John Lithgow

All Movies of John Lithgow

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  5.3
  Spellbound
  Spellbound tells the story of Elian, a teenager who comes of age using her magical powers to defend her family when the opposing forces of light and darkness threaten to divide her kingdom.
   2024

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  6.0
  The Rule of Jenny Pen
  Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
   2024

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  8.3
  Conclave
  It follows Cardinal Lomeli as he oversees the group of Cardinals responsible for selecting a new Church leader while trying to uncover a secret from the late Pontiff.
   2024

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  6.8
  Cabrini
  A poor audacious woman became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th Century - Through her willpower, courage and business skill, overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry in 19th century New York.
   2024

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  7.2
  The Old Man (TV Miniseries)
  A former CIA officer, living off the grid finds himself on the run from people who want to kill him.
  Character:  Harold Harper 7 episodes, 2022

   2022

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  6.0
  Sharper
  A con artist takes on Manhattan's billionaires.
   2022

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  8.6
  Killers of the Flower Moon
  Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s sparking a major F.B.I. investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover.
  Character: Prosecutor Peter Leaward

   2022

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  History of the Sitcom (TV Series)
  Examines how sitcoms have evolved to reflect the changing face of American families.
   2021

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  7.3
  Perry Mason (TV Series)
  Set in booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out Perry Mason take on the case of a lifetime.
  Character:  Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan 8 episodes, 2020

   2020

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  6.6
  Late Night
  Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson), a late-night talk show host with 28 years of experience, has won an impressive total of 43 Emmy awards. However, when it's pointed out that she has an all-male writing staff, she asks her boss to...
   2019

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  7.6
  On Broadway
  An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce.
  Character: Self

   2019

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  6.6
  Bombshell
  Based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it: Roger A
  Character: Roger Ailes

   2019

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  5.7
  The Tomorrow Man
  Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while tryi...
  Character: Ed

   2019

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  5.9
  Pet Sematary
  Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie 'Pet Sematary' located near their home. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by...
  Character: Jud

   2019

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  Trial & Error (TV Series)
  TV Series (2017–2018). A spoof of crime documentaries about the arrest and trial of a beloved poetry professor from a small town in South Carolina, who is accused of brutally murdering his wife, and the young Northeastern lawyer...
   2017

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  6.3
  Beatriz at Dinner
  A holistic medicine practitioner attends a wealthy client's dinner party after her car breaks down.
  Character: Doug

   2017

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  5.0
  Pitch Perfect 3
  After the highs of winning the World Championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO to...
  Character: Fergus

   2017

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  4.0
  Daddy's Home 2
  Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) have joined forces to provide their kids with the perfect Christmas. Their newfound partnership is put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho Dad (Mel Gibson) and Brad's ultra-affe...
  Character: Don

   2017

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  8.4
  The Crown (TV Series)
  “The Crown” tells the story of two of the most famous addresses in the world — Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street — and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the events that shaped the second half of the 2...
  Character:  Winston Churchill 11 episodes, 2016-2019

   2016

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  6.9
  Miss Sloane
  Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is a ruthless and successful political lobbyist notorious for her unparalleled talent and her desire to win at all costs. As she exposes D.C. lobbyists on both sides of the gun control debate, a...
  Character: Senator Ronald Sperling

   2016

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  6.1
  The Accountant
  Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizat...
   2016

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  6.7
  Love Is Strange
  After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But when news of their marriage reaches the Catholic school where George works, he is fired from his longtime job, and...
   2014

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  Great Performers: 9 Kisses (S)
  This year’s best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.
   2014

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  7.2
  The Homesman
  Mary Bee Cuddy, 31, lives a solitary existence in a God-fearing mid-western town. She is designated by members of her church to take back East three women who have lost their minds. On the way from Nebraska to Iowa, where those wo...
  Character: Reverend Alfred Dowd

   2014

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  8.0
  Interstellar
  In the near future Earth has been devastated by drought and famine, causing a scarcity in food and extreme changes in climate. When humanity is facing extinction, a mysterious rip in the space-time continuum is discovered, giving ...
  Character: Donald

   2014

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  6.4
  Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (TV Series)
  Alice in Wonderland-themed spinoff of Once Upon A Time.
  Character:  The White Rabbit 13 episodes, 2013-2014

   2013

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  6.1
  This Is Forty
  A look at the lives of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) a few years after the events of Knocked Up. Pete shares a house with three females: his wife Debbie and their two daughters, eight-year-old Charlotte (Iris Apatow) a...
  Character: Oliver

