Cast: Paul Dooley
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Paul Dooley. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 74
The Great Buster
2018 · Documentary · 102 min. · United States
Direction Peter Bogdanovich
Cast Buster Keaton · Mel Brooks · Dick Cavett · James Curtis
Synopsis "The Great Buster" celebrates the life and career of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and influential filmmakers, Buster Keaton. Stunning restorations of archival works bring Keaton’s magic to life on the big screen, while interviews with his friends, family, collaborators,...
6.9
453 votes
6.9
453 votes
Breaking Away
1979 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Peter Yates
Cast Dennis Christopher · Dennis Quaid · Daniel Stern · Jackie Earle Haley
Synopsis BREAKING AWAY is a winning coming-of-age story with unusually well drawn characters, smart social commentary, and a terrific ensemble of fresh-faced actors soon to be famous. The rivalry between townies and college kids sets the scene for the story of...
6.9
1K votes
6.9
1K votes
A Wedding
1978 · Movie · 125 min. · United States
Direction Robert Altman
Cast Carol Burnett · Paul Dooley · Amy Stryker · Mia Farrow
Synopsis Altman returns to the narrative strategy of Nashville, using a massive cast and a complex web of subplots to probe the flaws and fissures in modern America as made evident at a big society wedding marrying old money with new,...
6.8
327 votes
6.8
327 votes
Waiting for Guffman
1996 · Movie · 84 min. · United States
Direction Christopher Guest
Cast Christopher Guest · Deborah Theaker · Michael Hitchcock · Scott Williamson
Synopsis One of the funniest films in many a moon was hiding at art house theaters in 1998. Former Saturday Night Live comedian and Spinal Tap member Christopher Guest creates the ultimate parody of small-town dramatics, Waiting for Guffman. Corky St....
6.7
401 votes
6.7
401 votes
The Out of Towners (The Out-of-Towners)
1970 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Arthur Hiller
Cast Jack Lemmon · Sandy Dennis · Anne Meara · Ann Prentiss
Synopsis Written for the screen by Neil Simon, The Out-Of-Towners is witty, uproarious movie that keeps moving at Simon´s unusal frenetic pace. Incredible mishaps occur when a middle-aged Ohio couple fly to New York City for the husband´s job interview. Jack...
6.5
969 votes
6.5
969 votes
Insomnia
2002 · Movie · 118 min. · United States
Direction Christopher Nolan
Cast Al Pacino · Robin Williams · Hilary Swank · Maura Tierney
Synopsis Insomnia (2002) follows veteran detective Will Dormer, who travels to a small Alaskan town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. As he delves into the case, Dormer struggles with the town's perpetual daylight, which exacerbates his growing insomnia....
6.5
33K votes
6.5
33K votes
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series)
1982 · Series · 50 min. · United States
Direction Peter Medak · Gilbert Cates · Graeme Clifford · Robert Iscove
Cast Shelley Duvall · John Achorn · Patrick DeSantis · David McCharen
Synopsis TV Series (1982-1987). 6 seasons. 27 chapters. At a time when most other shows for children were either low-budget productions or product-inspired cartoons that were little more than half-hour commercials, this program set out to produce high-quality classic entertainment that...
6.4
119 votes
6.4
119 votes
Tales from the Crypt: Forever Ambergris (TV)
1993 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Gary Fleder
Cast Roger Daltrey · Steve Buscemi · Paul Dooley · Marshall Bell
Synopsis A jaded, has-been photographer plots the demise of his younger, talented protégé when they go on assignment in Central America.
6.3
30 votes
6.3
30 votes
Mad About You (TV Series)
1992 · Series · 20 min. · United States
Direction Paul Reiser · Danny Jacobson · David Steinberg · Thomas Schlamme
Cast Paul Reiser · Helen Hunt · Anne Ramsay · Carol Burnett
Synopsis Mad About You (TV Series) (1992) follows the humorous and heartfelt lives of newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman as they navigate the ups and downs of marriage in New York City. Paul, a documentary filmmaker, and Jamie, a public relations...
