Cast: Dan Aykroyd

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


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

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

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...

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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...

Max

6.5

115K votes

6.5

115K 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