John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

December 9, 1929 · 96 years old

John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as an actor on television and in film, Cassavetes also became a pioneer of American independent cinema, writing and directing movies financed in part with income from hi…

Known For

20 titles
1
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968 · 2h 17m · Movie

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

8.0
2
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967 · 2h 30m · Movie

During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

7.7
3
A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

1974 · 2h 35m · Movie

Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.

8.0
4
The Fury

The Fury

1978 · 1h 58m · Movie

A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency.

6.3
5
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976 · 2h 15m · Movie

A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.

7.3
6
Shadows

Shadows

1960 · 1h 27m · Movie

Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.

7.2
7
Gloria

Gloria

1980 · 2h 3m · Movie

When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.

7.1
8
Faces

Faces

1968 · 2h 10m · Movie

A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.

7.4
9
She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely

1997 · 1h 40m · Movie

After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

5.9
10
Husbands

Husbands

1970 · 2h 34m · Movie

After the death of a common friend, three married men leave their lives together, seeking pleasure and freedom and ultimately leaving for London.

7.1
11
Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

1976 · 1h 46m · Movie

Nicky is on the run from the mob, and he turns to old pal Mikey for help.

7.3
12
Love Streams

Love Streams

1984 · 2h 21m · Movie

Two closely bound, emotionally wounded souls reunite after years apart.

7.6
13
Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971 · 1h 54m · Movie

A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.

7.2
14
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976 · 1h 55m · Movie

A crazed sniper is set to kill spectators at an L.A. Coliseum football championship game and the police race against time to eliminate him.

6.2
15
Capone

Capone

1975 · 1h 41m · Movie

The story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years.

5.7
16
Tempest

Tempest

1982 · 2h 20m · Movie

Unhappy middle-aged architect Philip Dimitrius leaves his wife Antonia and career for a spiritual awakening on a Greek island with his new girlfriend Aretha and teenage daughter, leading to extraordinary results for everyone aroun...

6.4
17
Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain

1969 · 1h 36m · Movie

A paroled gangster and his son plan to rob a Las Vegas gambling house, unaware that the casino is bitterly contested by the West Coast and East Coast mobs.

6.1
18
Big Trouble

Big Trouble

1986 · 1h 33m · Movie

Insurance agent plots with client to kill her nutty husband.

5.2
19
Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues

1961 · 1h 43m · Movie

Ghost is an ideological musician who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. However, when he meets and falls in love with beautiful singer Jess Polanski, she comes between him and his band me...

6.8
20
Devil's Angels

Devil's Angels

1967 · 1h 24m · Movie

An exiled band of Hell's Angels strike a bargain with the Sheriff of a local town, let them stay and the town is safe. But a local girl strays into their lair and sparks off a full scale Angel war.

5.0
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