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The Graduate (1967) FR #132 | Movie | Romance, Comedy | USA | English
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Director Mike Nichols
Writer Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, Charles Webb
Cast Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross
Plot A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
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Who'S Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966) FR #645 | Movie | Drama | USA | English, Latin
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Director Mike Nichols
Writer Ernest Lehman, Edward Albee
Cast Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal
Plot A middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
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Closer (2004) FR #3804 | Movie | Romance, Drama | UK, USA | English
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Director Mike Nichols
Writer Patrick Marber
Cast Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen
Plot The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
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Charlie Wilson'S War (2007) FR #4053 | Movie | Biography, Comedy | Germany, USA | English, Arabic
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Director Mike Nichols
Writer Aaron Sorkin, George Crile
Cast Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Plot A drama based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
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Working Girl (1988) FR #4609 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, German
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Director Mike Nichols
Writer Kevin Wade
Cast Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver
Plot When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
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The Birdcage (1996) FR #4797 | Movie | Comedy | USA | English
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Director Mike Nichols
Writer Jean Poiret, Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro
Cast Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman
Plot A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.
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Editorial Best Mike Nichols Movies/TV Shows collects the director’s most important, popular and top regarded work. This list is built from the cataogue of 25000 core titles provided on FlickRatings, and showcases most important movies and TV shows as ordered by our score generated using public metadata. Combine this with our weekly updated OTT information to shortlist your next watch.
