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At Close Range   1986     3 stars    R, 115 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: James Foley  
Cast: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson, Millie Perkins, David Strathairn, Eileen Ryan, Candy Clark, J.C. Quinn

  Sean Penn and Christopher Walken star as son and father, respectively, in this unsettling movie (based on a true story) about a father's influencing his son to turn to a life of crime in order to obtain his love. Good performances by Walken and Penn. Intense and brutal.


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Bad Manners   1997     3 stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaufer  
Cast: David Strathairn, Bonnie Bedelia, Saul Rubinek, Caroleen Feeney, Julie Harris, Robin Poley, Daniel Koch, Steve Bruce

  Based on David Gilman's play "Ghost in the Machine," this is the story of Wes' (David Strathairn) and Nancy's (Bonnie Bedelia) visit from Nancy's ex-lover Matt (Saul Rubinek) and his sexy new lover, Kim (Caroleen Feeney). When a $50 bill is missing, events lead to suspicion and intrigue.

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Beyond the Call   1996     2 and a half stars    R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill  
Cast: Sissy Spacek, David Strathairn, Arliss Howard, Janet Wright, Lindsay Murrell, Leslie Carlson, Ken James, Christina Collins, Andrew Sardella, Wayne Downer, Rufus Crawford, Diane D'Aquila

  Pam (Sissy Spacek) reads her Connecticut newspaper and discovers that her high-school boyfriend, Russell (David Strathairn), is on death row for killing a policeman. Despite husband Keith's (Arliss Howard) objections, Pam makes many visits to Russell's South Carolina jail. While searching for a legal avenue that will lead to his freedom, Pam learns that Russell suffers from post-traumatic shock syndrome after fighting in the Vietnam War. An appeal is made, and it fails. As the execution date nears, tensions mount in the relationship of Pam and Keith.

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Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even   1992     1 and a half stars    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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Blue Car   2002     3 stars    R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karen Moncrieff  
Cast: David Strathairn, Agnes Bruckner, Margaret Colin, Frances Fisher, A.J. Buckley, Regan Arnold, Sarah Buehler, Dustin Sterling, Amy Benedict, Mike Ward

  Troubled 18-year-old Meg (Agnes Bruckner) listens to the encouragement of her teacher, Mr. Auster (David Strathairn), and enters a poetry contest. But what started out as a teacher/student relationship crosses the line into one of betrayal.


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The Bourne Ultimatum   2007     3 and a half stars  User Rating      PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Greengrass  
Cast: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Tom Gallop, Corey Johnson, Daniel Bruhl, Joey Ansah, Colin Stinton

  Matt Damon is back as ex-assassin Jason Bourne in this third episode of Robert Ludlum's tale. Suffering from amnesia, trained assassin Bourne leaves Moscow on a quest to put together the puzzle pieces that will lead to his identity and past. A London newspaper article written by Simon Ross (Paddy Considine) offers a ray of light into Bourne's true identity, and Bourne contacts Ross. This begins the trek back during which Bourne connects again with CIA agent Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) who comes to his aid. But, CIA agent Noah Vosen (David Strathairn), who heads the covert Blackbriar wing, wants to cover all tracks and orders Bourne's assassination. And the deadly cat and mouse game continues–culminating in the Big Apple with Vosen directing the bloody action using a surveillance-camera system. The film received three Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing    1 User Review




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Matt Damon Jason Bourne
Julia Stiles Nicky Parsons
David Strathairn Noah Vosen
Scott Glenn Ezra Kramer
Paddy Considine Simon Ross
Edgar Ramirez Paz
Joan Allen Pamela Landy
Albert Finney Dr. Albert Hirsch
Tom Gallop Tom Cronin
Corey Johnson Wills
Daniel Bruhl Martin Kreutz
Joey Ansah Desh
Colin Stinton Neal Daniels

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Broken Vows   1987     2 stars    TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jud Taylor  
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Annette O'Toole, M. Emmet Walsh, Milo O'Shea, David Groh, Madeleine Sherwood, Jean De Baer, David Strathairn, Frances Fisher, Peter Crombie

  Impacted by the murder of an artist to whom he gave last rites, Catholic Priest Joseph McMahon (Tommy Lee Jones), along with the murdered man's latest of several girlfriends (Annette O'Toole), investigates the murder. In the process, he realizes that he knows little about what is going on in the neighborhood outside the church and begins to question his faith and celibacy. Made for TV.


