Movies by Mike Nichols
As part of the cast:
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Bread Crumbs (2011)
Cast: Jim J. Barnes, Steve Carey, Amy Crowdis …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
The setting -- a remote cottage in the woods -- may seem the stuff of fairy tales, but what transpires there is anything but as an adult-film crew and the aging star (Marianne Hagan) shooting…
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Faces of America (2010)
Cast: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stephen Colbert, Elizabeth Alexander …
Following his acclaimed PBS series, "African American Lives," Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. again explores the lineage of Americans, using DNA analysis and in-depth research to…
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002)
Cast: Eric Idle, David Bowie, Billy Connolly …
The Rutles -- a Beatles wanna-be band from Liverpool, the same English town that the Fab Four called home -- are once again the subject of a pseudo-documentary by nerdy TV reporter S.J.…
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The Designated Mourner (1997)
Cast: Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson, David De Keyser …
Directed by: David Hare
Adapted from Wallace Shawn's acclaimed play, this film centers on a series of monologues delivered by three characters -- Jack (Mike Nichols), a journalist; his wife, Judy (Miranda…
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Texas congressman Charlie Wilson sets a series of earth-shaking events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative (Philip Seymour Hoffman, in an Oscar-nominated role) to aid Afghan…
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Closer (2004)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Anna, a photographer, seems content with her boyfriend, while Dan, a writer, adores his quirky beloved. But when Anna and Dan embark on an illicit affair, a cascade of betrayal ensues in this…
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Wit (2001)
Cast: Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Emma Thompson stars as Vivian Bearing, a disciplined, esteemed English professor dealing with a sensitive issue -- her health. After being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Bearing is forced to…
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What Planet Are You From? (2000)
Cast: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Camryn Manheim …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Sent by his home planet to impregnate an earthling and thus save his race from extinction, a clueless alien cruises a few Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, where he meets a woman who seems like…
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Primary Colors (1998)
Cast: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
This adaptation of Joe Klein's roman à clef, a thinly veiled take on Bill Clinton's campaign for the 1992 Democratic nomination, stars John Travolta as a presidential hopeful…
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The Birdcage (1996)
Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Longtime lovers Armand and Albert own a Miami drag club, but when Armand's son announces his intent to marry the daughter of a stuffy U.S. senator, the gay couple feels compelled to pass…
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Wolf (1994)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Bitten by a wolf in the Vermont wilderness, genteel book editor Will Randall acquires an aggressive new edge after he's demoted at work. No longer meek and mellow, Randall sets out to…
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Regarding Henry (1991)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Bill Nunn …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Cold-hearted lawyer Henry has wealth, success and a seemingly perfect life with his wife and daughter. But all that changes when he's shot in the head during a robbery and must endure a…
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Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Carrie Fisher's scathing confessional novel -- adapted from her best-seller about a woman who becomes addicted to drugs while pursuing a Hollywood acting career -- makes a bitingly funny…
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Working Girl (1988)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Industrious secretary Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) dreams of climbing the corporate ladder and may be on her way after landing a job with Katherine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), a top…
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Biloxi Blues (1988)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Eugene Morris Jerome is drafted and sent to boot camp in Biloxi, Miss., toward the end of World War II. Eugene instantly butts heads with an off-kilter drill sergeant whose contemptuous…
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Heartburn (1986)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
New York writer Rachel Samstat (Meryl Streep) falls in love with political columnist Mark Forman (Jack Nicholson), and the two marry despite her reservations. The wedded bliss comes to an end…
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Silkwood (1983)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
While working at a nuclear power plant, Karen Silkwood becomes heavily involved in union work, but her evidence of the company's safety violations may never make it to the right people.
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Gilda: Live (1979)
Cast: Gilda Radner, Paul Shaffer, Don Novello …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
In this 1979 performance, beloved funnywoman and early "Saturday Night Live" star Gilda Radner takes the stage and unleashes routines from some of her most inspired alter ego characters,…
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The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols directs George C. Scott in this exciting, Oscar-nominated adventure. After Dr. Jake Terrell (Scott) and his wife (Trish Van Devere) train their dolphins to speak, the sleek…
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Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Ann-Margret, Art Garfunkel …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols directs a sterling cast in this trailblazing film, which chronicles the sexual mores and escapades of two college pals -- loathsome misogynist Jonathan (Jack Nicholson) and shy,…
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Catch-22 (1970)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Martin Sheen, Richard Benjamin …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Capt. Yossarian (Alan Arkin) tries to escape the travesties of World War II by convincing his Air Force commanders that he's crazy. Hilarity ensues -- but so does reality as he watches…
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The Graduate (1967)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Dustin Hoffman (in his first major film role) turns in a landmark performance as a naïve college graduate who is seduced by a middle-aged neighbor (Anne Bancroft) but ends up falling in…
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
On a serene New England campus, emasculated professor George (Richard Burton) and his rancorous wife, Martha (Elizabeth Taylor), turn an evening of cocktails into an unrelenting onslaught of…