Direction: Ken Olin

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ken Olin. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Freaks and Geeks (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 44 min. · United States

Direction Paul Feig · Jake Kasdan · Judd Apatow · Bryan Gordon

Cast Linda Cardellini · James Franco · Seth Rogen · Jason Segel

Plot TV Series (1999-2000). 1 Season. 18 Episodes. It's the 1980s and at McKinley High, there's two different groups of teenagers, the Freaks with cool and charismatic Daniel DeSario (James Franco)...

8.0

7K votes

8.0

7K votes

This Is Us (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Dan Fogelman · Glenn Ficarra · John Requa · Silas Howard

Cast Mandy Moore · Milo Ventimiglia · Chrissy Metz · Justin Hartley

Plot TV Series (2016-Today). 5 Seasons. 82 episodes + 5th Season. A group of people born on the same day, including Rebecca (Moore) and Jack (Ventimiglia), a married couple expecting triplets...

7.7

6K votes

7.7

6K votes

The West Wing (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Aaron Sorkin · Alex Graves · Christopher Misiano · Thomas Schlamme

Cast Martin Sheen · Allison Janney · John Spencer · Bradley Whitford

Plot TV Series (1999-2006). 7 Seasons. 155 Episodes. When the erudite Democrat Josiah "Jed" Bartlet is elected U.S. president, he installs his administration. He places confidants from his electoral campaigns in...

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7.0

13K votes

7.0

13K votes

The Man in the High Castle (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Frank Spotnitz · Daniel Percival · Karyn Kusama · Brad Anderson

Cast Luke Kleintank · Arnold Chun · Alexa Davalos · Bernhard Forcher

Plot TV Series (2015-2019). 4 Seasons. 40 Episodes. Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, and executive produced by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), The Man in the High Castle explores what...

6.7

6K votes

6.7

6K votes

In Pursuit of Honor (TV)

1995 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Ken Olin

Cast Don Johnson · Craig Sheffer · Gabrielle Anwar · Bob Gunton

Plot A group of cavalry men defy orders to destroy hundreds of army horses. Having disobeyed a direct order, the men are pursued by the military, but now the bullets aren't...

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6.4

44 votes

6.4

44 votes

Alias (TV Series)

2001 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction J.J. Abrams · Ken Olin · Lawrence Trilling · Jack Bender

Cast Jennifer Garner · Ron Rifkin · Michael Vartan · Bradley Cooper

Plot TV Series (2001-2006). 5 Seasons. 105 Episodes. Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) is a young, athletic, college graduate who was recruited her freshman year as a secret agent for SD-6, a...

6.1

19K votes

6.1

19K votes

Thirtysomething (TV Series)

1987 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Edward Zwick · Marshall Herskovitz · Scott Winant · Ron Lagomarsino

Cast Timothy Busfield · Polly Draper · Mel Harris · Peter Horton

Plot TV Series (1987-1991). 4 Seasons. 85 Episodes. Hope and Michael are a married couple in their thirties, living in Philadelphia, and struggling with everyday adult angst. Michael runs an ad...

6.1

2K votes

6.1

2K votes

Eli Stone (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Greg Berlanti · Marc Guggenheim · David Petrarca · Perry Lang

Cast Jonny Lee Miller · Natasha Henstridge · Loretta Devine · Matt Letscher

Plot San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm. But his visions lead him to accept cases with little monetary gain but...

6.1

909 votes

6.1

909 votes

Brothers & Sisters (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Jon Robin Baitz · Ken Olin · Michael Morris · Michael Schultz

Cast Calista Flockhart · Sally Field · Rachel Griffiths · Dave Annable

Plot TV Series (2006-2011). 5 Seasons. 110 Episodes. Brothers and Sisters is a compelling, new one-hour primetime drama from executive producers Ken Olin and playwright Jon Robin Baitz about the California-based...

