Movies by Robert Greenwald
As part of the cast:
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The Real McCain (2008)
Cast: Eli Pariser, Robert Greenwald, Peter Granato …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
This collection of short films originally available on the Internet takes a critical look at the political record of Senator John McCain, from his connections to big oil to his stance on war…
As a director:
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Koch Brothers Exposed (2012)
Cast: Bernie Sanders, Van Jones, Bill McKibben …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
From environmental pollution to their efforts to dismantle social security for working Americans, the Koch Brothers have launched a large network, attacking American values. This revealing…
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Rethink Afghanistan (2009)
Cast: Tariq Ali, Anand Gopal, Faiysal Alikhan …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Filmmaker Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed) carefully examines the war in Afghanistan, raising challenging questions about the destabilization of Pakistan, U.S. troop escalation, ballooning…
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The Real McCain (2008)
Cast: Eli Pariser, Robert Greenwald, Peter Granato …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
This collection of short films originally available on the Internet takes a critical look at the political record of Senator John McCain, from his connections to big oil to his stance on war…
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Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006)
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Director Robert Greenwald makes a passionate point -- that private contractors are getting rich while others are suffering -- in this thought-provoking 2006 documentary about profiteering and…
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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005)
Cast: Don Hunter, Jon Hunter, Jeremy Hunter …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Filmmaker Robert Greenwald takes aim at the corporate giant that's come to symbolize big business in America -- Wal-Mart -- blasting the box-store Goliath for allegedly paying…
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Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)
Cast: George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald, David O. Russell
In this examination of the United States government's case for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, filmmaker Robert Greenwald provides compelling evidence that the Bush administration misled…
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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)
Cast: Jeff Cohen, Bob McChesney, David Brock …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Filmmaker Robert Greenwald delivers a no-holds-barred documentary on Rupert Murdoch's Fox News cable channel, which has been criticized in certain quarters as running a "race to the…
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Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2003)
Cast: Robert Baer, Joe Wilson, Milt Bearden …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
This controversial documentary takes you behind the walls of the U.S. government as CIA, Pentagon and Foreign Service experts address the government's reasons for launching the…
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Steal This Movie! (2000)
Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo, Jeanne Tripplehorn …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Counterculture icon Abbie Hoffman (Vincent D'Onofrio) vows to wake up a generation by taking on the establishment, but the peaceful protest he organizes with his wife, Anita (Janeane…
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Breaking Up (1997)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Salma Hayek, Abraham Alvarez …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Based on a two-person play by Michael Christofer (who also wrote the screenplay), Breaking Up is a series of charming vignettes that reveals the on-again, off-again relationship between…
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Hear No Evil (1993)
Cast: Marlee Matlin, D.B. Sweeney, Martin Sheen …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
The plot's twists and turns and an excellent cast led by Martin Sheen ("The West Wing," The American President, Apocalypse Now) and Oscar winner Marlee Matlin make Hear No Evil worth a…
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Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
Cast: Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins and Don Johnson (cast against type in a warm and empathetic role) star in this unassuming tale of two boyhood friends whose romantic lives take…
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The Burning Bed (1984)
Cast: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
In 1977, after suffering years of abuse at the hands of her brutal husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), Michigan housewife Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) killed him one night by setting fire to…
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In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
Cast: Martin Sheen, Jane Alexander, Emilio Estevez …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, in his film debut, star as father and son in this tense drama about a teen whose drunken joyride lands him in jail. To teach their son a lesson, his parents…
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Xanadu (1980)
Cast: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Concerned about angst-ridden artist Sonny, Zeus dispatches winsome muse Kira to Earth to inspire the painter. Kira hooks Sonny up with a musician Kira buoyed decades earlier, and the trio…
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Flatbed Annie and Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979)
Cast: Annie Potts, Harry Dean Stanton, Kim Darby …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers.…