Walter Matthau

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Hanging Up
4.8

Hanging Up

Feb. 16, 2000

Hanging Up

A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.
The Odd Couple II
6.4

The Odd Couple II

Apr. 09, 1998

The Odd Couple II

Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix’s daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet ...
Out to Sea
6.1

Out to Sea

Jul. 02, 1997

Out to Sea

Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that ...
I’m Not Rappaport
6.5

I’m Not Rappaport

Dec. 24, 1996

I’m Not Rappaport

Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but ...
Grumpier Old Men
6.6

Grumpier Old Men

Dec. 22, 1995

Grumpier Old Men

A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John and Max. Meanwhile, a sultry Italian divorcée ...
The Grass Harp
6.9

The Grass Harp

Sep. 10, 1995

The Grass Harp

Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep ...
I.Q.
6.2

I.Q.

Dec. 24, 1994

I.Q.

Albert Einstein helps a young man who’s in love with Einstein’s niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great ...
Grumpy Old Men
7

Grumpy Old Men

Dec. 25, 1993

Grumpy Old Men

For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves ...
Dennis the Menace
5.6

Dennis the Menace

Jun. 23, 1993

Dennis the Menace

Mr. Wilson’s ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he’ll need Dennis’s tricks to ...
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
6.7

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

In the second dramatic case for lawyer Harmon Cobb, he defends an incarcerated woman who is wrongly imprisoned and refused release from a mental ...
The Incident
7.1

The Incident

Mar. 04, 1990

The Incident

Small town lawyer, Harmon Cobb, defends a Nazi prisoner of war against murder charges. Set during World War II, Cobb has to contend with the ...
The Couch Trip
5.8

The Couch Trip

Jan. 15, 1988

The Couch Trip

The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he’s the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
Pirates
6

Pirates

May. 08, 1986

Pirates

Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken ...
The Survivors
5.8

The Survivors

Jun. 24, 1983

The Survivors

Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge ...
I Ought to Be in Pictures
6.1

I Ought to Be in Pictures

Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New ...
First Monday in October
6.4

First Monday in October

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.
Buddy Buddy
6.5

Buddy Buddy

Apr. 02, 1981

Buddy Buddy

During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor ...
Little Miss Marker
6.3

Little Miss Marker

Mar. 21, 1980

Little Miss Marker

Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life will ...
Hopscotch
7.1

Hopscotch

Sep. 26, 1980

Hopscotch

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, ...
House Calls
6.6

House Calls

Mar. 15, 1978

House Calls

Charley is a surgeon who’s recently lost his wife; he embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up ...
The Bad News Bears
7.3

The Bad News Bears

Apr. 07, 1976

The Bad News Bears

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
The Sunshine Boys
7.1

The Sunshine Boys

Nov. 06, 1975

The Sunshine Boys

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn’t stand each other and ...
The Front Page
7.3

The Front Page

Nov. 01, 1974

The Front Page

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
The Laughing Policeman
6.3

The Laughing Policeman

When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he’d been following in ...
Charley Varrick
7.5

Charley Varrick

Sep. 19, 1973

Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very ...
Pete ‘n’ Tillie
6.2

Pete ‘n’ Tillie

Dec. 17, 1972

Pete ‘n’ Tillie

A fun-loving bachelor woos and weds a secretary, but the bonds of this marriage aren’t strong enough to stop his philandering from continuing.
Plaza Suite
6.5

Plaza Suite

May. 12, 1971

Plaza Suite

Film version of the Neil Simon play has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York’s Plaza Hotel with Walter Matthau in a ...
A New Leaf
7.3

A New Leaf

Mar. 11, 1971

A New Leaf

Henry Graham lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him one day that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to ...
Kotch
6.6

Kotch

Sep. 17, 1971

Kotch

When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on ...
Hello, Dolly!
7

Hello, Dolly!

Dec. 12, 1969

Hello, Dolly!

Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly “well-known unmarried ...
Cactus Flower
7.2

Cactus Flower

Dec. 16, 1969

Cactus Flower

Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, ...
The Odd Couple
7.6

The Odd Couple

May. 16, 1968

The Odd Couple

In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in ...
Candy
5.1

Candy

Dec. 17, 1968

Candy

A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while searching for the meaning of life.
A Guide for the Married Man
6.6

A Guide for the Married Man

A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one’s wife without being caught.
The Fortune Cookie
7.2

The Fortune Cookie

Oct. 19, 1966

The Fortune Cookie

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while ...
Mirage
7.2

Mirage

Oct. 29, 1965

Mirage

New York City. David Stillwell struggles to recover his memory before the people who are trying to kill him succeed. Who is he, who are they, and ...
Ensign Pulver
5.9

Ensign Pulver

Jul. 31, 1964

Ensign Pulver

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of ...
Charade
7.9

Charade

Dec. 05, 1963

Charade

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her ...
Who’s Got the Action?
5.5

Who’s Got the Action?

A lawyer begins to win after his wife secretly becomes his bookie to save their money.
Lonely Are the Brave
7.6

Lonely Are the Brave

May. 24, 1962

Lonely Are the Brave

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the ...
Strangers When We Meet
7.1

Strangers When We Meet

A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives ...
Ride a Crooked Trail
6.6

Ride a Crooked Trail

Nov. 23, 1958

Ride a Crooked Trail

After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local ...
Onionhead
6

Onionhead

Oct. 25, 1958

Onionhead

Follow-up to Andy Griffith’s big hit in “No Time for Sergeants” moves the action to the Coast Guard and WW II.
King Creole
7

King Creole

Jul. 02, 1958

King Creole

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to ...
A Face in the Crowd
8.2

A Face in the Crowd

May. 29, 1957

A Face in the Crowd

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political ...
Bigger Than Life
7.4

Bigger Than Life

Aug. 02, 1956

Bigger Than Life

A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
The Kentuckian
6.2

The Kentuckian

Jul. 22, 1955

The Kentuckian

A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.