Michael Ritchie

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A Simple Wish
5.3

A Simple Wish

Jul. 11, 1997

A Simple Wish

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her “simple wish” – that her father ...
The Fantasticks
5.6

The Fantasticks

Sep. 22, 2000

The Fantasticks

Two rural teens sing and dance their way through a forbidden romance and a dangerous travelling carnival.
The Scout
5.4

The Scout

Sep. 30, 1994

The Scout

When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout, Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a ...
Cops & Robbersons
5.2

Cops & Robbersons

Apr. 15, 1994

Cops & Robbersons

Hard-as-nails cop, Jake Stone moves in with the Robbersons so he can watch a hitman who has moved in next door. The Hitman is one thing—but can ...
Diggstown
6.9

Diggstown

Aug. 14, 1992

Diggstown

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. The business man owns most of a boxing-mad town ...
Fletch Lives
6.1

Fletch Lives

Mar. 17, 1989

Fletch Lives

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he’s checking out a tumbledown mansion he’s inherited. When a woman he ...
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.
Wildcats
6

Wildcats

Feb. 14, 1986

Wildcats

Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach’s position ...
The Golden Child
5.9

The Golden Child

Dec. 12, 1986

The Golden Child

After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind’s fate hangs in the balance. On the other ...
Fletch
6.9

Fletch

May. 31, 1985

Fletch

When investigative reporter Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he’s ...
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 ...
The Island
5.3

The Island

Jun. 13, 1980

The Island

David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard ...
Divine Madness
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Divine Madness

Sep. 26, 1980

Divine Madness

Divine Madness is a 1980 concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler during her 1979 concert at Pasadena’s Civic ...
Semi-Tough
5.9

Semi-Tough

Nov. 18, 1977

Semi-Tough

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner’s daughter becomes compromised when two of ...
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.
Smile
7.1

Smile

Jul. 09, 1975

Smile

It’s time again for California’s “Young American Miss” beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob ...
Prime Cut
6.7

Prime Cut

Jun. 28, 1972

Prime Cut

A group of ruthless Chicago mob enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the owner of a slaughterhouse who has taken money that is ...
The Candidate
7

The Candidate

Jun. 29, 1972

The Candidate

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Downhill Racer
6.3

Downhill Racer

Nov. 06, 1969

Downhill Racer

An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to ...