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Oliver Platt

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
FlatlinersFlatliners (1990)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon
Young medical students experiment with their own deaths amid splendid gothic architecture. An intriguing premise is blown up to biblical proportions…
Three Musketeers, TheThree Musketeers, The (1993)
Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell
Very glossy and yet very average version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Tim Curry's eccentric villain is perhaps the highlight.
Funny BonesFunny Bones (1995) Recommended
Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Oliver Platt, Jerry Lewis, Lee Evans
A fascinating ode to laughter and the business of laughter. After failing on the cut–throat Las Vegas circuit, would–be comic Oliver…
Infiltrator, TheInfiltrator, The (1995)
Dir. John Mackenzie
Feat. Oliver Platt, Arliss Howard, Alex Kingston
Israeli journalist Oliver Platt infiltrates the modern–day German neo–Nazi movement to his considerable peril. Made all the more gripping…
Time to Kill, ATime to Kill, A (1996)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock
A blue–eyed lawyer comes to the defence of a black man (Samuel L. Jackson) who murdered his daughter's rapists in the Deep South. This…
Dr. DolittleDr. Dolittle (1998)
Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt
Slick remake of the 1967 musical replaces songs with tech wizardry and the comic mugging of Eddie Murphy as the medic who can 'talk to the…
BulworthBulworth (1998)
Dir. Warren Beatty
Feat. Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle
Disillusioned Democrat senator Warren Beatty warrants his own assassination, then stirs up a storm of controversy by fearlessly speaking his mind at…
Imposters, TheImposters, The (1998)
Dir. Stanley Tucci
Feat. Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Isabella Rossellini
Following up his comic hit BIG NIGHT, Stanley Tucci helms this passable 'false–identity' comedy set aboard a cruise ship from out of some kind…
Lake PlacidLake Placid (1999) Recommended
Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt
Gleefully silly horror contrivance abitrarily plonks a 30ft Asian crocodile down in Black Lake (where did Lake Placid go?) to dine on pigs, chickens…
Gun ShyGun Shy (1999)
Dir. Eric Blakeney
Feat. Liam Neeson, Sandra Bullock, Oliver Platt
Implausible and cartoonish, this crime comedy has the novelty of Liam Neeson trying out a comedy role – as stressed–out undercover cop…
Don't Say a WordDon't Say a Word (2001)
Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Jennifer Esposito
“Threatened–family” thriller, with psychiatrist Michael Douglas rising to the challenge – outwit the kidnappers of his daughter, who…
Hope SpringsHope Springs (2002)
Dir. Mark Herman
Feat. Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Heather Graham
Smoothly enjoyable though indistinguishable romance that sees a British illustrator (Firth) 'start again' in a small New England town after being…
Pieces of AprilPieces of April (2003)
Dir. Peter Hedges
Feat. Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke
The uncomfortably comic family reunion done in the DAYTRIPPERS mold, with a tattooed Katie Holmes as the spacey black sheep of the clan, who invites…
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…
Huff (TV Series)Huff (TV Series) (2004)
Feat. Hank Azaria, Paget Brewster, Blythe Danner
Solid 'midlife crisis' drama series set around a successful psychiatrist (Azaria) who is sent into a tailspin when a 15–year old patient…
CasanovaCasanova (2005)
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons
A lavish, middle–brow account of the infamous 18th century Italian lover, played here with deadpan wit by Heath Ledger, which weaves its own…
LoverboyLoverboy (2005)
Dir. Kevin Bacon
Feat. Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon
An earnest, if rather thin portrayal of obsessive motherhood, in which a neglected daughter (Sedgwick) grows up wanting only one thing in life…
Ice Harvest, TheIce Harvest, The (2005) Recommended
Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen
A chilled–out study in sleaze and crime with partners John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton contriving a way to lift $2 million from a Mob client…
Frost/NixonFrost/Nixon (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell
Terrific adaptation of the Peter Morgan stageplay providing a dramatic retelling of the story behind the famous interviews between ex–President…
Wonder WomanWonder Woman (2009)
Dir. Lauren Montgomery
Feat. Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina
Excellent animated feature telling the origin story of Wonder Woman (voiced by Russell) and her quest to protect the world from Ares (Molina). The…
Year OneYear One (2009)
Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt
Jack Black and Michael Cera marginally miss the mark as a couple of cavemen who become unlikely participants in some of history's most pivotal…
20122012 (2009)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandiwe Newton
Oh the humanity! Doomsday specialist Roland Emmerich renders the disaster movie redundant with this senseless, all–or–nothing…
Letters to JulietLetters to Juliet (2010)
Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal
Picturesque romance set in Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, where a young American tourist discovers a love letter that will change her life.
Please GivePlease Give (2010) Recommended
Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet
Writer–director Nicole Holofcener secures her informal reputation as a "female Woody Allen" with this bittersweet New York story that again…
Love and Other DrugsLove and Other Drugs (2010)
Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer
Winning romance with a charismatic pharmaceutical salesman falling for a free–spirited woman with a tragic secret.
Big C, The (TV Series)Big C, The (TV Series) (2010)
Feat. Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, John Benjamin Hickey
Another gutsy Showtime drama centred on a woman in mid–life peril (a la WEEDS, NURSE JACKIE), starring Laura Linney as a high school teacher…
X-Men: First ClassX-Men: First Class (2011) Recommended
Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
The X–MEN juggernaut rolls on, benefiting from a spring clean of the principal cast, in this hugely entertaining origin movie set against the…
Oranges, TheOranges, The (2011)
Dir. Julian Farino
Feat. Leighton Meester, Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener
Two upper–middle class New Jersey families are split apart when the father of one (Laurie) falls in love with the daughter of the other…
Ginger & RosaGinger & Rosa (Ginger and Rosa) (2012)
Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Christina Hendricks
Two London teenagers explore rebellion, activism, and the limits of their friendship in this evocative coming–of–age drama from dir.…
ChefChef (2014)
Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale
An acclaimed chef whose reputation is ruined by a restaurant critic reclaims his creative instinct and love of life by opening a humble food truck.
Fargo - Season 1 (TV Series)Fargo - Season 1 (TV Series) (2014) Aro Favourite
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks
This splendid reworking of the Coen Brothers' cult midwestern noir expands on the film's frosty Minnesota murder mystery with more eccentric…
A Merry Christmas MiracleA Merry Christmas Miracle (A Merry Friggin' Christmas) (2014)
Dir. Tristram Shapeero
Feat. Joel McHale, Robin Williams, Lauren Graham
Robin Williams (in one of his last roles) and Joel McHale bounce off each other as a father and son who forget their squabbling family's presents and…
Kill the MessengerKill the Messenger (2014)
Dir. Michael Cuesta
Feat. Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine…

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