James Cromwell is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Executive producer American born on 27 january 1940 at Los Angeles (USA)
James Cromwell
James Cromwell participated to
83 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
13 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
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Directed by Juan Antonio BayonaOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
HorrorThemes Films about animals,
Clonage,
Dinosaur films,
La préhistoire,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Animaux préhistoriquesActors Chris Pratt,
Bryce Dallas Howard,
Jeff Goldblum,
Rafe Spall,
B.D. Wong,
Toby JonesRoles Benjamin Lockwood
Rating61%
Trois ans après les événements du parc Jurassic World, les dinosaures, redevenus les maîtres d'Isla Nublar, se retrouvent soudainement menacés d'extinction lorsque le volcan de l'île, jusque là endormi, s'apprête à entrer en éruption. L'ancienne dirigeante du parc Claire Dearing, qui préside dorénavant une association pour la protection des dinosaures, se bat pour sauver les derniers dinosaures de la planète. Tout le monde lui tourne le dos jusqu'à ce qu'un dénommé Benjamin Lockwood, ancien collègue et ami de John Hammond, la contacte pour soutenir son projet. Celui-ci lui propose d'aller sauver les animaux piégés sur Nublar et de les amener dans un « sanctuaire » spécialement créé pour les protéger, loin des humains., 1h41
Directed by Alex ProyasOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
ActionThemes Films about computing,
Transport films,
Motocyclette,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Films set in the future,
Political films,
Dystopian films,
Children's films,
Robot filmsActors Will Smith,
Bridget Moynahan,
Bruce Greenwood,
James Cromwell,
Chi McBride,
Alan TudykRoles Dr. Alfred Lanning
Rating70%
In 2035, humanoid robots serve humanity. Humans are protected from the robots by the Three Laws of Robotics. Del Spooner (Smith), a Chicago police detective, distrusts robots after a car crash ended in a robot rescuing him and leaving a preteen girl to die, based on statistical likelihood of survival. After the accident, Spooner received a cybernetic left arm, lung, and ribs, personally implanted by the co-founder of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men (USR), Dr. Alfred Lanning (Cromwell), who Spooner has befriended., 3h8
Directed by Frank DarabontOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
CrimeThemes Medical-themed films,
Prison films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about capital punishmentActors Tom Hanks,
David Morse,
Bonnie Hunt,
Michael Clarke Duncan,
James Cromwell,
Graham GreeneRoles Warden Hal Moores
Rating85%
In a Louisiana nursing home in 1999, Paul Edgecomb becomes nervous while watching the 1935 film Top Hat. He is with his elderly friend Elaine, who becomes concerned, and Paul tells her that the film reminded him of his past, when he was a prison officer in charge of death row inmates at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary during the summer of 1935. The scene shifts to 1935, where Paul works with fellow guards Brutus "Brutal" Howell, Harry Terwilliger, and Dean Stanton. Unlike the other guards, Paul is a very calm guard and is sympathetic with some inmates., 1h35
Directed by Chris NoonanOrigin AustralieGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about animals,
Environmental films,
Films about magic and magicians,
Films about dogs,
Films about pigs,
Musical films,
Political films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors James Cromwell,
Magda Szubanski,
Christine Cavanaugh,
Brittany Byrnes,
Roscoe Lee Browne,
Miriam MargolyesRoles Farmer Hoggett
Rating68%
A piglet named Babe is left orphaned after his mother is slaughtered, and is chosen for a "guess the weight" contest at a county fair. The winning farmer, Arthur Hoggett, brings him home and allows him to stay with a Border Collie named Fly, her mate, Rex, and their puppies in the barn., 2h4
Directed by Phil Alden RobinsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
PoliticThemes Spy films,
Post-apocalyptic films,
Films about religion,
Films about terrorism,
Films set in the future,
Political films,
Dystopian films,
Arme nucléaire,
Disaster filmsActors Ben Affleck,
Morgan Freeman,
James Cromwell,
Philip Baker Hall,
Alan Bates,
Michael ByrneRoles President Fowler
Rating64%
In 2002, a Syrian scrap collector uncovers a large unexploded bomb buried in a field within the Golan Heights, and sells it to a South African arms dealer named Olson (Feore). Olson recognizes it as an Israeli nuclear weapon that was lost when the A-4 Skyhawk carrying it was shot down during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He later sells it to a secretive far-right cabal seeking to impose a white supremacist world order, led by Austrian billionaire and neo-Nazi Richard Dressler (Bates). Dressler's aim is to transform Europe into a united fascist superstate. He intends to start a nuclear war between the United States and Russia that will devastate them both., 1h53