   2012

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  5.6
  The Campaign
  Two rival North Carolina politicians with presidential aspirations tangle with one another. Long-term Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) makes a huge public gaffe and, for the first time in his career, is forced to fight an elec...
  Character: Glenn Motch

   2012

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  7.4
  Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. Desperate to help his Alzheimer stricken ...
  Character: Charles Rodman

   2011

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  4.5
  Leap Year
  A woman (Adams) who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her plan...
  Character: Jack

   2010

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  5.1
  Confessions of a Shopaholic
  In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping—a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in ...
  Character: Edgar West

   2009

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  8.7
  Dexter (TV Series)
  TV Series (2006-2013). Based on Jeff Lindsay's novels "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" and "Dearly Devoted Dexter" this crime thriller follows Dexter Morgan. Dexter is a forensic blood spatter expert for the Miami Dade...
  Character:  Arthur Mitchell 12 episodes, 2009

   2006

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  7.2
  Dreamgirls
  Set in the turbulent early 1960s to mid-70s, Dreamgirls follows the rise of a trio of women - Effie, Deena and Lorrell - who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by...
   2006

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  8.5
  How I Met Your Mother (TV Series)
  TV Series (2005-2014). HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER is a comedy about Ted (Josh Radnor) and how he fell in love. It all starts when Ted's best friend, Marshall (Jason Segal), drops the bombshell that he's going to propose to his long-tim...
  Character:  Jerry 4 episodes, 2011-2014

   2005

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  6.6
  The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
  "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" traces the British comic's turbulent rise from popular BBC radio performer to one of the world's most gifted comedic actors. Propelled by an overly possessive mother, Sellers struggl...
   2004

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  7.6
  Kinsey
  Academy Award-winner Bill Condon (GODS AND MONSTERS, CHICAGO) explores the life of the pioneer of human sexuality research, Alfred Kinsey (Liam Neeson). Spanning six decades from his childhood in the early 1900s to his death in 19...
   2004

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  7.0
  Freedom: A History of Us (TV)
  A 16 episode mini-series of the History of America.
  Character:  Benjamin Rush / ... 4 episodes, 2003

   2003

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  5.6
  Orange County
  A guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over-achieving high schooler.
  Character: Bud Brumder

   2002

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  8.5
  Shrek
  When a green ogre called Shrek discovers his swamp has been 'swamped' with all sorts of fairytale creatures by the scheming Lord Farquaad, Shrek sets out, with a very loud donkey by his side, to 'persuade' Farquaad to give his swa...
   2001

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  Don Quixote (TV)
  John Lithgow stars as Don Quixote in the timeless story of an idealistic man who, along with an acquisitive squire, embarks on an adventurous journey in pursuit of his dreams. Alonso Quixana (Lithgow) has spent his life reading ch...
   2000

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  4.0
  Johnny Skidmarks
  Johnny Scardino is working for blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels. One such assignment turns the wrong way and blackmailers die one by one. Is Johnny the next on the list?
   1998

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  5.4
  Homegrown
  Life is good for Jack, Carter and Harlan, three inept ner’do’wells who help run master dope grower Malcoms flourishing marijuana plantation somewhere in Northern California. Malcom is murdered and the three decide to take on t...
  Character: Malcolm / Robert Stockman

   1998

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  6.6
  A Civil Action
  Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families. When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he finds it to be a major environmental issue that has a lot of impact potential. A leather production...
  Character: Judge Walter J. Skinner

   1998

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  5.0
  Hollow Point
  FBI agent Diane Norwood is ready to do almost everything, even to spoil her own wedding, in order to bring down Livingstone, big money launderer. In course of her action she meets great obstacle in shape of Max Parish, agent from ...
   1996

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  8.3
  The West
  This documentary covers the history of the American West from the Native American tribes to their encounter with Europeans and how the Europeans conquered them and settled the land. In telling this story, the film takes into the a...
  Character:  Self / ... 6 episodes, 1996

   1996

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  6.5
  3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series)
  TV Series (1996-2001). 6 Seasons. 139 Episodios. Family Sitcom. Fantasy. An alien expedition is boldly going where no aliens have gone before: Earth! Taking on human identities, these visitors are in for culture shock of astronomi...
  Character:  Dr. Dick Solomon 139 episodes, 1996-2001

