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  • Gattaca
  • Gattaca review by scratlin from Bristol
    Rated - 5 stars Stylistically marvellous 9 December 2008
    ...lant and embittered. There's also another excellently downplayed performance by Alan Arkin to enjoy. The film's visual style is beautiful - art deco futurism. Lovely! ...  
  • Grosse Pointe Blank
  • Grosse Pointe Blank review by from London
    Rated - 5 stars If I was a girl I'd marry John Cusack (if he'd have me) 14 October 2003
    ...John Cusack is the epitome of cool; Minnie Driver, Joan Cusack, Alan Arkin and Dan Akroyd have NEVER been better. If you like your movies twisted and unusual - you know, ...  
  • Glengarry Glen Ross
  • Glengarry Glen Ross review by A customer from England
    Rated - 4 stars One of the best casts ever! 27 March 2006
    ...the finest actors in the world including Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin and the Oscar nominated Al Pacino as the fast talking charismatic salesman on a...  

Alan Arkin - filmography


  • Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
    Starring: Amy Adams,  Emily Blunt,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Christine Jeffs
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a 30-something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah is still living at home with their dad Joe, a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 228 members
    Due for release on 9th November 2009
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  • Get Smart on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Steve Carell,  Anne Hathaway,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Peter Segal
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 19,027 members
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  • Marley & Me - BLU-RAY Version (2008)
    Starring: Owen Wilson,  Jennifer Aniston,  Alan Arkin
    Director: David Frankel
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    David Frankel (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) delivers another charming comedy. Based on the hit memoir by John Grogan, MARLEY AND ME chronicles the relationship of John (Owen Wilson) and Jen (Jennifer Aniston) as they face the challenges of marriage and work to start a family. By their side is their ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 1,681 member
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  • Gattaca on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Ethan Hawke,  Uma Thurman,  Jude Law
    Director: Andrew Niccol
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the 21st century, genetic engineering makes possible the creation of biologically superior human specimens ("valids"), who then grow to positions of power and prestige. Would-be astronaut Vincent(Ethan Hawke) born the old-fashioned way, can only hope for a janitorial position at the elite ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 18,491 members
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  • Four Days in September (1997)
    Starring: Alan Arkin,  Fernanda Torres
    Director: Bruno Barreto
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A group of Brazilian students kidnap the American ambassador as an act of resistance against their right-wing military government, but the emotional tension soon wears a crack in their starry-eyed idealism. Thoughtful, even-handed direction examines the event from a variety of perspectives. Based ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 16 members
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  • Mother Night on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Nick Nolte,  Sheryl Lee,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Keith Gordon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Keith Gordon's darkly comic film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s highly original novel stars Nick Nolte as Howard J. Campbell Jr., an unusual antihero with a twisted story to tell. The tale begins in a Israeli prison cell, where Campbell is on trial for WWII war crimes. Campbell is given a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 208 members
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  • Indian Summer on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Alan Arkin,  Matt Craven,  Diane Lane
    Director: Mike Binder
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Now in their thirties, a group of friends reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the originals show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 137 members
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  • Glengarry Glen Ross on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Jack Lemmon,  Alec Baldwin
    Director: James Foley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Glengarry Glen Ross tells the powerful story of the wheelings and dealings of a small Chicago real estate office, where the name of the game is to close the deal and stay on top. The film boasts an all-star cast, including: Al Pacino; Jack Lemmon; Alec Baldwin; Ed Harris; Alan Arkin; and Kevin ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 9,484 members
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  • Edward Scissorhands on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Winona Ryder,  Dianne Wiest
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, a suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 24,159 members
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  • Escape From Sobibor (1987)
    Starring: Alan Arkin,  Rutger Hauer,  Joanna Pacula
    Director: Jack Gold
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Horrifyingly true story of the Nazi's inhumane treatment of Jews at a secluded death camp. Despite the terrible odds, a number of emaciated prisoners successfully organised an escape resulting in the setting loose of over 600 inmates, some 320 actually getting to freedom. TV screened.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 86 members
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  • Big Trouble on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Peter Falk,  Alan Arkin,  Beverly D'Angelo
    Director: John Cassavetes
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A troubled production history notwithstanding, BIG TROUBLE remains a lighthearted updating of the classic film noir DOUBLE INDEMNITY. Alan Arkin stars as Leonard Hoffman, an insurance salesman and father of triplets. When it becomes apparent that his dream of sending his three sons to Yale is ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 39% from 99 members
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  • The In-Laws on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Peter Falk,  Alan Arkin,  Richard Libertini
    Director: Arthur Hiller
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Peter Falk and Alan Arkin play the soon-to-be-fathers-in-law in this crazy comedy. Falk is Vincent Ricardo the CIA agent, while Arkin is the mild-mannered dentist Sheldon Kornpett, whose children are getting married in 48 hours. Directed by LOVE STORY's Arthur Hiller this chalk and cheese comedy ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 192 members
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  • Catch 22 on DVD (1970)
    Starring: Martin Balsam,  Richard Benjamin,  Anthony Perkins
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on Joseph Heller's much-loved best-selling novel, this sometimes disturbing antiwar satire centers around a group of World War II fliers in the Mediterranean and the insanity of war. The catch-22 of the title deals with a military snafu that results when a bombardier in the war attempts to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 2,699 members
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  • Noel on DVD
    Starring: Susan Sarandon,  Penelope Cruz,  Penelope Cruz
    Director: Chazz Palminteri
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    A first-rate cast comes together for this collection of intertwining tales of lonely New Yorkers reaching out to each other on Christmas Eve. Susan Sarandon plays Rose, a widowed editor who spends way too much time at the hospital bed of her Alzheimers-stricken mother. Robin Williams is the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 3,630 members
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  • Noel to Watch Now (2005)
    Starring: Susan Sarandon,  Paul Walker,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Chazz Palminteri
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 92 minutes
    It's Christmas Eve in New York City, and with a little help from each other, five people will discover a new meaning to their lives on Christmas Day. Rose is spending the holidays at a nursing home where her mother is deep in the clutches of Alzheimer's. Despite her own tragic circumstances, Rose ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 1 member
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Alan Arkin facts

5 most recent films

Sunshine Cleaning - 3.5 stars
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - 3.0 stars
Sunshine Cleaning - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Get Smart - 3.5 stars
Get Smart - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Little Miss Sunshine - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Edward Scissorhands - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Edward Scissorhands - 3.5 stars
Little Miss Sunshine - 3.5 stars
Sunshine Cleaning - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Beethoven - Symphony Nos. 6 & 7 - 3 stars
The Fourth Wise Man - 1.5 stars
The Return of Captain Invincible - 2.5 stars
Four Days in September - 3.0 stars
City Island - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Alec Baldwin - 4 times - show films
Steve Carell - 4 times - show films
Kevin Spacey - 4 times - show films
Ed Harris - 4 times - show films
Jack Lemmon - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

James Foley - 4 times - show films
Michael Lembeck - 2 times - show films
Chazz Palminteri - 2 times - show films
Christine Jeffs - 2 times - show films
Tim Burton - 2 times - show films