Direction: Robert Greenwald

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


Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004 · Documentary · 77 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Plot "Outfoxed" examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox...

6.9

66 votes

6.9

66 votes

Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War

2003 · Documentary · 83 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Plot Interviews with varied U.S officials and experts offer a deconstruction on the Bush administration's case for war in Iraq in the wake of 9/11.

6.7

177 votes

6.7

177 votes

Steal This Movie

2000 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

6.1

171 votes

6.1

171 votes

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

2005 · Documentary · 98 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Plot A look at the impact of the retail giant on local communities.

6.1

50 votes

6.1

50 votes

The Burning Bed (TV)

1984 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Farrah Fawcett · Paul Le Mat · Richard Masur · Grace Zabriskie

Plot An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night,...

5.8

57 votes

5.8

57 votes

Sweet Hearts Dance

1988 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Don Johnson · Susan Sarandon · Jeff Daniels · Elizabeth Perkins

Plot Wiley and Sandra have been happily married for years and are now in the process of breaking up. Sam, his childhood friend, is just beginning to fall in love with...

4.8

23 votes

4.8

23 votes

Xanadu

1980 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Olivia Newton-John · Gene Kelly · Michael Beck · James Sloyan

Plot Zeus, worried about the fate of a young painter, chooses one of the nine muses who preside over the arts to inspire the artist to greatness. So the lovely goddess...

4.5

1K votes

4.5

1K votes

Hear No Evil

1993 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Marlee Matlin · D.B. Sweeney · Martin Sheen · John C. McGinley

Plot Jillian Shanahan, a deaf woman, becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a stolen coin, which he plans to keep for himself. A...

4.4

55 votes

4.4

55 votes

Breaking Up

1997 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Russell Crowe · Salma Hayek · Abraham Alvarez · Carlo Corazon

Plot Monica teaches, Steve's a photographer. They've dated more than two years. They're arguing, and she leaves for her apartment, only to return in a few minutes to say they should...

4.3

207 votes

4.3

207 votes

A Woman of Independent Means (TV Miniseries)

1995 · Movie · 316 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Sally Field · Ron Silver · Tony Goldwyn · Jack Thompson

Plot Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early part of the 20th century and begins a life in the high society of Dallas, Texas. As time goes by, things...

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Suppressed, the Fight to Vote

2019 · Documentary · 38 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Stacey Abrams · Carol Anderson · Norman Broderick · Louis Brooks

Plot Robert Greenwald exposes rampant voter suppression that affected the outcome of the 2018 midterm election in Georgia and the threat it poses to our elections all across the nation in...

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In the Custody of Strangers (TV)

1982 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

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Shattered Spirits (TV)

1986 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Martin Sheen · Melinda Dillon · Matthew Labyorteaux · Lukas Haas

Plot When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family's lives back together.

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Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (TV)

1978 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Kim Basinger · Vivian Blaine · Fabian · Tab Hunter

Plot A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.

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Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers

2006 · Documentary · 75 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Plot Documentary portraying the actions of U.S. corporate contractors in the U.S.-Iraq war.

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Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (TV)

1979 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Robert Greenwald

Cast Annie Potts · Harry Dean Stanton · Kim Darby · Arthur Godfrey

Plot After Sweetiepie's husband, who is a trucker, got wounded in a shootout, she has to think up some way to pay the rates for the superliner. Together with a remote...

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