Betrayed 1988   R, 128 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard, John Mahoney, Betsy Blair, Ted Levine, Jeffrey DeMunn, Albert Hall, David Clennon, Richard Libertini
An FBI agent (Debra Winger), posing as an itinerant farm worker to expose a right-wing organization's involvement in the killing of a television personality, falls in love with a farmer and discovers that he's a racist murderer.
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Big Bad Love 2001 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arliss Howard
Cast: Arliss Howard, Debra Winger, Paul Le Mat, Rosanna Arquette, Angie Dickinson, Michael Parks, Alex Van, Zachary Moody, Olivia Kersey, Sue Peavey
Taken from Larry Brown's short story collection, this is the story of alcoholic, Vietnam vet Leon Barlow (Arliss Howard). He yearns to be a writer, but everyday his mailbox is filled with rejection slips. Add to this a disapproving mother (Angie Dickinson), a restraining order placed against him by his ex-wife (Debra Winger), and children he is not allowed to see. The result is a troubled man living on alcohol and hallucinations.
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Black Widow 1986  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Dennis Hopper, Sami Frey, Nicol Williamson, Terry O'Quinn, James Hong, Diane Ladd, D.W. Moffett, Lois Smith, Leo Rossi, Danny Kamekona, Rutanya Alda, Mary Woronov, Wayne Heffley
FBI Agent Alexandra "Alex" Barnes (Debra Winger) is on the trail of a murderess, Catherine Petersen (Theresa Russell), who marries wealthy men and then kills them. Eventually, Alex becomes entangled in the final confrontation. Winger and Russell are convincing in their roles.
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Cannery Row 1982 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: David S. Ward
Cast: Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley, Frank McRae, M. Emmet Walsh, Sunshine Parker, Santos Morales, John Huston, Tom Mahoney, Art LaFleur, John Malloy, James Keane, Sharon Ernster, Ellen Blake, Mary Margaret Amato
John Steinbeck's novel, set in Monterey, California, is brought to the screen with Nick Nolte as the marine biologist, Doc, who falls for local floozy Suzy (Debra Winger) after he meets her at the Bear Flag Restaurant. Romance blooms between the two but quickly turns sour. Meanwhile, Cannery Row inhabitants–including Mac (M. Emmet Walsh)–hope that Doc and Suzy will get back together because their love is the one thing in Doc and Suzy's lives that really counts.
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A Dangerous Woman 1993 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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Eulogy 2004  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Clancy
Cast: Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford, Zooey Deschanel, Glenne Headly, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Kelly Preston, Ray Romano, Rip Torn, Debra Winger, Curtis Garcia, Keith Garcia, Rene Auberjonois
Three generations of the dysfunctional Collins family meet for the funeral of their patriarch, and while preparing the eulogy, arguments, hidden relationships, and family secrets come to the fore.
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Everybody Wins 1990  R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Debra Winger, Nick Nolte, Will Patton, Judith Ivey, Jack Warden, Kathleen Wilhoite, Frank Converse, Frank Military, Mary Louise Wilson, Peter Appel
This screenplay by Arthur Miller is about a prostitute (Debra Winger) who talks a private detective (Nick Nolte) into investigating the murder of a prominent doctor in a small Connecticut town.
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 Forget Paris 1995  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Crystal
Cast: Billy Crystal, Debra Winger, Julie Kavner, Joe Mantegna, Cynthia Stevenson, Richard Masur, Cathy Moriarty, William Hickey, Robert Costanzo, Tom Wright
NBA referee Mickey (Billy Crystal) heads for Paris to bury his father. Along the way the airline loses the casket, and Ellen (Debra Winger) is given the assignment of helping Mickey find his lost "luggage." Romance follows and comedy continues as the couple tries to live happily ever after.
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French Postcards 1979 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Willard Huyck
Cast: Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, David Marshall Grant, Valerie Quennessen, Debra Winger, Mandy Patinkin, Marie-France Pisier, Jean Rochefort, Lynn Carlin, George Coe, Christophe Bourseiller, Francois Lalande, Anemone, Veronique Jannot, Marie-Anne Chazel
American college students spend their junior year in Paris where one of them, Joel (Miles Chapin), engages in a torrid, but short, love affair with teacher Madame Catherine Tessier (Marie-France Pisier). Meanwhile, the other students enjoy their share of adventures in and out of the classroom as they explore the streets and cafes of Paris while visiting famous sights.
