About Schmidt 2002   R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates, June Squibb, Howard Hesseman, Len Cariou, Harry Goener, Connie Ray, Mark Venhuizen
Told through letters to a young Tanzanian orphan, recently retired and widowed Warren Schmidt's (Jack Nicholson) inner thoughts are revealed as he leaves in his Winnebago to perform one meaningful act in his now empty life. His mission: stop the impending marriage of his daughter Jeannie (Hope Davis) to Randall Hertzel (Dermot Mulroney), a man Warren can't stand. Once he arrives at the Hertzel home, Warren meets a family–including Roberta and Larry (Kathy Bates and Howard Hesseman)–unlike any he has ever known. Jack Nicholson received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and Kathy Bates was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. 1 User Review
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Ambulance Girl 2005  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Kathy Bates
Cast: Kathy Bates, Robin Thomas, Gordon Pinsent, Nathalie Toriel, Jennifer Overton, Sean McCann, Wayne Best, Kristina Nicoll, John Dunsworth, Rhonda McLean
Writer Jane Stern (Kathy Bates) suffers from depression and finds relief when she volunteers as an EMT riding in an ambulance and rescuing those in need.
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 American Outlaws 2001 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Western / Action
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Gabriel Macht, Will McCormack, Timothy Dalton, Gregory Smith, Kathy Bates, Ronny Cox, Harris Yulin, Terry O'Quinn, Ty O'Neal, Joe Stevens, Nathaniel Arcand, Barry Tubb
In real life, Jessie James (Colin Farrell) was a cold-blooded murderer. However, in this Western film, Jessie, his brother Frank (Gabriel Macht), and the Younger brothers–Cole (Scott Caan), Bob (Will McCormack), and Jim (Gregory Smith)–are portrayed as victims. In a post-Civil War vendetta against evil, they fight railroad baron Thaddeus Rains (Harris Yulin) and his corrupt railroad interests in the North. The brothers become local heroes, but Allan Pinkerton (Timothy Dalton) is on their trail.
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 Annie 1999  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Alicia Morton, Kathy Bates, Victor Garber, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Andrea McArdle, Erin Adams, Sarah Hyland, Lalaine
This TV remake of the hit Broadway play stars Alicia Morton as the orphan Annie and Kathy Bates as the mean head of the orphanage. A good effort featuring many actors having stage experience with awards to their credit. Disney.
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 Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1988  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Kathy Bates, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Paul Benedict, Jack Gilford, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross
In this sequel to "Arthur," Arthur is now married. When the father of the girl he jilted sets out for revenge, he discovers that Arthur is now broke and boozeless.
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 Bee Movie 2007 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Kathy Bates, Barry Levinson, Larry King, Ray Liotta, Sting, Oprah Winfrey, Rip Torn, Larry Miller, Megan Mullally
Bee-college graduate Barry B. Benson (voice of Jerry Seinfeld) questions whether making honey in the hive is all there is in a bee's life. He ventures into New York City and makes friends with a human, friendly florist Vanessa Bloome (Renee Zellweger). Barry is shocked to learn that humans steal and eat the bee's honey and decides to team up with Vanessa and sue the honey manufacturers for stealing the honey.
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Bonneville 2006 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Christopher N. Rowley
Cast: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Tom Skerritt, Christine Baranski, Victor Rasuk, Tom Amandes, Tom Wopat, Arabella Field, Jodi Russell, Ivey Lloyd, Jayson Creek
After 20 years of marriage to Joe, he has died, and Arvilla (Jessica Lange) learns that because he never updated his will, Francine (Christine Baranski), who is Joe's daughter from his first marriage, will inherit their Pocatello, Idaho, home. Francine is willing to bargain. If Arvilla will deliver Joe's ashes to her, she will give the house to Arvilla. To settle the matter, Arvilla and her good friends Margene (Kathy Bates) and Carol (Joan Allen) join her on a car trip in Joe's 1966 red Pontiac Bonneville to deliver his ashes to Francine in Santa Barbara. And the adventure begins with many stops along the way–including a flat tire in Utah, hitchhiker Bo (Victor Rasuk) who is looking for the father he never knew, and truck driver Emmett (Tom Skerritt) who treats them to dinner in Las Vegas. The trip turns out to be much more than they expected, and, along the way, the women learn many new things about themselves.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2004  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mary McGuckian
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Robert De Niro, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Bates, Harvey Keitel, Geraldine Chaplin, Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Emilie Dequenne, Adriana Dominguez, Samuel Le Bihan, John Lynch, Dominique Pinon
In the 18th century, a freak accident on a rope bridge stretching over a Peruvian ravine results in the deaths of five people. Was the accident part of God's Divine Plan? That is the question asked by Friar Juniper (Gabriel Byrne) as he investigates the life stories of the victims. Previously made in 1944.