Directed by Peter SegalOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
CrimeThemes Films about music and musicians,
Prison films,
Sports films,
American football films,
Musical filmsActors Adam Sandler,
Chris Rock,
James Cromwell,
Nelly,
William Fichtner,
Bill GoldbergRoles Warden Hazen
Rating64%
Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) is a former NFL player disgraced for shaving points in a big game. One night, he gets drunk and goes joyriding in his girlfriend's Bentley, totals it, gets arrested, and is sentenced to three years in a Texas Federal Prison for violating his parole., 1h57
Directed by Simon WestOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeActors John Travolta,
Madeleine Stowe,
James Cromwell,
Timothy Hutton,
Leslie Stefanson,
Clarence Williams IIIRoles General Joseph Campbell
Rating63%
Chief Warrant Officer Four Paul Brenner (John Travolta), a Vietnam War veteran of the 196th LIB, is in Georgia, masquerading as First Sergeant Frank White, at a local Army base, to broker an illegal arms trade with a self-proclaimed freedom fighter. Part of his character's disguise is speaking with a strong Southern accent. While on the base, his car gets a flat tire. He is on the side of the road trying to remove the wheel nuts with a small pair of pliers and not having much success when a pretty young officer arrives and helps him change the spare with her cross brace (lug wrench). The officer is Captain Elisabeth Campbell (Leslie Stefanson), the base commanding general's daughter and herself an Army captain in psychological operations. The next day Brenner calls in to see her with a basket full of chocolates and bath soaps as a thank you to her for her help. Both times he is in contact with her, he is keeping up the pretence with the Southern drawl. Elisabeth is, at first, warm to him, but after a few minutes of conversation, she becomes cool and distant, saying she has a lot of work to get through. The next evening, she is found murdered. Brenner and another warrant officer, Sara Sunhill (Madeleine Stowe), who is also a rape specialist, are brought in to investigate, as both are part of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. At the scene, the base Provost Marshal, Colonel William Kent (Timothy Hutton), and several of his military police have secured the area. Captain Campbell's nude body has been staked down with tent pegs, strangled, and presumably raped. Colonel Kent has 2,000 military police of whom he is in charge at the base, and he is considered both the police chief and the staff officer who advises Captain Campbell's father, Lieutenant General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Campbell (James Cromwell), a highly respected and very popular general officer who was Brenner's Commanding Officer in Vietnam, on all military police matters., 1h40
Directed by Michel HazanaviciusOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Films about films,
Films about television,
Films about dogs,
Musical films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Jean Dujardin,
Bérénice Bejo,
James Cromwell,
John Goodman,
Uggie,
Penelope Ann MillerRoles Clifton
Rating77%
In 1927, silent film star George Valentin is posing for pictures outside the premiere of his latest hit film when a young woman, Peppy Miller, accidentally bumps into him. Valentin reacts with humor to the accident and shows off with Peppy for the cameras. The next day, Peppy finds herself on the front page of Variety with the headline "Who's That Girl?" Later, Peppy auditions as a dancer and is spotted by Valentin, who insists that she have a part in Kinograph Studios' next production, despite objections from the studio boss, Al Zimmer. While performing a scene in which they dance together, Valentin and Peppy show great chemistry, despite her being merely an extra. With a little guidance from Valentin (he draws a beauty spot on her, which will eventually be her trademark, after finding her in his dressing room), Peppy slowly rises through the industry, earning more prominent starring roles., 2h18
Directed by Curtis HansonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Noir,
CrimeThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about prostitutionActors Kevin Spacey,
Russell Crowe,
Guy Pearce,
Kim Basinger,
Danny DeVito,
James CromwellRoles Dudley Smith
Rating81%
