Back to the Future Part III 1990  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Western
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, Matt Clark, Richard Dysart, Pat Buttram, Dub Taylor, James Tolkan, Marc McClure, Harry Carey Jr., Christopher Wynn, Mike Watson
Marty (Michael J. Fox) and the Doc (Christopher Lloyd) are back, but now they are living in the 1800s after Doc has been sucked back into the Old West. In spite of Doc Brown's warnings not to use the time machine again, Marty goes back to save his friend's life. Again, he encounters Biff (Thomas F. Wilson), but this time he's Biff's evil ancestor.
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The Brave One 2007  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen, Ene Oloja, Luis Da Silva Jr., Blaze Foster, Rafael Sardina, Jane Adams, Gordon MacDonald, Zoe Kravitz, Victor Colicchio
New York City radio personality Erica Bain's (Jodie Foster) life takes a brutal change of direction after she and her fiance David (Naveen Andrews) are beaten by thugs in Central Park. Three weeks later, Erica awakens from a coma and learns that David is dead. Paranoia and rage set in. Erica buys a gun off the street and begins her own crusade as a vigilante shooting those abusing the law. Through her acts, she gains celebrity status. On the trail of the celebrity vigilante is Detective Mercer (Terrence Howard) who had first seen Erica when she was in the hospital. They become friends, but as the friendship grows Mercer begins to suspect that there is more to sweet, fragile Erica than meets the eye.
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The Butcher's Wife 1991  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Hughes
Cast: Demi Moore, Jeff Daniels, George Dzundza, Mary Steenburgen, Frances McDormand, Margaret Colin, Max Perlich, Miriam Margolyes, Diane Salinger, Christopher Durang
Marina (Demi Moore) is a psychic from North Carolina who marries a New York City butcher (George Dzundza) because she thinks he is the one she is destined to marry.
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Casa de los Babys 2003 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Marcia Gay Harden, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen, Lili Taylor, Rita Moreno, Susan Lynch, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Bruno Bichir, Angelina Pelaez, Vanessa Martinez, Juan Carlos Vives
After six women arrive in South America with intentions of adopting babies, they find they must deal with a bureaucracy that mandates a lengthy residency requirement before adoption can take place. The women stay at a cheap hotel, Casa de Los Babys, where they must deal not only with each other but with the local population as well. Subplots abound in this memorable story.
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 Clifford 1994  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Flaherty
Cast: Martin Short, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Grodin, Dabney Coleman, G.D. Spradlin, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Kind, Jennifer Savidge, Brandis Kemp, Ben Savage, Don Galloway, Tim Lane
Who better could play a spoiled and very precocious young boy, Clifford, than Martin Short? Clifford's Uncle Martin (Charles Grodin) plays the foil as this 10-year-old nephew wrangles his way to Dinosaurworld.
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Cross Creek 1983 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Peter Coyote, Dana Hill, Rip Torn, Alfre Woodard, Joanna Miles, Ike Eisenmann, Jay O. Sanders, Malcolm McDowell, Cary Guffey, Toni Hudson, Bo Rucker, John Hammond, Tommy Alford, C.T. Wakefield
The Florida backwoods home of "The Yearling" author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Mary Steenburgen) and her life prior to publishing her first novel are the basis for this story. Rawlings leaves her husband and moves to a Florida orange grove where she begins life anew hoping to find needed peace to write her story. Among her new-found friends are her servant Geechee (Alfre Woodard), her lover Norton (Peter Coyote), and father and daughter Marsh and Ellie Turner (Rip Torn and Dana Hill)–all of whom give her the inspiration to write her novel. The film received four Academy Award nominations including Torn for Best Supporting Actor and Woodard for Best Supporting Actress.
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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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Dead of Winter 1987 R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubes, William Russ, Mark Malone, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Michael Copeman, Sam Malkin, Pamela Moller
A young woman is given a job as a double for a film in which the star had a nervous breakdown. The woman gradually realizes she is involved in a cover-up and that the star has NOT had a nervous breakdown but rather has been MURDERED.
