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Garry Marshall has 21 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2010s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Pretty Woman.
LOL
2012
Drama · Comedy

The Princess Diaries
2001 · Movie · Director
Top 15%Disney+ · Included

Overboard
1987 · Movie · Director
Top 28%Prime Video · Included

Happy Days
1974 · Series · Creator
Top 30%Paramount+ · Included

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004 · Movie · Director
Top 31%Disney+ · Included

Beaches
1988 · Movie · Director
Top 35%Prime Video · Included

Frankie and Johnny
1991 · Movie · Director
Top 52%MGM+ · Included
Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spirit challenges Edward's no-nonsense approach to life, and soon they are teaching each other – and falling in love!
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy

as Manny Goldman (voice) · Voice
Get ready to Rock! Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang team up with the one and only KISS in this all-new, out-of-this-world adventure! We join the Gang at KISS World – the all-things-KISS theme park, as they investigate a series of strange hauntings. With help from KISS, they discover that the Crimson Witch has returned to summon The Destroyer from the alternate dimension of Kissteria! The evil duos ghastly plan, to destroy the earth! Can the Gang's cunning and KISS's power of rock save the day?!
Dir. Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone · With Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Matthew Lillard

A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Heather Matarazzo

Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
Dir. Albert Brooks · With Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Henry Winkler, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross

Mia Thermopolis is now a college graduate and on her way to Genovia to take up her duties as princess. Accompanied by her friend Lilly, Mia continues her 'princess lessons', like riding horses side-saddle and archery. But her already complicated life is turned upside down once again when she learns that she is to take the crown as queen earlier than expected, all while she meets a mysteriously charming young man.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt

When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Héctor Elizondo

A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Conrad Janis

Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack

Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.
Dir. Raja Gosnell · With Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Molly Shannon

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel

The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Hilary Swank, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack

A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint

A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.
Dir. Andy Fickman · With Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig

Rebellious, uncontrollable teenager, Rachel is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her estranged grandmother, Georgia. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that - regardless what happens - the ties that bind can never be broken.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman

When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.
Dir. Mark Dindal · With Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts