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Lynn Cohen
Actress 1933 - 2020

Lynn Cohen

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Lynn Harriette Cohen (née Kay; August 10, 1933 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress known for her roles in film, television and theater. She was particularly known for her role as Magda in the HBO series Sex and the City, which she also played in the 2008 film of the... Read full bio →

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The Vigil

The Vigil

Keith Thomas 2019 1h 28m 6.0

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.

7 Splinters in Time

7 Splinters in Time

Gabriel Judet-Weinshel 2018 1h 15m

A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers multiple versions of himself, not all of them friendly.

Sollers Point

Sollers Point

Matthew Porterfield 2017 1h 41m

Keith, a small-time drug dealer is under house arrest at the home of his father in Baltimore. He re-enters a community scarred by unemployment, neglect and deeply entrenched segregation. There, he pushes back against his surrounding limitations as he tries to find a way out of his own internal prison.

They Came Together

They Came Together

David Wain 2014 1h 23m

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

The Cobbler

The Cobbler

Tom McCarthy 2014 1h 39m 5.5

Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Francis Lawrence 2013 2h 26m 7.0

The continuing adventures of Katniss Everdeen, which take place in a futuristic dystopian world, as she prepares for the Quarter Quell.

A Case of You

A Case of You

Kat Coiro 2013 1h 31m 3.5

A young writer (Justin Long) woos a cute and quirky barista (Evan Rachel Wood) by creating an embellished online profile. When she falls for his alter ego, he must keep up the act or lose his dream girl.

The Extra Man

The Extra Man

Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman 2010 1h 48m 1.0

A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.

Sex and the City 2

Sex and the City 2

Michael Patrick King 2010 2h 26m 3.8

The continuing story of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha as they struggle to manage their love lives, friendships and careers in New York City.

Staten Island

Staten Island

James DeMonaco 2009 1h 36m 6.7

The lives of three residents of New York's Staten Island intersect as they struggle to get ahead.

Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

Kirk Jones 2009 1h 39m 6.8

A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Charlie Kaufman 2008 2h 4m 7.4

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

Michael Patrick King 2008 2h 26m 5.3

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.

Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye

D.J. Caruso 2008 1h 58m 6.4

Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

Deception

Deception

Marcel Langenegger 2008 1h 47m 6.3

An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.

Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

Helen Hunt 2007 1h 40m 5.0

A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.

The Life Before Her Eyes

The Life Before Her Eyes

Vadim Perelman 2007 1h 30m 6.3

A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart.

The Hottest State

The Hottest State

Ethan Hawke 2007 1h 57m 5.0

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

Julie Taymor 2007 2h 13m 7.9

Musical based on The Beatles songbook and set in the 60s England, America, and Vietnam. The love story of Lucy and Jude is intertwined with the anti-war movement and social protests of the 60s.

Invincible

Invincible

Ericson Core 2006 1h 45m 6.4

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.

Munich

Munich

Steven Spielberg 2005 2h 44m 7.4

The political thriller based on the historical events and tragedies of the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich where 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team where kidnapped and killed. The film shows the Israeli secret service and how they acted. A Steven Spielberg film.

The Station Agent

The Station Agent

Tom McCarthy 2003 1h 28m 7.9

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.

Fast Food Fast Women

Fast Food Fast Women

Amos Kollek 2000 1h 35m

How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 35, stuck in a long-term affair going nowhere. Paul is a widower, facing old age alone. Bella's mother sets her up with Bruno, a novelist/cabbie who likes to bed-hop and whose ex-wife expects their two children to stay with him for awhile.

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

Tim Robbins 1999 2h 12m 7.0

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s U.S., focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

Woody Allen 1997 1h 36m 7.1

This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.

Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking

Nicole Holofcener 1996 1h 26m

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol

Mary Harron 1996 1h 43m

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valerie's story.

Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

Louis Malle 1994 2h 7.0

An uninterrupted rehersal of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Woody Allen 1993 1h 44m 7.7

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

Lodz Ghetto

Lodz Ghetto

Alan Adelson, Kate Taverna 1988 1h 38m

The Polish city of Łódź was under Nazi occupation for nearly the entirety of WWII. The segregation of the Jewish population into the ghetto, and the subsequent horrors are vividly chronicled via newsreels and photographs.

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