Tony Kushner

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Tony Kushner

Born July 16, 1956 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (age 70)

Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage he's most known for his seminal work Angels in America which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. At the turn of the 21st Century he became known for his numerous film collaborations with Steven Spielberg. He received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Ob…

Known For

Still AliceStill Alice · 2014
Still Alice
★ 7.52014
MovieDrama
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.
The FabelmansThe Fabelmans · 2022
The Fabelmans
★ 7.62022
MovieDrama
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
West Side StoryWest Side Story · 2021
West Side Story
★ 6.92021
MovieDramaRomance
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
MunichMunich · 2005
Munich
★ 7.12005
MovieDramaHistory
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
LincolnLincoln · 2012
Lincoln
★ 6.82012
MovieHistoryDrama
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
FencesFences · 2016
Fences
★ 6.92016
MovieDrama
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: PerestroikaNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika · 2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
★ 8.12017
MovieDrama
America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. This new staging of Tony Kushner's multi-award winning two-part play, Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia On National Themes, is directed by Olivier and Tony award winning director Marianne Elliott.
In the Wings: Angels in America On BroadwayIn the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway · 1993
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
★ 10.01993
MovieDocumentary
Backstage documentary chronicling the Original Broadway Production of “Angels in America.”

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Angels in AmericaAngels in America · 2021
Angels in America
★ 7.12021
MovieDramaTV Movie
New York, 1985. Against the backdrop of AIDS - divine punishment inflicted on gays according to puritan America -, angels, who epilogue on the emptiness of the American dream, cross paths with the ghost of the spy Ethel Rosenberg, separating lovers and destitute patients. Prior, suffering from the AIDS virus, loves Louis who is about to leave him. Roy Cohn, man of power, Jewish and homosexual lawyer, anti-Semite and homophobe, lives in denial of his HIV status. Harper takes refuge in drugs to soften her married life with Joe, whose uncertain sexuality clashes with well-established religious beliefs. Following the cancellation of "Angels in America"performances ​​due to the health crisis of 2020, the project became a TV movie: "Angels - Salle Escande" is shot in the privacy of rehearsals.

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