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Barry Levinson
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Barry Levinson - filmography
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What Just Happened?
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: John Turturro, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn
Director: Barry Levinson
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"What Just Happened" is about two nail-biting, back-stabbing, roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middle-aged Hollywood producer--as he tries to juggle an actual life with an outrageous series of crises in his day job. This is the tale of a man besieged by people who want him all to be sorts of ..read more »
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Envy
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz
Director: Barry Levinson
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Sensible, hardworking Tim is climbing the managerial ladder, while daydreamer Nick can't seem to stay focused on the tasks at hand. But all of that changes when one of Nick's seemingly hairbrained ideas--a spray that makes dog poop disappear--takes off, making him filthy rich. Rather than leaving ..read more »
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Bandits
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett
Director: Barry Levinson
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Following a spur-of-the-moment escape from an Oregon prison, macho ladies man Joe Blake (Bruce Willis) and sensitive, hypochondriac Terry Collins (Billy Bob Thornton) become the best-known thieves in the country. Deemed "The Sleepover Bandits," Joe and Terry add a twist to conventional bank ..read more »
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from 3,426 members
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An Everlasting Piece
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Brian F. O'Byrne, Anna Friel, Billy Connolly
Director: Barry Levinson
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In the tradition of Waking Ned, An Everlasting Piece is a wicked and witty original comedy from director Barry Levinson. Set against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980s, the Catholic Colm (Barry McEvoy) and Protestant George (Brian F. O’Byrne) convince a criminally insane wig salesman ..read more »
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57%
from 503 members
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Liberty Heights
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna
Director: Barry Levinson
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Returning once again to the Baltimore of his youth, director Barry Levinson adds another installment to his Baltimore Trilogy (DINER, TIN MEN, AVALON), tackling the emotionally charged subjects of anti-Semitism and racism--in addition to his standard themes of family, friendship, and loyalty--in ..read more »
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from 725 members
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Sphere
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barry Levinson
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When psychologist Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) wrote a report for the government on how to deal with extraterrestrial life forces, he didn't expect his recommendations to be used. Now that a secret government agency is investigating what may be an alien spaceship that has been discovered ..read more »
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from 7,261 members
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Wag The Dog
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Heche
Director: Barry Levinson
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The president of the United States is caught up in a scandal so his White House advisor decides a war is needed to divert attention. Unfortunately there is no war - so they decide to fake one...
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64%
from 4,253 members
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Sleepers
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman
Director: Barry Levinson
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Tommy, John, Michael, and Shakes are four young teenage punks growing up in the streets of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. When these four friends pull a prank that that goes awry, they find themselves serving time at the Wilkinson School for Boys, where they are repeatedly and ..read more »
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from 15,323 members
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Disclosure
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland
Director: Barry Levinson
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A thriller based around power, sex, ambition and corporate intrigue. An executive working for Digicom finds himself fighting for his career and his marriage when his female boss, a former lover, charges him with sexual harrassment. Based on a book by Michael Crichton.
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from 3,457 members
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Jimmy Hollywood
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Victoria Abril, Joe Pesci, Christian Slater
Director: Barry Levinson
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Unlike most people, when Jimmy Alto (Oscar winner Joe Pesci) is robbed, he sees it as a great career-boosting opportunity. The struggling actor cannot get a break in the film industry for love or money. So, with the help of best friend William (Christian Slater), he takes to secretly videotaping ..read more »
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from 55 members
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Toys
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Robin Williams, Joan Cusack, Michael Gambon
Director: Barry Levinson
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Robin Williams stars in this surreal anti-war fantasy directed by Barry Levinson (RAIN MAN, DINER). Williams plays Leslie Zevo, the son of a fun-loving toymaker. Leslie and his sister, Alsatia (Joan Cusack,) grew up surrounded by their father's whimsical creations in the fantastic factory that he ..read more »
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from 1,305 member
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Bugsy
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel
Director: Barry Levinson
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Directed by Barry Levinson, BUGSY tells the true story of legendary New York mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel. Visiting Hollywood 'on business', the reckless and volatile Bugsy is drawn to Tinseltown and the glamour of the movies. Leaving his wife and kids in Scarsdale indefinitely, the womanizing ..read more »
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from 854 members
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Avalon
(1990)
Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elizabeth Perkins, Joan Plowright
Director: Barry Levinson
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The third installment in Barry Levinson’s Baltimore Trilogy, AVALON tells the story of a Jewish family immigrating to the United States in pursuit of the American dream. Starting in the early 1900s, the Krichinsky brothers begin to arrive in America one at a time, scrimping and saving to pay for ..read more »
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from 16 members
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Rain Man
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino
Director: Barry Levinson
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Callous hustler Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is busy working on his next deal when he receives word that his estranged father has died. After travelling back to Ohio from Los Angeles for the funeral, Charlie is miffed to find that although he will receive a vintage Buick from his father's estate, ..read more »
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from 35,630 members
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Good Morning, Vietnam
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Robert Wuhl
Director: Barry Levinson
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In 1965, there isn't much for military personnel serving in Vietnam to smile about--that is, until deejay Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) takes to the airwaves. In GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM, which is based on a true story, Cronauer is a nonconformist with a wicked sense of humor who is transferred ..read more »
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Tin Men
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Barbara Hershey, Danny De Vito
Director: Barry Levinson
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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.
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from 603 members
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The Natural
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close
Director: Barry Levinson
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Farm boy Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is the best baseball player anyone has ever seen. His bat, handmade from the wood of a tree felled by lightning following the death of his father, is magic in his hands. But before his career can start, the mysterious Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey) inexplicably ..read more »
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69%
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High Anxiety
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman
Director: Mel Brooks
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In this perceptive, sidesplitting homage to Hichcock films, director, star, and writer Mel Brooks plays the average American guy, psychiatrist Richard Thorndyke (as in Roger Thorndike, Cary Grant's character in NORTH BY NORTHWEST), who's terrified of heights (think VERTIGO). He becomes the new ..read more »
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64%
from 815 members
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Neither comedy nor drama 10 November 2003
...This film is a mess - its not funny and its not exciting. A sad comedown for Barry Levinson....
What is this mess? 6 September 2004
