David Mamet

David Mamet

November 30, 1947 · 78 years old

David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross(1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The…

Known For

23 titles
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The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1987 · 1h 59m · Movie

During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.

7.8
2
Hannibal

Hannibal

2001 · 2h 11m · Movie

Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target of revenge from a powerful victim.

6.8
3
Ronin

Ronin

1998 · 2h 2m · Movie

A freelancing former U.S. intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that's wanted by both the Irish and the Russian governments.

7.2
4
Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992 · 1h 40m · Movie

An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.

7.6
5
Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

1997 · 1h 37m · Movie

Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.

7.1
6
The Edge

The Edge

1997 · 1h 57m · Movie

An intellectual billionaire and two other men struggle to band together and survive after getting stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with a blood-thirsty Kodiak Bear hunting them down.

6.9
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The Verdict

The Verdict

1982 · 2h 9m · Movie

An outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.

7.7
8
Heist

Heist

2001 · 1h 49m · Movie

A career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch.

6.5
9
Spartan

Spartan

2004 · 1h 46m · Movie

The investigation into a kidnapping of the daughter of a high-ranking US government official.

6.5
10
The Spanish Prisoner

The Spanish Prisoner

1997 · 1h 50m · Movie

A corporate engineer develops a lucrative secret process for a company but doesn't know who to trust when the higher-ups seemingly want to steal it from him.

7.1
11
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 · 2h 2m · Movie

The sensuous wife of a roadside diner proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordid, steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

6.6
12
Hoffa

Hoffa

1992 · 2h 20m · Movie

The story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate and mysteriously disappears in 1975.

6.6
13
We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1989 · 1h 46m · Movie

Two fugitives pass themselves off as priests in the hope of evading capture and passing the police blockade at the border with Canada.

6.1
14
House of Games

House of Games

1987 · 1h 42m · Movie

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

7.2
15
The Unit

The Unit

2006 · 1h 0m · TV Show

A secret U.S. military group conducts covert operations across the world, facing several life-threatening situations during their missions.

8.0
16
Redbelt

Redbelt

2008 · 1h 39m · Movie

A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

6.7
17
Edmond

Edmond

2006 · 1h 22m · Movie

A fortune-teller's teasing rumination sends Edmond Burke lurching into New York City's hellish underworld.

6.2
18
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1999 · 1h 44m · Movie

Following the theft of a postal order, a 14-year-old cadet is expelled from Naval College. To save the honour of the boy and his family, the pre-eminent barrister of the day is engaged to take on the might of the Admiralty.

7.3
19
Homicide

Homicide

1991 · 1h 42m · Movie

A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

6.9
20
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994 · 1h 59m · Movie

New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.

7.3
21
Things Change

Things Change

1988 · 1h 40m · Movie

Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.

7.0
22
American Buffalo

American Buffalo

1996 · 1h 28m · Movie

Long-repressed feelings of bitterness and betrayal explode when three inner-city losers plot the robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

5.8
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Oleanna

Oleanna

1994 · 1h 29m · Movie

When a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.

6.5