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David Paymer - filmography


  • Twixt (2011)
    Starring: Val Kilmer,  Bruce Dern,  Elle Fanning
    Director: Francis Ford Coppola
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He's unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 21 members
    Due for release on 30th September 2013
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  • Drag Me to Hell - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Dileep Rao,  Jessica Lucas,  David Paymer
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Sam Raimi co-writes and directs this supernatural horror. Ambitious young bank loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is approached by a mysterious old woman, Mrs Ganush (Lorna Raver), asking for an increase on her mortgage. In order to safeguard her promotion prospects and impress her boss, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 7,672 members
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  • Drag Me to Hell on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Alison Lohman,  Justin Long,  Lorna Raver
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A loan officer (Lohman), ordered to evict an old woman from her home, finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try to save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to breaking point.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 30,470 members
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  • School Of Life on DVD (2005)
    Starring: David Paymer,  Ryan Reynolds
    Director: William Dear
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Made-for-television film comedy starring Ryan Reynolds. It has become something of a tradition for a member of the Warner family to win the student-elected Teacher of the Year Award and the weight of expectation now hangs on the shoulders of Matt Warner (David Paymer), after the death of his father...read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,090 member
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  • Alex And Emma on DVD (2003)
    Starring: David Paymer,  Sophie Marceau,  Luke Wilson
    Director: Rob Reiner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Rob Reiner directs this romantic comedy about an author, Alex (Luke Wilson), who has received a threat from gangsters that they will kill him if he doesn't repay his gambling debts within 30 days. The only way he can possibly get the money is to finish his new novel, so to speed things up he hires ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 4,000 members
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  • Bartleby (2001)
    Starring: Crispin Glover,  David Paymer,  Glenne Headly
    Director: Jonathan Parker
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Bartleby is the only person to answer a job advert that describes the role as dead end and boring. After being hired, he prefers not to work and after he is fired, he prefers not to leave. Based upon Herman Melville's novella, 'Bartleby' is a unique black comedy satire of modern bureaucracy.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 107 members
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  • Focus on DVD (2001)
    Starring: William H. Macy,  David Paymer,  Laura Dern
    Director: Neal Slavin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Starring William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer, and Meat Loa, the movie is based on the 1945 novel by Arthur Miller. A man is mistakenly identified as a Jew by his antisemitic in Brooklyn and finds himself among a local Jewish immigrant in a struggle to survive.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 172 members
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  • For Love Or Country on DVD (2000)
    Starring: David Paymer,  Gloria Estefan,  Mia Maestro
    Director: Joseph Sargent
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) finds his talents suppressed by Fidel Castro's communist regime. In order to have freedom to express himself he must leave the country. But escaping is not going to be easy as he is a celebrity constantly under watch from the authorities and is also ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 162 members
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  • Enemies of Laughter (2000)
    Starring: David Paymer,  Judge Reinhold,  Rosalind Chao
    Director: Joey Travolta
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    David Paymer (CITY SLICKERS) stars as Paul, a neurotic, flailing sitcom writer. Though he is moderately successful at his job, he can't manage to get his love life in order. Unbeknownst to Paul, his best pal (Judge Reinhold) decides to film his life and turn his romantic disasters into a comedic ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 25% from 19 members
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  • Mumford on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Alfre Woodard,  David Paymer,  Pruitt Taylor Vince
    Director: Lawrence Kasdan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Romantic comedy from writer-director Lawrence Kasdan ('The Big Chill', 'French Kiss'). Dr Mumford (Loren Dean), leading psychologist in the idyllic town of Mumford, is a very special man. His inventive approach and precise insights have ensured that most of the town have sought his advice at one ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 366 members
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  • Payback on DVD (1999)
    Starring: James Coburn,  Kris Kristofferson,  David Paymer
    Director: Brian Helgeland
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Porter (Mel Gibson) carries out a $140,000 heist with his partner Val Resnick (Gregg Henry) and wife, Lynn (Deborah Kara Unger), only for them to double-cross him, shooting Porter and leaving him for dead. Vowing revenge, a recovered Porter sets off in pursuit, but in so doing attracts the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 14,113 members
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  • Chill Factor on DVD (1999)
    Starring: David Paymer,  Peter Firth,  Skeet Ulrich
    Director: Hugh Johnson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ten years after a dangerous military experiment goes wrong, shop assistant Tim (Skeet Ulrich) and ice cream deliveryman Arlo (Cuba Gooding Jr) find themselves picking up the pieces. They have been entrusted with a deadly chemical weapon after a chance meeting with a dying scientist, and must now ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 646 members
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  • The Hurricane on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Vicellou,  Liev Schreiber
    Director: Norman Jewison
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    True story of wrongfully imprisoned middleweight boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, based on his own autobiography and the testimony of those who helped to obtain his release. In 1973, Carter (Denzel Washington) languishes in jail, having been falsely accused and convicted of murdering three whites in ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 8,514 members
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  • Mighty Joe Young on DVD (1998)
    Starring: David Paymer,  Bill Paxton,  Rade Serbedzija
    Director: Ron Underwood
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Joe is a smart and friendly fifteen foot gorilla who has grown up with his best friend Jill Young (Charlize Theron) in the remote mountains of Central Africa. But Joe's peaceful life is disturbed by the arrival of poachers and it is up to Jill and zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) to rescue ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 3,219 members
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  • Payback - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: James Coburn,  Kris Kristofferson,  David Paymer
    Director: Brian Helgeland
