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  • Mad Men

    A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper. Creator Matthew Weiner Cast Jon Hamm Elisabeth Moss Vincent Kartheiser January Jones Christina Hendricks Bryan Batt Michael Gladis Aaron Staton Rich Sommer Maggie Siff John Slattery Robert Morse Jared Harris Kiernan Shipka Jessica Paré Christopher Stanley Jay R. Ferguson Kevin Rahm Ben Feldman Mason Vale Cotton Source: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

    A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike. Creators Akiva Goldsman Alex Kurtzman Jenny Lumet Based on Star Trek Gene Roddenberry Cast Anson Mount as Christopher Pike Ethan Peck as Spock Jess Bush as Christine Chapel Christina Chong as La'an Noonien-Singh Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas Babs Olusanmokun as Joseph M'Benga Bruce Horak as Hemmer Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley / Number One Martin Quinn as Montgomery Scott Source: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring Anson Mount: Star Trek Discovery More elevator scenes from titles featuring Rebecca Romijn: Ugly Betty

  • North by Northwest (1959)

    A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt. Elevator scene from North by Northwest (1959) North by Northwest (1959) Film Poster Director Alfred Hitchcock Writer Ernest Lehman Cast Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall James Mason as Phillip Vandamm Jessie Royce Landis as Clara Thornhill Leo G. Carroll as The Professor Josephine Hutchinson as "Mrs. Townsend" Philip Ober as Lester Townsend Martin Landau as Leonard Adam Williams as Valerian Edward Platt as Victor Larrabee Robert Ellenstein as Licht Les Tremayne as Auctioneer Philip Coolidge as Dr. Cross Patrick McVey as Sergeant Flamm Edward Binns as Captain Junket Ken Lynch as Charlie Uncredited cast Maudie Prickett as Elsie the Maid Malcolm Atterbury as Man at the crossroads Tol Avery as State Police Detective John Beradino as Sergeant Emile Klinger Ned Glass as Ticket Seller Doreen Lang as Maggie, Roger's Secretary Nora Marlowe as Anna, the housekeeper Ralph Reed as Bellboy Olan Soule as Assistant Auctioneer Frank Wilcox as Herman Weitner Robert Shayne as Larry Wade Patricia Cutts as Hospital Patient Sara Berner as Telephone Operator (voice) Sources: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring Cary Grant: My Favorite Wife (1940) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Marie Saint: Superman Returns (2006), Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984) More elevator scenes from titles featuring James Mason: The Boys from Brazil (1978) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Philip Ober: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Martin Landau: Sliver (1993) More elevator scenes from the 1950s

  • Brazil (1985)

    A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams. Director Terry Gilliam Writers Screenplay Terry Gilliam Tom Stoppard Charles McKeown Cast Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry Kim Greist as Jill Layton Robert De Niro as Archibald "Harry" Tuttle Katherine Helmond as Mrs Ida Lowry Ian Holm as Mr Kurtzmann Bob Hoskins as Spoor Michael Palin as Jack Lint Ian Richardson as Mr Warrenn Peter Vaughan as Mr Eugene Helpmann Jim Broadbent as Dr Louis Jaffe Brian Miller as Mr Archibald Buttle Sheila Reid as Mrs Veronica Buttle Simon Nash as Boy Buttle Barbara Hicks as Mrs Terrain Kathryn Pogson as Shirley Terrain Bryan Pringle as Spiro Derrick O'Connor as Dowser Elizabeth Spender as Alison "Barbara" Lint Derek Deadman and Nigel Planer as Bill and Charlie Ray Cooper as Technician Gorden Kaye as the M.O.I. porter John Pierce Jones as Basement guard Ann Way as Old lady with dog Myrtle Devenish as Jack's secretary Simon Jones as Arrest official Bill Wallis as Bespectacled lurker Don Henderson as Black Maria guard Howard Lew Lewis as Black Maria guard Oscar Quitak as Interview official Harold Innocent as Interview official John Grillo as Interview official Patrick Connor as guard Roger Ashton-Griffiths as the Priest Jack Purvis as Dr Chapman Sue Hodge as performer Cameos Co-writer Charles McKeown as Harvey Lime Director Terry Gilliam as the smoking man at Shang-ri La Towers. Source: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring De Niro: Angel Heart (1987), The Untouchables (1987), New Year's Eve (2011) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Katherine Helmond: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Bob Hoskins: Maid in Manhattan (2002), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Super Mario Bros. (1993) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Jim Broadbent: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Paddington (2014), Eddie the Eagle (2016) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Simon Jones: 12 Monkeys (1995) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Don Henderson: No Escape (1994) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Terry Gilliam: 12 Monkeys (1995) More elevator scenes from titles directed by Terry Gilliam Writers: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) More elevator scenes from titles directed by Terry Gilliam: 12 Monkeys (1995) More elevator scenes from the 1980s

