Movies starring Danny Devito
"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues." Considering the brevity of the average Dr. Seuss book, it's no surprise that many of his best-known stories have been satisfactorily adapted into half-...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-03-02
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Chris Renaud
Cast: (voices) Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, ...
Without a doubt, a reaction to comedy is one of the most subjective forms of human expression. What one person finds hilarious, another may view as tedious. For every person who sits through Dumb and Dumber stone-faced and unamused, another will ...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Paul Giamatti, ...
What do you get if you use Tim Burton, the inspired and irreverent director of Batman and Ed Wood, to combine an invasion force of bug-eyed, big-brained Martians, a star-studded cast featuring some of the biggest names in Hollywood, and a huge spec...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-12-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/COMEDY
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Paul Winfield, Danny DeVito, ...
Arriving in the latter half of the summer, Danny DeVito's Matilda beats out such worthy contenders as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Harriet the Spy for best family fare of the season. In fact, I haven't enjoyed a so-called "children's film" this...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-08-02
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: FANTASY/COMEDY
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, ...
Arguably, some of the issues addressed by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are not as relevant in 2006 as they were in the mid-1970s, but that realization in no way diminishes the film's dramatic impact. This was the second English language film fo...
U.S. Release Date: 1975-11-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Marya Small, Louisa Mortiz, ...
Other People’s Money, the motion picture adaptation of Jerry Sterner’s 1989 play, opens with a deliciously cynical monologue by Danny DeVito that captures public perceptions from the era: “I love money. I love money more than I love the ...
U.S. Release Date: 1991-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, ...
It has been several years since I've read a book by John Grisham (I believe the last one was The Client). After three or four of Grisham's novels, I grew tired of the predictable repetitiveness and contrived suspense of the narratives. As a resul...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-11-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER/DRAMA
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Damon, Teresa Wright, Dean Stockwell, ...
Gordon Gekko lives! But then we all know that - Oliver Stone and Michael Douglas have filmed a sequel to Wall Street that is currently sitting on shelves awaiting its late September 2010 release. However, Douglas gives us a preview of what an alt...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-05-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Cast: Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, ...
Joe Pytka is known best as a TV commercial director. He's the man behind the "Thank you for your support" Bartles & James ads, the "Bo knows" Nike ads, and the Ray Charles "Uh huh" Diet Pepsi ads. In fact, according to his bio, he has dir...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-11-15
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Cartoon Violence)
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
Director: Joe Pytka
Cast: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Porky Pig, ...
Warning: As with most retrospective reviews, this reveals key plot points. Spoilers abound.Undoubtedly, one of the reasons why James L. Brooks’ feature debut, the three-hankie weeper Terms of Endearment, won the Oscar for Best Picture is tha...
U.S. Release Date: 1983-12-09
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, ...