for murder vigilantism civil war reconstruction carpetbagger lynching pursuit
In Post-Bellum Texas, an army captain tries to keep the peace between overtaxed, impoverished farmers and greedy carpetbaggers.
Drama
Canada|USA
1998
104 Minutes
Director
Kelsey Grammer Cary Elwes Olympia Dukakis Viola Davis John C. McGinley Tom Wright Clifton Powell Dewey Weber Richard Schiff J.C. MacKenzie Richard Benjamin
soldier officer general profound amusing creative pentagon army base office air force disaster money discovery adventure quest underdog rivalry 1980s
When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.