Direction: James Lapine

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


Into the Woods (TV)

1991 · Movie · 153 min. · United States

Direction James Lapine

Cast Bernadette Peters · Kim Crosby · Chip Zien · Joanna Gleason

Plot In this Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim, several fairy tale characters learn the hard way that the 'Happily Ever After' they sought isn't necessarily so happy after all.

7.4

90 votes

7.4

90 votes

Six by Sondheim (TV)

2013 · Documentary · 86 min. · United States

Direction James Lapine · Autumn de Wilde · Todd Haynes

Plot An intimate and candid look at the life and art of the legendary composer-lyricist.

Max

6.9

49 votes

6.9

49 votes

Impromptu

1991 · Movie · 109 min. · United Kingdom

Direction James Lapine

Cast Judy Davis · Hugh Grant · Mandy Patinkin · Bernadette Peters

Plot In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand.

6.1

327 votes

6.1

327 votes

Earthly Possessions (TV)

1999 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction James Lapine

Cast Susan Sarandon · Stephen Dorff · Elisabeth Moss · Jay O. Sanders

Plot Susan Sarandon stars in this made-for-cable-TV adaptation of Anne Tyler's novel about a housewife who thinks her life is going nowhere. However, she suddenly gets a lot more adventure than...

5.0

65 votes

5.0

65 votes

Custody (TV)

2016 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction James Lapine

Cast Viola Davis · Hayden Panettiere · Catalina Sandino Moreno · Ellen Burstyn

Plot The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.

4.7

124 votes

4.7

124 votes

Life with Mikey

1993 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction James Lapine

Cast Michael J. Fox · Christina Vidal · Nathan Lane · Cyndi Lauper

Plot Michael Chapman was once a child TV star. But when he grew up, he couldn't get work. So he and his brother, Ed start their own talent agency that specializes...

4.4

918 votes

4.4

918 votes

In the Company of Rose

2022 · Documentary · 85 min. · United States

Direction James Lapine

Cast Rose Styron

Plot Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron, shares the story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, and life partner to William.

Not rated

Not rated