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The Brother from Another Planet   1984     3 stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: John Sayles  
Cast: Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, Steve(2) James, Leonard Jackson, Bill Cobbs, Maggie Renzi, Tom Wright, Ren Woods, Reggie Rock Bythewood, David Strathairn

  Joe Morton plays a mute, alien slave who escapes his planet and crashes on Earth–in Harlem. Most who meet him are impressed: he fixes things AND he lets others do all the talking!


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Call Me   1988     1 and a half stars    R, 96 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Solace Mitchell  
Cast: Patricia Charbonneau, Patti D'Arbanville, Boyd Gaines, Stephen McHattie, Sam Freed, Steve Buscemi, John Seitz, David Strathairn

  When a woman thinks her boyfriend is making obscene telephone calls to her, she inadvertently becomes involved in a murder.

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The Climb   1998     2 stars    PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Bob Swaim  
Cast: John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn, Stephen McHattie, Seth Smith, Sarah Buxton, Marla Sokoloff, Matthew Ness, Michael Saccente, Tina Regtien, Oliver Hodges, Peter Rowley

  This story takes place in 1950s' Baltimore where 12-year-old Danny Hines (Gregory Smith) dreams of climbing a 203-foot radio tower. Danny's father Earl (David Strathairn) has a reputation of being a coward because he did not serve in the military, and Danny believes that climbing the tower will prove that someone in the family does have courage. Unexpected help comes from ill-tempered, dying neighbor Chuck Langer (John Hurt) who has suggestions for how Danny can succeed in climbing the tower.



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John Hurt Chuck Langer
Gregory Smith Danny Himes
David Strathairn Earl Himes
Stephen McHattie Jack McLaskin
Seth Smith Andy Sweeney
Sarah Buxton Ruth Langer
Marla Sokoloff Leslie Himes
Matthew Ness Wayne Barto
Michael Saccente Ed Langer
Tina Regtien Eileen Barto
Oliver Hodges Tommy Sweeney
Peter Rowley Rules Rhodes
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A Dangerous Woman   1993     2 and a half stars    R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal  
Cast: Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, Gabriel Byrne, David Strathairn, Chloe Webb, John Terry, Paul Dooley, Laurie Metcalf, Jan Hooks, Heather Locklear

  Two women vie for the attention of an itinerant worker who spends some time fixing up their house. The results of their attentions lead to unexpected results.

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Day One   1989     3 stars    TV, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent  
Cast: Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker, Hume Cronyn, Richard Dysart, Hal Holbrook, Barnard Hughes, John McMartin, David Ogden Stiers, Anne Twomey, Lawrence Dane, Ron Frazier, Olek Krupa, Gary Reineke

  In this strong made-for-TV film, the story about the men who made the Atomic Bomb is told, as well as the political and morality struggles concerning its use. General Groves (Brian Dennehy) heads up the Manhattan Project and works diligently toward the single goal of building the ultimate weapon. He appoints Robert Oppenheimer (David Strathairn) to head up the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. Oppenheimer questions the consequences of their efforts but continues on to the final goal. Now it is time to drop the bomb, and the scientists witness the gruesome consequences of their efforts.



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Brian Dennehy Gen. Leslie Groves
David Strathairn J. Robert Oppenheimer
Michael Tucker Leo Szilard
Hume Cronyn James F. Byrnes
Richard Dysart President Harry S. Truman
Hal Holbrook Gen. George Marshall
Barnard Hughes Secretary Stimpson
John McMartin Dr. Arthur CCompton
David Ogden Stiers Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anne Twomey Kitty Oppenheimer
Lawrence Dane -
Ron Frazier Colonel Pash
Olek Krupa Edward Teller
Gary Reineke Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Dolores Claiborne   1995     3 stars    R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Taylor Hackford  
Cast: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer, David Strathairn, Judy Parfitt, Eric Bogosian, John C. Reilly, Bob Gunton

  When a housekeeper (Kathy Bates) is accused of killing her invalid employer, the file is opened on her husband's death 10 years before. Her daughter (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is a successful New York journalist who is now forced to examine her own past. Good Stephen King fare.


