Barry Levinson

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino

Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman

A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tom T. Tran

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke

An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.

Dir. Norman Jewison · With Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Al Pacino, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.

Dir. Mel Brooks · With Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise

Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Ben Foster, Billy Magnussen, Vicky Krieps

A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.

Dir. Mel Brooks · With Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman

A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito, Barbara Hershey

After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Kristen Connolly, Will Rogers, Michael Beasley

A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hank Azaria

A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate. However, the ship is not as it seems and when a giant perfect sphere is discovered in the cargo bay, things begin to fall apart.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson

New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch is responsible for his surprising victory.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney

Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis

After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Al Pacino, Kathy Baker, Kenneth Maharaj

Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the exploitation of bees at the hands of mankind. What will happen next?

Dir. Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner · With Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Bill Murray, Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis

Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack

A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz

Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Dylan Baker