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James Toback

Date of birth: 1944-11-23

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Writing

Also known as:

James Toback

Biography

James Lee Toback  (born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Toback, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movie Credits

Mississippi Grind
3

Mississippi Grind

2015-07-04

Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis

Exposed
2.3

Exposed

1983-04-22

Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes

Alice
3.1

Alice

1990-12-25

Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax pla

Giving It Up
2

Giving It Up

1999-03-16

A womanizing New York adman attempts to identify the causes of, and find a remedy for, his so-called

When Will I Be Loved
2

When Will I Be Loved

2004-06-06

Feeling undervalued by her boyfriend, a young woman begins to explore her sexuality with other peopl

The Outsider
3.1

The Outsider

2005-12-04

Nicholas Jarecki follows director James Toback on the 12-day shoot of his thriller, When Will I Be L

Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film
0

Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

2002-11-05

The director and the actor from Fingers (1978) talks about the film

River of Fundament
3

River of Fundament

2014-02-12

Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of No

Never Down
0

Never Down

2007-01-01

Rico reunites with his ex-wife after serving a five year prison term for armed robbery. Upon Rico's

An Imperfect Murder
1.7

An Imperfect Murder

2017-09-03

Successful actress Vera Lockman thrashes during a nightmare in which she struggles with, shoots and

Black and White
2.3

Black and White

1999-09-04

Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
0

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

1968-01-01

Portrait of Norman Mailer at the time of the Pentagon demonstrations in 1967, documenting Mailer's i

We Blew It
2.6

We Blew It

2017-11-08

How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of t

Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident
0

Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident

2016-11-23

Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, this punchy short features James Toback recounting a bizarre, yea

A Fuller Life
3.3

A Fuller Life

2013-08-28

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconven

Jim Brown: All-American
2.5

Jim Brown: All-American

2002-03-22

Jim Brown: All-American is a 2002 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The film takes a look at t

The Big Bang
2.1

The Big Bang

1990-05-11

Filmmaker James Toback poses basic questions in philosophy, such as why we're here and where we're g

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
0

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

2006-12-12

Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

Michael Cimino, God Bless America
3.8

Michael Cimino, God Bless America

2022-01-19

A road-movie narrated by Michael Cimino (recorded by the documentary's director during their journey

Death of a Dynasty
2.7

Death of a Dynasty

2003-05-07

A story which centers around Dave Katz, a journalist at a hip-hop magazine who is sent on assignment