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Steven Zaillian



Filmography

Steven Zaillian - filmography


  • American Gangster - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Josh Brolin,  John Ortiz
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Ridley Scott directs this biopic of 1970s Harlem drug baron Frank Lucas. When his boss dies, underworld driver Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) seizes his chance and begins to build his own criminal empire. Utilising the bodies of dead US soldiers, Lucas begins importing heroin direct from South-..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 6,583 members
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  • All The King's Men - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Sean Penn,  Jude Law,  Kate Winslet
    Director: Steven Zaillian
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Remake of the 1949 feature film based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren - the portrait of a politician's declining morality in the face of his ascent to power. In a character purportedly based on legendary real life southern glad-hander, Huey P. Long, Willie 'Boss' Stark (Sean Penn), a weak ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 880 members
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  • All The King's Men on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Sean Penn,  Jude Law,  Kate Winslet
    Director: Steven Zaillian
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Remake of the 1949 feature film based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren - the portrait of a politician's declining morality in the face of his ascent to power. In a character purportedly based on legendary real life southern glad-hander, Huey P. Long, Willie 'Boss' Stark (Sean Penn), a weak ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 10,231 members
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  • Gangs Of New York on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Liam Neeson,  John C. Reilly,  Brendan Gleeson
    Director: Martin Scorsese
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In 1860's lower Manhattan, the Five Points section is a dark, teeming corner of the city known for vice and chaos. Into this frontier of lawlessness arrives the young Irish American, Amsterdam Vallon. Amsterdam is the orphaned son of the slain Priest Vallon--once chief warrior of the Dead Rabbits ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 45,500 members
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  • Hannibal - Blu-ray (2001)
    Starring: Giancarlo Giannini,  Anthony Hopkins,  Mark Margolis
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Sequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991). It is ten years since the events of the previous film and FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore), recently in trouble with her superiors over a bungled shoot-out, suddenly receives a letter from the escaped Hannibal (Anthony Hopkins). It does not ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 984 members
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  • Hannibal on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Giancarlo Giannini,  Anthony Hopkins,  Mark Margolis
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Sequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991). It is ten years since the events of the previous film and FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore), recently in trouble with her superiors over a bungled shoot-out, suddenly receives a letter from the escaped Hannibal (Anthony Hopkins). It does not ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 20,815 members
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  • A Civil Action on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Sydney Pollack,  John Travolta,  Mary Mara
    Director: Steve Zaillain
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jan Schlichtmann (John Travolta) is a cynical personal injury attorney more concerned with personal profit than justice. Despite his reputation for only taking on big-money cases which he can settle out of court, Schlichtmann agrees to take on the case of Anne Anderson (Kathleen Quinlan), a mother ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,414 member
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  • Clear And Present Danger on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Harrison Ford,  Joaquim De Almeida,  Harris Yulin
    Director: Phillip Noyce
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Harrison Ford reprises his role as CIA Agent Jack Ryan in this adaptation of Tom Clancy's novel. When his mentor Admiral James Greer (James Earl Jones) becomes gravely ill, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. His first assignment: to investigate the murder of one of the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 11,547 members
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  • Jack The Bear on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Miko Hughes,  Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.,  Gary Sinise
    Director: Marshall Herskovitz
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Comedy starring Danny DeVito as the monster-host of a late night horror show. John (DeVito) delights the neighborhood kids with his silly ghoulish antics - but his embarrassed 12-year-old son, Jack the Bear (Robert Steinmiller), is not amused. The other dysfunctional lunatics on the block - and his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 101 members
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  • Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
    Starring: Max Pomeranc,  Joe Mantegna,  Joan Allen
    Director: Steven Zaillian
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A sportswriter is thrilled to find his son is a chess prodigy. Taking his son into the amazing world of championship chess, he learns that loving his kid is the best way to mold a champion in this intelligent and fascinating film.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 26 members
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  • Schindler's List on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Liam Neeson,  Ralph Fiennes,  Ben Kingsley
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on a true story, Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List stars Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, a German businessman in Poland who sees an opportunity to make money from the Nazis' rise to power. He starts a company to make cookware and utensils, using flattery and bribes to win military contracts,..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 81% from 83,752 members
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  • Awakenings on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Max von Sydow,  Penelope Ann Miller,  Julie Kavner
    Director: Penny Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dr Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a shy neurologist and keen lover of earthworms and botany who accidentally wins a job at the New York Bainbridge Hospital looking after catatonics. He discovers, through sheer patience, hard work and experimentation, that the patients may be revivable, with one ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 10,725 members
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  • The Falcon And The Snowman on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Pat Hingle,  Jennifer Runyon,  Sean Penn
    Director: John Schlesinger
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1977, defence plant employee Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) becomes disillusioned with the government following the Vietnam war and America's meddling in the internal affairs of Australia. Taking advantage of the lax security at his place of work, Boyce steals some sensitive documents and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 493 members
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Steven Zaillian facts

5 most recent films

American Gangster - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
All The King's Men - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
All The King's Men - 2.5 stars
Gangs Of New York - 3.0 stars
Gangs Of New York - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Schindler's List - 4.0 stars
American Gangster - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Clear And Present Danger - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Awakenings - 3.5 stars
Gangs Of New York - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Searching for Bobby Fischer - 3.5 stars
Schindler's List - Blu-ray - 5.0 stars
All The King's Men - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
All The King's Men - 2.5 stars
Jack The Bear - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Liam Neeson - 6 times - show films
Ben Kingsley - 5 times - show films
Embeth Davidtz - 4 times - show films
Anthony Hopkins - 4 times - show films
Malgoscha Gebel - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Steven Spielberg - 4 times - show films
Phillip Noyce - 3 times - show films
Ridley Scott - 3 times - show films
Martin Scorsese - 2 times - show films
Steve Zaillain - 1 times - show films