David Mamet — Playwright (18)
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The Water Engine (1992) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Water Engine
director: Steven Schachter actor: William H. Macy / Patti LuPone …
other title: Die Wassermaschine
In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously low amount. When he refuses, he is suddenly several people are pressuring him to sell. The big oil companies don't want the competition. Now he has to try and keep them from getting his idea, and somehow get it published.
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Lansky (1999) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Lansky
director: John McNaughton actor: Richard Dreyfuss / Illeana Douglas …
other title: Lansky - Un cervello al servizio della mafia / Lansky - A Mente do Crime …
Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA have put out an extradition order for him.
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Hoffa (1992) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Hoffa
director: Danny DeVito actor: Jack Nicholson / Danny DeVito …
other title: Hoffa - Santo o mafioso? / Hoffa - O Preço do Poder. …
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
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Spartan (2004) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Spartan
director: David Mamet actor: Val Kilmer / Derek Luke …
other title: Spartan - O Rapto
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
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Phil Spector (2013) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Phil Spector
director: David Mamet actor: Helen Mirren / Al Pacino …
other title: Der Fall Phil Spector / Phil Spector (película)
A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
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The Edge (1997) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData Skybridge
The Edge
director: Lee Tamahori actor: Anthony Hopkins / Alec Baldwin …
other title: L'urlo dell'odio / The Edge - Rivalerne …
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.
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The Verdict (1982) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
The Verdict
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Paul Newman / Charlotte Rampling …
other title: Il verdetto / Dommen …
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Postman Always Rings Twice
director: Bob Rafelson actor: Jack Nicholson / Jessica Lange …
other title: Il postino suona sempre due volte / Postbudet ringer altid to gange …
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
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House of Games (1987) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
House of Games
director: David Mamet actor: Lindsay Crouse / Joe Mantegna …
other title: La casa dei giochi / O Jogo de Emoções …
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.
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Hannibal (2001) [Movie] Douban NeoDB WikiData Skybridge IMDb TMDB
Hannibal
7.4 (11 ratings) director: Ridley Scott actor: Anthony Hopkins / Julianne Moore …
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb Skybridge WikiData
Glengarry Glen Ross
director: James Foley actor: Al Pacino / Jack Lemmon …
other title: Americani / Sælger til salg …
Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.