John Goodman
Actor
- True Stories (1986)
- Dir. David Byrne
Feat. David Byrne, John Goodman
- David Byrne meets some folks in the shopping malls and diners of a small Texan town, here displayed in all their "ordinary" glory. His lens on…
- Punchline (1988)
- Dir. David Seltzer
Feat. Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman
- Ambitious comedy–drama focused on the career–efforts of two, very different aspiring standup comics – a personable Sally Field and…
- Roseanne (TV Series) (1988-1997)
- Feat. Roseanne, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert
- Bold and iconic TV sitcom which tackled the travails of the working class Connor family in all its unvarnished, difficult and hilarious glory.…
- Always (1989)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, Holly Hunter
- Heartwarming fantasy about a deceased pilot whose spirit returns to help his best friend pursue the same career and lady.
- Sea of Love (1989)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, John Goodman
- Murder suspect Ellen Barkin and detective Al Pacino have a very dangerous liaison in this sexy, hi–tension whodunnit. A first class entry with…
- Stella (1990)
- Dir. John Erman
Feat. Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado
- Bette Midler takes a dramatic turn as Stella Dallas, a woman determined to sacrifice her own lifestyle for the sake of her daughter.
- Arachnophobia (1990)
- 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…
- King Ralph (1991)
- Dir. David S Ward
Feat. John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt
- John Goodman stars as the boorish American heir to the British throne.
- Babe, The (1991)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. John Goodman
- John Goodman portrays Babe Ruth, the outsized baseball legend who rose from the ashes of ridicule to become one of America's all–time sporting…
- Barton Fink (1991)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis
- The Coen Bros' striking if enigmatic account of a brilliant scribe hampered with writer's block and a strange hotel companion in mid 1940s Hollywood.…
- Matinee (1992)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. John Goodman, Cathy Moriaty, David Clennon
- The director of GREMLINS and EXPLORERS affectionate nod to science fiction B–movies and film director/gimmickmeister, William Castle. Set…
- Born Yesterday (1993)
- Dir. Luis Mandoki
Feat. Melanie Griffith, John Goodman, Don Johnson
- Remake of the 1950 film of the same name (itself based on the Broadway play by Garson Kanin) starring Melanie Griffith as the ditzy showgirl…
- Flintstones, The (1994)
- Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. John Goodman, Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Perkins…
- Though it misses the essence of the original animated favourite, a big budget ensures there are plenty of gimmicks and effects to keep things…
- Streetcar Named Desire, A (TV mini-series) (1995)
- Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange, John Goodman…
- Telemovie version of Tennesse Williams riveting play that plays it truer to the original script than the Brando version. The cast also do a good job…
- Fallen (1998)
- Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland
- SEVEN–style thriller has Detective Denzel Washington stalking a seemingly immortal foe, the demon Azazel, in autumnal Philadelphia. Suffers…
- Big Lebowski, The (1998)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore…
- Rolling another warped vision down the gutter, the inscrutable minds of the Coen Brothers (FARGO, RAISING ARIZONA) endow this bowling comedy with…
- Borrowers, The (1998)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. John Goodman, Jim Broadbent
- Inhabiting the wall and floor–spaces of our houses, colonies of tiny people eek out an existence 'borrowing' food–scraps and those items…
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, Evan Bonifant
- Belated, extraneous sequel to the 1980 cult 'classic' with John Goodman filling in the XXL trousers of the very late John Belushi. (Alas, the…
- Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Ving Rhames…
- Drawn from the hell–bent memoirs of a New York ambulance driver, this sees dir. Scorcese returning to home–turf, a script by Paul…
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson…
- The Coen Brothers' return to their best form with what they neatly describe as the Rolls–Royce of 'hayseed' movies (by which they mean a…
- Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The (2000)
- Dir. Des McAnuff
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jason Alexander, Rene Russo…
- Cutting–edge technology combines animation with live action for this wacky cross–country romp adapted from a television show…
- Emperor's New Groove, The (2000)
- Dir. Mark Dindal
Feat. David Spade, Eartha Kitt, John Goodman
- One of Disney’s less–publicised recent cartoons set in a stylised Inca kingdom, stringing together some zany gags without the usual…
