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  • Dreyfuss gave Piranha pay cheque to charity - 8 June 2009
    -Richard Dreyfuss didn't earn a penny for his role in new movie Piranha-3D - he donated his pay cheque to the kids' charity he runs.- -More than 30 years after he tacked maneating sharks in Jaws, the Oscar winner takes on another flesh eating sea creature in the forthcomi


  • Dreyfuss boycotts Jaws events - 2 June 2009
    -Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss has vowed to boycott promotional events for his 1975 movie hit Jaws, because studio bosses refuse to pay him.- -The actor refused to attend a special 30th anniversary bash in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - where the movie was shot - back in


  • Dreyfuss and Sarandon set for thriller - 8 September 2008
    Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon have agreed to appear in a new Tim Blake Nelson comedy-thriller.-The pair will appear alongside Ed Norton in Leaves of Grass, it was announced at the Toronto Film Festival.-Specific roles for Dreyfuss, whose credits include Poseidon and

Richard Dreyfuss - what members say


  • Jaws
  • Jaws review by JediSi from Kent
    Rated - 5 stars We need a bigger boat 3 September 2007
    ...difficulty is that they have no idea what they are getting themselves into. Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider performed outstandingly, but it is Robert Shaw and his represe...  
  • Always
  • Always review by from TELFORD
    Rated - 5 stars 8 February 2004
    ...This remake of the 1943 film A GUY NAMED JOE stars Richard Dreyfuss as Pete Sandich, a daredevil pilot who specializes in putting out forest fires. Pete promises his girlfriend...  
  • What About Bob?
  • What About Bob? review by A customer from Chorley
    Rated - 4 stars Comedy Great 8 September 2004
    ...Richard Dreyfuss is a class act but he is no competion for this classic Bill Murray performance. This film really works because the two leads are just perfect in their roles. I...  

