Biography
William Oliver Stone is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially. He has received three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Director for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Oliver Stone, l’Amérique au vitriol
2025
as Self - director, subject

Lula
2024
as Self
An intimate and revelatory portrait of one of the world’s most influential political figures, Lula explores the rise, fall and triumphant return of be...

Lula
2024
Director
An intimate and revelatory portrait of one of the world’s most influential political figures, Lula explores the rise, fall and triumphant return of be...

Qazaq
2024
as Self
A documentary that explores the challenges, misconceptions, and difficulties in being the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence through...

Qazaq
2024
Producer
A documentary that explores the challenges, misconceptions, and difficulties in being the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence through...

Cannes Uncut
2023
as Self
Looks at the glamour, red carpets, movies, craziness, stunts, deals, parties and personalities that have been part of the Cannes Film Festival over ei...

Nuclear Now
2022
as Self
With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, Nuclear Now explores the possibility for the global commun...

Nuclear Now
2022
Director, Writer
With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, Nuclear Now explores the possibility for the global commun...

Ennio
2022
as Self
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-...

Icahn: The Restless Billionaire
2022
as Self
Explore the contradictions at the heart of famed financier Carl Icahn. A polarizing figure described as both an activist investor and a ruthless corpo...

Theaters of War
2022
as Self
If you’ve seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does the mili...

Michael Cimino, God Bless America
2022
as Self
A road-movie narrated by Michael Cimino (recorded by the documentary's director during their journey together across the United States), and with the ...

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
2021
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of P...

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
2021
Director
Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of P...

Val
2021
as Self (archive footage)
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film a...

Oliver Stone : comment filmer la violence
2021
as Self

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he gave throughout his life, allowing us to put him ba...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
2020
as Self

Le cinéma américain du sulfureux Oliver Stone
2019
as Self

Revealing Ukraine
2019
as Self
"Revealing Ukraine" by Igor Lopatonok continues investigations on of the ongoing Ukrainian crisis following "Ukraine on Fire". In addition, it analyze...

Revealing Ukraine
2019
Executive Producer
"Revealing Ukraine" by Igor Lopatonok continues investigations on of the ongoing Ukrainian crisis following "Ukraine on Fire". In addition, it analyze...

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
as Self - Filmmaker
The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

Mooch
2018
as Self
Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci may have been the shortest tenured White House Communications Director, but he sure left a big impression. Compiled ove...

Once upon a time on Wall Street
2017
as Self
Documentary on Oliver Stone's Wall Street.

Snowden
2016
Director, Screenplay
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Ukraine on Fire
2016
as Self
A Russian propaganda film produced by Oliver Stone that presents the NATO-American participation conspiracy in the 2014 Euromaidan in Ukraine and its ...

Ukraine on Fire
2016
Executive Producer
A Russian propaganda film produced by Oliver Stone that presents the NATO-American participation conspiracy in the 2014 Euromaidan in Ukraine and its ...

Mindfulness: Be Happy Now
2015
as Self
Mindfulness is the art of simply being present. From Oprah to Phil Jackson to Anderson Cooper, it's an art practiced by some of the world's most succ...

French Cinema Mon Amour
2015
as Self
French Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their own particular approach, their culture, and their ...

Brand: A Second Coming
2015
as Self
Comic Russell Brand uses drugs, sex and fame in a quest for happiness, only to find it remains elusive. As he explores iconic figures such as Gandhi, ...

The Weight of Chains 2
2014
as Self
'The Weight of Chains 2' is a documentary film largely dealing with the effects of the Washington Consensus economic doctrine on the newly established...

Hollywood Banker
2014
as Self
How Frans Afman, a banker from the Netherlands, developed a new system for film financing, revolutionized independent filmmaking in Hollywood, but cou...
My Friend Hugo
2014
as Self
Oliver Stone presents a tribute to a friend one year after his death, the friend in question was the Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chávez. The documentary c...
My Friend Hugo
2014
Director
Oliver Stone presents a tribute to a friend one year after his death, the friend in question was the Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chávez. The documentary c...

The Ghosts of Jeju
2013
as Self
Documentary about the struggle of the people of Jeju Island, South Korea. Set in the context of the U.S. presence in Korea after World War II, the fil...
Project Censored the Movie
2013
as Self
'Project Censored: The Movie' explores media censorship in our society by exposing important stories that corporate media fails to report/under report...

Milius
2013
as Self
The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of his generation.

LT: The Life & Times
2013
as Self
LT: The Life & Times, a feature-length documentary film chronicling the spectacular on-field Hall of Fame NFL career of Lawrence Taylor, as well as hi...
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012
as Self
Spielberg, Soderbergh, Stone, Friedkin, Scorsese and others tell how Kubrick's directorial style influenced them and how his unique style was develope...

The Untold History Of The United States
2012
as Narrator
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.

The Untold History Of The United States
2012
Director, Writer
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.

