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  • October Sky
  • October Sky review by from Darlington, England
    Rated - 5 stars Rocket boys - a modern Huck Finn. 26 July 2004
    ...ly left wing political content, as the mines are ruthlessly shut down. Features Laura Dern as an inspiring teacher, and tells a story of a community in crisis who nonethe...  
  • Jurassic Park
  • Jurassic Park review by Cornetto from Lancashire UK.
    Rated - 5 stars Jurassic Park. 2 June 2007
    ...d by the Brontosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus and scary raptors. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough, Jeff Goldblum were fantastic (as were the two leading c...  
  • Blue Velvet
  • Blue Velvet review by A customer from West Midlands
    Rated - 1 stars Raw masochism 17 October 2007
    ...n the filth despite the attentions of a seemingly established relationship with Laura Dern from one of the better families in Lumberton. ...  

Laura Dern - filmography


  • Tenderness (2009)
    Starring: Russell Crowe,  Jon Foster,  Sophie Traub
    Director: John Polson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A nail-biting psychological thriller, that never lets you go. Set in New York State, the story center's on juvenile murderer, Eric Poole, who at 18, is released from jail having served his sentence for the murder of a young girl. Russell Crowe plays the hard-bitten detective who put him away and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 5 members
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  • Lonely Hearts on DVD (2006)
    Starring: John Travolta,  James Gandolfini,  Salma Hayek
    Director: Todd Robinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on the true story, two homicide detectives (Travolta and Gandolfini) track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lure their victims through the personals...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 6,887 members
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  • Happy Endings on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Lisa Kudrow,  Steve Coogan,  Jesse Bradford
    Director: Don Roos
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This comedic drama from writer-director Don Roos ('The Opposite Of Sex') comes packed with many unusual themes including abortion, homosexual parenting, teenage pregnancy, marrying for green cards, and the unscrupulous practice of bringing a client to orgasm at the conclusion of a massage (the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 5,371 members
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  • Jurassic Park 3 on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Sam Neill,  Tea Leoni,  William H. Macy
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) has sworn never to return to Jurassic Park. But he needs funding for his research, so when a wealthy thrill-seeking couple (William H. Macy and Tea Leoni) come calling, Grant and his protegee, Billy (Alessandro Nivola), agree to take them on a sightseeing ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 15,430 members
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  • Novocaine on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter,  Steve Martin,  Laura Dern
    Director: David Atkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Screenwriter David Atkins (ARIZONA DREAM) makes his directorial debut with the black comedy NOVOCAINE. Frank Sangster (Steve Martin), a nice-guy dentist with a thriving practice, shares his perfectly ordered, successful life with his cheerily plastic hygienist-fiancee, Jean (Laura Dern). Frank's ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 729 members
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  • I Am Sam on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer,  Sean Penn,  Laura Dern
    Director: Jessie Nelson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Actor Sean Penn displays another facet of his versatility as the title character of this inspirational tearjerker--a mentally handicapped father fighting for custody of his young daughter (Dakota Fanning). The child welfare board of his native Santa Monica has taken her from him, worried that at ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 6,877 members
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  • Focus on DVD (2001)
    Starring: David Paymer,  William H. Macy,  Laura Dern
    Director: Neal Slavin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Set during World War II, FOCUS is based on Arthur Miller's first published novel. It is the story of Lawrence Newman (William H. Macy), a man who has settled into a relatively anonymous life. He lives with his mother, has held the same job for twenty years, and rarely strays from his daily routine. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 148 members
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  • Doctor T. And The Women on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Helen Hunt,  Richard Gere,  Shelley Long
    Director: Robert Altman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Robert Altman follows up the good-natured COOKIE'S FORTUNE with this biting satire of an upper-class elitist Dallas community. Richard Gere plays Sullivan 'Sully' Travis (better known as Dr. T), a man whose good looks and overflowing charm have made him the most popular gynecologist in all of Texas...read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 787 members
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  • October Sky on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Laura Dern,  Chris Cooper,  Jake Gyllenhaal
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The true story of Homer Hickam, a young boy trapped in a close-minded coal-mining town in the 1950's. When Sputnik is successfully launched, Homer becomes obsessed with the concept of rocket launching. To the dismay and disgust of the townspeople, as well as Homer's father, he and his friends try ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,133 member
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  • Jurassic Park on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Richard Attenborough,  Sam Neill,  Bob Peck
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Steven Spielberg directed this blockbuster thriller based on the popular book by Michael Crichton. Millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) asks two dinosaur experts (Laura Dern and Sam Neill) to act as consultants on his entrepreneurial endeavor--an amusement park with DNA-cloned live ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 40,552 members
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  • Wild At Heart on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Laura Dern,  Nicolas Cage,  Willem Dafoe
    Director: David Lynch
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In adapting Barry Gifford's colorful novel, David Lynch delivers another jolt of adrenaline to unsuspecting viewers everywhere. WILD AT HEART follows the troubled romance of Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern), two lovers who struggle to remain together even when fate seems intent on ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 8,317 members
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  • Rambling Rose on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Laura Dern,  Robert Duvall,  Diane Ladd
    Director: Martha Coolidge
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on Calder Willingham's novel of the same name, RAMBLING ROSE is a domestic drama set in a small Georgia town during the 1930s. The main character is Rose (Laura Dern), a lower-class girl with a troubled past who takes a job as a live-in maid for the Hillyers, an upper-crust, liberal southern ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 262 members
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  • Shadowmakers on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Paul Newman,  Dwight Schultz,  Bonnie Bedelia
    Director: Roland Joffe
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Director Roland Joffe's SHADOW MAKERS is a historical drama about the lives of the participants in the Manhattan Project--the making and perfecting of the atomic bomb that took place in New Mexico during World War II. Paul Newman stars as General Leslie Groves, a hardened and cynical soldier who ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 326 members
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  • Blue Velvet on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Kyle MacLachlan,  Isabella Rossellini,  Dennis Hopper
    Director: David Lynch
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A deeply shocking and insidiously funny film, David Lynch's offbeat vision uncovers the nasty underside of small-town America. When a young man finds a human ear in a field, he embarks on an investigation into the dark world of a dangerous psychopath, which leads him to a beautiful nightclub singer...read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 14,884 members
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  • Mask on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Cher,  Eric Stoltz,  Sam Elliott
    Director: Peter Bogdanovich
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Peter Bogdanovich brings the inspirational, true story of Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz) to life in MASK. Despite being born with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, a disease resulting in disfigurement of the bones of the face and head, Rocky is a typical teen. He collects baseball cards, plans to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,924 member
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Laura Dern facts

5 most recent films

Tenderness - 3.5 stars
Recount - 3.5 stars
Inland Empire - 2.5 stars
Year of the Dog - 2.5 stars
Lonely Hearts - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jurassic Park - 3.5 stars
I Am Sam - 3.5 stars
October Sky - 3.5 stars
Mask - 3.5 stars
A Perfect World - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Fat Man and Little Boy - 3.0 stars
Citizen Ruth - 3.0 stars
Tenderness - 3.5 stars
Searching For Debra Winger - 3.5 stars
Doctor T. And The Women - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Isabella Rossellini - 4 times - show films
Diane Ladd - 4 times - show films
Dean Stockwell - 3 times - show films
Kyle MacLachlan - 3 times - show films
Hope Lange - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

David Lynch - 5 times - show films
Joe Johnston - 2 times - show films
Roland Joffe - 2 times - show films
David Atkins - 1 times - show films
Mike White - 1 times - show films