George Plimpton Movies

When professors discover that an aimless janitor is also a math genius, a therapist helps the young man confront the demons that are holding him back.

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War....

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the...

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.

After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical...

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the...

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems...

While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.

After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he...

A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and...

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the...

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from...

With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make...

The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign...

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring...

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

In 1967, New York City is host to the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. This documentary takes a look behind the scenes, transporting the viewer...

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.