Ron Nyswaner

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Ronald L. Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film director. He has been nominated for numerous awards including a Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He is known for his screenplays Smithereens (1982), Philadelphia (1993), The Painted Veil (2006), Freeheld (2015), and My Policeman (2022). He is also known as a writer and producer of the Showtime series Ray Donovan (2013–2015) and Homeland (2017–2018).

Most Popular Ron Nyswaner Trailers

Total trailers found: 20

Why Stop Now? Trailer (2012)

17 August 2012

When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.

Soldier's Girl Trailer (2003)

10 May 2003

This true story, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell.

Swing Shift Trailer (1984)

13 April 1984

In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way.

Star Maps Trailer (1997)

23 July 1997

Carlos wants to be an actor. But his father, Pepe, wants him to work in the family business, that is, male prostitution.

The Prince of Pennsylvania Trailer (1988)

10 October 1988

Set in a remote Pennsylvania coal-mining town, this off-beat comedy follows the relationship between Carla, a hippie woman, and Rupert, a young punk rocker who feels like a pariah.

Philadelphia Trailer (1993)

22 December 1993

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

My Policeman Trailer (2022)

20 October 2022

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.

Freeheld Trailer (2015)

02 October 2015

New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Documentary about the first gay prom in America, that took place in West Hollywood, promoted by students of the EAGLES center, an alternative high school.

Filthy Gorgeous Trailer (2007)

06 July 2007

This original comedy-drama from Oscar-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner ("Philadelphia") and director Robert Allan Ackerman ("The Reagans") charts the lives of male and female employees, as well as their chic clients, at New York City's most exclusive and expensive escort service.

She's The Best Thing in It Trailer (2015)

16 March 2015

Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her life has been successful.

The Celluloid Closet Trailer (1996)

30 January 1996

What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen.

Gross Anatomy Trailer (1989)

20 October 1989

Joe Slovak is a brilliant first-year med student whose casual, nonconforming approach to life gets tested when he enrolls in Gross Anatomy, the toughest course in med school.

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' Trailer (2004)

19 July 2004

10 years after the release of "Philadelphia," director Jonathan Demme, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and others discuss about the making of that film and it's important legacy through the years of being the first mainstream Hollywood film about dealing with the topic of Aids, revealing its impact on culture and society.

Smithereens Trailer (1982)

11 September 1982

A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.

Loan Wolves Trailer (2022)

13 November 2022

Blake Zeff is an investigative journalist who gets to the root of the student debt crisis. Following the stories of those most affected, Zeff ultimately zeroes in on the unexpected heart of the problem and exposes the rotten core of the country’s policymaking.

Mrs. Soffel Trailer (1984)

26 December 1984

Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack.

Casting Pearls Trailer (2007)

13 April 2007

A short film that illustrates the difficulties transsexual women face in Hollywood via a hectic series of auditions endured by a transsexual actress.

Love Hurts Trailer (1990)

19 April 1990

The story of Paul Weaver and his strained relationships with women and his family.

The Painted Veil Trailer (2006)

09 December 2006

A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.