Cast: Buster Keaton
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Buster Keaton. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 136
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Direction Billy Wilder
Cast William Holden · Gloria Swanson · Erich von Stroheim · Nancy Olson
Synopsis A bankrupt screenwriter (William Holden) takes refuge in the mansion of a faded star (Gloria Swanson) of the silent era, in order to escape the debt-collectors who are chasing after him. What he begins to realize however, is that Norma's...
8.5
45K votes
8.5
45K votes
The General
1926 · Movie · 74 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Clyde Bruckman
Cast Buster Keaton · Marion Mack · Glen Cavender · Jim Farley
Synopsis Johnny Gray is the engineer for the Western and Atlantic Flyer, and his engine is named "The General." There are two loves in Johnny's life, "The General" and Annabelle Lee. During a visit to Annabelle's home, her brother comes in...
8.3
28K votes
8.3
28K votes
Limelight
1952 · Movie · 145 min. · United States
Direction Charles Chaplin
Cast Charles Chaplin · Claire Bloom · Nigel Bruce · Sydney Chaplin
Synopsis An old clown (Charles Chaplin), after preventing the suicide of a young dancer (Claire Bloom), takes care of her and tries to teach her everything he knows about theater so she can succeed.
8.3
13K votes
8.3
13K votes
Sherlock Jr.
1924 · Movie · 45 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton
Cast Buster Keaton · Kathryn McGuire · Joe Keaton · Ward Crane
Synopsis A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
8.2
6K votes
8.2
6K votes
Seven Chances
1925 · Movie · 56 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton
Cast Buster Keaton · Ruth Dwyer · T. Roy Barnes · Snitz Edwards
Synopsis When Jimmie Shannon's uncle leaves him seven million dollars in his will, it seems as though his fortune is well and truly made... until he reads the small print: in order to quality, he has to be married by 7pm...
8.1
4K votes
8.1
4K votes
The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Rod Serling · John Brahm · Douglas Heyes · Buzz Kulik
Cast Rod Serling · Burgess Meredith · Vaughn Taylor · Jack Klugman
Synopsis TV series (1959-1964). 5 Seasons. 156 Episodes. Rod Serling's seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished.
8.0
4K votes
8.0
4K votes
The Cameraman
1928 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
Direction Edward Sedgwick · Buster Keaton
Cast Buster Keaton · Marceline Day · Harry Gribbon · Harold Goodwin
Synopsis Luke Shannon (Buster Keaton), is a bumbling photographer who, in order to win the favor of a beautiful woman, takes a job as a newsreel cameraman. Hilarity ensues as he stumbles through a parade, a Chinese Tong war, a yacht...
7.9
3K votes
7.9
3K votes
Our Hospitality
1923 · Movie · 74 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · John G. Blystone
Cast Buster Keaton · Joe Roberts · Ralph Bushman · Craig Ward
Synopsis In this silent movie, a man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
7.8
2K votes
7.8
2K votes
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928 · Movie · 71 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Charles Reisner
Cast Buster Keaton · Tom McGuire · Ernest Torrence · Tom Lewis
Synopsis It is the story of a college-educated young man who comes home to help his father work on his Mississippi River steamboat and immediately demonstrates just what a landlubber he is. What's worse, the woman he falls for is the...
7.8
3K votes
7.8
3K votes
The Navigator
1924 · Movie · 59 min. · United States
Direction Donald Crisp · Buster Keaton
Cast Buster Keaton · Kathryn McGuire · Frederick Vroom · Noble Johnson
Synopsis This is the tale of a wealthy couple who find themselves cast adrift in an empty cruise liner. By themselves and away from their posh lifestyle, they have to cope with unending perils.
7.8
4K votes
7.8
4K votes
One Week (S)
1920 · Movie · 19 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline
Cast Buster Keaton · Sybil Seely · Joe Roberts
Synopsis Buster gets married, and as a wedding present his uncle gives him and his new bride some land and a house to go with it, but only when they get to the lot do they realised that the house is...
7.7
2K votes
7.7
2K votes
Neighbors (S)
1920 · Movie · 18 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline
Cast Buster Keaton · Virginia Fox · Joe Roberts · Joe Keaton
Synopsis The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating their buildings.
7.4
2K votes
7.4
2K votes
The Scarecrow (S)
1920 · Movie · 19 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline
Cast Buster Keaton · Sybil Seely · Joe Roberts · Edward F. Cline
Synopsis Farmhands Keaton and Roberts share a cottage full of mechanical devices for making life easy. They are rivals for the farmer's daughter. Keaton, disguised as a scarecrow, causes troubles for his rival and the farmer. When Keaton stoops to tie...
7.3
893 votes
7.3
893 votes
The High Sign (S)
1921 · Movie · 21 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline
Cast Buster Keaton · Bartine Burkett · Charles Dorety · Al St. John
Synopsis Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by...
7.3
632 votes
7.3
632 votes
Three Ages
1923 · Movie · 63 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline
Cast Buster Keaton · Wallace Beery · Margaret Leahy · Joe Roberts
Synopsis Keaton spoofs D.W. Griffith's "Intolerance" in his debut feature as creator/star. He demonstrates both comic and dramatic skills as he parodies the evils of intolerance in prehistoric times, ancient Rome and in "modern" times.
7.3
2K votes
7.3
2K votes
The Goat (S)
1921 · Movie · 24 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Malcolm St. Clair
Cast Buster Keaton · Virginia Fox · Joe Roberts · Malcolm St. Clair
Synopsis Buster is inadvertently identified as the notorious outlaw Dead Shot Dan. He is pursued throughout the city by the local police chief, using disguises and quick-thinking to elude the lawman. He encounters Virginia, a young lady friend, and goes to...
7.3
685 votes
7.3
685 votes
Battling Butler
1926 · Movie · 71 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton
Cast Buster Keaton · Sally O'Neil · Walter James · Budd Fine
Synopsis Alfred's father wants him to make of a man of himself so sends him off on a hunting and fishing trip. He doesn't catch or shoot anything, but he does fall in love with a mountain girl. When her father...
7.3
1K votes
7.3
1K votes
The Electric House (S)
1922 · Movie · 19 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline
Cast Buster Keaton · Virginia Fox · Joe Keaton · Myra Keaton
Synopsis Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home. He installs lots of fanciful gadgets. The one who should have received the degree gets even by rewiring all the gadgets to wreak havoc.
7.2
999 votes
7.2
999 votes
Go West
1925 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton
Cast Buster Keaton · Howard Truesdale · Kathleen Myers · Ray Thompson
7.2
720 votes
7.2
720 votes
Cops (S)
1922 · Movie · 18 min. · United States
Direction Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline
Cast Buster Keaton · Joe Roberts · Virginia Fox · Edward F. Cline
Synopsis Through a series of mistaken identities Buster winds up with a load of furniture in the middle of parade of policemen. An anarchist's bomb lands in his carriage. After lighting his cigarette with it, he tosses it into the ranks...
7.2
855 votes
7.2
855 votes