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Martha Plimpton


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Martha Plimpton - what members say


  • Eye Of God
  • Eye Of God review by from Andover, Hampshire England
    Rated - 3.0 stars God gets grit in his eye! 29 August 2008
    ...h a lot of love but contains a lot of heartache. Excellent performances from Martha Plimpton ('The Goonies', 'Parenthood' & 'ER'), Kevin Anderson ('Hoffa', 'The Wrong Man' ...   Read customer review
  • Running On Empty
  • Running On Empty review by A customer from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Running on Empty 7 November 2010
    ...sign of dope. In fact all the leads were great - Judd Hirsch, River Phoenix and Martha Plimpton. Although I have no children, I warn anyone who does that this one is likely to...   Read customer review

Martha Plimpton - filmography


  • Pecker on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Edward Furlong,  Christina Ricci,  Beth Armstrong
    Director: John Waters
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The winning 10th feature from John Waters straddles a fine line between the eager vulgarity of his earlier works and the sloppy sweetness of HAIRSPRAY and CRY-BABY. Set, as usual, in Baltimore, the film stars Edward Furlong as Pecker, a sweet-natured young fellow who happily passes the days ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 2,298 members
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  • Eye Of God on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Mary Kay Place,  Maggie Moore,  Kevin Anderson
    Director: Tim Blake Nelson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Martha Plimpton gives a strong performance as an Oklahoma diner waitress who weds the born-again prison inmate (Kevin Anderson) with whom she's been corresponding, but she soon finds that his ostensible piety masks a cruel, domineering nature that leads inevitably to horrific violence. This deeply ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 93 members
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  • I'm Not Rappaport on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Ossie Davis,  Walter Matthau,  Craig T. Nelson
    Director: Herb Gardner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) and Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) are a comically mismatched duo of geriatric New Yorkers, who observe the idiosyncrasies of modern urban life while seated on a bench in Central Park. When Midge, who also serves as the manager of Nat's apartment building, becomes threatened ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 35 members
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  • Beautiful Girls - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Max Perlich,  Martha Plimpton,  Natalie Portman
    Director: Ted Demme
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this post-coming-of-age comedy, a high school reunion in a small Massachusetts town gives a group of buddies plenty of opportunities to try and sort out their views about women and life. From the former stud-turned-snowplow operator to the aspiring nightclub musician who escaped to New York, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 46 members
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  • I Shot Andy Warhol on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Lili Taylor,  Danny Morgenstern,  Jared Harris
    Director: Mary Harron
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Mary Harron (AMERICAN PSYCHO) transports New York to a pre-feminist, late 1960s, Andy Warhol art scene in this stylistically inflammatory flick that harkens back to such films as BORN IN FLAMES. Lili Taylor plays the angry Valerie Solanas with a vengeance that just won't quit. Solanas is mad. She's ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 828 members
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  • Parenthood - Blu-ray (1989)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Mary Steenburgen,  Dianne Wiest
    Director: Ron Howard
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The Buckman's are a modern day family facing the age old dilemma of trying to raise their children the correct way. At the centre of the storm is Gil, a loving husband and parent, trying desperately to maintain a sense of humour and his career.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 14 members
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  • Parenthood on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Mary Steenburgen,  Dianne Wiest
    Director: Ron Howard
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The Buckman's are a modern day family facing the age old dilemma of trying to raise their children the correct way. At the centre of the storm is Gil, a loving husband and parent, trying desperately to maintain a sense of humour and his career.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 5,120 members
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  • Another Woman on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Gena Rowlands,  Gene Hackman,  John Houseman
    Director: Woody Allen
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A university professor, Marion Post is experiencing a type of midlife crisis, so she rents an apartment in order to write a book. The apartment is next to a psychiatrist's office, and she inadvertently hears what transpires between the doctor and some of her patients. She becomes obsessed with the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,187 member
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  • The Mosquito Coast on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Helen Mirren,  Conrad Roberts,  Andre Gregory
    Director: Peter Weir
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on the novel by Paul Theroux, an inventor disillusioned by the growing bureaucracy of America uproots his family to build a utopia in the jungle of Central America. There he finds new threats to his freedom and peace of mind, with tragic results.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,986 member
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  • The Goonies - Blu-ray (1985)
    Starring: Sean Astin,  Josh Brolin,  Corey Feldman
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A thrill-a-minute adventure film. When brothers Mikey (Sean Astin) and Brand (Josh Brolin) learn that greedy developers are forcing their family to move, they and their friends decide to have one last, precious adventure together. With the help of a treasure map they've found in the attic, the ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 81% from 2,945 members
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  • The Goonies on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Sean Astin,  Josh Brolin,  Corey Feldman
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    A thrill-a-minute adventure film. When brothers Mikey (Sean Astin) and Brand (Josh Brolin) learn that greedy developers are forcing their family to move, they and their friends decide to have one last, precious adventure together. With the help of a treasure map they've found in the attic, the ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 38,890 members
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  • The River Rat (1984)
    Starring: Tommy Lee Jones,  Nancy Lea Owen,  Brian Dennehy
    Director: Thomas Rickman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    On the lazy banks of the Mississippi, a young girl is reunited with her time-served but innocent father. But the reunion is tainted with the whereabouts of the stolen loot, and those who come looking for it... With a luminous cast starring Tommy Lee Jones, Martha Plimpton and Brian Dennehy, this ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 4 members
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  • Rollover (1981)
    Starring: Jane Fonda,  Kris Kristofferson,  Hume Cronyn
    Director: Alan J. Pakula
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A political-romantic thriller by Alan J. Pakula and replete with favorite themes of large-scale conspiracy and paranoia, ROLLOVER is perfectly in tune with the director's previous work, although this time set in the world of international high finance. Jane Fonda, who appeared in Pakula's KLUTE as ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 10 members
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Martha Plimpton facts

5 most recent films

Raising Hope - 4.5 stars
Remember Me - 3.5 stars
Small Town Murder Songs - 3.5 stars
Remember Me - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Hair High - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Raising Hope - 4.5 stars
Law And Order Special Victims Unit - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
The Goonies - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Goonies - 4.0 stars
Running On Empty - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Hair High - 2.5 stars
Rollover - 2.5 stars
The River Rat - 2.5 stars
Parenthood - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Small Town Murder Songs - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Dianne Wiest - 9 times - show films
Amy Irving - 8 times - show films
Judith Light - 7 times - show films
Richard Belzer - 7 times - show films
B.D. Wong - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Henry Bronchtein - 7 times - show films
Jean De Segonzac - 7 times - show films
James Quinn - 7 times - show films
Richard Donner - 3 times - show films
Ted Demme - 2 times - show films