List of the best John Cassavetes movies: A Woman Under the Influence(1974), Opening Night(1977), Love Streams(1984), Faces(1968), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie(1976), Minnie and Moskowitz(1971), Husbands(1970), Edge of the City(1957), Gloria(1980), A Child Is Waiting(1963), Too Late Blues(1962), Crime in the Streets(1956) ... ...
8.2/10
Drama
USA
1974
155 Minutes
Director
Gena Rowlands Peter Falk Katherine Cassavetes Lady Rowlands Fred Draper Matthew Labyorteaux Matthew Cassel Christina Grisanti
wife child mother stranger construction worker coworker intense bleak los angeles household bar insanity alcoholism class distinctions love-hate relationship marital problems transformation 1970s
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1977
144 Minutes
Writer
Gena Rowlands Ben Gazzara Joan Blondell John Cassavetes Paul Stewart Zohra Lampert John Finnegan Ray Powers
actress playwright director alcoholic spiritual leader girl chilling bleak profound theater street stage mental illness alcoholism theater breakdown performance fall wretched excess 1970s
A renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1984
136 Minutes
Writer
Gena Rowlands John Cassavetes Diahnne Abbott Seymour Cassel Margaret Abbott Eddy Donno Joan Foley Jakob Shaw
Two closely bound, emotionally wounded souls reunite after years apart.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1968
130 Minutes
Director
John Marley Gena Rowlands Lynn Carlin Fred Draper Seymour Cassel Val Avery Dorothy Gulliver Joanne Jordan Darlene Conley Gene Darfler Elizabeth Deering
husband wife mistress businessperson dark disheartening somber sad suburbia los angeles love marriage loneliness aging adultery discovery love temptation 1960s
A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
109 Minutes
Director
Ben Gazzara Timothy Agoglia Carey Seymour Cassel Azizi Johari Meade Roberts Alice Friedland Donna Gordon Morgan Woodward
club owner mobster stripper singer bookie thug dark gritty emotional intense hollywood, calif. strip club chinatown restaurant backstage casino moral dilemma debt gambling addiction murder
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
114 Minutes
Director
Gena Rowlands Seymour Cassel Val Avery Timothy Agoglia Carey Katherine Cassavetes Elizabeth Deering Elsie Ames Lady Rowlands Holly Near Judith Roberts Jack Danskin
parking lot attendant museum curator hippie mistress charming engaging offbeat witty los angeles unlikely romance unrequited love self-discovery heartbreak disillusionment love discovery transformation 1970s
A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
138 Minutes
Director
Ben Gazzara John Cassavetes Peter Falk Jenny Runacre Jenny Lee Wright John Kullers Noelle Kao
husband friend dark uneasy raw new york city london suburbia midlife crisis middle age death friendship fall wretched excess 1970s
After the death of a common friend, three married men leave their lives together, seeking pleasure and freedom and ultimately leaving for London.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Axel Nordmann
John Cassavetes Sidney Poitier Jack Warden Kathleen Maguire Ruby Dee Robert F. Simon Ruth White William A. Lee Val Avery John Kellogg David Clarke
dockworker boss friend wife manager gritty rousing manhattan docks racism labor union self-respect corruption secret awol underdog rivalry transformation 1950s
Two New York City longshoremen Axel Nordmann, an Army deserter and Tommy Tyler, an easy-going freight car loader whose growing friendship is threatened by Charles Malik, a notably repellent punk.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Director
Gena Rowlands John Adames Buck Henry Julie Carmen Lupe Garnica Jessica Castillo Tom Noonan Ronald Maccone
woman retiree female gangster gangster young boy victim engaging thrilling suspenseful intense shocking emotional united states new york city gangsters fear past crimes crime syndicate crime witness adventure
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1963
102 Minutes
Director
Burt Lancaster Judy Garland Gena Rowlands Steven Hill Bruce Ritchey Gloria McGehee Paul Stewart Lawrence Tierney Elizabeth Wilson Barbara Pepper John Marley
