Movies starring Danny Devito
Since the death of Alfred Hitchcock, many filmmakers have vied to succeed the Master of Suspense. With apologies to rip-off artist Brian De Palma, my vote goes to David Mamet, whose films House of Games and The Spanish Prisoner can stand alongside ...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-11-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: David Mamet
Cast: Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, ...
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, ...
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, ...
Crooked cops. The mystery and allure of Hollywood in the '50s. Death, double-crossing, and secret alliances. Paparazzi waiting to get that one breakthrough picture. These are just some of the elements that make Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confiden...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-09-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, ...
The better you know movies, the more appreciation you'll have for the wit and energy of Barry Sonnenfeld's Get Shorty. While it's quite possible for the cinematically unaware to enjoy this film -- it's got a fair amount of readily-accessible comed...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-10-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, ...
When it comes to dark satires of the romantic comedy genre, few films are more vicious than Danny DeVito's 1989 offering, The War of the Roses. The film revels in its blackness in a way that few films during the last several decades have; even th...
U.S. Release Date: 1989-12-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito
The Virgin Suicides is Sofia Coppola's directorial debut, and its effectiveness illustrates that she's better behind the camera than she is in front of it. (Most movie-goers will remember her ill-fated attempt to portray Michael Corleone's daughte...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-04-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: James Woods, Danny DeVito, Leslie Hayman, ...
Dumbo is a perfectly adequate family film. While that may seem like damning with faint praise, keep in mind that this movie was never considered to be among Disney’s 2019 big guns. It fills a niche and does so nicely with a style and approac...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-03-29
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, ...
Let me start by saying that Hercules, Walt Disney Pictures' 35th animated feature, makes for good family entertainment. Good, not great. While this film is capable of providing a ninety minute diversion for both kids and adults, it's a far cr...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-06-20
MPAA Rating: "G" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Ron Clements and John Musker
Cast: (voices) Tate Donovan, Bobcat Goldthwait, Samantha Eggar, ...
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, ...