Paul Schrader — Director (23)
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Auto Focus (2002)
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Paul Schrader actor: Greg Kinnear / Willem Dafoe …
other title: Desenfocado
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
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Forever Mine (1999)
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Paul Schrader actor: Joseph Fiennes / Ray Liotta …
other title: Le due verità / Marcas da Vingança …
A hotel cabana boy falls for the wife of a powerful politico. But when she confesses to the affair, her husband determines to end it forever.
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Light Sleeper (1992)
Light Sleeper
Paul Schrader actor: Willem Dafoe / Susan Sarandon …
other title: Lo spacciatore / Posibilidad de escape …
John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.
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Dying of the Light (2014)
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Paul Schrader actor: Nicolas Cage / Anton Yelchin …
other title: Il nemico invisibile / Vingança ao Anoitecer …
Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protégé uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir, has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.
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Dog Eat Dog (2016)
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Paul Schrader actor: Nicolas Cage / Willem Dafoe …
other title: Cane mangia cane / Como Cães Selvagens …
Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life.
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Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
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Pablo Larraín / Júlio Bressane … actor: Bernardo Bertolucci / Haile Gerima …
other title: Venezia 70: Future Reloaded
Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.
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Master Gardener (2023)
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Paul Schrader actor: Joel Edgerton / Sigourney Weaver …
other title: Il maestro giardiniere / El maestro jardinero
Narvel Roth is a meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When she demands that he take on her wayward and troubled niece, it unlocks dark secrets from a buried violent past.
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The Card Counter (2021)
The Card Counter
Paul Schrader actor: Oscar Isaac / Tiffany Haddish …
other title: Il collezionista di carte / The Card Counter: O Jogador …
William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.
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Cat People (1982)
Cat People
Paul Schrader actor: Nastassja Kinski / Malcolm McDowell …
other title: Il bacio della pantera / A Felina …
After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.
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Affliction (1998)
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Paul Schrader actor: Nick Nolte / Sissy Spacek …
other title: Den Jagede / Der Gejagte …
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.
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American Gigolo (1980)
American Gigolo
Paul Schrader actor: Richard Tiffany Gere / Lauren Hutton …
other title: American Gigolò / Købt af kvinder …
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.