James Cranna

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

CharmingEnjoyableFunnyCute

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Sally Field  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  Harvey Fierstein

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Sally Field  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  Harvey Fierstein

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

Uplifting

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Joan Allen  •  Martin Landau  •  Frederic Forrest

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Joan Allen  •  Martin Landau  •  Frederic Forrest

THX 1138 (1971)

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People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Lucas
CAST:  Robert Duvall  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Don Pedro Colley  •  Maggie McOmie

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Lucas
CAST:  Robert Duvall  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Don Pedro Colley  •  Maggie McOmie

American Graffiti (1973)

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A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Lucas
CAST:  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Ron Howard  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Charles Martin Smith

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Lucas
CAST:  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Ron Howard  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Charles Martin Smith

The Ewok Adventure (1984)

Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Korty
CAST:  Aubree Miller  •  Burl Ives  •  Daniel Frishman  •  Guy Boyd

Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Korty
CAST:  Aubree Miller  •  Burl Ives  •  Daniel Frishman  •  Guy Boyd

Living on Tokyo Time (1987)

When her visa expires, a young Japanese immigrant in San Francisco agrees to marry a Japanese-American boy to avoid being deported back to Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Okazaki
CAST:  Minako Ohashi  •  Ken Nakagawa  •  Mitzi Abe  •  Bill Bonham

When her visa expires, a young Japanese immigrant in San Francisco agrees to marry a Japanese-American boy to avoid being deported back to Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Okazaki
CAST:  Minako Ohashi  •  Ken Nakagawa  •  Mitzi Abe  •  Bill Bonham

Twice Upon a Time (1983)

In the world of the Murwoks where nightmares are made, the evil Botch hatches a scheme to make bad dreams real. Only Ralph and Mumford, misfits from the cheery land of Frivoli, can stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Korty  •  Charles Swenson
CAST:  Marshall Efron  •  James Cranna  •  Julie Payne  •  Hamilton Camp

In the world of the Murwoks where nightmares are made, the evil Botch hatches a scheme to make bad dreams real. Only Ralph and Mumford, misfits from the cheery land of Frivoli, can stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Korty  •  Charles Swenson
CAST:  Marshall Efron  •  James Cranna  •  Julie Payne  •  Hamilton Camp

A Smile Like Yours (1997)

A comedy about a couple who cannot conceive a baby  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Samples
CAST:  Greg Kinnear  •  Lauren Holly  •  Joan Cusack  •  Jay Thomas

A comedy about a couple who cannot conceive a baby  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Samples
CAST:  Greg Kinnear  •  Lauren Holly  •  Joan Cusack  •  Jay Thomas

Eye on the Sparrow (1987)

True story of a blind couple who fought the authorities to acquire the right to adopt a child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Korty
CAST:  Mare Winningham  •  Keith Carradine  •  Sandy McPeak  •  Kaaren Lee

True story of a blind couple who fought the authorities to acquire the right to adopt a child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Korty
CAST:  Mare Winningham  •  Keith Carradine  •  Sandy McPeak  •  Kaaren Lee

Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Michael Moriarty  •  Anthony Zerbe

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Michael Moriarty  •  Anthony Zerbe

Die Laughing (1980)

A San Francisco cab driver find himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He finds himself framed for a murder and chased…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Werner
CAST:  Robby Benson  •  Linda Grovenor  •  Charles Durning  •  Elsa Lanchester

A San Francisco cab driver find himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He finds himself framed for a murder and chased…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Werner
CAST:  Robby Benson  •  Linda Grovenor  •  Charles Durning  •  Elsa Lanchester

The Sunshine Boys (1975)

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  George Burns  •  Richard Benjamin  •  Lee Meredith

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  George Burns  •  Richard Benjamin  •  Lee Meredith

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)

True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Correll
CAST:  David Morse  •  Megan Follows  •  Dion Anderson  •  Tom Atkins

True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Correll
CAST:  David Morse  •  Megan Follows  •  Dion Anderson  •  Tom Atkins

Golden Gate (1994)

A brash 22-year-old FBI agent trumps up charges of Communist spying against a Chinese laundryman. Ten years later, he wants to make amends to the man and his teenage daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Madden
CAST:  Matt Dillon  •  Joan Chen  •  Bruno Kirby  •  Teri Polo

A brash 22-year-old FBI agent trumps up charges of Communist spying against a Chinese laundryman. Ten years later, he wants to make amends to the man and his teenage daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Madden
CAST:  Matt Dillon  •  Joan Chen  •  Bruno Kirby  •  Teri Polo