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 Elf 2003 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, Daniel Tay, Faizon Love, Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Michael Lerner, Artie Lange, Leon Redbone
Although he was raised as an elf at Santa's (Edward Asner) North Pole, Buddy (Will Ferrell) has attained a height denying that he can be an elf. So, he heads to Manhattan to find out who he really is. He meets his birth father (James Caan) who takes him home where he connects with his human family. A warm-hearted comedy.
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End of the Line 1988 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jay Russell
Cast: Wilford Brimley, Levon Helm, Mary Steenburgen, Barbara Barrie, Bob Balaban, Kevin Bacon, Holly Hunter, Clint Howard, Trey Wilson, Bruce McGill
Protesting the closing of a train yard, railroaders Will Haney (Wilford Brimley) and Leo Pickett (Levon Helm) steal a train engine and head for Chicago where they confront railroad owners.
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Four Christmases 2008  PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Seth Gordon
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau, Tim McGraw, Dwight Yoakam, Kristin Chenoweth, Colleen Camp, Katy Mixon, Jack Donner, Jeanette Miller, Steve Wiebe
A San Francisco couple, Brad and Kate (Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon), have been together for three years, but marriage and visiting their families are not in their plans. This Christmas, they are at the airport ready to leave on vacation when fog rolls in, and all planes are grounded. What do they do? They visit their respective families at four different homes. First, there is Brad's grumpy father Howard (Robert Duvall), and then it's on to Kate's WASPish mother Marilyn's home. Next, Brad's mom Paula (Sissy Spacek), who is dating Brad's boyhood friend, is visited. Finally, they drop by Kate's father Creighton's (Jon Voight) place, which turns out to be the closest to "normal." When all is said and done, Kate and Brad's "Four Christmases" prove to be more than a little unusual.
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Goin' South 1978 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jack Nicholson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, John Belushi, Christopher Lloyd, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Bradford, Jeff Morris, Danny DeVito, Ed Begley Jr., Tracey Walter
An outlaw (Jack Nicholson) is headed for the gallows when he discovers a law that says that if one of the town's women wants to marry him, he can go free. Along comes a spinster (Mary Steenburgen) who takes him home because she needs help mining gold on her property.
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The Grass Harp 1996 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Matthau
Cast: Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Edward Furlong, Jack Lemmon, Mary Steenburgen, Nell Carter, Roddy McDowall, Charles Durning, Joe Don Baker
Based on Truman Capote's novella, this is the story of a family and the maturing process of Colin (Edward Furlong) who, following his mother's death, is sent to live with his aunts, Verena (Sissy Spacek) and Dolly (Piper Laurie).
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Gulliver's Travels 1996 TV, 188 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Ned Beatty, Edward Fox, Robert Hardy, John Standing, Alfre Woodard, Geraldine Chaplin, Peter O'Toole, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Phoebe Nicholls, Karyn Parsons, Edward Petherbridge, John Wells
An all-star cast, Jim Henson's special effects, and good performances make this made-for-TV miniseries a joy to watch and is probably the most faithful retelling of the Jonathan Swift social satire. Lemuel Gulliver (Ted Danson) returns home to Mary (Mary Steenburgen) after a long absence and acts out his wild adventures that include the tiny Lilliputians, the huge Brobdingnags, the Laputas (the no-common-sense scientists), and the intelligent horses surrounded by wild humans.
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 Hope Springs 2003 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Herman
Cast: Colin Firth, Heather Graham, Minnie Driver, Oliver Platt, Frank Collison, Mary Steenburgen, Mary Black, Chad Faust, Tony Alcantar, Bethoe Shirkoff
After Colin (Colin Firth) is dumped by fiancee Vera (Minnie Driver), he holes up in a Vermont hotel where hotel owner Joanie Fisher (Mary Steenburgen) fixes him up with Mandy (Heather Graham). But, just when romance appears to be blooming, Vera reappears on the scene.
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 It Runs in the Family 1994 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: My Summer Story
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Charles Grodin, Kieran Culkin, Mary Steenburgen, Christian Culkin, Al Mancini, Troy Evans, Roy Brocksmith, Glenn Shadix, Dick O'Neill, Wayne Grace, Whit Hertford, Geoffrey Wigdor
This sequel to "The Christmas Story" finds the 1940s Parker family–The Old Man (Charles Grodin), Mom (Mary Steenburgen), son "Ralphie" (Kieran Culkin) and younger son Randy (Christian Culkin)–spending their summer vacation amidst hillbilly neighbors, killer spinning tops, and Mom's attempts at collecting china.
