Norman Mailer
Actor · 32 credits · 10 in highly-rated films
Best known for When We Were Kings (1996)
Frequent collaborators: Gore Vidal, Allen Ginsberg, Dick Cavett, Muhammad Ali
Best Norman Mailer movies by genre
Movies (26 total, ranked by score)
1When We Were Kings
1996 · ★ 7.6 (259 votes)
Documentary
2Best of Enemies
2015 · ★ 7.2 (144 votes)
Documentary, History
3The 50 Year Argument
2014 · ★ 6.6 (18 votes)
Documentary
- 4
The Outsider
2005 · ★ 6.2 (5 votes)
Documentary
5Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpower
2008 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
- 6
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
2003
Documentary
7What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019 · ★ 6.7 (16 votes)
Documentary
8The Education of Gore Vidal
2003 · ★ 8.7 (3 votes)
Documentary
9Chytilová Versus Forman
1981 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
- 10
L'étrange festival
2001
11Town Bloody Hall
1979 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)
Documentary
12Cremaster 2
1999 · ★ 6.3 (25 votes)
Fantasy, Horror, Western
13Mailer on Mailer
2000 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
14Marilyn Monroe: Still Life
2006
Documentary
15Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
2000 · ★ 6.3 (18 votes)
Documentary
16Norman Mailer: The American
2012 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
17Empire City
1985 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, History
18Beyond the Law
1968 · ★ 5.6 (7 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
19How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
2023
Documentary
20Wild 90
1968 · ★ 5.7 (5 votes)
Drama, Crime
21The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
1994 · ★ 5.7 (9 votes)
Documentary
- 22
Oh My America
2000
23Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
1968
Documentary
24Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising
1970
Music, Drama
- 25
New York in the Fifties
2001
Documentary
26Norman Mailer vs. Fun City
1970
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.