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 Charlotte's Web 2006  G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, Thomas Haden Church, Andre Benjamin, Dominic Scott Kay, Sam Shepard, Abraham Benrubi, Kevin Anderson
Wilbur (voice of Dominic Scott Kay) is a pig saved from destruction by 12-year-old Fern (Dakota Fanning) who brings Wilber into her home and even to school. But enough is enough, and Wilbur is sent to live in a barn where he meets a menagerie of barn animals including geese–Gussy (voice of Oprah Winfrey) and Golly (Cedric the Entertainer)–horse Ike (voice of Robert Redford), and rat Templeton (voice of Steve Buscemi). But his best friend turns out to be a spider, Charlotte (voice of Julia Roberts), who sets out to save Wilbur from becoming Christmas dinner. 1 User Review
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| | Very interesting movie | battlin 01/06/2007 | | A little mature for my 5 year old, but he liked it. |
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Cheri 2009 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones, Frances Tomeltry, Anita Pallenberg, Harriet Walter, Iben Hjejle, Gaye Brown, Rollo Weeks, Joe Sheridan, Tom Burke
In Paris during the early 20th century, Lea de Lonval (Michelle Pfeiffer) is retiring from her life as a seductress when she begins a six-year, on-again-off-again love affair with Cheri (Rupert Friend) who happens to be the immature son of her former rival, Madame Charlotte Peloux (Kathy Bates). Along the way, Charlotte steps in and plots to separate Lea and Cheri by arranging a match between Cheri and 18-year-old Edmee (Felicity Jones).
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Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 1982 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Sudie Bond, Kathy Bates, Marta Heflin, Mark Patton, Caroline Aaron
Based on the Broadway play, this story takes place at a Woolworth's in Texas where a group of James Dean fans meet.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper, James Hong, John Rothman, Sunita Prasad, Juan Riedinger, Sam Gilroy, Tanya Champoux, Rukiya Bernard
Helen Bronson (Jennifer Connelly) is a young widow who has been caring for her eight-year-old stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith) since her husband died a year ago. To support herself, Helen works as a research scientist in astrobiology. When an alien orb appears in Manhattan, Helen steps in to offer the U.S. government advice on how to deal with its inhabitant, eco-friendly Klaatu (Keanu Reeves). Secretary of State Regina Jackson (Kathy Bates) is very suspicious of eco-friendly Klaatu, but Helen helps Klaatu escape, and she and Jacob take off with Klaatu and try to convince him to spare humans on the planet Earth from destruction.
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Dick Tracy 1990 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Warren Beatty
Cast: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Kathy Bates, Charlie Korsmo, William Forsythe, Robert Costanzo, Dick Van Dyke, Paul Sorvino, Seymour Cassel, Jack Kehoe
Warren Beatty plays Dick Tracy and Madonna takes on the role of Breathless Mahoney in this fantasy adventure. Shot in only seven colors (one of them is yellow), this stylistic movie brings to life the comic strip without losing its grip on unreality. The real substance of this movie is provided by the scene-stealing villains, most notably Al Pacino as Big Boy Caprice and Dustin Hoffman as Mumbles. "Sooner or Later" won an Oscar for Best Song.
