We all know Harold Ramis for his blockbusters like Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day.
However, Harold Ramis directed a handful of movies that never got the acclaim they deserved, fell into obscurity, or just weren’t big smash hits.
This page is a dedication to those movies so you can watch his complete works and not just the blockbusters.
Here are 5 forgotten movies that Harold Ramis directed. Movies are listed in chronological order.
1. Club Paradise (1986)
A retired Chicago firefighter partners with a reggae singer to turn a seedy Caribbean nightclub into a resort for affluent tourists.
Comedy | Slapstick
Stars: Robin Williams, Peter O’Toole, Rick Moranis
2. Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
Comedy | Drama
Stars: Al Franken, Laura San Giacomo, Vincent D’Onofrio
3. The Ice Harvest (2005)
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Comedy | Crime | Dark Comedy | Drama | Thriller
Stars: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen
4. Atlanta (2007)
A sitcom pilot.
A sitcom centered on a man and a woman who meet at funeral, then realize they can’t be apart from one another.
Comedy
Stars: Lili Asvar, Leslie Bibb. John Billingsley
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5. Year One (2009)
After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.
Buddy Comedy, Comedy
Stars: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde
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Which of these ‘forgotten’ Harold Ramis films do you think is most overdue for a critical re-evaluation? Or is there an even deeper cut I missed? Let’s talk about it in the comments.