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Dominick and Eugene   1988     3 stars    PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young  
Cast: Ray Liotta, Tom Hulce, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert Levine, Todd Graff, Bill Cobbs, David Strathairn, Tom Signorelli

  This film explores family relationships in which one son, Eugene (Ray Liotta), is a bright medical student, while twin Dominick (Tom Hulce) is mentally retarded and works as a trash collector.


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Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles  
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, David Strathairn, Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, John Sayles, Perry Lang, Michael Rooker, John Mahoney, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Clifton James, Don Harvey, Jace Alexander, James Read, Gordon Clapp

  In 1919, members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to lose the World Series for personal gain. Known as the "Black Sox" scandal, this is the story of how eight team members deliberately lost the World Series because of a labor dispute with the White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey (Clifton James). Third baseman Buck Weaver (John Cusack) spent years trying to prove his innocence after the eight players were suspended for life.



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D.B. Sweeney Joseph "Shoeless Joe" Jackson
David Strathairn Eddie Cicotte
Charlie Sheen Oscar "Hap" Felsch
John Cusack George "Buck" Weaver
John Sayles Ring Lardner
Perry Lang Fred McMullin
Michael Rooker Arnold "Chick" Gandil
John Mahoney William "Kid" Gleason
Michael Lerner Arnold Rothstein
Christopher Lloyd Bill Burns
Clifton James Charles "Commie" Comiskey
Don Harvey Charles "Swede" Risberg
Jace Alexander Dickie Kerr
James Read Claude "Lefty" Williams
Gordon Clapp Ray Schalk

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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute   1983     2 and a half stars    N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Trumps
Director: Mirra Bank, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer  
Cast: Maria Tucci, Sudie Bond, David Strathairn, Ellen Barkin, Ron McLarty, Jeffrey DeMunn, Zvee Scooler, Kevin Bacon

  Based on Grace Paley's collection of stories, this trilogy reveals hidden secrets involved in three New York women's lives, depicting meanings behind their successes and failures.

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The Firm   1993     2 and a half stars    R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Sydney Pollack  
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, Terry Kinney, Wilford Brimley, Ed Harris, David Strathairn, Gary Busey, Steven Hill, Tobin Bell, Barbara Garrick, Jerry Hardin, Paul Calderon

  Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) moves his schoolteacher wife Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn) to Memphis after his graduation from Harvard Law School. His choice of the prestigious, but small, law firm in Memphis turns out to be an unwise choice as Mitch begins to suspect that the firm is involved in murder and the mob. Based on John Grisham's novel.


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Movie PictureFracture   2007     2 and a half stars    R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregory Hoblit  
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke, Cliff Curtis, Fiona Shaw, Bob Gunton, Josh Stamberg, Xander Berkeley, Zoe Kazan, Judith Scott, Gary Cervantes

  Aeronautical engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) and young attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) match wits when Crawford acts as his own attorney after he is accused of shooting his wife Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz). Jennifer has survived the shooting but remains comatose, and what at first looked like an open-and-shut case turns out to be not so easy when Ted begins finding holes in Willy's case. Willy's future employer, Nikki Gardner (Rosamund Pike), tries to get him to walk away, but Willy will not give up until the court puts Ted away for life.



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Anthony Hopkins Ted Crawford
Ryan Gosling Willy Beachum
David Strathairn Joe Lobruto
Rosamund Pike Nikki Gardner
Embeth Davidtz Jennifer Crawford
Billy Burke Rob Nunally
Cliff Curtis Detective Flores
Fiona Shaw Judge Robinson
Bob Gunton Judge Gardner
Josh Stamberg Norman Foster
Xander Berkeley Judge Moran
Zoe Kazan Mona
Judith Scott Resident
Gary Cervantes Ciro

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Freedom Song   2000     3 stars    TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Alden Robinson  
Cast: Danny Glover, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Loretta Devine, Glynn Turman, Stan Shaw, Michael Jai White, John Beasley, Jason Weaver, David Strathairn

  In the 1960s, Mississippi's segregation days were about to end; this film's focus is on the efforts of the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). The lead role is that of Owen Walker (Vicellous Reon Shannon) who learns what his father, Will (Danny Glover), already knows: the trials and tribulations of organizing local Blacks to combat segregation.