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 Dragonfly 2002 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Kathy Bates, Linda Hunt, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Jay Thomas, Matt Craven, Kathryn Erbe, Jacob Smith
A Chicago doctor, Joe Darrow (Kevin Costner), has kept busy through work following the untimely death of his pregnant wife (Susanna Thompson). But, now he begins to believe that his wife is trying to contact him from beyond the grave. A mediocre movie, at best.
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Failure to Launch 2006 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Dey
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper, Terry Bradshaw, Kathy Bates, Tyrell Jackson Williams, Katheryn Winnick, Rob Corddry, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Adam Alexi-Malle
Trip (Matthew McConaughey) is in his 30s and still lives at home with his parents, Al (Terry Bradshaw) and Sue (Kathy Bates), who want him out of their house. The solution: hire Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker)–who has already lured a neighbor's son out of his house–to get Trip to fall for her and move out. The ploy worked before, but will it work this time?
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 Fred Claus 2007 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Trevor Peacock, Ludacris, Elizabeth Banks, Christian Hansen, Kevin Spacey, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Allan Corduner
Ever since his younger brother Nick was born, Fred Claus had been upstaged by Nick who was adored by their parents (Kathy Bates and Trevor Peacock). Now, as adults, the situation has not improved. Nick (Paul Giamatti) has become Santa Claus at the North Pole, and Fred is a repo man in Chicago. When ne'er-do-well Fred finds himself in jail after robbing Salvation Army Santas, he asks Nick for help. Nick bails him out–on condition that Fred help Nick's elves prepare toys for Christmas. But, Fred is not prepared for this kind of work and just might jeopardize the effort to have toys ready for Christmas delivery.
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Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Searcy, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw, Gailard Sartain, Lois Smith, Timothy Scott, Gary Basaraba, Grace Zabriskie, Macon McCalman, Raynor Scheine
Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) meets octogenarian Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) while visiting a nursing home. They become close friends, and Ninny tells stories about Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) who lived in Georgia in the 1930s. Through flashbacks, Ninny's story is told beginning when Idgie and Ruth open a cafe in Whistle Stop, Alabama, where they serve fried green tomatoes. Despite problems, they succeed in the business, and their friendship endures. Evelyn is inspired by Ninny's stories, and she becomes a stronger woman.
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The Golden Compass 2007 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Chris Weitz
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Christopher Lee, Tom Courtenay, Derek Jacobi, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kathy Bates, Jim Carter
Her uncle, Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig) has made it possible for orphaned, young Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards) to be raised at Jordan University. As an explorer, Asriel is often away, and he returns this time from the Arctic Circle with evidence that "Dust," which has properties that could unite the universe, exists. Asriel goes back on another expedition, and the evil Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman) takes Lyra under her wing. But, when Lyra's best friend Roger (Ben Walker) is kidnapped, Lyra acquires a golden compass that, when in the right hands, will reveal truth. Now, Lyra sets off into the frozen north to rescue Roger and other children who have been kidnapped by child-stealing "Gobblers." And adventures ensue. The film received an Academy Award for Best Visueal Effects and received one additional nomination.
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High Stakes 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Melanie Rose
Director: Amos Kollek
Cast: Sally Kirkland, Robert LuPone, Richard Lynch, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kathy Bates, W.T. Martin, Betty Miller, Eddie Earl Hatch, Maia Danziger, Larry Block
Sally Kirkland plays a stripper who tries to save her daughter from trouble and finds love with a Wall Street speculator along the way.
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The Late Shift 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Kathy Bates, John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck, Bob Balaban, Treat Williams, Rich Little, Reni Santoni, Peter Jurasik, Ed Begley Jr., John Kapelos, Steven Gilborn, John Getz
Based on a true story, this film depicts behind-the-scenes events during which TV executives (Bob Balaban and Ed Begley Jr.) decided whether Jay Leno (Daniel Roebuck) or David Letterman (John Michael Higgins) would be named Johnny Carson's replacement.
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 Little Black Book 2004 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Hurran
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Julianne Nicholson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kevin Sussman, Rashida Jones, Josie Maran, Jason Antoon, Sharon Lawrence, Gavin Rossdale
Stacy (Brittany Murphy) produces a TV daytime talk show, "Kippie Kan Do" (Kathy Bates plays Kippie). As part of her job, Stacy digs into the seamy sides of the show's guests. When she gets hold of her boyfriend Derek's (Ron Livingston) Palm Pilot, through which she sets up meetings with his ex-girlfriends, she oversteps her bounds and pays for it.
