Poolman
Los Angeles has a new hero.
Genres
Overview
Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
Details
Budget
$10000000
Revenue
$158933
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2024-05-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
53
Vote Average
4.368
Chris Pine
Darren Barrenman
Annette Bening
Diane Espilnade
Danny DeVito
Jack Denisoff
DeWanda Wise
June Del Rey
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Susan Kerkovish
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche
Clancy Brown
Theodore Hollandaise
John Ortiz
Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter
Ray Wise
William Van Patterson
Juliet Mills
Mrs. Patterson
Aflamu Johnson
Bailiff Reggie
Armie Hicks Jr.
Harroldston McCoy
Hollis W. Chambers
Cosmo McCoy
Christopher Chen
Councilman Jang
Laurent Schwaar
Pierre The Frenchy
Michael Dunn
Tom The Waiter
Robert Pine
The Lizard
Lakshmi Singh
Herself
Will Greenberg
Secretary
Drew Droege
Rose
Jackie Beat
Dorothy
Sam Pancake
Sophia
Amanda Walsh
Darren’s Mom
Mauricio Andara
Police Officer 1
Jesse Schelle
Police Officer 2
Robert Baker
Agent Blasco
Fred Specktor
Himself
Evan Shafran
Businessman (uncredited)
6.7
*batteries not included
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
1987-12-18 | en
6.6
Heaven Can Wait
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
1978-06-28 | en
5.3
Soul Man
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
1986-10-24 | en
6.4
Deliver Us from Eva
Eva Dandridge has been in charge of her younger sisters ever since their parents died many years ago. She is a very uptight young woman who constantly meddles in the affairs of her sisters and their significant others. Her brothers-in-law, who are tired of Eva interfering in their lives, decide to set her up with someone so she can leave them alone. They end up paying Ray, the local "playboy," $5,000 to date her. The plan goes by smoothly, but trouble comes when Ray actually falls in love with Eva.
2003-02-07 | en
7.5
Barton Fink
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
1991-08-01 | en
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.
1994-05-24 | en
7.5
Night on Earth
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
1991-12-12 | en
7.1
Garden State
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
2004-07-28 | en
6.6
Scoop
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
2006-07-27 | en
7.5
Ed Wood
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
1994-09-28 | en
4.8
Collide
A gripping chronicle of three couples over the course of one fateful night in an LA restaurant named Collide. Hunter finds himself on an awkward blind date with the captivating Tamira, while a busboy and his waitress girlfriend hope to score a big payday, and outside, Peter sits in his car observing his wife Angie meet with the restaurant’s manager. Though all strangers, their stories are weaved together as they hurl towards an explosive end.
2022-08-05 | en
6.5
Devil in a Blue Dress
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
1995-09-29 | en
6.7
Babylon Sisters
A migrant tale of sisterhood and music celebrating unconventional friendships and the power of diversity.
2017-01-21 | it
5.5
Cherry, Harry & Raquel!
In a small border town, a sheriff and his 'associate', involved in an operation in which they divert marijuana through the border, must kill another smuggler who has gone into business for himself.
1969-11-26 | en
5.6
Life Stinks
A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with a homeless woman.
1991-06-05 | en
5.2
Apartment 18
Sveta and Maxim, a happy newlyweds, are moving to their hew apartment only to discover that there is something mysterious and wrong about their new building.
2014-03-13 | ru
6.2
American Gigolo
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
1980-02-01 | en
4.5
Double Dragon
Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
1994-11-04 | en
0.0
No Right Way
Georgie, a brazen 13-year-old, has her life uprooted when she’s thrust into the guardianship of her half-sister Harper and torn away from her life in Las Vegas. Harper sees this turbulent time as a window of opportunity to pave a brighter future for her half-sister in Los Angeles, but Harper’s self-righteous attempts to protect Georgie only lead to exposing their paralleled childhood wounds.
2025-05-23 | en
6.5
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
Beverly hills dowager leaves everything to Benny the Ball because her only rightful heir, her niece Amy, is missing. But that's only if Benny stays alive for 48 hours. If not, evil butler Snerdly and his mad Russian Wolfhound are next in line - and he's quick to pull every trick in the book to do poor Benny in and the troop sets off to rescue Benny and find the lost heir Amy.
1988-03-20 | en