   1996

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  6.9
  The Tuskegee Airmen
  During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which th...
  Character: Senator Conyers

   1995

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  5.0
  World War II: When Lions Roared (TV)
  This TV Movie is about the Tehran Conference between FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. It shows the interaction between the three leaders at the close of the Second World War.
   1994

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  4.5
  A Good Man in Africa
  Based on a novel by William Boyd (who also wrote the film's screenplay), this darkly witty drama explores the political, social, and sexual gamesmanship of a group of British and African politicians. Morgan Leafy (Colin Friels) is...
  Character: Fanshawe

   1994

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  Princess Caraboo
   1994

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  6.2
  Silent Fall
   1994

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  4.0
  Love, Cheat & Steal
   1993

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  6.0
  The Pelican Brief
  Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered and a lone law student turns her suspicions about the deaths into a specualtive brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government. She and a determined investigative r...
  Character: Smith Keen

   1993

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  6.3
  Cliffhanger
  After a ranger (Sylvester Stallone) fails to rescue his partner's girlfriend from a tragic death in the Rocky Mountains, he leaves the rescue team to wrestle with his guilt. When he returns to reconcile his relationship with his o...
   1993

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  6.0
  The Wrong Man
   1992

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  6.8
  At Play in the Fields of the Lord
  Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They...
  Character: Leslie Huben

   1991

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  5.5
  Ricochet
  In this action thriller, Denzel Washington plays Nick Styles, the assistant district attorney of L.A. The film opens in his early days as a cop on the L.A.P.D. During a carnival, master criminal Earl Talbot Blake creates a scene a...
  Character: Earl Talbot Blake

   1991

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  6.5
  Memphis Belle
  Character: Lt.Col. Bruce Derringer

   1990

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  5.0
  Out Cold
  Sunny is married to the butcher Ernie; their marriage is about to end as both of them have affairs. Thus Sunny hires Lester Atlas as private investigator in order to collect proofs for the divorce. One evening drunken Ernie and hi...
   1989

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  5.9
  Distant Thunder
  A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will ...
  Character: Mark Lambert

   1988

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  5.6
  Harry and the Hendersons
  John Lithgow takes adventure to new heights in this big-laughs, big-hearted, big-footed comedy for the whole family! A chance car accident introduces the Hendersons to the real-life Bigfoot, who is anything but a ferocious monster...
  Character: George Henderson

   1987

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  Resting Place (TV)
  Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman plays the father of a black soldier killed in Vietnam in RESTING PLACE. When the soldier's parents seek to have him buried in an all-white cemetery, an army major (John Lithgow) investigates the ...
  Character: Maj. Kendall Laird

   1986

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  Mesmerized
  Character: Oliver Thompson

   1986

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  Santa Claus: The Movie
  The first half of this film, set hundreds of years ago, shows how the old man who eventually became Santa Claus was given immortality and chosen to deliver toys to all the children of the world. The second half moves into the mode...
   1985

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  6.8
  Footloose
  This classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren (Kevin Bacon) and his family move from big-city Chicago to a sma...
   1984

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  6.6
  2010
  In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a joint American- Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions. Among the mysteries the expeditio...
   1984

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  7.1
  The Day After (TV)
  It is the mid-1980s. An aggressive Soviet leadership orders troops marched to the border of West Berlin, and then decides to invade West Germany with multiple armored tank & troop divisions. In Lawrence, Kansas - on the border...
  Character: Joe Huxley

   1983

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  6.7
  Twilight Zone: The Movie
  Four horror/sci-fi segments directed by four famous directors which are their own versions of classic stories from Rod Serling's landmark television series
   1983

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  8.0
  Terms of Endearment
  Larry McMurtry's novel becomes a somewhat lumpy film as directed by James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets). Nevertheless, it is entirely winning, with Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger playing a combative mother and daughter who see...
  Character: Sam Burns

   1983

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  6.7
  The World According to Garp
  Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself ...
  Character: Roberta Muldoon

   1982

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  7.8
  Blow Out
  A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
  Character: Burke

   1981

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  The Oldest Living Graduate (TV)
  Character: Clarence Sickenger

   1980

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  7.5
  All That Jazz
  Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical film celebrates show business stripped of glitz or giddy illusions. Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theatre....
   1979

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  7.1
  Obsession
  Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujoid) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In ...
  Character: Robert Lasalle

   1976