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One Battle After Another

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Edward James Olmos as Juror 11 in 12 Angry Men 1997.

28 Years Ago, One of the Greatest Filmmakers Remade an All-Time Classic, and It Wasn’t Half Bad

The Oscar-winning director of 'The French Connection' and 'The Exorcist' reimagined this timeless classic with a modern edge.

Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne) investigates a crime scene that soon turns personal in 'CSI's 200th episode 'Mascara'.

William Friedkin's Existential, Noir Nailbiter is One of the Most Stressful Movies Ever Made ('Sorcerer')

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Every William Friedkin Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best

From 'The French Connection' to 'The Exorcist,' the late Oscar winner left a permanent mark on cinema.

Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection

Al Pacino in William Friedkin's 'Cruising'

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The illustrated figure of a man wearing jeans, a jacket and sunglasses, holding a gun and a briefcase and leaning against a graffitied wall while the sun sets.

William Friedkin's Existential, Noir Nailbiter is One of the Most Stressful Movies Ever Made ('Sorcerer')

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10 Underrated Movies From Oscar-Winning Directors

There's more to William Friedkin than 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection.'

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This Controversial Al Pacino Thriller Is Finally Coming to 4K Blu-ray

A cop goes undercover to find a brutal killer in this William Friedkin thriller.

Linda Blair as Regan, floating above a bed, possessed, with her arms spread wide in The Exorcist

Linda Blair as Regan Macneil in The Exorcist

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Kick Off Spooky Season With Two Horror Classics Arriving on Max

The two iconic titles join ranks with others like ‘Scream’ and ‘The Craft’.

Custom composite image of Ashley Judd as Agnes White from William Friedkin's Bug (2006)

This Paranoid Psychological Horror Weaves a Claustrophobic Web of Conspiracy and Fear

William Friedkin blurs the line between reality and delusion in this horror thriller.

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Gene Hackman’s Best Action Thriller Had an Even Darker Sequel

This sequel to an Oscar-winning film took the series in a much darker direction.

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The man behind 'The Exorcist' can't recommend these movies enough.

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When William Friedkin Remade 'The Wages of Fear' to Make a Point About Vietnam

'Sorcerer' towers above its peers as a cathartic sociocultural text from the late 1970s.