C. Thomas Howell
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1. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 437,686 | Gross: $435.11M
2. The Outsiders (1983)
PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama
In a small Oklahoma town in 1964, the rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, heats up when one gang member accidentally kills a member of the other.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze
Votes: 97,589 | Gross: $25.60M
3. Tank (1984)
PG | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Sergeant Major Zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and Sherman tank. One night at a bar he "stops" a pimp/deputy from beating a girl. The corrupt sheriff uses Zack's son for revenge and Zack uses his tank.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: James Garner, Shirley Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Herrier
Votes: 4,682 | Gross: $14.13M
4. Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
R | 97 min | Drama
With only a week left before graduation, a young dreamer itches to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography. But, has anyone ever spread his wings away from Grandview, U.S.A.?
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Troy Donahue
Votes: 2,282 | Gross: $4.74M
5. Red Dawn (1984)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Director: John Milius | Stars: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen
Votes: 63,110 | Gross: $38.38M
6. The Hitcher (1986)
R | 97 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn
Votes: 52,562 | Gross: $5.84M
7. Secret Admirer (1985)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.
Director: David Greenwalt | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Dee Wallace
Votes: 8,024 | Gross: $8.62M
8. Soul Man (1986)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross, James Earl Jones
Votes: 9,042 | Gross: $27.82M
9. A Tiger's Tale (1987)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man falls for his girlfriend's mother.
Director: Peter Douglas | Stars: Ann-Margret, C. Thomas Howell, Charles Durning, Kelly Preston
Votes: 651
10. Young Toscanini (1988)
109 min | Biography, Drama
A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a young man.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophie Ward, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 351
11.
Nightmare Classics (1989)
Episode:
The Eyes of the Panther
(1989)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A crusty Old West hermit relates the story of the love of his life, Irene. Before her birth, Irene's family was visited by a mysterious panther, which has followed them through the years, ... See full summary »
Director: Noel Black | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Daphne Zuniga, John Stockwell, Jeb Brown
Votes: 37
12. Side Out (1990)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.
Director: Peter Israelson | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Peter Horton, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Harley Jane Kozak
Votes: 2,389 | Gross: $0.45M
13. Curiosity Kills (1990 TV Movie)
R | 86 min | Thriller
A janitor suspects that the man who bought his dead friend's apartment might have something to do with the said friend's death.
Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Courteney Cox, Paul Guilfoyle
Votes: 275
14. Kid (1990)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
A mysterious man returns to his former hometown to take revenge on the locals who murdered his parents when he was a boy.
Director: John Mark Robinson | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Sarah Trigger, Brian Austin Green, R. Lee Ermey
Votes: 754
15. Nickel & Dime (1992)
PG | 95 min | Comedy
A P.I. hadn't payed taxes in ages. When the IRS sends an accountant to investigate him, his only way out is to solve his latest case of a missing heiress. However, someone wants to prevent this.
Director: Ben Moses | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Wallace Shawn, Lise Cutter, Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal
Votes: 94
16. Breaking the Rules (1992)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two friends take their dying buddy on one last road trip.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Jason Bateman, C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman, Annie Potts
Votes: 737
17. To Protect and Serve (1992)
R | 92 min | Action, Thriller
A team of corrupt L.A. cops who thrive on brutality and extortion is being murdered one by one. Two young cops, Egan and McAllister, are put on the case. As the body count rises, evidence points to Egan as the suspect.
Director: Eric Weston | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Lezlie Deane, Richard Romanus, Joe Cortese
Votes: 301
18. Tattle Tale (1992 TV Movie)
PG | 89 min | Comedy
A failed actor gets his 15 minutes of infamy when his ex-wife writes a vengeful tell-all book about their marriage. He decides to use his acting skills to get revenge on her.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Catherine Rich, C. Thomas Howell, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Elwes
Votes: 136
19. That Night (1992)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Long Island, NY, summer 1961: Preteen Alice follows, from across the street, the glamorous love life of Sheryl, 17, with bowling alley Rick. A friendship develops as Alice helps Sheryl see Rick.
Director: Craig Bolotin | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Juliette Lewis, Helen Shaver, Eliza Dushku
Votes: 3,164 | Gross: $0.02M
20. Jailbait (1993 Video)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
17 year old Kyle comes to the big city in search of her half-sister Merci. Merci is on the run after being used to set up a murder. The police and the killers both want her. Kyle ends up on... See full summary »
Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Renée Humphrey, Krista Errickson, David Labiosa
Votes: 781
21. Natural Selection (1994 TV Movie)
90 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Software programmer Ben Braden has it all: beautiful wife, cute kid, dream house, sports car, great job. Then one day the doorbell rings and he finds himself standing eye to eye with Alex ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Lisa Zane, Miko Hughes, Ethan Phillips
Votes: 206
22. Suspect Device (1995 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In Washington D.C., a government employee survives an assassination attempt and discovers that he's in fact a cyborg with implanted nuclear device ready to explode.
