Movies starring Danny Devito

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

133 mins     Drama      

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest stars Jack Nicholson in one of his most iconic roles as R.P. McMurphy who fakes mental illness to get out of jail, but life in a mental hospital under the icy glare of Nurse Ratched (Louise Fle...

Goin' South (1978)

105 mins     Comedy, Western      

About 20 minutes into "Goin' South" I realised I had watched the movie before, many years ago when the thought of reviewing movies for a living hadn't even crossed my mind. The point I realised that I had watched this before ...

Terms of Endearment (1983)

132 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

If the only romantic comedies you've watched are the mass produced sort which hit the big screen these days then "Terms of Endearment" is a shock to the system. It's not like any of these modern movies, it's one which revolve...

Romancing the Stone (1984)

106 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

"Romancing the Stone" plays like an 80s homage to those classic matinee movies, those swashbuckling movies of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. It has adventure, action, comedy and romance in equal measures as we watch a hero help a dams...

The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

106 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

Whilst I never thought that "Romancing the Stone" was a great movie it did capture that whole swashbuckling adventure of those classic adventure movies and at the same time giving us plenty of comedy through the pairing of Mi...

Ruthless People (1986)

93 mins     Comedy, Crime      

Whilst "Ruthless People" stars Danny DeVito and Bette Midler the trio of directors behind the camera will give you a better idea of what sort of movie it is because those men are Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker wh...

Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

88 mins     Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

Firstly you have Billy Crystal talking 100 words a minute and acting neurotic, secondly you have Danny DeVito doing quirky and harassed, and thirdly you have Anne Ramsey being a shrew. All are very great at doing these things...

Twins (1988)

105 mins     Comedy      

Some may say that even before he starred in the outright comedy "Twins" Arnold Schwarzenegger had already proved himself as a funny actor with the number of action movies that required him to deliver witty and often corny put...

The War of the Roses (1989)

116 mins     Comedy      

Warring couples, there have been a few movies which have explored the dark humour of a marriage breaking down, the fighting over who gets what when a relationship ends up in divorce. But whilst there have been various movies ...

Batman Returns (1992)

126 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

I liked the first of the 80s/90s "Batman" movies as it delivered a mix of drama, comedy and action with a bit of Tim Burton quirkiness. It's a shame that I can't say I liked the first of the sequels "Batman Returns" as much. ...

Hoffa (1992)

140 mins     Biography, Crime, Drama      

I like movies which can be split into three things, I find three things is enough to entertain me with out becoming too complicated and "Hoffa" has three things. The first of those three things when it comes to "Hoffa" is its...

Look Who's Talking Now (1993)

96 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Look Who's Talking Now (1993) the Ubriacco household is in chaos, not just because they have added a couple of dogs to the family but because James (John Travolta) is always working whilst Mollie (Kirstie Alley...

Junior (1994)

109 mins     Comedy      

So the simple truth is that back in 1988 the unusual combination of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito worked in the comedy "Twins" and as with most things which work in Hollywood they tried to capitalize on it. As such 6...

Matilda (1996)

98 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

Having never been a big reader I don't think I have ever read a Roald Dahl book which may explain why that some of those which have been made into movies have done little for me. There was always "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate ...

Mars Attacks! (1996)

106 mins     Comedy, Sci-Fi      

"Mars Attacks!" is probably one of the best spoof movies ever made with a star cast, a lot of daftness and 50s sci-fi as the basis of most of the parodying. That's how I now feel about Tim Burton's 1996 sci-fi comedy; althoug...

The Rainmaker (1997)

135 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Its been a long time since I read John Grisham's "The Rainmaker" and having recently watched Francis Ford Coppola's big screen adaptation I honestly couldn't remember enough to say whether it's a faithful adaptation. But it i...

L.A. Confidential (1997)

138 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

I really dislike the term film-noir or shall I say the frequent misuse of it and it is variations such as neo-noir because it has got to the point that a movie only needs to have a hack style narration to be given the name so...

Hercules (1997)

93 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

Hercules: Walt Disney Pictures take on the legend of Hercules as he seeks to prove himself against Hades to return to Mount Olympus...

Man on the Moon (1999)

118 mins     Biography, Comedy, Drama      

As a child I have fond memories of watching the American sit-com "Taxi" and crying with laughter at the hilarious antics of Latka a humble mechanic. So when a biopic of Andy Kaufman, the man behind Latka, came out I was quite...

The Big Kahuna (1999)

90 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I guess I am having an off day as "The Big Kahuna" is my third movie of this hot Saturday and each movie has failed to entertain with one being just bad, the other too arty and then this. Now I am not a fan of minimal stage p...