Casting By
2012
as Self
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the mo...

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
2012
as Self - Interviewee
A survey of movies about politics, with clips from several films and interviews with filmmakers and actors.

Greystone Park
2012
as Oliver
In October 2009, the filmmakers went into an abandoned psychiatric hospital to explore the 'haunted' institution, famous for its radical treatment of ...

Savages
2012
Director, Screenplay
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Castro in Winter
2012
as Self
After directing two documentaries on Fidel Castro in 2002 ("Comandante") and 2003 ("Looking for Fidel"), filmmaker Oliver Stone returned to interview ...
Castro in Winter
2012
Director
After directing two documentaries on Fidel Castro in 2002 ("Comandante") and 2003 ("Looking for Fidel"), filmmaker Oliver Stone returned to interview ...

The Undefeated
2011
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.

Turning Like Clockwork
2011
as Self
A look back on A Clockwork Orange

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010
Director, Producer, Writer
As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon ...

The Invocation
2010
as Self
An exploration of the notion of 'God' and World Peace through Religion, Spirituality, History, Science, Politics and Arts.

Rock Poet: Jim Morrison
2010
as Self
Jim Morrison considered himself first a Poet, and subsequently a Rock Star and sex symbol. “ROCK POET” tells his story. He was far more than the hell-...

South of the Border
2009
as Self
A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while...

South of the Border
2009
Director
A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while...

W.
2008
Director
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up...

Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self
From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red ...

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
2007
as Self
Filmmakers examine the work and influence of Martin Scorsese on modern cinema

They Live by Night: The Twisted Road
2007
as Self
Documentary short on the making of "They Live by Night" (1948).
Tension: Who's Guilty Now?
2007
as Self
Short documentary on the film noir, Tension.
Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks
2007
as Self
Documentary on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.
Crime Wave: The City Is Dark
2007
as Self
Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.

World Trade Center
2006
Director
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
as Self
It was a plot device worthy of any film noir thriller. A shadowy figure, keeper of the secrets to a national crime, reveals snippets of information to...

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
2006
as Self
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward changed American history through their dogged pursuit of the truth in uncovering the story of Watergate. Starting smal...

Becoming Alexander
2005
as Self
Colin Farrell and his intensive preparation to play Alexander the Great in Oliver Stone's epic movie.

Torrente 3: The Protector
2005
as Inglés borracho
A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top execut...

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self

Oliver Stone's America : a dialogue with Oliver Stone
2004
as Self
This 52-minute documentary provides a rare glimpse into the mind of director Oliver Stone, who for over 20 years has managed to provoke the ire of his...

Alexander
2004
as Macedonian Soldier at Zeus Statue (uncredited)
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then ...

Alexander
2004
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then ...
Biography: Val Kilmer
2004
as Self
A&E's Biography of Val Kilmer.

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
2004
as Self
This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look at t...

Looking for Fidel
2004
as Self
Oliver Stone's second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country's recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, th...

Looking for Fidel
2004
Writer, Director
Oliver Stone's second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country's recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, th...

Persona Non Grata
2003
as Self
2003 documentary film produced by Oliver Stone for the HBO series America Undercover about the conflict in occupied Palestine. He speaks with Ehud Bar...

Persona Non Grata
2003
Director
2003 documentary film produced by Oliver Stone for the HBO series America Undercover about the conflict in occupied Palestine. He speaks with Ehud Bar...

Comandante
2003
as Self
Oliver Stone spends three days filming with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discussing an array of subjects with the president such as his rise to power, fellow...

Comandante
2003
Director, Producer
Oliver Stone spends three days filming with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discussing an array of subjects with the president such as his rise to power, fellow...

Jim Brown: All-American
2002
as Self
Jim Brown: All-American is a 2002 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The film takes a look at the life of NFL hall-of-famer Jim Brown. The film d...

John Ford Goes to War
2002
as Self - Interviewee
When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Do...

The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
Executive Producer
The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 film made for television directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Alexander Haig and Richard ...
Into the Valley of Death
2001
as Self
Documentary on the making of Salvador (1986).

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
2001
as Self
A documentary about the making of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film, Platoon (1986).

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
as Self
Nearly all the cast and crew are on hand to give stories and memories about the making of the film. Plenty of detail on every aspect of the film from ...
Censored!
1999
as Self
A documentary about the cultural effect of film censorship, focusing on the tumultuous times of the teens and early 1920s in America.

Any Given Sunday
1999
as Tug Kowalski: TV Announcer #1
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance an...

Any Given Sunday
1999
Screenplay, Executive Producer, Director
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance an...

The Corruptor
1999
Executive Producer
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Ni...

Monk Dawson
1998
as Young Winterman
Monk Dawson is a film that was released in 1998, directed and produced by Tom Waller and starring John Michie, Benedict Taylor, Rhona Mitra and Paula ...

