List of the best Richard Portnow movies: Double Bang(2001), The Fourth Noble Truth(2015), Meet the Hollowheads(1989), The Wish List(2010), Two Jacks(2012), This Last Lonely Place(2014), The Indian(2007), Nanny Cam(2014), Perfect Stranger(2007), Postal Worker(1998), The Minis(2008), Under New Management(2009) ... ...
Action
2001
95 Minutes
Lieutenant Shatkin
Richard Portnow William Baldwin Elizabeth Mitchell Jon Seda Adam Baldwin Sofia Milos Billy Mayo Christian Camargo
Drama, Romance
USA
2015
87 Minutes
Lawyer
Harry Hamlin Kristen Kerr Richard Portnow Tom Ohmer Ace Underhill Emily Stofle Sana Sepehri
Movie star Aaron, busted for road rage assault, is sent by his lawyer to a meditation teacher, Rachel, for help. He undermines their sessions with seductive behavior. Falling for his charm,... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1989
86 Minutes
Mr. Crabneck
John Glover Nancy Mette Richard Portnow Matt Shakman Juliette Lewis Lightfield Lewis Joshua John Miller Anne Ramsey Logan Ramsey Chaz Conner Shotgun Britton
daughter boss wife son husband musician amusing crafty wild house bedroom factory gadgets promotion family dysfunction inventions cooking dating growing up quest
The Hollowheads, a slightly darker and more satirical 80s take on The Jetsons (1962), have their hands full when the head of the family's sleazy and abusive boss invites himself to their family dinner.
Romance
2010
88 Minutes
Lenny
Jennifer Esposito David Sutcliffe Richard Portnow Mark Deklin Diane Venora Sydney Penny Tom Clark Steve Monroe Stacy Barnhisel Laura Ann Kesling
A woman (Jennifer Esposito) lists the traits of her perfect man, then falls for a guy (David Sutcliffe) who meets none of the criteria.
Comedy, Drama
2012
90 Minutes
Lorenzo
Sienna Miller Billy Zane Richard Portnow Jack Huston Danny Huston Izabella Miko Jacqueline Bisset Lydia Hearst
Jack Hussar Sr. is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect from his fans; now his son is interested in assuming that role.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
85 Minutes
Jason Pure
Rhys Coiro Xander Berkeley Carly Pope Richard Portnow Jeananne Goossen Jeff Marchelletta Erin Matthews Heather Snell Logan Clarke
On his last night on the job, an unsuspecting Los Angeles cab driver gets roped into helping a wealthy investment banker cover up a brutal crime.
Drama
USA|Australia
2007
91 Minutes
Elliot
Matt Dallas Sal Landi Jane Higginson Richard Portnow Angela Lanza Alison Haislip Robert Miano Jim Fitzpatrick Corby Timbrook
As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Detective Jones
Laura Allen India Eisley Cam Gigandet Richard Portnow Andrew Fiscella Kate Fuglei Hamilton Mitchell Andre Gower Jason Sims-Prewitt David Sullivan Farrah Mackenzie
Linda and Mark have a perfect relationship and the perfect 8 year old daughter. But when their elderly babysitter hurts their daughter, they hire a new babysitter that attempts to destroy Mark and Linda's perfect relationship.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2007
109 Minutes
Narron
Halle Berry Bruce Willis Giovanni Ribisi Gary Dourdan Richard Portnow Patti D'Arbanville Clea Lewis Jane Bradbury Jared Burke Jay Wilkison Nicki Aycox
reporter researcher editor childhood friend advertising executive undercover agent suspenseful melodramatic new york city office newsroom morgue car apartment investigation blackmail affair murder obsession internet
A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her childhood friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1998
84 Minutes
Dr. Nicholas Brink
Brad Garrett Grace Cavanaugh Rob Roy Fitzgerald William Long Jr. Richard Portnow Ric Sarabia
Human Time-bombs are ticking as workers "go postal" at an alarming rate. The Postal Service is seeking a controversial "psychological vaccine" to diffuse these impending explosions.