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Life as a House 2001 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen, Mike Weinberg, Scotty Leavenworth, Ian Somerhalder, Jamey Sheridan, Scott Bakula
Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, George (Kevin Kline) decides to devote his final three months to building his new house. He even manages to draw his troubled teenage son, Sam (Hayden Christensen), into the labor. As one might guess, the physical effort on the house extends into the emotional realm as well. Sappy.
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The Long Walk Home 1990 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz, Ving Rhames, Dylan Baker, Erika Alexander, Lexi Randall, Richard Habersham, Jason Weaver, Mary Steenburgen
Set in 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, when Dr. Martin Luther King led the boycott of the city's transportation system, the turmoil and racial conflicts are seen through the eyes of two families. Odessa (Whoopi Goldberg) and her husband (Ving Rhames) have three children and she is a maid for the Thompsons (Sissy Spacek and Dwight Schultz), a well-to-do couple. Miriam Thompson becomes an activist for the cause while her husband goes the other direction. A good depiction of an important time in American history.
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Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 2005 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Randall Miller
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Astin, Danny DeVito, Donnie Wahlberg, David Paymer, Camryn Manheim, Adam Arkin, Sonia Braga, Elden Henson, Ernie Hudson, Miguel Sandoval
Grieving widower Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle) promised Steve Mills (John Goodman), who is dying, that he will relay a message to Steve's childhood sweetheart, Marilyn, at the Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School. Upon arrival at the school, Frank learns that Marilyn has died but that her daughter, Marienne (Mary Steenburgen), now runs the school. Frank opts to take classes offered at the school, his life begins anew, and he brings members of his support group to class.
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Melvin and Howard 1980  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Jack Kehoe, Pamela Reed, Dabney Coleman, Michael J. Pollard, Gloria Grahame, Charles Napier, John Glover, Denise Galik, Elizabeth Cheshire
Did he or didn't he? Melvin (Paul Le Mat) says he met Howard Hughes (Jason Robards), but he is the only witness to his bizarre tale. Melvin's wife (Mary Steenburgen) wins $10,000 in a talent contest and leaves him to his life as beneficiary of a disputed $156 million in Howard Hughes' will. Mary Steenburgen won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Robards was nominated for Supporting Actor.
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy 1982 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Jose Ferrer, Julie Hagerty, Mary Steenburgen, Tony Roberts, Michael Higgins, Timothy Jenkins, Adam Redfield, Moishe Rosenfeld, Sol Frieder, Boris Zoubok, Thomas Barbour, Kate McGregor-Stewart
Andrew (Woody Allen) and his wife Adrian (Mary Steenburgen) invite Leopold (Jose Ferrer) and his fiancee Ariel (Mia Farrow) to spend the weekend at their country home in upstate New York. During the weekend, another couple–Maxwell (Tony Roberts) and his date Dulcy (Julie Hagerty)–arrives on the scene, and the "couples" manage to dissolve as they become interested in each others' mates.
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Miss Firecracker 1989 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Cast: Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, Scott Glenn, Ann Wedgeworth, Amy Wright, Christine Lahti, Trey Wilson, Bert Remsen
Based on Beth Henley's play, this is the story of Carnelle Scott (Holly Hunter) who is bored with her life in Yazoo City, Mississippi, so she enters a beauty contest and sets in motion a series of events that affect her cousin Elaine (Mary Steenburgen) and Elaine's brother Delmount (Tim Robbins).
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My Family 1995 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Nava
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Eduardo Lopez Rojas, Scott Bakula, Mary Steenburgen, Dedee Pfeiffer, Jenny Gago, Constance Marie, Lupe Ontiveros
Three generations of a Mexican-American family from the early 1900s until today are chronicled in this excellent production.
