Affliction 1997  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True-Frost, Marian Seldes, Holmes Osborne, Brigid Tierney, Sean McCann, Tim Post, Christopher Heyerdahl, Janine Theriault, Wayne Robson, Sheena Larkin
Based on Russell Banks' novel, this film adaptation features Nick Nolte as Wade Whitehouse, a small-town sheriff in New England who delves into an "accidental" hunting accident to redeem his bleak life–both professionally and personally. He reexamines his life and the relationship he has with his abusive father Glen (James Coburn). Meanwhile, his ex-wife (Mary Beth Hurt) hates him, and his relationship with his daughter Jill (Brigid Tierney) is badly in need of repair. Wade is dating Margie (Sissy Spacek) who is the only one he seems capable of relating to. After his mother dies, Wade's brother Rolfe (Willem Dafoe) comes home to pay his respects, and now Wade suspects Rolfe of being involved in the criminal world. James Coburn won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Nick Nolte was nominated for Best Actor.
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The Age of Innocence 1993 PG, 133 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Joanne Woodward, Alexis Smith, Geraldine Chaplin, Mary Beth Hurt, Alec McCowen, Richard E. Grant, Miriam Margolyes, Robert Sean Leonard, Sian Phillips, Jonathan Pryce, Michael Gough
Close attention to detail of settings reflects the mood of this movie. The story is Edith Wharton's 1870s view of the New York elite. A crisis occurs in a love triangle involving Newland Archer, Countess Ellen Olenska, and May Welland (Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder). In the midst of social snobbery, Ellen arrives in New York, and sparks fly when she meets her cousin May's fiance Newland. Winona Ryder was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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Autumn In New York 2000   PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Chen
Cast: Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Anthony LaPaglia, Elaine Stritch, Vera Farmiga, Sherry Stringfield, Jill Hennessy, J.K. Simmons, Sam Trammell, Mary Beth Hurt, Kali Rocha, Steven Randazzo, Toby Poser, George Spielvogel III, Ranjit Chowdhry
Will Keane (Richard Gere) has spent his life as a playboy, enjoying life as a series of women enter and leave his domain. Now, he meets and falls for the beautiful, but terminally ill, Charlotte (Winona Ryder). Bring your hankies to this tearjerker as, once again, an aging Richard Gere pursues a younger woman.
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Boys Life 2 1997  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nickolas Perry, Tom DeCerchio, Mark Christopher, Peggy Rajski
Cast: Michael Saucedo, Justin Urich, Travis Sher, Milo Ventimiglia, Vincent D'Onofrio, Eileen Brennan, Miles Perlich, Mary Beth Hurt, J.D. Cerna, Brett Barsky
Four short stories are told in this second edition of "Boys Life." "Must Be the Music" (directed by Nickolas Perry)-Friends out for the evening end up at a disco. "Nunzio's Second Cousin" (directed by Tom DeCerchio)-A cop forces a gay basher to join him for dinner. "Alkali, Iowa" (directed by Mark Christopher)-A young, gay farmer comes of age. "Trevor" (directed by Peggy Rajski)-A gay adolescent is obsessed with Diana Ross music, another boy in school, and suicide. Funny.
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 Bringing Out the Dead 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Marc Anthony, Mary Beth Hurt, Cliff Curtis, Nestor Serrano, Aida Turturro, Sonja Sohn, Arthur J. Nascarella, Cynthia Roman, Afemo Omilami, Cullen O. Johnson
Frank Pierce (Nicolas Cage) is a burned-out paramedic working in Gotham's Hell's Kitchen. After five years on the job, Frank finds himself hallucinating about two women: 18-year-old Rose (Cynthia Roman), who he was unable to save and for whom he wants redemption, and Mary Burke (Patricia Arquette) whose father, a heart attack victim, Frank was unable to resuscitate. Through it all, the unrelenting chaos of answering emergency calls continues to take its toll.
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Compromising Positions 1985  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Mary Beth Hurt, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey, Anne DeSalvo, Josh Mostel, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Deborah Rush
Susan Isaacs wrote the screenplay for this film based on her novel of the same name. When a skirt-chasing dentist is murdered in New York, a local homemaker turns amateur sleuth. Some pretty good (black) humor keeps this from being a bomb.
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D.A.R.Y.L 1985 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Kathryn Walker, Josef Sommer, Ron Frazier, Steve Ryan, David Wohl, Barret Oliver, Danny Corkill, Ed Grady, Blain Fairman, Amy Linker, Tucker McGuire, Hardy Rawls
Daryl (Barret Oliver) is a boy with amnesia who is found by the side of the road. Because he doesn't know who his real parents are, he is placed with foster parents, Joyce and Andy Richardson (Mary Beth Hurt and Michael McKean), and gradually grows to like them. His name is an acronym, and he represents a secret government experiment (Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform), a clone combined with a computer. The G-men want him back, and Daryl wants to stay with his new family. A touching story, especially for kids.
