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1. Finding Nemo (2003)
directed by Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
featuring Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad GarrettAndrew Stanton, who helped write Toy Story and Monsters, Inc., co-wrote and directed this computer-animated comedy-adventure about finding a very ... More
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2. Drive (2011)
directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
featuring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron PerlmanA lone-wolf Hollywood stunt driver (Ryan Gosling) moonlights as a freelance getaway wheelman, and he finds his solitary existence taking on new ... More
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3. The Scout (1994)
directed by Michael Ritchie
featuring Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Lane Smith, Anne TwomeyAfter several weeks filming The Scout in the late 1970s, star Peter Falk and director Howard Zieff abandoned the project. Two decades later, writer ... More
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4. The Muse (1999)
directed by Albert Brooks
featuring Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Mark FeuersteinActor/writer/director Albert Brooks turns his satiric gaze on the film industry in this comedy about a screenwriter who has hit a rough patch. Steven ... More
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5. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
directed by George Miller, Joe Dante, John Landis, Steven Spielberg
featuring Dan Aykroyd, Jeff Bannister, Patricia Barry, Peter Brocco, Albert BrooksBased on the popular television series created by Rod Serling, this film of horror and the supernatural tells four separate stories--each by a ... More
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6. Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
directed by Albert Brooks
featuring Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth, Jon Tenney, John Carroll LynchComic and filmmaker Albert Brooks serves his country while struggling to get some laughs in this offbeat satiric comedy. Brooks plays himself, a ... More
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7. Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
directed by Howard Zieff
featuring Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinski, Armand Assante, Albert Brooks, Cassie YatesThis remake of the 1948 Preston Sturges classic stars Dudley Moore as the symphony conductor who imagines ways to get back at the wife he believes is ... More
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8. Defending Your Life (1991)
directed by Albert Brooks
featuring Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Buck HenryAlbert Brooks wrote, directed, and stars in this philosophical comedy about a man having a hard time making a case for himself in the afterlife. When ... More
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9. Taxi Driver (1976)
directed by Martin Scorsese
featuring Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster"All the animals come out at night" -- and one of them is a cabby about to snap. In Martin Scorsese's classic 1970s drama, insomniac ex-Marine Travis ... More
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10. Mother (1996)
directed by Albert Brooks
featuring Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow, Lisa Kudrow, John C. McGinleyA man tries to figure out why his best friend isn't his mother in this comedy written and directed by Albert Brooks. John Henderson (Brooks) is a ... More
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11. Broadcast News (1987)
directed by James L. Brooks
featuring William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, Jack NicholsonList of all editionsWriter/director/producer James L. Brooks scores on all counts with this clear-eyed look at the television news business and the dysfunctional types ... More
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12. The In-Laws (2003)
directed by Andrew Fleming
featuring Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Robin Tunney, Ryan Reynolds, Candice BergenList of all editionsLots of people have misgiving about their in-laws, but in this offbeat comedy, a man discovers that his new son-in-law's father is significantly ... More
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13. I'll Do Anything (1994)
directed by James L. Brooks
featuring Nick Nolte, Whittni Wright, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Joely Richardson, Tracey UllmanList of all editionsJames L. Brooks' showbiz comedy I'll Do Anything is "The Musical That Almost Was" (after test screenings Brooks removed all the musical numbers in ... More
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14. Lost in America (1985)
directed by Albert Brooks
featuring Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Garry Marshall, Art Frankel, Michael Greene, Maggie RoswellList of all editionsBored with their cushy suburban existence, yuppie David (Albert Brooks) talks his wife Linda (Julie Hagerty) into selling everything they own and ... More
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15. Real Life (1979)
directed by Albert Brooks
featuring Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain, J.A. Preston, Matthew Tobin, Albert BrooksList of all editionsAlbert Brooks made his feature-length debut as a writer and director with this wickedly funny satire, in which Albert Brooks plays "Albert Brooks," ... More
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16. My First Mister (2001)
directed by Christine Lahti
featuring Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, Desmond Harrington, Carol Kane, Mary Kay PlaceList of all editionsA first feature from acclaimed actress Christine Lahti (who won an Academy Award for her short film Lieberman in Love in 1995), My First Mister ... More
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17. Modern Romance (1981)
directed by Albert Brooks
featuring Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby, Jane Hallaren, James L. BrooksList of all editionsOpening well past the point favored by most romantic comedies, director/co-writer/star Albert Brooks' take on the genre begins with a breakup. After ... More







