Direction: Ernest Thompson

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ernest Thompson. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


1969

1988 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Ernest Thompson

Cast Robert Downey Jr. · Kiefer Sutherland · Bruce Dern · Mariette Hartley

Synopsis Two friends, Ralph and Scott live in a small minded town at the offset of the Vietnam war. While Scott's brother enlists, he and Ralph are outspoken in their opposition to the war. Scott's attitude alienates him from his father...

5.4

211 votes

5.4

211 votes

The West Side Waltz (TV)

1995 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Ernest Thompson

Cast Shirley MacLaine · Liza Minnelli · Jennifer Grey · August Schellenberg

Synopsis Shirley Maclaine stars as a reclusive piano player in this made-for-television movie based on the play by Ernest Thompson. Maclaine plays Margaret Mary Elderdice, a loner-type who befriends her next-door neighbor and violinist Cara Varnum (Liza Minnelli) only so the...

4.7

35 votes

4.7

35 votes

On Golden Pond (TV)

2001 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Ernest Thompson · Martin Pasetta

Cast Julie Andrews · Christopher Plummer · Glenne Headly · Sam Robards

Synopsis Ethel (Dame Julie Andrews) and Norman Thayer (Christopher Plummer) are an old couple living "On Golden Pond". Their daughter, Chelsea Thayer Wayne (Glenne Headly), is forty-two-years-old, and has never been married. She is dating a forty-five-year-old dentist, and brings him...

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Out of Time (TV)

2000 · Movie · 95 min. · Canada

Direction Ernest Thompson

Cast James McDaniel · Mel Harris · August Schellenberg · Karen Holness

Synopsis A man awakens after sleeping for 20 years to find that his small local town has changed for the worse.

Not rated

Not rated