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Martha Coolidge
Director 80 years old

Martha Coolidge

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Martha Coolidge is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. She has directed such films as Valley Girl, Real Genius and Rambling Rose.

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Martha Coolidge 2009 1h 28m

A former child star buys her grandmother's house to rescue it from ruin but her hope for serenity is soon eclipsed by haunting dreams of her famous grandmother, who died of a supposed overdose in the house more than 30 years ago.

An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

Martha Coolidge 2009 1h 31m

A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.

Material Girls

Material Girls

Martha Coolidge 2006 1h 37m 3.7

Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.

The Prince & Me

The Prince & Me

Martha Coolidge 2004 1h 51m 5.3

A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student 'Eddie' who falls in love with a Danish Prince who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edvard come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.

If these walls could talk 2

If these walls could talk 2

Anne Heche, Martha Coolidge 2000 1h 36m 7.0

Trio of stories about lesbian couples in three different decades.

Out to Sea

Out to Sea

Martha Coolidge 1997 1h 46m 6.0

Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.

Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

Martha Coolidge 1993 1h 54m 6.5

In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.

Rambling Rose

Rambling Rose

Martha Coolidge 1991 1h 52m 6.0

Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Rose's appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and Rose knows it. She can't help herself from getting into trouble with men.

Real Genius

Real Genius

Martha Coolidge 1985 1h 46m 6.3

An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the plan.

Valley Girl

Valley Girl

Martha Coolidge 1983 1h 39m 6.0

Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.

Not a Pretty Picture

Not a Pretty Picture

Martha Coolidge 1976 1h 23m

Mixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.

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