6.1

12K votes

6.1

12K votes

The Slap (TV Miniseries)

2015 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Jon Robin Baitz · Walter F. Parkes · Lisa Cholodenko · Ken Olin

Cast Brian Cox · Melissa George · Thandie Newton · Zachary Quinto

Plot TV Miniseries (2015). 8 Episodes. A family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family...

5.8

142 votes

5.8

142 votes

Doing Time on Maple Drive (TV)

1992 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Ken Olin

Cast James B. Sikking · Bibi Besch · William McNamara · Jim Carrey

Plot The Carter family. Father Phil (Sikking) is a successful local restaurateur, married for many years to Lisa (Besch). They have three grown children, Karen (Brook), Tim (Carrey) and Matt (McNamara)....

5.8

21 votes

5.8

21 votes

Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Phillip Iscove · Alex Kurtzman · Roberto Orci · Len Wiseman

Cast Tom Mison · Lyndie Greenwood · Nicole Beharie · Orlando Jones

Plot TV Series (2013-2017). 4 Seasons. 62 Episodes. In 1781, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison), a soldier in the Colonial Army, on a mission for General George Washington, and caught up in...

5.3

2K votes

5.3

2K votes

The Never Game (TV Series)

2024 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Ken Olin

Cast Justin Hartley · Mary McDonnell · Lee Tergesen · Eric Graise

Plot TV Series (2024-). 1 Season. Lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all...

5.1

44 votes

5.1

44 votes

The Mob Doctor (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Josh Berman · Rob Wright · Michael Dinner · Ken Olin

Cast Jordana Spiro · William Forsythe · Floriana Lima · Zach Gilford

Plot TV Series (2012-2013). 1 Season. 13 Episodes. A young thoracic surgeon becomes indebted to the South Chicago mafia and is forced to moonlight as a mob doctor, while also working...

5.1

115 votes

5.1

115 votes

Felicity (TV Series)

1998 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Matt Reeves · J.J. Abrams · Lawrence Trilling · Harry Winer

Cast Keri Russell · Scott Speedman · Scott Foley · Tangi Miller

Plot TV Series (1998-2002). 4 Seasons. 84 Episodes. It all starts the moment shy, beautiful Felicity Porter (Keri Russell) asks Ben Covington (Scott Speedman) to sign her high school yearbook. It's...

4.9

23K votes

4.9

23K votes

The Arrangement (TV Series)

2017 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Abrahams · Jonas Pate · Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum · Carol Banker

Cast Josh Henderson · Christine Evangelista · Lexa Doig · Michael Vartan

Plot TV Series (2017-2018). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. Beautiful young actress Megan Morrison (Christine Evangelista) auditions for the female lead in a summer blockbuster playing opposite the hottest actor in town,...

4.8

97 votes

4.8

97 votes

Grand Hotel (TV Series)

2019 · Series · 43 min. · United States

Direction Brian Tanen · Bill D'Elia · Marisol Adler · Barbara Brown

Cast Demian Bichir · Roselyn Sanchez · Denyse Tontz · Bryan Craig

Plot TV Series (2019). 13 Episodes. A look at the professional and personal lives of people working at a family-run hotel in Miami Beach. Premiere: June 17 on ABC.

4.7

85 votes

4.7

85 votes

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

1994 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Ken Olin

Cast Scott Bairstow · Charmaine Craig · Alfred Molina · Geoffrey Lewis

Plot Disney filmed its version of the Jack London story in 1991 and followed with this sequel four years later. Besides the presence of a dog named White Fang and its...

4.0

1K votes

4.0

1K votes

Phenomenon II (TV)

2003 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

3.8

140 votes

3.8

140 votes

L.A. Doctors (TV Series)

1998 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction John Lee Hancock · Joe Napolitano · Scott Brazil · David Carson

Cast Ken Olin · Matt Craven · Rick Roberts · Sheryl Lee

Plot Four Doctors run an upmarket practice in LA in this drama which focuses as much on the problems in the US medical system as it does on the patients.

3.8

59 votes

3.8

59 votes