Skip over navigation

David Paymer


What members say | Filmography | Watch online (1)

David Paymer - what members say


  • Focus
  • Focus review by from London
    Rated - 2 stars Shoddy treatment of a serious subject 28 August 2004
    ...is neighbours and co-workers. Newman is also on friendly terms with Finkelstein(David Paymer), the Jewish shop-owner from across the street and is uncomfortable with his co...  
  • Drag Me to Hell
  • Drag Me to Hell review by from South Wales
    Rated - 4 stars how far will she go to break free of the curse? 2 August 2008
    ...woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, sham...  

David Paymer - filmography


  • Drag Me to Hell on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Alison Lohman,  Justin Long,  Lorna Raver
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 3,541 members
    Sign up
  • Drag Me To Hell - BLU-RAY Version (2009)
    Starring: Alison Lohman,  Lorna Raver,  David Paymer
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After a very successful detour into comic book adaptations with the Spider-Man series, director Sam Raimi goes back to his horror roots with DRAG ME TO HELL. Raimi takes the helm for this 'spook-a-blast' shocker about an ambitious L.A. loan officer who incurs the wrath of a malevolent gypsy by ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 477 members
    Sign up
  • Alex And Emma on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Luke Wilson,  Kate Hudson,  Sophie Marceau
    Director: Rob Reiner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    ALEX AND EMMA is the perfect date movie, courtesy of veteran comedy director Rob Reiner (THE PRINCESS BRIDE). Luke Wilson plays Alex, a struggling writer who owes $100,000 to Cuban loan sharks. If he could only finish his romance novel in thirty days he would earn a big enough advance to pay them ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 3,512 members
    Sign up
  • Focus on DVD (2001)
    Starring: David Paymer,  William H. Macy,  Laura Dern
    Director: Neal Slavin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Set during World War II, FOCUS is based on Arthur Miller's first published novel. It is the story of Lawrence Newman (William H. Macy), a man who has settled into a relatively anonymous life. He lives with his mother, has held the same job for twenty years, and rarely strays from his daily routine. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 148 members
    Sign up
  • 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.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 102 members
    Not currently released
    Sign up
  • For Love Or Country on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Andy Garcia,  Mia Maestro,  Gloria Estefan
    Director: Joseph Sargent
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Andy Garcia stars as world-renowned Cuban trumpet player Arturo Sandoval in this moving portrait of his life in Cuba, his passion for jazz, and his eventual defection from his homeland in 1990. A passionate free thinker, Arturo struggled for personal and creative freedom in Cuban, experiencing a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 138 members
    Sign up
  • 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 »
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 25% from 19 members
    Sign up
  • Mumford on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Loren Dean,  Hope Davis,  Jason Lee
    Director: Lawrence Kasdan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Mumford (Dean) relocates to a small town named, ironically enough, Mumford. He sets up shop as a psychologist and begins meeting the various lonely, troubled souls in the community. Pretty soon he's the most popular psychologist in town, for no concrete reason, other than his approach is not like ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 299 members
    Sign up
  • Payback - BLU-RAY Version (1998)
    Starring: Mel Gibson,  James Coburn,  Gregg Henry
    Director: Brian Helgeland
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Mel Gibson plays Porter, a ruthless criminal, who is gunned down by his wife and friend after they rob an Oriental gang. When Porter survives the attack, he makes it his mission to exact revenge on his friend, who has used the robbery money to buy his way into a powerful syndicate. Added to the mix ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 168 members
    Sign up
  • Payback on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Mel Gibson,  James Coburn,  Gregg Henry
    Director: Brian Helgeland
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Mel Gibson plays Porter, a ruthless criminal, who is gunned down by his wife and friend after they rob an Oriental gang. When Porter survives the attack, he makes it his mission to exact revenge on his friend, who has used the robbery money to buy his way into a powerful syndicate. Added to the mix ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 11,158 members
    Sign up
  • The 6th Man on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Marlon Wayans,  Kadeem Hardison,  Kevin Dunn
    Director: Randall Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Kenny and Antoine share the same dream of leading their college basketball team to the championship game. After Antoine's death, Kenny has to go on alone, but this proves tough as Antoine's ghost keeps popping up on court making shots only Kenny can see! His team shoots up to first position in the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 507 members
    Sign up
  • Gang Related on DVD (1997)
    Starring: James Belushi,  Lela Rochon,  Tupac Shakur
    Director: Jim Kouf,  Kathryn Bigelow
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A pair of world-weary vice cops (James Belushi and Tupac Shakur) spend their off-hours selling off their confiscated drugs and murdering their buyers, cleaning the streets and padding their own pockets simultaneously. But their plan falls flat when a victim turns out to have been an undercover DEA ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 604 members
    Sign up
  • City Hall on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  John Cusack,  Bridget Fonda
    Director: Harold Becker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this urban thriller the accidental shooting of a six-year-old during an altercation between cops and a drug dealer shakes a New York City mayor's office to its core, as the resulting investigation unveils the seamy truths behind political power-brokering and backroom deals.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,637 member
    Sign up
  • Nixon on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Anthony Hopkins,  Joan Allen,  James Woods
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A surprisingly sympathetic account of the life of Richard Nixon from Oliver Stone, NIXON stars Anthony Hopkins as the former American president. Told out of chronological order, the film traces Nixon's life from his strict Quaker upbringing, through his rise in the Republican party, to his wounding ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 2,925 members
    Sign up
  • Get Shorty on DVD (1995)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Gene Hackman,  Rene Russo
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This slick adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1990 novel features John Travolta as Chili Palmer, a Miami loan shark who's been sent to L.A. to collect on a bad debt from trash movie producer Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), the maker of the stunning flops "Grotesque" and "Slime People." But this is Harry's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 12,213 members
    Sign up
  • Mr Saturday Night on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Billy Crystal,  David Paymer,  Julie Warner
    Director: Billy Crystal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Billy Crystal stars as the legendary Buddy Young, Jr., an ambitious, wise-cracking comic who claws his way to the top with the help of his reliable brother/manager (David Paymer). MR. SATURDAY NIGHT was Crystal's first movie as a feature film director.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 137 members
    Sign up
  • City Slickers on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Daniel Stern,  Billy Crystal,  Bruno Kirby
    Director: Ron Underwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When a thoroughly urbanised executive (Billy Crystal) is struggling to find meaning in his life, his two best friends (Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby) find the perfect cure--a fantasy cowboy vacation. The three friends then rope and ride their way down a entertaining trail that leads to a better ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 4,327 members
    Sign up
  • Howard the Duck on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Lea Thompson,  Tim Robbins,  Jeffrey Jone
    Director: Willard Huyck
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,083 member
    Sign up
  • Carpool
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 12 members
    Sign up
  • Resurrecting the Champ
    Starring: Teri Hatcher,  Samuel L. Jackson,  Kathryn Morris
    Director: Rod Lurie
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 10 members
    Sign up
  • School Of Life
    Starring: Ryan Reynolds,  David Paymer
    Director: William Dear
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Ryan Reynolds ("Blade: Trinity", "The Amityville Horror", "National Lampoon's Van Wilder") lights up the screen as the charismatic Mr D, A teacher whose lessons extend far beyond the classroom in this heart-warming tale of learning to appreciate every moment we're given. At Fallbrook Middle ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 493 members
    Not currently released
    Sign up

