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  • Heaven Can Wait
  • Heaven Can Wait review by A customer from Bexhill, England
    Rated - 5 stars Wonderful, heartbreaking, funny film 19 March 2009
    ...don't even like Warren Beatty or Julie Christie. It is fantastically funny. Charles Grodin and Dyann Canon are a comedy match made in heaven. It makes me laugh and cry...  
  • Seems Like Old Times
  • Seems Like Old Times review by from West Sussex
    Rated - 2 stars Amusing but no Foul Play 5 August 2005
    ...t Foul Play (sadly not currently available on R2 DVD) proves that. Here we have Charles Grodin added in for good measure. Should be a gas, right? Well, it is funny but it's n...  
  • Taking Care Of Business
  • Taking Care Of Business review by loulou22 from London
    Rated - 4 stars Taking Care of Business 29 August 2008
    ... The acting is first-rate - from Belushi and the guy who plays Spencer (is it Charles Grodin?). The set decoration, costumes and home furnishings will take you back to 80s...  

Charles Grodin - filmography


  • The Ex on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Zach Braff,  Amanda Peet,  Jason Bateman
    Director: Jesse Peretz
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A slacker (Braff) is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife (Peet) steps away from her high-paying job.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 9,377 members
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  • Dave on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Kevin Kline,  Sigourney Weaver,  Frank Langella
    Director: Ivan Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A presidential look-alike finds himself in the oval office "filling in" for the president who has fallen ill. Lacking the political savvy of the real president, "Dave" proceeds to govern the country with a refreshingly straight-forward approach. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Original) Screenplay.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 3,291 members
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  • Midnight Run on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Charles Grodin,  John Ashton
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin star in this hilarious action-packed blockbuster. Jack Walsh (De Niro) is a cynical ex-cop turned bounty hunter who is offered $100,000 to bring Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) to justice. Jonathan is a sensitive accountant who embezzled from the mob, gave ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 5,507 members
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  • Ishtar on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Warren Beatty,  Dustin Hoffman,  Jack Weston
    Director: Elaine May
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Two totally untalented song-writers are advised by their agent to get away as far away as possible. Upon their arrival in Morocco, they are separately recruited as spies for opposing sides of a planned revolution, while simultaneously vying for the attentions of an attractive left-wing ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 41% from 151 members
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  • The Lonely Guy on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Charles Grodin,  Judith Ivey
    Director: Arthur Hiller
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This comedy tale follows the comic progress of Larry and his friend Warren as they attempt to eke out a successful social life in the Big Apple. They're losers, until one day Larry writes a book that turns loneliness into the ultimate love potion. Life is never quite the same again!
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 323 members
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  • Heaven Can Wait on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Warren Beatty,  Julie Christie,  James Mason
    Director: Warren Beatty,  Buck Henry
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    When L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) is plucked from Earth too soon by an overzealous angel, he is sent back to Earth in another, older body. He struggles to regain his old spot in the line-up while straightening out his host's tangled affairs. Based not on the 1943 movie of the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,061 member
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  • King Kong on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Jeff Bridges,  Charles Grodin,  Jessica Lange
    Director: John Guillermin
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    KING KONG is a remake of the 1933 classic about a giant ape from a lost world who falls in love with a beautiful woman (Jessica Lange) who has been kidnapped by native tribespeople as a sacrifice. Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin also star.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,205 member
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  • 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
    Starring: Candice Bergen,  Charles Grodin,  James Mason
    Director: Aram Avakian
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
    Starring: Charles Grodin,  Cybill Shepherd,  Jeannie Berlin
    Director: Elaine May
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Lenny, a newlywed husband meets a gorgeous blonde (Cybill Shepherd) while on his honeymoon, and finds his new bride, Lila (Jeannie Berlin), unappealing by comparison. When Lila is forced to rest with a severe case of sunburn, Lenny's free to pursue his new interest, oblivious to the manipulative ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 10 members
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  • Heaven Can Wait to Watch Now (1978)
    Starring: Warren Beatty,  Julie Christie,  James Mason
    Director: Warren Beatty,  Buck Henry
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 97 minutes
    Heaven Can Wait is a romantic fantasy about Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), a Los Angeles Rams quarterback who is accidentally summoned to Heaven by an overly zealous celestial escort. Pendleton is returned to earth in the body of another man, who is a corporate giant. While practicing to once again ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 36 members
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Charles Grodin facts

5 most recent films

The Ex - 3.0 stars
Heart And Souls - 3.5 stars
Dave - 3.5 stars
Beethoven's 2nd - 3.0 stars
Beethoven - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Heart And Souls - 3.5 stars
Midnight Run - 3.5 stars
Taking Care Of Business - 3.5 stars
Dave - 3.5 stars
Heaven Can Wait - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

11 Harrowhouse - 3 stars
The Heartbreak Kid - 2.5 stars
Ishtar - 2.0 stars
King Kong - 3.0 stars
Beethoven's 2nd - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Warren Beatty - 3 times - show films
James Mason - 3 times - show films
Judith Ivey - 2 times - show films
Buck Henry - 2 times - show films
Vincent Gardenia - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Arthur Hiller - 2 times - show films
Warren Beatty - 2 times - show films
Buck Henry - 2 times - show films
Elaine May - 2 times - show films
Ron Underwood - 1 times - show films