Cast: Dan Aykroyd
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Dan Aykroyd. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
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Saturday Night Live (SNL) (TV Series)
1975 · Series · 90 min. · United States
Direction Lorne Michaels · Dick Ebersol · Dave Wilson · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Cast Kevin Nealon · Horatio Sanz · Will Forte · Phil Hartman
Synopsis TV Series (1975-Present). "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. Many of the SNL players have spun...
7.6
2K votes
7.6
2K votes
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyers Cut (TV Series)
2009 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States
Direction Bill Jones · Alan G. Parker · Ben Timlett
Cast Danny Scheinmann · John Cleese · Terry Jones · Terry Gilliam
Synopsis Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyers Cut) is a 2009 documentary that covers the members of the Monty Python comedy troupe from their birth to the present day. It highlights their childhood, schooling and university life, pre-Python work and...
7.5
636 votes
7.5
636 votes
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Movie · 118 min. · United States
Direction Steven Spielberg
Cast Harrison Ford · Kate Capshaw · Jonathan Ke Quan · Amrish Puri
Synopsis In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), the adventurous archaeologist Indiana Jones finds himself in a remote Indian village where the sacred stone and children have been mysteriously taken. Alongside his young companion Short Round and nightclub singer...
7.4
109K votes
7.4
109K votes
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction Woody Allen
Cast Woody Allen · Helen Hunt · Dan Aykroyd · Charlize Theron
Synopsis The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) follows CW Briggs, a veteran insurance investigator, and Betty Ann Fitzgerald, a sharp efficiency expert, who constantly clash at work. Their lives take an unexpected turn when they attend a hypnotist's show and...
7.2
36K votes
7.2
36K votes
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Movie · 132 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Dan Aykroyd · John Belushi · Henry Gibson · Carrie Fisher
Synopsis The Blues Brothers (1980) follows Jake and Elwood Blues, recently reunited brothers, on a mission to save the Catholic orphanage where they grew up. After Jake's release from prison, they learn the orphanage faces closure unless they can raise $5,000...
7.2
34K votes
7.2
34K votes
SNL 40: Saturday Night Live 40 (TV)
2015 · Documentary · 180 min. · United States
Direction Don Roy King
Cast Vanessa Bayer · James Belushi · Win Butler · Fred Armisen
Synopsis Saturday Night Live celebrates 40 years in a star-studded 3-and-a-half hour live special featuring appearances from former and current cast members, past hosts and guest stars. Sketches include Justin & Jimmy Cold Open, Celebrity Jeopardy, The Californians/Buh-Bye, Audience Q&A, Digital...
7.0
323 votes
7.0
323 votes
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Bruce Beresford
Cast Morgan Freeman · Jessica Tandy · Dan Aykroyd · Patti LuPone
Synopsis Driving Miss Daisy (1989) follows the evolving relationship between Daisy Werthan, an elderly Jewish widow, and Hoke Colburn, her African American chauffeur, in mid-20th century Atlanta. Initially resistant to needing a driver, Daisy gradually forms a deep, unlikely friendship with...
6.9
37K votes
6.9
37K votes
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Movie · 76 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Eric Idle · Gary Weis
Cast Eric Idle · Ricky Fataar · Neil Innes · Michael Palin
Synopsis Rutland Weekend Television takes a look at the Pre-fab Four: Dirk, Barry, Stig and Nasty; better known as the Rutles. This documentary follows their career from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg's infamous Rat-Keller, to their amazing worldwide success....
6.7
575 votes
6.7
575 votes
Chaplin
1992 · Movie · 145 min. · United States
Direction Richard Attenborough
Cast Robert Downey Jr. · Anthony Hopkins · Dan Aykroyd · Geraldine Chaplin
Synopsis Chaplin (1992) is a biographical drama that chronicles the life of the legendary silent film star Charlie Chaplin. From his impoverished childhood in London to his rise as a global icon in Hollywood, the film explores his genius, personal struggles,...