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The Dead Girl 2006 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Karen Moncrieff
Cast: Toni Collette, Rose Byrne, Mary Beth Hurt, Josh Brolin, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Giovanni Ribisi, Kerry Washington, Mary Steenburgen, Piper Laurie, Nick Searcy, James Franco, Christopher Allen Nelson
This story relates events taking place before and after the murder of Krista (Brittany Murphy) as the lives of diverse people begin to intertwine into five stories that build upon each other as a result of Krista's tragedy. In the fifth story, told in flashback, the viewer meets Krista, and some questions are answered about what led to her tragic end. 1 User Review
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 The Exorcism of Emily Rose 2005  PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore, Joshua Close, Duncan Fraser, Kenneth Welsh, JR Bourne, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, Shohreh Aghdashloo
When Catholic priest Father Moore (Tom Wilkinson) performs an exorcism on 19-year-old Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter), she dies, and Father Moore is arrested and charged with murder. The lawyer (Laura Linney) who defends him goes up against a cocky state's attorney (Campbell Scott) and the fight is on. Eerie flashbacks of Emily's possession provide horror scenes–interspersed with courtroom drama.
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The Family Man 2000 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek, Josef Sommer, Makenzie Vega, Lisa Thornhill, Harve Presnell, Mary Beth Hurt, Jake and Ryan Milkovich, Amber Valletta, Francine York, Ruth Williamson, Robert Downey Sr.
A Wall Street investment broker, bachelor Jack Campbell (Nicholas Cage), wakes up one day to find that he has a wife, Kate (Tea Leoni), and family. This is the life he would have lived if he had married Kate back in their college days when Kate was his sweetheart. Gradually, Jack realizes that not only is his old life as the free-living bachelor over but he now has the opportunity to enjoy a more fulfilling personal life than he has ever known.
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Head Over Heels 1979 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Kenneth McMillan, Gloria Grahame, Nora Heflin, Jerry Hardin, Frances Bay, Griffin Dunne
Based on Ann Beattie's novel, this is a love story about Laura (Mary Beth Hurt) who is estranged from her husband when ex-boyfriend Charles (John Heard) becomes obsessed with winning her back.
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Interiors 1978  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Diane Keaton, Kristin Griffith, Mary Beth Hurt, Geraldine Page, Richard Jordan, E.G. Marshall, Maureen Stapleton, Sam Waterston, Henderson Forsythe
Woody Allen's attempt at drama is good film fare. The plot involves three sisters and their parents whose relationships have deteriorated. The film received five Oscar nominations, including Best Actress (Geraldine Page), Supporting Actress (Maureen Stapleton), and Director.
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 Lady in the Water 2006 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban, Sarita Choudhury, Cindy Cheung, M. Night Shyamalan, Freddy Rodriguez, Bill Irwin, Jared Harris, Mary Beth Hurt, Noah Gray-Cabey, Joseph D. Reitman
After rescuing a "Narf" named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard) from his apartment swimming pool, superintendent Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) learns that she is a nymph from a fairy tale who is trying to make her way back home. But, Story is being pursued by a "Scrunt" (a wolf that camouflages itself to look like a lawn). In an effort to help, Cleveland recruits his apartment tenants to protect Story from harm.
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Light Sleeper 1992 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt, Victor Garber, Jane Adams, David Spade, Paul Jabara, Sam Rockwell, Robert Cicchini, Rene Rivera, Christopher Northup, Steven Posen, Ken Ladd
Drug dealing and living outside the law is how John LeTour (Willem Dafoe), who suffers from insomnia, exists. When John's boss Ann (Susan Sarandon) decides to get out of the drug business, John must make decisions about his future. In the midst of John's dilemma, he runs into his ex-girlfriend Marianne (Dana Delany) and looks to her as the answer to his problems. But, Marianne is a recovering drug addict and doesn't want to become involved with John. John's problems grow even larger when the police investigate the murder of a woman involved in a drug transaction, and John worries that the clues are leading to him. Touches of humor offset the "heavy" subject.