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Love Liza 2002 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Louiso
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Jack Kehler, Sarah Koskoff, Stephen Tobolowsky, Shannon Holt, J.D. Walsh, Jim Wise, Trace Turville, Erika Alexander
Wilson Joel (Philip Seymour Hoffman) can't come to grips with his wife's suicide and resorts to sniffing gasoline and becoming a remote-control airplane enthusiast.
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Men Don't Leave 1990 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Brickman
Cast: Jessica Lange, Chris O'Donnell, Charlie Korsmo, Arliss Howard, Tom Mason, Joan Cusack, Kathy Bates, Jim Haynie, Belita Moreno, Kevin Corrigan
In this remake of "La Vie Continue," Jessica Lange plays the struggling widow, Beth Macauley, who fights to keep her family (Chris O'Donnell and Charlie Korsmo) together after the death of her husband and their father (Tom Mason).
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Misery 1990 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall, Graham Jarvis, Jerry Potter, Thomas Brunelle, June Christopher, Julie Payne, Archie Hahn III, Gregory Snegoff, Wendy Bowers, Rob Reiner, J.T. Walsh
A famous author, Paul Sheldon (James Caan), has written a series of books with a heroine named Misery Chastain. When he has a car wreck, he is rescued by a mountain resident, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who tends to his injuries. Unfortunately, she is more than a little upset that Paul has ended Misery's life, and she decides to force him to bring Misery back to life in a new book. This movie is from the Stephen King novel by the same name. Kathy Bates won an Oscar for her performance.
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The Morning After 1986 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Geoffrey Scott, Diane Salinger, Richard Foronjy, Rick Rossovich, Kathleen Wilhoite, James Haake, Kathy Bates
After a night of boozing, an ex-movie star (Jane Fonda) wakes up with a murdered corpse lying next to her in bed. She removes any evidence of her presence and heads straight for the airport where she encounters an ex-cop (Jeff Bridges) who befriends her. Jane Fonda received an Oscar nomination.
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My Best Friend Is a Vampire 1988 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Romance
Director: Jimmy Huston
Cast: Robert Sean Leonard, Evan Mirand, Cheryl Pollak, Rene Auberjonois, Fannie Flagg, David Warner, Kathy Bates, LeeAnne Locken, Cecilia Peck, Kenneth Kimmins, Michelle La Vigne, Harvey Christiansen, Paul Wilson, Erica Zeitlin, Gary Chason
After experiencing a vampire bite, Jeremy (Robert Sean Leonard) turns into a vampire, which presents unique problems for his parents (Kenneth Kimmins and Fanny Flagg) and his best friend, Ralph (Evan Mirand). Vampire hunters believe that Ralph is the vampire and want to kill him; however, with help from Professor Leopold McCarthy (David Warner), Jeremy saves Ralph and even ends up with a new girlfriend, Darla Blake (Cheryl Pollak).
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My Sister's Keeper 2002 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Cast: Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins, Lynn Redgrave, Bobby Harwell, Kathleen Wilhoite, David St. James, Jascha Washington, Kimberly J. Brown, Hallee Hirsh, Ann Cusack, Clark Gregg, Susan Krebs, Dylan Kussman, Annie O'Donnell, Alyson Reed
Based on a true story, this film was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. Christine (Kathy Bates), mentally ill since birth, has been in and out of mental institutions and desires independence. Her mother (Lynn Redgrave) is domineering, and this further increases Christine's desire for freedom. When her mother dies, Christine's sister, Judy (Elizabeth Perkins), is appointed Christine's trustee. This is Judy's story of how she copes with the situation.
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North 1994 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jon Lovitz, Matthew McCurley, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Jerry Lewis, Kathy Bates
North (Elijah Wood) divorces his biological parents and sets out to scour the earth for the ideal set of replacements. To help him along the way, a confidante (Bruce Willis) advises and abets the search for North's elusive "perfect" adoptive parents.