6.7
7K votes
6.7
7K votes
Workin' Moms (TV Series)
2017 · Series · 30 min. · Canada
Direction Catherine Reitman · Paul Fox · Aleysa Young · Philip Sternberg
Cast Catherine Reitman · Dani Kind · Juno Ruddell · Katherine Barrell
Synopsis TV Series (2017). Four very different thirty-something working mothers and friends try to balance their jobs, family life and love life in modern-day Toronto, Canada.
6.7
635 votes
6.7
635 votes
Tales from the Crypt: Yellow (TV)
1991 · Movie · 39 min. · United States
Direction Robert Zemeckis
Cast Kirk Douglas · Eric Douglas · Lance Henriksen · Dan Aykroyd
Synopsis The year is 1918. During World War I, somewhere in France, it's the 49th day of continuous battle on the front lines. Lieutenant Martin Kalthrob doesn't want to be in the army anymore and asks his father, General Kalthrob, for...
6.6
85 votes
6.6
85 votes
Behind The Candelabra (TV)
2013 · Movie · 118 min. · United States
Direction Steven Soderbergh
Cast Michael Douglas · Matt Damon · Dan Aykroyd · Debbie Reynolds
Synopsis Behind The Candelabra (TV) (2013) tells the tumultuous and glittering love story between legendary pianist Liberace and his younger lover, Scott Thorson. Set in the lavish world of 1970s and '80s Las Vegas, the film explores their whirlwind romance, fueled...
6.5
6K votes
6.5
6K votes
Belushi (TV)
2020 · Documentary · 108 min. · United States
Direction R.J. Cutler
Cast John Belushi · James Belushi · Carrie Fisher · Chevy Chase
Synopsis Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.
6.5
228 votes
6.5
228 votes
Ghostbusters
1984 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction Ivan Reitman
Cast Bill Murray · Dan Aykroyd · Sigourney Weaver · Harold Ramis
Synopsis In Ghostbusters (1984), three eccentric parapsychologists—Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler—start a ghost-catching business in New York City after losing their university funding. Armed with unorthodox methods and high-tech gadgets, they quickly gain fame as supernatural exterminators. However, their...
6.5
115K votes
6.5
115K votes
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998 · Documentary · 56 min. · United States
Direction J.M. Kenny
Cast Dan Aykroyd · John Landis · Tom Malone · Alan Rubin
6.5
41 votes
6.5
41 votes
The House of Mirth
2000 · Movie · 134 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Terence Davies
Cast Gillian Anderson · Dan Aykroyd · Anthony LaPaglia · Laura Linney
Synopsis A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.
6.4
1K votes
6.4
1K votes
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction John Landis · Steven Spielberg · Joe Dante · George Miller
Cast Dan Aykroyd · Albert Brooks · Scatman Crothers · John Lithgow
Synopsis In Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), four eerie tales unfold under the guidance of a mysterious narrator. A bigot finds himself living the persecution he inflicts on others. A lonely senior discovers newfound youth but at a haunting cost. A...
6.4
6K votes
6.4
6K votes
Sneakers
1992 · Movie · 126 min. · United States
Direction Phil Alden Robinson
Cast Robert Redford · Mary McDonnell · Sidney Poitier · Ben Kingsley
Synopsis In Sneakers (1992), a team of quirky security experts, led by Martin Bishop, specializes in testing systems by hacking them. Their skills attract the attention of shadowy government agents who coerce them into stealing a powerful encryption device. As they...
6.4
6K votes
6.4
6K votes
Get on Up
2014 · Movie · 138 min. · United States
Direction Tate Taylor
Cast Chadwick Boseman · David Andrew Nash · Nelsan Ellis · Viola Davis
Synopsis Chadwick Boseman stars as James Brown. From a childhood spent in poverty to his emergence as the Godfather of Soul, Brown's incredible life story is one of talent, determination, and perseverance.
6.3
2K votes
6.3
2K votes
My Girl
1991 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Howard Zieff
Cast Macaulay Culkin · Dan Aykroyd · Jamie Lee Curtis · Anna Chlumsky
Synopsis My Girl (1991) follows 11-year-old Vada, a precocious girl growing up in a small town in 1972. Living with her widowed father, a funeral director, she navigates the complexities of adolescence, friendship, and loss. Her best friend, Thomas J., is...
6.3
21K votes
6.3
21K votes