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Nixon 1995 R, 190 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Paul Sorvino, James Woods, J.T. Walsh, Bob Hoskins, Powers Boothe, Ed Harris, David Paymer, Tony Goldwyn, Mary Steenburgen, E.G. Marshall, David Hyde Pierce, Brian Bedford, Kevin Dunn
This Oliver Stone film journeys from Richard Nixon's (Anthony Hopkins) law-school days, through his marriage to Pat (Joan Allen), to his Presidency, and then through his fateful fall from the highest office in the land. Academy Award nominations were received by Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor) and Joan Allen (Best Supporting Actress).
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Noah's Ark 1999 TV, 178 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen, F. Murray Abraham, Carol Kane, James Coburn, Mark Bazeley, Jonathan Cake, Alexis Denisof, Emily Mortimer, Sonya Walger
This TV miniseries takes a revisionist look at the Bible's story of the Great Flood and Noah's assignment from God to build and populate an ark.
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Nobel Son 2007 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Cast: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen, Eliza Dushku, Bill Pullman, Ted Danson, Danny DeVito, Ernie Hudson, Lindy Booth, Tracey Walter, Hal B. Klein, Kevin West, Matthew Kimbrough, Mark Famiglietti
Nobel prize-winner Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman) and his wife Sarah (Mary Steenburgen) are in Stockholm for his prize ceremony when they learn that their son Barkley (Bryan Greenberg) has been kidnapped–just before he was to receive his PhD. The kidnapper, Thaddeus James (Shawn Hatosy), demands $2 million, and Detective Max Mariner (Bill Pullman) along with neighbor George Gastner (Danny DeVito) come to their aid, but many twists and turns lie ahead.
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Nobody's Baby 2001 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Seltzer
Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Gary Oldman, Radha Mitchell, Mary Steenburgen, Gordon Tootoosis, Anna Gunn, Peter Greene, Robyn Adamson, Ed O'Neill, Matthew Modine
Not-too-bright Billy (Skeet Ulrich), on the run after a prison break, comes upon an auto wreck and rescues the only survivor: a baby girl. He is soon joined by his friend and co-escapee Buford (Gary Oldman), who thinks the baby may bring a good ransom payment. But Billy enjoys being a father, and Buford must come up with another scheme in this very funny (at times) flick.
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Parenthood 1989 PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Mary Steenburgen, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Harley Jane Kozak, Joaquin Phoenix, Dennis Dugan, Paul Linke, Eileen Ryan, Jasen Fisher, Helen Shaw
This funny, in-depth movie tells the story of parents' Gil and Karen (Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen) joys and triumphs as they experience the fate of parenthood. From lost soul, to rebellious teenagers, to emotionally warped–the film covers all aspects of the relationships between parent and child in a warm, humorous way. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest as Gil's sister, Helen).
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Philadelphia 1993 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Vawter, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Robert Ridgely, Tracey Walter, Charles Napier, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman, Daniel Chapman, Obba Babatunde, Paul Lazar
Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has AIDS and has been fired from his law firm because of his disease. Instead of sitting back and accepting his fate, Beckett hires Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former law firm. This insightful film shows the ignorance, prejudice, and unfairness experienced by AIDS sufferers. Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his performance, and the song "Streets of Philadelphia" (Bruce Springsteen) also was an Academy Award winner. Three other nominations were received.
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Pontiac Moon 1994 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ryan Todd, Eric Schweig, Cathy Moriarty, Max Gail, Lisa Jane Persky, J.C. Quinn, John Schuck, Don Swayze, Gene Borkan, Ron Burke, Frank Carl Fisher Jr., Suzanne Ircha, Ramsey Ellis
Leaving his agoraphobic wife, Katherine (Mary Steenburgen), at home, absent-minded professor Washington Bellamy (Ted Danson) hatches a plan to support son Andy's (Eric Schweig) interest in space: on the eve of Neil Armstrong's landing on the Moon, they will embark on a road trip that will take the same time as space travel from Earth to the Moon. Thus begins their symbolic adventure from California to Idaho. Meanwhile, Katherine senses that her family needs her and ventures from the security of home to join Washington and Andy.
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Powder 1995 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Salva
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Goldblum, Brandon Smith, Susan Tyrrell, Ray Wise, Bradford Tatum, Missy Crider
Powder (Sean Patrick Flanery) is an albino who, after being raised in a farmhouse basement, discovers he has developed extraordinary powers.
