George Plimpton Movies

When professors discover that an aimless janitor is also a math genius, a therapist helps the young man confront the demons that are holding him back.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Matt Damon

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jodie Foster

When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish:...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Anne Bancroft

After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

Genre: Western

Cast: John Wayne

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Warren Beatty

After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tom Hanks

A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Jean Reno

New York advertising executive Morris Codman seems to have it all - lots of talent and a beautiful girlfriend, Debbie. When he loses his job he...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Sandra Bullock

Plimpton! tells the story of writer, editor, amateur sportsman and friend to many, George Plimpton. Using Plimpton’s own narration –...

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Cast: George Plimpton

Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David McCullough

Newly discovered interviews with friends of Truman Capote made by Paris Review co-founder George Plimpton invigorate this fascinating documentary on...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Truman Capote

Takes place over the course of one feverish night in a Manhattan police precinct and neighboring bar.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Rip Torn

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Fisher Stevens

A salute to Playboy Magazine on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary, hosted by founding publisher Hugh Hefner and an all-male guest list.

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Hugh Hefner

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anthony Hopkins

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous....

Genre: History

Cast: Philip Bosco

Bob Morrison, a successful composer of TV commercial jingles, is unhappy with his lack of creative freedom in developing the definitive dog-food...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Joseph Brooks

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Frank Sinatra

The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Broderick Crawford

With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Steve Martin

In 1967, New York City is host to the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. This documentary takes a look behind the scenes, transporting the viewer...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jack Doroshow

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Muhammad Ali

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War....

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Peter O'Toole

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring...

Genre: History

Cast: John Belushi

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sienna Miller

In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Peter Gabriel

Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Brown

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Sean Connery

George Plimpton takes us through some of the more unsual programming from around the world. Highlights include Japan's 'Screaming Man', kooky workout...

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Cast: George Plimpton

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Matthew McConaughey

Outspokenly critical writing teacher allows his criticism to extend to his everyday life and soon learns why that is not a good idea. While the...

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Cast: Tom Noonan

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Chloë Sevigny

George Plimpton got a job playing one of the bad guys in the Howard Hawks-directed John Wayne Western "Rio Lobo." In this special we see him talking...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: George Plimpton