Children of a Lesser God 1986  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randa Haines
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf, John F. Cleary, Philip Holmes, Georgia Ann Cline, William D. Byrd, E. Katherine Kerr, Frank Carter Jr., John Limnidis, Bob Hiltermann, John Basinger, Barry Magnani
James Leeds (William Hurt) is a new teacher at a school for the hearing impaired, and Sarah Norman (Marlee Matlin) is a deaf woman who has graduated from the school but has opted to stay and work as a custodian rather than face the world outside. James almost immediately falls in love with Sarah, but she resists his advances. When James meets Sarah's mother (Piper Laurie) she tells him that Sarah was sexually molested as a teenager, and that contributes to her wariness of his attentions. Now, James understands and finds new ways to communicate with Sarah–which leads to the love affair that develops between them. Matlin won the Oscar for Best Actress, and nominations were also received for Best Actor (Hurt), Picture, Supporting Actress (Laurie), and Writing.
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Dead Silence 1997  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr.
Cast: James Garner, Kim Coates, Marlee Matlin, Lolita Davidovich, Charles Martin Smith, Kenneth Welsh, James Villemaire, Gary Basaraba, Barclay Hope, Blu Mankuma
FBI agent John Potter (James Garner) is assigned to deal with a hostage crisis in which three escaped convicts have captured a school bus transporting deaf students and their teacher Melanie Charrol (Marlee Matlin).
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Hear No Evil 1993  R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Marlee Matlin, Martin Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, John C. McGinley, Christina Carlisi, Greg Elam, Charley Lang, Marge Redmond
Jillian Shanahan (Marlee Matlin) is deaf AND she has a rare coin that is wanted by a killer. She is stalked by him and, fearing for her life, goes to the police for help. As if she didn't have enough problems, she distrusts the police lieutenant who is supposed to protect her.
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It's My Party 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Eric Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Lee Grant, Bronson Pinchot, Margaret Cho, Marlee Matlin, Bruce Davison, George Segal, Roddy McDowall, Olivia Newton-John
This moving story is about a gay man (Eric Roberts), dying of AIDS, who throws himself one giant party before committing suicide.
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Walker 1987 R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Alex Cox
Cast: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Auberjonois, Keith Szarabajka, Sy Richardson, Xander Berkeley, John Diehl, Peter Boyle, Marlee Matlin, Alfonso Arau, Rene Assa, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Gerrit Graham, Blanca Guerra, Miguel Sandoval
Backed by multi-millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt (Peter Boyle), mid-19th century American doctor, lawyer, journalist William Walker (Ed Harris) gathers together a group of mercenaries, invades Nicaragua, and takes over the government. His purpose is to bring stability to the country and, in the process, ensure the safety of Vanderbilt's steamships traveling in the area. Walker proclaims himself President, but government corruption continues, Walker loses all support, and the Nicaraguans drive him out after just a couple of years.
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What the #$*! Do We Know? 2004  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicenti
Cast: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, Barry Newman, Robert Bailey Jr., John Ross Bowie, Armin Shimerman, Robert Blanche, Larry Brandenburg, Daniela Serra, James Drake
During Amanda's (Marlee Matlin) attempt to find answers about life, psychiatrists, doctors, physicists, scientists, and philosophers speak intermittently throughout the film on the subjects of religion and science as well as that intersecting line that separates them.
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| Oscar: Best Actress for Children of a Lesser God (1986) |
1. Children of a Lesser God (1986)
2. Dead Silence (1997)
3. Hear No Evil (1993)
4. It's My Party (1996)
5. Walker (1987)
6. What the #$*! Do We Know? (2004)
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