Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.

Breaking Away

1979

English

7.7

♡ 18

95%

Peter Yates Director

Daniel Stern as Cyril

Paul Dooley as Dad

Dennis Quaid as Mike

John Ashton as Mike's Brother

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.

Sunshine Cleaning

2008

English

6.8

♡ 23

74%

Christine Jeffs Director

Steve Zahn as Mac

Emily Blunt as Norah

Amy Adams as Rose

Paul Dooley as Sherm

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.

Out There

1995

English

5.3

♡ 5

62%

Sam Irvin Director

June Lockhart as Donna

Paul Dooley as Emmett Davis

Richard Speight Jr. as Store Clerk

Jennifer Connelly as Woman in grocery line

A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer is fired from his job for not being sensationalistic enough. After he purchases an old camera at a yard sale, he discovers some undeveloped film in it, including photos of an apparent alien abduction. When he goes public with the photos, he garners the attention of his former boss, the government and a woman who thinks her father was the abductee.

Selfie Dad

2020

English

4.5

♡ 8

85%

Brad J. Silverman Director

Paul Dooley as Barber

Shelby Simmons as Hannah Marcus

Johnny Pacar as Mickey

Peter A. Hulne as Will

Spiraling into a mid-life crisis and feeling disconnected from his family, Ben Marcus, a reality-TV editor, thinks he can only be happy by fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional comedian. Ben posts his stand-up routines to YouTube, and the videos fall flat. Then his tweener son posts Ben miserably failing on a home improvement project, and much to his teenage daughter’s dismay, it goes viral, launching Ben's social-media career as Selfie Dad. Although he quickly becomes an award-winning phenom, no amount of success brings Ben satisfaction. Through his friendship with a young coworker, Mickey, Ben finds the secret to a happy family . . . with his Bible in one hand, and his phone in the other.

A Mighty Wind

2003

English

7.2

♡ 14

87%

Christopher Guest Director

Paul Dooley as George Menschell

Jim Piddock as Leonard Crabbe

Eugene Levy as Mitch Cohen

Rachael Harris as Steinbloom's Assistant

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

1991

English

5.8

♡ 2

Action

Drama

movie star

Paul Wendkos Director

Paul Dooley as Hal Roach

Robert Davi as Lucky Luciano

John O'Hurley as Pat DiCicco

Maryedith Burrell as Patsy Kelly

When '30s film star Thelma Todd dies mysteriously, her relationship with New York mobster Lucky Luciano is investigated.

A Dangerous Woman

1993

English

5.7

♡ 13

43%

intellectual impairment

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Laurie Metcalf as Anita

Jack Riley as Bandleader

Jake Gyllenhaal as Edward

Paul Dooley as Tupperware Salesman

Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of Martha's unusual traits is that she doesn't lie, a quality that leads to her getting fired from a dry-cleaning shop thanks to the actions of the shifty Getso. Conflict seems to follow Martha, since she also becomes romantically involved with local fix-it man, Mackey, who is sleeping with Frances as well.

Last Rites

1988

English

5.1

♡ 5

7%

Donald P. Bellisario Director

Dane Clark as Don Carlo

Paul Dooley as Father Freddie

Al Rodrigo as Luis De Vega

Anne Twomey as Zena

After witnessing her lover being murdered by his jealous wife, Angela seeks refuge in a church where she encounters a young priest named Michael, who gives her sanctuary. But the killing was not a simple act of passion, as the victim had ties to organized crime, and, surprisingly, so does Michael, whose father is a powerful don. When the priest finds himself falling in love with Angela, his religious vows and family ties are both severely tested.

The Great Buster

2018

English

7.5

♡ 17

Peter Bogdanovich Director

Quentin Tarantino as Self

Frank Capra as Self

Johnny Knoxville as Self

Paul Dooley as Self

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.

Up the Sandbox

1972

English

5.7

♡ 6

67%

Irvin Kershner Director

John Dennis as Officer

David Selby as Paul Reynolds

Paul Dooley as Statue of Liberty Guard

Cynthia Harris as Stella

Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.

Madison

2001

English

6.3

♡ 9

William Bindley Director

Bruce Dern as Harry Volpi

Jim Caviezel as Jim McCormick

Paul Dooley as Mayor Don Vaughn

Brie Larson as Racing Girl #2

In 1971, air-conditioner repairman and boat enthusiast Jim McCormick entertains his desire to 'go down' as a legend in the record books when the Gold Cup hydroplane boat race improbably comes to his small town of Madison, Indiana. Immediately, Jim seizes his opportunity to enter the contest. With a motley crew of fellow mechanics and friends at his side, Jim fixes up his old boat and brings hope to the blighted industrial city. Written by Sujit R. Varma

The Underneath

1995

English

6.1

♡ 9

63%

Steven Soderbergh Director

Joe Don Baker as Clay Hinkle

Paul Dooley as Ed Dutton

Elisabeth Shue as Susan Crenshaw

William Fichtner as Tommy Dundee

A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.

Clockwatchers

1997

English

6.6

♡ 9

87%

Jill Sprecher Director

Paul Dooley as Bud Chapman

Irene Olga López as Coffee Lady

Toni Collette as Iris

Patti Yasutake as Theater Woman

Four female temps working for a credit company find their friendship threatened by the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.

Death Wish

1974

English

6.9

♡ 32

66%

Michael Winner Director

Paul Dooley as Cop at Hospital

Len Lesser as Cop at the Precinct

Jeff Goldblum as Freak #1

Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

The Out of Towners

1970

English

7.1

♡ 4

Arthur Hiller Director

Ray Ballard as Attendant

Richard Libertini as Baggage Man - Boston

Paul Dooley as Hotel Clerk - Day

Robert Walden as Looter

A trip to New York for a job interview turns into a trip to hell for a small town couple.

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003

English

6.6

♡ 1

Action

actors playing multiple characters

Tracey Ullman Director

Simon Helberg as Adam

Maury Chaykin as Dan Weisman

Paul Dooley as Dean Duaney

Glenn Shadix as Garland Madden

Comedy special spotlighting Tracey Ullman’s larger than life character Ruby Romaine from HBO's Tracey Takes On (1996–1999). After an illustrious career, veteran Hollywood makeup artist Ruby has decided to call it quits. Or has she? In her makeup trailer, Ruby tells a series of hilarious tales and explains why she reconsidered her retirement. With Debbie Reynolds, Jane Kaczmarek.

Strange Brew

1983

English

6.6

♡ 15

75%

Rick Moranis Director

Roger Dunn as Beer Store Clerk

Paul Dooley as Claude Elsinore

J. Winston Carroll as Fire Chief

Lynne Griffin as Pam Elsinore

Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.

Flashback

1990

English

6.2

♡ 10

40%

Franco Amurri Director

Liz Jury as Barmaid

Kiefer Sutherland as John Buckner

Kathleen York as Sparkle

Paul Dooley as Stark

A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar opposites, it turns out that Buckner may have more in common with Walker than is initially apparent, a point that is driven home when the pair faces off against a sinister small-town sheriff.

O.C. and Stiggs

1985

English

5.3

♡ 1

Robert Altman Director

Tina Louise as Florence Beaugereaux

Ray Walston as Gramps

Paul Dooley as Randall Schwab

Jon Cryer as Randall Schwab Jr.

O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek revenge against the upper-middle-class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: excess.

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The Great Buster

Up the Sandbox

Madison

The Underneath

Clockwatchers

Death Wish

The Out of Towners

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Strange Brew

Flashback

O.C. and Stiggs