Matthew Broderick

Lazy Susan (2020)

As: Doug

Susan has always been the self-centered oddball in her family who lazily skated through life with their begrudging support until one day she wakes up to realize she’s middle-aged with no job, no relationship, and an increasingly estranged family. She finally decides to take charge and turn things around, but never having done anything herself before, the struggle is real (and hilarious) ...

Directed by: Nick Peet

Stars: Margo Martindale | Allison Janney | Matthew Broderick | Jim Rash | Sean Hayes

To Dust (2019)

As: Albert

Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York and distraught at the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. As a clandestine partnership develops with Albert, a local community college biology professor, the two embark on a darkly comic and increasingly literal undertaking into the underworld.

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Shawn Snyder

Stars: Matthew Broderick | Géza Röhrig | Leo Heller | Sammy Voit | Isabelle Phillips

Amusement Park (2018)

The film stars the voices Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Garner, Jeffrey Tambor, Kenan Thompson, Ken Jeong, Mila Kunis, John Oliver, and Brianna Denski.

Directed by: Dylan Brown

Stars: Jeffrey Tambor | Jennifer Garner | Ken Jeong | Kenan Thompson | Matthew Broderick

A Christmas Story Live! (2017)

As: Ralphie as an Adult

A live broadcast of the Broadway hit "A Christmas Story: The Musical" in which Ralphie wishes for nothing more than a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas.

Runtime: 131 min.

Directed by: Alex Rudzinski

Stars: Maya Rudolph | Jane Krakowski | Matthew Broderick | Chris Diamantopoulos | Andy Walken

Oh, Hello: On Broadway (2017)

As: Himself

Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.

Runtime: 102 min.

Directed by: Alex Timbers | Michael John Warren

Stars: Steve Martin | Matthew Broderick | Nick Kroll | John Mulaney

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

As: Jeffrey

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

Runtime: 137 min.

Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan

Stars: Michelle Williams | Kyle Chandler | Casey Affleck | Gretchen Mol | Lucas Hedges

Rules Don't Apply (2016)

As: Levar Mathis

It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also ...

Runtime: 127 min.

Directed by: Warren Beatty

Stars: Annette Bening | Warren Beatty | Matthew Broderick | Alec Baldwin | Lily Collins

Look Away (2016)

As: Murray

A funny and irresistible story of a young girl who literally cannot see or hear her mother, even though she is living with her under the same roof. With the help of an eccentric psychiatrist, and a local, accidental hero, our heroine has to grow up, but falls in love and eventually takes hold of her future - despite not being able to see what's right in front of her.

Directed by: Monty Whitebloom

Stars: Chloë Sevigny | Matthew Broderick | Aidan Turner | Kabby Borders | Ralph Cashen

The Gettysburg Address (2015)

The complete story of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Directed by: Sean Conant

Stars: Sam Elliott | Michael C. Hall | Cary Elwes | Neal McDonough | Kelly Ayotte

Dirty Weekend (2015)

As: Les Moore

During a layover in Albuquerque, work colleagues Les and Natalie discover more about each other than they ever thought possible. Anxious and irritable, Les is drawn back into the city by past experiences he can’t forget (even if he doesn't really remember the particulars of his previous drunken adventure). Natalie, refusing to leave his side, follows along as her own secrets are ...

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Neil LaBute

Stars: Alice Eve | Matthew Broderick | Monique Candelaria | Phil Burke | Gia Crovatin

Trainwreck (2015)

As: Himself

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Runtime: 125 min.

Directed by: Judd Apatow

Stars: Brie Larson | Bill Hader | Colin Quinn | Amy Schumer | Vanessa Bayer

The American Side (2014)

As: Borden Chase

Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Jenna Ricker

Stars: Robert Forster | Camilla Belle | Matthew Broderick | Alicja Bachleda-Curuś | Greg Stuhr

Skum Rocks! (2013)

As: Himself

'Play like the music doesn't matter.' The unbelievable true story of the band that gained massive east coast popularity in the late 1980s despite having a complete lack of musical talent and ambition. A powerful PR machine built their fame, and soon their primary objective was to invent new and creative ways to get kicked off stage without actually playing. Narrated by 'Alice Cooper', Skum ROCKS!, is a ...

Directed by: Clay Westervelt

Stars: Kevin Bacon | Joanna Angel | Joey Belladonna | Carmine Appice | Frankie Banali

Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (2011)

As: Self

An inside look at the making of the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

Runtime: 85 min.

