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Bob Rafelson
Director 1933 - 2022

Bob Rafelson

New York City, New York, USA

Robert "Bob" Rafelson (February 21, 1933-July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer and producer. He was most famous for directing and co-writing the film Five Easy Pieces, starring Jack Nicholson, as well as being one of the creators of the pop group and TV series,... Read full bio →

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We Blew It

We Blew It

Jean-Baptiste Thoret 2017 2h 17m 8.0

How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who lived in that golden age think about it today? Did they really blow it?

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas

Mike Figgis 1995 1h 51m 7.9

Leaving Las Vegas – The sadly beautiful film based on the book of the same name by John O’Brian portrays two lonely people in society. Nicholas Cage won an Oscar for his performance as the alcoholic Ben Sanderson.

Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

Bob Rafelson 1976 1h 42m

A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal.

Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

Bob Rafelson 1970 1h 38m 7.7

A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.

Head

Head

Bob Rafelson 1968 1h 26m 7.5

The Monkees are tossed about in a psychedelic, surrealist, plotless, circular bit of fun fluff.

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