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My Boyfriend's Back 1993 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Balaban
Cast: Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, Danny Zorn, Edward Herrmann, Mary Beth Hurt, Austin Pendleton, Jay O. Sanders, Libby Villari, Matthew Fox, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Johnny (Andrew Lowery) has loved Missy McCloud (Traci Lind), the most beautiful and popular girl in high school, since the first grade. But, being shy, he hasn't had the courage to ask her out. With the prom coming up, Johnny is about to ask her when he gets killed. Even this doesn't stop him, and he rises from the dead and takes her out. She even likes him more now that he is dead. Strange, but fun.
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Parents 1989 R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Director: Bob Balaban
Cast: Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis, Bryan Madorsky, Juno Mills Cockell, Kathryn Grody, Deborah Rush, Graham Jarvis, Wayne Robson, Helen Carscallen
It is the 1950s, and Michael Laemle (Bryan Madorsky) is growing up in his suburban home where he is often exposed to his parents' (Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt) sexuality and suspects that they are cannibals. He reports this to the school's social worker (Sandy Dennis) who investigates and becomes the family's dinner entree.
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Perception 2005 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Schwartz
Cast: Piper Perabo, Mary Beth Hurt, David Rasche, Heather Burns, Aunjanue Ellis, Seth Meyers, Kate Mulgrew, Ajay Naidu, Nick Scotti, Mark Dobies
After living in Los Angeles, Jen (Piper Perabo) returns to her hometown of Brooklyn to take care of her parents. This, at first, appears to be a selfless act, and all should go well. But, in fact, Jen is self-centered and has mistreated her friends. Now, after an accident, she is confined to a wheelchair. Will Jen get it together and reexamine her life?
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Six Degrees of Separation 1993 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Bruce Davison, Anthony Michael Hall, Heather Graham, Eric Thal, Richard Masur
This drama has comedic highlights. It is the story of a New York couple (Donald Sutherland and Stockard Channing) who are duped into believing that a young man is Sidney Poitier's son. Discovering their roles as gullible victims, they decide to look into the scam. Channing received an Oscar nomination.
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Slaves of New York 1989  R, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Jsu Garcia, Charles McCaughan, Madeleine Potter, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt, Mercedes Ruehl, Anthony LaPaglia, Tammy Grimes
This modern day romantic comedy rambles through the art world of New York. The people are boring, as is the film.
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Untraceable 2008 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Lewis, Tyrone Giordano, Perla Haney-Jardine, Tim De Zarn, Chris Cousins, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Trina Adams, Brynn Baron, Dan Callahan
Widowed, Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) works for the FBI's cyber crime unit in Portland. Her job is to investigate criminals on the internet. Jennifer works at night so she can be back in the home she shares with her mother (Mary Beth Hurt) and her daughter (Perla Haney-Jardine) in time to see her daughter off to school. One night at work, Jennifer's screen fills with the words, "Kill With Me." This is her introduction into a deadly game of cat and mouse with an internet predator who displays his murders on his website.
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The Walker 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mary Beth Hurt, Willem Dafoe, William Hope, Geff Francis, Steven Hartley, Garrick Hagon, Michael J. Reynolds
Carter Page III (Woody Harrelson) is gay and serves as an escort to middle-aged wives–Natalie (Lauren Bacall), Abigail (Lily Tomlin), and Lynn (Kristin Scott Thomas)–of powerful men in Washington, D.C. When he escorts Lynn to a tryst with lobbyist Robbie Kononsberg (Steven Hartley), she discovers Robbie's murdered body. Now Carter tries to protect Lynn and her husband Larry (Willem Dafoe) from the media and, with his photographer lover Ernek (Moritz Bleibtreu), begins an investigation of the murder.
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The World According to Garp 1982 R, 136 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Mary Beth Hurt, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Plummer, Peter Michael Goetz, Warren Berlinger, James McCall, George Ede, Mark Soper, Ian MacGregor
Garp (Robin Williams) is a writer who sees things from his own perspective. He lives with his wife (Mary Beth Hurt) and fends off his unmarried mother Jenny's (Glenn Close) feminist fame with her best-selling autobiographical book. John Lithgow was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor) for his role of transsexual Roberta who steals young Garp. Glenn Close was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in her film debut.
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| 1. Affliction (1997)
2. The Age of Innocence (1993)
3. Autumn In New York (2000)
4. Boys Life 2 (1997)
5. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
6. A Change of Seasons (1980)
7. Compromising Positions (1985)
8. D.A.R.Y.L (1985)
9. The Dead Girl (2006)
10. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
11. The Family Man (2000)
12. Head Over Heels (1979)
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
13. Interiors (1978)
14. Lady in the Water (2006)
15. Light Sleeper (1992)
16. My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
17. Parents (1989)
18. Perception (2005)
19. Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
20. Slaves of New York (1989)
21. Untraceable (2008)
22. The Walker (2007)
23. The World According to Garp (1982)
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