Barry Miller
9 titles
Filmography
9 results

The Chosen
(1981)Set in the Brooklyn of the 1940s, the story elucidates the friendship between two young Jews of differing factions.
Equal Justice
Dramatic, irreverent and funny, this powerful drama offers an incisive look at the workings of the American criminal justice system as seen through the eyes of those who are its daily defenders in court, as well as those accused of crimes.

Saturday Night Fever
(1977)Tony Manero (John Travolta) is a restless Brooklyn rebel who escapes problems at home each Saturday night when he shines as king of the disco dance floor.

Flawless
(1999)When a conservative security guard suffers a stroke, he enlists the help of his drag queen neighbor in his recovery, and an unlikely friendship forms.

Peggy Sue Got Married
(1986)An unhappy mother of two, who is considering divorce from her husband, suddenly finds herself sent back in time to when she was a teenager. Now realising she has the chance to alter her future, she must decide where her true happiness lies.
Voices
(1979)An up-and-coming Hoboken nightclub singer who wants to be a rock star falls in love with a shy young deaf teacher who aspires to be a dancer in this romantic drama. Rosemarie Lemon's (Amy Irving) family doesn't believe in her dreams, but sensitive Drew Rothman (Michael Ontkean) does, and they become lovers. Their common ambitions and need for support make their relationship stronger. The soundtrack includes tunes by Burton Cummings, Tom Petty, and Willie Nelson. This is reputedly the first film to be entirely shot in New Jersey since the silent film era.

The Pickle
(1993)Renowned film director Harry Stone has been stung by a series of flops. In an attempt to get out of debt, he takes the only option open to him--directing a teenage science-fiction movie about...a flying pickle. Convinced he has committed artistic suicide, Harry looks for comfort from his mother, his ex-wife, and his too-young French girlfriend.

Shortcut to Happiness
(2007)A down-and-out writer sells his soul to the devil in exchange for a decade fame and fortune but then things really go to hell.

The Journey of Natty Gann
(1985)America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. In this masterful, atmospheric adventure, a courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father.