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William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Stone is known as a controversial but acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War, and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas.
Oliver Stone is a three-time Oscar winner, and although he has mostly been stung by critics of his films, he remains a well-known name today in the film industry. The films he directed have been nominated for 31 Academy Awards, including eight for acting, six for screen writing, and three for directing.
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A list of 20 movies directed by Oliver Stone, ranked by user ratings and reviews. See the titles, genres, summaries, and cast of his films, from Platoon to Savages.
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- Heaven & Earth (1993) Oliver Stone had already won Oscars for his two previous Vietnam films, Platoon and Born On the Fourth Of July. For the third film in his Vietnam trilogy, the director chose to show the effects of the war from another perspective.
- Nixon (1995) Taking on the political career of Richard Nixon was a risky project. A three-plus hour film about the controversial president was unsure in its box office potential, as audiences usually favor fictitious presidents over true stories.
- Wall Street (1987) Stone took on another type of "battleground" in Wall Street. Charlie Sheen stars as "Bud Fox", a young Wall Street broker who will stop at nothing to achieve success and to "catch the big fish," a job working for a financial titan named Gordon Gekko.
- The Doors (1991) The Doors was the first of Oliver Stone's one-two punch of 1991 with JFK to come later in the year. Stone's recreation of the late 60s was jaw-dropping in its scope and accuracy and the cast he assembled to play The Doors was perfect.
Jun 24, 2014 · A review of the 2014 Blu-ray release of the epic biopic of Alexander the Great, which Stone reworked and expanded over the years. The review praises the film's improved scope, characterization and battle scenes, but criticizes its narration and sexuality.
Feb 1, 2024 · Oliver Stone is an American writer, filmmaker, and conspiracy theorist. Likely, Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as a writer of Midnight Express (1978). He also wrote the acclaimed gangster movie Scarface (1983).