Richard Dreyfuss - filmography


  • W. on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Josh Brolin,  James Cromwell,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 10,402 members
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  • Tin Man (2 discs) on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Neal McDonough,  Kathleen Robertson,  Alan Cumming
    Director: Nick Willing
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Small-town waitress DG has always felt like an outsider and experienced strange, recurring visions of a magical storm. However, dreams soon become reality when the evil witch Azkadellia transports DG and her parents to the Outer Zone. This sci-fi miniseries offers an alternative take on the classic ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,278 members
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  • Poseidon - HD DVD Version (2006)
    Starring: Emmy Rossum,  Jimmy Bennett,  Kevin Dillon
    Director: Wolfgang Petersen
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    German-born director Wolfgang Petersen (DAS BOOT, THE PERFECT STORM) returns to the sea for POSEIDON, a gripping remake of Ronald Neame and Irwin Allen's 1972 disaster classic, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE. As passengers celebrate New Year's Eve aboard the massive ship Poseidon, a rogue wave devastates ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 538 members
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  • Silver City on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Chris Cooper,  Richard Dreyfuss,  Tim Roth
    Director: John Sayles
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    During a gubernatorial race in small-town Colorado, a mystery is uncovered involving a dead body found in a local lake. A private detective, Danny (Danny Huston), is hired by the governor-to-be's campaign manager (Richard Dreyfuss), who is worried that the unexpected event may be used as a scandal-..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 5,780 members
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  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Dennis Hopper,  Cybil Sheperd,  Richard Dreyfuss
    Director: Kenneth Bowser
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A documentary that sets out the story of the rising stars of 70s Hollywood cinema. Containing a mixture of archive footage, film clips and newly conducted interviews, the documentary contains contributions from such luminaries as Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Dennis Hopper and George Lucas.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,590 member
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  • Coast To Coast on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss,  Judy Davis,  Selma Blair
    Director: Paul Mazursky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    City by city, mile by mile, a married couple on the verge of a breakup travel across the country to revisit their tumultuous past and rediscover what it means to fall in and out of love - and maybe back again. With each new stop comes a new revelation for the couple - a chance to expose their ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 103 members
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  • Fail Safe on DVD (2000)
    Starring: George Clooney,  Richard Dreyfuss,  Noah Wyle
    Director: Stephen Frears
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This groundbreaking live broadcast television drama, directed by Stephen Frears, features an all-star cast including George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Richard Dreyfuss, Don Cheadle, and Harvey Keitel. When a American bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a bomb on Moscow, the crisis must be averted ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,059 member
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  • Lansky on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss,  Eric Roberts,  Illeana Douglas
    Director: John McNaughton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    LANSKY tells the true story of a young immigrant's ascent from poverty to almost unimaginable riches through hard-edged business sense and a ruthless ability to murder anyone who ever got in his way. Richard Dreyfuss stars as Meyer Lansky, a genius white-collar criminal on the run from the FBI. As ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 78 members
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  • In The Wild - The Galapagos Mystery With... on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss
    Director: Nigel Cole
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Marine iguana, giant tortoise, and other unique Galapagos Islands creatures made famous by Darwin's theories encounter actor Dreyfuss. This entry in the celebrity-meets-nature series offers more substance than other episodes, and Dreyfuss fits right into the company of scientists who serve as his ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 88 members
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  • Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
    Starring: Tim Roth,  Gary Oldman,  Richard Dreyfuss
    Director: Tom Stoppard
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Centering on two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, two off-kilter rogues are summoned to the court of the King of Denmark, where they meet a traveling entertainer and attempt to solve a mystery. Based on Tom Stoppard's play, this film won Best Picture at the 1991 Venice Film Festival.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,354 member
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  • Once Around (1991)
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss,  Holly Hunter
    Director: Lasse Hallstrom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharpe, while a top-notch, successful salesman, is much older than Renata. She is swept away by his excessively flamboyant style and irrepressible nature. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 19 members
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  • What About Bob? on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Bill Murray,  Richard Dreyfuss,  Julie Hagerty
    Director: Frank Oz
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Bob, a troubled but loveable therapy patient who fears everything, calls upon a noted psychiatrist who helps him overcome his fears. When the doctor takes a quiet family holiday in New Hampshire Bob, terrified of being alone, keeps popping up un-expectedly at the family's retreat. That's when the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 3,083 members
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  • Postcards From The Edge on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Meryl Streep,  Dennis Quaid,  Shirley MacLaine
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An actress with a drug and alcohol problem, recovering from a near fatal overdose, accepts a minor role in a film on the condition that she lives with a responsible person during her rehabilitation. That 'person' is her mother, a big star from the 50's who sees herself in her daughter. Both must ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,102 member
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  • Let It Ride on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss,  Teri Garr,  David Johansen
    Director: Joe Pytka
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Like most small-time compulsive gamblers, cabbie Jay Trotter (Dreyfus) tends to lose whenever he bets and has promised his wife Pam (Teri Garr) that he's given up betting at the track. But when he gets a tip on a sure thing the following weekend, he's sure he can't lose. He wins on a fifty dollar ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 266 members
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  • Stakeout on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Emilio Estevez,  Richard Dreyfuss,  Madeline Stowe
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    While on an FBI stakeout, detective Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) falls hard for Maria (Madeleine Stowe), the woman he's supposed to be watching. Soon he's inside her home enjoying a torrid love affair, while his young partner Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez), waits across the street, looking through ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 3,236 members
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  • Stand By Me on DVD (1986)
    Starring: River Phoenix,  Corey Feldman,  Wil Wheaton
    Director: Rob Reiner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on Stephen King's novella THE BODY, director Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME is the disarmingly tender and subtly sublime story of four kids on the precipice of early adulthood who embark upon a quest. There's Gordie (Wil Wheaton), the intelligent, creative one with the obviously bright future. His ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 28,240 members
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  • Jaws on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Roy Scheider,  Robert Shaw,  Richard Dreyfuss
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    From the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Steven Spielberg directed this thrill ride of terror. During the height of beach season, the Massachusetts resort town of Amity Island is terrorized one summer by surprise attacks from a great white shark. Three unlikely partners team up to hunt down ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 39,497 members
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  • Dillinger (1973)
    Starring: Warren Oates,  Ben Johnson,  Michelle Phillips
    Director: John Milius
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The first feature film from man's man director Milius is a violent, hard-hitting account of Public Enemy #1, John Dillinger. The last half of his criminal career is dramatically retold until his notorious finale outside the Biograph Theatre.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 64% from 32 members
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  • The Graduate on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Dustin Hoffman,  Anne Bancroft,  Katharine Ross
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Mike Nichols's THE GRADUATE is the satirical coming-of-age comedy that became an emotional touchstone for an entire generation. In the late 1960s, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a confused college graduate, is pulled in myriad directions by family, friends, and associates just days ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 25,816 members
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  • Oliver Twist on DVD
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss,  Elijah Wood,  David O'Hara
    Director: Tony Bill
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this elaborate made-for-TV production of the classic Charles Dickens novel, young orphan Oliver Twist (Alex Trench) joins a gang of impoverished pickpocketing children, along with their leader, Fagin (Richard Dreyfuss), and the Artful Dodger (Elijah Wood). Poor Oliver struggles to break free of ..read more »
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Richard Dreyfuss - watch online


  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead to Watch Now (1991)
    Starring: Gary Oldman,  Tim Roth,  Richard Dreyfuss
    Director: Tom Stoppard
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 113 minutes
    Richard Dreyfuss stars as the leader of a theatrical troupe visiting the Danish Royal castle. He acts out the demise of the unsuspecting Rosencrantz & Guildenstern while performing before the Royal Family. The films takes two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, and make the bumbling duo the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 7 members
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Richard Dreyfuss facts

5 most recent films

Driving Aphrodite - 3.0 stars
W. - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
W. - 3.0 stars
Tin Man - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Tin Man - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Stand By Me - 4.0 stars
Goodbye Girl - 3.5 stars
Jaws - 3.5 stars
Graduate, The - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Suzanne - 1.5 stars
Who is Cletis Tout? - 1.5 stars
Cinema Collection - Vol. 5 and Vol. 6 - 2.0 stars
Poseidon - BLU-RAY Version - 2.0 stars
Cosa Nostra - The Last Word - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

James Cromwell - 4 times - show films
Jacinda Barrett - 3 times - show films
Teri Garr - 3 times - show films
Josh Brolin - 3 times - show films
Mía Maestro - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Steven Spielberg - 4 times - show films
Mike Nichols - 3 times - show films
Oliver Stone - 3 times - show films
Wolfgang Petersen - 3 times - show films
Paul Mazursky - 2 times - show films