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John Lithgow

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
DealingDealing (1972)
Dir. Paul Williams
Feat. John Lithgow, Barbara Hershey, Charles Durning
Entertaining hippy comedy about a law student who runs a pot scam on the side. A young John Lithgow and Barbara Hershey display cool flares. Written…
ObsessionObsession (1975)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold, John Lithgow
The director imitates Hitchcock once again, but does it well. This time it's VERTIGO, with an obsessed Cliff Robertson in the Jimmy Stewart role.…
Blow OutBlow Out (1981) Recommended
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow
A seemingly ordinary car–crash is found by sound–recordist John Travolta to have sinister overtones when he rewinds his chance taping of…
World According to Garp, TheWorld According to Garp, The (1982) Recommended
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow
Dazzling adaptation of John Irving's novel about an eccentric's often ill–fated journey through life. Robin Williams is brilliant as Garp, with…
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.
Day After, TheDay After, The (1983)
Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg
Emmy award–winning cautionary tale of the Reagan era chillingly dramatises the day after (and less successfully – the day 'before') a…
Twilight Zone - The MovieTwilight Zone - The Movie (1983)
Dir. John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante
Feat. John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks
Big–screen homage to the classic 60s TV–series, features four segments of varying (though often effective) creepiness, helmed by…
FootlooseFootloose (1984) Recommended
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Christopher Penn
Rock'n'roll city kid Kevin Bacon fights for his right to party in the face of small town conservatism in this infectious, under–rated musical…
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth DimensionAdventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth Dimension (1984) Recommended
Dir. W.D. Richter
Feat. Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin
This offbeat genre film has been described as a silly movie for smart people. A bored neurosurgeon (Buck) decides to become a rock star and defender…
Mesmerized (1985)
Dir. Michael Laughlin
Feat. Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy
Jodie Foster plays a young woman in colonial NZ who flees an orphanage but finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage to a much older business man…
Harry and the HendersonsHarry and the Hendersons (1987)
Dir. William Dear
Feat. John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon
On summer camp, a family get more than they bargained for when they bump into an eight foot hairy creature they come to know as Harry.
RicochetRicochet (1991)
Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Denzel Washington, John Lithgow
High–faluten cop turned D.A. Washington becomes the target of a vengeance mission from a psychopath he incriminated years earlier. Gruesome…
At Play in the Fields of the LordAt Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
Dir. Hector Babenco
Feat. Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah
Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Darryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Kathy Bates and Tom Waits endured the two–year location shoot of Peter Matthiessen's…
Raising CainRaising Cain (1992)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer
De Palma's tongue–in–cheek return to the psycho–thriller contains many flashy set pieces including an elaborate ten–minute…
CliffhangerCliffhanger (1993)
Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow
Schlock doesn't get any slicker than this romp on the ice–capped Dolomites. The best thing Stallone's done since the original ROCKY, even if…
Princess CarabooPrincess Caraboo (1994)
Dir. Michael Austin
Feat. Phoebe Cates, Kevin Kline, Jim Broadbent
All star cast gather for this whimsical tale of an 'abducted' Indonesian princess who may or may not be conniving her way into 19th Century British…
My Brother's KeeperMy Brother's Keeper (1995)
Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. John Lithgow
Courageous true story of twin–brother teachers, one of whom required a precarious bone marrow transplant from the other to keep his HIV from…
Third Rock From The Sun (TV Series)Third Rock From The Sun (TV Series) (3rd Rock From The Sun) (1996-2001) Aro Favourite
Feat. John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart
A group of alien beings take up residence in a typical American sitcom world on suburban Earth – '3rd rock from the sun' – to study the…
Civil Action, ACivil Action, A (1999) Recommended
Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy
Fact–based account of a protracted courtroom duel between two corporations and small–town folk, whose children have been affected by…
ShrekShrek (2001) Recommended
Dir. Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Feat. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow
Flipping the rules of fairy–tales (and especially the Walt Disney incarnations) on their head, the ‘hero’ of this animation is in fact…
Life and Death of Peter Sellers, TheLife and Death of Peter Sellers, The (2004)
Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson
An entertaining, if disturbing summary of the turbulent life of British comedian Peter Sellers, with Geoffrey Rush starring as the man who famously…
KinseyKinsey (2004) Recommended
Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell
Polished dramatization of the life and work of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, who boldly pioneered research into human sexuality in an ultra–conservative…
DreamgirlsDreamgirls (2006) Recommended
Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy
Dazzling musical numbers and sassy performances jive in this acclaimed Motown musical charting the rise of fictional girl group, 'The Dreamettes', in…
Leap YearLeap Year (2010)
Dir. Anand Tucker
Feat. Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, John Lithgow
The effervescent Amy Adams rescues this otherwise tired romantic comedy, moving the earth to propose to her boyfriend in Dublin on February 29th –…
Rise of the Planet of the ApesRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Recommended
Dir. Rupert Wyatt
Feat. James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow
A thought–provoking prequel to the PLANET OF THE APES legacy, set during the present day where a genetically–enhanced chimpanzee uses its…
Campaign, TheCampaign, The (2012)
Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis
A naive political lackey is handpicked to run against a bumbling North Carolina congressman in this demented satire of the American electoral process.
This is 40This is 40 (2012) Recommended
Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel
Paul Rudd plays a struggling LA music exec whose reached the Big 4–0 in this funny and sometimes brutally honest look at modern relationships…
InterstellarInterstellar (2014) Recommended
Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain
Christopher Nolan's space epic has a team of explorers travel through a wormhole in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
Homesman, TheHomesman, The (2014) Recommended
Dir. Tommy Lee Jones
Feat. Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones, Grace Gummer
Tommy Lee Jones helms this pleasurably off–beat western in which three women living on the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer…
Love is StrangeLove is Strange (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ira Sachs
Feat. John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei
Poignant drama with John Lithgow and Alfred Molina starring as a recently married gay couple who are forced to move into separate households after…
Accountant, TheAccountant, The (2016)
Dir. Gavin O'Connor
Feat. Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons
Though prone to contrivance, this is high–octane thriller is built around Ben Affleck's unusual character – a math savant, who works…
Miss SloaneMiss Sloane (2016)
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Jessica Chastain, Michael Stuhlbarg, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Political thriller following the exploits of a steely, determined Washington lobbyist (Chastain). With an unparalleled reputation in the high stakes…
Crown, The - Season 1 (TV Series)Crown, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2016) Aro Favourite
Feat. Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby
The writer of the acclaimed 2006 movie THE QUEEN, Peter Morgan, turns his attention to Elizabeth II's earlier years. Season One covers her marriage…
Beatriz at DinnerBeatriz at Dinner (2017) Recommended
Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. John Early, Salma Hayek, John Lithgow
A holistic healer (Salma Hayeck) is an unplanned guest at a dinner party for members of California's privileged elite, in this Trump–era satire…
Pet SemataryPet Sematary (2019)
Dir. Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kölsch
Feat. Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow
Nothing if not audacious, this updated screen adaptation of the terrifying Stephen King novel takes liberties with the plot to arguably increase the…
Late NightLate Night (2019)
Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella
Emma Thompson plays a once successful late–night talk show host who fears her popularity is slipping and hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to…
BombshellBombshell (2019)
Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie
Charlize Theron leads an all–star cast in this scathing biographical drama based on real life events in which a group of female Fox network…

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