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Alan Arkin Movies
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Olivia Wilde,
Ryan Reynolds,
Jason Bateman,
Leslie Mann,
Mircea Monroe,
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Genres:
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Jennifer Aniston,
Alan Arkin,
Julia Bantner,
Eric Barba,
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Hugh Jackman had a great time as host of this year's Academy awards,
and so did we. His joy was infectious. The staging and set up is
probably one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching these
shows. The pre-show done by Jackman and Anne Hathaway was passable, but
the whole production came across as so real and human, it astounded us.
This actually was very we...
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Genres:
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Jennifer Aniston,
Alan Arkin,
Julia Bantner,
Eric Barba,
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Hugh Jackman had a great time as host of this year's Academy awards,
and so did we. His joy was infectious. The staging and set up is
probably one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching these
shows. The pre-show done by Jackman and Anne Hathaway was passable, but
the whole production came across as so real and human, it astounded us.
This actually was very we...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Robin Wright,
Mike Binder,
Alan Arkin,
Winona Ryder,
Ryan McDonald,
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This will be regarded as 'a woman's movie' since it is written and
directed by a woman (Rebecca Miller) and its central character (Robin
Wright Penn) and most of the support roles (Julianne Moore, Winona
Ryder, Blake Lively, Mario Bello, Monica Bellucci) are women too. But
the male roles (Alan Arkin and Keanu Reeves) contribute to a stellar
cast and the themes of...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Andy Garcia,
Julianna Margulies,
Steven Strait,
Dominik García-Lorido,
Ezra Miller,
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I stumbled upon this movie accidentally and haven't even heard of this
movie until the night of watching it. All I can say is WOW!!! This is
such a great movie. Andy Garcia performance is amazing.This movie is not a Hollywood mainstream. In a way, its similar to
Little Miss Sunshine: dysfunctional family, every character is a
weirdo, Even grandpa from Little Miss sunshine is i...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Emily Blunt,
Alan Arkin,
Jason Spevack,
Steve Zahn,
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A struggling single mom named Rose (Amy Adams in her comedy/drama
wheelhouse) gets tired of working for a maid service and boldly decides
to branch out into crime scene clean-up with her lay-about sister Norah
(Emily Blunt, ironically named) in Christine Jeffs' observant and
easy-going "Sunshine Cleaning".Although it has been marketed as one of those quirky dramedies the
st...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Starring:
Steve Carell,
Anne Hathaway,
Dwayne Johnson,
Alan Arkin,
Terence Stamp,
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I just saw an advance screening of Get Smart and it was great! It was
simply the best adaptation of a classic TV series for the big screen. I
don't know how to explain it but it successfully carried the tone that
the original series had. It was silly but not too silly and, at the
same time, a little serious but not too serious. Familiar characters,
props, music, jokes...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Family
Romance
Starring:
Owen Wilson,
Jennifer Aniston,
Eric Dane,
Kathleen Turner,
Alan Arkin,
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After reading some of the outlandish bad reviews, I had to comment on
this film. I know people's perceptions differ, but some of the bad
reviews are so exaggerated and are, lack of a better word, incorrect! I
was hesitant about going to see just another generic man and dog film.
It was my girlfriend's idea, and I figured it would be another corny
chick flick about how a...
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Genres:
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Harrison Ford,
Virginia Madsen,
Carly Schroeder,
Jimmy Bennett,
Gail Ann Lewis,
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Take a gray-haired Harrison Ford, place him in a business suit and then
have him fight someone conveniently wearing all black, and you'd swear
you were watching any number of movies from the last fifteen years.
Name Ford's character Jack, and you'd think that would narrow it down
to a good one. Then again you could just be suckered into seeing
"Firewall" which borrows and doesn...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Alan Arkin,
Lauren Holly,
Glenne Headly,
Barbara Dana,
Austin Pendleton,
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I will get down to it. This movie was another average film that
Hollywood has made.It focuses around a man and his lifelong struggle with his neighbor;
pretty random plot.Another thing that was uninteresting is how long the film felt,
regarding some scenes, which just seemed to go on and on and on, really
giving me a yawn.Somehow In knew this was only inevitable with Neal Miller ta...
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Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Abigail Breslin,
Greg Kinnear,
Paul Dano,
Alan Arkin,
Toni Collette,
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I went to a screening of this film at Sundance earlier this year, and
this is what I wrote about it immediately following:This was a little less indie, cast-wise, but was jarringly real in a
way that Hollywood rarely fosters. The story is of a limply-functional
family, whose good leg is dysfunctional, and of the way that their love
for each other is solid, somewhere underneath the ...
