Direction: Alan J. Pakula

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Alan J. Pakula. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


All the President's Men

1976 · Movie · 136 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Robert Redford · Dustin Hoffman · Jason Robards · Martin Balsam

Plot In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to...

7.2

12K votes

7.2

12K votes

Sophie's Choice

1982 · Movie · 157 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Meryl Streep · Kevin Kline · Peter MacNicol · Rita Karin

Plot The year is 1947. Aspiring southern author Stingo (Peter MacNicol) heads to New York to seek his fortune. Moving into a dingy Brooklyn boarding house, Stingo strikes up a friendship...

7.2

7K votes

7.2

7K votes

Presumed Innocent

1990 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Harrison Ford · Greta Scacchi · Bonnie Bedelia · Brian Dennehy

Plot When a female D.A. is killed, the D.A. assigns his assistant to handle the investigation. Only problem is that he was having an affair with her. And the evidence reveals...

6.7

20K votes

6.7

20K votes

Klute

1971 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Jane Fonda · Donald Sutherland · Roy Scheider · Charles Cioffi

Plot A small-town private eye (Donald Sutherland) searching for a missing husband in New York befriends a high-end call girl (Jane Fonda) who's threatened by a sadistic killer in this character-driven...

6.5

2K votes

6.5

2K votes

The Parallax View

1974 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Warren Beatty · Hume Cronyn · William Daniels · Paula Prentiss

Plot A reporter uncovers the deadly conspiracy behind a political assassination.

6.4

1K votes

6.4

1K votes

The Pelican Brief

1993 · Movie · 141 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Julia Roberts · Denzel Washington · Sam Shepard · Tony Goldwyn

Plot Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered and a lone law student turns her suspicions about the deaths into a specualtive brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels...

6.3

41K votes

6.3

41K votes

Comes a Horseman

1978 · Movie · 118 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Jane Fonda · Jason Robards · James Caan · Richard Farnsworth

Plot Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank...

6.2

542 votes

6.2

542 votes

The Sterile Cuckoo

1969 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Liza Minnelli · Wendell Burton · Tim McIntire · Sandy Faison

Plot Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude calling for a maturity of vision beyond their experience of capabilities. Pookie Adams...

6.1

121 votes

6.1

121 votes

The Devil's Own

1997 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Harrison Ford · Brad Pitt · Margaret Colin · Rubén Blades

Plot Alan J. Pakula's last film, is a character-driven thriller that confronts suspense and gritty realism head-on. Harrison Ford plays Tom O'Meara, an Irish-American cop in New York who opens his...

5.9

17K votes

5.9

17K votes

Starting Over

1979 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Burt Reynolds · Jill Clayburgh · Candice Bergen · Charles Durning

Plot His life racked by divorce, Phil Potter learns what it's like to be single, self-sufficient, and lonely once again. When a blind date grows into a serious affair, the romance...

5.8

289 votes

5.8

289 votes

See You in the Morning

1989 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

5.6

151 votes

5.6

151 votes

Consenting Adults

1992 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Kevin Kline · Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio · Kevin Spacey · Rebecca Miller

Plot Richard and Priscilla Parker's lives take a turn for the better when Eddy and Kay move into the house next door. Eddy's a risk taker and shows his new neighbours...

5.5

2K votes

5.5

2K votes

Orphans

1987 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

5.2

94 votes

5.2

94 votes

Rollover

1981 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Jane Fonda · Kris Kristofferson · Hume Cronyn · Bob Gunton

Plot Turgid big-budget drama about Arab undermining of American economy. Kristofferson is lifeless, Fonda is humorless. Supporting players Sommer and Cronyn fare better.

5.1

180 votes

5.1

180 votes

Dream Lover

1986 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Kristy McNichol · Ben Masters · Paul Shenar · Justin Deas

Plot After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters...

4.8

44 votes

4.8

44 votes

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