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A Good Baby   1998     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Katherine Dieckmann  
Cast: Henry Thomas, David Strathairn, Cara Seymour, Danny Nelson, Jayne Morgan, Allison Glenn, Jerry Foster, Jerry Rushing, Emilie Jacobs, Hannah Grady

  Set in North Carolina's backwoods, this story revolves around loner Raymond Toker's (Henry Thomas) search for the mother of an abandoned baby. At the same time, the very sinister Truman Lester (David Strathairn) arrives in town looking for the baby.


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Good Night, and Good Luck   2005     3 and a half stars    PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Clooney  
Cast: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, Thomas McCarthy, Matt Ross, Reed Diamond, Robert John Burke

  This film recreates events surrounding the March, 1954, TV broadcast when journalist Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) took on Senator Joseph McCarthy on his show, "See it Now." George Clooney's film inter-cuts between Murrow and the real Senator McCarthy bring a sense of reality to the film. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (David Strathairn), and Director.


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Harrison's Flowers   2000     2 and a half stars    R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elie Chouraqui  
Cast: Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn, Elias Koteas, Adrien Brody, Brendan Gleeson, Alun Armstrong, Scott Anton, Diane Baker, Dragan Antonik, Quinn Shephard

  Newsweek photojournalist Harrison Lloyd (David Strathairn) agrees to one last assignment before devoting himself to his wife, children, and hothouse orchids. Thus, he heads off to war-torn Croatia and is soon reported missing and presumed dead. His wife, Sarah (Andie MacDowell), has a gut feeling that Harrison is alive and flies to the Balkans in search of him.

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Heat Wave   1990     2 and a half stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Hooks  
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, David Strathairn, Robert Hooks, Adam Arkin, Margaret Avery, Charlie Korsmo

  Good acting and story make this made-for-TV film, based on the 1965 Watts riots, worth watching


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Iceman   1984     3 stars    PG, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Fred Schepisi  
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, Philip Akin, Danny Glover, Amelia Hall, Stephen E. Miller, James Tolkan

  After being frozen for 40,000 years, a Neanderthal man (John Lone), is brought back to life and befriended by Doctor Stanley Shephard (Timothy Hutton) who teaches him the art of communication in the modern-day world.


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In the Gloaming   1997     2 and a half stars    PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Reeve  
Cast: Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, David Strathairn, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Sean Leonard, Annie Stark, Will Reeve

  This film is Christopher Reeve's first directorial effort. The story is about Danny (Robert Sean Leonard) who is dying of AIDS. He returns to his parents' (Glenn Close and David Strathairn) home to spend his last days, and his relationships with relatives vary.

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Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson  
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Ron Rifkin, Matt McCoy, Paolo Seganti, Steve Rankin, Graham Beckel, Elisabeth Granli, Sandra Taylor

  This crime story is set in Hollywood in the 1950s and features police detectives Jack Vincennes and Bud White (Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe) whose ethical behavior is definitely suspect. Then there is Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) who is a "strictly by the book" cop despite the fact that his captain, Dudley Smith (James Cromwell), tries to get him to relax his morals. In this atmosphere, crimes are investigated, but it is not always the guilty who pay. This film, based on James Ellroy's novel, is one of the year's best. Two Oscars were received, including Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger for her role as call-girl Lynn Bracken); seven other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.



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Kevin Spacey Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe Bud White
Guy Pearce Ed Exley
James Cromwell Dudley Smith
David Strathairn Pierce Patchett
Kim Basinger Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito Sid Hudgens
Paul(2) Guilfoyle Mickey Cohen
Ron Rifkin D.A. Ellis Loew
Matt McCoy Brett Chase
Paolo Seganti Johnny Stompanato
Steve Rankin Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Graham Beckel Dick Stensland
Elisabeth Granli Mickey's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor Mickey's Mambo Partner
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Lathe of Heaven   2002     1 and a half stars    TV, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Philip Haas  
Cast: James Caan, Lukas Haas, Lisa Bonet, David Strathairn, Sheila McCarthy, Serge Houde, Suzanne Desautels, Belinda Hum, Tetsuro Shigematsu, Jonathan Higgins

  This made-for-cable TV remake of Ursula K. LeGuin's novel stars Lukas Haas as the young man whose visions and dreams begin to come true. Trouble lies ahead when he goes to a psychiatrist (James Caan), who has plans for putting the dreams together to form his own Utopia. Stick with the 1980 version.


