Cast: Andy Griffith

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


A Face in the Crowd

1957 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Elia Kazan

Cast Andy Griffith · Patricia Neal · Lee Remick · Anthony Franciosa

Synopsis A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.

7.3

1K votes

7.3

1K votes

Centennial (TV Miniseries)

1978 · Series · 90 min. · United States

Direction Virgil W. Vogel · Paul Krasny · Harry Falk · Bernard McEveety

Cast Robert Conrad · Raymond Burr · Barbara Carrera · Lynn Redgrave

Synopsis 12 Episodes. An epic miniseries about the making of America -- the most ambitious project ever filmed for television -- this filming of James Michener's 1,100-page saga that spanned the decades from the late eighteenth century to the present ended...

6.8

126 votes

6.8

126 votes

Direction Buzz Kulik

Cast Natalie Wood · William Devane · Steve Railsback · Roy Thinnes

Synopsis TV Miniseries. 3 Episodes. Story takes place at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii just before the attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The main plot deals with the adulterous love affair between Sgt. Warden and Karen Holmes, who's married to...

6.2

44 votes

6.2

44 votes

Waitress

2007 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Adrienne Shelly

Cast Keri Russell · Nathan Fillion · Cheryl Hines · Adrienne Shelly

Synopsis The story of one woman trapped in a life from which she dreams of escape. Jenna’s (Keri Russell) secret ambition is to save enough money from her waitressing job to leave her overbearing and controlling husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto). Jenna...

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5.6

3K votes

5.6

3K votes

The Second Time Around

1961 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Vincent Sherman

Cast Debbie Reynolds · Steve Forrest · Andy Griffith · Juliet Prowse

Synopsis In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gambler and a rancher become rivals for her affections.

5.2

42 votes

5.2

42 votes

Play the Game

2009 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Marc Fienberg

Cast Paul Campbell · Andy Griffith · Doris Roberts · Marla Sokoloff

Synopsis A young ladies' man teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather, and plays his best mind games to meet the woman of his dreams.

5.0

24 votes

5.0

24 votes

Hearts of the West

1975 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Howard Zieff

Cast Jeff Bridges · Andy Griffith · Donald Pleasence · Blythe Danner

Synopsis Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him. During...

4.9

78 votes

4.9

78 votes

Matlock (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Dean Hargrove · Christopher Hibler · Harvey S. Laidman · Leo Penn

Cast Andy Griffith · Nancy Stafford · Julie Sommars · Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Synopsis Ben Matlock is a Georgia bred, Harvard educated defense attorney. His fee is $100,000 but he's worth every cent of it as he defends his clients not only in Atlanta but all over the country. He is cantankerous and gruff...

4.8

290 votes

4.8

290 votes

Spy Hard

1996 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Rick Friedberg

Cast Leslie Nielsen · Nicollette Sheridan · Charles Durning · Andy Griffith

Synopsis In Spy Hard (1996), retired secret agent Dick Steele is called back into action when his old nemesis, General Rancor, threatens global chaos. Steele, now out of shape and out of practice, must team up with a rookie agent to...

4.4

8K votes

4.4

8K votes

4.3

36 votes

Rustlers' Rhapsody

1985 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Hugh Wilson

Cast Tom Berenger · G.W. Bailey · Marilu Henner · Andy Griffith

Synopsis While the audience watches a black and white horse opera, a narrator's voice wonders what such a movie would be like today. Rex O'Herlehan, The Singing Cowboy, finds himself in color and enters a cliche ridden town, in which the...

4.3

37 votes

4.3

37 votes

Return to Mayberry (TV)

1986 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Bob Sweeney

Cast Andy Griffith · Ron Howard · Don Knotts · Jim Nabors

Synopsis After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father. While there he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for sheriff. This was a reunion bringing back most of the...

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Under the Influence

1986 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Thomas Carter

Cast Andy Griffith · Season Hubley · Paul Provenza · Keanu Reeves

Synopsis Noah Talbot is a hard-core alcoholic whose drinking begins to have a devastating effect not only on his personal life, but also on that of his family.

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The Girl in the Empty Grave (TV)

1977 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Lou Antonio

Cast Andy Griffith · Jonathan Banks · James Cromwell · Mitzi Hoag

Synopsis The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, shows up at the funeral of her parents, who had been murdered.

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No Time for Sergeants

1958 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction Mervyn LeRoy

Cast Andy Griffith · Myron McCormick · Nick Adams · Murray Hamilton

Synopsis A hillbilly draftee turns the Air Force upside down.

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Savages (TV)

1974 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Lee H. Katzin

Cast Andy Griffith · Sam Bottoms · Noah Beery Jr. · James Best

Synopsis Ben Campbell, a 22 year old gas station attendant in a small desert town, is looking to make some extra money. He is surprised when Madec, a wealthy lawyer, asks him to be his guide in a hunting trip in...

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Go Ask Alice (TV)

1973 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction John Korty

Cast William Shatner · Ruth Roman · Wendell Burton · Julie Adams

Synopsis Inadvertently, a 14-year-old girl in the late American 1960's is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. She eventually seeks help.

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Donny and Marie (TV Series)

1975 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Art Fisher · Perry Rosemond · Walter C. Miller

Cast Donny Osmond · Marie Osmond · Kris Kristofferson · Robert Young

Synopsis TV Series (1975–1979). 4 Seasons. A variety show, featuring the brother-sister singing duo of Donny and Marie Osmond. The first season also featured all of the Osmond families, but Donny and Marie were obviously the most popular of the bunch...

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Murder in Texas (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 200 min. · United States

Direction William Hale

Cast Katharine Ross · Sam Elliott · Farrah Fawcett · Andy Griffith

Synopsis Based on a true story, this film tells of a plastic surgeon who was suspected of causing the death of his first wife, the daughter of a wealthy member of Houston society. The doctor then marries his mistress, whom he...

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Fatal Vision (TV)

1984 · Movie · 200 min. · United States

Direction David Greene

Cast Karl Malden · Eva Marie Saint · Barry Newman · Gary Cole

Synopsis Captain Jeff MacDonald, a renowned and an ambitious surgeon at Fort Bragg army base, appears to be a happily married father of two. When the MP enter MacDonald's house in response to his desperate emergency call they find him injured...

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