Cinematography: Charles Minsky
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Charles Minsky. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
China Beach - Pilot Episode
1988 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Rod Holcomb
Cast Dana Delany · Nan Woods · Michael Boatman · Marg Helgenberger
Plot Television pilot film for Emmy Award-winning dramatic sereies. This Pilot for the TV series introduces the people of the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam, 1967 who include cool...
7.0
144 votes
7.0
144 votes
Amazing Stories (TV Series)
1985 · Series · 25 min. · United States
Direction Steven Spielberg · Lesli Linka Glatter · Phil Joanou · Paul Bartel
Cast Priscilla Pointer · Brad Bird · Douglas Seale · JoAnn Willette
Plot TV Series (1985-1987). 2 Seasons. 45 Episodes. Television series created, produced, and twice directed by Steven Spielberg. Truly amazing, and sometimes odd stories are narrated. Many famous actors and actresses...
6.9
6K votes
6.9
6K votes
China Beach (TV Series)
1988 · Series · 45 min. · United States
Direction William Broyles Jr. · John Sacret Young · Mimi Leder · Christopher Leitch
Cast Dana Delany · Nan Woods · Michael Boatman · Marg Helgenberger
Plot TV Series (1988-1991). 4 Seasons. 64 episodes. Created by William Broyles, Jr. and John Sacret Young, the series looks at the Vietnam War from a unique perspective: that of the...
6.8
140 votes
6.8
140 votes
Pretty Woman
1990 · Movie · 119 min. · United States
Direction Garry Marshall
Cast Julia Roberts · Richard Gere · Hector Elizondo · Jason Alexander
Plot Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) is a wealthy businessman who hires prostitute Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) while on a trip to Los Angeles. He offers her money to stay with him...
6.3
128K votes
6.3
128K votes
John Doe (TV Series)
2002 · Series · 40 min. · United States
Direction Brandon Camp · Mike Thompson · David Manson · Mimi Leder
Cast Dominic Purcell · John Marshall Jones · Jayne Brook · William Forsythe
Plot TV Series (2002-2003). 1 Season. 21 Episodes. From writers Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson (Dragonfly) and director Mimi Leder (Pay It Forward, Deep Impact, The Peacemaker) comes the story of...
6.1
2K votes
6.1
2K votes
Thanksgiving (Amazing Stories) (TV)
1986 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Todd Holland
Cast Kyra Sedgwick · David Carradine
Plot Eighteen-year-old Dora is miserable living in an isolated desert town with her dour stepfather, but their discovery of mysterious "hole people" in a dried-up well changes each of their fates...
6.1
274 votes
6.1
274 votes
Guinevere
1999 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Audrey Wells
Cast Sarah Polley · Stephen Rea · Jean Smart · Gina Gershon
Plot Connie, an aging Bohemian photographer, meets mousy Harper, headed for Harvard Law from a high-powered San Francisco family, and immediately sees her beauty. He also guesses she has talent and...
5.9
135 votes
5.9
135 votes
Welcome to My Nightmare (Amazing Stories) (TV)
1986 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Todd Holland
Cast David Hollander · Steve Antin · Sharon Spelman · Robyn Lively
Plot Horror flicks are Harry's life, but when the movie-obsessed teenager suddenly steps into a blood-curdling scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, he desperately seeks escape to the real world.
5.8
211 votes
5.8
211 votes
Miscalculation (Amazing Stories) (TV)
1986 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Tom Holland
Cast Jon Cryer · Rebecca Schaeffer · J.J. Cohen · Lana Clarkson
Plot Nerdy collegiate Phil unsuccessfully tries every trick in the book to meet girls. Then he discovers a potion that makes gorgeous magazine pin-ups spring to life.
5.8
260 votes
5.8
260 votes
Welcome to Collinwood
2002 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Anthony Russo · Joe Russo
Cast Sam Rockwell · William H. Macy · Isaiah Washington · Michael Jeter
Plot When petty thief Cosimo (Luis Guzman) is given the plan for the perfect heist from a lifer in prison - the kind of job you dream about - he has...
