Movies by Ron Howard
As part of the cast:
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Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)
Cast: Roger Corman, Jonathan Demme, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Alex Stapleton
B-movie maestro Roger Corman is celebrated in this star-packed documentary. While trafficking in movies featuring lots of blood, violence and nudity, Corman nonetheless managed to tackle…
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Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Sandy Koufax, Al Rosen …
Directed by: Peter Miller
Actor Dustin Hoffman narrates this decade-spanning documentary that highlights the contributions of Jewish Americans to the most American sport of them all: baseball. Highlights include a…
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Angels & Demons: Decoded (2009)
Cast: Jonathan Adams, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard …
Sort out fact and fiction in this illuminating documentary, which reveals the truth behind the secret societies, religious conspiracies and hidden Roman symbols prominently featured in Dan…
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Cannes: All Access (2006)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard …
Directed by: Richard Schickel
Thanks to this eye-opening, all-access documentary from film historian and former critic Richard Schickel, you can easily slip behind the velvet ropes at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival…
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In Concert Series: Johnny Cash (2005)
Cast: Johnny Cash, Ron Howard
Incomparable "Man in Black" Johnny Cash takes the stage in this rousing installment of the "In Concert" series, which contains the bonus feature Five Minutes to Live, a 1961 drama starring…
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John Wayne: American Legend (2004)
Cast: John Wayne, Anna Lee, Charlton Heston …
From his difficult childhood to his career crest as the biggest star Western films had ever seen, American icon John Wayne is profiled through photographs, film clips and interviews with…
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Blushing Bloopers (2002)
Cast: Bette Davis, Dean Martin, Humphrey Bogart …
Blunders and screw-ups that would make network censors blush are compiled into a hilarious collection of behind-the scenes bloopers from some of Hollywood's most popular and beloved…
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Osmosis Jones (2001)
Cast: Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce …
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Gross-out kings Peter and Bobby Farrelly outdo themselves with this addled (and partially animated) tale about an out-of-shape, 40-year-old man (Bill Murray) who's the host to various…
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The Independent (2000)
Cast: Jerry Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Max Perlich …
Directed by: Stephen Kessler
Morty Fineman is an independent schlock film producer with a problem: He's broke and can't finance his new film about a singing serial killer. So he tries to rekindle interest in…
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Chuck Jones: Extremes and in Betweens, a Life in Animation (2000)
Cast: Chuck Jones, Robin Williams, Steven Spielberg …
Directed by: Margaret Selby
This "Great Performances" biography examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck Jones -- best known for the Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs…
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The Best of the Andy Griffith Show (1997)
Cast: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts …
The beloved American family sitcom starring Andy Griffith, Don Knotts and Ron Howard delighted television audiences with its humorous predicaments of small-town life. The whole clan is sure…
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Bitter Harvest (1981)
Cast: Ron Howard, Art Carney, Tarah Nutter …
Directed by: Roger Young
When cows on their dairy farm suddenly begin dropping like flies, Kate and Ned De Vries (Tarah Nutter and Ron Howard) discover that their land has been contaminated with chemicals. Before…
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More American Graffiti (1979)
Cast: Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Ron Howard …
Directed by: Bill L. Norton
Ron Howard, Cindy Williams and most of the cast of the original American Graffiti reprise their roles in this sequel directed by Bill Norton, which captures the group at four subsequent New…
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Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Cast: Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Elizabeth Rogers …
Directed by: Ron Howard
When Sam and his wealthy girlfriend decide to run off to Las Vegas and get hitched, they steal a Rolls-Royce from the girl's father and head for Sin City as their angry parents, a…
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Eat My Dust! (1976)
Cast: Ron Howard, Christopher Norris
Directed by: Charles Griffith
Itching to impress pretty Darlene, young Hoover boosts the fastest car in town, and the two hot-rod all over the place -- with Hoover's sheriff dad in pursuit. Things go from bad to…
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The Shootist (1976)
Cast: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard …
Directed by: Don Siegel
An aging gunfighter (John Wayne) decides to go out with a bang after being told he's dying of cancer. In the short time he has left, the gunfighter settles some unfinished business with…
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I'm a Fool (1976)
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Ron Howard, Amy Irving …
Directed by: Noel Black
Based on a tale by Sherwood Anderson and recounted via flashbacks, this bittersweet drama stars Ron Howard as Andy, a racetrack stableman who believes the way to a certain society girl's…
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The Spikes Gang (1974)
Cast: Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Ron Howard …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
While seeking refuge from the law at a local farmhouse, injured bank robber Harry Spikes (Lee Marvin) charms his young hosts (Gary Grimes, Charles Martin Smith and Ron Howard) with engrossing…
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American Graffiti (1973)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat …
Directed by: George Lucas
Showcasing then-Hollywood-newcomers Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard, director George Lucas weaves together the stories of a disparate group of teenagers as they struggle with…
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Village of the Giants (1965)
Cast: Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford, Beau Bridges …
Directed by: Bert I. Gordon
A larger-than-life plot propels this 1960s camp classic that aims to please. After eight teenage hooligans (including Beau Bridges) eat a chemical compound that transforms them into 30-foot…
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Andy Griffith Show: Classic Favorites (1963)
Cast: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard
One of television's most beloved and iconic series, the Emmy Award-winning "Andy Griffith Show," charmed audiences for eight seasons with its family-oriented tales centered on laid-back…
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
Cast: Glenn Ford, Shirley Jones, Ron Howard …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
After Tom Corbett's (Glenn Ford) wife dies, Tom's young son Eddie (Ronny Howard) has definite ideas about who he wants his father to marry -- namely, Elizabeth (Shirley Jones), the…
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The Music Man (1962)
Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett …
Directed by: Morton DaCosta
It doesn't get any better than this slice of Midwestern Americana: Charming con man Harold Hill (Robert Preston) wants to steal River City citizens' money with a "boys' band"…
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Five Minutes to Live (1961)
Cast: Johnny Cash, Ron Howard, Donald Woods …
Directed by: Bill Karn
Johnny Cash stars as Johnny Cabot, a guitar-playing thug who takes a bank president's wife hostage while his partner (Vic Tayback) demands a ransom from the woman's husband. But…
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The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Cast: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier …
Steeped in nostalgic Americana, this enduring TV classic stars Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor, an easygoing sheriff who uses his badge to foil flimflam artists and other scoundrels who attempt…
As a director:
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The Dilemma (2011)
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard serves up a delicious comedy about two best friends and business partners -- Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) -- who are about to land a fantastic…
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Angels & Demons (2009)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer …
Directed by: Ron Howard
In this follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, Catholic Church officials call upon Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon to help foil a bomb attack on the Vatican by a secret society looking…
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Frost/Nixon (2008)
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Ron Howard directs this Oscar-nominated adaptation of Peter Morgan's popular Broadway play, a drama centering on a series of revelatory television interviews between British talk show…
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The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Ron Howard
When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptographer Sophie Neve (Audrey Tautou) must…
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Cinderella Man (2005)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Connor Price …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Russell Crowe stars in this riveting biopic about legendary boxer Jim Braddock, who arrived on the scene during the Great Depression at a time when Americans were woefully in need of a hero.
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The Missing (2003)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood …
Directed by: Ron Howard
When Maggie Gilkeson's (Cate Blanchett) oldest daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) is abducted by a witch doctor turned bandit, Maggie enlists her estranged father's (Tommy Lee Jones) help…
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris …
Directed by: Ron Howard
John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe) was a brilliant economist -- when his mind was clear. But life changed forever with the revelation that he was schizophrenic, although his brilliance…
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Dr. Seuss's much-loved story about the real meaning of Christmas finally makes it to the big screen in live-action form, with Jim Carrey starring in the titular role of the green-faced…
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EDtv (1999)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Jenna Elfman …
Directed by: Ron Howard
From his dead-end job to dealing with his deadbeat brother (Woody Harrelson), the things that comprise Ed's (Matthew McConaughey) life don't amount to much. But when a television…
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Ransom (1996)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Airline owner and multimillionaire Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) is shocked and horrified when his son (Brawley Nolte) is kidnapped. Mullen and his wife (Rene Russo) are advised by FBI Agent…
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Apollo 13 (1995)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) and his crew in director Ron Howard's chronicle of this true-life…
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The Paper (1994)
Cast: Glenn Close, Jason Robards, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Henry is an overworked, underpaid editor for a struggling New York City newspaper who is being wooed by a more stable paper to take a higher-paying position. When his paper gets a hot legal…
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Far and Away (1992)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson …
Directed by: Ron Howard
In Ron Howard's epic drama, two 19th-century Irish immigrants make the journey to the United States together, but for very different reasons. Joseph Donelly (Tom Cruise) is a poor farmer…
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Backdraft (1991)
Cast: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Ron Howard
They say a blast of flames can take a life ... and hide a secret. But now firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey (William Baldwin and Kurt Russell) are battling each other over past…
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Parenthood (1989)
Cast: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Director Ron Howard teams with Steve Martin for a heartwarming comedy about life's most rewarding occupation: parenthood. Gil (Martin) and Karen Buckman (Mary Steenburgen) are facing the…
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Willow (1988)
Cast: Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis, Joanne Whalley …
Directed by: Ron Howard
After finding a baby adrift in a river, a dwarfish "Nelwyn" named Willow (Warwick Davis) must protect it from an evil queen (Jean Marsh), battling dragons and vanquishing evildoers with help…
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Gung Ho (1986)
Cast: Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt …
Directed by: Ron Howard
When Hunt Stevenson persuades a Japanese auto firm to reopen his hometown's defunct auto factory, he's a hero -- until the company hires him to enforce their Eastern work ethic and…
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Cocoon (1985)
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Steve Guttenberg, Don Ameche …
Directed by: Ron Howard
A group of shut-ins at a rest home get a new lease on life when they're offered the gift of eternal youth by visiting aliens led by Brian Dennehy. Steve Guttenberg plays a charter boat…
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Splash: 20th Anniversary Edition (1984)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy …
Directed by: Ron Howard
In Ron Howard's first directorial hit, Tom Hanks stars as workaholic Allen Bauer, who's convinced he can't fall in love until he's rescued from a boating accident by the…
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Night Shift (1982)
Cast: Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Henry Winkler …
Directed by: Ron Howard
The two new night managers (Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton) at the city morgue decide to make a few extra bucks on the side -- by running a call-girl ring from the same location. Business…
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Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Cast: Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Elizabeth Rogers …
Directed by: Ron Howard
When Sam and his wealthy girlfriend decide to run off to Las Vegas and get hitched, they steal a Rolls-Royce from the girl's father and head for Sin City as their angry parents, a…