Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Richard Grusin

1. The Equalizer (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.

Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis

Votes: 5,933

2. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

R | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava

Votes: 116,076 | Gross: $70.00M

3. Lean on Me (1989)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama

The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means.

Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Alan North

Votes: 23,000 | Gross: $31.91M

4. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel

Votes: 3,272

5. Untamed Heart (1993)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Romance

A waitress hardly notices a shy busboy who secretly loves her; until one night she's attacked and he comes to her rescue. From there a relationship sparks but one secret could mean disaster for these fated lovers.

Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez, Kyle Secor

Votes: 15,490 | Gross: $18.90M

6. American Playhouse (1980–1994)

61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.

Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson

Votes: 416

7. See You in the Morning (1989)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Romance

Larry, a divorced psychiatrist, meets Beth, a widowed photographer, at a party in Manhattan. He walks her home. They both have two kids though he rarely sees his. Will marriage work?

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett, Drew Barrymore

Votes: 1,036 | Gross: $4.80M

8. Sganarelle (1984 TV Special)

Drama

Sganarelle is the central character in four farces that were adapted for an evening's entertainment. In The Flying Doctor, Sganarelle tries to outwit a man who is forcing his daughter to ... See full summary »

Directors: Bryan Izzard, Andrei Serban | Stars: John Bottoms, Thomas Derrah, Jeremy Geidt, Richard Grusin

9. Lucid (2008 Video)

81 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

On the eve of an election between God and the Devil, the task of collecting the final three souls lays in the hands of one man. Succeed and his wife is free, but the fate of the world will belong to the Devil.

Stars: Justin Bowden, Peter Downie, Richard Grusin, Rock Solomon

10. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion (1984)

219 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A dramatized account of the actual events that led to the 1950 conviction of former U. S. State Department official Alger Hiss of perjury before a federal grand jury and his resulting imprisonment.

Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Gerry Bamman, John Harkins, Edward Herrmann, Maria Tucci

Votes: 52

11. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I (1985)

171 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This is a true story based on transcripts of the Salem Witch Trials. Sarah (Vanessa Redgrave) and her two sisters are put on trial for suspicion of witchcraft. While her sisters are hanged,... See full synopsis »

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Kim Hunter, Phyllis Thaxter, Patrick McGoohan

Votes: 284

12. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode: Torn (1986)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

McCall finds his attention divided when Jason Mazer from The Agency offers him a chance at revenge against an old enemy, while at the same time a young girl asks McCall to protect her and her mother against her abusive father.

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Edward Woodward, Ron O'Neal, Yvonne Wilder, Zohra Lampert

Votes: 107

13. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
Episode: Promised Land/Pilot (1985)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Spenser is hired by a real estate developer with gambling problems to track down his wife, who's run away. When it becomes obvious that the wife has gotten herself in over her head with ... See full summary »

Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Robert Urich, Barbara Stock, Avery Brooks, Geoffrey Lewis

Votes: 109