Stars: Jeffrey Jones | Matthew Broderick | Alan Ruck | Jennifer Grey

Tower Heist (2011)

As: Mr. Fitzhugh

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Brett Ratner

Stars: Ben Stiller | Eddie Murphy | Casey Affleck | Matthew Broderick | Alan Alda

Margaret (2011)

As: Andrew Van Tassel

A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.

Runtime: 150 min.

Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan

Stars: Matt Damon | Anna Paquin | Mark Ruffalo | Matthew Broderick | Jeannie Berlin

Wonderful World (2009)

As: Ben Singer

Ben Singer is a failed children's folk singer, a career proofreader, a less-than-extraordinary weekend dad, and perhaps the most negative man alive. Floundering in all aspects of his life, Ben's only comfort comes from regular chess games and friendly debates on game theory with his Senegalese roommate Ibou. When Ibou is suddenly struck ill, Ben's pessimistic worldview seems unequivocally confirmed. It ...

Runtime: 89 min.

Directed by: Joshua Goldin

Stars: Matthew Broderick | Mia Ford | Sanaa Lathan | Michael Kenneth Williams

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

As: Despereaux (voice)

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from ...

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Sam Fell | Robert Stevenhagen

Stars: Kevin Kline | Tracey Ullman | Matthew Broderick | Dustin Hoffman | Emma Watson

Finding Amanda (2008)

As: Taylor Peters

A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Peter Tolan

Stars: Peter Facinelli | Katy Mixon | Matthew Broderick | Maura Tierney | Brittany Snow

Valentino The Last Emperor (2008)

Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart of the film is a love story - the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo ...

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Matt Tyrnauer

Stars: Nati Abascal | Doutzen Kroes | Giorgio Armani | Valentino Garavani | Giancarlo Giammetti

Diminished Capacity (2008)

As: Cooper

A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's impaired uncle Rollie and his old flame.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Terry Kinney

Stars: Jimmy Bennett | Virginia Madsen | Matthew Broderick | Alan Alda | Louis C.K.

Bee Movie (2007)

As: Adam Flayman (voice)

Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Simon J. Smith | Steve Hickner

Stars: Renée Zellweger | Patrick Warburton | Jim Cummings | Matthew Broderick | Jerry Seinfeld

Then She Found Me (2007)

As: Ben Green

A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Helen Hunt

Stars: Helen Hunt | Colin Firth | Ben Shenkman | Matthew Broderick | Bette Midler

Deck The Halls (2006)

As: Steve Finch

Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: John Whitesell

Stars: Kristin Davis | Danny DeVito | Kristin Chenoweth | Fred Armisen | Matthew Broderick

Strangers with Candy (2006)

As: Roger Beekman

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: Paul Dinello

Stars: Amy Sedaris | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Stephen Colbert | Greg Hollimon | Paul Dinello

The Producers (2005)

As: Leo Bloom

After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.

Runtime: 134 min.

Directed by: Susan Stroman

Stars: Will Ferrell | Uma Thurman | Nathan Lane | Matthew Broderick | Eileen Essell

The Last Shot (2004)

As: Steven Schats

A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Jeff Nathanson

Stars: Ray Liotta | Calista Flockhart | Matthew Broderick | Toni Collette | Alec Baldwin

The Stepford Wives (2004)

As: Walter Kresby

What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Frank Oz

Stars: Nicole Kidman | Christopher Walken | Matthew Broderick | Glenn Close | Bette Midler

The Lion King 1½ (2004)

As: Simba (voice)

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.

Runtime: 77 min.

Directed by: Bradley Raymond

Stars: Nathan Lane | Julie Kavner | Matthew Broderick | Ernie Sabella | Jerry Stiller

Marie and Bruce (2004)

As: Bruce

Based on a play by Wallace Shawn, the film is a dark but comical glimpse at one day in the breakdown of a marriage.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Tom Cairns

Stars: Julianne Moore | Matthew Broderick

Good Boy! (2003)

As: Hubble (voice)

An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.

Runtime: 87 min.

Directed by: John Robert Hoffman

Stars: Cheech Marin | Donald Faison | Liam Aiken | Matthew Broderick | Molly Shannon

The Music Man (2003)

As: Professor Harold Hill

Contemporary rethinking of the legendary Broadway musical and 1962 film, updated to reflect a few early twenty-first-century sensibilities: A masterful con artist tries to bilk a staid Midwestern community, with unexpected results.

Runtime: 150 min.

Directed by: Jeff Bleckner

Stars: Victor Garber | Kristin Chenoweth | Matthew Broderick | Debra Monk | Molly Shannon

You Can Count on Me (2000)

As: Brian Everett

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

Runtime: 111 min.

Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan

Stars: Laura Linney | Jon Tenney | Mark Ruffalo | Rory Culkin | Matthew Broderick

Inspector Gadget (1999)

As: Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget / John Brown

John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art gadgets and tools. Named "Inspector Gadget" by the press, John -- along with his niece, Penny, and her trusty dog, Brain -- uses his new powers to ...

Runtime: 78 min.

Directed by: David Kellogg

Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg | Andy Dick | Rupert Everett | Joely Fisher | Matthew Broderick

Election (1999)

As: Jim McAllister

A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Alexander Payne

Stars: Mark Harelik | Matthew Broderick | Reese Witherspoon | Chris Klein | Jessica Campbell

The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998)

As: Simba (voice)

The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction when she catches the eye of Kovu, the son of the evil lioness, Zira. Will Kovu steal Kiara's heart?

Runtime: 81 min.

Directed by: Darrell Rooney

Stars: Andy Dick | Moira Kelly | Matthew Broderick | Neve Campbell | Liz Callaway

Godzilla (1998)

As: Dr. Niko Tatopoulos

When a freighter is viciously attacked in the Pacific Ocean, a team of experts -- including biologist Niko Tatopoulos and scientists Elsie Chapman and Mendel Craven -- concludes that an oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan, destroying everything within its reach. The team chases the monster to Madison Square Garden, where a brutal battle ensues.

Runtime: 139 min.

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Stars: Jean Reno | Hank Azaria | Kevin Dunn | Maria Pitillo | Matthew Broderick

Addicted to Love (1997)

As: Sam

Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life, Linda, leaves him for a suave Frenchman named Anton. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee would do; go to New York and set up home in the abandoned building opposite his ex-girlfriend's apartment, intent on winning her back and waiting until she decides to leave her current lover.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Griffin Dunne

Stars: Kelly Preston | Tchéky Karyo | Meg Ryan | Matthew Broderick | Maureen Stapleton

Infinity (1996)

As: Richard Feynman

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

Runtime: 119 min.

Directed by: Matthew Broderick

Stars: Peter Riegert | Patricia Arquette | David Drew Gallagher | Matthew Broderick | Jeffrey Force

The Cable Guy (1996)

As: Steven M. Kovacs

When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up -- and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the "friendship," Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behavior.

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Ben Stiller

Stars: George Segal | Leslie Mann | Jim Carrey | Matthew Broderick | Jack Black

The Road to Wellville (1994)

As: William Lightbody

An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.

Runtime: 118 min.

Directed by: Alan Parker

Stars: John Cusack | Anthony Hopkins | Dana Carvey | Bridget Fonda | Matthew Broderick

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

As: Charles MacArthur

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

Runtime: 125 min.

Directed by: Alan Rudolph

Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow | Jennifer Beals | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Campbell Scott | Matthew Broderick

The Lion King (1994)

As: Simba (voice)

A young lion cub named Simba can't wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Roger Allers | Rob Minkoff

Stars: James Earl Jones | Moira Kelly | Matthew Broderick | Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Jeremy Irons

Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker (1994)

As: Commentator

Portrait of writer Dorothy Parker, her Algonquin Round Table friends, her writing and her troubled life. Includes interviews, archival footage of Parker reading poetry and scenes from the 1994 film on Parker's life, "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle," starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Matthew ...

Runtime: 40 min.

Directed by: Robert Yuhas

Stars: Matthew Broderick | Heywood Hale Broun | Wendy Liebman | Randy Sue Coburn | Brendan Gill

A Life in the Theatre (1993)

As: John

It focuses on the relationship between two actors, the play's only characters. One, Robert, is a stage veteran while John is a young, promising actor. As the play goes on they are involved in a variety of productions, and gradually their relationship begins to change.

Runtime: 78 min.

Directed by: Gregory Mosher

Stars: Matthew Broderick | Jack Lemmon

The Night We Never Met (1993)

As: Sam

Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his discomfort with his living arrangements that he agrees to share the occupancy of another flat: he gets two nights a week, the owner (a sleazy frat-boy yuppie named Brian, soon to be married) and Ellen (a would-be painter seeking relief from her ...

Runtime: 99 min.

Directed by: Warren Leight

Stars: Jeanne Tripplehorn | Christine Baranski | Tim Guinee | Matthew Broderick | Annabella Sciorra

Out on a Limb (1992)

As: Bill Campbell

While heading to the town where his sister, Marci, lives, big-city banker Bill Campbell is robbed by a woman who takes everything he has, including his clothes and a business document worth millions of dollars. Bill eventually reunites with Marci, who is in a tizzy because she thinks their stepfather has been killed. While trying to determine if his sister is right, Bill must also get back his valuable ...

