Cast: James Garner

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring James Garner. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Great Escape

1963 · Movie · 168 min. · United States

Direction John Sturges

Cast Steve McQueen · James Garner · Charles Bronson · Richard Attenborough

Plot The German high command has filtered out all of the allies' most talented escape artists and placed them in a POW camp specifically designed to foil any unwanted departures. But...

8.2

66K votes

8.2

66K votes

The Children's Hour

1961 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction William Wyler

Cast Audrey Hepburn · Shirley MacLaine · James Garner · Miriam Hopkins

Plot Karen (Hepburn) and Martha (MacLaine) are the headmistresses of an exclusive school for girls. When they discipline a malicious little girl, the vindictive child twists an overheard comment into slander...

7.8

7K votes

7.8

7K votes

The Notebook

2004 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction Nick Cassavetes

Cast Ryan Gosling · Rachel McAdams · James Garner · Sam Shepard

Plot The movie (based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks) follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) and Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling), who meet one evening at a carnival...

7.3

82K votes

7.3

82K votes

Victor Victoria

1982 · Movie · 132 min. · United States

Direction Blake Edwards

Cast Julie Andrews · James Garner · Robert Preston · Lesley Ann Warren

Plot Blake Edwards tones down the broadly farcical style that is his signature with this sly musical comedy starring Julie Andrews as British entertainer Victoria Grant. She and an older friend,...

7.1

8K votes

7.1

8K votes

36 Hours

1965 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction George Seaton

Cast James Garner · Eva Marie Saint · Rod Taylor · Werner Peters

Plot In this psychological war-drama an Army Major -from the American intelligence- is captured by the Germans during World War II -on the eve of the D-Day-. The Nazis attempt to...

6.9

513 votes

6.9

513 votes

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

2000 · Documentary · 100 min. · Hong Kong

Direction John Little

Cast Bruce Lee · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Linda Lee Cadwell · Jackie Chan

Plot Legendary martial artist Bruce Lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by Lee aficionado John Little. Using interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and action sequences from Lee's last (unfinished) film, Game...

6.8

785 votes

6.8

785 votes

Sayonara

1957 · Movie · 147 min. · United States

Direction Joshua Logan

Cast Marlon Brando · Miiko Taka · Red Buttons · Miyoshi Umeki

Plot Marlon Brando is an American serviceman on leave in Japan during the Korean War who discovers that his long-distance relationship with his fiancee has faltered. He soon finds that he...

6.6

1K votes

6.6

1K votes

Grand Prix

1966 · Movie · 176 min. · United States

Direction John Frankenheimer

Cast James Garner · Eva Marie Saint · Yves Montand · Toshirô Mifune

Plot GRAND PRIX is John Frankenheimer's film about the nine-leg world championship of Formula 1 auto racing stars James Garner as driver Pete Aron. During the opening race in Monaco, a...

6.5

986 votes

6.5

986 votes

The Rockford Files (TV Series)

1974 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Stephen J. Cannell · Roy Huggins · William Wiard · Lawrence Doheny

Cast James Garner · Lindsay Wagner · William Smith · Nita Talbot

Plot TV Series (1974-1980). 123 episodes. Series about an ex-con-turned-private-investigator named Jim Rockford who would rather run away than fight and would rather go fishing than work. He isn't a coward,...

6.5

57 votes

6.5

57 votes

The Americanization of Emily

1964 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Hiller

Cast James Garner · Julie Andrews · James Coburn · Melvyn Douglas

Plot During the build-up to D-Day in 1944, the British found their island hosting many thousands of American soldiers who were "oversexed, overpaid, and over here". That's Charlie Madison exactly; he...

6.4

376 votes

6.4

376 votes

I Am Bruce Lee (TV)

2011 · Documentary · 90 min. · Canada

Direction Pete McCormack

Cast Bruce Lee · Paul Bowman · Daniele Bolelli · Richard Bustillo

Plot Bruce Lee is universally recognized as the pioneer who elevated martial arts in film to an art form, and this documentary will reveal why Bruce Lee's flame burns brighter now...

6.4

435 votes

6.4

435 votes

My Name Is Bill W. (TV)

1989 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Petrie

Cast James Woods · JoBeth Williams · James Garner · Gary Sinise

Plot Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes to...

6.3

42 votes

6.3

42 votes

Barbarians at the Gate (TV)

1993 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Glenn Jordan

Cast James Garner · Jonathan Pryce · Peter Riegert · Joanna Cassidy

Plot Johnson's bid for the company is opposed by two of the pioneers of the leveraged buyout, Henry Kravis (who is played by Jonathan Pryce), and his cousin George R. Roberts....

6.2

43 votes

6.2

43 votes

Twilight

1998 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

6.2

5K votes

6.2

5K votes

Maverick

1994 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction Richard Donner

Cast Mel Gibson · Jodie Foster · James Garner · James Coburn

Plot Bret Maverick is a superb professional poker gambler, as handy with the handgun as he handles the cards, but also a master at avoiding violence by deception. Like all great...

6.1

18K votes

6.1

18K votes

The Ultimate Gift

2006 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Michael O. Sajbel

Cast Drew Fuller · James Garner · Abigail Breslin · Brian Dennehy

Plot When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life with twelve tasks – or “gifts”...

6.0

1K votes

6.0

1K votes

Maverick (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 50 min. · United States

6.0

49 votes

6.0

49 votes

Move Over, Darling

1963 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Michael Gordon

Cast Doris Day · James Garner · Polly Bergen · Thelma Ritter

Plot Remake of My Favorite Wife, 1940, with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne.

5.9

405 votes

5.9

405 votes

Hour of the Gun

1967 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction John Sturges

Cast James Garner · Jason Robards · Robert Ryan · Steve Ihnat

Plot Wyatt Earp tracks down the survivors of the Clanton Gang after the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

5.9

567 votes

5.9

567 votes

Health

1980 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Robert Altman

Cast Carol Burnett · Lauren Bacall · Glenda Jackson · James Garner

Plot 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...

5.8

56 votes

5.8

56 votes