List of the best Mark Rydell movies: On Golden Pond(1981), The Cowboys(1972), Cinderella Liberty(1973), The Reivers(1969), The Fox(1968), For the Boys(1991), Harry and Walter Go to New York(1976), Intersection(1994), James Dean(2001), Good Men(2011), The Long Goodbye(1973), Crime in the Streets(1956) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1981
109 Minutes
Director
Katharine Hepburn Henry Fonda Jane Fonda Doug McKeon Dabney Coleman William Lanteau Christopher Rydell
elderly person mother daughter fiancée teenager emotional heartwarming moving new england pond vacation home family marriage aging transformation discovery 1980s
Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
Western
USA
1972
128 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Roscoe Lee Browne Bruce Dern Colleen Dewhurst Slim Pickens Lonny Chapman Charles Tyner A Martinez Alfred Barker Jr. Nicolas Beauvy Steve Benedict
rancher cowboy young boy cook pretty woman bandit spirited gritty montana wild west cattle drives daunting task loyalty mentorship cowboys adventure quest 19th century
Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers is trailing them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
117 Minutes
Director
James Caan Marsha Mason Kirk Calloway Eli Wallach Burt Young Bruno Kirby Allyn Ann McLerie Dabney Coleman Fred Sadoff Allan Arbus Jon Korkes
sailor prostitute son friend moving sad new york city apartment love prostitution unhappy marriage sacrifice love 1970s
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty, due to his service records being lost.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1969
107 Minutes
Director
Steve McQueen Rupert Crosse Mitch Vogel Sharon Farrell Will Geer Michael Constantine Lonny Chapman Juano Hernandez Clifton James Ruth White Dub Taylor
young boy handyman best friend grandfather prostitute uncle amusing emotional mississippi farm household memphis, tenn. brothel unlikely friendship road trip coming of age racism prostitution corruption growing up
In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.
Drama
Canada
1968
110 Minutes
Director
Sandy Dennis Keir Dullea Anne Heywood Glyn Morris
lesbian girlfriend stranger merchant mariner grandson melodramatic engaging raw canada farm woods bedroom lesbianism rural life infidelity love triangle jealousy betrayal forbidden love discovery
Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella about two young women - sickly, chattering Jill Banford and quiet, strong Ellen March - who are trying, hopelessly, to run a chicken farm in Canada. A ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1991
145 Minutes
Director
Bette Midler James Caan George Segal Patrick O'Neal Christopher Rydell Brandon Call Arye Gross
performer entertainer writer soldier husband uncle emotional dark united states stage england korea vietnam world war ii korean war vietnam war jealousy teamwork performance quest
U.S. entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II and contacts singer/dancer Dixie Leonard for help. They become the perfect team and tour from North... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1976
111 Minutes
Director
James Caan Elliott Gould Michael Caine Diane Keaton Charles Durning Lesley Ann Warren Val Avery Jack Gilford Dennis Dugan Carol Kane Kathryn Grody
thief friend entertainer prisoner gangster bank robber engaging witty playful charming lighthearted positive prison bank new york city restaurant big city home bank robbery prison break
Two hopelessly-out-of-their-class conmen attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the nineteenth century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world, and the ... See full summary »
Drama
USA|Canada
1994
98 Minutes
Director
Richard Gere Sharon Stone Lolita Davidovich Martin Landau David Selby Jennifer Morrison Ron White Mathew Walker
mistress wife journalist husband daughter architect emotional melodramatic somber road canada family home infidelity difficult decision car crash husband/wife relationship marriage love triangle forbidden love wretched excess
While driving on a remote highway, a man is torn between choosing to reunite with his estranged wife or taking up with his lovers
Biography
2001
96 Minutes
Director
James Franco Michael Moriarty Valentina Cervi Enrico Colantoni Edward Herrmann Joanne Linville John Pleshette Barry Primus David Proval Sam Gould Amy Rydell
actor father girlfriend aunt mother elia kazan sad emotional indiana los angeles farm james dean father/son relationship romance fame acting hollywood love rise fall
Problems early in life fuel the actor's (James Franco) rapid ascent to legend status in spite of the brevity of his career.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
112 Minutes
Marty Augustine
Elliott Gould Nina van Pallandt Sterling Hayden Mark Rydell Henry Gibson David Arkin Jim Bouton Warren Berlinger Jack Knight Pepe Callahan Rutanya Alda
private investigator gangster police chief author wife thief cool intricate crafty los angeles apartment beach house mexico rehabilitation clinic faking death investigation infidelity cover-up retribution underdog
Private investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wife's murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
91 Minutes
Lou Macklin
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.
Biography
2001
96 Minutes
Director
James Franco Michael Moriarty Valentina Cervi Enrico Colantoni Edward Herrmann Joanne Linville John Pleshette Barry Primus David Proval Sam Gould Amy Rydell
actor father girlfriend aunt mother elia kazan sad emotional indiana los angeles farm james dean father/son relationship romance fame acting hollywood love rise fall
Problems early in life fuel the actor's (James Franco) rapid ascent to legend status in spite of the brevity of his career.