Movies starring Bob Balaban

No Reservations (2007)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Catherine Zeta-Jones | Aaron Eckhart | Abigail Breslin | Patricia Clarkson | Jenny Wade | Bob Balaban | Brian F. O'Byrne | Lily Rabe | Eric Silver | Arija Bareikis | John McMartin | Celia Weston | Zöe Kravitz | Matthew Rauch | Dearbhla Molloy
Directors: Scott Hicks
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A master chef, Kate (CATHERINE ZETA-JONES) lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan—with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivattes and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, preparing delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection.

Gosford Park (2001)

Friday, January 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery
Countries: Germany | Italy | UK | USA
Actors: Maggie Smith | Michael Gambon | Kristin Scott Thomas | Camilla Rutherford | Charles Dance | Geraldine Somerville | Tom Hollander | Natasha Wightman | Jeremy Northam | Bob Balaban | James Wilby | Claudie Blakley | Laurence Fox | Trent Ford | Ryan Phillippe
Directors: Robert Altman
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Set in the 1930’s the story takes place in an old fashioned English country house where a family has invited many of their friends up for a weekend shooting party. The story centers around the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and friends. As the weekend goes on and secrets are revealed, it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it…?

Lady in the Water (2006)

Friday, November 9th, 2007
Genres: Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Paul Giamatti | Bryce Dallas Howard | Jeffrey Wright | Bob Balaban | Sarita Choudhury | Cindy Cheung | Freddy Rodríguez | Bill Irwin | Mary Beth Hurt | Noah Gray-Cabey | Joseph D. Reitman | Jared Harris | Grant Monohon | John Boyd
Directors: M. Night Shyamalan
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The super Cleveland Heep finds a woman swimming in the swimming pool of the condominium during the night; he slips, hits his head on the floor and faints in the water, and she rescues him. He discloses that she is a “Narf” called Story, a character of bedtime stories, that is chased by a “Scrunt” and she needs to return to her Blue World with an eagle. Cleveland convinces the tenants to help and protect Story.

The Mexican (2001)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Romance
Countries: Mexico | USA
Actors: Brad Pitt | Julia Roberts | James Gandolfini | J.K. Simmons | Bob Balaban | Sherman Augustus | Michael Cerveris | Gene Hackman | Richard Coca | David Krumholtz | Castulo Guerra | Mayra Serbulo | Salvador Sánchez | Alan Ciangherotti | Melisa Romero
Directors: Gore Verbinski
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Jerry Welbach is given two ultimatums. His mob boss wants him to travel to Mexico to get a priceless antique pistol called “The Mexican” or he will suffer the consequences. The other ultimatum comes from his girlfriend Samantha, who wants him to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures that being alive, although in trouble with his girlfriend is the better alternative so he heads south of the border. Finding the pistol is easy but getting it home is a whole other matter. The pistol supposedly carries a curse - a curse Jerry is given every reason to believe, especially when Samantha is held hostage by the gay hit man Leroy to ensure the safe return of the pistol.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss | François Truffaut | Teri Garr | Melinda Dillon | Bob Balaban | J. Patrick McNamara | Warren J. Kemmerling | Roberts Blossom | Philip Dodds | Cary Guffey | Shawn Bishop | Adrienne Campbell | Justin Dreyfuss | Lance Henriksen | Merrill Connally
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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Cableman Roy Neary is one of several people who experience a close encounter of the first kind, witnessing UFOs flying through the night sky. He is subsequently haunted by a mountainlike image in his head and becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, putting severe strain on his marriage. Meanwhile, government agents around the world have a close encounter of the second kind, discovering physical evidence of otherworldly visitors in the form of military vehicles that went missing decades ago suddenly appearing in the middle of nowhere. Roy and the agents both follow the clues they have been given to reach a site where they will have a close encounter of the third kind: contact.

Three to Tango (1999)

Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Matthew Perry | Neve Campbell | Dylan McDermott | Oliver Platt | Cylk Cozart | John C. McGinley | Bob Balaban | Deborah Rush | Kelly Rowan | Rick Gomez | Patrick Van Horn | David Ramsey | Kent Staines | Ho Chow | Michael Proudfoot
Directors: Damon Santostefano
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A rich businessman, Dylan McDermott, mistakenly believes that Matthew Perry, who is bidding on a $90 million restoration contract, is gay and asks him to keep tabs on his mistress, Neve Campbell. Perry, who is not gay, falls for Neve in a big way but she thinks he’s gay.