List of the best David Mamet movies: The Winslow Boy(1999), House of Games(1987), Redbelt(2008), Oleanna(1994), Heist(2001), Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay(2012) ... ...
Drama, History
UK|USA
1999
104 Minutes
Director
Nigel Hawthorne Jeremy Northam Rebecca Pidgeon Gemma Jones Guy Edwards Matthew Pidgeon Colin Stinton Aden Gillett Sarah Flind Neil North Sara Stewart
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Following the theft of a postal-order, a fourteen-year old cadet is expelled from Naval College. To save the honour of the boy and his family, the pre-eminent barrister of the day is engaged to take on the might the Admiralty.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
101 Minutes
Director
Lindsay Crouse Joe Mantegna Mike Nussbaum Lilia Skala J.T. Walsh Willo Hausman Ricky Jay Meshach Taylor
psychiatrist con artist suspenseful crafty thrilling gripping united states fortune addiction psychology gambling temptation mystery love 1980s
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Drama
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor Tim Allen Emily Mortimer Ricky Jay Randy Couture Max Martini Alice Braga Jose Pablo Cantillo
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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.
Drama
UK|USA
1994
89 Minutes
Director
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When a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Canada|USA
2001
107 Minutes
Director
Gene Hackman Danny DeVito Delroy Lindo Sam Rockwell Rebecca Pidgeon Ricky Jay Patti LuPone Jim Frangione
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A career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch.
Documentary
USA
2012
88 Minutes
Ricky Jay David Mamet Winston Simone
Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly ... See full summary »