David Mamet — Playwright (10)
Wag the Dog (1997) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Wag the Dog
other title: Sesso & potere / Når halen logrer med hunden
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
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.
Hannibal (2001) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB WikiData IMDb
Hannibal
7.5 (10 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.
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.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) [Movie] TMDB
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.
The Verdict (1982) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData Douban
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.
The Edge (1997) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
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.
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.