Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

April 25, 1930 · 96 years old

Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), An Unmarried Woman (1978)…

Known For

28 titles
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Antz

Antz

1998 · 1h 23m · Movie

A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves.

6.5
2
2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

1996 · 1h 44m · Movie

48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.

6.5
3
Fear and Desire

Fear and Desire

1953 · 1h 2m · Movie

Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.

5.3
4
Into the Night

Into the Night

1985 · 1h 55m · Movie

After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help, a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.

6.4
5
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1976 · 2h 19m · Movie

Has-been singing idol John Norman Howard falls in love with young, up-and-coming songstress Esther Hoffman in Frank Pierson's version of the classic love story updated to the rock and roll era.

6.1
6
Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson

1984 · 1h 55m · Movie

A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.

6.5
7
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

2001 · 2h 22m · Movie

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.

8.0
8
Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955 · 1h 41m · Movie

A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.

7.4
9
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

1990 · 1h 48m · Movie

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a Filofax organizer that mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

6.4
10
Punchline

Punchline

1988 · 2h 8m · Movie

A medical-school dropout and a homemaker/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at a New York City comedy club.

5.9
11
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

1969 · 1h 45m · Movie

Trendy West Coasters Bob and Carol are determined to embrace complete openness after a weekend of emotional honesty at a retreat.

6.7
12
Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador

1988 · 1h 43m · Movie

A U.S. actor gets a gig in South American Parador. When the dictator dies, he's forced to play him for real and gets his mistress. Can they change Parador?

6.0
13
Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto

1974 · 1h 55m · Movie

When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.

7.3
14
An Unmarried Woman

An Unmarried Woman

1978 · 2h 4m · Movie

A Manhattan woman struggles with her identity as she tries to move on from a painful divorce.

7.2
15
Scenes from a Mall

Scenes from a Mall

1991 · 1h 29m · Movie

On their 16th anniversary, a married couple's trip to a Beverly Hills mall becomes the stage for personal revelations and deceptions.

5.4
16
Love Affair

Love Affair

1994 · 1h 48m · Movie

Two people meet on a flight to Sydney. Although both are engaged to others, they fall in love during their evacuation after a forced landing, and agree to meet in New York City three months later if the attraction lasts.

6.0
17
Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

1998 · 1h 56m · Movie

Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.

6.4
18
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

2006 · 1h 20m · Movie

About a man who has trouble with his job, trouble with women, and uses food to deal with it all.

6.1
19
Man Trouble

Man Trouble

1992 · 1h 40m · Movie

A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.

4.7
20
Miami Rhapsody

Miami Rhapsody

1995 · 1h 35m · Movie

Gwyn begins doubting her "yes" to Matt's wedding proposal, when she hears about her parents' and brother's adultery.

5.4
21
Touch

Touch

1997 · 1h 36m · Movie

At the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's prone to those who want to exploit him.

5.6
22
Tempest

Tempest

1982 · 2h 20m · Movie

Unhappy middle-aged architect Philip Dimitrius leaves his wife Antonia and career for a spiritual awakening on a Greek island with his new girlfriend Aretha and teenage daughter, leading to extraordinary results for everyone aroun...

6.4
23
Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976 · 1h 51m · Movie

The ups and downs of life as experienced by a group of aspiring young artists in the early Fifties New York.

7.0
24
Faithful

Faithful

1996 · 1h 31m · Movie

A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.

5.8
25
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

1989 · 1h 43m · Movie

The widow's houseboy and the divorcee's chauffeur bet on which will bed the other's employer first.

5.9
26
Cattle Call

Cattle Call

2006 · 1h 23m · Movie

A guy starts a fake casting agency in hopes that he will meet his soul mate.

3.7
27
Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

1970 · 1h 50m · Movie

Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature-length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic, and surefire commercial success, so Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next p...

5.4
28
Show Me the Magic

Show Me the Magic

2012 · 1h 14m · Movie

Don McAlpine, legendary cinematographer. World renowned Australian. A documentary of his life journey from teaching physical education in Temora, NSW, Australia to Hollywood, making the visual imagery of an outstanding movies.

6.2