Movies with screenplay written by Barry Levinson

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...And Justice for All

Perhaps Robert Frost put it best when he said, "A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer." Once, practicing law was considered a worthy, honorable career. No longer. In a bloated legal system where technicaliti...

Run Time: 2:00
U.S. Release Date: 1979-09-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Jack Warden, ...
Jimmy Hollywood

Barry Levinson had an idea, and a pretty good one at that: take an actor, have him assume the role of a vigilante, and, as public adulation of his assumed personae escalates, blur the line between being a vigilante and acting the part. Unfortunat...

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Release Date: 1994-03-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Joe Pesci, Christian Slater, Victoria Abril
Man of the Year

Talk about a movie with an identity problem! Man of the Year doesn't know what it wants to be and, because of this indecision calls to mind a well-worn phrase: "Jack of all trades, master of none." The film contains elements of a comedy, a thrille...

Run Time: 1:55
U.S. Release Date: 2006-10-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, ...
Sleepers

Robert DeNiro. Dustin Hoffman. Brad Pitt. Jason Patric. Kevin Bacon. Minnie Driver. With a talented cast like this, it's virtually impossible to envision a bad movie, and, in that regard, Sleepers doesn't surprise or disappoint. This is easi...

Run Time: 2:32
U.S. Release Date: 1996-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Vilence, Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Jason Patric, Bruno Kirby, Dustin Hoffman, ...
Toys

The winner of 1992's "worst film to sport a great trailer" is Toys. The good-natured, humorous spots that advertise this film (featuring Robin Williams in a field delivering quirky, amusing one-liners) bear little resemblance the actual product. ...

Run Time: 2:01
U.S. Release Date: 1992-12-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Mature Themes)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, ...