Cast: David Paymer

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


Amistad

1997 · Movie · 155 min. · United States

Direction Steven Spielberg

Cast Matthew McConaughey · Djimon Hounsou · Morgan Freeman · Anthony Hopkins

Synopsis Amistad is the name of a slave ship traveling from Cuba to the U.S. in 1839. It is carrying a cargo of Africans who have been sold into slavery in Cuba, taken on board, and chained in the cargo hold...

5.9

10K votes

5.9

10K votes

Joe and Max (TV)

2002 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Steve James

Cast Leonard Roberts · Til Schweiger · Peta Wilson · Richard Roundtree

Synopsis American boxer Joe Louis (Leonard Roberts) meets German champion Max Schmeling (Til Schweiger) in the ring in 1936, and Schmeling emerges victorious. They fight in the ring once again in 1938, and Louis hospitalizes his German counterpart. Schmeling, a member...

5.9

67 votes

5.9

67 votes

Focus

2001 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Neal Slavin

Cast William H. Macy · Laura Dern · David Paymer · Meat Loaf

Synopsis Set in New York during the height of World War II, FOCUS recounts the unraveling of an American community when the identity of a man (William H. Macy) and his wife (Laura Dern) are mistaken. Slowly ostracized at home and...

5.9

85 votes

5.9

85 votes

City Hall

1995 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction Harold Becker

Cast John Cusack · Al Pacino · Bridget Fonda · Danny Aiello

Synopsis The accidental shooting of an six-year-old kid in a black neighbour during an altercation between cops and a drug dealer shakes the New York City Mayor Office to its core, as the resulting investigation unveils the seamy truths behind political...

5.7

3K votes

5.7

3K votes

Gang Related

1997 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Jim Kouf

Cast James Belushi · Tupac Shakur · Lela Rochon · Dennis Quaid

Synopsis Two cops kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep their desperate scheme from unraveling.

5.7

400 votes

5.7

400 votes

Mr. Saturday Night

1992 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction Billy Crystal

Cast Billy Crystal · David Paymer · Julie Warner · Helen Hunt

Synopsis Billy Crystal co-wrote, directed, and starred in this ambitious 1992 comedy-drama about an aged comedian named Buddy Young Jr., whose foul attitude and poor judgment have a strongly negative effect on his career and the people who care for him...

5.7

162 votes

5.7

162 votes

Perception (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 43 min. · United States

Direction Kenneth Biller · Deran Sarafian · Christopher Misiano · Alan Poul

Cast Eric McCormack · Rachael Leigh Cook · Arjay Smith · Kelly Rowan

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2015). Dr. Daniel Pierce is an eccentric neuroscientist who uses his unique outlook to help the federal government solve complex criminal cases.

5.7

616 votes

5.7

616 votes

Drag Me To Hell

2009 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Sam Raimi

Cast Alison Lohman · Justin Long · Lorna Raver · Dileep Rao

Synopsis Drag Me To Hell (2009) follows Christine Brown, a loan officer striving to impress her boss. When she denies an elderly woman an extension on her mortgage, the woman curses her. Christine is soon tormented by a malevolent spirit, experiencing...

5.7

22K votes

5.7

22K votes

Night of the Creeps

1986 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Fred Dekker

Cast Jason Lively · Steve Marshall · Jill Whitlow · Tom Atkins

Synopsis In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that...

5.6

2K votes

5.6

2K votes

Direction Joseph Sargent

Cast Andy García · Mía Maestro · Gloria Estefan · David Paymer

Synopsis For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story chronicles the life of a man torn between his home and his devotion to his music. In a Golden Globe-nominated performance, Andy Garcia portrays the gregarious, passionate, and obstinate Arturo Sandoval, the...

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5.6

90 votes

5.6

90 votes

Night Visions (TV Series)

2001 · Series · 43 min. · United States

Direction Dan Angel · Billy Brown · Jefery Levy · Thomas J. Wright

Cast Henry Rollins · Jon Cuthbert · Meghan Black · Emily Holmes

Synopsis Night Visions is an anthology series similar to The Twilight Zone - some tales are supernatural, others are just commentaries on twisted human nature. Each hour episode is made up of two half-hour episodes aired back-to-back.

5.6

63 votes

5.6

63 votes

Redbelt

2008 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction David Mamet

Cast Chiwetel Ejiofor · Tim Allen · Alice Braga · Randy Couture

Synopsis A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry (Ejiofor). Though his refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

5.6

2K votes

5.6

2K votes

In Good Company

2004 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Paul Weitz

Cast Dennis Quaid · Scarlett Johansson · Topher Grace · Marg Helgenberger

Synopsis Filmmaker and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Paul Weitz ("About a Boy") turns his complex sense of humor on Synergy, an insightful comedy about the relationship between a 50-year-old businessman and his new, 26-year-old boss. Dan Foreman (Quaid) is headed for a...

5.5

8K votes

5.5

8K votes

City Slickers

1991 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Ron Underwood

Cast Billy Crystal · Daniel Stern · Jack Palance · Bruno Kirby

Synopsis Mitch is a middle aged big-city radio ads salesman. He and his friends Ed and Phil are having mid-life crisis. They decide the best birthday gift is to go on a two week holiday in the wild west driving cattle...

5.4

2K votes

5.4

2K votes

Spartan

2004 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction David Mamet

Cast Val Kilmer · Derek Luke · William H. Macy · Ed O'Neill

Synopsis Robert Scott (VAL KILMER) is a career military officer working in a highly secretive special operations force. A man hardened by years of brutal service, he is respected by his peers and elders in the world of espionage. When Scott...

5.4

4K votes

5.4

4K votes

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

2014 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Kenneth Branagh

Cast Chris Pine · Kevin Costner · Kenneth Branagh · Keira Knightley

Synopsis While working in the CIA’s covert intelligence office as a junior analyst, Ryan (Chris Pine) accidentally uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. With no one to verify if the attack is legitimate, Jack...

5.3

8K votes

5.3

8K votes

The American President

1995 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Rob Reiner

Cast Michael Douglas · Annette Bening · Richard Dreyfuss · Martin Sheen

Synopsis In The American President (1995), a widowed U.S. President, Andrew Shepherd, navigates the challenges of leadership while pursuing a budding romance with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade. As their relationship blossoms, political adversaries seize the opportunity to undermine his authority,...

5.3

7K votes

5.3

7K votes

The Five-Year Engagement

2012 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction Nicholas Stoller

Cast Jason Segel · Emily Blunt · Chris Pratt · Alison Brie

Synopsis Exactly one year after promising chef Tom Solomon meets Violet Barnes, he surprises her with a ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever after. But unexpected events keep tripping them up as they look...

5.2

6K votes

5.2

6K votes

Accident Man

2018 · Movie · 101 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jesse V. Johnson

Cast Scott Adkins · Ray Stevenson · Michael Jai White · Ashley Greene

Synopsis Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer, whose methodical hits, baffle the police and delight his clients, he is the best at what he does. But when a loved one is dragged into the London underworld and...

5.2

533 votes

5.2

533 votes

Unforgettable

1996 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction John Dahl

Cast Ray Liotta · Linda Fiorentino · Peter Coyote · Christopher McDonald

Synopsis Accused of murdering his wife years ago in a blind, alcoholic rage, David Krane (Ray Liotta) is desperate to clear his name and discover the identity of the real killer. When local researcher Marth Briggs (Linda Florentino, The Last Seduction,...

5.2

705 votes

5.2

705 votes