Direction: Jonathan Lynn

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


Yes Minister (TV Series)

1980 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Antony Jay · Jonathan Lynn · Peter Whitmore · Sydney Lotterby

Cast Paul Eddington · Nigel Hawthorne · Derek Fowlds · Diana Hoddinott

Plot TV Series (1980-1984). Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister is a British comedy series about the wheeling and dealing of political life. Although the series is set within the British...

7.7

989 votes

7.7

989 votes

Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Antony Jay · Jonathan Lynn · Peter Whitmore · Sydney Lotterby

Cast Paul Eddington · Nigel Hawthorne · Derek Fowlds · Diana Hoddinott

Plot TV Series (1986-1988). Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister is a British comedy series about the wheeling and dealing of political life. Although the series is set within the British...

7.6

754 votes

7.6

754 votes

Clue

1985 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Lynn

Cast Eileen Brennan · Tim Curry · Madeline Kahn · Christopher Lloyd

Plot Undoubtedly the first movie in history to have played in theaters with three different endings (depending on which theater you attended), Clue is a silly whodunit based on the familiar...

6.3

6K votes

6.3

6K votes

The Whole Nine Yards

1999 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

6.1

21K votes

6.1

21K votes

My Cousin Vinny

1992 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Lynn

Cast Joe Pesci · Marisa Tomei · Ralph Macchio · Mitchell Whitfield

Plot Bill Gambini and Stanley Rothenstein are 2 friends from New York University that just received scholarships to UCLA. They decide to drive through the south. Once they arrive in Alabama,...

6.0

3K votes

6.0

3K votes

Wild Target

2010 · Movie · 98 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jonathan Lynn

Cast Bill Nighy · Emily Blunt · Rupert Grint · Rupert Everett

Plot A veteran hitman (Bill Nighy) tries to retire but a beautiful and young thief (Emily Blunt) may change his plans.

5.6

1K votes

5.6

1K votes

Greedy

1994 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Lynn

Cast Michael J. Fox · Kirk Douglas · Olivia d'Abo · Phil Hartman

Plot It's been said that nothing can bring two men closer together than a dollar placed between them, and a large family finds themselves becoming far closer than they'd like over...

5.1

2K votes

5.1

2K votes

Nuns on the Run

1990 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jonathan Lynn

Cast Eric Idle · Robbie Coltrane · Camille Coduri · Janet Suzman

Plot Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave", he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of...

4.6

1K votes

4.6

1K votes

Trial and Error

1997 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Lynn

Cast Jeff Daniels · Michael Richards · Charlize Theron · Jessica Steen

Plot An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.

4.6

425 votes

4.6

425 votes

The Fighting Temptations

2003 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

4.5

808 votes

4.5

808 votes

Sgt. Bilko

1996 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Lynn

Cast Steve Martin · Dan Aykroyd · Glenne Headly · Phil Hartman

Plot Steve Martin steps into Phil Silvers' shoes as the smooth-talking Sgt. Bilko who has mastered the Army's catch-22's to his own benefit, turning bureaucratic obstacles into golden opportunities. That is,...

4.5

3K votes

4.5

3K votes

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Lynn

Cast Eddie Murphy · Lane Smith · Joe Don Baker · Sheryl Lee Ralph

Plot "Mr. Murphy Goes to Washington." As a sly con man from Florida, Thomas Jefferson Johnson (a name he enjoys reciting), Murphy seems just about perfectly cast. And the notion that...

4.3

5K votes

4.3

5K votes