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P.S. I Love You 2007  PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters, Kathy Bates, Harry Connick Jr., Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dean Winters, Anne Kent, Brian McGrath, Sherie Rene Scott, Susan Blackwell, Michael Countryman
Holly (Hilary Swank) and her Irish husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) love each other but spend much of their time embroiled in arguments. Gerry dies suddenly, and Holly is left alone and miserable holed up in her apartment. Then comes Holly's 30th birthday, and her friends throw her a surprise birthday party, during which a cake with a mysterious message from Gerry arrives on the scene. Before he died, Gerry had written messages to Holly showing her the way to get back in life. Although Holly's mother (Kathy Bates) and her best friends (Lisa Kudrow and Gina Gershon) worry about the notes, those notes–signed "P.S. I love you."–are the very things that bring Holly out of her doldrums.
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Prelude to a Kiss 1992 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Rene
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan, Kathy Bates, Ned Beatty, Sydney Walker, Patty Duke, Richard Riehle, Stanley Tucci, Rocky Carroll, Debra Monk
What should be a "and they lived happily ever after" wedding runs afoul when the bride (Meg Ryan) is kissed by an old man (Sydney Walker). At that moment their souls swap places and present problems for the bridegroom. Filmed version of the Broadway play.
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Primary Colors 1998 R, 163 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, Diane Ladd, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Rob Reiner, Rebecca Walker, Caroline Aaron, Tommy Hollis, J.C. Quinn, Ben Jones
Jack Stanton (John Travolta) is running for the office of President of the United States; he is very intelligent but has a weakness: a lust for women. His wife Susan (Emma Thompson), on the other hand, seems to be able to look the other way and stand by her man! This film is a winner–Mike Nichols and Elaine May do it again as they put together an entertaining story that reflects real circumstances. Kathy Bates received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Relative Strangers 2006 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Greg Glienna
Cast: Ron Livingston, Neve Campbell, Danny DeVito, Kathy Bates, Edward Herrmann, Christine Baranski, Bob Odenkirk, Ed Begley Jr., Martin Mull, Beverly D'Angelo, Debbi Morgan, Michael McKean, Tracey Walter
Staid, upper-class psychologist Dr. Richard Clayton (Ron Livingston) learns that he is adopted and sets out to find his birth parents. He is successful, but they turn out to be the unrefined and crude Agnes and Frank Menure (Kathy Bates and Danny DeVito), and Richard's orderly life takes a nightmarish turn. 1 User Review
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| | Laughed My Ass off | dmorey 02/10/2007 | | Really funny. Danny Devito is great. I really liked this film, a tiotal surprise. |
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Revolutionary Road 2008 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Dylan Baker, Richard Easton, Zoe Kazan, Jay O. Sanders, Max Casella, Keith Reddin, Ty Simpkins, Ryan Simpkins, Max Baker
Problems are developing in the marriage of a Connecticut couple, Frank and April (Leonardo DeCaprio and Kate Winslet), as they find themselves becoming a typical suburban family, which is what they vowed never to do. April's solution is to move as a family to France where they believe that they will be free from consumer demands and will be able to enjoy their artistic spirits. They brag to their neighbors about their decision, but will they be able–amidst constant arguments–to carry out their plans for a new lifestyle in France? Mentally challenged John Givings (Michael Shannon) appears to the only one to understand the Wheelers' problem. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Shannon for Best Supporting Actor.
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Roe vs. Wade 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Holly Hunter, Amy Madigan, Terry O'Quinn, Kathy Bates, James Gammon, Chris Mulkey, Stephen Tobolowsky, James Avery, Daniel Benzali, Kevin Cooney
This made-for-TV film revolves around the 1970s Supreme Court case that upheld abortion rights. Holly Hunter takes on the role of the young, unmarried woman who sued for her rights as a woman. Amy Madigan performs well as her lawyer who took the case all the way to the top.
