Movies directed by Barry Levinson

The Natural (1984)

134 mins Drama, Sport

The Natural (1984) Robert Redford stars as Roy Hobbs a baseball player who shows up for his shot at the big time 16 years after disappearing when he was a hot young talent...

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

109 mins Action , Adventure , Family

Having arrived in London to start at a new school John Watson (Alan Cox) meets fellow pupil Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Rowe) and is i...

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

121 mins Comedy, Drama, War

Robin Williams's movie career could be described as a rollercoaster ride, for every good movie such as "Dead Poet's Society" there is a stinker such as "RV". One of his best movies is the glorious "Good Morning, Vietnam" whic...

Rain Man (1988)

128 mins Drama

Released in 1988 "Rain Man" starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman made the public aware of autism in this entertaining, humorous and touching story of the Babbitt brothers....

Toys (1992)

118 mins Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

If a movie was great purely on how it looks then "Toys" would sweep all the awards because this is a stunning looking movie with a sense of surrealism about it as Barry Levinson takes us into the fictional world of the Zevo t...

Disclosure (1994)

128 mins Drama, Thriller

With a poster campaign which featured the evocative image of Demi Moore straddling Michael Douglas "Disclosure" certainly garnered a lot of attention, maybe more than it actually deserved. Billed as a slightly erotic thriller...

Sleepers (1996)

147 mins Crime, Drama, Thriller

"Sleepers" is based on a novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, and supposedly based on a true story, although several groups that have investigated this claim that they have come up with no proof that there is any truth it at. Althoug...

Wag the Dog (1997)

97 mins Comedy, Drama

It's a shame that when asked about Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman collaborations most people will only know of the amusing "Meet the Fockers" rather than the wickedly funny political satire "Wag the Dog". Released back in ...

Envy (2004)

99 mins Comedy

There is a line in the movie "Envy" where Rachel Weisz's character Debbie proclaims "I don't get your jokes some times", that could have been expanded to "I don't get this movie at all". Seriously "Envy" has to be one of the ...

Man of the Year (2006)

115 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller

There have been a few movies which have managed to blend comedy with drama to make reasonably good comedy thrillers. Alas "Man of the Year" doesn't despite trying hard to be a comedy thriller surrounding politics. The issue i...

What Just Happened (2008)

104 mins Comedy, Drama

On first look "What Just Happened" looks like it is another movie about behind the scenes of Hollywood with a story about a producer dealing with temperamental actors and directors whilst also dealing with personal problems. ...

The Bay (2012)

84 mins Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

I don't like found footage movies, I don't care for faux documentaries and as a rule I try to avoid them because more often than not to make them work they employ far too many cheats. But like the fool I am when someone told ...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Barry Levinson as one of the directors.