- What Planet Are You From? (2000)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear…
- Polarizing sci–fi sex comedy starring Garry Shandling as a human–looking alien from an emotionless all–male society is sent to…
- One Night at McCool's (2001)
- Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman…
- A rambunctious mix of sex comedy and film noir, Liv Tyler pouts marvellously as an unscrupulous bombshell that sends the male cast into a hormonal,…
- Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Dir. Peter Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Feat. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Tilly…
- Discovering that children’s screams can be converted into an energy source (‘Scream Heat’), monsters lurk in their closets to feed the…
- Storytelling (2001)
- Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. John Goodman, Selma Blair, Franke Potente…
- Continuing to plumb the depths of controversy, the dir. of HAPPINESS tells more stories of the depressed and cruel inhabitants of American suburbia,…
- Dirty Deeds (2002)
- Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Bryan Brown, John Goodman, Sam Neill…
- A brassy Aussie cousin to SNATCH, this fun Aussie thriller sees the thriving criminal empire of Bryan Brown in late 60s Sydney scouted by Mafia…
- Jungle Book 2, The (2003)
- Dir. Steve Trenbirth
Feat. Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Jim Cumming…
- Another of Disney’s recent animated ‘sequels’, here revisiting the characters of their classic 1967 version of Kipling’s…
- Masked and Anonymous (2003)
- Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Bob Dylan…
- In a near–apocalyptic future America, a popular singer (Bob Dylan) sets out on a nationwide tour to revive his career before heading into a…
- Beyond the Sea (2004)
- Dir. Kevin Spacey
Feat. Kevin Spacey, John Goodman, Kate Bosworth…
- A schmaltzy valentine to the king of big band cool, Kevin Spacey’s pet project gushingly illuminates the life and times of Bobby Darin, whose good…
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
- Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman…
- Old–fashioned melodrama, shading into elegaic whimsy, in which a widowed baker (Carlyle) helps and learns the story of a car crash victim…
- Death Sentence (2007)
- Dir. James Wan
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Kelly Preston, John Goodman…
- Violent vigilante bloodbath from the dir. of SAW, featuring Kevin Bacon as a mild mannered man turned bloodthirsty bad dad after his son is randomly…
- Speed Racer (2008)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman…
- The Wachowskis(THE MATRIX) take the wheel in this hyperactive version of 60s animation series SPEED RACER, with the eponymous hero (Hirsch) battling…
- Gigantic (2008)
- Dir. Matt Aselton
Feat. Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner…
- Whimsical, self–conscious indie comedy about a mattress salesman (Paul Dano) whose plan to adopt a baby from China is interrupted when a women…
- Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter…
- Charmingly indulgent chick flick centered on a 'shopaholic' journalist who is forced to support her addiction by writing for a financial advice…
- In the Electric Mist (2009)
- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Improving on previous James Lee Burke adaptation HEAVEN’S PRISONERS, this sturdy New Orleans thriller has Tommy Lee Jones assuming the plum role of…
- Princess and the Frog, The (2009)
- Dir. Ron Clements, John Musker
Feat. Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David…
- Winning animation for all ages invites the viewer to tag along with a hard working young waitress and a cocky prince as their paths cross after an…
- Pope Joan (2009)
- Dir. Sonke Wortmann
Feat. Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman…
- Rousing, fable–like account of the life of a ninth century female pope who rose gradually through the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy while…
- Alabama Moon (2010)
- Dir. Tim McCanlies
Feat. John Goodman, Jimmy Bennett, Clint Howard
- Simplistic family drama about an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness, who is forced out into the modern world when his survivalist…
- Treme - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn…
- Creator of THE WIRE, David Simon, tackles the post–Katrina reconstruction of New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and…
- You Don't Know Jack (2010)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Al Pacino, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon…
- Al Pacino delivers his most committed performance in years in this divisive tale of Euthanasia advocate Jack Kevorkian, with seasoned dir. Levinson…
- Red State (2011)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman…
- Kevin Smith tries his hand at horror as three sex–obsessed teenagers are lured into a trap laid by religious fundamentalists.
