Movies by Oliver Platt
As part of the cast:
-
Dorothy of Oz (2012)
Cast: Lea Michele, Hugh Dancy, Dan Aykroyd …
Directed by: Dan St. Pierre
A bevy of stars -- including Lea Michele -- provide the voices for this animated film that returns Dorothy to Oz to help find her trio of pals. With the Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow nowhere in…
-
The Oranges (2011)
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester, Catherine Keener …
Directed by: Julian Farino
When newly unattached Nina Ostroff (Leighton Meester) comes home for Thanksgiving dinner, her parents make plans to pair her up with their neighbors' successful son, Toby (Adam Brody).…
-
Love and Other Drugs (2010)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Pharmaceutical representative Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes a player in the big game of male-performance-enhancement-drug sales and, along the way, finds unexpected romance with a…
-
The Big C: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, John Benjamin Hickey …
Directed by: Bill Condon
Laura Linney stars and executive produces this engrossing Showtime series about the complexities of living with cancer. Cathy, a suburban housewife, is diagnosed with cancer and looks for the…
-
Please Give (2010)
Cast: Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall, Amanda Peet …
Directed by: Nicole Holofcener
Life gets knotty when successful Manhattan couple Alex (Oliver Platt) and Kate (Catherine Keener) develop a relationship with the granddaughters of Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert), the…
-
The Big C (2010)
Cast: Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, Gabriel Basso …
This dark comedy series finds unassuming housewife Cathy Jamison, recently estranged from her husband and now diagnosed with terminal cancer, deciding to finally live life on her own terms --…
-
2012 (2009)
Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
When typhoons, earthquakes and other disasters suddenly threaten to destroy the world, Jackson (John Cusack), his estranged wife, Kate (Amanda Peet), and others surmise that the secret may…
-
Wonder Woman (2009)
Cast: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina …
Directed by: Lauren Montgomery
It's up to fierce, headstrong Amazon princess Diana (voiced by Keri Russell) to use her unique powers to save her people -- by becoming the one and only Wonder Woman. She's out to…
-
Year One (2009)
Cast: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde …
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Cast out of his village after eating forbidden fruit from the tree knowledge, oafish Neanderthal Zed and his sad-sack sidekick set off on an epic excursion through biblical times in this…
-
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…
-
Martian Child (2007)
Cast: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet …
Directed by: Menno Meyjes
In this film based on a David Gerrold novel, John Cusack stars as a recently widowed science-fiction writer who adopts a 6-year-old boy to quell his loneliness. The catch? The kid (Bobby…
-
The Ten (2006)
Cast: Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba …
Directed by: David Wain
An all-star cast (including Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba, Oliver Platt, Liev Schreiber, Famke Janssen, Rob Corddry and Gretchen Mol, among others) appears in this collection of 10…
-
Loverboy (2005)
Cast: Dominic Scott Kay, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon …
Directed by: Kevin Bacon
Inspired by Victoria Redel's novel, this drama offers a glimpse into the insular world of Emily (Kyra Sedgwick), a woman so neglected by her own parents that when she finally has her own…
-
The Ice Harvest (2005)
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen …
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Unethical dim-bulb attorney Charlie Arglist embezzles $2 million from a mobster. Not content with the cash, the sleazy lawyer plans to skip town with pretty club owner Renata Crest -- until…
-
Casanova (2005)
Cast: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Lasse Hallstrom's witty romantic comedy stars Heath Ledger as Jacamo Casanova, the infamous and dashing player of 18th-century Venice who holds the key to every woman's heart --…
-
Strip Search (2004)
Cast: Christopher McCann, Bruno Lastra, Glenn Close …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Director Sidney Lumet and "Oz" series creator Tom Fontana explore the nature of crime and punishment in post-9/11 America in this provocative HBO movie which asks if security and safety must…
-
Kinsey (2004)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell …
Directed by: Bill Condon
Liam Neeson turns in a fascinating portrayal of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, who interviewed thousands of people about their sex lives and released his findings in a groundbreaking 1948 book known…
-
Huff (2004)
Cast: Hank Azaria, Paget Brewster, Anton Yelchin …
In this Showtime series, after a troubled teenage patient commits suicide in front of him during a session, psychiatrist Craig Huffstodt (Hank Azaria) is forced to reexamine his own existence…
-
Hope Springs (2003)
Cast: Colin Firth, Heather Graham, Minnie Driver …
Directed by: Mark Herman
Sometimes, the pursuit of happiness leads you to places you least expect. That's the premise behind this romantic comedy starring Colin Firth as a British artist who heads for America…
-
Pieces of April (2003)
Cast: Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke …
Directed by: Peter Hedges
Reformed wild child April Burns (Katie Holmes) attempts to make Thanksgiving dinner -- while battling a temperamental oven -- for her estranged suburban family at her grungy New York…
-
ZigZag (2002)
Cast: Sam Jones III, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt …
Directed by: David S. Goyer
Autistic 15-year-old Zig Zag's (Sam Jones III) complex relationship with his crooked, abusive father (Wesley Snipes) leads to trouble in this gritty urban drama. With help from his Big…
-
Liberty Stands Still (2002)
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Linda Fiorentino, Oliver Platt …
Directed by: Kari Skogland
&NFb;&NFb_;Liberty Wallace (Linda Fiorentino), president of America's largest gun manufacturer, is on her way to the theater one night when her cell phone rings. Seems one of her…
-
Ash Wednesday (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Edward Burns, Malachy McCourt …
Directed by: Edward Burns
Exactly 3 years after Sean Sullivan's (Elijah Wood) arm was found in the river, convincing everyone around him that he'd been murdered, his brother Frank (Ed Burns) gets wind of…
-
Don't Say a Word (2001)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy, Famke Janssen …
Directed by: Gary Fleder
Michael Douglas stars as a renowned New York City shrink who must extract the whereabouts of some hidden bank loot from the mind of a violent and catatonic mental patient (Brittany Murphy).…
-
Cinderelmo: Sesame Street (2000)
Cast: Elmo, French Stewart, Oliver Platt …
Directed by: Bruce Leddy
When Elmo (voiced by Kevin Clash) learns that the princess (Keri Russell) plans to hold a ball at her palace, he decides he'd like to attend. However, his grumpy stepmother (Kathy…
-
Gun Shy (2000)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Sandra Bullock, Oliver Platt …
Directed by: Eric Blakeney
Legendary DEA agent Charlie Mayough (Liam Neeson) turns to therapy as a last resort to salve his jangled nerves. Although he thinks retirement is the best option, he can't quit;…
-
Ready to Rumble (2000)
Cast: David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan …
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Simpleminded port-a-potty maintenance men Gordie Boggs (David Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Scott Caan) share one great love: World Championship Wrestling's Jimmy King (Oliver Platt). So…
-
Lake Placid (1999)
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt …
Directed by: Steve Miner
As bodies pile up and cattle go missing around a Maine lake, Jack Wells (Bill Pullman) is forced to team up with office-dwelling Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) to investigate the mystery, and…
-
Three to Tango (1999)
Cast: Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott …
Directed by: Damon Santostefano
When up-and-coming architect Oscar Novak (Matthew Perry) sets out to befriend wealthy business tycoon Charles Newman (Dylan McDermott) in the hopes of landing a high-profile, lucrative…
-
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Cast: Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz …
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Two hundred years in the life of an extraordinary robot are chronicled when the Martin family purchases an android named Andrew (Robin Williams) to perform menial household tasks. Before…
-
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Cast: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Jacqueline Bisset …
Directed by: Marshall Herskovitz
Prevented from marrying her nobleman lover (Rufus Sewell) because of her commoner status, real-life historical heroine Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) is left with two choices: join a…
-
The Impostors (1998)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci
To elude the wrath of overbearing Broadway star Sir Jeremy Burtom (Alfred Molina), two struggling actors (Oliver Platt and director Stanley Tucci) are forced into a madcap succession of…
-
Dr. Dolittle (1998)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Oliver Platt, Ossie Davis …
