The Best John Houseman Movies

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List of the best John Houseman movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. John Houseman's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top John Houseman movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated John Houseman movies will be at the top of the list. John Houseman has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest John Houseman movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining John Houseman films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best John Houseman role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest John Houseman performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List films range from Ghost Story to John Carpenter's The Fog.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best John Houseman movies?" and "What are the greatest John Houseman roles of all time?"

Notable directors that worked with John Houseman include names like Orson Welles, Woody Allen and Fritz Lang.

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  • John Carpenter's The Fog
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    John Carpenter's The Fog

    Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Janet Leigh
    10 votes
    • Released: 1980
    • Directed by: John Carpenter
    In the eerie film, John Carpenter's The Fog, the quiet coastal town of Antonio Bay (set in California), finds itself haunted by a malevolent fog. This sinister fog, rolling in precisely 100 years after a ship sank under mysterious circumstances near the town, brings with it vengeful mariners' spirits. The town's radio DJ, Stevie Wayne (Adrienne Barbeau), along with other townsfolk including Nick Castle (Tom Atkins) and Elizabeth Solley (Jamie Lee Curtis), must unravel the dark truth behind this spectral invasion. As they dig deeper, they uncover a century-old secret that sets the stage for the chilling climax. Notable for its atmospheric horror genre, this movie is a testament to Carpenter's mastery of suspense and storytelling.

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  • Three Days of the Condor
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    Three Days of the Condor

    Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson
    9 votes
    • Released: 1975
    • Directed by: Sydney Pollack
    In the taut thriller, Three Days of the Condor, Joe Turner (Robert Redford), a low-key CIA analyst, finds his life abruptly upended. Returning from lunch to discover his entire office assassinated, he's thrust into a desperate cat-and-mouse game. Faye Dunaway portrays Kathy Hale, a stranger unwittingly entangled in Turner's world of espionage and danger. Directed by Sydney Pollack, this film is a masterful blend of suspense and political intrigue, winning an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. As Turner delves deeper into the conspiracy, he grapples with trust issues and survival instincts in a world where friends could be foes.

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  • Rollerball
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    Rollerball

    James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams
    8 votes
    • Released: 1975
    • Directed by: Norman Jewison
    The year is 2018 in a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries. A violent futuristic game known as Rollerball is the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas. One player, Jonathan E., fights for his personal freedom and threatens the corporate control.

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  • The Cheap Detective
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    The Cheap Detective

    Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan
    8 votes
    • Released: 1978
    • Directed by: Robert Moore
    In this satire of film noir, Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk) is a San Francisco detective in the boozy, wise-cracking tradition of Humphrey Bogart in "The Maltese Falcon." A suspect in the murder of his own partner, Lou hopes to solve the crime and exonerate himself before the cops haul him in. Meanwhile, he takes a case involving stolen diamonds, and gets reacquainted with his old flame, Marlene DuChard (Louise Fletcher), who's on the run from the Gestapo.

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  • The Paper Chase
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    The Paper Chase

    Timothy Bottoms, John Houseman, Lindsay Wagner
    11 votes
    • Released: 1973
    • Directed by: James Bridges
    As a first-year law student at Harvard, James Hart (Timothy Bottoms) knows he's got his work cut out for him. But things get harder than he anticipated when he runs afoul of the school's dreaded contracts professor, Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. (John Houseman). Wry and imposing, Kingsfield drives many of the lesser students to drop out, but James endures and, as if begging for more trouble, begins dating the professor's daughter, Susan (Lindsay Wagner).

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  • My Bodyguard
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    My Bodyguard

    Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Martin Mull
    7 votes
    • Released: 1980
    • Directed by: Tony Bill
    Clifford Peache (Chris Makepeace) is a sensitive, well-to-do teen who becomes the target of bully Melvin Moody (Matt Dillon) after he starts attending a new school. Tired of being picked on, Clifford recruits brooding tough kid Ricky Linderman (Adam Baldwin) to be his bodyguard. While this initially works, and Clifford and Linderman form an unlikely friendship, soon circumstances strain their bond. As Clifford is forced to confront Moody again, Linderman has to deal with his own troubled past.

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