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  • The Birthday Party
  • The Birthday Party review by A customer from Leicester
    Rated - 2 stars If you have to 30 November 2008
    ...Maybe it was just too gritty. I rented it because it was directed by William Friedkin,of Exorcist fame etc. and starred Robert Shaw,Jaws etc. Depressing really but I really onl...  
  • Sorcerer
  • Sorcerer review by A customer from Aberdeen
    Rated - 1 stars See "Wages of Fear" instead 3 September 2007
    ...ilm ever made. So why bother to redo something that was perfect to begin with? William Friedkin refuses to provide any answer to that question. There are some good moments in ...  
  • Bug
  • Bug review by ValleyJohn from Biggleswade
    Rated - 4 stars Bug 10 March 2008
    ...William Friedkin is an amazing film maker . He freely admits that not all his films are great . in fact he is honest enough to admit that some just dont work. In the Seventies ...  

William Friedkin - filmography


  • Bug on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Ashley Judd,  Michael Shannon,  Harry Connick Jr.
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    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.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 4,991 members
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  • The Hunted on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Tommy Lee Jones,  Benicio Del Toro,  Connie Neilsen
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    When rogue US special forces operative Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro) goes on the rampage, Lieutenant Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), the man who trained him, is brought out of retirement to track him down and bring him to justice. With the help of tenacious FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen), ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 5,904 members
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  • Jade on DVD (1995)
    Starring: David Caruso,  Linda Fiorentino,  Chazz Palminteri
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Assistant D.A. David Corelli (David Caruso) is trapped between friendship and the law when the brutal murder of an important San Franciso millionaire points toward his former lover and college friend, Trina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino), a beautiful woman with a mysterious alter ego. As details of the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 1,186 member
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  • Cruising on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Paul Sorvino,  Karen Allen
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Based on murders that took place between 1962 and 1979 in New York city, Cruising follows the story of police detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino)as he tries to solve a number of brutal murder cases in the gay community. Cruising received a multitude of publicity when it was released due to the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 847 members
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  • Sorcerer (1977)
    Starring: Roy Scheider,  Bruno Cremer
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Roy Scheider lends his intense talent to this taut action-adventure from director William Friedkin. Set on the edge of a South American Jungle, a desperate four-man team, led by Scheider, must transport a volatile cargo of nitroglycerine over 200 miles of treacherous terrain in order to stop a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 28 members
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  • The Exorcist on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Ellen Burstyn,  Linda Blair,  Jason Miller
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    With THE EXORCIST, William Friedkin (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE BOYS IN THE BAND) rivals Hitchcock for heart-stopping terror in this deeply horrifyingmasterpiece that led to religious boycotts, fainting and nauseous audiences, and a commercial success that forever changed Hollywood. Linda Blair ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 22,017 members
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  • Good Times on DVD (1966)
    Starring: Sonny Bono,  Cher,  George Sanders
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Versatile variety-hour marrieds Sonny and Cher, as themselves, contemplate the jump from pop superstardom to the silver screen after a big-shot producer makes them an offer they can't refuse. Actually, Sonny can refuse, as he quickly imagines the various possibilities of a Hollywood career, all of ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 42 members
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  • Blue Chips
    Starring: Nick Nolte,  Mary McDonnell,  Matt Nover
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When a college basketball coach (Nick Nolte) has his first losing season, he must decide between his personal sense of values and the value of a winning team. Does he "buy" hot prospects and win, only to lose his self-respect? Featuring cameo appearances by real-life basketball legends Bobby Knight,..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 22 members
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William Friedkin - watch online


  • Bug to Watch Now (2007)
    Starring: Ashley Judd,  Michael Shannon,  Harry Connick Jr.
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 102 minutes
    A lonely waitress with a tragic past, Agnes rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband. But when Agnes begins a tentative romance with Peter, an eccentric, nervous drifter, she starts to feel hopeful again - until the first bugs arrive...
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 28 members
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  • The Hunted to Watch Now (2003)
    Starring: Benicio Del Toro,  Tommy Lee Jones,  Connie Nelsen
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 92 minutes
    In the woods of Silver Falls US Special Forces Operative Aaron Hallam goes on the rampage. But nothing is quite what it seems¿ Lieutenant Bonham, the man who trained him, is brought out of retirement to track him down and bring him to justice. With the help of tenacious FBI agent Abby Durell, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 18 members
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  • Jade to Watch Now (1995)
    Starring: David Caruso,  Linda Fiorentino,  Chazz Palminteri
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18 (TBC)
    Watch now: FREE
    Run time: 107 minutes
    Assistant D.A. David Corelli (David Caruso) is trapped between friendship and the law when the brutal murder of an important San Franciso millionaire points toward his former lover and college friend, Trina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino), a beautiful woman with a mysterious alter ego. As details of the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 19 members
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William Friedkin facts

5 most recent films

Bug - 2.0 stars
The Hunted - 3.0 stars
Rules Of Engagement - 3.5 stars
Jade - 2.5 stars
Twilight Zone, The - Season 1 - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

French Connection/French Connection 2 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
French Connection / French Connection 2 - 3.5 stars
The Exorcist - 3.5 stars
Rules Of Engagement - 3.5 stars
Twilight Zone, The - Season 1 - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Good Times - 2.0 stars
Blue Chips - 2.5 stars
The Brink's Job - 2.5 stars
The Night They Raided Minsky's - 3.0 stars
Sorcerer - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Roy Scheider - 9 times - show films
Tony Lo Bianco - 8 times - show films
Gene Hackman - 8 times - show films
Fernando Rey - 8 times - show films
Tommy Lee Jones - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John Frankenheimer - 8 times - show films
Wes Craven - 2 times - show films
Joe Dante - 2 times - show films
Paul L - 2 times - show films
Ted Demme - 1 times - show films