Director: Rick Jacobson | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Stacey Travis, Jed Allan, John Beck
Votes: 263
23. Dangerous Indiscretion (1995)
R | 81 min | Drama, Thriller
A rich man, his beautiful wife, and her young lover form a triangle of romance and revenge: One night, advertising executive Jim (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a beautiful woman in a grocery ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Kletter | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Wendy Abbott, Alex Doduk, Malcolm McDowell
Votes: 265
24. Hourglass (1995 Video)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A business executive gets mixed up with a killer female and her lesbian roommate, who plot to take over his fashion business.
Director: C. Thomas Howell | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Sofia Shinas, Anthony Clark, Colette O'Connell
Votes: 304
25. Baby Face Nelson (1996)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bonnie and Clyde were no match for Depression Era gangster George "Babyface" Nelson and his moll Helen Womack. Constantly on the lam from the law and from Chicago's biggest crime lord Al ... See full summary »
Director: Scott P. Levy | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Lisa Zane, Doug Wert, F. Murray Abraham
Votes: 223
26. Sleeping Dogs (1997)
90 min | Sci-Fi
A master jewel thief in 21st century Los Angeles targets the illegal emerald smuggling operations of a highly-connected crime syndicate. During what he believes to be a routine heist, cat ... See full summary »
Director: Micheal Bafaro | Stars: Scott McNeil, C. Thomas Howell, Heather Hanson, Kiara Hunter
Votes: 234
27. Matter of Trust (1998)
R | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A prosecutor is building a case against a suspected serial killer. She receives death threats, but ignores them at first. When her husband disappears and someone blackmails her, she turns to her ex, a suspended homicide detective.
Director: Joey Travolta | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Joan Severance, Nick Mancuso, Robert Miano
Votes: 174
28. Asylum Days (2001)
R | 100 min | Thriller
Some nightmares never go away, especially for Laurie Cardell, whose secret is about to end. To the world she is a beautiful actress living the Hollywood Life, but to Daniel, she is the ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Elliott | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Weirauch, Jason Widener, Deborah Zoe
Votes: 160
29. Askari (2001)
TV-PG | 85 min | Drama, Family
A girl is living with her aunt and uncle who run a game reservation in Africa. When their shady boss decides it's time to cull certain species to prevent overpopulation, poachers appear.
Director: David Lister | Stars: Marlee Matlin, C. Thomas Howell, Amanda Fuller, Ian Roberts
Votes: 187
30. Net Games (2003)
R | 97 min | Thriller
A married man gets drawn into a voyeuristic Internet affair.
Director: Andrew Van Slee | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Lala Sloatman, Sam Ball, Monique Demers
Votes: 460
31. The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003 Video)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas while killing numerous people and framing them for his killings.
Director: Louis Morneau | Stars: Jake Busey, Kari Wuhrer, C. Thomas Howell, Shaun Johnston
Votes: 3,758
32. Nursie (2004)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
A young man is held captive by a sadistic nurse.
Director: Joe C. Maxwell | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Savannah Smith Boucher, David Parker, Frieda Jane
Votes: 603
33. The Hillside Strangler (2004)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Kenneth is obsessed with the police, he moves to LA with his cousin, Angelo convinces him to start a prostitution business. Frustrated decide on revenge, feeling a great pleasure with her death. The two cousins become addicted to death.
Director: Chuck Parello | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Nicholas Turturro, Allison Lange, Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Votes: 1,982 | Gross: $0.00M
34. War of the Worlds (2005 Video)
R | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A determined astrophysicist must embark on a nationwide journey to find his son during a massive alien invasion that's goal is to exterminate the human race.
Director: David Michael Latt | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Rhett Giles, Andy Lauer, Tinarie van Wyk Loots
Votes: 2,769
35. War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008 Video)
R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The aliens return to complete their plan of human domination, launching a second wave of attacks that threaten to destroy what is left of humanity.
Director: C. Thomas Howell | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Christopher Reid, Kim Little, Jonathan Levit
Votes: 4,323
36.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
Omnivore
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After being inactive for 10 years, Hotch's first BAU case, an elusive serial killer known as the Reaper, starts killing again.