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The Proposal 2009  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Anne Fletcher
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Denis O'Hare, Malin Akerman, Oscar Nunez, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Nouri, Michael Mosley, Alicia Hunt, Alexis Garcia, Dale Place, Kortney Adams
Manhattan book publisher Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) learns that she is about to be deported to her native Canada. To escape her fate, Margaret blackmails her assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) into agreeing to marry her. The couple leaves for Andrew's home in Alaska where sex-obsessed matchmaker Grandma Annie (Betty White) is about to celebrate her 90th birthday. Andrew's parents, Grace and Joe (Mary Steenburgen and Craig T. Nelson), are suspicious of why Andrew wants to marry Margaret, but as Andrew and Margaret spend time together, love enters their relationship. 1 User Review
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Ragtime 1981 PG, 156 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Debbie Allen, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O'Brien, Donald O'Connor, Mandy Patinkin, James Olson, Mary Steenburgen, Jeffrey DeMunn, Robert Joy, Norman Mailer
This story about New York, circa 1900, provides historical insights into four families of that era. In one story, millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw (Robert Joy) murders architect Stanford White (Norman Mailer) who is having an affair with Thaw's wife, showgirl Evelyn (Elizabeth McGovern). Another plot involves immigrant artist Tateh (Mandy Patinkin) who becomes a successful, Hollywood director. Howard E. Rollins Jr. stars in another subplot as a Black man, Coalhouse Walker Jr., who is romancing a White, pregnant woman (Debbie Allen) living in the home of a mother and father (Mary Steenburgen and James Olson). Walker turns to rage when a racist fire chief (Kenneth McMillan) destroys his car. And, of course, there is James Cagney, returning to films after a retirement of 20 years in the role of Police Commissioner Waldo. The film received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.) and Supporting Actress (Elizabeth McGovern).
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Romantic Comedy 1983 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Dudley Moore, Mary Steenburgen, Frances Sternhagen, Janet Eilber, Robyn Douglass, Ron Leibman, Rozlika Halmos, Alexander Lockwood, Erica Hiller, Sean Patrick Guerin
Will they, or won't they? Playwrights Jason (Dudley Moore) and Phoebe (Mary Steenburgen) work well together professionally, but their personal feelings for each other cannot seem to grow beyond the platonic stage. Speaking of not getting it together, this film...
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Step Brothers 2008 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Andrea Savage, Lurie Poston, Elizateth Yozamp, Logan Manus, Travis T. Flory, Lili Rose McKay, Shira Piven, Seth Morris, Wayne Federman
Both 39-year-old Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and 40-year-old Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) have never left their homes and live with their single parents. Now, their parents Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen) and Dr. Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) get married, and Brennan and Dale must share a bedroom. They are step-brothers, and they hate everything about each other–until they find a mutual enemy in Brennan's younger brother Derek (Adam Scott) who tries to convince his father to sell the house, sail around the world, and kick those two grown men out into the real world.
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Sunshine State 2002 PG-13, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Edson, Miguel Ferrer, Mary Alice, Ralph Waite, James McDaniel, Bill Cobbs
Plantation Island off Florida's coast is the location developers have chosen on which to build expensive condos, hotels, and golf courses. But, first, the developers must talk property owners into selling. The owners consist of two side-by-side, but very different, beach communities: Lincoln Beach's African-American community and the tourist town of Delrona Beach.
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Time After Time 1979 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Cioffi, Andonia Katsaros, Patti D'Arbanville, Keith McConnell, Laurie Main, Joseph Maher, Larry J. Blake, Kent Williams, James Garrett, Leo Lewis, Geraldine Baron, Karin de la Penha
The time is the 19th century when H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) invents a time machine, which Jack the Ripper (David Warner) uses to escape to modern-day San Francisco. H.G. follows Jack in an attempt to bring Jack back to the past. H.G. meets and falls in love with bank officer Amy Robbins (Mary Steenburgen) who acts as his guide. H.G. now hopes for a utopian existence, but Jack continues his activities as a serial killer.
