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Mike Nichols Movies
Working Girl1988 Film6.7/10-IMDb84%-Rotten TomatoesSavvy
New York City receptionist
Tess McGill (
Melanie Griffith) gives her conniving boss,
Katharine Parker (
Sigourney Weaver), an excellent business tip, but Katharine simply steals the idea without giving due credit to her secretary. After Katharine winds up in the hospital with an injured leg, Tes…
Mores decides to exact revenge.
Pretending to be her boss,
Tess initiates a major deal with an investment broker (
Harrison Ford) -- but things turn ugly after Katharine finds out what Tess has been up to.
Initial release:
December 20, 1988Director:
Mike NicholsFeatured song: Let the
River RunScreenplay:
Kevin WadeAwards:
Golden Globe Award for
Best Motion Picture –
Musical or
Comedy, More
10.
Working Girl,
1988
Primary Colors1998 Film6.7/10-IMDb80%-Rotten TomatoesIn this
adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about
Bill Clinton's
1992 run for the
White House, the young
and gifted Henry Burton (
Adrian Lester) is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of
Governor Jack Stanton (
John Travolta).
Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and … Morelooks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife,
Susan, (
Emma Thompson) and an outspoken adviser,
Richard Jemmons (
Billy Bob Thornton).
Release date: March 20,
1998 (
USA)
Director: Mike NicholsAdapted from: Primary ColorsScreenplay:
Elaine MayAwards:
Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Performance by a
Female Actor in a Supporting
Role, More
9.
Primary Colors, 1998
The Birdcage1996 Film6.9/10-IMDb79%-Rotten TomatoesIn this remake of the classic
French farce "
La Cage aux Folles," engaged couple Val Goldman (
Dan Futterman) and
Barbara Keeley (
Calista Flockhart) shakily introduce their future in-laws. Val's father,
Armand (Robin Williams), a gay
Miami drag club owner, pretends to be straight and attempts to hide … Morehis relationship with
Albert (
Nathan Lane), his life partner and the club's flamboyant star attraction, so as to please
Barbara's father, controversial
Republican Sen.
Kevin Keeley (
Gene Hackman).Release date: March 6,
1996 (USA)Director: Mike NicholsMPAA rating: RAwards: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a
Cast in a
Motion PictureScreenplay:
Jean Poiret,
Elaine May
8.
The Birdcage, 1996
Carnal Knowledge1971 Film7/10-IMDb88%-Rotten Tomatoes4.1/5-Amazon.comNice guy
Sandy (
Art Garfunkel) and charming schemer
Jonathan (
Jack Nicholson) meet as college roommates in the late
1940s. Sandy woos and eventually marries the sweetly virginal Susan (
Candice Bergen) without knowing that she had cheated on him with Jonathan.
Years later, his marriage faltering, San… Moredy attempts to mimic Jonathan's promiscuous womanizing, while the misogynistic Jonathan finally tries his hand at monogamy with the gorgeous but emotionally needy Bobbie (Ann-Margret).Release date: June 30,
1971 (USA)Director: Mike NicholsScreenplay: Jules FeifferInitial
DVD release:
December 7, 1999MPAA rating:
R
7.
Carnal Knowledge, 1971
Charlie Wilson's War2007 Film7.1/10-IMDb82%-Rotten TomatoesIn the
1980s U.S.Rep. Charlie Wilson (
Tom Hanks),
Texas socialite
Joanne Herring (
Julia Roberts) and
CIA agent
Gust Avrakotos (
Philip Seymour Hoffman) form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for
Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading
Soviets.
6.
Charlie Wilson's War,
2007
Catch-221970 Film7.2/10-IMDb88%-Rotten TomatoesThis scathing war satire follows Capt.
John Yossarian (
Alan Arkin), a pilot stationed in the
Mediterranean who flies bombing missions during
World War II. Attempting to cope with the madness of armed conflict, Yossarian struggles to find a way out of his wartime reality.
Surrounded by eccentric mili…
5.
Catch-22,
1970
Silkwood1983 Film7.2/10-IMDb70%-Rotten TomatoesThis drama is based on the true story of
Karen Silkwood (
Meryl Streep), who works at a nuclear facility, along with her boyfriend,
Drew Stephens (
Kurt Russell), and their roommate,
Dolly Pelliker (
Cher). When
Karen becomes concerned about safety practices at the plant, she begins raising awareness
4.
Silkwood,
1983
Closer2004 Film7.3/10-IMDb68%-Rotten TomatoesAlice (
Natalie Portman), an
American stripper who has moved to
London, meets Dan (
Jude Law) on the street. While looking at him, a taxi hits her. After taking her to the hospital, Dan begins dating
Alice. A year later, Dan -- who has written a novel about Alice -- is bored. He flirts with photograph…
3.
Closer, 2004
The Graduate1967 Film8.1/10-IMDb87%-Rotten TomatoesBenjamin Braddock (
Dustin Hoffman) has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking: What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by
Mrs. Robinson (
Anne Bancroft), a bored housewife an…
2.
The Graduate, 1967
1.
Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?, 1966
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