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  • Grosse Pointe Blank
  • Grosse Pointe Blank review by Steve Owen from London
    Rated - 5 stars If I was a girl I'd marry John Cusack (if he'd have me) 14 October 2003
    ...John Cusack is the epitome of cool; Minnie Driver, Joan Cusack, Alan Arkin and Dan Akroyd have NEVER been better. If you like your movies twisted and unusual - you know, ...  
  • Glengarry Glen Ross
  • Glengarry Glen Ross review by A customer from England
    Rated - 4 stars One of the best casts ever! 27 March 2006
    ...the finest actors in the world including Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin and the Oscar nominated Al Pacino as the fast talking charismatic salesman on a...  
  • Catch 22
  • Catch 22 review by Arkadin from ABERDEEN
    Rated - 4 stars Underrated big-budget 70s Hollywood gem. 11 April 2005
    ...The scene where Yossarian (a brilliant Alan Arkin) has to pretend to be dead for the dead soldier's parents is one of most amazing scenes I've ever seen. There are so man...  

Alan Arkin - filmography


  • Get Smart (2008)
    Starring: Steve Carell,  Anne Hathaway,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Peter Segal
    Certificate: 12
    Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 68% from 371 members
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  • Gattaca on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Ethan Hawke,  Uma Thurman,  Jude Law
    Director: Andrew Niccol
    Certificate: 15
    In the 21st century, genetic engineering makes possible the creation of biologically superior human specimens ("valids"), who then grow to positions of power and prestige. Would-be astronaut Vincent(Ethan Hawke) born the old-fashioned way, can only hope for a janitorial position at the elite ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 71% from 4,087 members
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  • Four Days in September (1997)
    Starring: Alan Arkin,  Fernanda Torres
    Director: Bruno Barreto
    Certificate: TBC
    A group of Brazilian students kidnap the American ambassador as an act of resistance against their right-wing military government, but the emotional tension soon wears a crack in their starry-eyed idealism. Thoughtful, even-handed direction examines the event from a variety of perspectives. Based ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 57% from 17 members
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  • Mother Night on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Nick Nolte,  Sheryl Lee,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Keith Gordon
    Certificate: 15
    Keith Gordon's darkly comic film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s highly original novel stars Nick Nolte as Howard J. Campbell Jr., an unusual antihero with a twisted story to tell. The tale begins in a Israeli prison cell, where Campbell is on trial for WWII war crimes. Campbell is given a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 60% from 171 members
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  • Indian Summer on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Alan Arkin,  Matt Craven,  Diane Lane
    Director: Mike Binder
    Certificate: 12
    Now in their thirties, a group of friends reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the originals show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.
    Rate this: 2.5 53% from 121 members
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  • Glengarry Glen Ross (2 discs) on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Jack Lemmon,  Alec Baldwin
    Director: James Foley
    Certificate: 15
    Glengarry Glen Ross tells the powerful story of the wheelings and dealings of a small Chicago real estate office, where the name of the game is to close the deal and stay on top. The film boasts an all-star cast, including: Al Pacino; Jack Lemmon; Alec Baldwin; Ed Harris; Alan Arkin; and Kevin ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 72% from 2,632 members
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  • Edward Scissorhands on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Winona Ryder,  Dianne Wiest
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: PG
    In Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, a suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 75% from 8,023 members
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  • Escape From Sobibor (1987)
    Starring: Alan Arkin,  Rutger Hauer,  Joanna Pacula
    Director: Jack Gold
    Certificate: 15
    Horrifyingly true story of the Nazi's inhumane treatment of Jews at a secluded death camp. Despite the terrible odds, a number of emaciated prisoners successfully organised an escape resulting in the setting loose of over 600 inmates, some 320 actually getting to freedom. TV screened.
    Rate this: 3.5 72% from 60 members
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  • Big Trouble on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Peter Falk,  Alan Arkin,  Beverly D'Angelo
    Director: John Cassavetes
    Certificate: 15
    A troubled production history notwithstanding, BIG TROUBLE remains a lighthearted updating of the classic film noir DOUBLE INDEMNITY. Alan Arkin stars as Leonard Hoffman, an insurance salesman and father of triplets. When it becomes apparent that his dream of sending his three sons to Yale is ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.0 38% from 90 members
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  • The In-Laws on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Peter Falk,  Alan Arkin,  Richard Libertini
    Director: Arthur Hiller
    Certificate: PG
    Peter Falk and Alan Arkin play the soon-to-be-fathers-in-law in this crazy comedy. Falk is Vincent Ricardo the CIA agent, while Arkin is the mild-mannered dentist Sheldon Kornpett, whose children are getting married in 48 hours. Directed by LOVE STORY's Arthur Hiller this chalk and cheese comedy ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 55% from 163 members
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  • Catch 22 on DVD (1970)
    Starring: Martin Balsam,  Richard Benjamin,  Anthony Perkins
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: 15
    Based on Joseph Heller's much-loved best-selling novel, this sometimes disturbing antiwar satire centers around a group of World War II fliers in the Mediterranean and the insanity of war. The catch-22 of the title deals with a military snafu that results when a bombardier in the war attempts to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 66% from 660 members
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