The Replacements (
2000) | IMDb:
6.6
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.
Dirty Work (
1998) | IMDb:
6.4
Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.
Starring:
Norm Macdonald
,
Artie Lange
,
Jack Warden
,
Traylor Howard
,
Christopher McDonald
,
Chevy Chase
Bulworth (
1998) | IMDb:
6.8
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Starring:
Kimberly Deauna Adams
,
Vinny Argiro
,
Sean Astin
,
Kirk Baltz
,
Ernie Lee Banks
,
Amiri Baraka
Ed (
1996) | IMDb:
2.7
Jack Cooper could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be the team mascot, but was promoted to third base when the owners realized he had a talent for baseball. As Jack struggles to get used to his new surroundings, Ed helps him regain his confidence on and off the field.
Directed by:
Bill Couturié
Produced by:
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (
1995) | IMDb:
6.7
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
Starring:
Andy García
,
Christopher Lloyd
,
William Forsythe
,
Bill Nunn
,
Treat Williams
,
Jack Warden
Mighty Aphrodite (
1995) | IMDb:
7
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Mira Sorvino
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Donald Symington
,
Claire Bloom
While You Were Sleeping (
1995) | IMDb:
6.8
A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
Starring:
Sandra Bullock
,
Bill Pullman
,
Peter Gallagher
,
Peter Boyle
,
Jack Warden
,
Glynis Johns
Bullets Over Broadway (
1994) | IMDb:
7.4
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
Starring:
John Cusack
,
Chazz Palminteri
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Jennifer Tilly
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Tracey Ullman
Guilty as Sin (
1993) | IMDb:
5.7
Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.
Directed by:
Sidney Lumet
Toys (
1992) | IMDb:
5.1
Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.
Night and the City (
1992) | IMDb:
5.8
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.
Directed by:
Irwin Winkler
Problem Child 2 (
1991) | IMDb:
4.8
Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.
Starring:
John Ritter
,
Michael J. Oliver
,
Jack Warden
,
Laraine Newman
,
Amy Yasbeck
,
Ivyann Schwan
Directed by:
Brian Levant
Produced by:
Robert Simonds
Problem Child (
1990) | IMDb:
5.4
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.
Starring:
John Ritter
,
Jack Warden
,
Michael J. Oliver
,
Gilbert Gottfried
,
Amy Yasbeck
,
Michael Richards
September (
1987) | IMDb:
6.5
After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to join her for the summer. Lane's mother, Diane, has recently arrived with her husband Lloyd, Lane's stepfather. Lane is close to two neighbors: Peter, and Howard. Howard is in love with Lane, Lane is in love with Peter, and Peter is in love with Stephanie.
Starring:
Mia Farrow
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Sam Waterston
,
Elaine Stritch
,
Jack Warden
,
Denholm Elliott
Crackers (
1984) | IMDb:
5.2
In San Francisco, a group of down-and-out friends and a local pimp concoct a convoluted burglary plan on their pawnshop operator friend, all while navigating unexpected romantic entanglements that threaten to derail their heist.
Starring:
Donald Sutherland
,
Jack Warden
,
Sean Penn
,
Wallace Shawn
,
Larry Riley
,
Trinidad Silva
The Verdict (
1982) | IMDb:
7.7
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Charlotte Rampling
,
Jack Warden
,
James Mason
,
Milo O’Shea
,
Lindsay Crouse