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  • Matilda
  • Matilda review by JoMc from Wirral
    Rated - 5.0 stars Matilda 21 August 2008
    ...illiant as 'The Trunchbull ' you just wouldn't recognise her from Darling Buds, Danny De Vito plays a blinder as nasty, crooked Dad, It's a great film to watch as a family o...   Read customer review
  • L.A. Confidential
  • L.A. Confidential review by from Worcester, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars !!!Warning HOT!!! 11 April 2005
    ... Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger and not forgetting the little dynamo Danny De Vito, you can tell this is going to be a classy film before you get it out of its ca...   Read customer review
  • The Virgin Suicides
  • The Virgin Suicides review by from Surrey
    Rated - 3.0 stars Odd, but memorable. 4 December 2005
    .... These are unusual roles for Woods and Turner; even more so, the appearance of Danny De Vito in a minor part, almost unrecognisable as a psychiatrist in a droopy moustache....   Read customer review

Danny De Vito - filmography


  • Anything Else (2003)
    Starring: Woody Allen,  Jason Biggs,  Stockard Channing
    Director: Woody Allen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci star as a mismatched couple in Woody Allen's funny and well-made romantic comedy ANYTHING ELSE. Biggs plays Jerry Falk, a young comedy writer looking to make it big, while Ricci is Amanda, a self-absorbed free spirit whom men go wild for. They fall for each other ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 6,213 members
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  • Our House - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Drew Barrymore,  Eileen Essell
    Director: Danny De Vito
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Danny DeVito directs Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore in this devilish black comedy reminiscent of DeVito's THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN and THE WAR OF THE ROSES. Alex Rose (Stiller) and Nancy Kendricks (Barrymore) are a young, professional, New York couple in search of their dream home. When they ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 166 members
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  • Our House on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Eileen Essel,  Ben Stiller,  Drew Barrymore
    Director: Danny De Vito
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Danny DeVito directs Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore in this devilish black comedy reminiscent of DeVito's THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN and THE WAR OF THE ROSES. Alex Rose (Stiller) and Nancy Kendricks (Barrymore) are a young, professional, New York couple in search of their dream home. When they ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 15,876 members
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  • Death To Smoochy on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Edward Norton,  Tim MacMenamin
    Director: Danny De Vito
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robin Williams goes berserk as Rainbow Randolph, the disgraced host of a children's television show, in director Danny DeVito's fast-paced satire, DEATH TO SMOOCHY. Busted by the Feds for accepting a bribe to get a child on his show, Randolph gets booted from his network, Kidnet, and is replaced by ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 3,139 members
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  • Heist on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Gene Hackman,  Danny De Vito,  Delroy Lindo
    Director: David Mamet
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Written and directed by David Mamet, HEIST is a crime thriller that follows ageing master thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) as he plans one last robbery before literally sailing off into the sunset. What seems like the perfect heist gets complicated, however, when Joe's "business" partner, Bergman (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 4,101 members
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  • Man On The Moon on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Jim Carrey,  Danny De Vito,  Courtney Love
    Director: Milos Forman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In a remarkable and touching performance, Jim Carrey tones down his usual idiosyncrasies to play late avant garde comedian Andy Kaufman in MAN ON THE MOON. In life, Kaufman was a complex, controversial, and, at times, insane performer, and Carrey captures this, as well as the subtle nuances of his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 10,609 members
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  • The Virgin Suicides on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Kirsten Dunst,  Danny De Vito,  Leslie Hayman
    Director: Sofia Coppola
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on the 1993 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES tells the dreamlike tale of the Lisbons, a family living in a sheltered 1970s suburbia. When Cecilia (Hannah Hall), the youngest of the five teenage Lisbon daughters, inexplicably commits suicide, the rest of the family--Mr. Lisbon (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 14,375 members
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  • Living Out Loud (1998)
    Starring: Holly Hunter,  Danny De Vito,  Queen Latifah
    Director: Richard LaGravenese
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A touching drama about a relationship that forms between a recently divorced nurse (Hunter) and her building's elevator operator (Devito). Queen Latifah sparks the film every time she makes an appearance. Good, solid filmmaking that relies on characters and dialogue, not special effects, to make ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 439 members
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  • L.A. Confidential on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Kevin Spacey,  Russell Crowe,  Kim Basinger
    Director: Curtis Hanson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director Curtis Hanson captures the duality of 1950s Los Angeles in this striking film noir adaptation of James Ellroy's novel. The City of Angels might be sunny, inviting, and glamorous to the rest of the world, but it's also filled with corrupt cops, elegant hookers, murder cover-ups, and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 58,060 members
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  • Hercules on DVD (1997)
    Starring: James Woods,  Danny De Vito,  Tate Donovan
    Director: Ron Clements,  John Musker
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Disney's animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this musical comedy. The son of Greek gods Zeus (voice of Rip Torn) and Hera (Samantha Eggar), Hercules (voice of Josh Keaton) is stolen as a boy by the minions of Hades (voice of James Woods), lord of the underworld. Forced ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 10,746 members
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  • Space Jam on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Michael Johnson,  Danny De Vito,  Bill Murray
    Director: Joe Pytka
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Threatened with being kidnapped and taken to Moron Mountain by the Nerdlucks, Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes characters propose a winner-take-all basketball game. Confident that their ringer, NBA mega-star Michael Jordan, will ensure their victory, Bugs & Co. are surprised with their foes' ability ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 64% from 2,760 members
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  • Mars Attacks! on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Glenn Close,  Annette Bening
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 12,030 members
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  • Matilda on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Mara Wilson,  Danny De Vito,  Rhea Perlman
    Director: Danny De Vito
