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David Mamet
Director 78 years old

David Mamet

Chicago, Illinois, USA

David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross(1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

9 titles
Redbelt

Redbelt

David Mamet 2008 1h 39m 5.0

A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

Spartan

Spartan

David Mamet 2004 1h 42m 5.8

U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.

Heist

Heist

David Mamet 2001 1h 47m 6.8

A jewel thief's nephew is sent along on a heist to ensure a longtime partner in crime stays honest about the division of the loot.

State and Main

State and Main

David Mamet 2000 1h 46m 7.0

A Hollywood Film unit invades a small Vermont town leading to wholesale abandonment of values and virtue. A smart, warm and funny movie - and not just for movie buffs. Tagline: When a film crew came to Waterford, Vermont - They Shot First And Asked Questions Later.

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

David Mamet 1999 1h 44m 7.0

Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old son, Ronnie, for stealing five shillings. Father asks son if it is true; when the lad denies it, Arthur risks fortune, health, domestic peace, and Catherine's prospects to pursue justice.

The Spanish Prisoner

The Spanish Prisoner

David Mamet 1997 1h 50m 7.2

A corporate engineer develops a lucrative secret process for a company but doesn't know who to trust when the higher-ups seemingly want to steal it from him.

Oleanna

Oleanna

David Mamet 1994 1h 27m 3.0

Carol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers.

Homicide

Homicide

David Mamet 1991 1h 41m 7.5

Bobby Gold is a career cop who is reassigned from a hunt for a cop killer to the investigation of the murder of an old Jewish woman in Baltimore, and in the process finds himself exploring his own sense of identity.

House of Games

House of Games

David Mamet 1987 1h 42m 7.4

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led my a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

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