The best Peter Riegert’s movies

Peter Riegert

Peter Riegert

11/04/1947 (76 años)
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The Mask

The Mask
6.9/10
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local nightclub singer Tina Carlyle. Unfortunately, under the mask's influence, Ipkiss also robs a bank, which angers junior crime lord Dorian Tyrell, whose goons get blamed for the heist.

Traffic

Traffic
7.6/10
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

Animal House

Animal House
7.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 27/07/1978
  • Character: Donald "Boon" Schoenstein
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo
7/10
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.

Oscar

Oscar
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 26/04/1991
  • Character: Aldo
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.

American Pastoral

American Pastoral
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 20/10/2016
  • Character: Lou Levov
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.

At Middleton

At Middleton
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 09/10/2013
  • Character: Boneyard Sims
Two parents fall in love over the course of a single day while playing hooky from their children's college tour.

Passion of Mind

Passion of Mind
5.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 07/01/2000
  • Character: Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
When Marie, a widow in Provence with two daughters, locks her bedroom door and goes to sleep, she dreams about Marty, a literary agent in Manhattan who dreams equally vividly about Marie. The women look alike. Marie meets William who begins to court her. Marty meets Aaron, an accountant, becomes his friend and then his lover. Both women tell their lovers about their dream life. William is jealous, Aaron is accepting. Even though they've become lovers, Marie won't fall asleep next to William. Marie goes on holiday with William to Paris, and Marty wakes up with an ashtray from the hotel on her night stand. Are they the same person? What will unlock reality

Local Hero

Local Hero
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 17/02/1983
  • Character: Mac
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.

A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System
6.6/10
Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed yuppie associate, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandler, who he accidently kills by pushing him into the path of an oncoming subway train. He re-thinks his problems with an entirely new solution. First, he arranges an "accident" for his annoying wife. Then he creates another "mishap" for his boss. It seems like the world is once more Graham's oyster…but a missing cigarette lighter and a prying police detective may change all that.

The Chosen One

The Chosen One
4.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 03/09/2010
  • Character: Bob
Paul is an ordinary man who is at the end of his rope. He hates his job, his beautiful wife has left him, and his mother and gay, Buddhist-monk brother constantly remind him of his shortcomings. Although Paul doesn't know it yet, his life is about to change in a big way.

Passed Away

Passed Away
5.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 24/04/1992
  • Character: Peter Syracusa
Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving eccentric Scanian clan are drawn together in a test of familial endurance that soon has them at each other's throats.

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky
5.8/10
Pie in the Sky is a 1996 American romantic comedy film about a young man obsessed with traffic gridlock who falls in love with an avant-garde dancer.

Gypsy

Gypsy
7.1/10
A television adaptation of the classic Broadway musical.

Surrender, Dorothy

Surrender, Dorothy
5.4/10
When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.

Americathon

Americathon
4.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/08/1979
  • Character: Eric McMurkin
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.

Infinity

Infinity
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 04/10/1996
  • Character: Mel Feynman
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
3.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 23/04/1982
  • Character: Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.

The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion

The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion
6.6/10
  • Release: 13/10/1998
  • Character: Himself - 'Boone'
This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector's edition DVD, is composed of a collection of new interviews with the cast and crew behind the making of the film. There's even some archive footage of John Belushi, and many hilarious behind the scenes stories are told. Its evident that they had a great time creating this classic, and memorable comedic landmark of a film.

Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey
6.9/10
Isabelle's life revolves around the New York bookshop she works in and the intellectual friends of both sexes she meets there. Her grandmother remains less than impressed and decides to hire a good old-fashioned Jewish matchmaker to help Isabelle's love-life along. Enter pickle-maker Sam who immediately takes to Isabelle. She however is irritated by the whole business, at least to start with.

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