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Votes: 2,447
37.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
To Hell...
(2009)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team head to Canada to investigate the disappearances of a number of homeless people, drug users and sex workers and uncover something horrific.
Director: Charles Haid | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Votes: 2,431
38.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
Faceless, Nameless
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is threatening to kill a doctor's son and is killing a man a day until he is successful. Meanwhile, Hotch's absence is noticed by Prentiss.
Director: Charles S. Carroll | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Votes: 2,273
39.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
100
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.
Director: Edward Allen Bernero | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Votes: 3,996
40.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
Route 66
(2013)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The BAU race a father who kidnapped his daughter to the border while Hotch has visions while fighting for his life in surgery.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook
Votes: 1,814
41.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
And in the End
(2020)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Season Finale. Following an explosive face-to-face encounter with Everett Lynch, Dr. Reid suffers from a brain injury and, while experiencing hallucinations, is visited by ghosts from his ... See full summary »
Director: Glenn Kershaw | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness
Votes: 1,065
42. Escape (II) (2012)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
Husband and wife doctors Paul and Kim Jordan need a drastic change. Distraught by the inexplicable death of their baby, Paul (C. Thomas Howell) convinces Kim to abandon their American lives... See full summary »
Director: Paul Emami | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, John Rhys-Davies, Anora Lyn, Prinya Intachai
Votes: 783
43. An Amish Murder (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A murder investigation in her hometown triggers deep-seated emotions in an Ohio police chief who came from the Amish community.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Neve Campbell, Noam Jenkins, Jilon VanOver, Christian Campbell
Votes: 2,265
44. Spirit Riders (2015)
Not Rated | 92 min | Family
When a rebellious teen is arrested and sentenced to an equine therapy camp, she forms a connection with a spirited thoroughbred that she helps train with the guidance of the ranch's no-nonsense owner.
Director: Brian T. Jaynes | Stars: Jennifer Davidson, Maddy Davidson, Kim Jackson Davis, Alexandria DeBerry
Votes: 313
45. The Shadow People (2017)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Newlyweds Megan (Kat Steffens, Parkland) and Andrew (Bug Hall, Castle) have just moved into their dream home with aspirations to start a family. But soon strange events start happening. ... See full summary »
Director: Brian T. Jaynes | Stars: Bug Hall, Kat Steffens, C. Thomas Howell, Randy Lindsey
Votes: 339
46. A Question of Faith (2017)
PG | 104 min | Drama
When tragedy strikes three families, their destiny forces them on a converging path to discover God's love, grace, and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs.
Director: Kevan Otto | Stars: Richard T. Jones, Kim Fields, C. Thomas Howell, T.C. Stallings
Votes: 1,185 | Gross: $2.59M
47. Beast Mode (2020)
TV-MA | 87 min | Comedy, Horror
'Bad boy' actor Huckle Saxton lets fame get to his head and turns into a ferocious beast, ripping Hollywood to shreds. Will he sink his teeth into the role of a life-time or succumb to the dangers of the Hollywood life-style?
Directors: Chris W. Freeman, Spain Willingham | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, James Duval, Leslie Easterbrook, Robert Costanzo
Votes: 424
48.
Creepshow (2019– )
Episode:
Dead and Breakfast/Pesticide
(2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A marketing ploy at a haunted Bed and Breakfast becomes too realistic; an exterminator gets more than he bargained for when he takes on a big job.
Directors: Axelle Carolyn, Greg Nicotero | Stars: Ali Larter, C. Thomas Howell, Iman Benson, Pamela Ricardo
Votes: 806
49. Crimson Point (2023)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After serving 20 years in prison for the murder of his daughter, Frank returns to his backwoods hometown. Old wounds and rumors of the past resurface and haunt him as he tries to find out who really killed her.
Director: Raul Inglis | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Aleks Paunovic, Anna Galvin, Emy Aneke
Votes: 44
50. Obliterated (2023)
TV-MA | 407 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
An elite special forces team tracking a deadly terrorist network, hell bent on blowing up Las Vegas.
Stars: Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Terrence Terrell, Paola Lázaro
Votes: 18,421
51. Ride (2024)
R | Crime, Drama | Completed
Three generations of bull riders fight to raise money to transfer the family's young daughter to a better cancer hospital. Set in Stephenville TX, Ride explores rodeo, addiction in the Heartland, and the cowboy's place in modern America.
Director: Jake Allyn | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Annabeth Gish, Jake Allyn, Forrie J. Smith
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