List of the best Paul Mazursky movies: Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures(2001), Harry and Tonto(1974), An Unmarried Woman(1978), Enemies, a Love Story(1989), Tempest(1982), Moon Over Parador(1988), Scenes From a Mall(1990), The Pickle(1993), Alex in Wonderland(1970), Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice(1969), Coast to Coast(2004), Fear and Desire(1953) ... ...
Documentary, Biography
USA
2001
141 Minutes
Paul Mazursky Irene Kane James B. Harris Marie Windsor Richard Schickel Christiane Kubrick
director actor producer film critic daughter wife fascinating amusing inspiring los angeles bronx, n.y. movie set school house stanley kubrick filmmaking rise transformation 1990s
The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.
Drama
USA
1974
115 Minutes
Director
Art Carney Ellen Burstyn Chief Dan George Geraldine Fitzgerald Larry Hagman Arthur Hunnicutt Josh Mostel Melanie Mayron Herbert Berghof Barbara Rhoades Philip Bruns
widower cat son daughter hitchhiker former lover touching endearing amusing quirky new york city apartment chicago los angeles suburbia aging family america road trip discovery
When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
Drama
USA
1978
125 Minutes
Director
Jill Clayburgh Alan Bates Michael Murphy Cliff Gorman Pat Quinn Kelly Bishop Lisa Lucas Michael Tucker Jill Eikenberry
ex-wife ex-husband pretty woman boyfriend charming emotional spirited new york city divorce marriage romance feminism infidelity new love discovery love transformation 1970s
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of sixteen years leaves her for a younger woman.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
119 Minutes
Producer
Ron Silver Anjelica Huston Lena Olin Margaret Sophie Stein Alan King Judith Malina Rita Karin Phil Leeds Elya Baskin Paul Mazursky Marie-Adele Lemieux
survivor servant wife husband sad bleak melodramatic new york city apartment synagogue holocaust marriage immigration adultery judaism deception forbidden love sacrifice escape 1940s
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Comedy
USA
1982
145 Minutes
Director
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 »
Comedy
USA
1988
104 Minutes
Director
Richard Dreyfuss Raul Julia Sonia Braga Jonathan Winters Michael Greene Polly Holliday Charo Marianne Sagebrecht Paul Mazursky
look-alike political consultant mistress stuntman dictator revolutionary cheeky quirky creative africa palace greenwich village theater impersonation acting new romance political unrest dictatorship transformation love
A US actor gets a gig in South American Parador. When the dictator dies, he's forced to play him for real and gets his mistress. Can they change Parador?
Comedy
USA
1990
87 Minutes
Producer
Bette Midler Woody Allen Bill Irwin Daren Firestone Rebecca Nickels Paul Mazursky Gregory Moore Michael Brown
On their 16th anniversary, a married couple's trip to a Beverly Hills mall becomes the stage for personal revelations and deceptions.
Comedy
USA
1993
103 Minutes
Director
Danny Aiello Diane Cannon Clotilde Courau Shelley Winters Barry Miller Jerry Stiller Chris Penn Little Richard Jodi Long Rebecca Miller Stephen Tobolowsky
Harry Stone (Danny Aiello), a formerly top notch director, has had three disastrous movies in a row. Facing dismissal from the top perch of Hollywood and finacial ruin from back taxes, he ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1970
109 Minutes
Director
Donald Sutherland Ellen Burstyn Federico Fellini Glenna Sergent
Comedy
1969
105 Minutes
Director
Natalie Wood Robert Culp Elliott Gould Diane Cannon Horst Ebersberg Lee Bergere Donald F. Muhich Noble Lee Holderread K.T. Stevens Celeste Yarnall Carol O'Leary
filmmaker wife counselor friend best friend playful witty bedroom los angeles las vegas sexual tension therapy desire free love foursome discovery temptation forbidden love 1960s
Trendy West Coasters Bob (Robert Culp) and Carol (Natalie Wood) try wife-swapping with square Ted (Elliott Gould) and Alice.
Comedy, Drama
2004
108 Minutes
Director
Richard Dreyfuss Judy Davis Selma Blair Saul Rubinek John Salley Paul Mazursky David Julian Hirsh Fred Ward Maximilian Schell Kathryn Winslow Owen Rotharmel
On the verge of divorce, a man (Richard Dreyfuss) and a woman (Judy Davis) embark on a cross-country road trip to attend their son's wedding.
War, Drama
USA
1953
68 Minutes
Pvt. Sidney
Frank Silvera Paul Mazursky Kenneth Harp Stephen Coit Virginia Leith
soldiers peasant woman general bleak dark gripping intense profound tense uneasy forest river military base war psychology trauma murder escape fall 1950s
Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.
Drama
USA
1966
88 Minutes
Maurice
Leonard Nimoy Michael Forest Paul Mazursky Gavin MacLeod Robert Ellenstein
thief murderer gay man prison guard prisoner brooding gripping spirited creative prison cell prison life homosexuality love triangle power struggle self-destruction rivalry fall 1940s
A small-time thief battles with his gay cellmate over a third illiterate, muscular convict.
Comedy
Canada
1979
100 Minutes
Norman Barrie
The two least likely bank robbers in the known universe plan and execute... kind of... the ultimate heist.
Biography
USA
1998
115 Minutes
Halle Berry Vivica A. Fox Lela Rochon Larenz Tate Paul Mazursky Pamela Reed Alexis Cruz David Barry Gray Miguel Nunez Clifton Powell Lane Smith
little richard schoolteacher wife singer heroin addict prostitute melodramatic engaging fascinating courtroom new york city stage family home street office frankie lymon music industry drug addiction inheritance court battles
Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.
