List of the best Wallace Shawn movies: My Dinner With Andre(1981), Vanya on 42nd Street(1994), A Master Builder(2013), Cop and a Half: New Recruit(2017), The Double(2013), The Haunted Mansion(2003), Christmas at Cartwright's(2014), The Wife(1995), Prick Up Your Ears(1987), Just Write(1998), Admission(2013), Don Peyote(2014) ... ...
7.8/10
Comedy
USA
1981
110 Minutes
Writer
Wallace Shawn Andre Gregory Jean Lenauer
director playwright waiter witty offbeat intense new york city restaurant street cab friendship theater philosophy transformation rivalry 1980s
Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1994
119 Minutes
Vanya
Wallace Shawn Julianne Moore Brooke Smith Larry Pine George Gaynes Lynn Cohen Phoebe Brand Jerry Mayer Madhur Jaffrey
actor actress director creative quirky powerful new york city times square theater backstage street acting theater show business creative process transformation 1990s
New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.
5.9/10
Drama
USA
2013
127 Minutes
Producer
Wallace Shawn Andre Gregory Julie Hagerty Lisa Joyce Emily Cass McDonnell Jeff Biehl Larry Pine Sheilagh Weymouth
A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
Comedy
2017
96 Minutes
Lou Diamond Phillips Wallace Shawn Gina Holden Jordyn Ashley Olson Lulu Wilson Janet Kidder Vincent Tong Reese Alexander Michael Coleman Giles Panton Glenn Beck
police detective girl criminal airy amusing cheery charming dense winsome united states police station city police work investigation children detective work adventure transformation rivalry
Veteran detective Mark Simmons is assigned a new partner, a spunky 12-year-old girl who has serious detective skills and tech-savvy smarts. Together, they have to track down and stop the Badge Bandit, a serial prankster causing mischief.
6.5/10
Comedy
UK
2013
92 Minutes
Mr. Papadopoulos
Jesse Eisenberg Mia Wasikowska Wallace Shawn Rade Serbedzija Cathy Moriarty Gemma Chan Noah Taylor James Fox Yasmin Paige Chris O'Dowd
A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and seductive with women.
5.0/10
Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2003
88 Minutes
Ezra
Eddie Murphy Terence Stamp Wallace Shawn Marsha Thomason Jennifer Tilly Nathaniel Parker Dina Spybey Marc John Jefferies Aree Davis
ghost wife son daughter real estate agent butler amusing frightful endearing haunted house bayou new orleans graveyard bedroom secret passageway vacation career vs. family haunting curse supernatural
A realtor and his wife and children are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted, and while they attempt to escape, he learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected.
Other, Drama, Romance
2014
84 Minutes
Harry
Alicia Witt Gabriel Hogan Wallace Shawn T.J. McGibbon Linda Kash Gabrielle Miller Jayne Eastwood Ron Lea Miku Graham Marsha Regis
single mother santa claus single man amusing tender moving department store love at first sight love discovery transformation 21st century
An angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance to a struggling single mother who takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1995
103 Minutes
Cosmo
7.3/10
Gay & Lesbian, Biography
UK
1987
108 Minutes
John Lahr
Gary Oldman Alfred Molina Vanessa Redgrave Wallace Shawn Julie Walters James Grant Frances Barber Lindsay Duncan Janet Dale Dave Atkins
playwright lover agent psychiatrist joe orton dark intense england london brighton, england sussex, england bathhouse love homosexuality obsession jealousy writing forbidden love fall 1960s
Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.
6.3/10
Romance
USA
1998
104 Minutes
Arthur Blake
Sherilyn Fenn Jeremy Piven Alex Rocco Wallace Shawn JoBeth Williams Costas Mandylor
A Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress.
5.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
117 Minutes
Clarence
Tina Fey Paul Rudd Michael Sheen Wallace Shawn Gloria Reuben Nat Wolff Lily Tomlin Travaris Spears Elaine Kussack Michael Genadry Sarita Choudhury
admissions officer school principal son student colleague amusing quirky heartwarming university princeton, n.j. school office adoption education romance parenthood learning experience motherhood discovery transformation
A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
3.6/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Dan Fogler Josh Duhamel Jay Baruchel Wallace Shawn Anne Hathaway Topher Grace Dean Winters Annabella Sciorra Sean Brosnan
DON PEYOTE tells the story Warren Allman, an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching the end is near. Fueled by ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy
2015
90 Minutes
Mr. Willis
Patrick Muldoon Olivia d'Abo Michael Campion Wallace Shawn Kenny Beaumont Tony Robinette Alvin Aki Tracy Wiu Donn Lamkin Robert Giordano Kenny Babel Charles Frierman
father young boy teen boy robotic dog dog pet amusing airy witty united states loss dog human-animal friendship robots father/son relationship adventure fun adventure love quest
Drama
1988
126 Minutes
Oiseau
Keith Carradine Linda Fiorentino John Lone Wallace Shawn Geneviève Bujold Geraldine Chaplin Kevin J. O'Connor Elsa Raven Ali Giron
artist gallery owner patron ex-wife wealthy man quirky charming paris art gallery studio mansion painting forgery love triangle hedonism modernity temptation rivalry sacrifice 1920s
An art dealer (John Lone), his wife (Linda Fiorentino) and a U.S. artist (Keith Carradine) mix with Hemingway and Gertrude Stein in 1926 Paris.
