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1	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) more movies like this directed by Steven Spielberg featuring Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey, Bob Balaban Steven Spielberg followed Jaws (1975), his first major box-office success, with this epic science fiction adventure about a disparate group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is an electrical lineman who, while sent out on emergency repairs, witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £6.90!
2	Gosford Park (2001) more movies like this directed by Robert Altman featuring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Emily Watson Maverick American filmmaker Robert Altman takes a witty and absorbing look at the foibles of the British class system in this intelligent murder mystery set in the early '30s. Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) are a pair of wealthy British socialites who have invited a variety of friends, ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.90!
3	Lady in the Water (2006) more movies like this directed by M. Night Shyamalan featuring Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban, Sarita Choudhury M. Night Shyamalan writes and directs this self-proclaimed, grown-up "bedtime story" about an apartment building superintendent named Cleveland (Paul Giamatti) who discovers a magical sea-nymph named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard) who's been transported to this world and is living in the building's own swimming pool. As this bizarre revelation sinks ... see all copies from £2.78! new only from £4.57!
4	A Mighty Wind (2003) more movies like this directed by Christopher Guest featuring Bob Balaban, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, John Michael Higgins The writing and directing team who created Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show turn their satiric eye toward the world of folk music in this sly mockumentary. Irving Steinbloom was one of the great behind-the-scenes figures of the folk music boom of the late '50s and early '60s, and helped to nurture the careers of three of the best known acts of ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.46!
5	Absence of Malice (1981) more movies like this directed by Sydney Pollack featuring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler, Wilford Brimley In this legal drama from director Sydney Pollack, Sally Field stars as Megan, an ambitious newpaper reporter who, based on information from FBI investigator Rosen, played by Bob Balaban, writes a scathing article that implicates Gallagher, a reclusive business-owner played by Paul Newman, in the recent disappearance of a labor leader. When ... see all copies from £2.89! new only from £7.54!
6	2010 (1984) more movies like this directed by Peter Hyams featuring Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea This belated sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is directed by Peter Hyams. Roy Scheider plays the astronaut/skipper of a U.S.-Soviet space mission, sent to find out what happened to the missing Discovery flight that carried Keir Dullea into the beyond in the original 2001. Scheider's polyglot crew includes Americans John ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.74!
7	Waiting for Guffman (1996) more movies like this directed by Christopher Guest featuring Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey The city of Blaine, Missouri is celebrating its sesquicentennial, and what better reason could there be to put on a show? Corky St. Claire (Christopher Guest), current leader of Blaine's community theater group and creator of a stage musical version of Backdraft that led to the unfortunate destruction of the theater, has been commissioned to put ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £10.45!
8	For Your Consideration (2006) more movies like this directed by Christopher Guest featuring Bob Balaban, Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard Mockumentary mastermind Christopher Guest turns his satirical eye away from dog shows, small-town theater, and folk music to offer a hilarious take on Hollywood award season in this comedy focusing on trio of actors whose lives are turned upside down when they discover that their performances in an independent film are generating a sizable buzz in ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £4.86!
9	For Love or Money (1993) more movies like this directed by Barry Sonnenfeld featuring Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins, Michael Tucker, Bob Balaban Michael J. Fox stars as Doug Ireland in this romantic comedy about a brash concierge at a swanky New York hotel who always makes it a point to go out of his way for the hotel guests. But Doug doesn't want to be a concierge forever. What he would really like to do is build a swanky hotel of his own, and all he needs is $3 million to do it. When ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £5.14!
10	The Majestic (2001) more movies like this directed by Frank Darabont featuring Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban, Martin Landau, Gerry Black, Brent Briscoe, Karl Bury Director Frank Darabont created this Frank Capra-inspired drama based on a screenplay by his friend and one-time schoolmate Michael Sloane. Jim Carrey stars as Pete Appleton, a screenwriter in the Hollywood of the 1950s. Pete's on top of the world with his first motion picture "Sand Pirates of the Sahara" just released to theaters and his romance ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.82!
11 view cover	Jakob the Liar (1999) more movies like this directed by Peter Kassovitz featuring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Michael Jeter, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Liev Schreiber, Mark Margolis This remake of the 1975 German film Jakob der Lügner stars Robin Williams in a dramatic role as a man who uses his active imagination to bring a ray of hope where hope was all but unknown. Jakob Heym (Robin Williams) is the owner of a small café during the Nazi occupation of Poland; he has little money and is struggling to keep body and soul alive ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £5.14!
12 view cover	The Mexican (2001) more movies like this directed by Gore Verbinski featuring Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, Bob Balaban, J.K. Simmons A clumsy criminal is put in a position where he not only has to save his own skin, but that of his girlfriend in this comedy with strong undercurrents of romance. Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) is a low-level Mafia "mechanic" whose ineptitude is countered by frequent (but unpredictable) bursts of dumb luck. Jerry's girlfriend Samantha (Julia Roberts) ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £3.46!