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 Shadows and Fog 1992 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, Madonna, Kathy Bates, Jodie Foster, Kate Nelligan, Donald Pleasence, Lily Tomlin, John Cusack
This Woody Allen comedy/mystery is about a would-be hero, Max Kleinman, who turns out to be inept in his efforts to help fellow villagers capture a serial killer.
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Signs of Life 1989 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John David Coles
Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Kevin J. O'Connor, Vincent D'Onofrio, Michael Lewis, Beau Bridges, Kate Reid, Mary-Louise Parker, Georgia Engel, Kathy Bates, Brad Sullivan
A town in Maine faces an economic downswing when its fishing-boat factory closes up shop.
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Straight Time 1978 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Kathy Bates, Sandy Baron, Fran Ryan, Rita Taggart, Jake Busey
Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) is an ex-con whose probation officer (M. Emmet Walsh) creates so many problems for him that he returns to the criminal world.
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Summer Heat 1987 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michie Gleason
Cast: Lori Singer, Anthony Edwards, Bruce Abbott, Kathy Bates, Clu Gulager, Noble Willingham, Jessie Kent, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Matt Almond, Jane Cecil
This a BORING film about a BORED housewife (Lori Singer) who has an affair with a farm hand (Bruce Abbott) and ends up murdering her husband (Anthony Edwards).
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Swept from the Sea 1997 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Kathy Bates, Tom Bell, Zoe Wanamaker, Tony Haygarth, Fiona Victory, William Scott-Masson
At the end of the 19th century, Ukranian Yanko Gooral (Vincent Perez) survives a shipwreck and makes it to the small town of Colebrook. He falls in love with Amy (Rachel Weisz) who works for the Swaffers (Joss Ackland and Kathy Bates), and they later marry–but are not allowed to live happily ever after.
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Taking Off 1971  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry, Linnea Heacock, Georgia Engel, Tony Harvey, Audra Lindley, Paul Benedict, Vincent Schiavelli, Kathy Bates, Allen Garfield
While searching for their runaway daughter (Linnea Heacock), parents (Lynn Carlin and Buck Henry) discover a world quite different from suburbia. Watch for bit parts played by Kathy Bates and Carly Simon.
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 Titanic 1997  PG-13, 194 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, David Warner, Victor Garber, Danny Nucci, Suzy Amis, Lewis Abernathy
The disastrous end to the "unsinkable" Titanic is, again, brought to the screen in this film, which begins with Brock Lovett (Bill Paxton) leading an expedition to recover valuables from the sunken hulk. (Footage from actual dives to the Titanic was used throughout the film.) The story is presented as a romantic epic centering on the love affair between passengers Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet). The film won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Song ("My Heart Will Go On"). Three other nominations were received, including Best Actress (Kate Winslet) and Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Stuart). The 14 total nominations ties 1950's "All About Eve" for the most received by any film. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | If I could rate this movie any higher than a 10, I would. This is one of the most amazing, inspiring, heartwarming movies I have ever seen. I will never know Leonardo DiCaprio for anything other than this movie, which is by far, one of the best I've ever seen. Despite being incredibly long, I was captivated in every moment of this romantic story taking place during one of the most tragic events in history. Never a dull moment, I laughed and cried more during this movie than I had ever done in any other movie before. This shouldn't even be called a movie. It should be called an epic. |
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Two of a Kind 1983   PG, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning, Beatrice Straight, Oliver Reed, Jack Kehoe, Kathy Bates, Ernie Hudson, Scatman Crothers, Gene Hackman
Angels convince God that he should give humanity another chance, and they set out to make Zack (John Travolta) and Debbie (Olivia Newton-John) into better people. Half-star only because it's Olivia; otherwise...
