Direction: Elaine May
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Elaine May. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Mikey and Nicky
1976 · Movie · 119 min. · United States
Direction Elaine May
Cast Peter Falk · John Cassavetes · Ned Beatty · Rose Arrick
Plot In the mob you trust no one. Not even your best friend.
7.0
347 votes
7.0
347 votes
A New Leaf
1971 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Elaine May
Cast Walter Matthau · Elaine May · Jack Weston · George Rose
Plot Henry Graham is a man with a problem: he has run through his entire inheritance, and is completely unequipped to provide for himself. His childhood guardian, Uncle Harry (a deliciously...
6.5
259 votes
6.5
259 votes
The Heartbreak Kid
1972 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Elaine May
Cast Charles Grodin · Cybill Shepherd · Jeannie Berlin · Audra Lindley
Plot Three days into his Miami honeymoon, New York Jewish Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms him in his opinion that he has made a serious mistake and he decides...
6.3
211 votes
6.3
211 votes
Ishtar
1987 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction Elaine May
Cast Dustin Hoffman · Warren Beatty · Isabelle Adjani · Charles Grodin
Plot Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play the Ishtar Hilton. Somehow they become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels...
3.7
1K votes
3.7
1K votes
American Masters: Mike Nichols (TV)
2016 · Documentary · 53 min. · United States
Direction Elaine May
Cast Bob Balaban · Alec Baldwin · Matthew Broderick · James L. Brooks
Plot The life and 50th-year of director Mike Nichols, one of only two people who have won Peabody, Emmy,Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards.
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