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Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Tim Allen,
Elizabeth Mitchell,
Eric Lloyd,
Judge Reinhold,
Wendy Crewson,
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I just got back from seeing this movie and I have to say it was pretty
good. I didn't go to the theater with high hopes, however, so it was
easy to meet my expectations. We loved the other 2 movies and had to
finish the trilogy! This one could be titled Santa gets a midlife
crisis--the plot is based on Scott's frustration over having so many
responsibilities and not eno...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Susan Sarandon,
Paul Walker,
Penélope Cruz,
Alan Arkin,
Marcus Thomas,
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After reading the other reviews on this film, I saw the need for an
authentic review. With an all-star cast and a story written with such
complex layer and beauty, it is hard to not fall deep into the spirit
of this movie. As we watch each character move through the day and
night before Christmas Day, we see their stories woven into an
interconnected pattern which ultimately pr...
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Genres:
Drama
History
Thriller
Starring:
James Spader,
Claire Forlani,
Paul Giamatti,
Alan Arkin,
Kenneth Welsh,
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It's a history lesson that many, who did not live through that times,
should
watch. Like most, I had only a passing understanding of what happened.
In
fact I listened to those who said Daniel Ellsberg was a traitor, and
thought
it an acceptable view. Having watched the movie, I now have a better
appreciation of the actual story behind the rhetoric. It is a must watch...
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Genres:
Action
Biography
Drama
Starring:
Antonio Banderas,
Eion Bailey,
Alan Arkin,
Jim Broadbent,
Matt Day,
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Pancho Villa is a Mexican general who makes a deal with a movie studio
where he will get $25,000 in gold, in exchange for the rights to film
his battles. This is quite an absurd idea, especially as it leads to
certain battles being 'made to measure' for the camera, and it becomes
even more absurd when you realize that this is actually a true story.
Yes, that's right; And Starri...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Julia Roberts,
Billy Crystal,
Catherine Zeta-Jones,
John Cusack,
Hank Azaria,
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This is not a biting Hollywood satire, and I'm sure there were some missed
opportunities to poke fun at the biz. But as long as that's not what
you're
expecting, you should have lots of fun.I'm an avid Billy Crystal fan, and though he's not the star of the film, I
was really looking forward to this movie--being that he also co-wrote the
script. There are some trademark zinger...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Til Schweiger,
Claire Forlani,
Fabrizio Bentivoglio,
Alan Arkin,
O-Lan Jones,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
War
Starring:
Robin Williams,
Hannah Taylor-Gordon,
Éva Igó,
István Bálint,
Justus von Dohnányi,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Natasha Lyonne,
Alan Arkin,
Bryna Weiss,
Marisa Tomei,
Charlotte Stewart,
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"Slums" is one of the more underrated films of the 1990s. It seems to rub
some people the
wrong way for unclear reasons, but I found it to be touching and hilarious
from start to
finish. Perhaps I'm just a sucker for Alan Arkin, whom I've always liked,
and see on screen all
to infrequently. More likely I was impressed by the witty script, deft
direction and solid cast. ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Romance
Thriller
Action
Starring:
John Cusack,
Minnie Driver,
Alan Arkin,
Dan Aykroyd,
Joan Cusack,
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I love this film! Starring John Cusack, England's patriotically-named
Minnie
Driver, plus Dan Ackroyd, Alan Arkin & Joan Cusack, ‘Grosse Pointe Blank'
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funny, clever, action-packed & has a great ‘eighties soundtrack.John Cusack - as the film's protagonist Martin Blank - is superb, &
virtually carries the whole movie. He plays an assassin who started out
working ...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
War
Starring:
Nick Nolte,
Sheryl Lee,
Alan Arkin,
Bernard Behrens,
Anna Berger,
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As Alan Rudolph's "Breakfast of Champions" slides into theaters with little
fanfare and much derision it makes me think back to 1996 when Keith Gordon's
"Mother Night" came out. Now for all the talk of Kurt Vonnegut being
"unfilmable" it's surprising that he has gotten two superb cinematic
treatments (the other being "Slaughter-house Five"). "Mother Night" is
certainly one of t...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
John G. Brennan,
Kamal Ahmed,
Alan Arkin,
William Hickey,
Alan North,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Alan Arkin,
Matt Craven,
Diane Lane,
Bill Paxton,
Elizabeth Perkins,
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Al Pacino,
Jack Lemmon,
Alec Baldwin,
Alan Arkin,
Ed Harris,
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I cannot believe this film is rated below an 8What else can be written about James Foley's adaptation of David
Mamet's Pulitzer prize winning play other than devastatingly scorching.Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Alan
Arkin, and Jonathan Pryce: perhaps the greatest acting ensemble ever
put before a camera, collectively portray employees of a real estate<...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Family
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Bill Campbell,
Jennifer Connelly,
Alan Arkin,
Timothy Dalton,
Paul Sorvino,
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I love this film. Absolutely love it. Can't help it. I'm a child of the
40s and this movie is about when I was a kid. The sets are great, the story
is 40s, the cars, the cafe with the bizarre little gingerbread giving an
impression of a gnome's hangout, the costumes, the hero with his wiffle hair
style, the airplanes and even Howard Hughes. What more could you want? No,
t...