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys 2008 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: The Family That Preys
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar, KaDee Strickland, Cole Hauser, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens, Tyler Perry, Kathy Bates, Sebastian Siegel, Santana Pruitt, Kaira Whitehead, Ron Clinton Smith, Jeffrey Alan Chase, Jonell J. Easter
Wealthy socialite Charlotte (Kathy Bates) and her best friend of 30 years, working-class mother Alice (Alfre Woodard), find their grown children going their separate ways. Alice's daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) is married to Chris (Rockmond Dunbar) but is having an affair with her boss, William (Cole Hauser), who is Charlotte's son. William is married to Jillian (KaDee Strickland) and is plotting to take over the Cartwright Construction Company, which Charlotte controls. Meanwhile, Charlotte's other daughter Pam (Taraji P. Henson) recognizes the problems in her family and tries to get them moving in the right direction. Charlotte has her own solution to the problems: She buys a vintage Cadillac convertible and invites Alice to join her on a cross-country trip during which they will have time away from their families to figure out life's problems.
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Unconditional Love 2002 PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Meredith Eaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Lynn Redgrave, Stephanie Beacham, Richard Briers, Marcia Warren, Jack Noseworthy, Daniel Wyllie, Dan Aykroyd, Jonathan Pryce
Grace's (Kathy Bates) husband runs out on her, so, of course, she heads to London for the funeral of her pop-singer idol who had been murdered. There she meets the star's secret lover, Dirk (Rupert Everett), who, also of course, is grief-stricken. The two team up to find the killer, with the trail leading to Chicago. Good cast, weak comedy/mystery.
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Used People 1992 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Jessica Tandy, Sylvia Sidney, Bob Dishy, Asia Vieira, Louis Guss, Irving Metzman, David Gow
Pearl (Shirley MacLaine) is a Jewish woman grieving for her newly deceased husband. An Italian rogue (Marcello Mastroianni) invites her for a cup of coffee, moves into her life, and brings happiness to her entire family.
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The War at Home 1996 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Emilio Estevez
Cast: Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Emilio Estevez, Carla Gugino, Geoffrey Blake, Corin Nemec, Ann Hearn, Marcus H. Nelson, Penelope Allen
Jeremy (Emilio Estevez) returns home from Vietnam, and no one in his family (Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley) understands the emotional problems he is living with.
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Warm Springs 2005 TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer, Tim Blake Nelson, Matt O'Leary, Matt Malloy, Jane Alexander, Kathy Bates, Andrew Davoli, Nelsan Ellis, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Greg Thompson, Devon Gearhart, Brian F. Durkin, Melissa Ponzio
Kenneth Branagh takes the role of Franklin D. Roosevelt–during seven crucial years of his life from 1921 when he was stricken with polio; through rehabilitation at Warm Springs, Georgia; to his nomination of Al Smith for President in 1928. Cynthia Nixon plays the role of Eleanor, while Jane Alexander, who had played Eleanor previously, takes on the role of FDR's mother, Sarah Delano Roosevelt.
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 The Waterboy 1998 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Adam Sandler, Fairuza Balk, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Blake Clark, Larry Gilliard Jr., Allen Covert, Clint Howard, Rob Schneider, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Al Whiting, Todd Holland, Robert Kokol
Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler) has enjoyed his job as the waterboy for a college football team, but they fire him. Despite his overprotective mother's (Kathy Bates) wishes, Bobby joins another team, the Mud Dogs, who are coached by neurotic Coach Klein (Henry Winkler). He also finds a girlfriend, Vickie (Fairuza Balk), who has much to teach Bobby about the birds and the bees. Bobby becomes a star player on the Mud Dogs. They win their games and now are scheduled to face Bobby's former team in the Bourbon Bowl.
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The West Side Waltz 1995 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest Thompson
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Jennifer Grey, Kathy Bates, Ernest Thompson, Robert Pastorelli, Richard Gilliland, August Schellenberg, Hal Williams, Estelle Harris
Based on Ernest Thompson's 1981 Broadway play, Thompson now directs this film with Shirley MacLaine and Liza Minnelli in the Katharine Hepburn and Dorothy Loudon roles of aging Manhattan neighbors.
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White Palace 1990 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates, Eileen Brennan, Spiros Focas, Jeremy Piven, Renee Taylor, Gina Gershon, Steven Hill
Nora Baker (Susan Sarandon) is in her 40s and works at a fast-food joint. Max Baron (James Spader) is an advertising executive in his mid-20s. They meet; the unlikely couple fall in love; and, in spite of great odds, they find happiness together.
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