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A League of Their Own   1992     3 and a half stars    PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Penny Marshall  
Cast: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, Tracy Reiner, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Bill Pullman, Eunice Anderson

  During World War II, the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was formed to make up for the dearth of men playing the sport. This is the story of one team in the league, and the plot revolves around two sisters who came to play ball.


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Limbo   1999     3 stars    R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles  
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn, Vanessa Martinez, Kris Kristofferson, Casey Siemaszko, Kathryn Grody, Rita Taggart, Leo Burmester, Michael Laskin, Herminio Ramos

  Set in the harsh reality of Alaska, this vehicle exemplifies writer/director John Sayles at his best. The tale is about three floundering characters, drawn together by circumstances, and then suddenly stranded at the center of a wilderness adventure.

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Losing Isaiah   1995     2 and a half stars    R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal  
Cast: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, Daisy Eagan, Marc John Jefferies, Samuel L. Jackson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Joie Lee, Regina Taylor, LaTanya Richardson

  Social worker Margaret Lewin (Jessica Lange) adopts an abandoned baby. Two years later, recovered crack addict Khalia Richards (Halle Berry) returns to claim her son.

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Lost in Yonkers   1993     3 stars    PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martha Coolidge  
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Mercedes Ruehl, Irene Worth, Brad Stoll, Mike Damus, David Strathairn, Robert Miranda, Jack Laufer, Susan Merson, Illya Hause

  Uncle Louie (Richard Dreyfuss) becomes the center of attention for two young nephews (Brad Stoll and Mike Damus) when they visit their grandmother. Never mind that Uncle Louie has a few criminal tendencies, he is one of the most interesting characters these two lads have run into during their short lives. Then there's Aunt Bella (Mercedes Ruehl), or is it Crazy Aunt Bella? A good job on this Neil Simon story.

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Lovesick   1983     2 stars    PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Marshall Brickman  
Cast: Dudley Moore, Alec Guinness, Elizabeth McGovern, John Huston, Wallace Shawn, Alan King, Renee Taylor, Ron Silver, Gene Saks, David Strathairn, Christine Baranski, Kent Broadhurst, Anne DeSalvo

  Saul Benjamin (Dudley Moore) is a married psychiatrist who is about to commit the #1 professional taboo: he is falling in love with his patient Chloe Allen (Elizabeth McGovern). He ignores the advice of Sigmund Freud's ghost (Alec Guinness) and enters into a passionate affair with Chloe. Will he eventually heed Freud's advice or continue with the affair?


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A Map of the World   1999     2 stars    R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Elliott  
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn, Arliss Howard, Chloe Sevigny, Louise Fletcher, Ron Lea, Sara Rue, Aunjanue Ellis, Nicole Ari Parker

  Alice Goodwin (Sigourney Weaver) is a stressed-out mother and school nurse. She has good reason for her problems: one day after agreeing to take care of her best friend's (Julianne Moore) daughter, the child drowned. Add to this the accusation of abuse brought by one of the students. And, as if that isn't enough, Alice ends up in a jail cell–hated by prison mates and ex-friends as well.


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Matewan   1987     3 and a half stars    PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles  
Cast: Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, James Earl Jones, Will Oldham, Jace Alexander, Ken Jenkins, Joe Grifasi, David Strathairn, Bob Gunton, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, John Sayles, Josh Mostel, Nancy Mette

  This is the story of the massacre of striking West Virginia coal miners in 1920 and the animosities between White American miners and Italian and Black migrant workers who were hired as scabs. Union activist Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper) is sent in by the United Mine Workers to organize the union, and, over time, the fighting groups begin to work together. "Matewan" is a good depiction of how immigrants and minorities were treated in the early 20th century.



