Mark Rydell

Mark Rydell

March 23, 1929 · 97 years old

Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1935 , in New York City) is an American actor, film director and producer. He has directed many Academy Award-nominated films including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991). He was nominat…

Known For

17 titles
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The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

1973 · 1h 52m · Movie

Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder. He also is hired by Eileen Wade to locate her dipsomaniac husband Roger, who frequently disappears when he wants to d...

7.5
2
On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

1981 · 1h 49m · Movie

Curmudgeon Norman is estranged from his daughter Chelsea. Nevertheless, at Golden Pond he and his wife agree to look after Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.

7.6
3
An Unfinished Life

An Unfinished Life

2005 · 1h 48m · Movie

Desperate to provide care for her daughter, down-on-her-luck Jean moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds.

7.0
4
Hollywood Ending

Hollywood Ending

2002 · 1h 52m · Movie

A director is forced to work with his ex-wife, who left him for the boss of the studio bankrolling his new film. But the night before the first day of shooting, he develops a case of psychosomatic blindness.

6.5
5
The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

1991 · 1h 39m · Movie

A coming of age story set in the south of the U.S. when Elvis was King.

7.3
6
The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972 · 2h 14m · Movie

Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his cattle herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of rustlers is trailing them.

7.4
7
The Rose

The Rose

1979 · 2h 5m · Movie

The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.

6.9
8
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
9
Intersection

Intersection

1994 · 1h 38m · Movie

While driving on a remote highway, indecisive architect Vincent Eastman is torn between reuniting with his estranged frigid calculating wife Sally or taking up with his lover Olivia Marshak, a magazine writer.

5.4
10
Havana

Havana

1990 · 2h 24m · Movie

In 1950s Cuba, a professional gambler falls for a woman heavily involved in the revolution movement.

6.1
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The River

The River

1984 · 2h 4m · Movie

A farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber.

6.3
12
For the Boys

For the Boys

1991 · 2h 18m · Movie

Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twilight era in the 90's.

6.4
13
The Reivers

The Reivers

1969 · 1h 47m · Movie

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.

6.6
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Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty

1973 · 1h 57m · Movie

Lonely low-key Navy sailor John Baggs Jr. falls in love with pool-hustling hooker Maggie Paul and becomes a surrogate father figure for her 11-year-old son Doug during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.

6.7
15
The Fox

The Fox

1967 · 1h 50m · Movie

Two women, Jill and Ellen, struggle with a chicken farm. Paul Grenfell returns, restores order, and proposes to Ellen. Jill's manipulations awaken Ellen's dormant homosexuality, leading them to become lovers.

6.5
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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016 · 1h 20m · Movie

A documentary that explores the life and artistry of one of the virtuoso founding fathers of contemporary cinematography, the Hungarian-born neo-realist Vilmos Zsigmond.

7.0
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Senior Entourage

Senior Entourage

2021 · 1h 25m · Movie

Senior Entourage is a wild, wacky "Mockumentary" comedy featuring a zany, multi-racial cast ranging in age from 9 to 90. It's "Seinfeld for seniors" starring Ed Asner, Helen Reddy, Charlie Robinson, Marion Ross, and Mark Rydell

4.3