Bob Balaban Movies

An English playwright sacrifices his health waiting for his play's make-or-break opening on Broadway.

Penn Jillette and Teller are called upon to display their unique brand of humor to save civilization from strange extraterrestrial beings who have...

Daniel's father died yesterday. He seems to be totally fine. Luckily his friends can teach him to be miserable.

When 25-year-old New Yorker Eric Traber gets fired from his job and kicked out of his apartment, he fears the worst. But his best friend, Ziggy,...

A short film sequel to the six-episode web miniseries, "Thank You and Sorry."

With some apprehension, Jared (Richard Ellis) flew across the country to move in with his boyfriend, Owen (writer-director Owen Thiele). On top of...

People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.

Follows Maisie and her father Kurt who have to leave their Brooklyn bubble to go back to Kurt's childhood home in Minnesota, where Maisie upsets...

A mother afflicted with depression comes into conflict with own mother and children when she refuses to seek professional health care.

After a woman's husband dies while jogging in the park, the young widow's deep grief helps to awaken his ghost. The ghost urges her to commit suicide...

A documentary about the life of Carl Laemmle, early cinema pioneer and founder of Universal Studios, documenting his life in Hollywood and his...

German American artist Eva Hesse (1936 – 1970) created her innovative art in latex and fiberglass in the whirling aesthetic vortex of 1960s New...

A best man gives an increasingly uncomfortable toast at his friends' wedding reception.

Filmmaker Richard P. Rogers tried for twenty years to make a documentary about his own life. He died in 2001, leaving the project unfinished, until...