In early 1950s Los Angeles, Detective Sergeant Edmund "Ed" Exley (Guy Pearce), the son of a legendary LAPD detective, is determined to live up to his father's reputation. His intelligence, insistence on following regulations and cold demeanor contribute to his isolation from other officers. He exacerbates this resentment by volunteering to testify in a police brutality case, insisting on a promotion to Detective Lieutenant against the advice of Captain Dudley Smith (James Cromwell). Exley's ambition is fueled by the murder of his father by an unknown assailant, to whom he refers as "Rollo Tomasi" to give him personality., 1h39
Directed by Stephen FrearsOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
Documentary,
HistoricalThemes Politique,
Political films,
Films about royaltyActors Helen Mirren,
Michael Sheen,
James Cromwell,
Helen McCrory,
Alex Jennings,
Roger AllamRoles Philip of Edinburgh
Rating72%
In the 1997 general election, Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) becomes Britain's Labour prime minister. However, the Queen (Helen Mirren) is wary of Blair and his pledge to modernise Britain, despite his promises to respect the Royal Family. Three months later, Diana, Princess of Wales dies in a car crash at the Alma Bridge tunnel in Paris. Blair's director of communications, Alastair Campbell (Mark Bazeley), prepares a speech in which Diana is described as the people's princess. The phrase catches on and millions of people across London display an outpouring of grief at Buckingham and Kensington Palaces. Meanwhile, the Royal Family is still at their summer estate in Balmoral Castle. Diana's death sparks division amongst members of the family, with some of the view that since Diana was divorced from Prince Charles (Alex Jennings) a year prior to her death, she was no longer a part of the royal family. They argue that Diana's funeral arrangements are thus best left as a private affair of her noble family, the Spencers. Charles, however, argues that the mother of a future king cannot be dismissed so lightly, and persuades the Queen to authorise the use of an aircraft of the Royal Air Force to bring Diana's body back to Britain., 1h24
Directed by Kelly AsburyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Documentary,
Adventure,
Animation,
Romance,
WesternThemes Films about animals,
Films about horses,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors James Cromwell,
Matt Damon,
Richard McGonagle,
Charles Napier,
Zahn McClarnon,
Michael HorseRoles The Colonel (voice)
Rating72%
The film starts with a brief introduction in the 19th-century American West featuring a bald eagle gliding over the homeland of the mustangs, showing several western US National Parks. There is then a scene showing the birth of a dun Kiger Mustang, Spirit. Spirit soon grows into a stallion, and assumes the role of leader of the herd, whose duty it is to keep the herd safe, demonstrated when he saves two foals from a mountain lion. Spirit is a courageous leader, but has great curiosity. Spotting a strange light one night not far from his herd, the stallion is unable to control his curiosity and moves towards it. To Spirit's surprise, he finds restrained, docile horses, and two-legs (possibly wranglers) sleeping around a campfire. They wake up, and seeing him as a magnificent specimen, chase and capture him, then drag him to a US cavalry post., 1h25
Directed by Jonathan MostowOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
ActionThemes Clonage,
Films about computing,
Films set in the future,
Dystopian films,
Robot filmsActors Bruce Willis,
Radha Mitchell,
Rosamund Pike,
Boris Kodjoe,
Jack Noseworthy,
James CromwellRoles Dr. Lionel Canter
Rating62%
Dans une société futuriste, le commerce des « clones » (traduit de l'anglais surrogates : un robot de substitution) est en plein développement. L'énorme majorité de la population pilote une version robotisée d'elle-même, actionnée mentalement. Pour éviter de se montrer en public, ces personnes se servent de leur « clone » pour tout faire à leur place : elles sont ainsi en grande partie immunisées contre les désagréments de la vie. Il existe pourtant des réserves, dirigées par un homme nommé « Le Prophète », où habitent des humains qui refusent d'utiliser cette technologie (Les Réfractaires)., 1h58
Directed by Reginald HudlinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
BiographyActors Chadwick Boseman,
Josh Gad,
Kate Hudson,
Dan Stevens,
James Cromwell,
Sterling K. BrownRoles The Judge
Rating72%
Thurgood Marshall est un jeune avocat afro-américain de la NAACP. Pour défendre Joseph Spell, un afro-américain, accusé du viol d'une femme mariée blanche de Greenwich, il demande l'aide de Maître Samuel Friedman pour plaider devant la cour du Connecticut. Le juge empêchera Marshall de s'exprimer tout au long du procès.