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David Mamet

Director · 27 credits · 14 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Spanish Prisoner (1997)

Frequent collaborators: Ricky Jay

Best David Mamet movies by genre

Directed movies (21 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Spanish Prisoner

    1997 · ★ 6.8 (314 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Thriller

    1

  2. Heist

    2001 · ★ 6.3 (632 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    2

  3. House of Games

    1987 · ★ 6.8 (347 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Drama

    3

  4. Spartan

    2004 · ★ 6.2 (431 votes)

    Mystery, Action, Drama

    4

  5. State and Main

    2000 · ★ 6.3 (292 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    5

  6. Redbelt

    2008 · ★ 6.4 (289 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. The Winslow Boy

    1999 · ★ 6.8 (80 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Things Change

    1988 · ★ 6.1 (76 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    8

  9. Homicide

    1991 · ★ 6.3 (152 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Mystery

    9

  10. Phil Spector

    2013 · ★ 5.7 (139 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie, Crime

    10

  11. Lost Masterpieces of Pornography

    2010 · ★ 6.4 (13 votes)

    Comedy

    11

  12. The Marquee

    2010

    Comedy

    12

  13. Oleanna

    1994 · ★ 6.2 (58 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

    1996 · ★ 7.2 (10 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    14

  15. Inside the Actor's Workshop

    2010 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    15

  16. Henry Johnson

    2025 · ★ 6.0 (8 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    16

  17. Two Painters

    2010

    Comedy

    17

  18. Catastrophe

    2001 · ★ 6.0 (9 votes)

    18

  19. Our Valley

    2010 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    19

  20. Speed the Plow

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    Drama

    20

  21. Russian Poland

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    History, Action

    21

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.