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Harold Ramis has 24 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Groundhog Day.
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Revenge of the Nerds
1984
Comedy

Nine to Five
1980
Comedy

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
1987
Comedy

The Under-Gifted
1980
Comedy

Big Business
1988
Comedy

Grand Hotel Excelsior
1982
Comedy

L'allenatore nel pallone
1984
Comedy

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
Comedy

Ghostbusters
1984 · Movie · Actor · Writer
Top 3%Netflix · Included

National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Movie · Director
Top 14%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Animal House
1978 · Movie · Writer
Top 20%Netflix · Included

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 38%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Back to School
1986 · Movie · Writer
Top 52%Prime Video · Included

The Real Ghostbusters
1986 · Series · Creator
Top 66%The Roku Channel · Free w/ ads

A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.
Dir. Ivan Reitman · With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Dir. James L. Brooks · With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Dir. John Landis · With John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce

Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of misfits. However, his hijinks threaten to cause an international scandal when he inadvertently commandeers a military assault vehicle behind enemy lines.
Dir. Ivan Reitman · With Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Dir. Ivan Reitman · With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver

At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Dir. Jake Kasdan · With John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry

Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjusted gangster.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.
Dir. Alan Metter · With Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young

The continuing adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer.
Dir. Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis · With Maurice LaMarche, Dave Coulier, Frank Welker

Michael has a great job, has his 4 best friends, and is in love with a beautiful girl at 30. He loves Jenna but his life seems predictable until someone else enters his life. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.
Dir. Tony Goldwyn · With Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck

Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring guy. But, as could be expected, the Devil puts her own little twist on each of his fantasies.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor

J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!
Dir. Charles Shyer · With Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Harold Ramis
Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy, a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.
Dir. Ivan Reitman · With Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Russ Banham

Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds, who offers Doug a rather unusual solution to his problems: cloning.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin

After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.
Dir. Mark L. Lester · With John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia

The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow

A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Dir. Gerald Potterton, John Bruno, John Halas, Julian Harris, Jimmy T. Murakami, Barrie Nelson, Paul Sabella, Jack Stokes, Pino Van Lamsweerde, Harold Whitaker · With Rodger Bumpass, John Candy, Jackie Burroughs
When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they renovate the resort and lure tourists to Club Paradise in an effort to fight off corrupt officials and businessmen who want to claim the resort as their own.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Rick Moranis
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.
Dir. Allan Arkush · With Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon
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