Miloš Forman

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love

The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Jan Vostrčil, Josef Šebánek, František Debelka

Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she's found it when she beds Milda, a charming young musician visiting from Prague. Milda, however, is only looking for a casual encounter, and leaves town assuming he'll never see Andula again. But when Andula doesn't hear from him, she packs up and heads to Prague, to the surprise of Milda and his parents.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Hana Brejchová, Vladimír Pucholt, Vladimír Menšík

Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.

Dir. Chris Smith · With Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry, Georgia Engel

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to him, hoping that his connection with fanatical Inquisitor Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure her release.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård

Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.

Dir. Edward Norton · With Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman

She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.

Dir. Mike Nichols · With Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels