Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

February 8, 1925 · 101 years old

John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma…

Known For

43 titles
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Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959 · 2h 1m · Movie

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

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The Apartment

The Apartment

1960 · 2h 5m · Movie

A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.

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JFK

JFK

1991 · 3h 9m · Movie

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

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Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992 · 1h 40m · Movie

An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.

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The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000 · 2h 6m · Movie

A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddie.

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Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993 · 1h 43m · Movie

A lifelong feud between two senior citizens only gets worse when a sexy new female neighbor moves in across the street.

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Short Cuts

Short Cuts

1993 · 3h 8m · Movie

The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.

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Hamlet

Hamlet

1996 · 4h 2m · Movie

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

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The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

1968 · 1h 45m · Movie

Fussy Felix Unger moves in with his divorced poker buddy, sloppy Oscar Madison.

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The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

1979 · 2h 2m · Movie

A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.

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Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

1995 · 1h 41m · Movie

Just as John Gustafson and Max Goldman resolve to save their beloved bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant, the establishment's new female owner catches Max's attention and arouses his libido.

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Missing

Missing

1982 · 2h 2m · Movie

When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.

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Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

1963 · 2h 27m · Movie

When a policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn't want her to see other men, so he creates an alter-ego who will be her only customer.

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The Great Race

The Great Race

1965 · 2h 40m · Movie

In the early 20th century, heroic Leslie Gallant and his despicable rival Professor Fate engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris while enthusiastic suffragette Maggie Dubois enters the race to report on every step...

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12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1998 · 1h 57m · Movie

Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.

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My Fellow Americans

My Fellow Americans

1996 · 1h 41m · Movie

Two former U. S. Presidents, hated rivals, join forces to expose the current, corrupt President at the risk of their lives.

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The Front Page

The Front Page

1974 · 1h 45m · Movie

A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.

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The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

1966 · 2h 5m · Movie

A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.

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Airport '77

Airport '77

1977 · 1h 54m · Movie

Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.

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Bell Book and Candle

Bell Book and Candle

1958 · 1h 46m · Movie

A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead.

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Avanti!

Avanti!

1972 · 2h 24m · Movie

A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body--and discovers that Dad died with his long-time mistress.

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The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II

1998 · 1h 37m · Movie

Oscar and Felix take a road trip to their son and daughter's wedding.

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Out to Sea

Out to Sea

1997 · 1h 46m · Movie

A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts.

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The Out of Towners

The Out of Towners

1970 · 1h 41m · Movie

Ohio sales executive George Kellerman accepts a higher position within the company and travels to New York City with his wife Gwen for his job interview. But things start badly and only grow worse in Neil Simon's dark urban comedy.

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How to Murder Your Wife

How to Murder Your Wife

1965 · 1h 58m · Movie

A dedicated bachelor drunkenly marries a young woman and immediately lives to regret it.

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Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger

1973 · 1h 40m · Movie

Troubled garment manufacturer Harry Stoner tries to make his small debt-ridden factory survive, hires an arsonist to burn down a building so Harry can collect the insurance money, he pimps for clients, and has flashbacks to the war.

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Dad

Dad

1989 · 1h 57m · Movie

While his mom recovers in hospital from a heart attack, John puts his busy life on hold to fly home and help his elderly dad around the house. John's son later joins them and they all truly bond for the first and, tragically, fina...

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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975 · 1h 38m · Movie

A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.

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Cowboy

Cowboy

1958 · 1h 32m · Movie

An idealistic tenderfoot Chicago hotel clerk is taken on a cattle-drive to Mexico by famous trail boss Tom Reece but discovers that cowboy life isn't what he expected.

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Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964 · 2h 10m · Movie

To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, the married man next door poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his advertising job and his recent promotion depends on maintaining a conservative, moral app...

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It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane

1959 · 1h 37m · Movie

Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the ...

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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

1960 · 1h 39m · Movie

During WW2, Lt. Rip Crandall, who was a yachtsman before the war, takes command of the USS Echo, a sailing ship, for a secret mission in waters patrolled by Japanese warships.

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My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1955 · 1h 48m · Movie

After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.

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Under the Yum Yum Tree

Under the Yum Yum Tree

1963 · 1h 50m · Movie

A horny, love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty young tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.

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Phffft

Phffft

1954 · 1h 28m · Movie

While pursuing new companions, a former married couple keep running into each other all over town.

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Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1999 · 1h 53m · Movie

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

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