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Jeff Daniels

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Terms of EndearmentTerms of Endearment (1983) Recommended
Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger
Classic family saga of loss and reconciliation with Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, who both won Oscars, as did the film.
Purple Rose of CairoPurple Rose of Cairo (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello
Exceptional comic fantasy about a depression–era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose solace in the movies blossoms into a romance with a screen…
Something WildSomething Wild (1986) Recommended
Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, Ray Liotta
The then–hip Melanie Griffith takes conservative Jeff Daniels on a crash course in carefree living and kinky sex. But the fun turns to terror…
ArachnophobiaArachnophobia (1990) Recommended
Dir. Frank Marshall
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman
A rare breed of poisonous spider begin to bump off members of an idyllic rural community. Enjoyable 'monster' movie with deft humour finding its way…
Welcome Home Roxy CarmichaelWelcome Home Roxy Carmichael (1991)
Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Frances Fisher
Fun vehicle for Winona Ryder. Her patented awkward teen is one of the townfolk who eagerly await the homecoming of their prized celebrity, Roxy…
TimescapeTimescape (1991)
Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels sets about rescuing his town from catastrophe when he learns the secret of an alien tourist party on his front doorstep. Engaging…
GettysburgGettysburg (1993)
Dir. Ronald F. Maxwell
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen
A truly epic screen version of the three–day American Civil War battle of 1863. The director's decade–long obsession is rich in military…
Dumb and DumberDumb and Dumber (1995) Aro Favourite
Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly
One of Jim Carrey's funniest comic vehicles yet, a road movie of sorts in which two halfwits attempt to return a suitcase full of cash to its…
Fly Away HomeFly Away Home (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Anna Paquin, Jeff Daniels
Hutt girl Anna Paquin gets blessed with a role that many a Hollywood brat would kill for! After adopting a flock of baby geese, she sets about…
101 Dalmatians101 Dalmatians (1996)
Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson
Ambitious live–action remake of Disney's own animated hit sends both dog and breeder into panic mode when fiendish designer Cruella De Vil…
Trial and ErrorTrial and Error (1997)
Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Michael Ritchie, Charlize Theron
Big city lawyer Jeff Daniels and his actor buddy Michael Ritchie (from TV's Seinfeld) wind up having to swap identities to defend a case against a…
PleasantvillePleasantville (1998) Recommended
Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy
A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…
My Favourite MartianMy Favourite Martian (1999)
Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd
Family sci–fi comedy based on the US 60s TV series, with Jeff Daniels as the ordinary Joe who harbours a stranded extra–terrestrial…
Crossing, TheCrossing, The (1999)
Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roche
Acclaimed telemovie recreation of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware during the American War of Independence. Jeff Daniels lives up to the…
It's the RageIt's the Rage (1999)
Dir. James D. Stern
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, Gary Sinise
This caustic, precocious black comedy/satire of America's obsession with guns is a roundelay of violent and volatile confrontations that eventually…
CheatersCheaters (2000)
Dir. John Stockwell
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone, Paul Sorvino
Solid cable–movie based on the alarming true story of a state schoolteacher (Jeff Daniels) who encouraged his team of underachievers to cheat…
Blood WorkBlood Work (2002)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Anjelica Huston, Jeff Daniels
FBI–profiler Clint Eastwood is coaxed out of retirement when he learns of the background of the heart transplant he has just undergone after a…
Hours, TheHours, The (2002) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore
Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer–prize winning novel is brought to the screen with excellent performances, and though simplified and not for all…
Gods and GeneralsGods and Generals (2002)
Dir. Ronald F. Maxwell
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall
Prequel to GETTYSBURG, this American Civil War drama follows the career of Confederate general 'Stonewall' Jackson. Filled with the same epic…
Super SuckerSuper Sucker (2002)
Dir. Jeff Daniels
Feat. Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels writes, directs and stars in a tale about competing door–to–door vacuum cleaner salesmen who must fight it out for the…
Five People You Meet in Heaven, TheFive People You Meet in Heaven, The (2004)
Dir. Lloyd Kramer
Feat. Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels
An 'afterlife' drama in which five people highlight the key moments of an elderly man's life after he dies trying to save a young accident…
Because Of Winn-DixieBecause Of Winn-Dixie (2004)
Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Eva Marie Saint, Cicely Tyson
Solid and old–fashioned family movie based on the lauded novel by Kate DiCamillo, in which a lonely girl befriends a small, mischievous dog in…
Imaginary HeroesImaginary Heroes (2004)
Dir. Dan Harris
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels
Heartfelt and competent drama charts the fragmentation of a suburban American family after the unexpected suicide of the eldest son, a…
Good Night, and Good LuckGood Night, and Good Luck (2004) Recommended
Dir. George Clooney
Feat. George Clooney, Robert Downey Jnr., Patricia Clarkson
An astutely–judged freezeframe of an important symbolic moment in 20th century American history, when CBS television presenter Edward Murrow…
Squid and the Whale, TheSquid and the Whale, The (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg
Two brothers negotiate the ebb and flow of adolescence following their parents' divorce in a 'family dysfunction' drama of special distinction,…
RVRV (Runaway Vacation) (2006)
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, Cherly Hines
Amusing recyled family–disaster comedy with Robin Williams behind the wheel of a lumbering bus–wagon (or 'RV') and determined to make his…
InfamousInfamous (2006) Recommended
Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig
Beaten to the punch, this second take on Truman Capote’s infamy suffers inevitably from de–ja vu, yet has plenty new to offer as an alternate…
I WitnessI Witness (2007)
Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. Portia de Rossi, Jeff Daniels, James Spader
When the bodies of 27 Mexican factory workers are found in an underpass, an American human rights activist gets embroiled in Tijuana's political and…
Lookout, TheLookout, The (2007)
Dir. Scott Frank
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Isla Fisher
It–boy Joseph Gordon–Levitt elevates this small–town crime thriller as an impaired bank janitor who is coerced into acting as an…
Mama's BoyMama's Boy (2007)
Dir. Tim Hamilton
Feat. Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels
Antic comedy stars Jon Heder as a spoiled 29–year–old man–child hellbent on sabotaging his mother's (Keaton) budding relationship…

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