Auteur

Sydney Pollack

1934–2008 · American film director, producer and actor

Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards in a career spanning more than 40 years.

Sydney Pollack, in order

  1. 1960 The Tall Man (TV series): directed
  2. 1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series): directed
  3. 1962 War Hunt: acted · directed by Denis Sanders · audiences 45% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  4. 1963–67 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series): directed
  5. 1965 The Slender Thread: directed
  6. 1966 This Property Is Condemned: directed
  7. 1968 The Scalphunters: directed
  8. 1968 The Swimmer: directed
  9. 1969 Castle Keep: directed
  10. 1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They?: directed
  11. 1972 Jeremiah Johnson: directed
  12. 1973 The Way We Were: directed · critics 64%, audiences 81%
  13. 1974 The Yakuza: directed, produced
  14. 1975 Three Days of the Condor: directed, acted
  15. 1977 Bobby Deerfield: directed, produced
  16. 1979 The Electric Horseman: directed, acted
  17. 1980 Honeysuckle Rose: produced · directed by Jerry Schatzberg
  18. 1981 Absence of Malice: directed, produced · critics 84%, audiences 64% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Tubi
  19. 1982 Tootsie: directed, produced, acted · critics 92%, audiences 81%
  20. 1984 Songwriter: produced · directed by Alan Rudolph
  21. 1985 Out of Africa: directed, produced · critics 62%, audiences 82%
  22. 1988 Bright Lights, Big City: produced · directed by James Bridges
  23. 1990 Havana: directed, produced
  24. 1990 Presumed Innocent: produced · directed by Alan J. Pakula · critics 86%, audiences 67% · streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Tubi
  25. 1992 Death Becomes Her: acted · directed by Robert Zemeckis · critics 58%, audiences 62% · streaming on Prime Video
  26. 1992 Husbands and Wives: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 93%, audiences 87% · streaming on Roku Channel
  27. 1992 Leaving Normal: produced · directed by Edward Zwick
  28. 1992 The Player: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 97%, audiences 84% · streaming on HBO Max
  29. 1993 Fallen Angels (TV series): created
  30. 1993 The Firm: directed, produced · critics 79%, audiences 65% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
  31. 1994 Barbra: The Concert: acted · directed by Barbra Streisand and Dwight Hemion
  32. 1995 Sabrina: directed · critics 62%, audiences 64% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, MGM+
  33. 1995 Sense and Sensibility: produced · directed by Ang Lee
  34. 1998 A Civil Action: acted · directed by Steven Zaillian · critics 66%, audiences 56%
  35. 1998 Sliding Doors: produced · directed by Peter Howitt · critics 66%, audiences 77% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock
  36. 1999 Eyes Wide Shut: acted · directed by Stanley Kubrick · critics 79%, audiences 74% · streaming on Fawesome
  37. 1999 Random Hearts: directed, acted · critics 18%, audiences 24% · streaming on fuboTV, Roku Channel
  38. 1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley: produced · directed by Anthony Minghella · critics 85%, audiences 80% · streaming on Paramount+, Philo, Starz
  39. 2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures: acted · directed by Jan Harlan · critics 86%, audiences 89%
  40. 2001 The Majestic: acted · directed by Frank Darabont · critics 42%, audiences 61% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  41. 2002 Changing Lanes: acted · directed by Roger Michell · critics 77%, audiences 53% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  42. 2003 A Decade Under the Influence: acted · directed by Richard LaGravenese and Ted Demme · critics 76%, audiences 83%
  43. 2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin: acted · directed by Richard Schickel · critics 95%, audiences 90%
  44. 2003 Cold Mountain: produced · directed by Anthony Minghella · critics 70%, audiences 77% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
  45. 2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons: acted · directed by Carlos Benpar
  46. 2005 One Six Right: acted · directed by Brian J. Terwilliger
  47. 2005 Sketches of Frank Gehry: directed, acted
  48. 2005 The Interpreter: directed, acted · critics 57%, audiences 54% · streaming on Netflix
  49. 2006 Avenue Montaigne: acted · directed by Danièle Thompson
  50. 2006 Breaking and Entering: directed, produced
  51. 2007 Michael Clayton: produced, acted · directed by Tony Gilroy · critics 91%, audiences 69%
  52. 2008 Leatherheads: produced · directed by George Clooney · critics 53%, audiences 38% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free)
  53. 2008 Made of Honor: acted · directed by Paul Weiland
  54. 2008 The Reader: produced · directed by Stephen Daldry
  55. 2011 Margaret: produced · directed by Kenneth Lonergan
  56. 2018 Amazing Grace: directed, acted