Stephen Gyllenhaal

Stephen Gyllenhaal

October 4, 1949 · 77 years old

Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (/ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/; born October 4, 1949; Cleveland) is an American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal directed the film version of the Pete Dexter novel Paris Trout, which was nominated for five Emmy Awards and won him a D…

Known For

11 titles
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Losing Isaiah

Losing Isaiah

1995 · 1h 51m · Movie

The biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.

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2
Homegrown

Homegrown

1998 · 1h 42m · Movie

Three marijuana farmhands see their boss killed, ending their peaceful existence in NW California. They decide to harvest, process and sell the crop themselves. Crime bosses, corrupt cops, killer pilot, greed etc. ensue.

5.7
3
Waterland

Waterland

1992 · 1h 35m · Movie

In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during World War II.

6.5
4
An Amish Murder

An Amish Murder

2013 · 1h 25m · Movie

A murder investigation in her hometown triggers deep-seated emotions in an Ohio police chief who came from the Amish community.

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A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

1993 · 1h 42m · Movie

Martha Horgan, a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt Frances in a small town, is known for always telling the truth.

5.7
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Girl Fight

Girl Fight

2011 · 1h 28m · Movie

A video of an assault on a teenager surfaces on the Internet.

6.2
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Living with the Dead

Living with the Dead

2002 · 2h 22m · Movie

A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. The detective investigating the murders looks to him for help in solving the case.

7.0
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Certain Fury

Certain Fury

1985 · 1h 27m · Movie

During a courtroom shootout, a teenage sex worker and small-time crook wind up on the run to fight their way together through the drug underworld.

5.3
9
So B. It

So B. It

2016 · 1h 38m · Movie

A young girl named Heidi, who lives with her mentally disabled mother, travels across the country to find out about her and her mother's past.

6.8
10
The Patron Saint of Liars

The Patron Saint of Liars

1998 · 1h 40m · Movie

A woman runs away from her husband when she discovers she is pregnant, going to a Catholic school for girls, where she meets and marries another man, who raises the child as his own. Meanwhile, the first husband spends 15 years se...

5.2
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Shattered Mind

Shattered Mind

1996 · 2h 0m · Movie

Suzy is married and has two small daughters. When her dad dies, her dissociative identity disorder deteriorates, threatening herself and her family.

5.7