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Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Errol Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American director. In 2003, The Guardian put him seventh in its list of the world's 40 best directors. As of 2010, Morris has won one Academy Award for Best Documentary Film.

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Movies Made By Errol Morris (46)

Separated (2024)

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Errol Morris confronts one of the darkest chapters in recent American history: family separations. Based on NBC News Political and National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff's book, Separated: Inside an American Tragedy, Morris ...

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The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)

Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philarmonic, it was inevitable that she would become the focus of much interest and fascination. ...

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Tune Out the Noise (2023)

TUNE OUT THE NOISE is about a group of unlikely upstarts who crossed paths at the University of Chicago in the middle of the 20th century, just as computers were first being used to analyze data. That serendipitous, monumental shift enabled them to develop ...

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The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)

Academy Award winner Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le Carré. ...

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Enemies of the State (2021)

From the outside, the DeHart's were an All-American family. Parents Paul and Leann were U.S. Military members, and son Matt was obsessed with computers from an early age. As a military family, they moved around during Matt's adolescence, and Matt really gr ...

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My Psychedelic Love Story (2020)

An examination of the notorious high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of his famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. ...

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American Dharma (2019)

A portrait of controversial Breitbart honcho and Donald Trump advisor, Stephen K. Bannon. ...

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Wormwood (2017)

In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra. ...

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The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017)

Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years, she captured the "surfaces" of those who visited her studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notable ...

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The Lure (2016)

An eccentric millionaire hides $3 million of gold somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, luring thousands out on a wild treasure hunt in search of riches and redemption. ...

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National Bird (2016)

Sonia Kennebeck takes on the controversial tactic of drone warfare, and demands accountability through the personal accounts—recollections, traumas, and responses—of three American military veterans whose lives have been shaken by the roles they played ...

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Demon in the Freezer (2016)

Errol Morris' "Demon in the Freezer" is a short 17-minute documentary about the stockpiles of the smallpox virus that remain stored for research purposes. ...

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The Look of Silence (2015)

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated. ...

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Most Valuable Whatever (2015)

How much would you pay for Ty Cobb's dentures in an auction? Errol Morris's final short for ESPN Films takes a look at the stranger side of sports memorabilia collecting with perspective from three very, very dedicated fans. ...

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Chrome (2015)

For Steve Coburn, California Chrome was a literal dream come true. In Errol Morris's fifth of six shorts for ESPN Films, we meet the passionate owner of the horse who nearly became the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years. ...

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Being Mr. Met (2015)

In Errol Morris's fourth of six shorts for ESPN Films, we learn, through a former Mr. Met, what it's like to be a mascot — to be beloved, but voiceless — and what happens to one's identity when the time comes to take the suit off. ...

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The Streaker (2015)

Errol Morris introduces us to the world's most prolific streaker. ...

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The Heist (2015)

Michael Jordan's retired North Carolina jersey is stolen. ...

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The Subterranean Stadium (2015)

Errol Morris takes us to a long-running basement electric football league. ...

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It's Not Crazy, It's Sports (2015)

A compilation of shorts directed by Errol Morris. ...

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Leymah Gbowee: The Dream (2014)

Through her activism to topple Liberia's dictator, Leymah Gbowee was able to restore her own faith in humanity. Part 1 of "Three Short Films About Peace. ...

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Lech Walesa: The Shipyard (2014)

Lech Walesa, a shipyard worker and electrician in Soviet-bloc Poland, earned a reputation as an agitator and rabble-rouser in the 1970s for speaking out against Communist control of labor unions. Mr. Walesa was subjected to frequent firings and intense pol ...

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Bob Geldof: The Moment (2014)

Bob Geldof grew up listening to the radio on the outskirts of Dublin, where his loneliness and resentment of prescribed drudgery manifested itself in an all-consuming desire to escape. It was an almost quintessential rock-star story — rebellion, transgre ...

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November 22, 1963 (2013)

Josiah "Tink" Thompson discusses the Kennedy assassination, the nature of truth and photographic evidence in this short film from director Errol Morris. ...

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Benoît Mandelbrot, The Father of Fractals (2013)

A short subject by Errol Morris on pioneering mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, who first described the mathematical concept of fractals. ...

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The Unknown Known (2013)

Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003. ...

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The Act of Killing (2012)

In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres, from gangster epics to musicals. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between real ...

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11 Excellent Reasons Not to Vote? (2012)

Do we have reasons not to vote? How can we hear so much about the election, and not participate? If hope isn't doing it, isn't the fear of the other guy winning enough to brave the roads, the long lines? ...

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Team Spirit (2012)

Errol Morris short film on sports fans who take their love with them to the grave and beyond. ...

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El Wingador (2012)

The filmmaker Errol Morris explores the excessive eating habits of a five-time champion of the Philadelphia Wing Bowl. ...

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The Umbrella Man (2011)

On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Errol Morris explores the story behind the one man seen standing under an open black umbrella at the site. ...

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They Were There (2011)

What does it mean to be an IBMer? Every employee experiences the company in different ways, but the global impact IBM has made on business and society over the last 100 years gives us all a common framework. "They Were There" is told by first-hand witnesse ...

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Dennis Jakob Unplugged (2010)

Short film featuring musings on film art with Dennis Jakob ...

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Tabloid (2010)

A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary. ...

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Survivors (2008)

Errol Morris gives voice to cancer survivors who beat the disease, and the loved ones of those who did not. ...

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Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison. ...

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The Fog of War (2003)

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vi ...

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The Movie Movie (An Excerpt) (2002)

A documentary featuring Donald Trump discussing Citizen Kane. ...

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Gretchen Worden: The Mutter Museum (2001)

Gretchen Worden oversees one of the strangest and creepiest collections in existence. As director of The Mutter Museum, she presides over preserved, mummified and mounted remains of human oddities. Glass jars line her walls, each containing a freak of natu ...

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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

A portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Mr. Leuchter was an engineer who became an expert on execution devices and was later hired by holocaust revisionist historian Ernst Zundel to "prove" ...

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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

Errol Morris's Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals. There's a lion tamer who shares his theories on the mental processes of wild ...

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A Brief History of Time (1991)

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himse ...

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The Dark Wind (1991)

An Indian police officer is mixed up in murder and drug smuggling on the reservation. ...

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The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas. ...

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Vernon, Florida (1981)

Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition of the word "Therefore," and the obsessive turkey hunter ...

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Gates of Heaven (1978)

A documentary about the men who run a pet cemetery, and the men and women who bury their pets. ...

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Movies Starring Errol Morris (18)

Tune Out the Noise (2023)

TUNE OUT THE NOISE is about a group of unlikely upstarts who crossed paths at the University of Chicago in the middle of the 20th century, just as computers were first being used to analyze data. That serendipitous, monumental shift enabled them to develop ...

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American Dharma (2019)

A portrait of controversial Breitbart honcho and Donald Trump advisor, Stephen K. Bannon. ...

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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world's youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of T ...

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The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017)

Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years, she captured the "surfaces" of those who visited her studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notable ...

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An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell (2016)

Finding unexpected beauty in the discarded and decayed, photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed an oeuvre of work that has garnered international acclaim, graced the pages of National Geographic and over 20 published books, and has enlisted admirers su ...

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Bob Geldof: The Moment (2014)

Bob Geldof grew up listening to the radio on the outskirts of Dublin, where his loneliness and resentment of prescribed drudgery manifested itself in an all-consuming desire to escape. It was an almost quintessential rock-star story — rebellion, transgre ...

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Life Itself (2014)

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marri ...

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Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing' (2013)

Directors Errol Morris and Werner Herzog describe and discuss the film The Act of Killing (2012). ...

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The Unknown Known (2013)

Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003. ...

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Capturing Reality (2008)

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the compl ...

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Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)

Scott Hicks documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, who include Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar, and Martin Scorsese. ...

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The Fog of War (2003)

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vi ...

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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

A portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Mr. Leuchter was an engineer who became an expert on execution devices and was later hired by holocaust revisionist historian Ernst Zundel to "prove" ...

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A Brief History of Errol Morris (1999)

This film tells the fascinating story of one of the most critically acclaimed careers in independent documentary film making in recent cinema history. This comprehensive overview of Morris' career includes clips of all his important films as well as interv ...

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Bride of the Orient (1989)

After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors ...

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The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas. ...

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Hotel New York (1984)

A comedy about New York and its eccentric inhabitants. A French filmmaker comes to New York to show her film at MOMA. Fascinated by the city, she decides to stay. ...

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Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)

Directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven. ...

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