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

Synopsis The Great Escape (1963) follows a group of Allied prisoners of war during World War II who are transferred to a high-security German camp designed to hold escape-prone captives. Determined to break free, the prisoners devise an elaborate plan to...

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

Synopsis The Children's Hour (1961) follows two close friends, Karen and Martha, who run a private school for girls. Their lives are upended when a spiteful student, Mary, spreads a malicious rumor about their relationship. As the false accusation grows, it...

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

Synopsis The Notebook (2004) tells a heartfelt love story set in the 1940s. A poor young man, Noah, falls deeply in love with Allie, a wealthy girl visiting for the summer. Despite their different backgrounds and her parents' disapproval, their passionate...

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

Synopsis In Victor Victoria (1982), a struggling soprano in 1930s Paris teams up with a gay cabaret performer to reinvent herself as a male impersonator, "Victor," who becomes a sensation as a female illusionist. As her fame grows, she navigates a...

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

Synopsis 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 brainwash him into believing that it's six years later, that...

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

Synopsis 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 of Death, Little paints a textured, complex portrait of the...

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

Synopsis 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 has fallen in love with a Japanese entertainer (Miiko Taka),...

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

Synopsis 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 collision sends Pete's car flying into the Monte Carlo harbor,...

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

Synopsis 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, and he isn't lazy--just a bit on the cautious side,...

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

Synopsis 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 knows all the angles to make life as smooth and...

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

Synopsis 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 than the day he died over three decades ago. The...

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

Synopsis 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 grips with his alcoholism. Along with a fellow alcoholic (James...

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

Synopsis 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. Kravis feels betrayed when, after Johnson initially discusses doing the...

6.2

43 votes

6.2

43 votes

6.2

5K votes

Maverick

1994 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction Richard Donner

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

Synopsis In Maverick (1994), charismatic gambler Bret Maverick embarks on a journey to join a high-stakes poker tournament. Along the way, he encounters a savvy con artist named Annabelle and a tough marshal, Zane Cooper. As Maverick navigates a series of...

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

Synopsis 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” – designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him...

6.0

1K votes

6.0

1K votes

Move Over, Darling

1963 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Michael Gordon

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

Synopsis 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

Synopsis 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

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