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Actor: John Goodman

Always (1989)

9 April 20003 August 2019

Rating: ★★★

Man Becomes a Guardian Angel

Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson, …
Category: Fantasy

Sea of Love (1989)

11 May 20017 March 2025

Rating: ★★★★½

Psycho-Thriller/Romance

Director: Harold Becker
Actors: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Richard Jenkins, …
Category: Horror

Arachnophobia (1990)

6 August 199919 February 2024

Rating: ★★

Spider Takeover

Director: Frank Marshall
Actors: Jeff Daniels, Julian Sands, John Goodman, Harley Jane Kozak, …
Category: Horror

Barton Fink (1991)

26 April 200025 June 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Writer’s Block/Paranoia Black Comedy

Director: Coen Brothers
Actors: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, …
Category: Horror

King Ralph (1991)

7 May 20003 July 2024

Rating: ★★

American Slob Becomes the King of England Comedy

Director: David S. Ward
Actors: John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt, Richard Griffiths, …
Category: Science Fiction

We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story (1993)

20 January 200124 June 2021

Rating: ★★

Animation/Talking Dinosaurs

Director: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag
Actors: John Goodman, Yeardley Smith, Kenneth Mars, Walter Cronkite, …
Category: Fantasy

Matinee (1993)

23 May 20036 January 2025

Rating: ★★★½

B-Movie Homage/Genre Fandom Childhood

Director: Joe Dante
Actors: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Flintstones (1994)

1 February 200015 December 2020

Rating: ★★

Prehistoric Comedy/Cartoon in Live-Action

Director: Brian Levant
Actors: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Elizabeth Perkins, …
Category: Fantasy

The Borrowers (1997)

16 July 19995 October 2021

Rating: ★★★

Miniature People Adventures

Director: Peter Hewitt
Actors: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Flora Newbigin, Bradley Pierce, …
Category: Fantasy

Fallen (1998)

1 February 200024 February 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Cop vs Body-Hopping Demon

Director: Gregory Hoblit
Actors: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Embeth Davidtz, Donald Sutherland, …
Category: Horror

Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

31 March 199920 February 2020

Rating: ★

Gonzo Road Movie

Director: John Landis
Actors: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, Nia Peeples, …
Category: Fantasy

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

25 October 19999 March 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Urban Hell/Haunted Ambulance Driver

Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Tom Sizemore, Ving Rhames, …
Category: Fantasy

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)

2 July 20005 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Characters From a Cartoon Series Enter the Real World

Director: Des McAnuff
Actors: Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, Randy Quaid, …
Category: Fantasy

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

2 February 200125 April 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Depression-Era Version of The Odyssey

Director: Coen Brothers
Actors: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, …
Category: Fantasy

The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)

15 December 200010 February 2020

Rating: ★★★

Disney Animation/Man Transformed into a Llama

Director: Mark Dindal
Actors: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, …
Category: Fantasy

What Planet Are You From? (2000)

4 March 20002 September 2020

Rating: ★

Alien Visitor Comedy

Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear, …
Category: Science Fiction

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

4 November 20017 August 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Pixar Animation/Monsters in the Closet

Director: Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Actors: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, …
Category: Fantasy

The Jungle Book 2 (2003)

27 April 200318 December 2024

Rating: ★½

Disney Animation/Jungle Boy

Director: Steve Trenbrith
Actors: Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Mae Whitman, Bob Joles, …
Category: Fantasy

The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)

18 November 200717 June 2025

Rating: ½

Christmas Film

Director: Ron Underwood
Actors: John Goodman, Chris Kattan, Eddie Griffin, Ethan Suplee, …
Category: Fantasy

Bee Movie (2007)

15 December 20078 November 2019

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Talking Bees

Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, …
Category: Fantasy

Evan Almighty (2007)

23 September 200721 May 2020

Rating: ★

Modern-Day Noah’s Ark Comedy

Director: Tom Shadyac
Actors: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, …
Category: Fantasy

Death Sentence (2007)

23 November 20082 July 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Vigilante Film

Director: James Wan
Actors: Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Aisha Tyler, …
Category: Horror

Speed Racer (2008)

4 December 200929 December 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Cartoon in Live-Action/Racing Driver Hero

Director: The Wachowskis, Lana/Larry Wachowski, Lilly/Andy Wachowski
Actors: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

20 December 20095 February 2025

Rating: ★★★

Disney Animation/Animal Transformation

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Actors: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, …
Category: Fantasy

Red State (2011)

25 September 201125 February 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Religious Cult

Director: Kevin Smith
Actors: Michael Parks, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, …
Category: Horror

ParaNorman (2012)

16 August 201228 December 2023

Rating: ★★★

Stop-Motion Animated Children’s Film/Kid Sees Dead People

Director: Chris Butler, Sam Fell
Actors: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, …
Category: Horror

Monsters University (2013)

21 June 20137 August 2021

Rating: ★★

Pixar Animation/Monsters in the Closet

Director: Dan Scanlon
Actors: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Joel Murray, …
Category: Fantasy

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

28 June 201422 July 2023

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Transformer Robots

Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Jack Reynor, …
Category: Science Fiction

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

19 March 201611 June 2025

Rating: ★★★

Trapped in a Survival Shelter/Mysterious Catastrophe

Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Actors: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr
Category: Science Fiction

Ratchet & Clank (2016)

10 July 201730 December 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Videogame Adaptation

Director: Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland
Actors: James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Paul Giamatti, Armin Shimerman, …
Category: Science Fiction

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

15 April 201720 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Giant Ape

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Actors: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, …
Category: Science Fiction

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

23 September 201722 July 2023

Rating: ★½

Live-Action Transformer Robots

Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Josh Duhamel, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captive State (2019)

9 June 20197 September 2019

Rating: ★★

The Resistance Against an Alien Invasion

Director: Rupert Wyatt
Actors: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Vera Farmiga, …
Category: Science Fiction

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns
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