5.7
3K votes
5.7
3K votes
Blue Man Down (Amazing Stories) (TV)
1987 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Paul Michael Glaser
Cast Max Gail · Kate McNeil · Chris Nash · Sal Viscuso
Plot A guilt-ridden police officer (Gail), who blames himself for his partner's violent death, is teamed with a young partner (McNeil) who seems invisible to everyone else.
5.7
181 votes
5.7
181 votes
Loving Leah (TV)
2009 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Bleckner
Cast Lauren Ambrose · Adam Kaufman · Susie Essman · Harris Yulin
Plot A quirky love story revolving around the unexpected wedding and unconventional married life of a 26-year-old widow and her late husband's brother, a handsome 30-year-old cardiologist. Jake Lever (Adam Kaufman)...
5.6
24 votes
5.6
24 votes
Dutch
1991 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction Peter Faiman
Cast Ed O'Neill · Ethan Embry · JoBeth Williams · Christopher McDonald
Plot Volunteering to drive his girl friend's son home for Thanksgiving to Chicago from his boarding school in Georgia, little does Dutch expect the picaresque adventures in store for him. When...
5.2
145 votes
5.2
145 votes
Such Interesting Neighbors (Amazing Stories) (TV)
1987 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Graham Baker
Cast Frederick Coffin · Marcia Strassman · Ian Fried · Victoria Catlin
Plot Rattlesnakes, howling coyotes, sudden earthquakes and time warps jar the Lewis family in their new home, and all the bizarre incidents seem linked to the Hellenbecks, their weird next-door neighbors.
5.2
199 votes
5.2
199 votes
Keeping Up With the Steins
2006 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Scott Marshall
Cast Jeremy Piven · Jami Gertz · Daryl Hannah · Garry Marshall
Plot After attending a neighbor’s over the top Bar Mitzvah celebration, high-powered Hollywood agent Adam Fiedler (Jeremy Piven) is determined to pull out all the stops, and have the most extravagant...
5.0
36 votes
5.0
36 votes
Valentine's Day
2010 · Movie · 124 min. · United States
Direction Garry Marshall
Cast Ashton Kutcher · Julia Roberts · Jamie Foxx · Anne Hathaway
Plot Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day. The film follows the intertwining storylines of a group of Los...
4.8
12K votes
4.8
12K votes
April Fool's Day
1986 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Fred Walton
Cast Amy Steel · Deborah Foreman · Griffin O'Neal · Ken Olandt
Plot A group of eight college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to heiress Muffy St. John to celebrate their final year of school. They soon discover that each...
4.8
957 votes
4.8
957 votes
Adventures in Babysitting (TV)
2016 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction John Schultz
Cast Sabrina Carpenter · Sofia Carson · Kevin G. Quinn · Max Lloyd-Jones
Plot Two teen rival babysitters Jenny and Luci, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally run away into the big city without any supervision.
4.7
153 votes
4.7
153 votes
Something Borrowed
2011 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction Luke Greenfield
Cast Kate Hudson · Ginnifer Goodwin · John Krasinski · Steve Howey
Plot Friendships between Darcy (Kate Hudson) and Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) are tested and secrets come to the surface when terminally single Rachel falls for Dex (Colin Egglesfield), her best friend Darcy's...
4.7
5K votes
4.7
5K votes
Lois & Clark - The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series)
1993 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Deborah Joy LeVine · Joe Shuster · Jerry Siegel · Philip Sgriccia
Cast Dean Cain · Teri Hatcher · Lane Smith · John Shea
Plot TV Series (1993-1997). 4 Seasons . 87 Episodes. Premiering in September of 1993, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a success for ABC. It focused primarily on...
4.6
12K votes
4.6
12K votes