Movies starring James Garner

Darby's Rangers (1958)

121 mins     Action , Drama, War      

"Darby's Rangers" is meant to be a war movie about the US Army's First Ranger Battalion, it's meant to be about their formation, their training under the guidance of British Commando's and the impact they had in the war. That...

Up Periscope (1959)

112 mins     Action , Drama, War      

Starring James Garner as a military diver "Up Periscope" is one of may war movies which takes us aboard a submarine and into danger....

Move Over Darling (1963)

103 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Whilst a remake of the popular "My Favourite Wife", "Move over Darling" is your pretty stereotypical 60's inoffensive romantic comedy, pairing up Doris Day and James Garner for the second time. But it is the back story to the...

The Great Escape (1963)

172 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, Thriller, War      

It may have once been a regular feature of TV schedules but "The Great Escape" still remains a great movie. Featuring a list of big stars such as Richard Attenborough, James Garner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson as well a...

The Thrill of It All (1963)

108 mins     Comedy, Romance      

In "The Thrill of it All" Doris Day plays Beverly Boyer a normal housewife whose life get's turned upside down when she becomes the face of "Happy Soap", making adverts for this product much to the annoyance of her husband ob...

Grand Prix (1966)

176 mins     Drama, Sport      

Having watched "Grand Prix" for I think maybe the fifth time in my life I feel conflicted as to how I feel about this movie which scrapes in at just under 3 hours. It is a conflict which I know many other movie fans have with...

Hour of the Gun (1967)

100 mins     Western      

So having already given us the events of the famous gun battle with "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" director John Sturges returns to pick up pretty much where he left off and tell the rest of the story. Now the first thing to m...

Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)

92 mins     Comedy, Western      

I've watched a fair few comedy westerns in my time and whilst most are entertaining they often feel like someone has taken a standard western storyline and planted a few set piece gags in there, funny scenes which punctuate t...

A Man Called Sledge (1970)

93 mins     Western      

A Man Called Sledge (1970) James Garner stars as an outlaw planning to spend a night in prison to rob it off the gold it has stored in a vault...

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

91 mins     Comedy, Western      

Lightning never strikes twice is how the saying goes and it certainly seems appropriate when discussing "Support Your Local Gunfighter" as whilst not a sequel it did see many of those who appeared in "Support Your Local Sheri...

Victor Victoria (1982)

132 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

It's very easy to miss the point of "Victor Victoria" as you can get wrapped up in the whole sexual side of it with Julie Andrews playing a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a female impersonator. You can get side...

Sunset (1988)

102 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime      

Here is my journey through "Sunset"; as a fan of old westerns the opening is terrific as we witness Tom coming to the rescue of a stagecoach. It is a scene from a movie being shot and is done in that old fashioned way as we w...

My Name Is Bill W. (1989)

100 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

A few months ago I got to watch "When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story" a made for TV movie about Lois Wilson, the wife of Bill Wilson. Now I find myself watching and reviewing "My Name Is Bill W." another made for T...

Decoration Day (1990)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Decoration Day (1990) James Garner stars as Albert Sidney Finch, a retired judge who finds him coming to the aid of his childhood friend, Gee Penniwell (Bill Cobbs), when he needs some legal advice...

Maverick (1994)

127 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Western      

If you look at James Garner's career there are two very important characters he played, one was Jim Rockford in "The Rockford Files" the other was Bret Maverick in "Maverick", both popular TV shows. Now I've watched "The Rock...

Breathing Lessons (1994)

93 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Breathing Lessons (1994) James Garner and Joanne Woodward star as the couple who find themselves reminiscing back to when they fell in love on an accident filled trip to a funeral...

Dead Silence (1997)

99 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

Dead Silence (1997) James Garner stars as a veteran FBI hostage negotiator called into action when 3 escaped prisoners hold a group of deaf children and their teacher hostage...

Twilight (1998)

94 mins     Drama, Thriller      

For those who hear the name "Twilight" and think of the teen vamp fest from 2008 should realise that there are other movies called "Twilight" one of which is the 1998 crime drama starring Paul Newman, Gene Hackman and Susan S...

One Special Night (1999)

90 mins     Drama, Romance, TV Movie      

It's a wintry night and all you want to do is curl up under a blanket in front of an open fire and watch a movie which radiates as much warmth a the flickering flames. If that is the case you need to get "One Special Night" a...

Space Cowboys (2000)

130 mins     Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi      

Movie review "Space Cowboys" - Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner star as 4 old friends who get the chance to achieve their dream of going into space....