Romance, Drama, Music
USA
1976
140 Minutes
Brian
Barbra Streisand Kris Kristofferson Gary Busey Oliver Clark Paul Mazursky Marta Heflin M.G. Kelly Sally Kirkland Vanetta Fields Clydie King Joanne Linville
rock star singer fan radio personality manager melodramatic emotional passionate arizona concert stage nightclub romance performance pop music bad behavior fame depression love rise fall
A has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.
Romance
USA
1995
95 Minutes
Vic Marcus
Sarah Jessica Parker Gil Bellows Antonio Banderas Mia Farrow Paul Mazursky Kevin Pollak Barbara Garrick Carla Gugino Bo Eason Naomi Campbell Jeremy Piven
woman fiancé lover mother sister witty amusing miami commitment marriage mother/daughter relationship cheating family temptation forbidden love discovery 1990s
Gwyn begins doubting her "yes" to Matt's wedding proposal, when she hears about her parents' and brother's adultery.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1985
115 Minutes
Bud Herman
Jeff Goldblum Michelle Pfeiffer Richard Farnsworth Irene Papas Kathryn Harrold Paul Mazursky Roger Vadim Dan Aykroyd David Bowie Bruce McGill Vera Miles
thief assassin engineer wife husband depressed person amusing madcap lighthearted airport car jewelry theft crime ring infidelity running away adventure pursuit transformation love 1980s
After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.
Comedy
USA
1990
87 Minutes
Producer
Bette Midler Woody Allen Bill Irwin Daren Firestone Rebecca Nickels Paul Mazursky Gregory Moore Michael Brown
On their 16th anniversary, a married couple's trip to a Beverly Hills mall becomes the stage for personal revelations and deceptions.
Comedy, Drama
2004
108 Minutes
Director
Richard Dreyfuss Judy Davis Selma Blair Saul Rubinek John Salley Paul Mazursky David Julian Hirsh Fred Ward Maximilian Schell Kathryn Winslow Owen Rotharmel
On the verge of divorce, a man (Richard Dreyfuss) and a woman (Judy Davis) embark on a cross-country road trip to attend their son's wedding.
Comedy
USA
2006
80 Minutes
Charlie
Jeff Garlin Sarah Silverman Bonnie Hunt David Pasquesi Mina Kolb Dan Castellaneta Richard Kind Paul Mazursky Gina Gershon Wallace Langham Roger Bart
actor mother agent girlfriend teacher overweight person hilarious chicago school ice cream parlor comedy club weight problems acting unlikely romance mother/son relationship depression ambition love transformation quest
About a man who has trouble with his job, trouble with women, and uses food to deal with it all.
Romance
USA
1994
108 Minutes
Herb Stillman
Warren Beatty Annette Bening Katharine Hepburn Garry Shandling Chloe Webb Pierce Brosnan Kate Capshaw Paul Mazursky Brenda Vaccaro Glenn Shadix Barry Miller
middle-aged man pretty woman aunt friend athlete singer mushy melodramatic new york city empire state building airplane polynesia romance traveling destiny accident reunion love discovery 1990s
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. Both engaged to others, they become romantic on board the ship sent to take ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Teddy Peppers
Danny Aiello Glenne Headly Jeff Daniels James Spader Greg Cruttwell Teri Hatcher Peter Horton Marsha Mason Paul Mazursky Eric Stoltz Charlize Theron
assassin partner wife assistant rookie cop art dealer engaging crafty san fernando valley house bedroom murder plot conspiracy double-cross hostage situation undercover operations shoot-out discovery adventure 1990s
48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
119 Minutes
Producer
Ron Silver Anjelica Huston Lena Olin Margaret Sophie Stein Alan King Judith Malina Rita Karin Phil Leeds Elya Baskin Paul Mazursky Marie-Adele Lemieux
survivor servant wife husband sad bleak melodramatic new york city apartment synagogue holocaust marriage immigration adultery judaism deception forbidden love sacrifice escape 1940s
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Comedy
USA
1988
104 Minutes
Director
Richard Dreyfuss Raul Julia Sonia Braga Jonathan Winters Michael Greene Polly Holliday Charo Marianne Sagebrecht Paul Mazursky
look-alike political consultant mistress stuntman dictator revolutionary cheeky quirky creative africa palace greenwich village theater impersonation acting new romance political unrest dictatorship transformation love
A US actor gets a gig in South American Parador. When the dictator dies, he's forced to play him for real and gets his mistress. Can they change Parador?
Drama
USA
1955
101 Minutes
Glenn Ford Vic Morrow Anne Francis Louis Calhern Margaret Hayes John Hoyt Richard Kiley Emile Meyer Warner Anderson Basil Ruysdael Sidney Poitier
teacher student principal wife gritty fiery new york city boys school troubled youth inner-city life teaching race relations generational divide rock 'n' roll underdog quest rivalry 1950s
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
Comedy
USA
1982
145 Minutes
Director
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 »
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
1999
111 Minutes
Melanie Griffith David Morse Lucas Black Cathy Moriarty Meat Loaf Aday Rod Steiger Richard Schiff John Beasley Robert Wagner Noah Emmerich Sandra Seacat
aunt nephew sheriff judge uncle brother offbeat amusing emotional alabama small town hollywood, calif. courtroom swimming pool racism race relations domestic violence murder coming of age acting
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.
Comedy
USA
1993
103 Minutes
Director
Danny Aiello Diane Cannon Clotilde Courau Shelley Winters Barry Miller Jerry Stiller Chris Penn Little Richard Jodi Long Rebecca Miller Stephen Tobolowsky
Harry Stone (Danny Aiello), a formerly top notch director, has had three disastrous movies in a row. Facing dismissal from the top perch of Hollywood and finacial ruin from back taxes, he ... See full summary »