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Albert Brooks - news / articles
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Brooks landed Drive role after pinning Refn up against a wall -
3 February 2012
-Veteran actor Albert Brooks won his role as a crime boss in action thriller Drive after scaring director Nicolas Winding Refn by pinning him up against a wall.-The star is better known for his comedy work, voicing characters in films like Finding Nemo and on longrunni
Albert Brooks - what members say
review by from Near Worksop, England
Life can be wonderful!! 21 April 2005
review by from Blackburn
Watchable 30 June 2004
review by Welshwaspy from London
Disney delight! 11 October 2004
Albert Brooks - filmography
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Finding Nemo
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Alexander Gould, Ellen DeGeneres
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
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FINDING NEMO, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, follows Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks), an overprotective clown fish father, as he desperately searches the sea for his missing son, Nemo (Alexander Gould). Marlin's journey leads him beyond the Great Barrier Reef into deeper and darker ..read more »
 
77%
from 81,805 members
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The In-Laws
(2003)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Candice Bergen
Director: Andrew Fleming
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
Michael Douglas plays Steve Tobias the undercover CIA agent and Candice Bergen plays his ex-wife in this remake of the Peter Falk original from 1979. Tobias is a Bond-style plane-stealing bullet-dodging agent, whose son (Ryan Reynolds, VAN WILDER PARTY LIAISON) hopes his wedding to stress-free ..read more »
59%
from 2,955 members
Not currently released
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My First Mister
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Albert Brooks, Desmond Harrington
Director: Christine Lahti
Certificate: 
A quirky 'love' story between a very-pierced 17 year old goth girl and a 49 year old haberdasher, and how they come to change one another's lives. Albert Brooks (BROADCAST NEWS) plays the middle-aged man to Leelee Sobieski's troubled teenager.
62%
from 456 members
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The Muse
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Bradley Whitford, Sharon Stone
Director: Albert Brooks
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Albert Brooks is Steven Phillips, a veteran screenwriter of 17 films who is told he has lost his edge. A fellow writer with a string of successes under his belt (Jeff Bridges) refers Phillips to Sarah (Sharon Stone), a professional muse (see Greek mythology). In exchange for the royal treatment and ..read more »
50%
from 399 members
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Out Of Sight
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
64%
from 11,643 members
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Out Of Sight - HD
(1998)
Starring: Dennis Farina, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
57%
from 378 members
Not currently released
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Out Of Sight - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Certificate:
Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
68%
from 365 members
Not available for rental
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Critical Care
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren
Director: Sidney Lumet
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CRITICAL CARE, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring James Spader, focuses on a young medical doctor, Werner Ernst, who rebels against the hospital that employs him when he realises that the doctors favour wealthy patients and those with generous medical insurance.
45%
from 163 members
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Mother
(1996)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow
Director: Albert Brooks
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She packed your lunch. Tolerated your music. And quietly looked forward to the day you'd be happily on your own. If anyone qualifies as unforgettable, it's Mom. And if there's a comedy that qualifies as hilarious, it's "Mother." Albert Brooks is star, co-writer and director of this comic valentine ..read more »
55%
from 69 members
Currently unavailable
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The Simpsons - Season 7
(4 discs)
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Julie Kavner, Albert Brooks, Dan Castellaneta
Director: Bill Brown, Wesley Archer, Susie Dietter
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All the episodes from Season 7 of The Simpsons, in which Springfield plays host to the shooting of the Radioactive Man movie, Homer becomes clinically obese in order to work at home, Homer's mom appears and her shady past catches up with her, Sideshow Bob steals a nuclear bomb, Bart is nabbed while ..read more »
80%
from 10,708 members
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The Scout
(1994)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Al Percolo is a baseball talent scout searching for that once-in-a-lifetime find. He travels to Mexico and discovers the talents of Steve Nebraska but soon realises that there is more to Steve than sheer brilliance...
60%
from 85 members
Not available for rental
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Defending Your Life
(1991)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Michael Durrell, Meryl Streep
Director: Albert Brooks
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When Daniel, is killed in a car accident, he finds himself in 'Judgement City' and at a hearing about his life. Will his defence attorney be able to convince the judges that Daniel has done enough to earn his place on a higher plain of existence - or will he be consigned to another stint on Earth?
65%
from 65 members
Currently unavailable
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Broadcast News
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: William Hurt, Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks
Director: James L. Brooks
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Writer/director/producer James L. Brooks scores on all counts with this clear-eyed look at the television news business and the dysfunctional types who work in it. Brooks' intelligent script introduces us to Jane Craig (Holly Hunter), an ambitious producer at the network news division's Washington ..read more »
64%
from 1,437 member
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Unfaithfully Yours
(1984)
Starring: Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinski, Armand Assante
Director: Howard Zieff
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Claude Eastman, is a composer and conductor. He is married to Daniella, who is half his age. While away on a trip he told his Italian driver, Giuseppe, to tell his friend Norman to keep an eye on her, or take care of her. But his English is not too good, so Norman thought he was saying that Claude ..read more »
46%
from 3 members
Currently unavailable
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Private Benjamin
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Mary Ka, Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan
Director: Howard Zieff
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
After the surprise termination of her second marriage, a spoiled Jewish princess joins the Army. Thanks to the double-crossing recruiter who will do anything to enlist her, she expects her hitch to be a vacation. It's... not. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Actress-Goldie Hawn.
67%
from 4,279 members
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Taxi Driver - Blu-ray
(1976)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks
Director: Martin Scorsese
Certificate: 
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Martin Scorsese's intense film, a hallmark of 1970s filmmaking, graphically depicts the tragic consequences of urban alienation when a New York City taxi driver goes on a murderous rampage against the pitiable denizens inhabiting the city's underbelly. For psychotic, pistol-packing Vietnam vet ..read more »
78%
from 909 members
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Taxi Driver
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks
Director: Martin Scorsese
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Martin Scorsese's intense film, a hallmark of 1970s filmmaking, graphically depicts the tragic consequences of urban alienation when a New York City taxi driver goes on a murderous rampage against the pitiable denizens inhabiting the city's underbelly. For psychotic, pistol-packing Vietnam vet ..read more »
73%
from 53,819 members
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... and us the viewers to understand that nobody needs to be alone in life!! When Albert Brooks character ends up in hospital and finds he's dying, the movie plays more on emo...
