Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols

November 6, 1931 · 94 years old

Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was a German-born American film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their…

Known For

19 titles
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The Graduate

The Graduate

1967 · 1h 46m · Movie

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

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Closer

Closer

2004 · 1h 44m · Movie

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

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Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

2007 · 1h 42m · Movie

A drama based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.

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The Birdcage

The Birdcage

1996 · 1h 57m · Movie

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.

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The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

1993 · 2h 14m · Movie

A butler sacrifices love for duty in 1930s England.

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966 · 2h 11m · Movie

A middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.

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Working Girl

Working Girl

1988 · 1h 53m · Movie

When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.

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Wolf

Wolf

1994 · 2h 5m · Movie

Publisher Will Randall becomes a demon wolf and has to fight to keep his job.

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Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

2012 · 1h 47m · Movie

Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic, so they can avoid the toll kids can take on romantic relationships.

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10
Primary Colors

Primary Colors

1998 · 2h 23m · Movie

A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States of America.

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Angels in America

Angels in America

2003 · 31m · TV Show

In 1985, Prior is diagnosed with AIDS and his lover Louis deserts him. Powerful lawyer Roy Cohn tempts Mormon and closeted gay Joe Pitt to the dark side. Joe and Louis get it on while Joe's wife Harper hallucinates an imaginary fr...

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Catch-22

Catch-22

1970 · 2h 2m · Movie

A military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane during World War II so that he can be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.

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Silkwood

Silkwood

1983 · 2h 11m · Movie

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.

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Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990 · 1h 41m · Movie

A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.

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15
Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues

1988 · 1h 46m · Movie

A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.

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Carnal Knowledge

Carnal Knowledge

1971 · 1h 38m · Movie

Chronicling the romantic relationships of two men who meet and become friends in college.

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Heartburn

Heartburn

1986 · 1h 48m · Movie

She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship Heartburn, nothing will.

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18
Wit

Wit

2001 · 1h 39m · Movie

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

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Crescendo! The Power of Music

Crescendo! The Power of Music

2014 · 1h 25m · Movie

El Sistema, Venezuela's phenomenal youth orchestra program, now a global movement, brings social transformation to disadvantaged children. Our film is an in-depth, verite-based look at three kids as they participate in a pair of S...

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