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Genres:
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Winona Ryder,
Dianne Wiest,
Anthony Michael Hall,
Kathy Baker,
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Edward Scissorhands is the magnum opus of Tim Burton's and Danny
Elfman's career. Watching this film cross between the perky
super-saturated parody of American suburbia to the gray toned shadowy
images of Gothic horror come together so well, it's clear that the
director had the entire movie plotted out in his mind far before the
first scene was shot. If this script ...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
War
Starring:
Alan Arkin,
Joanna Pacula,
Rutger Hauer,
Hartmut Becker,
Jack Shepherd,
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Genres:
Family
Animation
Fantasy
Starring:
Alan Arkin,
Jeff Bridges,
Mia Farrow,
Tammy Grimes,
Robert Klein,
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The first time I saw this movie was when I was very young. So young, in
fact, that the only things I can remember about this movie are subtle
images; I couldn't even remember if I liked it or not. Now, more than
twelve years later and after reading the book, I can honestly say that
this is a truly great film.I have seen very few films that have actually brought me close to
tear...
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Genres:
Family
Animation
Fantasy
Starring:
Alan Arkin,
Jeff Bridges,
Mia Farrow,
Tammy Grimes,
Robert Klein,
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The first time I saw this movie was when I was very young. So young, in
fact, that the only things I can remember about this movie are subtle
images; I couldn't even remember if I liked it or not. Now, more than
twelve years later and after reading the book, I can honestly say that
this is a truly great film.I have seen very few films that have actually brought me close to
tear...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Alan Arkin,
Louise Fletcher,
Valerie Perrine,
Shelley Winters,
Lou Jacobi,
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There are a number of excellent movies that get undeserved average
ratings because the number of voters are small and a few people who
lack sensitivity just don't get it and give a superb movie like this an
abysmal rating.First of all, having read the book by Isaac Bashevis Singer, this movie
has succeeded, in my opinion, in capturing the essence of the book.
This is a rare ach...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Elliott Gould,
Marcia Rodd,
Vincent Gardenia,
Elizabeth Wilson,
Jon Korkes,
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I just watched this film because my dad recommended it as a movie heremember as being funny…mabey. I was skeptical at the beginning, I
thought to myself a dated film with an absurd summery on the back. The
only reason I sat and watched it was the list of actors, Sutherland and
Gould. I was immediately enthralled. I have been a fan of Terry Gilliam
films for a long time and to ...
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Genres:
Comedy
War
Starring:
Alan Arkin,
Martin Balsam,
Richard Benjamin,
Art Garfunkel,
Jack Gilford,
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This is great film-making. I have never experienced greater skill with sound
editing. The acting is terrific, the writing crisp and intelligent. The
conception deeply nested. Why has the viewing public discarded this film?
Interesting question.Usually the answer is that the film is a poor evocation of the book. It is,
of course; films are fundamentally different beasts than books, ...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn,
Alan Arkin,
Richard Crenna,
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.,
Jack Weston,
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My title sums it all. I was very surprised at how good this film was. I
found it very similar to a movie like "Rear Window". One other person's
comments was titled "The best Hitchcock film that Hitchcock never made". It
think that is very true. Most of the film is shot within this basement
apartment unit. And the thriller is so great because of Hepburn being blind
and these thr...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn,
Alan Arkin,
Richard Crenna,
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.,
Jack Weston,
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My title sums it all. I was very surprised at how good this film was. I
found it very similar to a movie like "Rear Window". One other person's
comments was titled "The best Hitchcock film that Hitchcock never made". It
think that is very true. Most of the film is shot within this basement
apartment unit. And the thriller is so great because of Hepburn being blind
and these thr...
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Genres:
Comedy
War
Starring:
Carl Reiner,
Eva Marie Saint,
Alan Arkin,
Brian Keith,
Jonathan Winters,
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