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Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

American actor, writer, director and comedian
July 22, 1947 (76 years old)
U.S. 2016. Animation by Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney. Two dogs competing for their owner
Runtime: 87 min.
U.S. 2016. Animation by Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane. With the help of two clown fish, a surgeon fish with short-term memory problems goes in search of her parents.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 2015. Animation by Mark Osborne. In a world totally governed by economic rationality, a little girl is introduced by her eccentric neighbour to the story of the
Runtime: 106 min.
U.S. 2015. Drama by Peter Landesman with Will Smith, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin. A Nigerian-born medical examiner who discovered the cause of early dementia in professional football players fights for the NFL to recognize the problem.
Runtime: 123 min.
U.S. 2014. Thriller by J.C. Chandor with Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo. In 1981 Brooklyn, the owner of a growing heating oil distribution company faces setbacks from the authorities and his competitors.
Runtime: 126 min.
U.S. 2012. Comedy by Judd Apatow with Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow. The marital and professional difficulties of a Los Angeles couple at the dawn of their forties.
Runtime: 134 min.
U.S. 2011. Thriller by Nicolas Winding Refn with Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks. A stuntman, who moonlights as a driver for Los Angeles gangsters, puts his life in danger when he tries to help the husband of a charming neighbour pay off a debt incurred in prison.
Runtime: 101 min.

Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World

V.O.: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
U.S. 2005. Comedy by Albert Brooks with Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth, John Carroll Lynch. A comedian is commissioned by the White House to conduct a survey in India and Pakistan on what makes Muslims laugh.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 2003. Comedy by Andrew Fleming with Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Robin Tunney. An nervous podiatrist is drawn into a wild adventure by his daughter's future stepfather who is a CIA agent.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 2003. Animation by Andrew Stanton. A tropical fish goes in search of his son who was captured by a diver.
Runtime: 101 min.
U.S. 2001. Dramatic comedy by Christine Lahti with Leelee Sobieski, Albert Brooks, Carol Kane. A teenage girl on the fringes of society befriends her boss, a quiet man in his fifties.
Runtime: 109 min.
U.S. 1999. Comedy by Albert Brooks with Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell. A Hollywood screenwriter in need of inspiration gets help from a mysterious woman who claims to be a muse.
Runtime: 97 min.
U.S. 1998. Police comedy by Steven Soderbergh with George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames. A young police officer sets out to track down an escaped criminal, with whom she has fallen in love at first sight.
Runtime: 122 min.
U.S. 1996. Mores comedy by Albert Brooks with Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow.
U.S. 1994. Mores comedy by James L. Brooks with Nick Nolte, Whittni Wright, Albert Brooks.
Runtime: 116 min.
U.S. 1994. Comedy by Michael Ritchie with Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest. A baseball scout in Mexico discovers an exceptional player, but who has behavioural problems.
Runtime: 101 min.
U.S. 1991. Fantasy comedy by Albert Brooks with Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn. Following an accident, an advertising executive finds himself in the afterlife where a trial must determine whether he will return to earth or go to heaven.
Runtime: 112 min.
U.S. 1987. Sentimental comedy by James L. Brooks with Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks. A love affair develops between a television director and a sports commentator with very opposite characters.
Runtime: 133 min.
U.S. 1985. Comedy by Albert Brooks with Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Garry Marshall. The adventures of an advertising executive who quits his job and convinces his wife to hit the road to discover America and themselves.
Runtime: 91 min.
U.S. 1981. Mores comedy by Albert Brooks with Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby.
Runtime: 93 min.
U.S. 1980. Comedy by Howard Zieff with Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante.
Runtime: 110 min.
Runtime: 99 min.
U.S. 1976. Mores drama by Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster. A Vietnam veteran becomes a nighttime cab driver in New York City and finds it difficult to cope with the sordid world he has to live in.
Runtime: 114 min.

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