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A young girl with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge overcomes her parents' disapproval and forms a lasting bond with a sensitive teacher, ultimately discovering her own special abilities. Adapted from the novel by Roald Dahl, and directed by Danny DeVito who also stars as Matilda's insensitive ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 7,253 members
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  • Mars Attacks! - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Glenn Close,  Annette Bening
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 654 members
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  • Get Shorty - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Gene Hackman,  Rene Russo
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6 members
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  • Get Shorty on DVD (1995)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Gene Hackman,  Rene Russo
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    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 13,410 members
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  • Junior on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Danny De Vito,  Emma Thompson
    Director: Ivan Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Arnold Schwarzenegger as a pregnant man? The Terminator with cramps and morning sickness? That was all the teasing audiences needed to flock to this 1994 farce, which reunited Arnold with his director and co-star from Twins, Ivan Reitman and Danny De Vito. Reitman had also directed the Austrian ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 7,571 members
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  • Renaissance Man (1994)
    Starring: Danny De Vito,  Gregory Hines,  James Remar
    Director: Penny Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When advertising executive Bill Rago gets the chop he soon realises that he can't do anything else and is talked into teaching English grammar to a bunch of army recruits. However, the army wants him to be disciplined and do everything at the double. His pupils just want him to leave them alone...
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 796 members
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  • Batman Returns - Blu-ray (1992)
    Starring: Michael Keaton,  Danny De Vito,  Michelle Pfeiffer
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In director Tim Burton's sequel to his successful BATMAN (1989), the Caped Crusader (Michael Keaton) is pitted against the demented, ravenous Penguin (Danny DeVito), a pitiful, orphaned psychopathic freak who once went on a baby-killing spree, and a 'power' hungry capitalist villain Max Shreck (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,233 members
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  • Batman Returns on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Michael Keaton,  Danny De Vito,  Michelle Pfeiffer
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In director Tim Burton's sequel to his successful BATMAN (1989), the Caped Crusader (Michael Keaton) is pitted against the demented, ravenous Penguin (Danny DeVito), a pitiful, orphaned psychopathic freak who once went on a baby-killing spree, and a 'power' hungry capitalist villain Max Shreck (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 20,171 members
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  • Hoffa on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Danny De Vito,  Armand Assante
    Director: Danny De Vito
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Danny DeVito tries hard to give his biopic Hoffa an epic scope, yet he just misses the mark. Starring Jack Nicholson as Jimmy Hoffa, the film traces the life, career and mysterious disappearance of the labor leader. Hoffa follows the rise of the controversial figure through his early work during ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 730 members
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  • War Of The Roses on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Kathleen Turner,  Danny De Vito
    Director: Danny De Vito
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Barbara and Oliver Rose (Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, respectively) were the perfect couple--he was a prominent Washington lawyer, she had a wildly successful catering business. They had a great house, great art, great cars, and great kids. But when she sues for divorce, this black comedy ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 4,573 members
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  • Twins on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Chloe Webb,  Danny De Vito
    Director: Ivan Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Twin brothers--hardly identical--are separated at birth. As the result of a genetic experiment gone awry, the brothers could not be more different, both physically and emotionally. Raised in a sheltered environment away on a desert island, giant Julius (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has developed into a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 11,265 members
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  • Tin Men on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss,  Barbara Hershey,  Danny De Vito
    Director: Barry Levinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1963 two less than honest 'tin men', aluminium cladding salesmen, meet in a traffic accident. Their quick tempers turn the minor crash into an hilarious game of one-up-manship in which their cars become the targets of their mutual hot blood.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 691 members
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  • Throw Momma From The Train on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Billy Crystal,  Danny De Vito,  Anne Ramsey
    Director: Danny De Vito
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN, Owen is a would-be mystery writer who has taken all he can take of Momma. She's driving him mad and somehow she must be eliminated. Larry, Owen's writing teacher hates his ex-wife for stealing his book and becoming a bestselling author. Both men are extremely ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,171 member
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  • The Jewel Of The Nile on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Kathleen Turner,  Danny De Vito
    Director: Lewis Teague
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    An action-packed sequel to the popular Romancing the Stone. Novelist Joan Wilder and her adventurous boyfriend Jack Colton are sailing in the Mediterranean, when the writer is asked to ghost the biography of Eastern potentate Omar. The lovers become embroiled in another crazy escapade, in search of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 4,911 members
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Danny De Vito facts

5 most recent films

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - Series 1 - 4.5 stars
Anything Else - 2.5 stars
Our House - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Our House - 2.5 stars
Death To Smoochy - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - Series 1 - 4.5 stars
L.A. Confidential - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
L.A. Confidential - 3.5 stars
Matilda - 3.5 stars
Batman Returns - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Get Shorty - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Drowning Mona - 2.5 stars
Anything Else - 2.5 stars
Junior - 2.5 stars
Look Who's Talking Now - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jack Nicholson - 7 times - show films
Pee-Wee Herman - 7 times - show films
Michelle Pfeiffer - 6 times - show films
Michael Keaton - 6 times - show films
Michael Murphy - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Tim Burton - 9 times - show films
Barry Sonnenfeld - 5 times - show films
Joe Pytka - 4 times - show films
Curtis Hanson - 2 times - show films
Ivan Reitman - 2 times - show films