David Paymer - watch online


  • Checking Out to Watch Now (2005)
    Starring: Peter Falk,  Judge Reinhold,  Laura San Giacomo
    Director: Jeff Hare
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
    Watch now: Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package.
    Run time: 95 minutes
    Checking Out is a thoughtful and timely comedy dealing with the quality of life of the elderly and the impact it has on their family. Based on a Broadway play by Allen Swift, the story surrounds a feisty ninety-two year old grandfather who goes to extremes to re-unite his family in New York City. ..read more »
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 30% from 2 members
    Watch now (With unlimited package)

David Paymer facts

5 most recent films

Drag Me to Hell - 3.5 stars
Drag Me To Hell - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Alex And Emma - 2.5 stars
Focus - 3.0 stars
Bartleby - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Hurricane - 3.5 stars
Payback - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
The American President - 3.5 stars
Drag Me To Hell - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Payback - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Enemies of Laughter - 1.5 stars
Carpool - 2.5 stars
Resurrecting the Champ - 4.0 stars
Alex And Emma - 2.5 stars
Mr Saturday Night - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Alison Lohman - 3 times - show films
Lorna Raver - 3 times - show films
Dileep Rao - 3 times - show films
Justin Long - 3 times - show films
Jessica Lucas - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sam Raimi - 3 times - show films
Brian Helgeland - 2 times - show films
Ron Underwood - 2 times - show films
Rob Reiner - 2 times - show films
Randall Miller - 1 times - show films