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David Mamet - what members say

State And Main review by from South Yorkshire

Mamet with a spoonful of sugar 10 July 2004
...So it's official. David Mamet can do humour. This is good news for those of us who like the idea of Mamet - his lyrical writing, his insight into the dark side of everyday... Read customer review

Heist review by mcgoolagong from Hamilton

Heist 25 September 2008
...Typically sharp David Mamet dialogue and good acting but not the most enjoyable film to watch. Probably too many twists and turns to enjoy it. ... Read customer review

The Spanish Prisoner review by Cato from Shropshire

Super riddle 27 April 2007
...t the victim is a suspect. It's clever stuff by a master of intelligent drama, David Mamet, and you've never seen Steve Martin in a part like this before, acting straight... Read customer review

David Mamet - filmography

Redbelt on DVD (2008)
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: David Mamet
Certificate:
A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry (Ejiofor). Though his refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

61% from 2,414 members

The Unit - Season 4 (2008)
Starring: Dennis Haysbert, Audrey Marie Anderson, Regina Taylor
Director: David Mamet, Steven DePaul, Michael Zinberg
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They are The Unit, a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command. Whether stateside or aboard, these heroes are on the frontlines protecting U.S. citizens and foreigners alike, slipping in under the radar and risking their lives to save the day then leaving just ..read more »

89% from 79 members
Not available for rental

Redbelt - Blu-ray (2008)
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: David Mamet
Certificate:
A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry (Ejiofor). Though his refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

60% from 871 members

The Unit - Season 1 (4 discs) on DVD (2006)
Starring: Robert Patrick, Dennis Haysbert, Scott Foley
Director: David Mamet, Helen Shaver, Oz S
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"The Unit" is an all-exploding, all-shooting, action cavalcade, featuring a covert team of Special Forces operatives risking their lives in undercover missions in far-flung locations, while their families try to live normal lives, patiently waiting at home and guarding their loved ones' secrets.

78% from 2,288 members

Spartan on DVD (2004)
Starring: Val Kilmer, William H. Macy, Derek Luke
Director: David Mamet
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When a U.S. government secret agent is assigned to rescuing the kidnapped daughter of a high ranking government official, he realises all is not what it seems.

53% from 19,610 members

Heist on DVD (2001)
Starring: Gene Hackman, Danny De Vito, Delroy Lindo
Director: David Mamet
Certificate:
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Written and directed by David Mamet, HEIST is a crime thriller that follows ageing master thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) as he plans one last robbery before literally sailing off into the sunset. What seems like the perfect heist gets complicated, however, when Joe's "business" partner, Bergman (..read more »

62% from 4,101 members

State And Main on DVD (2000)
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy
Director: David Mamet
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In the screwball comedy STATE AND MAIN, writer-director David Mamet reveals that the only thing more corrupt than Hollywood moviemaking is a small American town that is willing to stoop to any level to be a part of it. Marshalling an all-star ensemble, Mamet chronicles a movie production's arrival ..read more »

58% from 3,004 members

The Winslow Boy on DVD (1999)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Gemma Jones, Jeremy Northam
Director: David Mamet
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The story of the very public fight to clear the name of the Winslow family's son. Based on the play by Terrence Rattigan.

66% from 736 members

The Spanish Prisoner (1998)
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Felicity Huffman, Ricky Jay
Director: David Mamet
Certificate:
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Moody, austere, and unabashedly clever, THE SPANISH PRISONER is familiar ground for puzzle-loving writer-director David Mamet. Campbell Scott plays the Hitchcockian hero Joe Ross, an unassuming fall guy who has invented a mysterious process worth an unnamed, but presumably enormous, figure. Joe's ..read more »

64% from 1,809 member
Not currently released

Oleanna (1994)
Starring: William H. Macy, Debra Eisenstadt, Debra Eisenstadt
Director: David Mamet
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David Mamet adapted his own provocative play into a film version without sacrificing the dramatic punch in every ambiguous line of dialogue and every significant gesture. John (William H. Macy) is a college professor; Carol (Debra Eisenstadt) is his pupil who comes to him one afternoon for help. ..read more »

62% from 38 members
Currently unavailable

Homicide on DVD (1991)
Starring: William H. Macy, Joe Mantegna, Ving Rhames
Director: David Mamet
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A Jewish detective is called out to investigate the murder of an old Jewish woman. But he discovers that there's more than just a murder.....

59% from 816 members

Things Change (1988)
Starring: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna
Director: David Mamet
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Gino, an elderly, gracious shoeshiner who bears an uncanny resemblance to a mob kingpin, agrees to take a three-year jail rap for him in return for a fishing boat and retiring to the "old country." But his life is turned upside down when his "guard" takes him on a last weekend fling and he's ..read more »

51% from 17 members
Currently unavailable

House Of Games on DVD (1987)
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Lindsay Crouse, Mike Nussbaum
Director: David Mamet
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In his directorial debut, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet creates a stylish cinematic puzzle of games within games, as con men are joined by a psychologist in creating the perfect caper. Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), the writer of psychological self-help books, meets Mike (Joe ..read more »

63% from 2,459 members

David Mamet facts

5 most recent films

Redbelt - 3.0 stars
The Unit - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
Redbelt - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Unit - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Spartan - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Unit - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
The Unit - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
The Winslow Boy - 3.5 stars
The Spanish Prisoner - 3.0 stars
House Of Games - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Things Change - 2.5 stars
Oleanna - 3.0 stars
Spartan - 2.5 stars
State And Main - 3.0 stars
Homicide - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rebecca Pidgeon - 6 times - show films
Abby Brammell - 6 times - show films
Robert Patrick - 6 times - show films
Dennis Haysbert - 6 times - show films
Scott Foley - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Steve Gomer - 5 times - show films
Helen Shaver - 5 times - show films
Oz S - 5 times - show films
Stev - 1 times - show films
Steven DePaul - 1 times - show films