13 view cover	Three to Tango (1999) more movies like this directed by Damon Santostefano featuring Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott, Oliver Platt, Cylk Cozart, John C. McGinley, Bob Balaban In this romantic comedy of mistaken identity, Oscar Novak (Matthew Perry) and Peter Steinberg (Oliver Platt) are a pair of struggling but talented Chicago architects given the chance of a lifetime: Charles Newman (Dylan McDermott), an extremely wealthy business tycoon, is considering hiring them to design a multi-million dollar cultural center. ... see all copies from £2.00! new only from £4.16!
14 view cover	The Late Shift (1996) more movies like this directed by Betty Thomas featuring Kathy Bates, John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr. Based on the non-fiction best-seller, The Late Shift is an irreverent, behind-the-scenes look at the conflict over who would succeed Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno or David Letterman. Beginning with Carson's retirement, the made-for-cable film follows the backstage manueverings of both camps. When NBC chooses, Letterman ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £4.72!
15 view cover	Dead Bang (1989) more movies like this directed by John Frankenheimer featuring Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Bob Balaban, Frank Military A police detective (Don Johnson), whose job is the only thing he has left in his life, must investigate the murder of a fellow officer. He follows the trail and is shocked to find a white-supremacist conspiracy in the process. John Bush, All Movie Guide see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.77!
16 view cover	Altered States (1980) more movies like this directed by Ken Russell featuring William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Drew Barrymore, Thaao Penghlis In this 1980 sci-fi horror film, William Hurt plays Eddie Jessup, a scientist obsessed with discovering mankind's true role in the universe. To this end, he submits himself to a series of mind-expanding experiments. By enclosing himself in a sensory-deprivation chamber and taking hallucinogenic drugs, Jessup hopes to explore different levels of ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £4.72!
17 view cover	Ghost World (2001) more movies like this directed by Terry Zwigoff featuring Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, who enjoyed breakthrough success with his 1994 documentary Crumb, shifts gears as he examines the lives of two young women on the verge of leaving their adolescence behind in his first dramatic feature. Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) are two close friends who've just graduated from high school, and are ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £5.89!
18 view cover	Plan B (2001) more movies like this directed by Greg Yaitanes featuring Diane Keaton, Paul Sorvino, Maury Chaykin, Bob Balaban, Burt Young, Natasha Lyonne When a gentle bookkeeper is forced to act as an assassin in order to pay off her husband's debt to the mob, the bloodless scheme she concocts to keep a clear conscience could cost her more than she bargained for in a blistering crime comedy starring Diane Keaton, Burt Young, Bob Balaban, Paul Sorvino, and Natasha Lyonne. Fran (Keaton) has just ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £10.48!
19 view cover	Deconstructing Harry (1997) more movies like this directed by Woody Allen featuring Woody Allen, Kirstie Alley, Bob Balaban, Richard Benjamin, Billy Crystal Woody Allen wrote, directed, and stars in this very dark comedy about a novelist, Harry Block, who says with admirable honesty, "I'm a guy who can't function well in life, but I can in art." So far, Harry has made his way through six psychiatrists and three marriages (one, conveniently enough, with one of his psychiatrists), and he has precious ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £5.46!
20 view cover	Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) more movies like this directed by John Badham featuring Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti, Bob Balaban, Kenneth McMillan Stepping into the role made famous on Broadway by Tom Conti, Richard Dreyfuss stars as a profoundly handicapped sculptor in Whose Life is it Anyway? Left a quadraplegic after an auto accident, the embittered Dreyfuss feels utterly useless, as both an artist and a human being. He doesn't want his family's love, or his doctor's care, or his nurse's ... see all copies from £10.54! new only from £10.54!
21 view cover	Girlfriends (1978) more movies like this directed by Claudia Weill featuring Melanie Mayron, Eli Wallach, Anita Skinner, Bob Balaban, Christopher Guest One of the first fictional efforts by former documentary maker Claudia Weill, Girlfriends focuses on a pair of roommates, Susan Weinblatt and Anne Munroe, played by Melanie Mayron and Anita Skinner. Anne gets married, leaving the plump, insecure Susan alone for virtually the first time in her life. A mild flirtation with a rabbi leads to a whole ... see all copies from £15.12! new only from £15.12!
22 view cover	Recount (2008) more movies like this directed by Jay Roach featuring Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt Kevin Spacey and Bob Balaban headline Austin Powers director Jay Roach's all-star docudrama examining the events surrounding the most controversial presidential election in United States history. The highest office in the country is up for grabs, and the fate of the free world may hang in the balance. When the initial tallies from Florida voting ... see all copies from £5.51! new only from £12.24!
23 view cover	Dedication (2007) more movies like this directed by Justin Theroux featuring Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Bob Balaban, Dianne Wiest, Bobby Cannavale Actor Justin Theroux (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Mulholland Dr.) steps behind the camera for his directorial debut with this irreverent romantic comedy. Billy Crudup is Henry, a cynical children's book writer who holds little more than disdain for his pint-sized target audience. Artist Rudy (Tom Wilkinson) is both Henry's illustrator and the ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £5.60!

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