teacher principal mentally challenged son mother father melodramatic emotional mental institution family home mental retardation parenthood education growing up transformation 1960s
Psychologist Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of the Crawthorne State Training Institute, one of the first boarding schools for developmentally challenged children. Dr. Clark is sympathetic ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1962
100 Minutes
Director
Bobby Darin Stella Stevens Everett Chambers Cliff Carnell Seymour Cassel Bill Stafford Nick Dennis Rupert Crosse Richard Chambers Vincent Edwards Val Avery
Ghost is an ideological musician who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. However, when he meets and falls in love with beautiful singer Jess ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
91 Minutes
John Cassavetes James Whitmore Sal Mineo Mark Rydell Denise Alexander Malcolm Atterbury Peter Votrian Virginia Gregg Ray Stricklyn Daniel Terranova Will Kuluva
Social worker tries to befriend local slum gang.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1982
145 Minutes
Phillip Dimitrius
John Cassavetes Gena Rowlands Susan Sarandon Vittorio Gassman Raul Julia Molly Ringwald Sam Robards Paul Stewart Jackie Gayle Anthony Holland Jerry Hardin
architect wife lover daughter hermit amusing offbeat new york city athens, greece island midlife crisis romance stranded family dysfunction infidelity island life discovery transformation 1980s
A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades his marriage and career in for a spiritual exile on a remote Greek ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Horror
Canada
1982
92 Minutes
John Cassavetes Kerrie Keane John Ireland Helen Hughes Erin Flannery Duncan McIntosh
A small town's doctor takes matters into his own hands after a series of gruesome and bizarre rape crimes perplex the clueless authorities.
Romance
1959
84 Minutes
Evan
John Cassavetes Virginia Maskell Sidney Poitier Isabel Dean Colin Gordon Howard Marion-Crawford Edric Connor Ruby Dee Gladys Boot Julian Mayfield Reginald Hearne
An American writer (John Cassavetes) and his bride (Virginia Maskell) bask in the Caribbean, with an islander as their man Friday (Sidney Poitier).
Drama
1958
81 Minutes
Director
Hugh Hurd Lelia Goldoni Ben Carruthers Anthony Ray Dennis Sallas Tom Allen David Pokitillow Rupert Crosse David Jones Pir Marini Victoria Vargas
trumpeter jazz singer white man african-american brother boyfriend cool intense emotional new york city jazz club museum race family success jazz love relationships discovery transformation
Two brothers (Hugh Hurd, Ben Carruthers) and a sister (Lelia Goldoni) live in fringe worlds in Manhattan.
8.0/10
Horror
USA
1968
136 Minutes
Mia Farrow John Cassavetes Ruth Gordon Sidney Blackmer Maurice Evans Ralph Bellamy Elisha Cook Jr. Patsy Kelly Charles Grodin
actor pregnant woman elderly person neighbor demon chilling creepy frightening apartment queens, n.y. occult pregnancy blindness demonic possession transformation temptation 1960s
A young couple trying for a baby move into a fancy apartment surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1984
136 Minutes
Writer
Gena Rowlands John Cassavetes Diahnne Abbott Seymour Cassel Margaret Abbott Eddy Donno Joan Foley Jakob Shaw
Two closely bound, emotionally wounded souls reunite after years apart.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
138 Minutes
Director
Ben Gazzara John Cassavetes Peter Falk Jenny Runacre Jenny Lee Wright John Kullers Noelle Kao
husband friend dark uneasy raw new york city london suburbia midlife crisis middle age death friendship fall wretched excess 1970s
After the death of a common friend, three married men leave their lives together, seeking pleasure and freedom and ultimately leaving for London.
6.4/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1978
118 Minutes
Ben Childress
Kirk Douglas John Cassavetes Amy Irving Carrie Snodgress Fiona Lewis Andrew Stevens Charles Durning Gordon Jump Marland Proctor
father cia agent son scientist teen girl dark tense chicago clinic betrayal deception kidnapping psychic phenomena superhuman abilities research quest rescue 1970s
A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from terrorists, who want to use his mental powers for evil.
