Movies by Robert Altman
As part of the cast:
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The American Ruling Class (2005)
Cast: Robert Altman, Lewis Lapham, Bill Bradley …
Directed by: John Kirby
This inventive, mildly fictionalized documentary follows noted editor Lewis Lapham as he introduces two Ivy League graduates to America's elite in an effort to examine the role of class…
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
Cast: Robert Altman, Quentin Tarantino, Jacqueline Bisset …
Directed by: Xan Cassavetes
Founded in 1974 and based in Los Angeles, the Z Channel was the nation's first pay-cable station, preceding HBO or Showtime. At its pinnacle in the early 1980s, it served only 100,000…
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Cast: Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin, Julie Christie …
Directed by: Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
This documentary explores American cinema in the 1970s, a decade often described as the best years in film. What results is an ode to the art form, one that pays homage to the "auteurs" that…
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Directors: Robert Altman (2000)
Cast: Robert Altman
The American Film Institute series "The Directors" provides one-hour glimpses into the careers of directors whose films have significantly influenced world cinema. Robert Altman's MASH,…
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Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000)
Cast: James Coburn, Tom Hanks, William Friedkin …
Directed by: Kevin Burns, Shelley Lyons
Behind-the-scenes footage, rare screen tests and insightful interviews highlight this engrossing two-hour look at one of Hollywood's greatest dream factories. Such film luminaries as Tom…
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Endless Love (1981)
Cast: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight …
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
After 15-year-old Jade's father bars her boyfriend, 17-year-old David, from their home, David becomes obsessed with Jade and his burning passion for her -- setting off on a course that…
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A Perfect Couple (1979)
Cast: Robert Altman, Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin …
Robert Altman helms this winning romantic comedy about an uptight bachelor (Paul Dooley) who tries his luck with a computer dating service. He gets matched up with his polar opposite -- a…
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Events (1970)
Cast: Ryan Listman, Robert Altman, Joy Bang …
Directed by: Fred Baker
In this lost hippie classic, written and directed by Fred Baker at the dawn of the 1970s, a pair of filmmakers decides to make a porno with their reluctant girlfriends in order to finance a…
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A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep …
Directed by: Robert Altman
From director Robert Altman comes this quirky piece of fiction based on the real-life radio program of the same name, with a wry screenplay penned by the show's host, Garrison Keillor,…
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Tanner on Tanner (2004)
Cast: Michael Murphy, Cynthia Nixon, Ilana Levine …
Directed by: Robert Altman, Garry Trudeau
Showtime's miniseries follows up on former presidential contender Jack Tanner (Michael Murphy) and his documentary-filmmaker daughter Alex (Cynthia Nixon) 16 years after Jack's…
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The Company (2003)
Cast: Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco …
Directed by: Robert Altman
In this drama from Robert Altman, a young dancer (Neve Campbell) is focused on becoming a principal dancer with her ballet company, but finds it progressively more difficult to stick to the…
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Gosford Park (2001)
Cast: Maggie Smith, Clive Owen, Kristin Scott Thomas …
Directed by: Robert Altman
A weekend hunting party at the home of Sir William McCordle turns into a murder mystery when the host is found dead. This witty whodunit follows the subsequent investigation from the…
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Dr. T & the Women (2000)
Cast: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Wealthy, successful gynecologist Sullivan Travis loves his seemingly perfect life -- until his wife has a sudden mental breakdown, his lesbian daughter prepares to tie the knot with a man,…
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Cookie's Fortune (1999)
Cast: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler …
Directed by: Robert Altman
"Cookie" Orcutt (Patricia Neal) -- salt of the earth and cornerstone of her small Southern town -- leaves a terrible void as well as a huge fortune when she dies. So her two estranged, greedy…
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The Gingerbread Man (1998)
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr. …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Successful Georgia attorney Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh) becomes absolutely obsessed with his sultry new client, caterer Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), in this atmospheric thriller penned…
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Kansas City (1996)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Blowsy Blondie O'Hara (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is on the hunt for her low-life husband, Jack (Dermot Mulroney), who's been kidnapped by vicious casino kingpin "Seldom Seen" (Harry…
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Ready to Wear (1994)
Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Pierre Cassel …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Scandals and supermodels abound in this satirical and sexy look at the fashion industry from director Robert Altman. Fashionistas from all over the world arrive in Paris to attend the…
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Short Cuts (1993)
Cast: Frances McDormand, Bruce Davison, Anne Archer …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman's mosaic masterpiece, based on Raymond Carver's short stories, presents a variety of characters -- including a baker, a phone-sex provider and a clown -- whose stale…
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The Player (1992)
Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Director Robert Altman's wickedly funny masterpiece about a slick Hollywood studio executive named Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) -- a hotshot whose life is falling apart -- is packed with…
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Vincent & Theo (1990)
Cast: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Adrian Brine …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman's biopic delves into the lives of painter Vincent van Gogh (Tim Roth) and his dedicated brother, Theo (Paul Rhys). The story centers on the pair's relationship as…