Comedy
1989
97 Minutes
Dr. Fishbinder
Tony Danza Catherine Hicks Ami Dolenz Wallace Shawn Dick O'Neill Laura Mooney Derek McGrath Dana Ashbrook Matthew Perry
father daughter sister love interest teen girl teenager amusing charming cheeky cheery heartwarming hilarious united states house school coming-of-age teen romance father/daughter relationship growing up first crush
A Los Angeles radio-station manager's (Tony Danza) girlfriend (Catherine Hicks) shows his teenage daughter (Ami Dolenz) how to be sexy.
5.4/10
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family
USA
1992
88 Minutes
Sibor
Teri Garr Jeffrey Jones Jon Lovitz Thalmus Rasulala Wallace Shawn Eric Idle Dwier Brown Kathy Ireland
alien emperor husband wife king amusing madcap alien planet california dungeon desert household alien abduction schemes unrequited love husband/wife relationship uprising adventure quest rescue
An alien Overlord plans to blow up the Earth but first, he snatches and proposes to marry an Earthman's wife.
4.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2011
93 Minutes
Sandy
Nick Stahl Mia Maestro Taryn Manning Blair Brown Wallace Shawn Stefania Tortorella Alan Cox Erik Palladino
telepath nsa agent mentor terminally ill person young woman love interest tense thrilling incredible frenetic government building nightclub street government secrets telepathy lie mortality espionage love discovery
Joshua Lazarus has a special gift -- but will this gift destroy him before he can escape to freedom with his newly found soul mate?
4.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
96 Minutes
Gene
Vince Vaughn Julia Ormond Ed Harris Rory Cochrane Wallace Shawn George Wendt Stephen Tobolowsky Jeannetta Arnette Shishir Kurup Harper Roisman Romany Malco
con artist love interest telemarketer mistress boss confident gripping suspenseful phone bank bedroom office household deception scam romance double-cross telemarketing greed transformation forbidden love
The classic Twain story "The Prince and the Pauper" gets a modern slant when Prince Edward of Gelfland switches places with southern California surfer Cash Canty. Both discover a new world ... See full summary »
8.0/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy
USA
1987
98 Minutes
Vizzini
Cary Elwes Robin Wright Mandy Patinkin Chris Sarandon Christopher Guest Wallace Shawn Fred Savage Peter Falk Peter Cook Carol Kane Billy Crystal
beautiful woman prince princess pirate magician dreamy quirky witty forest castle marriage deception love torture evil redemption revenge rivalry rise unknown era
While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Gideon Rosen
Philip Seymour Hoffman Christopher Walken Mark Ivanir Catherine Keener Imogen Poots Wallace Shawn Madhur Jaffrey Liraz Charhi
cellist violinist musician wife bleak touching new york city music hall household musical performance friendship disease infidelity discovery transformation 2010s
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
112 Minutes
Henderson's Attorney
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.
5.5/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1983
94 Minutes
Earl
Paul Le Mat Nancy Allen Diana Scarwid Michael Lerner Louise Fletcher Wallace Shawn Fiona Lewis Kenneth Tobey June Lockhart Charles Lane
professor wife alien newspaper reporter campy unrestrained outlandish suspenseful centerville, ill. new york city small town alien abduction aliens tabloid journalism invasion missing persons marriage discovery metamorphosis mystery
Charlie's ex-wife disappears, and he travels to where she grew up--a rural town in the Midwest--to look for her. But, surprisingly, nobody knows about her or any of her many relatives, the ... See full summary »
Comedy
1980
97 Minutes
Eric Van Dongen
Alan Arkin Madeline Kahn Austin Pendleton Judy Graubart William Finley Wallace Shawn Max Wright Fred Gwynne Adolph Green Keith Szarabajka David Warrilow
professor scientist genius soldier amusing madcap quirky new york city university commune brainwashing academia scientific experiments on the run psychology practical jokes adventure transformation discovery 1980s
An egghead (Austin Pendleton) and his think-tank colleagues brainwash a professor (Alan Arkin) to think he's from another planet.