Subversive…
- Artist, The (2011)
- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman…
- The director and star of the OSS 117 movies combine for this glorious homage to the Golden Age of cinema, set in 1920s Hollywood on the eve of the…
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
- Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn…
- The grief and curiosity of a nine–year–old autistic boy is explored in this tough, but tender drama set in the aftermath of the September…
- Argo (2012)
- Dir. Ben Affleck
Feat. Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin…
- Oscar–winning thriller based on the fact–based story of a CIA agent's unconventional plans to rescue six American diplomats during the…
- Trouble with the Curve (2012)
- Dir. Robert Lorenz
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake…
- Clint Eastwood lounges as another grizzled veteran at odds with the modern world in this pretenseless baseball drama.
An unapologetic romance…
- Flight (2012)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly…
- Denzel Washington plays a lauded pilot whose heroic landing of a crippled airliner is called into question when a history of alcoholism and substance…
- ParaNorman (2012)
- Dir. Chris Butler, Sam Fell
Feat. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck…
- A young boy who can speak to the dead must help save his town from a centuries–old curse of the undead in this latest stop–motion wonder…
- Hangover, The: Part 3 (2013)
- Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms…
- Third and final installment of the popular comedy series has the Wolf Pack tracking down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the lam.
- Monsters University (2013)
- Dir. Dan Scanlon
Feat. Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi…
- Mike and Sulley's halcyon days as monsters in training are chronicled in this splendid prequel to MONSTERS, INC.
- Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
- Dir. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Feat. Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake…
- The Coen brothers direct Oscar Isaac as a forlorn folk singer in this effective and evocative ode to the Greenwich Village music scene shot in black…
- Dancing on the Edge (TV series) (2013)
- Dir. Stephen Poliakoff
Feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Goode, Angel Coulby…
- Aided by beautiful period detail, Stephen Poliakoff's latest drama richly explores the rise and fall of a black jazz band embraced by the aristocracy…
- Monuments Men, The (2014)
- Dir. George Clooney
Feat. George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray…
- George Clooney directs and stars in this stirring WWII adventure based on the deeds of a team of Allied art historians who go behind enemy lines to…
- Gambler, The (2014)
- Dir. Rupert Wyatt
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman…
- Mark Wahlberg is cast against type as a literature professor whose gambling addiction has him in a continuous state of debt.
- Love the Coopers (Let It Snow) (2015)
- Dir. Jesse Nelson
Feat. Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, John Goodman…
- Undemanding ensemble comedy follows four generations of the Cooper clan as they come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of…
- Trumbo (2015)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren…
- Biting drama with Bryan Cranston as the legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who at the height of communist paranoia finds himself jailed and…
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
- Dir. Dan Trachtenberg
Feat. John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher, Jr.
- Set in the CLOVERFIELD universe, but not an official sequel, Mary Elizabeth Winstead wakes up to find herself trapped in an underground bunker with…
- Ratchet & Clank (2016)
- Dir. Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland
Feat. James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, John Goodman…
- Noisy adaptation of the popular game in which the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain and a mechanic and his newfound robot…
- Patriots Day (2016)
- Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon…
- Director Peter Berg and star Mark Wahlberg follow DEEPWATER HORIZON with another gutsy dramatisation of a tragic American event, this time the 2013…
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Feat. Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson…
- When a scientific expedition to an uncharted island awakens titanic forces of nature, a mission of discovery becomes an explosive war between monster…
- Black Earth Rising (TV Series) (2018)
- Feat. John Goodman, Michaela Coel, Tamara Tunie
- Political thriller series about the prosecution of war criminals, with Michaela Coel playing a Rwandan–born British legal investigator whose…