10 Movies Directed by David Gordon Green

George Washington

George Washington

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-09-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (5851 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Set in a small town in North Carolina, George Washington is the story of a tight-knit multi-racial group of working-class kids caught in a tragic lie. After a twelve-year-old girl breaks up with her boyfriend for a sensitive, deeply introspective thirteen-year-old boy named George, a bizarre series of events and an innocent cover-up launches their insular group on individual quests for redemption.

All the Real Girls

All the Real Girls

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-08-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (8957 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

David Gordon Green (story)

Paul Schneider (story)

David Gordon Green

Fullplot:

In a small Southern American town, Paul, who is known for having sexual relations with every girl in town, falls in love with his best friend's younger sister who is a virgin. Paul must try to prove to everyone that this time he is in love rather than in lust.

Undertow

Undertow

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-12-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (6968 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Lingard Jervey (story)

Joe Conway (screenplay)

David Gordon Green (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Following the death of his wife Audrey, John Munn moves with his two sons, mid-teen Chris Munn and adolescent Tim Munn, to a pig farm in rural Drees County, Georgia, where they lead a reclusive life. The boys' maternal grandparents no longer visit due to being out of sorts with John. Chris is rebelling against this life in ways where he is regularly picked up by the police. Because of Tim's young age and health issues, Chris is routinely asked by their father to do more than his fair share of work around the farm. Into their lives returns Deel Munn, John's brother who the two boys did not even know existed. John emotionally distanced himself from Deel following Audrey's death and Deel's incarceration, Deel who has just been released from prison. John, however, welcomes his brother in a effort to mend old wounds, and for the boys to get to know one of their few relations. They will all soon learn that Deel has ulterior motives for his visit, those motives emerging largely from those wounds, and which has the boys fighting for their own survival in more ways than one.

Snow Angels

Snow Angels

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(10576 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

David Gordon Green (screenplay)

Stewart O'Nan (novel)

Fullplot:

On a cold afternoon, with snow on the ground, the high school band is practicing for the last football game. They hear shots. Flashback a few weeks before. Arthur is a high school student, bussing at a restaurant. Annie and Barb are waitresses there - Annie was Arthur's babysitter when he was little. She's now separated from her husband Glenn, who's on the wagon, starting a new job, praying to Jesus, and trying to prove he has his balance back so he can see more of their small daughter, Tara. Annie's seeing someone else, Arthur's parents have just separated, and Arthur is attracted to Lila, a new student at the high school. It's a small town, people's lives cross.

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-06

Languages:

English, Cantonese, Korean

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(233620 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Seth Rogen (screenplay)

Evan Goldberg (screenplay)

Judd Apatow (story)

Seth Rogen (story)

Evan Goldberg (story)

Fullplot:

Lazy court-process clerk and stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord, he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him--and it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they're not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia: incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express.

Your Highness

Your Highness

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-04-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (81488 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. As two princes on a daring mission to save their land, they must rescue the heir apparent's fiancèe before their kingdom is destroyed. Thadeous (McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he's settled for a life of wizard's weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious' bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux), the king gives his deadbeat son an ultimatum: Man up and help rescue her or get cut off. Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess. Joined by Isabel (Natalie Portman)-an elusive warrior with a dangerous agenda of her own-the brothers must vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights before they can reach Belladonna. If Thadeous can find his inner hero, he can help his brother prevent the destruction of his land. Stay a slacker, and not only does he die a coward, he gets front row seats to the dawn of an all-new Dark Ages.

The Sitter

The Sitter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

81 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (57237 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Brian Gatewood

Alessandro Tanaka

Fullplot:

Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal drug lord.

Prince Avalanche

Prince Avalanche

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-09-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (14264 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurèsson (based on the film "Either Way")

David Gordon Green

Sveinn èlafur Gunnarsson (story)

Fullplot:

Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind.

Joe

Joe

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (32024 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Gary Hawkins

Larry Brown (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

In order to provide for his destitute family of drifters, a likable, sincere, able-bodied 15-year-old boy comes to hire on among a burned-out ex-con's group of aging forest laborers. As the man becomes more and more aware of the boy's abusive home life, his deeply buried humanity is roused. Drinking and smoking incessantly to remain detached from his volatile temper, he finally takes the matter into his own hands - come what may - when the boy's alcoholic father finally goes too far.

Manglehorn

Manglehorn

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-06-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (2173 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A.J. Manglehorn is a reclusive Texas key-maker who spends his days caring for his cat, finding comfort in his work and lamenting a long lost love. Enter kind-hearted bank teller Dawn whose interest in the eccentric Manglehorn may just be able to draw him out of his shell.

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