Tom McGowan’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Tom McGowan has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s.
Recurring themes

Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
Comedy · Family

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991
Comedy · Family

Father of the Bride Part II
1995
Comedy · Family

Rookie of the Year
1993
Family · Comedy

Blank Check
1994
Comedy · Family

Monkey Trouble
1994
Comedy · Family

I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998
Comedy · Family

Larger Than Life
1996
Comedy · Family

Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.
Dir. Terry Zwigoff · With Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
Dir. Mike Nichols · With Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane

Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled, Mr. Bean must now successfully unveil the painting or risk his and a hapless Los Angeles curator's termination.
Dir. Mel Smith · With Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed

Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
Dir. Steven Brill · With David Goldman, Tom McGowan, Joseph Wayne Miller

When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and his family end up with more than they bargained for as the roguish Captain Ron signs on to sail the boat to Miami. It doesn't take long before Ron's anything-goes antics get the Harveys into plenty of trouble.
Dir. Thom Eberhardt · With Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place