William Friedkin

William Friedkin

August 29, 1935 · 91 years old

William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crim…

Known For

25 titles
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The Exorcist

The Exorcist

1973 · 2h 2m · Movie

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

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The French Connection

The French Connection

1971 · 1h 44m · Movie

A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.

7.7
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Killer Joe

Killer Joe

2012 · 1h 42m · Movie

When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.

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Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1973 · 1h 42m · Movie

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

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The Hunted

The Hunted

2003 · 1h 34m · Movie

An FBI deep-woods tracker attempts to capture a trained assassin who has made a sport of hunting humans.

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Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

2000 · 2h 8m · Movie

An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.

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To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985 · 1h 56m · Movie

A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.

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Bug

Bug

2007 · 1h 42m · Movie

An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.

6.1
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Sorcerer

Sorcerer

1977 · 2h 1m · Movie

Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.

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Cruising

Cruising

1980 · 1h 42m · Movie

A New York police officer goes undercover on the rough-trade beat to find a serial killer who is targeting homosexual men.

6.5
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

2023 · 1h 48m · Movie

Follows a naval officer who stands trial for mutiny after taking command from a ship captain he felt was acting in an unstable way, putting both the ship and its crew in danger.

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12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1998 · 1h 57m · Movie

Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.

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Blue Chips

Blue Chips

1994 · 1h 48m · Movie

A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.

6.3
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Jade

Jade

1995 · 1h 35m · Movie

A bright assistant D.A. investigates a gruesome hatchet murder and hides a clue he found at the crime scene. Under professional threats and an attempt on his life, he goes on heartbroken because evidence point to the woman he stil...

5.3
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The Guardian

The Guardian

1990 · 1h 32m · Movie

Young married couple Phillip and Kate Sterling, who have a newborn son named Jake, don't realize that their new nanny Camilla is a magical Druid who sacrifices infants to an evil tree.

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The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

1970 · 2h 0m · Movie

Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.

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Deal of the Century

Deal of the Century

1983 · 1h 39m · Movie

Small-time arms dealer Eddie Muntz visits South America to sell weapons to the revolutionaries and winds up negotiating the sale of an experimental plane to the nation's dictator.

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The Devil and Father Amorth

The Devil and Father Amorth

2018 · 1h 8m · Movie

Father Gabriele Amorth performs his ninth exorcism on an Italian woman.

4.6
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Rampage

Rampage

1987 · 1h 37m · Movie

Alex is an outwardly normal man who goes on killing and mutilating sprees. When he is finally captured and brought to trial, the district attorney is torn between his own liberal ideals on guilt and the crimes the accused is being...

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The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968 · 1h 39m · Movie

A naive young Amish woman runs away from her home in Pennsylvania to New York City, where she hopes to act in religious stage plays but ends up performing in Burlesque theatre.

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Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

2018 · 1h 47m · Movie

In this documentary, the hotshot director of The Exorcist (1973) and The French Connection (1971), now 83 years old, is interviewed about his career, and a number of his colleagues and admirers weigh in with reminiscences and trib...

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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist

2019 · 1h 44m · Movie

A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, exploring the depths of William Friedkin's mind's eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.

7.6
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Good Times

Good Times

1967 · 1h 31m · Movie

Sonny and Cher spoof many Hollywood classic movie scenes.

4.5
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A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

2013 · 1h 20m · Movie

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs.

7.0
25
Algren

Algren

2021 · 1h 26m · Movie

Charts the rise and fall of Nelson Algren, a writer whose transgressions, compassion and thirst for justice pushed him to become a champion of America's underclass and one of the 20th century's most consequential literary voices.

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