  • The Paper Chase (1973)

    A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and a woman, unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship. Director James Bridges Writers Screenplay James Bridges Based on The Paper Chase John Jay Osborn Jr. Cast Timothy Bottoms as James T. Hart Lindsay Wagner as Susan Fields John Houseman as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. Graham Beckel as Franklin Ford III James Naughton as Kevin Brooks Edward Herrmann as Thomas Craig Anderson Craig Richard Nelson as Willis 'Liberty' Bell Bob Lydiard as O'Connor Lenny Baker as William Moss, Tutor David Clennon as Toombs Regina Baff as Asheley Brooks Blair Brown as Miss Farranti Sources: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring Timothy Bottoms: Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984) More elevator scenes from titles featuring John Houseman: Three Days of the Condor (1975), St. Ives (1976), Bright Lights, Big City (1988) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Graham Beckel: L.A. Confidential (1997), Dark Blue (2002), Blue Streak (1999) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Edward Herrmann: Down/The Shaft (2001), I Think I Love My Wife (2007) More elevator scenes from titles directed by James Bridges Writers: Bright Lights, Big City (1988) More elevator scenes from the 1970s

  • Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

    In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared. Director Wolfgang Becker Writers Wolfgang Becker Bernd Lichtenberg Cast Daniel Brühl as Alexander "Alex" Kerner Nico Ledermüller as 11-year-old Alex Katrin Sass as Christiane Kerner Chulpan Khamatova as Lara Maria Simon as Ariane Kerner Florian Lukas as Denis Domaschke Alexander Beyer as Rainer Burghart Klaußner as Robert Kerner Michael Gwisdek as Klapprath Christine Schorn as Frau Schäfer Jürgen Holtz as Herr Ganske Jochen Stern as Herr Mehlert Stefan Walz as a Sigmund Jähn look-alike taxi-driver Eberhard Kirchberg as Dr. Wagner Hans-Uwe Bauer as Dr. Mewes Sources: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from the 2000s

  • Criminal Minds ("Scared to Death" S3E3)

    A group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub. Director Félix Alcalá Writers Debra J. Fisher Erica Messer Cast Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid A.J. Cook as Jennifer Jareau Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia Michael O'Keefe as Dr. Stan Howard Matt Bushell as Bill Calvert Stephanie Venditto as Jane Howard Jayne Atkinson as Erin Strauss Danielle Sapia as Missy John Bobek as Patrick Jennifer Lee Keyes as Jenny (as Jennifer Keyes) Randy Crowder as Apartment Super M.J. Karmi as Howard's Mother Brandon Killham as Young Howard Casey Kramer as Landlady Melody Hollis as Jessica Howard Sources: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring Gray Gubler: 500 Days of Summer (2009), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

  • American Psycho (2000)

    A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies. Director Mary Harron Writers Screenplay Mary Harron Guinevere Turner Based on American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis Cast Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman Justin Theroux as Timothy Bryce Josh Lucas as Craig McDermott Bill Sage as David Van Patten Chloë Sevigny as Jean Reese Witherspoon as Evelyn Williams Samantha Mathis as Courtney Rawlinson Matt Ross as Luis Carruthers Jared Leto as Paul Allen Willem Dafoe as Donald Kimball Cara Seymour as Christie Guinevere Turner as Elizabeth Source: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring Christian Bale: Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), The Dark Knight (2008) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Josh Lucas: Poseidon (2006) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Samantha Mathis: Super Mario Bros. (1993) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Jared Leto: Requiem for a Dream (2000) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Willem Dafoe: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Cara Seymour: You've Got Mail (1998) More elevator scenes from the 2000s

  • Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)

    John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building. Trivia Each film in the Die Hard series contains a key scene involving an elevator. Director John McTiernan Writers Screenplay Jonathan Hensleigh Based on Simon Says by Jonathan Hensleigh Characters by Roderick Thorp Cast Bruce Willis as Lieutenant John McClane Jeremy Irons as Simon Peter Gruber / Colonel Peter Krieg Samuel L. Jackson as Zeus Carver Graham Greene as Detective Joe Lambert Colleen Camp as Detective Connie Kowalski Larry Bryggman as Inspector Walter Cobb Anthony Peck as Detective Ricky Walsh Nick Wyman as Mathias Targo Sam Phillips as Katya Stephen Pearlman as Dr. Fred Schiller Kevin Chamberlin as Bomb Squad Officer Charlie Weiss Richard Russell Ramos as FBI Chief Hugh Prantera Charles Dumas as FBI Agent Andy Cross Michael Cristofer as CIA Agent Bill Jarvis Sources: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring Bruce Willis: Pulp Fiction (1994), Die Hard (1988), 12 Monkeys (1995), Four Rooms (1995), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Planet Terror (2007) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Jeremy Irons: High-Rise (2015) More elevator scenes from titles featuring L. Jackson: Pulp Fiction (1994), A Shock to the System (1990), True Romance (1993), 51st State (2001), The Man (2005), Scream (2022) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Colleen Camp: Sliver (1993) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Kevin Chamberlin: Road to Perdition (2002), Lucky Number Slevin (2006) More elevator scenes from titles directed by John McTiernan Writers: Die Hard (1988) More elevator scenes from titles directed by Roderick Thorp: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) More elevator scenes from titles written by Roderick Thorp: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) More elevator scenes from the 1990s