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 The Trumpet of the Swan 2000 G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family
Director: Terry L. Noss, Richard Rich
Cast: Jason Alexander, Mary Steenburgen, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Green, Carol Burnett, Joe Mantegna, Dee Bradley Baker, Sam Gifaldi, Little Richard, Kath Soucie, Elizabeth Daily, Steve Vinovich, Corey Burton, Michael Winslow
E.B. White's popular children's book comes to the screen in this lackluster version of a family of swans that includes a mute son (voice of Dee Bradley Baker) who learns to communicate–first through the written word and, finally, with a stolen trumpet.
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 What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Darlene Cates, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Laura Harrington, Crispin Glover, John C. Reilly, Kevin Tighe, Penelope Branning, Tim Green, Robert B. Hedges, Mark Jordan, Susan Loughran
Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) lives with his very fat–500 lbs.–momma (Darlene Cates), retarded brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), and two teenage sisters Ellen and Amy (Mary Kate Schellhardt and Laura Harrington) in the Grape family home and has more than his share of problems dealing with his very dysfunctional family. When he is not spending time having an affair with housewife Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert stocks shelves at a grocery store and hangs around with Bobby (Crispin Glover) and Tucker (John C. Reilly). Now, Becky (Juliette Lewis) and her grandmother (Penelope Branning) arrive in town, and Becky opens up Gilbert's eyes to the value of considering his own happiness, which will, of course, disrupt his obligations to family and to Betty as well. DiCaprio was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. 3 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 10/08/2009 | | A very good movie ... Leonardo DiCaprio is just adorable in this movie .. and I think Johnny depp is to die for. Worth seeing at least once .. if not many time like I have. |
| | fringedweller 03/06/2007 | | I haven't seen this movie since it came out (1993). That's a long time ago, so I can't get down with details, but wanted to say that I felt deeply involved while watching Gilbert Grape, and I found myself thinking about this movie for many weeks afterwards. Definitley worth the time and money. |
| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | I assure you that I've never seen this movie, and I've never heard anything about it until now in the tiny summary above, but it sounds pretty good. It sounds adorably funny and some great actors are in it, so I am very sure I will watch it soon. I'll post something about it as soon as I see it. |
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Wish You Were Dead 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Valerie McCaffrey
Cast: Cary Elwes, Elaine Hendrix, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Sally Kirkland, Gene Simmons, Tanya Allen, Dennis Burkley, Lin Shaye, Robert Englund, Shannon Tweed
Macbeth (Cary Elwes), an insurance adjuster in a small Southern town, is conned into signing over a big policy to harlot Sally Rider (Mary Steenburgen). Sally then hires a hit woman, Jupiter (Elaine Hendrix), to kill Macbeth in this black crime comedy. Saved (somewhat) by the good supporting cast who play various eccentrics in the town.
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1. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
2. The Brave One (2007)
3. The Butcher's Wife (1991)
4. Casa de los Babys (2003)
5. Clifford (1994)
6. Cross Creek (1983)
7. The Dead Girl (2006)
8. Dead of Winter (1987)
9. Elf (2003)
10. End of the Line (1988)
11. Four Christmases (2008)
12. Goin' South (1978)
13. The Grass Harp (1996)
14. Gulliver's Travels (1996)
15. Hope Springs (2003)
16. It Runs in the Family (1994)
aka: My Summer Story
17. Life as a House (2001)
18. The Long Walk Home (1990)
19. Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
20. Melvin and Howard (1980)
21. A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
22. Miss Firecracker (1989)
23. My Family (1995)
24. Nixon (1995)
25. Noah's Ark (1999)
26. Nobel Son (2007)
27. Nobody's Baby (2001)
28. One Magic Christmas (1985)
29. Parenthood (1989)
30. Philadelphia (1993)
31. Pontiac Moon (1994)
32. Powder (1995)
33. The Proposal (2009)
34. Ragtime (1981)
35. Romantic Comedy (1983)
36. Step Brothers (2008)
37. Sunshine State (2002)
38. Time After Time (1979)
39. The Trumpet of the Swan (2000)
40. The Whales of August (1987)
41. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
42. Wish You Were Dead (2000)
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