Movies by William Friedkin
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Arbitrage (2012)
Cast: Tim Roth, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Nicholas Jarecki
As billionaire Robert Miller struggles to divest his empire before his fraud is brought to light, fate takes a nasty turn. Now desperate and running out of options, Miller turns to an…
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The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)
Cast: John A. Alonzo, Sally Field, Michael Crichton …
Directed by: Axel Schill
Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s. Director Axel Schill's…
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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: William Friedkin (2000)
Cast: William Friedkin, Michael Biehn, Linda Fiorentino …
Directed by: Robert J. Emery
William Friedkin has directed 17 much-talked-about feature films, including The Exorcist, Rules of Engagement, Jade, To Live and Die in L.A. and The French Connection. The American Film…
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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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Killer Joe (2011)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Dimwitted drug dealer Chris hires Killer Joe to ice his mother for her insurance. But Chris is broke, so Joe demands his sister Dottie as collateral. Dottie's not about to be treated as…
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Bug (2006)
Cast: Lynn Collins, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Based on a play by Tracy Letts, this claustrophobic thriller from Exorcist director William Friedkin focuses on the love story between a man (Michael Shannon) and a woman (Ashley Judd)…
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The Hunted (2003)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Tommy Lee Jones stars as L.T. Bonham, a retired special ops agent enlisted to track down an assassin with a strange proclivity -- he makes a sport of murdering deer hunters. Bonham gets his…
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Rules of Engagement (2000)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Sensing a crisis in Yemen, the U.S. government sends Col. Terry Childers to remove the U.S. ambassador and his family from the country. Childers succeeds, but in the process ends up killing…
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Jade (1995)
Cast: David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: William Friedkin
This film shows the consequences that occur when District Attorney David Corelli begins an intensely sexual affair with psychologist Katrina Gavin. Katrina is the suspect in a murder case…
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Jailbreakers (1994)
Cast: Shannen Doherty, Adrienne Barbeau, Antonio Sabato Jr. …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Angel Norton is a popular high school cheerleader with a bright future until she falls for the striking but rebellious Tony who has a notorious reputation in town. Disregarding her…
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Blue Chips (1994)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: William Friedkin
College basketball coach Pete Bell (Nick Nolte) knows his squad of underdogs can't win without an infusion of fresh talent. After starting a nationwide search for players, Bell promises…
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The Guardian (1990)
Cast: Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell …
Directed by: William Friedkin
New York couple Phil and Kate welcome their son's live-in nanny, Camilla, into their loving home, only to discover that Camilla plans to use the child as a sacrifice in a supernatural…
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Rampage (1987)
Cast: Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Rampage delves into the subject of legal insanity, so often the default defense in modern-time gruesome crime trials. Alex McArthur plays an outwardly normal guy who goes on incredible…
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Cast: William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow …
Directed by: William Friedkin
After ace counterfeiter Rick Masters (Willem Dafoe) murders the partner of Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William Petersen), the gumshoe will stop at nothing to even the score. Big…
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Deal of the Century (1983)
Cast: Chevy Chase, Gregory Hines, Sigourney Weaver …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Applying the honeyed skills of a salesman to the realm of national security, the smooth-talking Eddie Muntz (Chevy Chase) exchanges bombs, missiles and ammo for suitcases full of cash.…
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Cruising (1980)
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen …
Directed by: William Friedkin
After a serial killer brutally murders several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts, cop Steve Burns (Al Pacino) goes undercover on the streets, where he must learn the…
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The Brink's Job (1978)
Cast: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield …
Directed by: William Friedkin
A small-time criminal concocts a big-time heist -- and inadvertently the crime of the century -- in this spirited comedy based on the infamous Brink's robbery in Boston, which netted the…
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Sorcerer (1977)
Cast: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal …
Directed by: William Friedkin
William Friedkin directs this tale based on the French suspense film The Wages of Fear. Four men (Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Amidou and Francisco Rabal), each from a different country, are…
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The Exorcist (1973)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb …
Directed by: William Friedkin
When movie actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) begins to suspect that an evil spirit is possessing her young daughter, Regan (Linda Blair), she calls in two priests (Max von Sydow and Jason…
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The Exorcist: The Extended Director's Cut (1973)
Cast: Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Kitty Winn …
Directed by: William Friedkin
The revised version of this horror classic adds a remastered soundtrack and 10 minutes of footage, including a modified ending. When Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) suspects an evil spirit is…
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The French Connection (1971)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Tough-as-nails narcotics detective "Popeye" Doyle and his partner, Russo, are in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a multimillion-dollar heroin-smuggling…
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The Boys in the Band (1970)
Cast: Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey …
Directed by: William Friedkin
From director William Friedkin comes this trailblazing 1970s drama about a close-knit group of gay friends' reunion at their pal's birthday party, where snippets from each…
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The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
Cast: Jason Robards, Elliott Gould, Britt Ekland …
Directed by: William Friedkin
After fleeing to New York City to escape her rigid Amish father, aspiring dancer Rachel Schpitendavel (Britt Ekland) lands a job at Minsky's Burlesque House, where she captures the…
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Good Times (1967)
Cast: Sonny Bono, Cher, George Sanders …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Sonny and Cher, those icons of glitzy 1970s pop music, star as themselves in this musical comedy. When a top-dog movie producer tells the musical pair he wants to turn them into movie stars,…