Comedy, Drama
1984
118 Minutes
Dr. Elliot Fibel
Dudley Moore Amy Irving Ann Reinking Richard Mulligan George Gaynes Wallace Shawn John Pleshette H.B. Haggerty Lu Leonard Priscilla Pointer Robert Symonds
television reporter lawyer cellist husband pregnant woman hilarious outlandish madcap california city marriage affair pregnancy bigamy lying transformation discovery 1980s
TV host Rob (Dudley Moore), already married to Micki (Ann Reinking), marries pregnant Maude (Amy Irving), then Micki gets pregnant.
7.5/10
Comedy
USA
1987
88 Minutes
Masked Avenger
Mia Farrow Seth Green Dianne Wiest Julie Kavner Michael Tucker Josh Mostel Wallace Shawn Tito Puente Danny Aiello Jeff Daniels Tony Roberts
teenager aunt singer businessman radio host superhero cheery campy spirited brooklyn, n.y. rockaway beach, n.y. childhood family radio nostalgia growing up adventure 1940s
A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
100 Minutes
Sy
Radha Mitchell Chloë Sevigny Jonny Lee Miller Will Ferrell Amanda Peet Chiwetel Ejiofor Wallace Shawn Josh Brolin Vinessa Shaw Neil Pepe Stephanie Roth Haberle
woman husband wife friend composer somber witty restaurant party new york city apartment central park love triangle alcoholism affair marital problems storytelling forbidden love temptation metamorphosis
Two alternating stories, one comedy and the other tragedy, about Melinda's attempts to straighten out her life.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
2017
90 Minutes
David
Callum Turner Jeff Bridges Kate Beckinsale Pierce Brosnan Cynthia Nixon Kiersey Clemons Tate Donovan Wallace Shawn Anh Duong Debi Mazar
Adrift in New York City, a recent college graduate's life is upended by his father's mistress.
6.2/10
Romance
USA
2015
98 Minutes
Kliegler
Greta Gerwig Ethan Hawke Julianne Moore Bill Hader Maya Rudolph Travis Fimmel Ida Rohatyn Wallace Shawn Mina Sundwall Jackson Frazer Monte Greene
married man married woman love interest amusing emotional engaging heartwarming united states reunion love forbidden love forbidden love love transformation 21st century
Maggie wants to have a baby, raising him on her own, but when she gets romantically involved with John, a married man, things get complicated and all the balance of Maggie's plans may collapse.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1989
108 Minutes
Translator
Robert De Niro Sean Penn Demi Moore Hoyt Axton Bruno Kirby Ray McAnally James Russo Wallace Shawn
convict priest love interest daughter killer endearing playful canadian border small town prison monastery mistaken identity fugitives deception faith redemption escape discovery 1930s
Two escaped cons only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1986
91 Minutes
Mike Hoover
Judge Reinhold Jane Seymour Eddie Albert Danny DeVito Rick Moranis Don Novello Michael O'Donoghue Wallace Shawn Lori-Nan Engler
Lazy, womanizing Jack gets employed at the NYC HQ of the multinational conglomerate, INC. Crazy chaos, promotions, firings, suicides etc. seem to be the way of the day.
5.0/10
Comedy
USA
1981
95 Minutes
Oliver
Tim Matheson Kate Capshaw Edward Herrmann Wendie Malick John Glover Joan Copeland Susanna Dalton Wallace Shawn
womanizer girlfriend brother psychologist musician sex addict witty cheeky wild new york city apartment central park department store restaurant sex commitment marriage brother relationship infidelity love triangle
The story of one man's hilarious - and doomed - attempts to wield life's ultimate double-edged sword: infidelity.
3.8/10
Comedy, Kids & Family
UK|USA|United Arab Emirates|Germany
2010
91 Minutes
Dr. Burr
Brendan Fraser Brooke Shields Matt Prokop Ken Jeong Angela Kinsey Skyler Samuels Toby Huss Wallace Shawn Ricky Garcia Jim Norton Patrice O'Neal
real estate broker boss wife son real estate developer talking animal cheeky frenetic playful amusing forest suburbia oregon small town family home construction site wild animals big business family rebellion
In the Oregon wilderness, a real-estate developer's new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protestors: local woodland creatures who don't want their homes disturbed.
7.9/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2019
136 Minutes
Frank , Theater Actor
Scarlett Johansson Adam Driver Azhy Robertson Laura Dern Ray Liotta Julie Hagerty Alan Alda Mary Hollis Inboden Wallace Shawn Merritt Wever Brooke Bloom
Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1997
95 Minutes
Marty
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Randy Quaid Ethan Embry Marisol Nichols Miriam Flynn Shae D'Lyn Wayne Newton Wallace Shawn Sid Caesar Julio Oscar Mechoso
husband wife son daughter cousin lounge singer cheeky playful las vegas nevada casino nightclub desert gambling family vacation performance bad behavior mobsters road trip wretched excess
In the fourth outing for the vacation franchise, the Griswolds have to survive Vegas fever when they go to Las Vegas for a fun family vacation.
