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
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
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
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
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