Savior
1998
Producer
A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.

The Making of 'Scarface'
1998
as Self
A 52-minute documentary on "Scarface," both the making of the film and its reception.

Cold Around the Heart
1997
Executive Producer
A jewel thief moves towards a reunion of revenge with his lover, who pushed him out of their speeding getaway car.

U Turn
1997
Director
When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Cau...

Gravesend
1997
Executive Producer
Four young men spend their Saturday night trying to come up with the money to cover up the accidental death of a family member. As the night grows old...
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
as Self
Interviews with friends of the late Jim Morrison and several people involved with the making of the film The Doors (1991) by Oliver Stone, delving int...

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner
1997
as Self
Almost everyone who worked with director Franklin J. Schaeffer on the film is interviewed here, including George C. Scott (this piece was done before ...

Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
Producer
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living p...

Evita
1996
Screenplay
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator ...

Love in Hollywood
1996
as Self
Various Hollywood people talk about love.

Freeway
1996
Executive Producer
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride b...

Nixon
1995
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and write...
Empire of the Censors
1995
as Self
The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.

Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
1995
as Self
Documentary covering the career of French composer Georges Delerue, famous for film scores for such films as Platoon, Contempt, Shoot the Piano Player...

The New Age
1994
Executive Producer
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begi...

Natural Born Killers
1994
Director, Screenplay
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Heaven & Earth
1993
Screenplay, Director, Producer
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters...

The Joy Luck Club
1993
Executive Producer
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

The Last Party
1993
as Self
A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or ge...

From Hollywood to Hanoi
1993
as Self
In 1988, a Vietnamese-American woman returns to her homeland for the first time since childhood against the wishes of her anti-communist father and th...

From Hollywood to Hanoi
1993
Executive Producer
In 1988, a Vietnamese-American woman returns to her homeland for the first time since childhood against the wishes of her anti-communist father and th...

Dave
1993
as Oliver Stone
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the Pre...

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
as Self
This spellbinding documentary re-examines the issues raised by Oliver Stone's JFK, and explores the late Jim Garrison's contention that there was a "s...

Malcolm X
1992
Thanks
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...

Zebrahead
1992
Executive Producer
A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl in Detroit.

South Central
1992
Executive Producer
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the...
Our Hollywood Education
1992
as Self
In this documentary, a variety of directors and actors, many of them well known, give answers to questions the viewer never hears -- answers which, on...

JFK
1991
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

Iron Maze
1991
Executive Producer
In Corinth, a dying town 15 miles from Pittsburgh: One evening, a Japanese businessman, who wanted to tear down the closed iron mills to build an amus...

The Doors
1991
as UCLA Film Professor
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

The Doors
1991
Director, Writer
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Reversal of Fortune
1990
Producer
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Blue Steel
1990
Producer
Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the as...

Born on the Fourth of July
1989
as News Reporter
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought fo...

Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought fo...

First Works
1989
as Self
It's a mixed bag in the age of illuminating DVD supplements, but First Works effectively demonstrates the early promise of 13 successful filmmakers. C...

Talk Radio
1988
Screenplay, Director
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Wall Street
1987
as Trader - Office
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthles...

Wall Street
1987
Writer, Director
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthles...

Platoon
1986
as Alpha Company Major in Bunker (uncredited)
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

Platoon
1986
Director, Screenplay
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

8 Million Ways to Die
1986
Screenplay
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological after...

Salvador
1986
Scenario Writer, Producer, Writer
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military...

Year of the Dragon
1985
Screenplay
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster...

Scarface
1983
Screenplay
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciousl...

Conan the Barbarian
1982
Screenplay
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of ...

The Hand
1981
as Bum
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon retur...

The Hand
1981
Screenplay, Director
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon retur...

Midnight Express
1978
Screenplay
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 y...

Seizure
1974
as Anchor (voice) (uncredited)
A disturbed author's house party becomes a scene of carnage when three of his homicidal creations appear.

Seizure
1974
Screenplay, Director, Editor
A disturbed author's house party becomes a scene of carnage when three of his homicidal creations appear.

Sugar Cookies
1973
Producer
A film producer murders his star actress during an erotic "game" and makes it look like suicide. The dead girl's lesbian lover discovers what happened...

The Battle of Love's Return
1971
as Cliff
After a series of mishaps, a young man is fired from his job for failing to deliver a package. He goes on a journey to find himself, encountering vari...

Last Year in Viet Nam
1971
as War Veteran
Oliver Stone's first and only student film is about a man returning home from Vietnam and not being able to fit in. We see him throw away the stuff he...

Last Year in Viet Nam
1971
Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
Oliver Stone's first and only student film is about a man returning home from Vietnam and not being able to fit in. We see him throw away the stuff he...
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
N/A
as Self
Anthony Hopkins has confirmed that his wife is working on a documentary about his life.