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Chris Cooper Joe Kenehan
Mary McDonnell Danny Radnor
James Earl Jones "Few Clothes" Johnson
Will Oldham Danny Radnor
Jace Alexander Hillard
Ken Jenkins Sephus Purcell
Joe Grifasi Fausto
David Strathairn Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Bob Gunton C.E. Lively
Kevin Tighe Hickey
Gordon Clapp Griggs
John Sayles Hardshell Preacher
Josh Mostel Mayor Cabell Testerman
Nancy Mette Bridey Mae

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Poster Art From art.comMemphis Belle   1990     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Caton-Jones  
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr., John Lithgow, David Strathairn, Jane Horrocks

  This story is based on the true experiences of the 10 men who made up the crew of the "Memphis Belle," a giant World War II B-17 bomber. These airmen had been promised that they would be sent home following the dangerous mission of bombing Bremen, Germany.


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Poster Art From art.comA Midsummer Night's Dream   1999     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
aka: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director: Michael Hoffman  
Cast: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel, Christian Bale, Dominic West, David Strathairn, Sophie Marceau, Roger Rees, Sam Rockwell, Gregory Jbara, Bill Irwin, Max Wright

  One of the marvels of Shakespeare's comedies is that they are timeless. This version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is set in 19th-century Tuscany, and the star-crossed lovers Nick Bottom and Titania (Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer) ride bicycles to their moonlight rendezvous.


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The Miracle Worker   2000     2 stars    TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nadia Tass  
Cast: Alison Elliott, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, David Strathairn, Lucas Black, Kate Greenhouse, Damir Andrei, David Andrei, Stewart Arnott, Kevin Duhaney, Eugene Lipinski

  This Disney TV remake of the William Gibson play is a long way from the fine 1962 version and is kinder and gentler. It does get the message across to the young ones about the difficulties associated with handicaps and Helen Keller's (Hallie Kate Eisenberg) amazing triumph in dealing with her situation.


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Mother Night   1996     2 and a half stars    R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keith Gordon  
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Kirsten Dunst, Arye Gross, Frankie Faison, David Strathairn, Henry Gibson, Bernard Behrens

  Based on Kurt Vonnegut's novel, this is the story of Howard W. Campbell Jr. (Nick Nolte) who is recruited as a spy for the US during World War II. Following the war, he comes to NYC where 15 years later a neo-Nazi newspaper airs his address, and Campbell must come to terms with his true feelings about Nazism.


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My Blueberry Nights   2007     2 stars    PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Wong Kar Wai  
Cast: Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, Frankie Faison, Cat Power, Adriane Lenox, Benjamin Kanes, John Malloy, Chad R. Davis, Katya Blumenberg, Michael Delano, Bill Hollis

  Elizabeth (Norah Jones) suffers a rough breakup with her boyfriend and, hoping to find peace following the storm, leaves her new friend, cafe owner Jeremy (Jude Law), behind and sets off on a cross-country trip. To pay for her expenses, Elizabeth finds temporary waitress jobs along the way. Among those she meets on her trek are alcoholic cop Arnie (David Strathairn) and his partying wife Sue Lynne (Rachel Weisz) who are patrons at a bar Elizabeth works at in Memphis. After Arnie kills himself, Elizabeth comforts Sue Lynne. Later, while working as a cocktail waitress in Nevada, Elizabeth becomes involved with compulsive gambler Leslie (Natalie Portman). Through these lost souls, Elizabeth learns how to conquor her own loneliness.



Cast
Norah Jones Elizabeth
Jude Law Jeremy
David Strathairn Arnie Copeland
Rachel Weisz Sue Lynne
Natalie Portman Leslie
Frankie Faison Travis
Cat Power Katya
Adriane Lenox Sandy
Benjamin Kanes Randy
John Malloy Diner Manager
Chad R. Davis Elizabeth's Boyfriend
Katya Blumenberg Girlfriend
Michael Delano Cowboy
Bill Hollis Doctor

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The Notorious Bettie Page   2006     2 and a half stars    R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mary Harron  
Cast: Gretchen Mol, Chris Bauer, Jared Harris, Sarah Paulson, Cara Seymour, David Strathairn, Lili Taylor, John Cullum, Matt McGrath, Austin Pendleton, Norman Reedus, Tara Subkoff, Dallas Roberts, Victor Slezak

  The personal and professional lives of one of America's first sex icons, Bettie Page (Gretchen Mol), who was a pin-up model in the 1950s, is the subject of this biography that begins and ends with Estes Kefauver's Senate Sub-committee hearings on the subject of pornography.