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1955
86 Minutes
Robert Batsford
Jack Kelly John Cassavetes Hildy Parks Vince Edwards David Cross Eddie Marr Jack Kruschen Joyce McCluskey Jonathan Hale Barney Phillips Joel Marston
A group of escaped convicts take over a suburban home to evade the ongoing police manhunt, making the lives of the family living there a nightmare. The longer the men stay there, the more ... See full summary »
Biography
1964
60 Minutes
William Shatner John Cassavetes Joseph Cotten Adam West Simon Oakland John Doucette Robert Fortier Peter Hansen Cliff Osmond Ziva Rodann
Drama
1981
118 Minutes
artist nurse mother father doctor lawyer brooding intense striking hospital house small town right-to-die paralysis art self-expression legal problems romance discovery metamorphosis
Paralyzed from the neck down by a car accident, a sculptor (Richard Dreyfuss) argues for his right to die.
Mystery & Thriller
1976
116 Minutes
Charlton Heston John Cassavetes Beau Bridges Marilyn Hassett David Janssen Jack Klugman Gena Rowlands Walter Pidgeon Brock Peters David Groh Mitchell Ryan
police captain swat officer gambler pickpocket girlfriend sniper brutal tense gripping dark los angeles coliseum tower football game command center los angeles terrorism disaster shooting spree hysteria race against time
A police captain (Charlton Heston) and a SWAT sergeant (John Cassavetes) try to stop a sniper perched above the scoreboard in a packed football stadium.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1964
95 Minutes
Johnny North
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson John Cassavetes Ronald Reagan Clu Gulager Claude Akins Norman Fell Virginia Christine Don Haggerty Robert Phillips Kathleen O'Malley
Surprised that their contract victim didn't try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why.
6.6/10
Western
USA
1958
84 Minutes
Tony Sinclair
Robert Taylor Julie London John Cassavetes Donald Crisp Charles McGraw Royal Dano Richard Erdman Douglas Spencer Ray Teal Jay Adler Stanley Adams
cowboy rancher brother outlaw gunslinger showgirl gritty intense wild west ranch brotherhood old west land wars reformation revenge fall 19th century
Steve Sinclair is a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful rancher. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new gun and pending bride and former saloon girl Joan Blake.
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1977
144 Minutes
Writer
Gena Rowlands Ben Gazzara Joan Blondell John Cassavetes Paul Stewart Zohra Lampert John Finnegan Ray Powers
actress playwright director alcoholic spiritual leader girl chilling bleak profound theater street stage mental illness alcoholism theater breakdown performance fall wretched excess 1970s
A renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening.
5.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA|West Germany|Switzerland
1978
111 Minutes
Maj. Joe De Lucca
Sophia Loren George Kennedy Max von Sydow John Cassavetes Robert Vaughn Patrick McGoohan Bruce Davison Edward Herrmann Ed Bishop Lee Montague
In 1945, General Patton sends Germany's confiscated gold reserves to Frankfurt, but the Army train is robbed by plotters who also hire a Swiss hitman to kill the General.
7.7/10
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1967
149 Minutes
Victor Franko
Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Jim Brown John Cassavetes Richard Jaeckel George Kennedy Trini Lopez Ralph Meeker Robert Ryan Telly Savalas
colonel prisoner murderer nazi rapist major brash spirited gory england france revenge world war ii special ops retribution adventure revenge pursuit 1940s
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
114 Minutes
Director
Gena Rowlands Seymour Cassel Val Avery Timothy Agoglia Carey Katherine Cassavetes Elizabeth Deering Elsie Ames Lady Rowlands Holly Near Judith Roberts Jack Danskin
parking lot attendant museum curator hippie mistress charming engaging offbeat witty los angeles unlikely romance unrequited love self-discovery heartbreak disillusionment love discovery transformation 1970s
A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
92 Minutes
Paul Douglas Richard Basehart Barbara Bel Geddes Debra Paget Agnes Moorehead Robert Keith Howard da Silva Jeffrey Hunter Martin Gabel Grace Kelly Frank Faylen
young man cop psychiatrist girlfriend mother father gritty tense new york city skyscraper hotel office suicide dysfunction depression divorce family rescue fall 1950s
An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.
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