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  • All The President's Men
  • All The President's Men review by from LONDON
    Rated - 4 stars 15 November 2003
    ...which lead to the Oval Office. The supporting cast, which includes legends like Jason Robards as the amazing editor - Ben Bradlee - of the Post are also superb. If you love ...  
  • Once Upon A Time In The West
  • Once Upon A Time In The West review by from LONDON
    Rated - 5 stars 16 November 2003
    ...'s next on your list. If you hate Westerns, this is the one to watch - just for Jason Robards, Chalres Bronson and Henry Fonda if nothing else, this is one to rent and cheri...  
  • Melvin And Howard
  • Melvin And Howard review by from Andover, Hampshire England
    Rated - 4 stars Howard Who? 1 September 2008
    ... 'Philadelphia' a decade later. This film was better than a documentary with Jason Robards playing the irascible Hughes and Paul Le Mat playing the unlucky Melvin Dummar....  

Jason Robards - filmography


  • Crimson Tide on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Gene Hackman,  George Dzundza
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When Russian rebels gain control of nuclear weapons in the USSR, the United States retaliates by deploying the USS Alabama, a nuclear submarine commanded by Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman). Veteran soldier and Naval legend Ramsey selects Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington)--a Harvard ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 9,529 members
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  • The Paper on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Michael Keaton,  Glenn Close,  Marisa Tomei
    Director: Ron Howard
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ron Howard directed this lightning-paced, high-energy drama following one day in the life of Henry Hackett (Michael Keaton), a frantic metro editor for a fictitious New York tabloid. While investigating the apparently race-related killing of two white businessmen found murdered in their car, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 519 members
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  • The Enemy Within on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Forest Whitaker,  Sam Waterston,  Dana Delany
    Director: Jonathan Darby
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a plot by his superior to overthrow the U.S. government. Loyal to the president despite huge cuts in military budgets, the officer puts everything he has on the line to try and stop the coup.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 58 members
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  • Philadelphia on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Tom Hanks,  Denzel Washington,  Jason Robards
    Director: Jonathan Demme
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After a solid track record and a much-deserved promotion, Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), a handsome, upwardly mobile Philadelphia lawyer, loses his high-paying corporate job when he starts developing full-blown AIDS. Though Andrew's firm attributes his dismissal to his supposedly poor performance, he ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 16,531 members
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  • Parenthood on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Mary Steenburgen,  Dianne Wiest
    Director: Ron Howard
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The Buckman's are a modern day family facing the age old dilemma of trying to raise their children the correct way. At the centre of the storm is Gil, a loving husband and parent, trying desperately to maintain a sense of humour and his career.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 4,189 members
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  • Black Rainbow on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Rosanna Arquette,  Jason Robards,  Tom Hulce
    Director: Mike Hodges
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Rosanna Arquette plays Martha Travis, a spiritual medium who travels America's Bible-Belt with her manipulative, alcoholic father (Jason Robards). She all-too accurately foretells the circumstances of a violent murder, even before it happens. In fact, Martha knows too much for her own good, she is ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 331 members
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  • The Day After on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Jason Robards,  JoBeth Williams,  Steve Guttenberg
    Director: Nicholas Meyer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Steve Guttenberg and Jason Robards star in this Emmy Award winning made-for-TV movie about the aftermath of a total global thermonuclear war. Taking place in Lawrence, Kansas, THE DAY AFTER is a bleak look at the effects such a war would have on humanity by using the inhabitants of this small town ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 860 members
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  • Melvin And Howard on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Jason Robards,  Paul Le Mat,  Elizabeth Cheshire
    Director: Jonathan Demme
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director Jonathan Demme (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) made a critical breakthrough with this film. It's based on the true story of Melvin Dummar (Paul Le Mat), an affable all-American loser whose miserable luck changes when he gives a ride to eccentric Howard Hughes (superbly played by Jason Robards) ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 209 members
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  • Comes A Horseman on DVD (1978)
    Starring: James Caan,  Jane Fonda,  Jason Robards
    Director: Alan J. Pakula
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Lavishly photographed, COMES A HORSEMAN is a dramatic Western set in the post-World War II new West. Jane Fonda stars as Ella, a stubborn rancher who will not surrender her land to the local land baron (Jason Robards). Robards yearns for the good old days when land owners were kings and the past ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 88 members
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  • All The President's Men on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Robert Redford,  Dustin Hoffman,  Jason Robards
    Director: Alan J. Pakula
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Alan J. Pakula (KLUTE, THE PARALLAX VIEW) found a story worthy of his gift for conspiracy-driven drama in this adaptation of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their investigation of the Watergate burglary, of which ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon...read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 10,048 members
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  • A Moon For The Misbegotten (1975)
    Starring: Jason Robards,  Colleen Dewhurst
    Director: Jose Quintero,  Gordon Rigsby
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Two actors - Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst - who dedicated much of their careers to interpreting the words of famed American playwright Eugene O'Neill star in this 1975 production of his great MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN. Based loosely on O'Neill's own life, the play tells the story of a ..read more »
    Rate this: 1 star out of 5 13% from 3 members
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  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue on DVD (1970)
    Starring: Jason Robards,  Stella Stevens,  David Warner
    Director: Sam Peckinpah
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 274 members
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  • Hour Of The Gun on DVD (1967)
    Starring: James Garner,  Jason Robards,  Robert Ryan
    Director: John Sturges
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Marshall Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs kill the marshall's brother. Thus, Wyatt Earp starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 101 members
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  • Atlanta Murders on DVD
    Starring: Calvin Levels,  Morgan Freeman,  James Earl Jones
    Director: John Erman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A ex-cop turned reporter investigates the death of a doctor and uncovers medical evidence that links him to the murder of 29 young black men in the area. He realises that it is up to him to track down the murderer, and enlists the help of some old friends for back-up. Based on real events.
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 29% from 76 members
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  • Heidi on DVD
    Starring: Jason Robards,  Jane Seymour
    Director: Michael Rhodes
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In the best tradition of Disney entertainment comes the classic story of HEIDI, the lovable orphan who enriches the lives of everyone she meets. Heidi gains her reclusive Grandfather's acceptance, only to be sent away to Frankfurt to live with the Sesemann family. There, she befriends Klara, a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 137 members
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Jason Robards facts

5 most recent films

A Thousand Acres - 3.0 stars
Crimson Tide - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Crimson Tide - 3.5 stars
Little Big League - 3.0 stars
The Paper - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The American Civil War - 3.5 stars
Crimson Tide - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Philadelphia - 3.5 stars
All The President's Men - 3.5 stars
Once Upon A Time In The West - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

A Moon For The Misbegotten - 1.0 stars
Murders in the Rue Morgue - 1.5 stars
Divorce American Style - 2.5 stars
Barbra Streisand - The Belle Of 14th Street - 2.5 stars
Little Big League - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Mary Steenburgen - 3 times - show films
Denzel Washington - 3 times - show films
Richard Jordan - 2 times - show films
Jane Fonda - 2 times - show films
Rocky Carroll - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jonathan Demme - 2 times - show films
Alan J. Pakula - 2 times - show films
Ron Howard - 2 times - show films
William A. Fraker - 2 times - show films
Jerry Jameson - 2 times - show films