  • I'm Alan Partridge

    Alan Partridge, a failed television presenter, is now presenting a programme on local radio in Norwich. He desperately tries to revive his broadcasting career. Creators Peter Baynham Steve Coogan Armando Iannucci Cast Steve Coogan Felicity Montagu Simon Greenall Phil Cornwell Barbara Durkin Sally Phillips Amelia Bullmore James Lance Sources: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this

  • I Heart Huckabees (2004)

    A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means. When Brad and Albert enter the elevator near the end of the film, Brad's shirt is completely soaked down to his elbows. After the elevator doors close and a brief discussion between Brad and Albert, Brad's shirt is completely dry up to his shoulders. Director David O. Russell Writer Jeff Baena David O. Russell Cast Dustin Hoffman as Bernard Jaffe Isabelle Huppert as Caterine Vauban Jude Law as Brad Stand Jason Schwartzman as Albert Markovski Lily Tomlin as Vivian Jaffe Mark Wahlberg as Tommy Corn Naomi Watts as Dawn Campbell Ger Duany as Stephen Nimieri Isla Fisher as Heather Sydney Zarp as Cricket Hooten Jonah Hill as Bret Hooten Richard Jenkins as Mr. Hooten (uncredited) Darlene Hunt as Darlene Kevin Dunn as Marty Benny Hernandez as Davy Richard Appel as Josh Benjamin Nurick as Harrison Jake Muxworthy as Tim Tippi Hedren as Mary Jane Hutchinson Altagracia Guzman as Mrs. Echevarria Saïd Taghmaoui as Translator Bob Gunton as Mr. Silver Talia Shire as Mrs. Silver Jean Smart as Mrs. Hooten Shania Twain as herself Sources: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring Dustin Hoffman: Rain Man (1988), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Jude Law: Road to Perdition (2002) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Jason Schwartzman: Fargo (2014), Rushmore (1998) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Mark Wahlberg: The Departed (2006), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Naomi Watts: Down/The Shaft (2001) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Isla Fisher: Arrested Development More elevator scenes from titles featuring Richard Jenkins: The Cabin in the Woods (2011), Fun With Dick & Jane (2005) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Kevin Dunn: The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Tippi Hedren: Pacific Heights (1990) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Talia Shire: The Godfather (1972) More elevator scenes from titles featuring Jean Smart: Fargo (2014) More elevator scenes from the 2000s

  • Bachelor Party (1984)

    A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party. Elevator scene from the Bachelor Party (1984) Bachelor Party (1984) Movie Poster Director Neal Israel Writer Screenplay Neal Israel Pat Proft Story Bob Israel Cast Tom Hanks as Richard Ernesto "Rick" Gassko Tawny Kitaen as Deborah Julie "Debbie" Thompson Adrian Zmed as Jay O'Neill George Grizzard as Ed Thompson Barbara Stuart as Mrs. Thompson Robert Prescott as Cole Whittier William Tepper as Dr. Stanley "Stan" Gassko Wendie Jo Sperber as Dr. Tina Gassko Barry Diamond as Rudy Tracy Smith as Bobbi Gary Grossman as Gary Michael Dudikoff as Ryko Gerard Prendergast as Mike Deborah Harmon as Ilene Kenneth Kimmins as Parkview Hotel Manager Rosanne Katon as Bridal Shower Hooker Christopher Morley as She-Tim Brett Baxter Clark as Nick (credited as Brett Clark) Monique Gabrielle as Tracey Angela Aames as Mrs. Klupner Hugh McPhillips as Father O'Donnell Billy Beck as Patient Milt Kogan as Restaurant Customer Pat Proft as Screaming Man (Newlywed) Tad Horino as Japanese Businessman Toni Alessandrini as Miss Desiree, exotic dancer with Max the Magical Sexual Mule Bradford Bancroft as Brad Sources: IMDB & WIKI More elevator scenes like this More elevator scenes from titles featuring Tom Hanks: You've Got Mail (1998), Road to Perdition (2002), Philadelphia (1993), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Toy Story (1999) More elevator scenes from titles directed by Neal Israel Pat Proft: Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988) More elevator scenes from titles written by Neal Israel Pat Proft: Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988) More elevator scenes from the 1980s

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