Movies starring Bob Balaban

Sort by:
2010

The 16-year wait between the 1968 opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey and the 1984 release of 2010 doesn't represent the longest interval between a movie and its direct sequel (that distinction probably belongs to Gone With the Wind/Scarlett, although...

Run Time: 1:56
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mature Themes)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, ...
Capote

Capote tells two stories, presenting both without hiccups. The first is an exposé of how the title author's In Cold Blood was written. The second shows the emotional and psychic dissolution of the man who starts out the film as a brilliant eccentr...

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Release Date: 2005-09-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Bennett Miller
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., ...
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

In late 1977, everyone seemed to believe this. Although UFOs have been a popular subject for speculation, rumination, and investigation for more than 50 years, at no time was the phenomenon more popular than during the 1970s. Along with the Loch ...

Run Time: 2:15
U.S. Release Date: 1977-12-14
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mature Themes)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, ...
Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing: To write about or analyze in a way that questions traditional assumptions about certainty, identity, and truth, asserts that words can only refer to other words, and attempts to demonstrate how statements about any text subvert the...

Run Time: 1:38
U.S. Release Date: 1997-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Stanley Tucci, Julie Louis-Dreyfus, ...
For Your Consideration

When you think of Christopher Guest, the first thing likely to spring to mind is fake documentaries. He has made his reputation in the arena. From This Is Spinal Tap (which he co-wrote but did not direct) to A Mighty Wind, Guest has turned his came...

Run Time: 1:26
U.S. Release Date: 2006-11-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Ricky Gervais, Jane Lynch, ...
Ghost World

Ghost World could easily be considered an "anti-Hollywood coming of age story". Although it follows the contours of the genre, the path is different enough to make the movie seem fresh, non-formulaic, and occasionally surprising. Of course, for s...

Run Time: 1:51
U.S. Release Date: 2001-08-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, ...
Isle of Dogs

With a running length of 30 or 40 minutes, Isle of Dogs might have been brilliant. Unfortunately, this concept, although suitable for a short, is too thin for a full animated feature. Wes Anderson’s sly humor, like the film, wears out its we...

Run Time: 1:40
U.S. Release Date: 2018-03-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Themes, Profanity)
Genre: Animated
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Scarlett Johansson, ...
Lady in the Water, The

When you consider a modern day fairy tale, no matter how twisted, ideal descriptions include "enchanting," "engaging," and "magical." They do not include "silly," "ridiculous," and "laughable." Unfortunately, in the case of Lady in the Water, the...

Run Time: 1:52
U.S. Release Date: 2006-07-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Mature Themes)
Genre: FANTASY
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bob Balaban, ...
Monuments Men, The

The Monuments Men is a World War 2 story, but it's unlike the traditional World War 2 stories we have become familiar with over the years. Many of the historical touchstones are present, including Normandy and The Battle of the Bulge. Roosevelt, Tr...

Run Time: 1:58
U.S. Release Date: 2014-02-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Mature Themes)
Genre: ADVENTURE/DRAMA
Director: George Clooney
Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, ...
Moonrise Kingdom

Few working directors are as consistently, dependably quirky as Wes Anderson, whose films tend to excite art house audiences while being ignored and bypassed by mainstream movie-goers. His latest, Moonrise Kingdom, represents one of his best, in la...

Run Time: 1:34
U.S. Release Date: 2012-05-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Jared Gilman, Harvey Keitel, Jason Schwartzman, ...