List of the best Alan J. Pakula movies: All the President's Men(1976), Sophie's Choice(1982), The Parallax View(1974), Klute(1971), Orphans(1987), Starting Over(1979), Comes a Horseman(1978), See You in the Morning(1989), Dream Lover(1986), Love and Pain (and the Whole Damn Thing)(1972) ... ...
Drama
USA
1976
138 Minutes
Director
Robert Redford Dustin Hoffman Jack Warden Martin Balsam Hal Holbrook Jason Robards Jane Alexander Meredith Baxter Ned Beatty Stephen Collins Penny Fuller
reporter editor politician teamwork engaging intricate tense emotional washington, d.c. watergate hotel apartment newsroom parking deck big city journalism political intrigue richard nixon carl bernstein bob woodward scandal
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Drama
UK|USA
1982
150 Minutes
Director
Meryl Streep Kevin Kline Peter MacNicol Rita Karin Stephen D. Newman Greta Turken Josh Mostel Marcell Rosenblatt Moishe Rosenfeld Robin Bartlett Eugene Lipinski
writer immigrant crazy person nazi child sad shocking dark brooklyn, n.y. germany auschwitz world war ii behavioral disorder dark secrets holocaust love triangle loss discovery growing up sacrifice
Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1974
102 Minutes
Director
Warren Beatty Paula Prentiss William Daniels Hume Cronyn Kelly Thordsen Earl Hindman Chuck Waters William Joyce Bettie Johnson Bill McKinney Joanne Harris
reporter editor politician assassin shocking dark disheartening intense seattle portland, ore. los angeles conspiracy political campaign political intrigue corporate espionage murder mystery pursuit discovery 1970s
An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1971
114 Minutes
Director
Jane Fonda Donald Sutherland Roy Scheider Charles Cioffi Dorothy Tristan Rita Gam Vivian Nathan Nathan George Morris Strassberg Jean Stapleton Barry Snider
detective prostitute pimp client psychiatrist suspenseful engaging new york city investigation romance missing persons murder prostitution mystery pursuit 1970s
A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.
Drama
USA
1987
120 Minutes
Director
Albert Finney Matthew Modine Kevin Anderson John Kellogg Anthony Heald Novella Nelson Elizabeth Parrish Frank Ferrara
The two brothers Treat and Philip lived alone since they were kids. Interdependent they dwell in a loft house and live on little thefts, until an aging minor criminal moves in with them and takes over the role of a father.
Romance
USA
1979
106 Minutes
Director
Burt Reynolds Jill Clayburgh Candice Bergen Charles Durning Frances Sternhagen Austin Pendleton Mary Kay Place MacIntyre Dixon Jay O. Sanders Charles Kimbrough Alfie Wise
divorce singer brother sister-in-law schoolteacher charming emotional amusing new york city boston school church divorce love triangle new life midlife crisis rivalry transformation love 1970s
A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.
Western
USA
1978
118 Minutes
Director
Jane Fonda James Caan Jason Robards George Grizzard Richard Farnsworth Jim Davis Mark Harmon Macon McCalman Basil Hoffman James Kline James Keach
rancher veteran nemesis henchman ranch hand love interest brash gritty spirited american west ranch house plains woods cattle oil land ownership violence feud determination
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1989
119 Minutes
Director
Jeff Bridges Alice Krige Farrah Fawcett Drew Barrymore Lukas Haas David Dukes Frances Sternhagen Heather Lilly
Larry, a divorced psychiatrist, meets Beth, a widowed photographer, at a party in Manhattan. He walks her home. They both have two kids though he rarely sees his. Will marriage work?
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
104 Minutes
Director
Kristy McNichol Ben Masters Paul Shenar Justin Deas John McMartin Gayle Hunnicutt Joseph Culp Matthew Penn Paul West Matthew Long Jon Polito
After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected... See full summary »
Romance
1972
109 Minutes
Director
Maggie Smith Timothy Bottoms Emiliano Redondo Don Jaime de Mora y Aragon Charles Baxter Margaret Modlin May Heatherly Lloyd Brimhall Elmer Modlin Andre Monreal
young man older woman father doctor duke charming emotional spain bus camp madrid may-december romance travel unlikely romance culture clash love discovery 1970s
A young American dropout (Timothy Bottoms) falls in love with a British spinster (Maggie Smith) in Spain.