Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even 1992  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Stepkids
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: Hillary Wolf, David Strathairn, Margaret Whitton, Griffin Dunne, Patricia Kalember, Adrienne Shelly, Dan Futterman, Jenny Lewis, Ben Savage, Sean Blackman, Joe D'Angerio, Googy Gress
Thirteen-year-old Laura (Hillary Wolf) gives up on trying to figure out her parents' multiple marriages, divorces, and arguments. Laura runs away from her brother's (Griffin Dunne) home in the woods where new experiences of living on her own teach her how to deal with her feelings about her family. Meanwhile, Laura's worried family members reconcile their differences in the process of searching for her.
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Factotum 2005  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bent Hamer
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Tony Lyons
Short-story writer Hank Chinaski (Matt Dillon) wanders in and out of flophouses, bars, and jobs in Los Angeles. One night, he meets Jan (Lili Taylor) at a bar, and a few days later Hank moves in with her. All goes well for awhile, but when Hank appears to be gaining success in a new job, problems with Jan arise.
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I'll Take You There 1999  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Reg Rogers, Lara Harris, John Pyper-Ferguson, Alice Drummond, Alan North, Adrienne Shelly, Ben Vereen, Justin Pierce
Bill (Reg Roger) is depressed over his girlfriend leaving him in favor of his best friend. He lets his sister talk him into a blind date with Bernice (Ally Sheedy), who decides she wants him even though Bill is still morose. Bernice forces him into taking off to confront his girlfriend–as well as making him an accomplice in robberies. You've got to be an Ally Sheedy and/or Adrienne Shelly fan for this one to click.
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Revolution #9 2001 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim McCann
Cast: Michael Risley, Adrienne Shelly, Spalding Gray, Callie Thorne, Michael Rodrick, Sakina Jaffrey, Jase Blankfort, Kristin Griffith, Jonathan Hogan, Ted Sutton
In this interesting look into the world of schizophrenia, Manhattan journalist James Jackson (Michael Risley) appears normal–until a commercial for a new perfume, Revolution #9, sends him into a tailspin, and he accuses his fiancee's (Adrienne Shelly) 12-year-old nephew (Jase Blankfort) of sending him subliminal messages.
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Sleep with Me 1994 R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rory Kelly
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Meg Tilly, Craig Sheffer, Parker Posey, Adrienne Shelly, Joey Lauren Adams, Quentin Tarantino, June Lockhart, Dean Cameron, Todd Field
Joseph (Eric Stoltz) and Frank (Craig Sheffer) are both in love with Sarah (Meg Tilly). The catch: Joseph and Sarah are already legally married!
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Trust 1990 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson, John MacKay, Edie Falco, Gary Sauer, Marko Hunt, Matt Malloy, Suzanne Costollos, Karen Sillas
Pregnant Maria (Adrienne Shelly) has dropped out of high school and is now estranged from her family. But when she meets a troubled young man, Matthew Slaughter (Martin Donovan), they form a friendship that changes both of them and gives hope for the future.
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 Waitress 2007 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Cast: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, Andy Griffith, Adrienne Shelly, Eddie Jemison, Lew Temple, Darby Stanchfield, Heidi Sulzman, Lauri Johnson, Sarah Hunley, Cindy Drummond
Jenna (Keri Russell) is married to her no-good husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto) and works as a server at Joe's (Andy Griffith) Pie Diner. She is secretly saving up money and planning a way out of her unhappy marriage by entering a pie bake-off through which Jenna hopes to win the large cash prize. Plans change when Jenna discovers she is pregnant after getting drunk and sleeping with Earl. But Jenna finds a way to drown her sorrows: an extramarital affair with her married OB/GYN, Dr. Pomatter (Nathan Fillion).
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Wrestling with Alligators 1998 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurie Weltz
Cast: Aleksa Palladino, Joely Richardson, Claire Bloom, Sam Trammell, Jay O. Sanders, Adrienne Shelly, Tom Guiry, Nicole Bradin, Sloane Shelton, Angelica Torn
Maddy (Aleksa Palladino), a girl in her late teens, lives in Lulu's (Claire Bloom) rooming house and works in a garage. She is lonely after her best friend marries and moves away. Maddy meets Claire (Joely Richardson), another boarder, who is pregnant from a one-night-stand. The two decide to hit the road in search of an abortion and to get away from their current status.
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| 1. Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even (1992)
aka: Stepkids
2. Factotum (2005)
3. Hexed (1993)
4. I'll Take You There (1999)
5. Revolution #9 (2001)
6. Sleep with Me (1994)
7. Trust (1990)
8. Waitress (2007)
9. Wrestling with Alligators (1998)
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