John Cassavetes Movies

An intimate portrait of the superb actress Gena Rowlands, icon of independent cinema. Together with her husband, legendary director John Cassavetes...

A gang of outlaw bikers strike a bargain with the Sheriff of a small beach town; let them stay and the town is safe. But a local girl strays into...

A group of escaped convicts holds a household prisoner as the police close in.

Joao is a 50 year old actor who lives with his 72 year old mother, Celina. He spends his time between his work at night as a crossdresser in small...

The story of three people - a press agent, a private detective and a nightclub owner - whose careers require them to spend most of the night awake...

A gambler comes out of prison, returns to his old-flame, and finds that she has a teenage son, who begins to believe that the ex-con is his father.

Filmmaker Michael Ventura follows Cassavetes around as the actor/director labors on his final film, Love Streams.

While in Havana, a musician gets involved with a crippled man and his beautiful wife... with deadly results.

A documentary behind the scenes of John Cassavetes' 'Husbands' (1970).

An historical film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king that united all ancient Greek tribes and led them against the...

An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for studying and depicting the human character....

This Argentinian dramedy gives us elements of Woody Allen’s nervous comedy and Cassavetes’ melodramatic roller coaster in a storm of egos...

A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.

After professional stickup man Mario Corda is jailed, his young, ambitious partner -- who covets both Corda's life and his wife -- cuts loose,...

A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.

A failed private investigator investigates a series of disappearances, and in order to get his way he's even willing to manipulate a grieving mother.

Marvin, a heavy-drinking widower meets Tige, an 11-year-old orphan. With nowhere else to go, Tige moves in with Marvin and they develop a close...

A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes being filmed just north of London, the short focuses...

Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fellow directors remember the man and his work.