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Francis Veber

Stars: John C. Reilly | Jeffrey Jones | Matthew Broderick | Heidi Kling | Marian Mercer

The Freshman (1990)

As: Clark Kellogg

Clark Kellogg is a young man starting his first year at film school in New York City. After a small time crook steals all his belongings, Clark meets Carmine "Jimmy the Toucan" Sabatini, an "importer" bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. When Sabatini makes Clark an offer he can't refuse, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.

Runtime: 102 min.

Directed by: Andrew Bergman

Stars: Bruno Kirby | Marlon Brando | Frank Whaley | Matthew Broderick | Penelope Ann Miller

Family Business (1989)

As: Adam McMullen

Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past.

Runtime: 110 min.

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Stars: Sean Connery | Janet Carroll | Matthew Broderick | Dustin Hoffman | Rosanna DeSoto

Glory (1989)

As: Col. Robert Gould Shaw

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Runtime: 122 min.

Directed by: Edward Zwick

Stars: Morgan Freeman | Cary Elwes | Denzel Washington | Matthew Broderick | Jihmi Kennedy

Biloxi Blues (1988)

As: Eugene Morris Jerome

During the Second World War, Eugene enlists in the US Army during the last year of the War and is sent to basic training in Biloxi Mississippi. There he must live with a variety of fellow soldiers while enduring the whims of a mentally unstable drill sergeant.

Runtime: 106 min.

Directed by: Mike Nichols

Stars: Christopher Walken | Matt Mulhern | Casey Siemaszko | Matthew Broderick | Corey Parker

Torch Song Trilogy (1988)

As: Alan Simon

A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him.

Runtime: 120 min.

Directed by: Paul Bogart

Stars: Harvey Fierstein | Matthew Broderick | Anne Bancroft | Brian Kerwin | Eddie Castrodad

Project X (1987)

As: Jimmy Garrett

A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious "Project X". Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.

Runtime: 108 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan

Stars: William Sadler | Helen Hunt | Matthew Broderick | Johnny Ray McGhee | Willie

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

As: Ferris Bueller

A high school slacker pretends to be sick to skip school and have an exciting day off alongside his girlfriend and his best buddy through Chicago, while trying to outwit his obsessive school principal and his unconformited sister along the way.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: John Hughes

Stars: Jeffrey Jones | Mia Sara | Matthew Broderick | Alan Ruck | Jennifer Grey

On Valentine's Day (1986)

As: Brother

Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying a young man of humble prospects, and her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is pregnant. The story of unselfish love between a man and a woman and the abiding love within a family, this American classic explores the enduring themes ...

Runtime: 106 min.

Directed by: Ken Harrison

Stars: Richard Jenkins | Matthew Broderick | Michael Higgins | William Converse-Roberts | Hallie Foote

1918 (1985)

As: Brother

It's 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I - Liberty Bonds are sold, German immigrants are suspected as traitors or saboteurs, young men everywhere succumb to the patriotism and propaganda and enlist. In a small Texas town, Horace Robedaux feels the pressure - he doesn't want to leave his young wife Elizabeth and their young child Jenny - but Elizabeth's can't-do-anything-right ...

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Ken Harrison

Stars: Jerry Biggs | Matthew Broderick | William Converse-Roberts | L.T. Felty | Hallie Foote

Ladyhawke (1985)

As: Phillipe Gaston

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

Runtime: 121 min.

Directed by: Richard Donner

Stars: Alfred Molina | Michelle Pfeiffer | Matthew Broderick | Rutger Hauer | John Wood

'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985)

As: Master Harold 'Hally'

"Master Harold" is what the black employees are ordered to call young Hally, the son of a well-to-do white couple who own a fashionable tea room. Hally wanders into the establishment one day and sees two black male workers practicing for an upcoming ballroom competition by dancing together. The two employees and Hally exchange kidding rebukes, not meant to offend anyone. But after Hally receives some bad ...

Runtime: 89 min.

Directed by: Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Stars: John Kani | Matthew Broderick | Zakes Mokae

WarGames (1983)

As: David Lightman

High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions! Together with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to ...

Runtime: 114 min.

Directed by: John Badham

Stars: Barry Corbin | Ally Sheedy | Dabney Coleman | Matthew Broderick | John Wood

Max Dugan Returns (1983)

As: Michael McPhae

An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Herbert Ross

Stars: Donald Sutherland | Marsha Mason | Jason Robards | Matthew Broderick | Charley Lau