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Leap of Faith 1992 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson, Lukas Haas, Troy Evans, Meat Loaf, M.C. Gainey, John Toles-Bey, Philip Seymour Hoffman
This comedy/drama involves an evangelical preacher (Steve Martin) who is determined to con the locals of a small Kansas town, but his partner (Debra Winger) is leery and tries to get him to leave town.
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Legal Eagles 1986 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy, Terence Stamp, Steven Hill, Roscoe Lee Browne, Christine Baranski, David Clennon, John McMartin
Robert Redford and Debra Winger are good together as they play attorneys on opposite sides of an art theft case.
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Made in Heaven 1987 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Debra Winger, Maureen Stapleton, Mare Winningham, Ann Wedgeworth, Don Murray, Amanda Plummer, Marj Dusay, Tim Daly
A young hero (Timothy Hutton) dies and goes to Heaven where he falls in love. As fate would have it, his lover (Kelly McGillis) is chosen to go to Earth to inhabit the body of a newborn infant.
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Mike's Murder 1984 R, 109 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: James Bridges
Cast: Debra Winger, Mark Keyloun, Paul Winfield, Darrell Larson, Brooke Alderson, William Ostrander, Dan Shor, Robert Crosson, Gregory Hormel, Mark Brandon
A bank employee (Debra Winger) becomes enamored with a professional tennis player (Mark Keyloun). She is unaware of his drug dealings until after his death when she begins to investigate his murder. Not at all good, at least for most people.
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An Officer and a Gentleman 1982   R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Tony Plana, Harold Sylvester, David Caruso, Victor French, Grace Zabriskie, Tommy Petersen, Mara Scott-Wood, David Greenfield
This story of the 13 weeks an officer candidate must endure while in training for his career is entertaining. Richard Gere plays the officer candidate who strives to attain his goal of flying jets. Louis Gossett Jr. takes on the role of the drill sergeant who turns boys into men, and Debra Winger plays Gere's love interest, the town girl with her own dreams of improving her station in life. An Oscar was presented to Gossett for his supporting role, and the song "Up Where We Belong" also won. Debra Winger received a nomination as Best Actress. 1 User Review
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| | A real weepy! | Jane Jones 02/13/2007 | | Richard Gere looks sooooo good in uniform !!!!!!!! |
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Rachel Getting Married 2008 R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Debra Winger, Mather Zickel, Anna Deavere Smith, Anisa George, Jerome LePage, Victoria Haynes, Beau Sia
Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt) is getting married to African American Sidney (Tunde Adebimpe), and the wedding party assembles at her family's Connecticut home. Rachel's sister, neurotic Kim (Anne Hathaway), leaves rehab to attend, and she makes herself the center of the wedding weekend. First, Kim manages to get Rachel to dump her maid of honor, and then she becomes involved with the best man who happens to be another recovering alcoholic. Rachel's father (Bill Irwin) is divorced from her mother Abby (Debra Winger) and is now married to a Black woman, Carol (Anna Deavere Smith). Since the divorce, Abby has become estranged from her family. Tensions flare over the long weekend as Kim goes out of her way to make everything go wrong and creates one emotional drama after another. Hathaway received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
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Radio 2003 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Tollin
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, Debra Winger, Chris Mulkey, Sarah Drew, S. Epatha Merkerson, Riley Smith, Brent Sexton, Patrick Breen, Bill Robertson, Kenneth H. Callender, Michael Harding, Charles Garren, Rebecca Koon
High-school football coach Harold Jones (Ed Harris) mentors mentally challenged James Robert 'Radio' Kennedy (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and invites Radio to help him with football practice. Eventually, Radio becomes the team mascot and cheerleader while winning over the local townsfolk.
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Shadowlands 1993 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Edward Hardwicke, John Wood, Robert Flemyng, Michael Denison, Joseph Mazzello, Gerald Sim, Peter Firth, Julian Firth
Anthony Hopkins plays real-life scholar C.S. Lewis, and Debra Winger takes on the role of poet Joy Gresham as they begin their relationship through letters to each other. They fall in love, marry, and live happily until Joy's untimely death. Debra Winger was nominated for an Oscar. This film is an adaptation of the TV film of 1985.
