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Glenne Headly
Actress 1955 - 2017

Glenne Headly

New London, Connecticut, USA

Glenne Aimee Headly (March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017) was an American actress. She was widely known for her film roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Dick Tracy (1990), and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995). On television, she appeared in Lonesome Dove (1989), ER (1996 – 1997), Monk... Read full bio →

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The Circle

The Circle

James Ponsoldt 2017 1h 50m 5.1

A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.

The Night Of

The Night Of

2016 1h 8.3

After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

Don Jon

Don Jon

Joseph Gordon-Levitt 2013 1h 30m 6.6

A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

The Joneses

The Joneses

Derrick Borte 2009 1h 36m 6.4

A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Patricia Rozema 2008 1h 40m

Set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression, Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job.

The Namesake

The Namesake

Mira Nair 2006 2h 2m 7.0

American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

The Moguls

The Moguls

Michael Traeger 2005 1h 36m 5.3

Sex sells in America and these guys know it. The Amateurs follows a small town band of loveable losers who hit upon an idea that can make their dreams and fantasies come true. Thinking they've found the road to riches and fame they decide to make the world's most innocent adult film.

Eulogy

Eulogy

Michael Clancy 2004 1h 31m 6.0

A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Sara Sugarman 2004 1h 30m 4.5

Based on the teen novel of the same name, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen follows Mary "Lola" Steppe, a newly displaced teen, whose divorced mother has relocated from the trendy life of New York City to the urban sprawl of Dellwood, New Jersey.

Around the Bend

Around the Bend

Jordan Roberts 2004 1h 25m 5.0

A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties and a son who is about 7 years old. When the oldest member passes away, the trio heads out on the road together in the Southwest to search out an old family secret that connects to their past.

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Sam Weisman 2001 1h 34m 5.0

A rich man catches a thief burglarizing his home and steals the thief's lucky ring; the thief then tries to get it back.

A Girl Thing

A Girl Thing

2001 1h 4.0

An NYC shrink sees four different women with different issues - attraction to another woman, friction between 3 sisters, cheating husband, and wanting revenge after being fired.

Timecode

Timecode

Mike Figgis 2000 1h 37m 7.0

A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship.

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

Alan Rudolph 1999 1h 50m

A portrait of a fictional town in the mid west that is home to a group of idiosyncratic and slightly neurotic characters. Dwayne Hoover is a wealthy car dealer-ship owner that's on the brink of suicide and is losing touch with reality.

The X Files

The X Files

Rob Bowman 1998 2h 1m 7.1

Dr. Kurtzweil, a man full of secrets, gives FBI agent Mulder clues about a conspirator group that has a secret pact with aliens to invade the world. Mulder together with his partner agent Scully go on the case. This is the film adapted from the popular cult TV series.

Babe: Pig in the City

Babe: Pig in the City

George Miller 1998 1h 36m 6.2

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Sgt. Bilko

Sgt. Bilko

Jonathan Lynn 1996 1h 30m 5.0

Sgt. Bilko is a well-liked conman in charge of the army base's motor pool, developing a hover tank and unofficially of gambling etc. One man hates Bilko and he's coming to inspect the base for possible closure.

Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

Anjelica Huston 1996 1h 37m 7.5

Difficult tale of poor, struggling South Carolinian mother & daughter, who each face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

John Herzfeld 1996 1h 44m 6.0

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course.

Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

Stephen Herek 1995 2h 23m 6.5

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.

ER

ER

1994 45m 8.3

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Mortal Thoughts

Mortal Thoughts

Alan Rudolph 1991 1h 44m 6.0

A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Warren Beatty 1990 1h 45m 5.9

All Tess Trueheart wants is to settle down to a quiet life with her boyfriend, detective Dick Tracy. But there's something pretty rotten going on in town, with someone pretty rotten behind it, and Tracy has his hands full with the likes of villain Big Boy Caprice and with the almost irresistible Breathless Mahoney.

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

1989 1h 30m 6.0

A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.

Paperhouse

Paperhouse

Bernard Rose 1988 1h 32m 7.0

Anna is becoming lost in the loneliness of her own world when she discovers she can visit another, a house she has drawn herself and occupied by a young disabled boy. But as she discovers more of the links between her fantasy world and the mundane present, she is drawn only deeper into a dream turning into a nightmare.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Frank Oz 1988 1h 50m 7.1

Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them. They agree to a "loser leaves" bet. The bet brings out the best/worse in the two.

Nadine

Nadine

Robert Benton 1987 1h 23m 4.5

In 1950s Texas, a woman trying to recover sexy photos of herself and divorce her husband witnesses a murder and uncovers corrupt land dealings.

Making Mr. Right

Making Mr. Right

Susan Seidelman 1987 1h 38m

When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot” how to be a man, she winds up developing very real feelings for the faux human.

Seize the Day

Seize the Day

Fielder Cook 1986 1h 33m

Tommy Wilhelm is a good honest man who's fallen on hard times after losing his job, but what really gets to Tommy is seeing both his friends and family turning their backs on him one after the other. He tries to seize the day - in vain.

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Woody Allen 1985 1h 22m 8.2

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mudane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

Fandango

Fandango

Kevin Reynolds 1985 1h 31m 7.3

Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.

Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

Michael Pressman 1983 1h 29m 5.0

A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.

Four Friends

Four Friends

Arthur Penn 1981 1h 55m 9.5

A young immigrant comes to America in the 60s and is caught up in the counterculture movement which tests his bonds of friendship and love.

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