One actor movies
Movies with only one (significant) castmember.
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- DirectorSteve BinderPeter H. HuntStarsJames WhitmoreOne-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.James Whitmore
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsPhilip Baker HallA fictionalized former President Richard M. Nixon offers a solitary, stream-of-consciousness reflection on his life and political career - and the "true" reasons for the Watergate scandal and his resignation.Philip Baker Hall
- DirectorFrederick WisemanStarsCatherine SamieLocked away in the Jewish ghetto of an occupied Ukrainian town in 1941, a mother revisits her life in a last letter to her son.Catherine Samie.
- DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsRobert RedfordAfter a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.Robert Redford
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsDean JonesOne of Jesus disciples, John has been punished in exile to the island of Patmos. He is all alone and has time to reflect and tell us about his life, faith and troubles. This is a one man play developed by Dean Jones. He traveled performing it until he put it to video.Dean Jones
- DirectorKenneth JohnsonStarsVincent Price"An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe" sees Vincent Price reciting four Edgar Allen Poe stories: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum.Vincent Price
- DirectorJohn BaileyStarsLily TomlinThis filmed version of Lily Tomlin's successful one-woman performance piece is sometimes classified as a "documentary."Lily Tomlin.
- DirectorAnthony HopkinsStarsAnthony HopkinsBob KingdomA look at the life and writings of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Bob Kingdom).Bob Kingdom
- DirectorPaul StanleyStarsJack AransonCaptain Ahab's descent into madness destroys everyone around him. This powerful character drew John Barrymore, Orson Wells and John Huston. This film has been called the best, most authentic version of Herman Melville's MOBY DICK.Jack Aranson
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsIngrid BergmanA monologue of a woman talking on the phone with her longterm lover who is about to marry another girl.Ingrid Bergman
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsJohn HurtAn old man listens to a tape of himself as a thirty-nine-year-old.John Hurt.
- DirectorSunil DuttStarsSunil DuttSanjay DuttNargisThe film is soliloquy of a man who comes home to find that his wife and son are not at home, he assumes that they have left him and reminiscences his life with them, and scared of his life without them, he regrets his past indiscretions.Sunil Dutt.
- DirectorJared JohnsonStarsJared JohnsonSage PetrieEddie Oliver is unemployed, lives by himself, and never goes outside. He spends most of his days pondering things that would never cross most people's minds, and trying to re-connect with his girlfriend, Kim. Eddie is very paranoid, and unstable. He loves Kim very much and badly wants her to know how deeply he feels for her. But his mental instability and paranoia just might prove to be too powerful an adversary for him to overcome.Jared Johnson and the voice of Sage Petrie.
- DirectorBernard QueysanneStarsJacques SpiesserLudmila MikaëlA 25-year-old male student in Paris becomes indifferent to the world around him, and subsequently feels a strong sense of alienation and hopelessness.Jacques Spiesser and the voice of a narrator.
- DirectorCarol HughesDavid HughesStarsPeter ElliottMichael GambonBrian AbrahamsA million years ago in Africa, the last of the Australopithecines is on flight from the humans, who killed the rest of his clan. Alone, seeking others of his kind, he traverses steppes, deserts and mountains until he reaches the coast. But there are already humans, there.Peter Elliott and a narrator.
- DirectorRodrigo CortésStarsRyan ReynoldsJosé Luis García-PérezRobert PatersonPaul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.Ryan Reynolds. All of the other performances are either voiceovers or recorded on his cell phone.
- DirectorRobert G. CarlisleStarsTom TroupeA poor, bachelor clerk mutters his complaints to the camera: the menial nature of his job, his unrequited love for the boss's daughter (Sofi), and what finally develops into a murderous hatred for mankind.Tom Troupe.
- DirectorPeter GeyerStarsKlaus KinskiKlaus KInski's interpretation of the new testament as reformer in a solo theater-happening in Berlin,1971.Klaus Kinski and public.
- DirectorDaniel BourlaStarsRobert StraussGeoffrey HolderSally KirklandAfter a nuclear attack kills everyone, the last man on earth, going mad from loneliness and isolation, creates a companion in his mind. He soon finds himself living a lie when his imaginary world builds up into something complex.Mostly Robert Strauss. Two other small roles and some voices.
- DirectorDuncan JonesStarsSam RockwellKevin SpaceyDominique McElligottAstronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.Sam Rockwell. Voice of Kevin Spacey. Small parts by other castmembers.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd HarrisDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.Sandra Bullock. Small role George Clooney and some voices.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksHelen HuntPaul SanchezA FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.Tom Hanks. Small parts by other castmembers.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsSuraj SharmaIrrfan KhanAdil HussainA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.Suraj Sharma. Small parts by other castmembers.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.James Franco. Small parts by other castmembers.
- DirectorMichael GreenspanStarsAdrien BrodyCaroline DhavernasRyan RobbinsA man wakes in a car wreck at the bottom of a ravine and must overcome incredible odds to survive.Mostly Adrien Brody.
- DirectorHitoshi MatsumotoStarsHitoshi MatsumotoDavid QuinteroLuis AccinelliA man wakes up in a white room empty other than buttons on the walls, he must find out which button to push to get what he wants.Hitoshi Matsumoto and modest roles for other members of the cast.
- DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsBruce DernCliff PottsRon RifkinIn a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.Almost only Bruce Dern.
- DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsSpalding GrayBonnie CrottyRon DunhamIn this comedic monologue, Spalding Gray talks about impulse-buying an old cabin in the woods and the various, constant upkeep required.Spalding Gray.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsSpalding GrayMike McLaughlinMelissa RobertsonAfter doctors inform him that an eye affliction will require risky surgery, monologist Spalding Gray recounts his various pursuits for alternative medicine to avoid the doctor's scalpel.Spalding Gray.
- DirectorNick BroomfieldStarsSpalding GrayThis is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.Spalding Gray.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsSpalding GraySam WaterstonIra WheelerSpalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.Spalding Gray and archive footage