Ten Favorite Bob Balaban* Movies
(in order of preference)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (directed by Steven Spielberg, 1977)
Ghost World (directed by Terry Zwigoff, 2001)
Altered States (directed by Ken Russell, 1980)
Prince of the City (directed by Sidney Lumet, 1981)
Absence of Malice (directed by Sydney Pollack, 1981)
Gosford Park (directed by Robert Altman, 2001)
Best in Show (directed by Christopher Guest, 2000)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (directed by Wes Anderson, 2014)
Catch-22 (directed by Mike Nichols, 1970)
2010: The Year We Make Contact (directed by Peter Hyams, 1984)
* You know him: this guy.
— February 4, 2026