Comedy
USA
2008
76 Minutes
Jack
Dennis Rodman Gabriel Pimentel Joe Gnoffo Dana Woods Richard Portnow Rusty Burns Caroline Macey Bradley Laise Kalan Shires Tamara Melnyk Tyler Riegleman
A talented team of basketball players made up of little people enters a tournament to help a teammate's son go to college.
Comedy
USA
2009
105 Minutes
Carmello
Chris Diamantopoulos Kelly Overton Dylan Baker Joe Grifasi Tony Ray Rossi Richard Portnow Fred Dennis Johnny Williams Joe Tabb Christian Stolte
Four high school friends embark on a night of wild and hilarious misadventures.
Other, Drama
2018
80 Minutes
Benny
Robinne Lee Latarsha Rose Ashley A. Williams Terrell Carter Margaret Avery Richard Portnow John Wesley Waymond Lee William Stanford Davis Juhahn Jones Dylan Mooney
Holly runs from the ghosts of her past, but this holiday they come back to find her.
Crime, Drama
USA
1999
92 Minutes
Mr. Charboneau
Jennifer Rubin Erik Palladino Billy Jayne Anthony Sarrero Jon Polito Richard Portnow Brian Vander Ark Catherine Dyer Amanda Foreman Jason MacDonald Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Film student, Alex and his roommate, art student, Lars, meet a young woman, named Blue, who's recently become a tenant in their building, with a niche profession; she's a hired assasin. ... See full summary »
Drama
1989
96 Minutes
D.A. Ed Jablonski
Mike Farrell Sally Struthers Heather Fairfield Bruce Weitz Charles Haid Richard Portnow Wallace Langham
A lawyer (Mike Farrell) defends a Long Island teenager (Heather Fairfield) for hiring someone to kill her incestuous father.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2013
88 Minutes
Detective Archer
Elizabeth Rohm Sam Page Shannon Elizabeth Elizabeth Peña Aiden Turner Patrick Muldoon Richard Portnow Anthony Alabi
A documentary about a 10-year-old transgender girl who finds acceptance and empowerment in the company of a queer roller derby collective.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1995
96 Minutes
Joey Renda
Chevy Chase Farrah Fawcett Jonathan Taylor Thomas George Wendt David Shiner Art LaFleur Richard Portnow Richard Foronjy Peter Appel Leonard George George Greif
attorney young boy mother father friend criminal amusing emotional suspenseful seattle household loft school courtroom wilderness sabotage father/son relationship abandonment engagement manhunt
A young boy refuses to accept his mother's new boyfriend, a lawyer, despite the man's attempts to win his respect. Meanwhile, disgruntled relative of a criminal he prosecuted seek revenge.
Action
USA
1999
86 Minutes
Adm. Le Clair
Daniel Baldwin Tim Abell Marc Casabani Stacy Haiduk Stevie Johnson Lenny Juliano Richard Portnow David St. James Richard Tyson Robert Walden
Terrorists threaten to launch a missile armed with deadly disease at Europe. A special unit is put together to stop them.
Drama
2018
103 Minutes
Carroll Green
James Gaudioso Carmine D. Giovinazzo Hank Harris Lesley-Ann Brandt Vanessa Ferlito Michael Irby Anthony Gaudioso Richard Portnow Michael Bowen Richard Roundtree Fredro Starr
Dare (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Roost (Hank Harris) run from their traumatic past by burying themselves in old Westerns and working as private detectives.
Drama
USA
1993
97 Minutes
Kaplan
Andrew Stevens Shannon Tweed Tracy Tweed Daniel McVicar Tristan Rogers Todd Curtis Allison Mack Richard Portnow Marianne Muellerleile Leslie S. Sachs
A security guard falls for a famous TV actress he is hired to protect while dealing with mobsters who want him to sell out his business to them.
