Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

July 18, 1911 · 115 years old

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early film roles included Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Lifeboat (1944). He performed frequently alongside his second wife Jessica Tandy, including in the films The World According to Ga…

Known For

20 titles
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The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

1993 · 2h 21m · Movie

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.

6.6
2
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

1943 · 1h 48m · Movie

A teenage girl, overjoyed when her uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.

7.8
3
Cocoon

Cocoon

1985 · 1h 57m · Movie

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

6.7
4
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1985 · 1h 42m · Movie

A minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.

6.5
5
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963 · 5h 20m · Movie

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

7.0
6
*batteries not included

*batteries not included

1987 · 1h 47m · Movie

Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.

6.6
7
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944 · 1h 37m · Movie

Several survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves in the same lifeboat with one of the crew members of the U-boat that sank their ship.

7.6
8
The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

1982 · 2h 16m · Movie

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.

7.1
9
Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

1996 · 1h 38m · Movie

After seventeen years, a fiercely independent woman and her rebellious son return home and together they turn the family she left behind upside down.

6.7
10
The Parallax View

The Parallax View

1974 · 1h 42m · Movie

An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

7.1
11
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946 · 1h 53m · Movie

A married woman and a drifter fall in love and plot to murder her husband.

7.4
12
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.

7.8
13
Brute Force

Brute Force

1947 · 1h 38m · Movie

At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.

7.5
14
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943 · 1h 32m · Movie

An acid-scarred composer rises from the Paris sewers to boost his favorite opera understudy's career.

6.4
15
Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

1949 · 1h 57m · Movie

A young gentleman goes to Australia where he reunites with his now married childhood sweetheart, only to find out she has become an alcoholic and harbors dark secrets.

6.2
16
The Arrangement

The Arrangement

1969 · 2h 5m · Movie

An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.

6.3
17
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

1944 · 1h 52m · Movie

In 1936, seven prisoners escape from a concentration camp. The Nazis put up seven crosses for demonstrative executions. This story about one of the fugitives, who relies on own courage and compassion of people to avoid the seventh...

7.4
18
Impulse

Impulse

1984 · 1h 31m · Movie

After a small earthquake in a tiny, quiet town, local citizens start to exhibit bizarre, violent and self-destructive behaviour.

5.8
19
Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

1960 · 2h 24m · Movie

After a bout with polio, future president Franklin D. Roosevelt fights to save his political career.

6.8
20
Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981 · 1h 47m · Movie

A satire of American progression in which a mayor tries to bribe an official to ensure a ramp connects Ticlaw to an up-and-coming intrastate. When his plan fails, the town residents are forced to take matters into their own hands.

5.2