Cast
Gretchen Mol Bettie Page
Chris Bauer Irving Klaw
Jared Harris John Willie
Sarah Paulson Bunny Yeager
Cara Seymour Maxie
David Strathairn Estes Kefauver
Lili Taylor Paula Klaw
John Cullum Preacher in Nashville
Matt McGrath Nervous Man
Austin Pendleton Teacher
Norman Reedus Billy Neal
Tara Subkoff June
Dallas Roberts Scotty
Victor Slezak Preacher in Miami

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O Pioneers!   1992     2 and a half stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan  
Cast: Jessica Lange, David Strathairn, Tom Aldredge, Reed Diamond, Anne Heche, Heather Graham, Leigh Lawson, Graham Beckel

  Willa Cather's classic story was adapted for TV's Hallmark Hall of Fame in this story about the hardships and blessings of farm life in Nebraska.

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Passion Fish   1992     3 stars    R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles  
Cast: Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, David Strathairn, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Angela Bassett, Lenore Banks, Maggie Renzi, Sheila Kelley, Tom Wright

  May-Alice (Mary McDonnell) had been a television star before she was hit and paralyzed by a New York cab. Depressed and drowning her sorrows in alcohol, she returns home to Louisiana where the friendship with her nurse Chantelle (Alfre Woodard) changes both women's lives. McDonnell was nominated for an Oscar.


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Return of the Secaucus 7   1980     3 stars    R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles  
Cast: Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre, Maggie Cousineau, Gordon Clapp, Jean Passanante, Karen Trott, Mark Arnott, David Strathairn, John Sayles

  The budget was low for this film, but the impact and performances are top notch. College grads return for a reunion, having gone in different directions from their radical beginnings in the 1960s. It is more than the story of this group–it is the story of a generation. "The Big Chill," made three years later, has the same theme.

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The River Wild   1994     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson  
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, John C. Reilly, William Lucking, Elizabeth Hoffman, Victor Galloway, Benjamin Bratt, Glenn Morshower

  Gail (Meryl Streep) and Tom (David Strathairn) try to solve their marital problems by taking son Roarke (Joseph Mazzello) on a rafting trip in Montana. Along the way, they become entangled with robbers on the run who aren't afraid to kill. The climax is a daring attempt to run "the gauntlet", a VERY dangerous white water run. Predictable clone of "Deliverance" with good photography.


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Silkwood   1983     3 and a half stars  User Rating      R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Nichols  
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Fred Ward, Ron Silver, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, M. Emmet Walsh, Charles Hallahan, Sudie Bond, Bruce McGill, J.C. Quinn, Henderson Forsythe

  Based on true events, this film is the story of Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep), a 28-year-old worker in a plutonium plant, who is accidentally exposed to radiation. Karen has lived a ribald life as a hard-drinking woman living with her lover Drew (Kurt Russell) and lesbian friend Polly (Cher). As Karen investigates the illness caused by her exposure to the radiation, she gathers information about plant violations and sets out to divulge supposed nuclear violations. But, on her way to the meeting with a reporter, she dies in a mysterious car crash, which prevents her from revealing plant violations. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Actress (Streep), Supporting Actress (Cher), and Director.



Cast
Meryl Streep Karen Silkwood
Kurt Russell Drew Stephens
Cher Dolly Pelliker
Craig T. Nelson Winston
Diana Scarwid Angela
Fred Ward Morgan
Ron Silver Paul Stone
Josef Sommer Max Richter
David Strathairn Wesley
M. Emmet Walsh Walt Yarborough
Charles Hallahan Earl Lapin
Sudie Bond Thelma Rice
Bruce McGill Mace Hurley
J.C. Quinn Curtis Schultz
Henderson Forsythe Quincy Bissell

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Poster Art From art.comSimon Birch   1998     2 and a half stars    PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Steven Johnson  
Cast: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn,