Michael Murphy
40 titles
Filmography
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The Man Who Tried to Feed the World
(2020)Follow the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who not only solved India’s famine problem but would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture programs estimated to have saved one billion lives.

Manhattan
(1979)A divorced, middle-aged TV writer loses control of his love life when he wants to trade in his high school girlfriend for his best friend's mistress.

Away from Her
(2007)The beautiful and moving story of an older couple's love that transcends Alzheimer's disease.

Salvador
(1986)Compelling drama based on the real experinces of journalist Richard Boyle in strife-ridden El Salvador in 1980-81.

Brewster McCloud
(1971)From his aerie high within the Houston Astrodome, with help from his offbeat friends, a boy is going to learn to fly with his homemade wings.

Count Yorga, Vampire
(1970)In this contemporary version of the Count Dracula tale, a sophisticated and clever vampire establishes a coven in Los Angeles and terrorizes the local teenagers.

Mesmerized
(1985)The true story of an orphan who is forced into marriage with a cruel older man. When her husband turns up dead, she becomes the prime suspect, arousing the scorn of the entire nation.

The Year of Living Dangerously
(1982)A hot-shot Australian reporter covering the turmoil of revolution in Indonesia, gets involved with a sexy British attaché.

The Front
(1976)When a cashier acts as a front for his friend’s TV scripts, he must face the truth when he is called before an investigative committee to testify.

Life with Boys
Tess Foster navigates her way through the turmoil of teen life while living at home with her widowed, overprotective dad and three brothers.

Kansas City
(1996)Blondie O'Hara resorts to desperate measures when her low-level hood husband Johnny gets caught trying to steal from Seldom Seen, a local crime boss operating out of jazz haunt The Hey-Hey Club. Out on a limb, Blondie kidnaps laudanum-addled socialite Carolyn, hoping her influential politician husband can pull the right strings and get Johnny out of Seldom Seen's clutches.

According to Greta
(2009)After she is sent to live with her grandparents for the summer, a bright and beautiful but suicidal teen's life takes an unexpected turn.

Playing House
(2006)A hot fling with a musician plunges ambitious young editor Frannie Mackenzie into domesticity when she gets pregnant just after landing her big break.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1988)THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL, set in early 1945, is the powerful drama of Naval trial proceedings against a young lieutenant (Maryk) who had relieved his captain (Queeg) of command of the destroyer-minesweeper U.S.S. Caine at the height of a typhoon. From the moment Greenwald informs Maryk that he would rather prosecute than defend him, the tension mounts between them. In the course of the...

This Is Wonderland
When new attorney Alice De Raey accepts a position in Toronto, she’s about to get firsthand experience in the chaotic world of criminal justice.

Indian Horse
(2018)Rent or buy and 100% of proceeds go to Spirit North. Channels subscriptions not included. Learn more: primevideo.com/giveback. Follows the life of Native Canadian Saul Indian Horse as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.
The Great Bank Hoax
(1978)God Bless America... but grab what you can just in case. When, on the eve of an inspection by a bank examiner, the executives of a small-town bank discover that a trusted employee has been embezzling, they concoct a plan to cover the loss--which will net them a tidy sum in the process. Now, as word spreads of the embezzlement and cover-up among the upstanding citizens of the town, everyone decides that, rather than report the crime to the authorities, it's time to cash in for him or herself in this hilarious comedy of corruption.

What's Up, Doc?
(1972)Chaos ensues when four guests with identical suitcases check into a hotel, sending them on a zany adventure to recover their mixed-up belongings.

Octonauts
An intrepid band of explorers roam the oceans in search of adventure and fun. Led by a valiant polar bear and a daredevil kitten, these talented critters are always ready to embark on an exciting new mission.

Childstar
(2004)Rick, an experimental filmmaker, takes a job as a driver for Taylor Burns, a foul-mouthed child actor, and Suzanne, his ambitious stage mother.