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Porter (Mel Gibson) carries out a $140,000 heist with his partner Val Resnick (Gregg Henry) and wife, Lynn (Deborah Kara Unger), only for them to double-cross him, shooting Porter and leaving him for dead. Vowing revenge, a recovered Porter sets off in pursuit, but in so doing attracts the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,210 member
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  • The 6th Man on DVD (1997)
    Starring: David Paymer,  Kadeem Hardison,  Marlon Wayans
    Director: Randall Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Kenny and Antoine Tyler dream of leading their college basketball team to triumph in the championship match, but their hopes are shattered when Antoine is killed. Kenny has to go on alone, but soon finds himself distracted on court when the ghost of his late sibling appears, making wisecracks and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 562 members
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  • Gang Related on DVD (1997)
    Starring: T.C. Carson,  Wendy Crewson,  James Belushi
    Director: Kathryn Bigelow,  Jim Kouf
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A pair of corrupt police officers discover the hard way that crime really doesn't pay in this action drama. Divinci (James Belushi) and Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) are two New York undercover cops with serious money problems: Rodriguez owes a huge gambling debt, while Divinci wants to retire to Hawaii ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 768 members
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  • Carpool (1996)
    Starring: Tom Arnold,  David Paymer,  Rhea Perlman
    Director: Arthur Hiller
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    When a harried businessman and a hapless crook collide on the biggest day of both their careers, the only road seems to lead straight to comic disaster. A workaholic advertising executive is stuck driving the neighborhood carpool on the day of a make-or-break presentation. A down-on-his luck ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 25 members
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  • City Hall on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Martin Landau,  Al Pacino,  David Paymer
    Director: Harold Becker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Three people die in a Brooklyn shoot-out: a cop, a drug dealer with Mafia connections, and an innocent six-year-old boy. Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun (John Cusack) decides that he has to investigate and soon uncovers a trail of corruption. With the evidence at hand he has to convince his boss, Mayor ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,961 member
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  • Get Shorty - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: John Travolta,  David Paymer,  Danny De Vito
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Film-mad mobster Chili Palmer (John Travolta) goes AWOL from his intended assignment to track down B-Movie producer Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), who has racked up gambling debts all over Las Vegas. Dazzled by the Hollywood lights, Palmer forgets his debt-collecting duties, deciding instead to pitch ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 17 members
    Not available for rental
  • Nixon on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Paul Sorvino,  Anthony Hopkins,  David Paymer
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oliver Stone turns his attention to one of the most controversial figures in American history, President Nixon. Anthony Hopkins stars as the President in a film that traces his political career, from his battles with the CIA and J. Edgar Hoover, his plans for world peace with Henry Kissinger, his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 3,681 members
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  • The American President on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Martin Sheen,  David Paymer,  Samantha Mathis
    Director: Rob Reiner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Widowed US President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) is unwilling to jeopardise his high standing in the opinion polls by taking political risks. However, when he begins dating environmental lobbyist Sydney Wade (Annette Bening), his opponents use his personal life as a point of attack. Can the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 6,025 members
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  • Get Shorty on DVD (1995)
    Starring: John Travolta,  David Paymer,  Danny De Vito
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A gangster is looking to get away from crooked deals and double-crossing people but ends up in the movie business anyway in this comic crime story. Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is a Miami-based loan collector for the mob trying to collect a gambling debt. His assignment takes him to Hollywood to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 13,630 members
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  • Mr Saturday Night on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Helen Hunt,  Billy Crystal,  David Paymer
    Director: Billy Crystal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Billy Crystal stars as stand-up comic Buddy Young Jr. in this fictional story about a former TV variety host whose career is in decline. Crystal created the character for his 'Saturday Night Live' performances and spent nearly 10 years perfecting him. Here, in a film co-written and directed by ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 176 members
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  • City Slickers on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Billy Crystal,  Bruno Kirby,  David Paymer
    Director: Ron Underwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) is a radio ad salesman who, with his buddies Phil (Daniel Stern) and Ed (Bruno Kirby), makes an annual holiday out of some adventurous pursuit. This year the trio join a cattle drive led by the uncompromising Curly (an Oscar-winning Jack Palance), but discover life as ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,136 members
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  • Howard the Duck on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Lea Thompson,  Tim Robbins,  Jeffrey Jone
    Director: Willard Huyck
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Sassy, wise-cracking human sized duck Howard is going about his day to day life on his home planet, when an experiment involving a laser beam on far flung planet Earth drags him halfway across the cosmos to Cleveland, USA. Howard is understandably unsettled, but soon makes close friends with singer ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,723 member
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David Paymer facts

5 most recent films

The Five-Year Engagement - 3.0 stars
The Five Year Engagement - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Twixt - 2.5 stars
Hart of Dixie - Series 1 - Complete - 4.0 stars
Drag Me to Hell - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Larry Sanders Show - Series 1 - Complete - 4.0 stars
Hart of Dixie - Series 1 - Complete - 4.0 stars
The Hurricane - 4.0 stars
Payback - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The American President - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

It's Garry Shandling's Show - Series 2 - 3 stars
Enemies of Laughter - 1.5 stars
Twixt - 2.5 stars
Carpool - 2.5 stars
Get Shorty - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Garry Shandling - 5 times - show films
James Lafferty - 4 times - show films
Sid Newman - 4 times - show films
Sam Whipple - 4 times - show films
Jessica Lucas - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Barry Sonnenfeld - 5 times - show films
Todd Holland - 4 times - show films
Ken Kwapis - 4 times - show films
Sam Raimi - 4 times - show films
Rob Reiner - 3 times - show films