The best Merv Griffin’s movies

Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

06/07/1925- 12/08/2007
Today we present the best Merv Griffin’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Merv Griffin’s movies.
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The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains
6.4/10
A brain surgeon tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.

The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy
6.2/10
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning
6.2/10
  • Genre: ActionThriller
  • Release: 12/11/1976
  • Character: Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.

Whitney

Whitney
7.3/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryMusic
  • Release: 05/07/2018
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 23/04/2013
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

Game Changers

Game Changers
6.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 29/06/2018
  • Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of game show hosts and producers.

The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/07/1954
  • Character: Steve
A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.

Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 04/04/1953
  • Character: Football Broadcaster (voice)
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
6/10
The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in disgrace in the 1980s; and his stunning artistic rebirth in the 1990s.

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
5.9/10
When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
6.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/08/1979
  • Character: Himself
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 27/04/2020
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.

Cattle Town

Cattle Town
5.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 06/09/1952
  • Character: Governor's secretary
Director Noel M. Smith's 1952 western stars Dennis Morgan, Philip Carey, Amanda Blake and Rita Moreno.

Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
2.5/10
A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.

Three Sailors and a Girl

Three Sailors and a Girl
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 23/11/1953
  • Character: Submarine Crew
A group of sailors invest in a musical revue.

So This Is Love

So This Is Love
6/10
  • Genre: MusicRomance
  • Release: 15/07/1953
  • Character: Buddy Nash
Film biography of opera star Grace Moore, released in 1953.

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
7.8/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryMusic
  • Release: 04/03/2016
  • Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscar-winning biopic of her life, Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn struggled to balance family and her music career and is still going strong after more than 50 years. The documentary premieres the same day Lynn's first new studio album in over 10 years is released.

Rickles... On the Loose

Rickles... On the Loose
7.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 23/08/1986
  • Character: himself
Special featuring Don Rickles in his live comedy act at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, mixed with footage of Rickles "on the loose" across the state of California.

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 18/06/2021
  • Character: Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83): two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.

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