George Gaynes films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 13 films on Boxlist

Known for Tootsie, Altered States and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.

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Starring George Gaynes

Tootsie
1982 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
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The Way We Were
1973 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
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Altered States
1980 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time...
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Police Academy
1984 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin...
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The Crucible
1996 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Based upon the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller (who wrote the screen adaptation), the Salem witch trials in 1692 plunge the Massachusetts Bay colony into chaos.
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private...
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will...
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Just Married
2003 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Tom Leezak and Sarah McNerney fall in love and plan to get married, despite opposition from Sarah's uptight, rich family. When they do get married, and get a chance to prove Sarah's family wrong, they go on a European honeymoon and run...
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Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to...
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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a...
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Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a prestigious lifetime award pending his retirement. Things take a turn when Lassard unknowingly ends up in possession of stolen diamonds from a...
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Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women in blue.
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Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994 · Film
4.5/10 · TMDB
The Russians seek help in dealing with the Mafia from the veterans of the Police Academy. They head off to Moscow, in order to find evidence against Konstantin Konali, who marketed a computer game that everyone in the world is playing.
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