6.3
9K votes
6.3
9K votes
The Golden Girls (TV Series)
1985 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Susan Harris · Terry Hughes · Lex Passaris · Matthew Diamond
Cast Bea Arthur · Betty White · Rue McClanahan · Estelle Getty
Synopsis TV Series (1985-1992). 7 Seasons. 180 Episodes. Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.
6.2
14K votes
6.2
14K votes
Dream On (TV Series)
1990 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction David Crane · Marta Kauffman · Betty Thomas · Ron Wolotzky
Cast Brian Benben · Chris Demetral · Denny Dillon · Wendie Malick
Synopsis Cult adult comedy about dreamer Martin Tupper, whose life is full of colourful characters. Divorced and living with his growing teenage son, still friends with his ex-wife, and constantly looking for dates, but without a clue how to relate to...
6.2
482 votes
6.2
482 votes
Hansel and Gretel (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1983 · Movie · 52 min. · United States
Direction James Frawley
Cast Rick Schroder · Bridgette Andersen · Paul Dooley · Joan Collins
Synopsis If taking candy from strangers is a bad idea, then eating candy houses is a definite no-no! In this re-telling of the tale by the Brothers Grimm, Hansel (NYPD Blue's Rick Schroder) and his sister Gretel are abandoned in the...
6.0
232 votes
6.0
232 votes
16 Candles
1984 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction John Hughes
Cast Molly Ringwald · Justin Henry · Michael Schoeffling · Haviland Morris
Synopsis A teen movie about the obstacles and embarrassments a teen girl faces on her birthday.
6.0
4K votes
6.0
4K votes
Clockwatchers
1998 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Jill Sprecher
Cast Toni Collette · Parker Posey · Lisa Kudrow · Alanna Ubach
Synopsis Iris (Toni Collette) is a lonely insecure temp beginning another short-term job for a credit company. She soon meets Margaret (Parker Posey), another temp who shows her the ropes and introduces her to fellow temps Paula (Lisa Kudrow) and Jane...
5.9
149 votes
5.9
149 votes
Other People
2016 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Chris Kelly
Cast Jesse Plemons · Molly Shannon · Bradley Whitford · Maude Apatow
Synopsis A struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.
5.9
907 votes
5.9
907 votes
Guinevere
1999 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Audrey Wells
Cast Sarah Polley · Stephen Rea · Jean Smart · Gina Gershon
Synopsis Connie, an aging Bohemian photographer, meets mousy Harper, headed for Harvard Law from a high-powered San Francisco family, and immediately sees her beauty. He also guesses she has talent and invites her to be his pupil and share his bed....
5.9
135 votes
5.9
135 votes
The Kids Are Alright (TV Series)
2018 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Tim Doyle · Randall Einhorn · Matt Sohn · Jay Karas
Cast Mary McCormack · Michael Cudlitz · Christopher Paul Richards · Sawyer Barth
Synopsis TV Series (2018-2019). 1 Season. 23 Episodes. A pair of working class parents in an Irish-Catholic family try to raise their eight kids during the 1970s.
5.9
23 votes
5.9
23 votes
Health
1980 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Robert Altman
Cast Carol Burnett · Lauren Bacall · Glenda Jackson · James Garner
Synopsis A parody and satire of the U.S. political scene of the time, HealtH is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president.
5.8
56 votes
5.8
56 votes
Rumpelstiltskin (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1982 · Movie · 40 min. · United States
Direction Emile Ardolino
Cast Ned Beatty · Shelley Duvall · Bud Cort · Paul Dooley
Synopsis The King (Roseanne's Ned Beatty) gives the Miller's Daughter a choice:she can either spin straw into gold and become his Queen, or she can die. She picks the first one, even though she has no idea how she's going to...
5.7
179 votes
5.7
179 votes
Telling Lies in America
1997 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Guy Ferland
Cast Kevin Bacon · Brad Renfro · Maximilian Schell · Calista Flockhart
Synopsis An immigrant teenager named Karchy (Brad Renfro) circumnavigates the social strictures of 1950s Cleveland by scamming his way into the good graces of local hotshot D.J. Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon), an unctuous sort whose friendship with the boy brings out...
5.7
295 votes
5.7
295 votes