William Friedkin — Director (18)
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The Exorcist (1973) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB
The Exorcist
7.8 (13 ratings) director: William Friedkin actor: Ellen Burstyn / Linda Blair …
other title: L'esorcista / Eksorcisten …
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil - and that her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.
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Sorcerer (1977) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Sorcerer
director: William Friedkin actor: Roy Scheider / Bruno Cremer …
other title: Il salario della paura / Frygtens pris …
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
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Cruising (1980) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData Douban
Cruising
director: William Friedkin actor: Al Pacino / Paul Sorvino …
other title: Parceiros da Noite / Cruising : La Chasse …
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) [Movie] TMDB
To Live and Die in L.A.
director: William Friedkin actor: William Petersen / Willem Dafoe …
other title: Vivere e morire a Los Angeles / Viver e Morrer em Los Angeles …
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
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Jade (1995) [Movie] TMDB
Jade
director: William Friedkin actor: David Caruso / Linda Fiorentino …
When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Attorney David Corelli gets assigned to the case and discovers that a key suspect is his ex-lover Katrina Gavin, a beautiful psychologist who has settled down with his old friend and peer. As Corelli gets deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets with far-reaching implications.
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The Birthday Party (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Birthday Party
director: William Friedkin actor: Robert Shaw / Patrick Magee …
other title: Festa di compleanno / A Festa de Aniversário …
Based on Harold Pinter's enigmatic play about a boarder in a British seaside dwelling who is visited by two strangers. They torment him verbally, ask him idiotic unanswerable questions, force him to sit down and stand up, and give him a "party". Then, eventually, they take him away, a tongue-tied idiot. The trivial becomes the terrible, and with it a certain wonder, a certain pity.
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Bug (2007) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Bug
director: William Friedkin actor: Ashley Judd / Michael Shannon …
other title: Bug - La paranoia è contagiosa
In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.
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The Boys in the Band (1970) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Boys in the Band
director: William Friedkin actor: Kenneth Nelson / Leonard Frey …
other title: Festa per il compleanno del caro amico Harold / Os Rapazes da Banda …
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions.
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The Guardian (1990) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Guardian
director: William Friedkin actor: Jenny Seagrove / Dwier Brown …
other title: L'albero del male / O Anjo das Sombras …
Phil and Kate select the winsome young Camilla as a live-in nanny for their newborn child, but the seemingly lovely Camilla is not what she appears to be...
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Good Times (1967) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Good Times
director: William Friedkin actor: Sonny Bono / Cher …
other title: Buenos tiempos
Given the opportunity to headline their own feature film by studio executive Mr. Mordicus, Sonny and Cher have three days to come up with an idea for a hit movie or they'll have to use the studio's hackneyed script.
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Rampage (1987) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Rampage
director: William Friedkin actor: Michael Biehn / Alex McArthur …
other title: Assassino senza colpa? / Rampage - Anklage Massenmord …
Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.
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The Brink's Job (1978) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Brink's Job
director: William Friedkin actor: Peter Falk / Peter Boyle …
other title: Pollice da scasso / Das große Dings bei Brinks …
In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs Brink's main office in Boston of more than $2 million. However, things begin to go awry when the FBI gets involved, the cops start cracking down on the gang and McGinnis refuses to hand over the loot...