Crime, Drama
France|Germany|USA|Japan
1999
116 Minutes
Handsome Frank
Forest Whitaker John Tormey Cliff Gorman Henry Silva Isaach De Bankolé Tricia Vessey Victor Argo Gene Ruffini Richard Portnow Camille Winbush
hitman mobster daughter friend child dark quirky inner city jersey city, n.j. mansion park mafia murder loyalty samurai quest revenge 2000s
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Willy
Whoopi Goldberg Maggie Smith Kathy Najimy Wendy Makkena Mary Wickes Harvey Keitel Bill Nunn Robert Miranda Richard Portnow
lounge singer police officer mobster nun amusing endearing rousing convent san francisco reno, nev. stage witness protection performance singing religious vows mob violence culture clash escape discovery transformation
When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Drama
UK|USA
1991
116 Minutes
Detective Mastrionotti
John Turturro John Goodman Judy Davis Michael Lerner John Mahoney Tony Shalhoub Jon Polito Steve Buscemi David Warrilow Richard Portnow Christopher Murney
playwright neighbor insurance salesman producer drunk detective dark quirky intricate new york city hollywood, calif. hotel elevator movie studio writer's block death show business daunting task dance curse
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2012
98 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Helen Mirren Scarlett Johansson Toni Collette Danny Huston Jessica Biel Michael Stuhlbarg James D'Arcy Michael Wincott Kurtwood Smith Richard Portnow
director wife film studio executive movie producer actress actor crafty gripping cheeky hollywood, calif. movie studio household film set alfred hitchcock filmmaking historical events serial murders husband/wife relationship rise underdog
The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.
Romance, Action, Adventure
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Gabriel Macht Samuel L. Jackson Sarah Paulson Eva Mendes Dan Lauria Paz Vega Jaime King Scarlett Johansson Louis Lombardi Stana Katic Richard Portnow
police officer villain femme fatale police commissioner lover superhero cool dark thrilling mausoleum swamp hospital secret hideout sewer city eternal youth good versus evil secret identity crimefighting regeneration
Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Gerard Butler Colm Meaney Bruce McGill Leslie Bibb Michael Irby Gregory Itzin Regina Hall Emerald Angel Young Christian Stolte Annie Corley
vigilante terrorist prosecutor prisoner prison life government official tense uneasy brutal gripping suspenseful gritty philadelphia pennsylvania government building big city cell home retribution investigation
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
103 Minutes
Josh Brolin Elizabeth Olsen Sharlto Copley Michael Imperioli Linda Emond James Ransone Max Casella Pom Klementieff Samuel L. Jackson Elvis Nolasco Rami Malek
executive kidnapper prisoner dark creepy gripping suspenseful room city kidnapping revenge painful memories loss of control confinement escape revenge discovery pursuit 2010s
Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.
Crime, Drama
1995
97 Minutes
Randy Quaid Alex McArthur Deanne Bray Ving Rhames Eddie Jones Alan Blumenfeld Ron Perkins Steve Flynn Johann Carlo Tracy Lynn Middendorf Mary Joan Negro
Two homicide detectives (Randy Quaid, Alex McArthur) probe the ritual slayings of female track stars.
Other, Romance
USA
2011
87 Minutes
Melissa Gilbert Robert Mailhouse Candy Azzara Edward Herrmann Lennon Wynn Alex Hyde-White Kate Flannery Jennifer Hall Brendan Patrick Connor Gary Hershberger Audrey Wasilewski
director theater fan broadway director aspiring actor love interest engaging emotional charming cheeky heartwarming lighthearted small town community center new life romance community relationships small-town life pursuit adventure
Dave is a married man with three kids and a loving wife, and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain, lightning strikes and they switch bodies.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1995
125 Minutes
Brad Pitt Morgan Freeman Gwyneth Paltrow R. Lee Ermey Richard Roundtree John C. McGinley Julie Araskog Mark Boone Junior John Cassini Reg E. Cathey Peter Crombie
police officer detective serial killer wife police chief dark suspenseful tense disturbing shocking intricate city police station desert murder violence morality torture wretched excess mystery
A meticulous detective (Morgan Freeman) and the young officer (Brad Pitt) about to replace the veteran probe serial murders based on the seven deadly sins.