As director
Caged Heat (1974), Crazy Mama (1975), Fighting Mad (1976), Citizens Band (aka Handle With Care) (1977), "Columbo: Murder Under Glass" (TV) (1977), The Last Embrace (1979), Melvin and Howard (1980), Who Am I This Time? (1981), Swing Shift (1984), Stop Making Sense (1984), "Alive From Off Center" (TV) (1984), Something Wild (1986), Swimming to Cambodia (1987), Haiti: Dreams of Democracy (1987), "Trying Times: the Family Tree" (TV) (1987), Married to the Mob (1988), Famous All Over Town (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Cousin Bobby (1992), Philadelphia (1993), The Complex Sessions (1994), Subway Stories: Subway Car From Hell (1997), Storefront Hitchcock (1998), Beloved (1998), The Truth About Charlie (2002), The Agronomist (2003), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)

As producer (not including films he also directed)
Angels Hard as They Come (1971) (also co-wrote), The Hot Box (1972) (also co-wrote/second unit director), Miami Blues (1990), "Women & Men 2" (TV) (1991), Household Saints (1993), Amos & Andrew (1993), One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets From the Dolly Madison Room (1993) (also narrator), Roy Cohn/Jackie Smith (1994), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), that thing you do! (1996), Mandela (1996), Courage & Pain (1996), Into the Rope (1996), Shadrach (1998), The Utmost (1998), Maangamizi: the Ancient One (2000), Forest Hills Bob (2001), Adaptation (2002), Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)

Other
Eye Witness (aka Sudden Terror) (1970) (music co-ordinator), Black Mama, White Mama (1972) (story), Fly Me (1972) (second unit director), Secrets of a Door to Door Salesman (aka Naughty Wives) (1973) (opening sequence director), The Incredible Melting Man (1977) (actor), Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (aka All Washed Up) (1981) (writer), "Chambre 666" (aka "Room 666") (TV) (1982) (actor), Into the Night (1985) (actor), True Love (1989) (special thanks), that thing you do! (1996) (actor), Ulee's Gold (1997) (presenter), Monument Ave. (aka Snitch) (1998) (special thanks), "Oz" episode 4.5 (2000) (TV) (actor), Novocaine (thanks)