5.2/10
Romance
USA
1983
95 Minutes
Otto Jaffe
Dudley Moore Elizabeth McGovern Alec Guinness Christine Baranski Gene Saks Renee Taylor Kent Broadhurst Lester Rawlins Wallace Shawn Suzanne Barrie Anne Kerry
A psychiatrist, who falls in love with a patient, is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.
6.1/10
Romance
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Derek
Diane Keaton Jane Fonda Candice Bergen Mary Steenburgen Craig T. Nelson Richard Dreyfuss Alicia Silverstone Katie Aselton Ed Begley Jr. Wallace Shawn Andy Garcia
widow friend lover husband boyfriend older woman amusing hilarious endearing charming sultry touching house restaurant office coast airplane california book lifestyle changes
Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
4.2/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2017
86 Minutes
Albert
Kathleen Turner Kevin Zegers Jessica Paré Frances Fisher Jacob Tierney Jessica Parker Kennedy David La Haye Cristina Rosato Luke Kirby Wallace Shawn
bride groom brother father mother family member amusing hilarious emotional tense unrestrained outlandish hotel wedding restaurant coffee shop van wedding family dysfunction parent/child relationship
A fractured family is forced to confront what tore them apart at the eldest son's wedding.
Other, Fantasy
2002
96 Minutes
Mimir
Kelsey Grammer Charles Durning Katherine Helmond Brian Bedford Elaine Hendrix Ana Ortiz Luis Garcia Colin Cunningham Lupe Ontiveros Wallace Shawn
santa claus saint king amusing mind miami destiny christmas work transformation
Santa Claus (Charles Durning) wants to pass the torch to his reluctant son (Kelsey Grammer) who would rather stay in Miami and enjoy the nightlife.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1995
97 Minutes
Alicia Silverstone Stacey Dash Brittany Murphy Paul Rudd Dan Hedaya Donald Faison Elisa Donovan Breckin Meyer Jeremy Sisto Aida Linares Wallace Shawn
popular girl outcast stepbrother single father teacher best friend cheery amusing high school shopping mall mansion party beverly hills, calif. social standing romance sex coming of age growing up love transformation
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
Drama, Western
2003
120 Minutes
Tom Selleck Isabella Rossellini Keith Carradine George Eads Robert Carradine Barry Corbin James Gammon Rex Linn John Michael Higgins William Sanderson Wallace Shawn
love interest horse cowboy local tough guy old friend calm endearing ranch wyoming territory forest plains train rural community gunfight relationships life story argument tradition opposing ideals
In the late 1800s a cowboy (Tom Selleck) fights back against Eastern corporations that are buying land in the West.
7.3/10
Drama
France|Canada
1980
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Susan Sarandon Kate Reid Michel Piccoli Hollis McLaren Robert Joy Al Waxman Robert Goulet Moses Znaimer Angus MacInnes Sean Sullivan
pretty woman mobster husband drug dealer criminal engaging spirited new jersey waterfront atlantic city, n.j. aspirations gambling drug trafficking crime romance aging quest underdog 1970s
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1979
106 Minutes
Burt Reynolds Jill Clayburgh Candice Bergen Charles Durning Frances Sternhagen Austin Pendleton Mary Kay Place MacIntyre Dixon Jay O. Sanders Charles Kimbrough Alfie Wise
divorce singer brother sister-in-law schoolteacher charming emotional amusing new york city boston school church divorce love triangle new life midlife crisis rivalry transformation love 1970s
A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.
6.5/10
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2008
100 Minutes
Abigail Breslin Joan Cusack Jane Krakowski Stanley Tucci Chris O'Donnell Julia Ormond Glenne Headly Max Thieriot Madison Davenport Zach Mills Colin Mochrie
reporter hobo friend thief father mother heartwarming inspiring cincinnati boardinghouse river camp crime investigation friendship news mystery quest 1930s
Set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression, Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job.
7.9/10
Drama, Comedy
USA
1979
96 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Mariel Hemingway Michael Murphy Meryl Streep Anne Byrne Karen Ludwig Michael O'Donoghue Tisa Farrow Helen Hanft Bella Abzug
writer teenager ex-wife friend lover witty playful touching new york city apartment central park delicatessen dating may-december romance loneliness loss love triangle new york city growing up love
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1992
86 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow John Malkovich Madonna Donald Pleasence Lily Tomlin Jodie Foster Kathy Bates John Cusack Kate Nelligan Fred Gwynne
bookkeeper vigilante sword swallower clown landlady strangler madcap hilarious dark big city apartment circus police station brothel bar false accusations investigation murder manhunt mob mentality
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
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