Frederick Wiseman (January 1, 1930 - February 16, 2026) was an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theatre director. As a documentarian, Wiseman has been noted for his ability to capture the nuances of life in American institutions such as prisons, hospitals, welfare offices, and high schools. He started out in 1963 by producing a narrative crime drama, The Cool World, an examination of the liv… Read more
Known for Titicut Follies 1967 High School 1969 Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 2017 National Gallery 2014 Features 48 ★ 7.3 Titicut Follies 1967
★ 7.4 Welfare 1975
★ 7.2 High School 1969
★ 8.5 Deaf 1986
★ 7.3 National Gallery 2014
★ 7.6 La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet 2009
★ 8 Meat 1976
★ 7.7 Ballet 1995
★ 7.5 Central Park 1990
★ 7.3 Near Death 1989
★ 7.5 Public Housing 1997
★ 7.2 Juvenile Court 1973
Series ★ 7.6 Storyville 1997
★ 8.3 The Garden 2005
★ 7.6 State Legislature 2007
★ 7.4 Zoo 1993
★ 7.2 Canal Zone 1977
★ 7.1 Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros 2023
★ 7.3 A Couple 2022
★ 7 Law and Order 1969
★ 7 Belfast, Maine 1999
★ 6.9 Primate 1974
★ 6.9 Missile 1988
★ 6.9 Adjustment & Work 1986
★ 6.8 Manoeuvre 1979
★ 6.8 Sinai Field Mission 1978
★ 6.8 Basic Training 1971
★ 6.7 Essene 1972
★ 6.3 Seraphita's Diary 1982
★ 6.7 Domestic Violence 2001
★ 6.7 Multi-Handicapped 1986
★ 6.7 Blind 1986
★ 6.8 Hospital 1970
★ 6.5 High School II 1994
★ 6.7 At Berkeley 2013
★ 6 The Last Letter 2002
★ 6.6 Boxing Gym 2010
★ 6.3 Model 1981
★ 6.2 Racetrack 1985
★ 6.2 Aspen 1991
★ 6.5 City Hall 2020
★ 5.7 Domestic Violence 2 2002
★ 5.7 La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué 1996
★ 6.4 The Store 1983
★ 6.5 Crazy Horse 2011
★ 6.5 In Jackson Heights 2015
★ 6.2 Monrovia, Indiana 2018
★ 6.4 Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 2017
Short films 2 ★ 5 Haiku 2009
★ 5.4 I Miss Sonia Henie 1971
