Sidney Lumet — Director (25)
12 Angry Men (1957) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB WikiData TMDB Douban
12 Angry Men
9.0 (27 ratings) director: Sidney Lumet actor: Martin Balsam / John Fiedler
other title: La parola ai giurati / 12 vrede mænd
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb
Murder on the Orient Express
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Albert Finney / Lauren Bacall
other title: Assassinio sull'Orient Express / Mordet i Orient-ekspressen
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Dog Day Afternoon
8.2 (12 ratings) director: Sidney Lumet actor: Al Pacino / John Cazale
other title: Quel pomeriggio di un giorno da cani / En Skæv Eftermiddag
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
Running on Empty (1988) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Running on Empty
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Christine Lahti / River Phoenix
other title: Vivere in fuga / Die Flucht ins Ungewisse
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
The Anderson Tapes (1971) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Anderson Tapes
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Sean Connery / Dyan Cannon
other title: Rapina record a New York / Anderson-klanen
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
Network (1976) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban
Network
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Faye Dunaway / William Holden
other title: Quinto potere / Escândalo na TV
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman / Ethan Hawke
other title: Onora il padre e la madre / Antes que o Diabo Saiba que Você Está Morto
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
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 Pawnbroker (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Pawnbroker
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Rod Steiger / Geraldine Fitzgerald
other title: L'uomo del banco dei pegni / Pantelåneren
A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
The Wiz (1978) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban
The Wiz
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Diana Ross / Michael Jackson
other title: O Mágico Inesquecível / The Wiz - Das Zauberhafte Land
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
The Fugitive Kind (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Fugitive Kind
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Marlon Brando / Anna Magnani
other title: Pelle di serpente / Der Mann in der Schlangenhaut
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
Prince of the City (1981) [Movie] TMDB KevGa-NeoDB WikiData IMDb
Prince of the City
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Treat Williams / Jerry Orbach
other title: Il principe della città / Le Prince de New York
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Long Day's Journey Into Night
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Katharine Hepburn / Ralph Richardson
other title: Il lungo viaggio verso la notte / Longa Viagem para a Noite
Over the course of one foggy day in August 1912, a retired Irish theater actor grapples with the morphine addiction of his unbalanced wife, debauchery of his older son, and sickness of the youngest son as past guilts, repressed anger, and deep-seated regrets slowly come boiling out, threatening to destroy the family.
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
director: Sidney Lumet / Joseph L. Mankiewicz actor: Martin Luther King Jr. / Coretta Scott King
other title: Dann war mein Leben nicht umsonst – Martin Luther King / King : De Montgomery à Memphis
A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, it is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by a wide range of celebrities, including Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman Charlton Heston, Ruby Dee, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn, Walter Matthau, Ben Gazzara, Clarence Williams III, Joanne Woodward, and James Earl Jones.
The Hill (1965) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData NeoDB Douban
The Hill
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Sean Connery / Harry Andrews
other title: La collina del disonore / Højen
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
The Offence (1973) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Offence
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Sean Connery / Trevor Howard
other title: Riflessi in uno specchio scuro / Forhøret
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
The Deadly Affair (1967) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Deadly Affair
director: Sidney Lumet actor: James Mason / Simone Signoret
other title: Chiamata per il morto / Telefon til afdøde
Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.
Child's Play (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Child's Play
director: Sidney Lumet actor: James Mason / Robert Preston
other title: Spirale d'odio / Les Yeux de Satan
At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.