Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

October 3, 1895

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname The Great Stone Fa…

Known For

48 titles
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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950 · 1h 50m · Movie

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

8.4
2
The General

The General

1926 · 1h 18m · Movie

After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through ene...

8.1
3
Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.

1924 · 45m · Movie

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

8.2
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Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 · 2h 55m · Movie

A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.

6.7
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Limelight

Limelight

1952 · 2h 17m · Movie

A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.

8.0
6
Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928 · 1h 10m · Movie

The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.

7.8
7
Our Hospitality

Our Hospitality

1923 · 1h 5m · Movie

A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.

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Seven Chances

Seven Chances

1925 · 56m · Movie

A man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.

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The Navigator

The Navigator

1924 · 59m · Movie

Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.

7.5
10
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966 · 1h 39m · Movie

A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.

6.8
11
One Week

One Week

1920 · 25m · Movie

A newly wedded couple attempts to build a house with a prefabricated kit, unaware that a rival sabotaged the kit's component numbering.

8.1
12
Three Ages

Three Ages

1923 · 1h 3m · Movie

The misadventures of Buster in three separate historical periods.

7.0
13
College

College

1927 · 1h 6m · Movie

Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.

6.9
14
Go West

Go West

1925 · 1h 9m · Movie

With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.

7.1
15
The Goat

The Goat

1921 · 23m · Movie

A series of adventures begins when an accident during photographing causes Buster to be mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the local bad guy.

7.7
16
The Play House

The Play House

1921 · 23m · Movie

After waking up from his wacky dream, a theater stage hand inadvertently causes havoc everywhere he works.

7.4
17
Neighbors

Neighbors

1920 · 18m · Movie

A young couple who live next to each other in tenement apartments do everything they can to be together despite of their feuding families.

7.6
18
In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime

1949 · 1h 42m · Movie

In turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.

7.1
19
Battling Butler

Battling Butler

1926 · 1h 17m · Movie

A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.

7.0
20
The Haunted House

The Haunted House

1921 · 21m · Movie

A bank clerk ends up in a seemingly haunted house that is actually a thieves' hideout.

6.9
21
The Boat

The Boat

1921 · 23m · Movie

Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.

7.1
22
Convict 13

Convict 13

1920 · 19m · Movie

A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.

7.1
23
The Paleface

The Paleface

1922 · 20m · Movie

Buster helps a Native American tribe save their land from greedy oil barons.

6.8
24
The Image Book

The Image Book

2018 · 1h 28m · Movie

Nothing but silence. Nothing but a revolutionary song. A story in five chapters like the five fingers of a hand.

6.2
25
The Blacksmith

The Blacksmith

1922 · 21m · Movie

Buster Keaton shoes horses and repairs cars, with mixed results.

6.8
26
Day Dreams

Day Dreams

1922 · 28m · Movie

A sincere young man leaves his home to win his fortune so he can marry his home town sweetheart.

6.8
27
Hard Luck

Hard Luck

1921 · 22m · Movie

Strange things ensue after a young man attempts to take his own life.

7.0
28
The Love Nest

The Love Nest

1923 · 20m · Movie

In an attempt to forget his lost sweetheart, Buster takes a long trip at sea where he boards a whaling ship with a strict captain.

6.8
29
Spite Marriage

Spite Marriage

1929 · 1h 16m · Movie

An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.

6.9
30
My Wife's Relations

My Wife's Relations

1922 · 25m · Movie

By accident, Buster and an intimidating woman end up married.

6.6
31
The Cook

The Cook

1918 · 22m · Movie

Chaos reigns at an upscale restaurant as a cook and a waiter juggle their responsibilities.

6.6
32
The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

1917 · 30m · Movie

Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.

6.3
33
Coney Island

Coney Island

1917 · 25m · Movie

Roscoe tries to dump his wife so he can enjoy the beach attractions. Buster arrives with Alice, who is taken away from him by Al, who loses her to Roscoe. Bathing beauties and Keystone Kops abound.

6.3
34
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965 · 1h 33m · Movie

Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising e...

4.7
35
The Rough House

The Rough House

1917 · 19m · Movie

Roscoe, his wife and his mother-in-law run a seaside resort. Buster plays a gardener who puts out a fire started by Roscoe, then a delivery boy who fights with the cook St. John, then a cop.

5.6
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The Garage

The Garage

1920 · 25m · Movie

Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.

6.7