Movies starring John Mahoney

Suspect (1987)

121 mins Crime, Drama, Thriller

"Suspect" opens up with an intriguing scene as we watch a judge enter his office, a Christmas tree is lit up in the corner and he digs around in his desk to find an envelope to hand to his secretary before she leaves for Chri...

Moonstruck (1987)

102 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

Is "Moonstruck" an entertaining movie? Yes it is certainly an enjoyable romantic comedy which despite being 30 years old is still entertaining. Is "Moonstruck" a great romantic comedy? Well to be honest I have to say no despi...

Eight Men Out (1988)

119 mins Drama, Sport

"Eight Men Out" is the movie about the Black Sox scandal when then Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to intentionally throw the 1919 World Series, a series they were odds on favourites to win. Featuring excellent performances...

Say Anything... (1989)

100 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

Watching Cameron Crowe's "Say Anything..." throws up instant comparisons with the John Hughes teen movies of the 80s as they both deal with the issues surrounding teenagers. But where as Hughes plied his movies with comedy, w...

Barton Fink (1991)

116 mins Drama

To be fair the Coen brothers are quite special, they seem to be fearless when it comes to what genre of movies they tackle and they always strive to make something special, something which is not only visually brilliant but a...

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway (1991)

93 mins Thriller, TV Movie

For those who love their movies if I mention the Lufthansa heist there is a good chance that you might recognize it from Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas". But it was only part of the movie and there have been two other movies w...

In the Line of Fire (1993)

128 mins Drama, Thriller

Movie Review "In the Line of Fire" � Clint Eastwood embraces his age as he stars as veteran Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan who finds himself back in the action as a psychotic Mitch Leary (John Malkovich) toys with him wh...

Striking Distance (1993)

102 mins Action , Crime, Mystery

If "Striking Distance" hadn't starred Bruce Willis maybe it would have been better, it's not that Willis puts in a terrible performance but the name sort of suggests certain things when we ware talking crime/drama/action. As ...

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

111 mins Comedy, Drama

One thing is for sure and that is that the Coen brothers are not afraid to be different, to work their way through any genre so one moment they may gives us a quirky comedy yet the next movie which comes along can be a gritty...

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...

She's The One (1996)

96 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

That synopsis for "She's The One" makes it sound like a bit of a screwball comedy with all the interlinking relationships within the Fitzpatrick family causing issues. And it probably could have been a really enjoyable screwb...

Primal Fear (1996)

129 mins Crime, Drama, Thriller

Whilst it has now been an astonishing 20 years since "Primal Fear" was released it is as powerful as the first time I watched it and despite knowing the outcome still had me hooked from beginning to end. But that leads me to ...

Antz (1998)

83 mins Adventure , Animation, Comedy

"Antz" is by no means a terrible animation but neither is it an especially good one, in the world of animation it is distinctly average. And that is a major problem as whilst it's entertaining to watch you it's also rather fo...

The Iron Giant (1999)

86 mins Action , Adventure , Animation

Often when I go to watch a movie I know very little about I take a quick look at a handful of reviews and when I did that for "The Iron Giant" each review mentioned "ET". And yes "The Iron Giant" certainly shares some story e...

Fathers and Sons (2005)

101 mins Drama, TV Movie

Movie Review - Fathers and Sons (2005) Bradley Whitford, John Mahoney and Ron Eldard star in this drama focusing on the relationships of three father with their sons who all grew up on the same street...

Dan in Real Life (2007)

98 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

"Dan in Real Life" is not the sort of movie you would necessarily associate with a comedian such as Steve Carell especially if you have seen his previous outrageously funny performance in "The 40 Year Old Virgin". The reason ...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name John Mahoney as one of the principle cast members.