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1. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Adam GoldbergThe true story of prominent mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. is the subject of this biographical drama from director Ron Howard. Russell Crowe ... More
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2. Cinderella Man (2005)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy ConsidineThe true story of an athlete who achieved his greatest success against the most daunting odds of his life is brought to the screen in this historical ... More
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3. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jürgen ProchnowDan Brown's controversial best-selling novel about a powerful secret that's been kept under wraps for thousands of years comes to the screen in this ... More
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4. Angels & Demons (2009)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco FavinoAngels and Demons re-teams director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks for the sequel to their international blockbuster adaptation of Dan Brown's novel ... More
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5. Willow (1988)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Patricia Hayes, Jean MarshThough Willow was one of director Ron Howard's few box-office disappointments, it definitely deserves a second look. At once an epic celebration and ... More
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6. Splash (1984)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dody Goodman"I'm in love with a mermaid!" read the opening line of Leonard Maltin's original review for Splash. And with the delightful Darryl Hannah in the ... More
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7. Far and Away (1992)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara BabcockIn this epic Ron Howard film, Joseph Donelly (Tom Cruise) is an impoverished 19th-century Irish tenant farmer who has recently lost both his father ... More
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8. Frost/Nixon (2008)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew MacFadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam RockwellHollywood heavyweight Ron Howard adapts playwright Peter Morgan's West End hit for the silver screen with this feature focusing on the 1977 ... More
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9. Cocoon (1985)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen VerdonCocoon is a warm-hearted science-fiction fable that avoids becoming overly corny thanks to the performances of its mostly senior cast. Wilford ... More
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10. Night Shift (1982)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht, Pat CorleyStraight-laced Henry Winkler takes a night-shift job as a morgue attendant. Winkler falls under the spell of wheeler-dealer coworker Michael Keaton, ... More
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11. Backdraft (1991)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason LeighList of all editionsThe sons of a Chicago fireman who gave his life in the performance of his duties, firefighting brothers Kurt Russell and William Baldwin carry their ... More
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12. The Missing (2003)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Eric Schweig, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Aaron EckhartList of all editionsDirector Ron Howard turns to the Western genre in this tale of a father and daughter who are brought together under difficult circumstances. Samuel ... More
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13. Parenthood (1989)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Jason Robards, Jr., Rick MoranisList of all editionsThis feel-good ensemble comedy tracks a quartet of suburban siblings and their families over the course of a single summer. Hardworking Gil Buckman ... More
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14. The Dilemma (2011)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen LatifahList of all editionsA lifelong bachelor struggles over whether to tell his best friend that his wife is cheating on him with another man in this comedy from director Ron ... More
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15. Apollo 13 (1995)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen QuinlanList of all editions"Houston, we have a problem." Those words were immortalized during the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis in 1970, events recreated ... More
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16. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Clint Howard, Taylor Momsen, Anthony HopkinsList of all editionsHe's mean, he's green, and he's doesn't like the Yuletide season one bit -- Jim Carrey stars in this live-action adaptation of the classic children's ... More
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17. The Paper (1994)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy QuaidList of all editionsDirector Ron Howard's drama follows a beleaguered reporter during a hectic 24 hours at a New York City tabloid. Michael Keaton stars as Henry Hackett ... More
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18. Gung Ho (1986)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, Mimi Rogers, John TurturroList of all editionsMichael Keaton stars as a wheeler-dealer who hopes to save a failing Pennsylvania automobile-assembly factory from having to close its doors. Keaton ... More
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19. Grand Theft Auto (1977)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Marion Ross, Peter Isacksen, Barry CahillList of all editionsIn exchange for being allowed to make his directorial debut in Grand Theft Auto, Ron Howard agreed to take no salary as a director, merely as star ... More
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20. EDtv (1999)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Sally Kirkland, Martin LandauList of all editionsThe turning point in the life of Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey) comes thanks to the misfortunes of the NorthWest Broadcasting Company. After two ... More
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21. Ransom (1996)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili TaylorList of all editionsRon Howard directed this thriller which stars Mel Gibson as Tom Mullen, a former fighter pilot who built a ramshackle one-plane airline into a major ... More







