Cast: James Garner
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring James Garner. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 81
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
Twilight
1998 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Robert Benton
Cast Paul Newman · Susan Sarandon · Gene Hackman · James Garner
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
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
Maverick (TV Series)
1957 · Series · 50 min. · United States
Direction Leslie H. Martinson · Douglas Heyes · Richard L. Bare · Arthur Lubin
Cast Jack Kelly · James Garner · Roger Moore · Lane Chandler
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
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