Born in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 20, 1925, Robert Altman learned about filmmaking after a stint in the Air Force, where he produced documentaries, employee training films and educational shorts.In 1957, he completed The Delinquents, which opened the door for his direction of high-profile TV series such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Maverick" and "Bonanza." Altman's first critical and financial success came with MASH (1970), for which he received the first of seven Oscar nods. The equally revered films The Long Goodbye (1973), Thieves Like Us (1974) and Nashville (1975) soon followed.
Known for working with large ensemble casts who deliver overlapping dialogue, Altman built a career replete with critical acclaim -- marked by films such as The Player (1993), Gosford Park (2001), which won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, and The Company (2003). Altman received an honorary Oscar in 2006 and died in November the same year at the age of 81.
Tanner on TannerShowtime's miniseries follows up on former presidential contender Jack Tanner (Michael Murphy) and his documentary-filmmaker daughter Alex (Cynthia Nixon) 16 years after Jack's failed foray into national politics. Directed by Robert Altman and written by Gary Trudeau (who both won Emmys for the... Read More
Tanner '88Director Robert Altman and cartoonist Garry B. Trudeau combine talents for this groundbreaking HBO mockumentary miniseries about the 1988 presidential race, in which fictional candidate and all-around nice guy Jack Tanner (Michael Murphy) runs for office. Tanner doesn't have the instincts of his... Read More
A Perfect CoupleRobert Altman helms this winning romantic comedy about an uptight bachelor (Paul Dooley) who tries his luck with a computer dating service. He gets matched up with his polar opposite -- a singer (Marta Heflin) who often gigs with her rock group "family" -- much to the chagrin of his domineering... Read More
A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
The American Ruling Class (2005) | NR | |
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Tanner on Tanner (2004) | NR | |
A Decade Under the Influence (2003) | R | |
The Company (2003) | PG-13 | |
Gosford Park (2001) | R | |
R | ||
Directors: Robert Altman (2000) | NR | |
Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) | NR | |
Cookie's Fortune (1999) | PG-13 | |
The Gingerbread Man (1998) | R | |
Gun (1997) | NR | |
Kansas City (1996) | R | |
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The Player (1992) | R | |
Vincent & Theo (1990) | PG-13 | |
Tanner '88 (1988) | NR | |
Aria (1987) | R | |
Beyond Therapy (1986) | R | |
O.C. and Stiggs (1985) | R | |
Fool for Love (1985) | R | |
Secret Honor (1984) | NR | |
Streamers (1983) | R | |
NR | ||
Popeye (1980) | PG | |
Quintet (1979) | R | |
A Perfect Couple (1979) | PG | |
A Wedding (1978) | PG | |
3 Women (1977) | PG | |
PG | ||
Nashville (1975) | R | |
Thieves Like Us (1974) | R | |
California Split (1974) | R | |
The Long Goodbye (1973) | R | |
Images (1972) | R | |
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) | R | |
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Events (1970) | NR | |
Bonanza (1959) | NR | |
The Delinquents (1957) | NR | |
The James Dean Story (1957) | NR | |
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