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Funnyman Eddie Murphy portrays the titular San Francisco doc who regains his childhood gift for conversing with critters when he hits his head on the windshield of his car. Soon, his new…
-
Simon Birch (1998)
Cast: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd …
Directed by: Mark Johnson
Simon and Joe are best friends, bound by broken families and their misfit status: Simon is a dwarf, and Joe is illegitimate. But the boys face a devastating blow as Simon searches for a…
-
Bulworth (1998)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle …
Directed by: Warren Beatty
California Sen. Jay Bulworth (Warren Beatty), reduced by years of compromise and scheming, hires a hit man to put him out of his misery. Kicking off an election campaign with nothing to lose,…
-
Executive Decision (1996)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry …
Directed by: Stuart Baird
When terrorists hijack a 747 and turn it into a nerve-gas bomb aimed at Washington, D.C., commandos (including Steven Seagal and John Leguizamo) use an experimental plane to board the…
-
A Time to Kill (1996)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Sandra Bullock …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
When two white men brutally rape a young black girl in a small Mississippi town, the child's vengeful father (Samuel L. Jackson) fears their acquittal and takes the law into his own…
-
Funny Bones (1995)
Cast: Oliver Platt, Jerry Lewis, Lee Evans …
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
When his Vegas show bombs thanks to his meddling father, Tommy heads for Blackpool, England, a town that still loves vaudeville, in search of inspiration. While there, he meets Jack, a…
-
The Infiltrator (1995)
Cast: Arliss Howard, Alan King, Peter Riegert …
Directed by: John Mackenzie
Oliver Platt heads the cast as investigative reporter Yaron Svoray, who travels to Germany to research an article about neo-Nazis. Seizing an opportunity when he's taken for a…
-
The Three Musketeers (1993)
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell …
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Athos, Porthos and Aramis band together to protect their king from the evil schemes of Cardinal Richelieu. An eager novice, D'Artagnan, joins forces with the legendary trio in hopes of…
-
Benny and Joon (1993)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn …
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Benny (Aidan Quinn) is the overprotective caretaker of his mentally ill -- but artistically talented -- sister, Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson). When the eccentric Sam (Johnny Depp), who looks…
-
The Temp (1993)
Cast: Lara Flynn Boyle, Faye Dunaway, Lin Shaye …
Directed by: Tom Holland
When marketing exec Peter (Timothy Hutton) hires temp employee Kris (Lara Flynn Boyle) as his assistant, his rivals start turning up dead, and his career begins to take off. Peter struggles…
-
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Cast: Robert Redford, Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore …
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Talk about expensive dates! Billionaire Robert Redford pays for a doozy when, for a cool $1 million, he proposes to a very married Demi Moore that they spend a single night together.…
-
Beethoven (1992)
Cast: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Dean Jones …
Directed by: Brian Levant
Workaholic George Newton (Charles Grodin) reluctantly agrees to let his children keep a St. Bernard puppy who's just escaped the clutches of two dimwitted dognappers (Oliver Platt and…
-
Diggstown (1992)
Cast: James Woods, Heather Graham, Louis Gossett Jr. …
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Ex-con Caine and his partner Fitz cook up a plan to take a rich man for all he's worth. The guys try to loop aging boxer Honey Ray Palmer in on the action -- yet, having been duped by…
-
Flatliners (1990)
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
In this star-studded supernatural thriller, a group of medical students (Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt and William Baldwin) use their acquired skills to try and…
-
Married to the Mob (1988)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Fed up Mafia wife Angela de Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer) wants out of "the life" and gets her chance when mob boss Tony Russo (Dean Stockwell) ices her hit-man hubby (Alec Baldwin), who's…
-
Working Girl (1988)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Industrious secretary Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) dreams of climbing the corporate ladder and may be on her way after landing a job with Katherine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), a top…