Movies starring David Paymer

Night of the Creeps (1986)

88 mins     Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi      

Before we had "Scream" which poked fun at the horror movies of the 80s we had the 80s movie "Night of the Creeps" which in turn poked fun at the horror movies of the 60s and 70s but at the same time poked fun at other movies ...

City Slickers (1991)

112 mins     Comedy, Western      

"City Slickers" - Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby star as 3 middle aged men who decide to go on a wild west cattle drive to celebrate Mitch's 39th Birthday where they meet Curly Washburn (Jack Palance) a scary old...

Quiz Show (1994)

133 mins     Drama      

Based upon the true story of the quiz show scandal of the 50s, Robert Redford's "Quiz Show" is not only entertaining but also fascinating as it tells the story of Herbie Stempel (John Turturro) who ended up bringing down a qu...

The American President (1995)

114 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

"The American President" is basically writer Aaron Sorkin and director Rob Reiner giving us a modern Frank Capra movie, a feel good romantic tale with a moral message about doing the right thing. And if that wasn't enough the...

Carpool (1996)

89 mins     Comedy      

"Carpool" is a movie which very clearly proves something; Tom Arnold whilst funny is too much when one scene after another is full of just his energy and enthusiasm. Arnold is not the only problem because even taking into acc...

City Hall (1996)

111 mins     Drama, Thriller      

Someone once said to me that Al Pacino gets better with age, something which I disagreed with having been a fan of Pacino's earlier performances than those in the 90s. Curious I asked what was better about older Al Pacino and...

Mighty Joe Young (1998)

114 mins     Action , Adventure , Family      

It may have come before the recent remake of "King Kong" but Disney's "Mighty Joe Young" feels like an attempt to deliver giant monkey sized entertainment mixed with "Gorillas in the Mist" in a way suitable for younger audien...

Payback (1999)

100 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

There are various things I could mention about "Payback" such as it is another version of Donald E. Westlake's "The Hunter" which 22 years earlier was made into "Point Blank". But I am going to keep it down to three things st...

In Good Company (2004)

109 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

When you watch "In Good Company" you realize how mainstream cinema has brainwashed us into expecting certain things and thinking certain ways. That may sound like a bold statement but "In Good Company" has a storyline which f...

State and Main (2005)

105 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"State and Main" is the equivalent of a great singer singing the phonebook as in 90% of this movie is about the performances of the cast, their snappy, naturalistic delivery of witty dialogue. It is almost the sort of movie w...

Redbelt (2008)

99 mins     Drama, Sport      

I am kind of impressed by "Redbelt" but am also kind of at a loss by it at the same time. You see "Redbelt" is kind of indefinable as here we have this story about a man of principal who won't fight; he did his fighting in th...

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

99 mins     Horror      

Let me tell you how Sam Raimi's "Drag Me to Hell" made me feel; bored, bored, hilariously shocked, bored. And the thing is I am not alone because having spoken to others there are many people who found "Drag Me to Hell" borin...

Twixt (2011)

88 mins     Horror, Thriller      

Twixt: Val Kilmer stars as a washed up writer drawn into the strange case of missing children when he arrives in a small town on his book signing tour...

The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

124 mins     Comedy, Romance      

The Five-Year Engagement stars Jason Segel & Emily Blunt as the couple who got engaged bu life and careers got in way of walking down the aisle...

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

105 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

Movie Review - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) Chris Pine stars as Jack Ryan who, after being recruited to the CIA by Harper (Kevin Costner), finds himself in the midst of it all when dealing with a Russian bad guy by the na...