Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

May 22, 1938 · 88 years old

Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of productions, including Goodbye, Columbus (1969), based on the novella (1959) by Philip Roth, and Westworld (1973).

Known For

25 titles
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Westworld

Westworld

1973 · 1h 28m · Movie

A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.

6.9
2
The Money Pit

The Money Pit

1986 · 1h 31m · Movie

A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.

6.4
3
Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

1997 · 1h 36m · Movie

Suffering from writer's block and eagerly awaiting his writing award, Harry Block remembers events from his past and scenes from his best-selling books as characters, real and fictional, come back to haunt him.

7.3
4
Mermaids

Mermaids

1990 · 1h 50m · Movie

An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.

6.7
5
My Stepmother Is an Alien

My Stepmother Is an Alien

1988 · 1h 45m · Movie

A creature from another planet tries to seduce a shy Earth physicist to gain control over his researches. The result of this important mission much exceeded her expectations.

5.4
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Catch-22

Catch-22

1970 · 2h 2m · Movie

A military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane during World War II so that he can be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.

7.1
7
Milk Money

Milk Money

1994 · 1h 50m · Movie

A group of young boys befriend a prostitute named V.

5.7
8
Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole Is Here

2008 · 1h 39m · Movie

Henry Poole moves in to a house in his old neighborhood, to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a miracle by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.

6.4
9
City Heat

City Heat

1984 · 1h 37m · Movie

Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.

5.5
10
The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila

1973 · 2h 0m · Movie

A year after Sheila is killed by a hit-and-run driver, her wealthy husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.

7.2
11
The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

1975 · 1h 51m · Movie

A vaudeville duo agree to reunite for a television special, but it turns out that they can't stand each other.

7.1
12
Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite

1979 · 1h 36m · Movie

After being evicted from his castle in Transylvania, Count Dracula and his assistant Renfield travel to New York to find a woman who the Count believes is the reincarnation of the woman he has loved for all eternity.

6.1
13
Saturday the 14th

Saturday the 14th

1981 · 1h 15m · Movie

A family inherits an old mansion which houses the dangerous 'Book of Evil' that has all the monsters of the world trapped inside it.

4.6
14
Marci X

Marci X

2003 · 1h 24m · Movie

A Jewish-American Princess is forced to take control of a hard-core hip-hop record label and tries to rein the one of the label's most controversial rappers.

3.0
15
Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

1984 · 1h 48m · Movie

In 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends.

6.6
16
Keeping Up with the Steins

Keeping Up with the Steins

2006 · 1h 30m · Movie

A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.

5.4
17
Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979 · 1h 56m · Movie

To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.

5.8
18
Goodbye, Columbus

Goodbye, Columbus

1969 · 1h 42m · Movie

Young librarian Neil Klugman falls for beautiful 'nouveau riche' Radcliffe student Brenda Patimkin. His liberal sensibilities clash with the conservative values of Brenda's family creating a stressful clash of opinions on many sub...

6.4
19
Diary of a Mad Housewife

Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970 · 1h 35m · Movie

A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.

7.0
20
Downtown

Downtown

1990 · 1h 36m · Movie

An eager rookie cop gets transferred to a tough downtown Philadelphia precinct after stopping a powerful man for traffic violations. When his old cop buddy is murdered, he wants in on catching the killer.

5.7
21
How to Beat the High Cost of Living

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

1980 · 1h 45m · Movie

A caper comedy about three suburban housewives who, in order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping center.

6.0
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Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

2020 · 1h 40m · Movie

Exploring Natalie Wood's life and career through the unique perspective of her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and others who knew her best.

7.1
23
First Family

First Family

1980 · 1h 37m · Movie

Bob Newhart stars as President Manfred Link in this zany, wonderfully-cast comedy from veteran funnyman Buck Henry ("Heaven Can Wait", "The Graduate").

4.3
24
Pablo

Pablo

2012 · 1h 30m · Movie

A blend of documentary and animation tributing the life and work of legendary film-title designer Pablo Ferro.

6.6
25
Ex-Husbands

Ex-Husbands

2024 · 1h 38m · Movie

When Peter Pearce flies to Tulum, crashing his son Nick's bachelor party, Peter realizes he's not the only Pearce man in crisis.