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Martin Brest - what members say


  • Meet Joe Black
  • Meet Joe Black review by from London
    Rated - 5.0 stars Simply the Brest 10 February 2004
    ...th take us on an intriguing journey about the time we take for granted in life. Martin Brest producing a film of the highest standards, which his audience have now come to ...   Read customer review
  • Midnight Run
  • Midnight Run review by from Midlands, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars They don't make them like this anymore 18 March 2006
    ...ld give an indication of how well this stands up to being in a classic status. Martin Brest seems all too happy to ditch the tasteless action/comedy that he lovingly direc...   Read customer review
  • Gigli
  • Gigli review by from London
    Rated - 1.0 stars What were they thinking? No, really. What? 5 April 2004
    ...en Affleck, which as I understand it, is why he was so keen to make a film with Martin Brest. The key question is, why on earth did they all make this film? It is nowhe...   Read customer review

Martin Brest - filmography


  • Gigli on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jennifer Lopez,  Ben Affleck,  Al Pacino
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Real-life couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez star in this quirky romantic comedy with a twist. Small-time gangster Larry Gigli (Affleck) is assigned to kidnap Brian (Justin Bartha), the mentally handicapped younger brother of a federal prosecutor, as a favour to his mob boss Louis (Lenny Venito)...read more »
    2 stars out of 5 37% from 2,961 members
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  • Meet Joe Black - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Brad Pitt,  Anthony Hopkins,  Marcia Gay Harden
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This modern fantasy stars Anthony Hopkins as William Parrish, a wealthy New York City media mogul who suffers a heart attack on the eve of his 65th birthday; although he survives, he senses that his own death is near. On the same day, Parrish's younger daughter Susan (Claire Forlani) meets a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 106 members
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  • Meet Joe Black on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Brad Pitt,  Anthony Hopkins,  Marcia Gay Harden
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This modern fantasy stars Anthony Hopkins as William Parrish, a wealthy New York City media mogul who suffers a heart attack on the eve of his 65th birthday; although he survives, he senses that his own death is near. On the same day, Parrish's younger daughter Susan (Claire Forlani) meets a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 12,257 members
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  • Scent Of A Woman on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Chris O'Donnell,  James Rebhorn
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Before Al Pacino ever picked up a blind man's cane in the 1992 production of Scent of A Woman, Vittorio Gassman played a blind army captain in the 1974 Italian film Profumo di Donna, based on a novel by Giovanni Arpino. The earlier film unquestionably inspired the later one, though they differ ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 10,172 members
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  • Midnight Run on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Charles Grodin,  John Ashton
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin star in this hilarious action-packed blockbuster. Jack Walsh (De Niro) is a cynical ex-cop turned bounty hunter who is offered $100,000 to bring Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) to justice. Jonathan is a sensitive accountant who embezzled from the mob, gave ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 7,276 members
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  • Beverly Hills Cop on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Eddie Murphy,  James Russo,  Lisa Eichhorn
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eddie Murphy rose to stardom as Axel Foley, a streetwise and brash young Detroit cop in this comic blockbuster that combined frenetic action, hysterical rough-edged comedy, and a chart-topping rock & roll soundtrack. When his best friend is murdered, Axel heads off to Beverly Hills in an effort to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 20,133 members
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  • Beverly Hills Cop - Blu-ray (1984)
    Starring: Eddie Murphy,  James Russo,  Lisa Eichhorn
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eddie Murphy rose to stardom as Axel Foley, a streetwise and brash young Detroit cop in this comic blockbuster that combined frenetic action, hysterical rough-edged comedy, and a chart-topping rock & roll soundtrack. When his best friend is murdered, Axel heads off to Beverly Hills in an effort to ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 274 members
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Martin Brest facts

5 most recent films

Gigli - 2.0 stars
Meet Joe Black - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Meet Joe Black - 3.5 stars
Scent Of A Woman - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Scent Of A Woman - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Beverly Hills Cop - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Scent Of A Woman - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Midnight Run - 3.5 stars
Scent Of A Woman - 3.5 stars
Beverly Hills Cop - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Gigli - 2.0 stars
Meet Joe Black - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Meet Joe Black - 3.5 stars
Beverly Hills Cop - 3.5 stars
Scent Of A Woman - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Al Pacino - 3 times - show films
John Ashton - 3 times - show films
James Russo - 2 times - show films
Jeffrey Tambor - 2 times - show films
Claire Forlani - 2 times - show films