James Karen — Actor (35)
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The Closer (1990) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Closer
director: Dimitri Logothetis actor: Danny Aiello / James Karen …
The story follows a skilled negotiator, an expert at closing difficult deals, who becomes entangled in a complex web of deception, manipulation, and power while trying to maintain his position in an environment where ambition and betrayal are commonplace. A film about themes such as morality in business, the pressure of success, and how far someone is willing to compromise their principles for money and control.
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The Gathering (1977) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Gathering
director: Randal Kleiser actor: Ed Asner / Maureen Stapleton …
When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family. Only problem is that most of his family are not exactly fond of him because he walked out on his wife and of his stubborn nature and he hasn't spoken to his youngest son after having an argument with him which he was in the wrong but only realize after his son left and has not been heard from since. But he goes to her to help him find him. But when his doctor says that it won't be good for him to travel, she suggests that they invite them all for Christmas. While most of them come, Adam's attempt at reconciliation won't be easy.
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Jagged Edge (1985) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Jagged Edge
director: Richard Marquand actor: Glenn Close / Jeff Bridges …
other title: Doppio taglio / Kniven er det eneste vidne …
After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.
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The Willies (1990) [Movie] IMDb WikiData
The Willies
director: Brian Peck actor: Sean Astin / Jason Horst …
other title: Les Willies / Los Willies
Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start with urban legends, but then there are two main narrations: one involves strange happenings at an elementary school; the other, a teenage boy with a peculiar interest.
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Rivals (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Rivals
director: Krishna Shah actor: Joan Hackett / Robert Klein …
A boy with an unhealthy and pathological attachment to his mother becomes increasingly jealous of the new man in her life. After his mother remarries, his rage and misery overwhelm him and he plots to kill his stepfather.
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Institute for Revenge (1979) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Institute for Revenge
director: Ken Annakin actor: Sam Groom / Lauren Hutton …
A sophisticated computer named IFR (the film's title is its nickname) supervises an organization dedicated to correcting wrongs against the defenseless and assigns human operatives to track down the evildoers and bring them to justice non-violently.
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The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
director: Paul Wendkos actor: Dennis Weaver / Lisa Eilbacher …
The story of the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by members of a radical guerrilla organization, as seen by the FBI agent in charge of her case.
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Amazing Grace (1974) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Amazing Grace
director: Stan Lathan actor: Slappy White / Moms Mabley …
A widow tries to influence the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she discovers that a black candidate is being used by the incumbent mayor to further his own reelection efforts.
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Time Walker (1982) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Time Walker
director: Tom Kennedy actor: Ben Murphy / Nina Axelrod …
other title: Pasajero del Tiempo / Time walker (Pasajero del tiempo) …
From deep within the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, Professor Douglas McCadden ships the coffin of Ankh-Vanharis to the California Institute of Sciences where X-rays reveal five diamond-like crystals hidden within the coffin. Technician Peter Sharpe steals the crystals but doesn't notice that the powerful X-ray has revived a green fungus. When the coffin is opened at a university press conference, the reporters uncover more than they bargained for. The mummy has disappeared... and the Time Walker is alive again!
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F.I.S.T. (1978) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData
F.I.S.T.
director: Norman Jewison actor: Sylvester Stallone / Rod Steiger …
other title: Bossen / F.I.S.T. - Ein Mann geht seinen Weg …
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
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Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
director: Robert Gaffney actor: Marilyn Hanold / James Karen …
other title: Frankenstein contre le monstre de l'espace / Frankenstein contra el monstruo del espacio …
When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr. Nadir to travel to earth and kidnap women for new breeding stock. Landing in Puerto Rico, they shoot down a NASA space capsule manned by an android. With his electronic brain damaged, the android terrorizes the island while the Martians raid beaches and pool parties
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Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData
Return of the Living Dead Part II
director: Ken Wiederhorn actor: Michael Kenworthy / Thor Van Lingen …
other title: Il ritorno dei morti viventi 2 / O Regresso dos Mortos-vivos 2 …
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.
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The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Great Buster: A Celebration
director: Peter Bogdanovich actor: Peter Bogdanovich / Buster Keaton …
other title: The Great Buster / Den store Buster Keaton …
A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.
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Any Given Sunday (1999) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb Skybridge
Any Given Sunday
director: Oliver Stone actor: Al Pacino / Cameron Diaz …
other title: Ogni maledetta domenica / En tilfældig søndag …
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the ageing coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.
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Up Close & Personal (1996) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Up Close & Personal
director: Jon Avnet actor: Robert Redford / Michelle Pfeiffer …
other title: Qualcosa di personale / Tid til kærlighed …
Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brilliant, hard edged, veteran newsman. He sees Tally has talent and becomes her mentor. Tally’s career takes a meteoric rise and she and Warren fall in love. The romance that results is as intense and revealing as television news itself. Yet, each breaking story, every videotaped crisis that brings them together, also threatens to drive them apart...