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Aria (1987)
Cast: Theresa Russell, Beverly D'Angelo, Bridget Fonda …
Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford …
Ten groundbreaking directors were given a free hand in this omnibus film. Their only requirement: Each short film had to be based on an operatic aria. By turns dreamlike, funny, moving and…
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Beyond Therapy (1986)
Cast: Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Director Robert Altman offers the tale of bisexual Bruce who, tired of his lover, Bob, places a personal ad and meets Prudence at a French restaurant, resulting in a terrible date with…
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Fool for Love (1985)
Cast: Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Director Robert Altman adapts Sam Shepard's hit Broadway play. Rugged drifter Eddie (Shepard) turns up at the dilapidated El Royale Motel in New Mexico with an eye toward wooing his…
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O.C. and Stiggs (1985)
Cast: Daniel H. Jenkins, Daniel Jenkins, Neill Barry …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Two teens try to destroy a suburban family in director Robert Altman's risqué comedy, which follows misfits O.C. Ogilvie (Daniel Jenkins) and Mark Stiggs (Neill Barry), who see red…
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Secret Honor (1984)
Cast: Philip Baker Hall
Directed by: Robert Altman
Philip Baker Hall stars as Richard Nixon in this Robert Altman adaptation of a one-man stage play that tracks the former president as his career takes a dive. The film opens in the aftermath…
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Streamers (1983)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein …
Directed by: Robert Altman
While waiting to be shipped to Vietnam, young soldiers Billy (Matthew Modine), Roger (David Alan Grier), Richie (Mitchell Lichtenstein) and Carlyle (Michael Wright) deal with racial tension…
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Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black …
Directed by: Robert Altman
In this finely acted ensemble drama from director Robert Altman, the members of a 1950s James Dean fan club gather in the tiny town of McCarthy, Texas, for a reunion. As the ladies arrive,…
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Popeye (1980)
Cast: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman's deft hand at the helm made this 1980 film a classic. Based on E.C. Segar's comic strip, Popeye stars Robin Williams as the super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man…
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Quintet (1979)
Cast: Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Essex (Paul Newman) struggles to survive in a bleak, frozen city of the future. Director Robert Altman's existential film pulls no punches in presenting a withering vision of a…
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A Wedding (1978)
Cast: Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Howard Duff …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman's satire on wedding rituals and the American family earned Best Director and Screenplay BAFTA nominations. The high-society wedding of Dino Corelli (Desi Arnaz Jr.) and…
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3 Women (1977)
Cast: Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Seemingly meek Pinky gets a job at a nursing home and befriends the loquacious Millie. Their unusual friendship turns strangely eerie when they decide to be roommates and begin to change in…
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
Cast: Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Shelley Duvall …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman delivers an uproarious look at Buffalo Bill Cody (Paul Newman), the legendary Western adventurer who turned his celebrity into cash with the creation of a Wild West sideshow.…
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Nashville (1975)
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Ned Beatty, Keith Carradine …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Countless characters, including Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Ned Beatty and Karen Black, get caught up in a political rally that takes over Nashville in director Robert Altman's…
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California Split (1974)
Cast: George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Bill Denny (George Segal) and Charlie Walters (Elliot Gould) are two compulsive gamblers with nothing in common except incredibly bad luck. But after a chance meeting in a Los Angeles card…
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Thieves Like Us (1974)
Cast: Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck …
Directed by: Robert Altman
A trio of criminals (Keith Carradine, Bert Remsen and John Schuck) go on a bank-robbing spree through the Depression-era Deep South, terrorizing the population and managing to stay just one…
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The Long Goodbye (1973)
Cast: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman updates the exploits of 1940s hard-boiled gumshoe Phillip Marlowe, who ferrets out a killer in the City of Angels circa 1974. Now, he's a wisecracking cynic who deals with…
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Images (1972)
Cast: Susannah York, Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi …
Directed by: Robert Altman
A mesmerizing journey into the inner workings of an unstable mind, this atmospheric drama stars Susannah York as Cathryn, a children's book author who -- while trying to sort out her…
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois …
Directed by: Robert Altman
From director Robert Altman comes a dazzling original film capturing the essence of frontier life while overturning Old West myths. John McCabe (Warren Beatty), an entrepreneurial vagabond,…
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MASH (1970)
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Director Robert Altman's thinly veiled Vietnam War satire is indicative of when the spirit of the 1970s went mainstream, with Elliot Gould, Donald Sutherland and Tom Skerritt as Army…
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The James Dean Story (1957)
Cast: James Dean, Martin Gabel
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman directs this portrait of 1950s actor and sex symbol James Dean, which was made just two years after his death. The black-and-white film includes clips from East of Eden, Rebel…
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The Delinquents (1957)
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Richard Bakalyan …
Directed by: Robert Altman
To bypass his younger girlfriend (Rosemary Howard) strict parents, Scotty (Tom Laughlin) enlists the help of Cholly (Peter Miller), head of a local street gang. But when the untrustworthy…