William Friedkin
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1. The People vs. Paul Crump (1962 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Paul Crump, age 22, was caught up in a failed robbery with four other black men and was sentenced to die in the electric chair. Friedkin so believed in Crump's innocence that he made The People vs. Paul Crump in order to save his life.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Paul Crump, Major James Harris, Mary Alice Harris
Votes: 114
2. The Bold Men (1965 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
About men who are courageous enough to risk their lives undertaking challenges, sports-related and not, that are at the limit of human capabilities.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: 'Red' Adair, Art Arfons, John Craig, Van Heflin
Votes: 12
3. Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: William Friedkin | Star: Van Heflin
Votes: 22
4.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Off Season
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A trigger-happy ex-cop gets a job as an unarmed deputy, but still has some very violent tendencies.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Gavin, Richard Jaeckel, Tom Drake
Votes: 373
5. The Thin Blue Line (1966 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
This early film by William Friedkin is a documentary about the American police force and the difficulties they face in combating escalating crime throughout the country.
Director: William Friedkin | Star: Van Heflin
Votes: 37
6. Good Times (1967)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Western
Sonny and Cher spoof many Hollywood classic movie scenes.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Sonny Bono, Cher, Sonny & Cher, George Sanders
Votes: 737
7. The Birthday Party (1968)
G | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The down-at-heel lodger in a seaside boarding house is menaced by two mysterious strangers, who eventually take him away.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Robert Shaw, Patrick Magee, Sydney Tafler, Dandy Nichols
Votes: 1,164
8. The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy
A naive young Amish 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.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Jason Robards, Britt Ekland, Norman Wisdom, Forrest Tucker
Votes: 1,808
9. The Boys in the Band (1970)
R | 118 min | Drama
Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Frederick Combs
Votes: 5,889 | Gross: $7.63M
10. The French Connection (1971)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco
Votes: 135,641 | Gross: $15.63M
11. The Exorcist (1973)
R | 122 min | Horror
When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 454,841 | Gross: $232.91M
12. Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (1975)
140 min | Documentary
American director William Friedkin interviewed Austrian director Fritz Lang on February 21st and 24th, 1975.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: William Friedkin, Fritz Lang
Votes: 427
13. Sorcerer (1977)
PG | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou
Votes: 27,607 | Gross: $12.00M
14. The Brink's Job (1978)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A fictional retelling of the infamous Boston Brink's Company robbery on January 17th, 1950, of $2.7M, and cost the American taxpayers $29M to apprehend the culprits with only $58,000 recovered.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates
Votes: 3,514 | Gross: $9.40M
15. Cruising (1980)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox
Votes: 28,025 | Gross: $19.80M
16. Deal of the Century (1983)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Crime
A small-time arms dealer in South America to sell weapons to the revolutionaries winds up negotiating the sale of an experimental plane to the nation's dictator.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines, Vince Edwards
Votes: 4,402 | Gross: $10.37M
17. Laura Branigan: Self Control (1984 Music Video)
5 min | Short, Music, Mystery
Music video for Laura Branigan's song "Self Control" finds her wandering in the night.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Laura Branigan, Russell Clark
Votes: 366
18. Wang Chung: To Live and Die in LA (1985 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
"To Live and Die in L.A." is the single from the soundtrack of the same name.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Nick Feldman, William Friedkin, Jack Hues, Wang Chung
Votes: 91
19.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Struggling with a major life decision, Carol Shelton meets a boy who seems to be stalking her. Shopper Janice Hammond buys an antique oil lamp that can grant wishes. Drifter Price shares his Vietnam War memories with diner patrons.
Directors: Rick Friedberg, William Friedkin, Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Season Hubley, Nicolas Surovy, Scott Grimes, Nancy Kyes
Votes: 555
20. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, Jane Leeves, Cherise Bates
Votes: 39,325 | Gross: $17.31M
21. Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1986 Video)
40 min | Short, Music
Behind-the-scenes look of Barbra Streisand taping an album of Broadway tunes.
Directors: William Friedkin, Barbra Streisand | Stars: William Friedkin, David Geffen, Peter Matz, Sydney Pollack
Votes: 105
22. C.A.T. Squad (1986 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Drama
A special government organization known as the C.A.T. Squad is formed to deal with terrorists.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Joe Cortese, Jack Youngblood, Steve James, Patricia Charbonneau
Votes: 203
23. Rampage (1987)
R | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
Alex is an outwardly normal man who goes on killing and mutilating sprees. When he is finally captured and brought to trial, the district attorney is torn between his own liberal ideals on guilt and the crimes the accused is being tried.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Votes: 2,574 | Gross: $0.80M
24. C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988 TV Movie)
Unrated | 93 min | Action, Drama
After a plutonium bust, The C.A.T squad traces the smuggling operation to South-African radicals.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Joe Cortese, Jack Youngblood, Steve James, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Votes: 151
25. The Guardian (1990)
R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young couple with a newborn baby don't realize that the nanny they hired is a magical nymph who sacrifices infants to an evil tree.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell, Brad Hall
Votes: 6,393 | Gross: $17.04M
26.
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode:
On a Deadman's Chest
(1992)
Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Danny Darwin learns that his new tattoo might be more than just a tattoo.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Yul Vazquez, Paul Hipp, Tia Carrere, Sherrie Rose
Votes: 847
27. Blue Chips (1994)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Sport
A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, Ed O'Neill
Votes: 15,169 | Gross: $22.36M
28.
Rebel Highway (1994)
Episode:
Jailbreakers / Rebelles
(1994)
R | 76 min | Drama
A 1950's high school cheerleader meets a leather clad rebel biker and goes out on the town with him. When he steals an item of jewellery he gets thrown in prison but not for long. He makes ... See full summary »
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Sean Whalen, Talbert Morton, Adrien Brody, Louan Gideon
Votes: 383
29. Jade (1995)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A bright assistant D.A. investigates a gruesome hatchet murder and hides a clue he found at the crime scene. Under professional threats and an attempt on his life, he goes on heartbroken because evidence point to the woman he still loves.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna
Votes: 14,240 | Gross: $9.80M
30. 12 Angry Men (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 117 min | Crime, Drama
Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Ossie Davis
Votes: 17,030
31. Rules of Engagement (2000)
R | 128 min | Drama, Thriller, War
An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 50,314 | Gross: $61.34M
32. The Hunted (2003)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An FBI deep-woods tracker attempts to capture a trained assassin who has made a sport of hunting humans.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen, Leslie Stefanson
Votes: 51,406 | Gross: $34.24M
33. Bug (2006)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
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.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins
Votes: 37,805 | Gross: $7.01M
34. The Painter's Voice (2007 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Paintings conservators at the Getty Center reveal details of their craft as they restore two large paintings by French master Jean-Baptiste Oudry.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Mark Leonard, Tiarna Doherty
Votes: 23
35.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Cockroaches
(2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two dead bodies lead CSI to an old-school mobster who runs a strip club. Meanwhile, divorce proceedings and prescription drug addictions cause Warrick's life to begin spinning out of control.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 760
36.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Mascara
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
One of Langston's former grad assistants is murdered. He discovers that she was investigating Mexican wrestlers to solve a series of unsolved murders.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda
Votes: 841
37. Killer Joe (2011)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church
Votes: 83,318 | Gross: $1.99M
38. The Devil and Father Amorth (2017)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
Father Gabriele Amorth performs his ninth exorcism on an Italian woman.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: William Friedkin, Jeffrey Burton Russell, Christina, Gabriele Amorth
Votes: 2,660 | Gross: $0.02M
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