List of the best William Friedkin movies: The Exorcist(1973), Sorcerer(1977), The French Connection(1971), The Boys in the Band(1970), To Live and Die in L.A.(1985), Killer Joe(2011), The Brink's Job(1978), Cruising(1980), The Birthday Party(1968), Blue Chips(1994), The Night They Raided Minsky's(1968), Bug(2006) ... ...
Horror
USA
1973
122 Minutes
Director
Ellen Burstyn Linda Blair Max von Sydow Lee J. Cobb Kitty Winn Jack MacGowran Jason Miller Reverend William O'Malley Barton Heyman Peter Masterson Rudolf Schündler
priest actress psychiatrist doctor detective daughter creepy dark shocking frightening washington, d.c. iraq household bedroom house georgetown demonic possession catholicism mother/child relationship faith
When a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1977
121 Minutes
Director
Roy Scheider Bruno Cremer Francisco Rabal Amidou Ramon Bieri Peter Capell Karl John Friedrich Ledebur Chico Martinez Joe Spinell Rosario Almontes
assassin terrorist bank robber banker guerrilla fighter truck driver bleak suspenseful intense dark south america forest bridge oil field new york city jerusalem big business oil dangerous assignment explosion
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
104 Minutes
Director
Gene Hackman Fernando Rey Roy Scheider Tony Lo Bianco Marcel Bozzuffi Frédéric de Pasquale Bill Hickman Ann Rebbot Harold Gary Arlene Farber Eddie Egan
detective cop drug dealer drug smuggler engaging tense suspenseful new york city brooklyn, n.y. car showdown crime dangerous assignment drugs quest pursuit mystery 1970s
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1970
120 Minutes
Director
Cliff Gorman Leonard Frey Peter White Kenneth Nelson Frederick Combs Reuben Greene Robert La Tourneaux Laurence Luckinbill Keith Prentice
host gay man guest old friend closeted homosexual father dark campy tense touching apartment bedroom party bathroom living room homosexuality sexual identity friendship celebration homophobia
Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
116 Minutes
Director
William Petersen Willem Dafoe John Pankow Debra Feuer John Turturro Darlanne Fluegel Dean Stockwell Steve James Robert Downey Sr.
secret service agent partner criminal fbi agent prostitute dancer bleak thrilling intense los angeles artist's studio street freeway counterfeit money law enforcement murder personal vendetta police corruption pursuit revenge
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2011
101 Minutes
Director
Matthew McConaughey Emile Hirsch Juno Temple Gina Gershon Thomas Haden Church Marc Macaulay Gregory C. Bachaud Charley Vance
drug dealer killer mother police officer thrilling brooding brutal gory suspenseful profound united states home life insurance debt hired killers murder danger revenge rivalry escape
When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Director
Peter Falk Peter Boyle Warren Oates Allen Goorwitz Gena Rowlands Paul Sorvino Sheldon Leonard Gerry Murphy Kevin O'Connor Claudia Peluso Patrick Hines
petty criminal mastermind cop fbi agent airy cool charming boston prison office crime heist true crime quest underdog pursuit 1950s
A fictional retelling of the infamous Brink's Company robbery in Boston, which took place on January 17th, 1950, with a score of $2.700.000, and cost the American taxpayers $29.000.000 to apprehend the culprits with only $58.000 recovered.
Crime, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA|West Germany
1980
106 Minutes
Director
Al Pacino Paul Sorvino Karen Allen Richard Cox Don Scardino Joe Spinell Jay Acovone Barton Heyman Sonny Grosso Larry Atlas James Remar
police detective girlfriend police captain playwright homosexual killer hedonistic shocking outlandish brutal new york city nightclub apartment park street working undercover serial murders sadomasochism homophobia sexual awakening
A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
Drama
UK
1968
123 Minutes
Director
Robert Shaw Patrick Magee Sydney Tafler Dandy Nichols Moultrie Kelsall Helen Fraser
mobster british man neighbor woman suspenseful raw quirky thrilling melodramatic seaside house mysterious strangers danger birthdays lie medical care pursuit quest adventure discovery
The down-at-heel lodger in a seaside boarding house is menaced by two mysterious strangers, who eventually take him away.
Drama
USA
1994
108 Minutes
Director
Nick Nolte Mary McDonnell Shaquille O'Neal J.T. Walsh Ed O'Neill Alfre Woodard Bob Cousy Penny Hardaway Matt Nover Anthony C. Hall Robert Wuhl
basketball coach basketball player wife reporter tense brash basketball court college basketball college athletics corruption gambling fixed game cheating sacrifice fall 1990s
A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1968
100 Minutes
Director
Jason Robards Britt Ekland Norman Wisdom Elliott Gould Forrest Tucker Harry Andrews Joseph Wiseman Denholm Elliott
stripper amish man comedian club owner performer hilarious sultry unrestrained pennsylvania lower east side new york city nightclub burlesque running away amish culture love triangle father/daughter relationship dance escape love
A naive Amish young woman runs away from her home in Pennsylvania to New York City where she hopes to act in religious stage plays but ends up performing in Burlesque theatre.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Germany
2006
102 Minutes
Director
Ashley Judd Michael Shannon Lynn Collins Brian F. O'Byrne Harry Connick Jr. Neil Bergeron
waitress fugitive lesbian child dark suspenseful motel diner abuse violence suicide self-destruction murder madness escape 2000s
An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.
Documentary
USA
1962
60 Minutes
Director
After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
Drama
1997
117 Minutes
Director
Jack Lemmon George C. Scott Douglas Spain Courtney B. Vance Ossie Davis Armin Mueller-Stahl Dorian Harewood James Gandolfini Tony Danza Hume Cronyn Mykelti Williamson
juror judge alleged criminal latino priest inspiring tense uneasy courtroom jury deliberation room united states court battles citizenship jury service law and order discrimination metamorphosis quest 1990s
One (Jack Lemmon) of 12 jurors holds out in the case of a boy (George C. Scott) from the slums who is accused of killing his father.
Drama
1987
97 Minutes
Director
Michael Biehn Alex McArthur Nicholas Campbell Deborah Van Valkenburgh John Harkins Art LaFleur Billy Green Bush Royce D. Applegate Grace Zabriskie Carlos Palomino Andy Romano
An assistant district attorney (Michael Biehn) opposes a public defender (Nicholas Campbell) pleading insanity for a killer (Alex McArthur).
Documentary
2017
68 Minutes
Director
Filmmaker William Friedkin follows the Rev. Gabriele Amorth as he performs an exorcism on a woman in Italy.
Biography
2014
85 Minutes
Russell Banks Billy Corgan Denise DeClue Philip Kaufman William Friedkin Barry Gifford