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The Sheltering Sky 1990 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: John Malkovich, Debra Winger, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall, Eric Vu-An, Amina Annabi, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Sotigui Kouyate, Tom Novembre
Based on a popular novel by Paul Bowles, this is the story of Port and Kit (John Malkovich and Debra Winger) who need to get the spark back in their lives and marriage. They try to find this spark by traveling through Northern Africa, but affairs by each and a hostile environment make the goal hard to reach.
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Sometimes in April 2005 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Peck
Cast: Idris Elba, Debra Winger, Carole Karemera, Oris Erhuero, Pamela Nomvete, Michelle Rugema, Fraser James, Noah Emmerich, Abby Mikiibi Nkaaga, Sonia Ntare
In April, 1994, a nationalist uprising in Rowanda resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 men, women, and children. This story centers on two surviving brothers who fought on opposing sides and whose lives are now changed forever.
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Terms of Endearment 1983 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow, Danny DeVito, Betty King, Huckleberry Fox, David Wohl, Lisa Hart Carroll, Troy Bishop, Norman Bennett, F. William Parker
This excellent comedy/drama covers three decades in the relationship of Aurora Greenaway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Debra Winger). Aurora has overly protected Emma during her childhood until Emma finally escapes to marry college professor Flap (Jeff Daniels). But that marriage is doomed when Flap begins an affair with a college student, and Emma turns to a married man (John Lithgow) for solace. Meanwhile, Aurora deals with being a grandmother while finding her own consolation in her next-door neighbor, astronaut Garrett Breedlove (Jack Nicholson). Academy Awards were received for Best Picture, Actress (MacLaine), Supporting Actor (Nicholson), Director, and Writing. There were also six nominations, including Best Actress (Winger) and Supporting Actor (Lithgow).
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Thank God, It's Friday 1978 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Robert Klane
Cast: Donna Summer, Valerie Landsburg, Terri Nunn, Debra Winger, Chick Vennera, Ray Vitte, Jeff Goldblum, DeWayne Jessie, Lionel Richie, Cosie Costa
Winning an Academy Award for Best Song ("Last Dance") is about the best that can be said for this film about what happened one Friday night at a new Los Angeles disco.
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 Urban Cowboy 1980 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Charlie Daniels, Bonnie Raitt, Barry Corbin, Cooper Huckabee, James Gammon, Brooke Alderson, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Betty Murphy, Taz Di Gregorio, Charlie Haywood
Country boy Buford "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) moves to Houston, Texas, and takes a job as a refinery worker. He spends his evenings at Gilley's Club on the outskirts of town where he acts out his cowboy fantasies. He also meets and marries Sissy (Debra Winger), but problems arise almost immediately when Bud believes that Sissy is seeing a mechanical bull-riding cowboy Wes (Scott Glenn). Sissy tells Bud that she wants him to prove he is a real cowboy, and when Mickey Gilley (himself) announces a bull-riding contest, Bill signs up hoping to win the contest and Sally as well. This is the film that made the mechanical bull so popular in bars.
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Wilder Napalm 1993 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Cast: Debra Winger, Dennis Quaid, Arliss Howard, M. Emmet Walsh, Jim Varney, Marvin J. McIntyre, Mimi Lieber, Justin LaBlanc, Lance Lee Baxley, Peter Willie
The Foudroyant brothers (Dennis Quaid and Arliss Howard) share unique talents–they can telekinetically set fires! Add to this Vida Foudroyant (Debra Winger), who is Wilder Foudroyant's arsonist wife, and you have a pretty zany, but often weak, story.
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| 1. Betrayed (1988)
2. Big Bad Love (2001)
3. Black Widow (1986)
4. Cannery Row (1982)
5. A Dangerous Woman (1993)
6. Eulogy (2004)
7. Everybody Wins (1990)
8. Forget Paris (1995)
9. French Postcards (1979)
10. Leap of Faith (1992)
11. Legal Eagles (1986)
12. Made in Heaven (1987)
13. Mike's Murder (1984)
14. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
15. Rachel Getting Married (2008)
16. Radio (2003)
17. Shadowlands (1993)
18. The Sheltering Sky (1990)
19. Sometimes in April (2005)
20. Terms of Endearment (1983)
21. Thank God, It's Friday (1978)
22. Urban Cowboy (1980)
23. Wilder Napalm (1993)
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