A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.

Rollerball

1975

English

6.5

♡ 27

56%

Norman Jewison Director

John Houseman as Bartholomew

Byron Morrow as Game Ball Launch Official

Burnell Tucker as Jonathan's Captain of Guard

John Beck as Moonpie

In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

Seven Days in May

1964

English

7.8

♡ 19

92%

89%

Action

based on novel or book

John Frankenheimer Director

William Challee as Gen. Riley

Michael Masters as Minor Role

Fredric March as President Jordan Lyman

John Houseman as Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

My Bodyguard

1980

English

7.1

♡ 21

79%

Tony Bill Director

John Houseman as Dobbs

Matt Dillon as Moody

Bruce Jarchow as Roberto

Joan Cusack as Shelley

Clifford Peache, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.

Old Boyfriends

1979

English

5.8

♡ 4

53%

Joan Tewkesbury Director

William Bassett as David Brinks

John Houseman as Doctor Hoffman

Richard Jordan as Jeff Turrin

Keith Carradine as Wayne Van Til

When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.

The Paper Chase

1973

English

7.2

♡ 13

78%

72%

Action

based on novel or book

James Bridges Director

Graham Beckel as Ford

Timothy Bottoms as Hart

James Naughton as Kevin

John Houseman as Kingsfield

A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.

The New Deal for Artists

7.4

Wieland Schulz-Keil Director

John Houseman as Self

John Randolph as Self

Howard Da Silva as Self

Norman Lloyd as Self

The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people, painters, sculptors, and photographers.

Ghost Story

1981

English

6.3

♡ 16

28%

46%

Action

based on novel or book

John Irvin Director

Alice Krige as Alma / Eva

Guy Boyd as Omar Norris

John Houseman as Sears James

Ken Olin as Young Sears James

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

Scrooged

1988

English

6.9

♡ 62

71%

Richard Donner Director

Karen Allen as Claire Phillips

Robert Goulet as Himself

John Houseman as Himself

Roy Brocksmith as Mike the Mailman

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

Three Days of the Condor

1975

English

7.4

♡ 49

87%

83%

Action

central intelligence agency (cia)

Sydney Pollack Director

Faye Dunaway as Kathy

Patrick Gorman as Martin

John Houseman as Mr. Wabash

Robert Redford as Turner

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.

Wholly Moses!

1980

English

4.8

♡ 5

13%

Gary Weis Director

John Houseman as Archangel

Dudley Moore as Harvey / Herschel

Jack Gilford as Tailor

Maryedith Burrell as Villager

Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from slavery, but Moses keeps getting all the credit.

The Fog

1980

English

6.8

♡ 79

76%

John Carpenter Director

Charles Cyphers as Dan O'Bannon

Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Solley

John Houseman as Mr. Machen

Adrienne Barbeau as Stevie Wayne

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Another Woman

1988

English

7.2

♡ 11

59%

Woody Allen Director

Kenneth Welsh as Donald

Josh Hamilton as Laura's Boyfriend

John Houseman as Marion's Father

Stephen Mailer as Young Paul

Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acoustic anomaly she can hear all that is said in the next apartment in which a psychiatrist holds his office. When she hears a young woman tell that she finds it harder and harder to bear her life, Marion starts to reflect on her own life. After a series of events she comes to understand how her unemotional attitude towards the people around her affected them and herself.

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

English

7.6

♡ 99

88%

David Zucker Director

John Houseman as Driving Instructor

Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin

Nancy Marchand as Mayor

'Weird Al' Yankovic as 'Weird Al'

When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

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Rollerball

Seven Days in May

My Bodyguard

Old Boyfriends

The Paper Chase

The New Deal for Artists

Ghost Story

Scrooged

Three Days of the Condor

Wholly Moses!

The Fog

Another Woman

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!