Paul Benedict films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 12 films on Boxlist

Known for This Is Spinal Tap, Moonstruck and Waiting for Guffman.

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Starring Paul Benedict

This Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert...
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Moonstruck
1987 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he...
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Waiting for Guffman
1996 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
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A Mighty Wind
2003 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
In "A Mighty Wind", director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on the stage for...
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Jeremiah Johnson
1972 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
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The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
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The Freshman
1990 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.
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The Addams Family
1991 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud...
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The Man with Two Brains
1983 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A story about a brain surgeon who tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.
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The Lonely Guy
1984 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
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After the Sunset
2004 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers.
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Cocktail
1988 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing...
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