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1. Resting Place (1986)
directed by John Korty
featuring John LithgowSet in 1972, The Resting Place stars John Lithgow as an Army major who accompanies the body of a young black lieutenant killed in action to the dead ... More
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2. NOVA: Trapped in an Elevator (2010)
directed by Joe Seamans
featuring John LithgowNova examines the technology powering elevators, and investigates their overall safety in transporting over 325 million passengers daily. The program ... More
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3. Dr. Seuss: Yertle the Turtle (1991)
Award-winning actor John Lithgow lends his voice to this Dr. Seuss adaptation. Yertle the Turtle is the king of the turtles, and he is determined ... More
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4. Footloose (1984)
directed by Herbert Ross
featuring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris PennIn this lively adolescent-oriented musical, a city kid attempts to adapt to life in an ultra-conservative backwater Midwestern town. Once there, he ... More
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6. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
directed by P.J. Hogan
featuring Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John LithgowA Manhattan shopaholic (Isla Fisher) whose buying sprees have buried her in immense debt lands a columnist gig dishing out financial advice in this ... More
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7. 2010 (1984)
directed by Peter Hyams
featuring Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir DulleaThis belated sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is directed by Peter Hyams. Roy Scheider plays the astronaut/skipper of a U.S. ... More
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8. NOVA: Car of the Future (2007)
directed by Joe Seamans
featuring Ray Magliozzi, Magliozzi Tom, John LithgowAs gasoline prices shoot through the roof and concerns over the effects of automobile exhaust pollution continue to grow, "Car Talk" co-host Tom ... More
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9. Shrek (2001)
directed by Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
featuring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent CasselIn this fully computer-animated fantasy from the creators of Antz, we follow the travails of Shrek (Mike Myers), a green ogre who enjoys a life of ... More
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10. Leap Year (2010)
directed by Anand Tucker
featuring Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, John Lithgow, Noel O'DonovanA woman (Amy Adams) heads to Ireland in order to force her boyfriend (Adam Scott) to accept her wedding proposal by scheduling it on leap day, the ... More
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11. Terms of Endearment (1983)
directed by James L. Brooks
featuring Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, John LithgowList of all editionsTerms of Endearment covers three decades in the lives of widow Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Debra Winger). Fiercely ... More
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12. Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
directed by Jeannot Szwarc
featuring David Huddleston, Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, Judy Cornwell, Christian FitzpatrickList of all editionsAfter introducing how Santa and Mrs. Claus came to the North Pole and began their work delivering toys at Christmas time, this routine children's ... More
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13. Ricochet (1991)
directed by Russell Mulcahy
featuring Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak, Lindsay WagnerList of all editionsRicochet, a suspenseful, exciting police thriller that loses its way at the end, is the story of a good cop whose life is destroyed by an obsessed ... More
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14. Blow Out (1981)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter BoydenList of all editionsBrian De Palma's homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's classic art movie Blow-Up (1966) blends suspense and political paranoia when a Philadelphia ... More
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15. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! (1984)
directed by W.D. Richter
featuring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher LloydList of all editionsDespite mixed reviews and a disastrous initial release that dumped the film into theaters for a week in the midst of the 1984 Summer Olympics, The ... More
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16. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
directed by Stephen Hopkins
featuring Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson, John Lithgow, Miriam MargolyesList of all editionsThe often-troubled life of one of the greatest comic actors in the history of the British cinema provides the basis for this biopic. Peter Sellers ... More
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17. Raising Cain (1992)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg HenryList of all editionsA complicated thriller, directed with great visual style by Brian De Palma, Raising Cain is the story of twin brothers, Carter and Josh (John Lithgow ... More
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18. Out Cold (1989)
directed by Malcolm Mowbray
featuring John Lithgow, Teri Garr, Randy Quaid, Bruce McGill, Lisa BlountList of all editionsDave (John Lithgow), a meek, unassuming man who's the co-owner of a butcher shop, discovers his obnoxious business partner Ernie (Bruce McGill) dead ... More
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19. Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
directed by William Dear
featuring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Kevin Peter HallList of all editionsWhile vacationing in the Pacific Northwest, the Henderson clan's dad, George (John Lithgow); mom, Nancy (Melinda Dillon); daughter, Sarah (Margaret ... More
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20. Love, Cheat & Steal (1994)
directed by William Curran
featuring John Lithgow, Eric Roberts, Mädchen Amick, Donald MoffatA woman's greed wreaks havoc on those in her life in this made-for-cable movie. Madchen Amick stars as Lauren Harrington, the seemingly perfect and ... More
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21. 3rd Rock From the Sun: Season 02 (1996)
List of all editionsSeason two of the fantasy sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun begins where Season One left off, with Dick Solomon (John Lithgow), the leader of a group of ... More
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22. Mesmerized (1986)
directed by Michael Laughlin
featuring Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy, Harry Andrews, Dan ShorList of all editionsThis psychodrama is set in New Zealand during the 1880s and is based on the true story of an orphaned 18-year-old who marries a cruel, much-older man ... More
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23. 3rd Rock From the Sun: Season 01 (1996)
List of all editionsUpon assuming human form, the team of extraterrestrials calling themselves the Solomon family begin developing human emotions and character faults, ... More
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24. The World According to Garp (1982)
directed by George Roy Hill
featuring Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Hume CronynList of all editionsThe 1982 film version of the John Irving novel The World According to Garp attempts to captures the quirky spirit while condensing the Irving ... More
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25. Traveling Man (1989)
directed by Irvin Kershner
featuring John Glover, John Lithgow, Jonathan Silverman, Margaret ColinList of all editionsJohn Lithgow sets aside his patented drooling villainy to play the sympathetic title character in Traveling Man. Beset by business and marital ... More







