1977-2018 · drama · comedy · sci-fi · supernatural

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban appears across 14 OurMovieNights catalogue films, with a profile that leans auteur-led, drama, comedy, sci-fi.

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14

Films

9

Repeat cast

2

Directors

0

Radar

Actor path

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2010 (1984) poster

1984 · #4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 · #5

Lady in the Water (2006) poster

Lady in the Water

2006 · #4

2010 (1984) poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) poster

Lady in the Water (2006) poster

Recount (2008) poster

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) poster

Altered States (1980) poster

Known for

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2010 (1984) poster

1984 · #4 cast

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 · #5 cast

Lady in the Water (2006) poster

Lady in the Water

2006 · #4 cast

Recount (2008) poster

2008 · #2 cast

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) poster

2010: The Year We Make Contact

1984 · #4 cast

Altered States (1980) poster

1980 · #3 cast

Isle of Dogs (2018) poster

2018 · #3 cast

Capote (2005) poster

2005 · #5 cast

Best in Show (2000) (2000) poster

Best in Show (2000)

2000 · #1 cast

Mascots (2016) poster

2016 · #3 cast

Actor DNA

Mood · heavycosy

Pacing · slowkinetic

Intensity · gentleextreme

Weirdness · conventionalsurreal

Hope · nihilisticredemptive

Density · sparsetwisty

Warmth · coldtender

Auteur · transparentsignature

Dominant tags

drama 6comedy 5sci-fi 4supernatural 3horror 2mystery 2space 2adventure 1

Repeat cast

Roy Scheider2 films John Lithgow2 films Helen Mirren2 films Keir Dullea2 films Ed Begley Jr.2 films Christopher Guest2 films John Michael Higgins2 films Eugene Levy2 films

Director threads

Christopher Guest3 films

Best in Show (2000) · Mascots · A Mighty Wind

Peter Hyams2 films

2010 · 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Filmography in this catalogue

Isle of Dogs (2018) poster

animation · adventure · comedy

2018

#3

Mascots (2016) poster

comedy

2016

#3

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) poster

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

horror · mystery · supernatural

2016

#3

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) poster

Hitchcock/Truffaut

documentary

2015

#1

Recount (2008) poster

drama · history · tv-movie · political

2008

#2

No Reservations (2007) (2007) poster

No Reservations (2007)

comedy · romance · drama

2007

#6

Lady in the Water (2006) poster

Lady in the Water

drama · fantasy · mystery · supernatural

2006

#4

Capote (2005) poster

drama · biography

2005

#5

A Mighty Wind (2003) poster

comedy · music

2003

#1

Best in Show (2000) (2000) poster

Best in Show (2000)

comedy

2000

#1

2010 (1984) poster

thriller · sci-fi · supernatural · space

1984

#4

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) poster

2010: The Year We Make Contact

sci-fi · space · drama

1984

#4

Altered States (1980) poster

sci-fi · horror · psychedelic

1980

#3

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

sci-fi · drama

1977

#5