Biography
Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, journalist, and screenwriter. Described by Forbes magazine as the "most powerful pundit in America", Ebert was the first film critic to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as a Pulitzer Prize. Ebert's began his criticizing career in 1967 as a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and later gained national recognition co-hosting a number of shows with Gene Siskel in which they coined the 'thumbs up- thumbs down' style of revi...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2025
as Self
THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...
Faye
2024
as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
Through honest reflection, complemented by insight from colleagues and friends, Faye Dunaway contextualizes her life and filmography, laying bare her ...
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we've never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of u...
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
2020
as Self
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS is a brand new compilation of the most ...
Howard
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely ...
Burden
2016
as Self (archive footage)
A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked his life in the name of art.
Life Itself
2014
as Self - Film Critic
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor...
The Thinking Molecules of Titan
2014
Short Story
Follows a group of scientists and their friends trying to understand a pattern they have found in a signal coming from Titan, one of the moons of Satu...
Don't You Forget About Me
2010
as Self
Throughout the ’80s John Hughes defined the teen movie genre and spoke not only to that generation’s teens, but every generation that has followed. Th...
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009
as Self
The story of American film criticism.
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 ...
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
as Self
This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
2007
as Self
Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s....
Dead Teenager Movie
2006
DEAD TEENAGER MOVIE is a short-format documentary examining a specific sub-genre of teen slasher films; namely the Dead Teenager Movie - a term coined...
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
2006
as Self
Retrospective documentary about the making of the 1970 cult film "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls."
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006
as Self
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
The Outsider
2005
as Self
Nicholas Jarecki follows director James Toback on the 12-day shoot of his thriller, When Will I Be Loved -- a movie made without a script or distribut...
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Hungry for an A-list interview that could launch him into the gossip-page stratosphere, Jiminy Glick, a small-time journalist with big aspirations and...
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
2004
as Self
Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles.
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
2004
as Self
A documentary exploring the historical concept of the narrative of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and...
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
He's furry, he's blue, and he's everyone's adorable, old pal, Grover, in his very own special! Come to the Flyers' Club Roost where everyone on Sesame...
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western...
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004
as Self
A documentary feature that reveals the creative process of Chicago moviemakers. Using the city's famous river as a location, directors are placed in ...
Abby Singer
2003
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the Sunda...
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
2003
as Self - Film Critic
He was one of Hollywood's greatest tough guys. His charisma and electric on-screen presence propelled the success of classic films such as The Maltese...
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
as Self
Examines the relationship between sex, women, and the role of female sexuality in popular Hollywood culture, focusing on Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfie...
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.
All the Love You Cannes!
2002
as Self
Known for what must be the cheapest and cheesiest of the indie film world, Troma films takes on Cannes with gallons of fake blood, the Tronettes, and ...
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, and producer Fred Caruso are interviewed for this 68-minute documentary about the mak...
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
2001
as Himself
This short documentary follows director Hayao Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki as they attend two film festivals showing the film Princess Mononoke...
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
as Self
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) ...
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebr...
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Roger Ebert
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter ...
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood.
Independent's Day
1998
as Self
Filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival discuss what it is like to be an independent filmmaker, and what Sundance has done for them.
Pitch
1997
as Self
A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a film concept to various celebrities. Their film i...
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
1996
This documentary celebrates the ridiculous stunts used by Hollywood over the years to market its worst movies. These include the ’50s drive-in where m...
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995
as Self - Host
Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson, a...
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
as Narrator (voice) / Introduction
A retrospective documentary on the life and career of Ohio-born actress, singer and TV star Doris Day.
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
1991
as Roger Ebert
Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert slug it out with SNES tennis in this hour-long syndicated special. Includes Gene using a camcorder with a steadicam attach...
Citizen Yuppie
1987
as Citizen Yuppie
Citizen Yuppie is a 1-minute long short film directed by noted film critic Roger Ebert, originally shown alongside his partner Gene Siskel's short fil...
Citizen Yuppie
1987
Director, Writer
Citizen Yuppie is a 1-minute long short film directed by noted film critic Roger Ebert, originally shown alongside his partner Gene Siskel's short fil...
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
1985
as Self
Stan Brakhage is a film maker whose work is shown mainly at film festivals. His work has been likened to poetry. Brakhage explains his techniques and ...
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
1979
Screenplay
Believe it or not, even Smalltown USA still has people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty. Levonna and Lamar could have the per...
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979
as Self
An idealistic first-time director lives for his art — until he meets a wife of an Italian producer at the Cannes Film Festival. A passionate affair be...
Up!
1976
Original Story
Adolf Hitler is hiding out in California under the identity of Adolf Schwartz; however, he is soon murdered by a mysterious assailant. This coincides ...
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970
Screenplay, Story
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.