Nashville (1975)
Directed by: Robert Altman
Starring: Keith Carradine, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Shelley Duvall, Robert DoQui, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Barbara Harris, Jeff Goldblum
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h 40 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Satire
WEAKNESSES: -
An ensemble film that satires American culture and politics in the 1970s.
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3 Women (1977)
Directed by: Robert Altman
Starring: Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule, Robert Fortier
Rated: PG
Running Time: 2 h 4 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Character Dynamics, Writing, Directing
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length
Two roommates and an artist share a bizarre relationship after a series of emotional traumas.
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Short Cuts (1993)
Directed by: Robert Altman
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Julianne Moore, Mathew Modine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn, Robert Downey Jr., Madeleine Stowe, Tim Robins, Lily Tomlin, Tom Waits, Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, Annie Ross, Lori Singer, Huey Lewis
Rated: R for Graphic Sexual Language, and for Nudity
Running Time: 3 h 8 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Story, World Building
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length
An anthology film concerning the interconnecting lives of Los Angeles residents.
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Directed by: Robert Altman
Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, Hugh Millais, Shelley Duvall, Corey Fischer
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Pacing, Production Design
WEAKNESSES: -
A gambler and a prostitute form a partnership and make a fortune in a remote Old West mining town, until a large corporation makes an offer to buy them out.
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Popeye (1980)
Directed by: Robert Altman
Starring: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall
Rated: PG
Running Time: 1h 54m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS:When the movie is a cartoon.
WEAKNESSES: When the movie is a movie
A strange sailor, in search of his father, drifts into a ramshackle town. He’ll find more family than he bargains for as the town of Sweet Haven finds a hero.
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