Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

[6] After his career began to wane in the late '70s, director Robert Altman (M*A*S*H, Nashville) directed a handful of stage play adaptations throughout the '80s before having a successful 'comeback' with 1992's The Player. Ed Graczyk's Come Back to…
Streamers (1983)

Streamers (1983)

[7] Robert Altman directs this adaptation of David Rabe's award-winning stage play about four young Vietnam draftees who let their fears and insecurities get the better of them after one of them reveals he's gay. Streamers is a character study that…
The Delinquents (1957)

The Delinquents (1957)

[3] Robert Altman made his directorial debut with this inauspicious teenaged rebellion romp. Tom Laughlin stars as Scotty, a young guy who just wants to hang with his girlfriend (Rosemary Howard), but her parents intervene to keep them apart. So…
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976)

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976)

[6] Robert Altman uses the circus-like atmosphere of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for a commentary on racism and the whitewashing of American history. It's actually a pretty light-hearted film built around Buffalo Bill's contentious relationship with Sitting Bull. Paul…
Quintet (1979)

Quintet (1979)

[2] Glaciers move faster than Robert Altman's bleak post-apocalyptic drama. The ice-age backdrop is the only interesting thing about Quintet, but it's completely irrelevant to the story line. Paul Newman plays one of the last survivors of the human race,…
The Player (1992)

The Player (1992)

[9] Director Robert Altman made his post-Popeye comeback with this biting takedown of the film industry. Tim Robbins (Jacob's Ladder, The Shawshank Redemption) stars as Griffin Mill, an unscrupulous studio executive who's paranoid about being replaced by an up-and-coming rival…