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Nick Cassavetes
Director 67 years old

Nick Cassavetes

New York City, New York, USA

Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, and writer. He has directed such films as She's So Lovely (1997), John Q. (2002), The Notebook (2004), Alpha Dog (2006), and My Sister's Keeper (2009). His acting credits include an... Read full bio →

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8 titles
God Is a Bullet

God Is a Bullet

Nick Cassavetes 2023 2h 35m

Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

Nick Cassavetes 2014 1h 49m 5.3

After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.

My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper

Nick Cassavetes 2009 1h 49m 7.7

Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.

Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

Nick Cassavetes 2006 2h 2m 7.0

Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and hold him hostage.

The Notebook

The Notebook

Nick Cassavetes 2004 2h 3m 7.8

The Notebook is an epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

John Q

John Q

Nick Cassavetes 2002 1h 56m 6.8

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely

Nick Cassavetes 1997 1h 40m 6.6

After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

Unhook the Stars

Unhook the Stars

Nick Cassavetes 1996 1h 43m

Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home.

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