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Dianne Wiest
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Dianne Wiest - filmography
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Rage
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Jude Law, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard
Director: Sally Potter
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Expose of the inner lives of a group of people who work at a New York fashion house. Shot as though from a cellphone camera, events begin to unfold over a seven day period that turn what appeared to be a runway accident into a potential murder.
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35%
from 78 members
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Synecdoche, New York
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Dianne Wiest, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Watson
Director: Charlie Kaufman
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Obsession and identity are recurring themes in screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's work, and he draws on them again in his directorial debut, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK. Kaufman's film focuses on the wiles of Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a regional theatre director who has won a MacArthur grant to ..read more »
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56%
from 1,170 member
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Dan In Real Life
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook
Director: Peter Hedges
Certificate: 
Advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell) has his hands full with three daughters that he's not willing to let grow up. The girls still grieve for their mother who died four years ago, and Dan hasn't made any attempts to date. So he's pleasantly surprised when he meets Marie (Juliette Binoche) at a ..read more »
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63%
from 13,182 members
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Merci Docteur Rey
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Dianne Wiest, Jane Birkin, Stanislas Merhar
Director: Andy Litvak
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An Opera Diva reveals to her gay son that his father is not really dead but left her for another man. However earlier that evening her son had seen him murdered while he was hiding in a cupboard. This turn of events drives him to therapy, but unbeknownst to him the doctor he is seeing is dead, and ..read more »
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54%
from 379 members
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I Am Sam
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Sean Penn, Laura Dern
Director: Jessie Nelson
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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 »
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70%
from 6,877 members
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Law And Order Special Victims Unit - Ser...
(6 discs)
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T
Director: Henry Bronchtein, Jean De Segonzac, James Quinn
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Renowned producer Dick Wolf brings you all 23 riveting episodes, each packed with powerful storylines and provocative plot twists. Joining the incredible cast is a compelling roster of guests, including Eric Stoltz, John Ritter, Henry Winkler, Bobby Canavale, and Martha Plimpton in the role that ..read more »
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83%
from 331 members
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Tenth Kingdom, The - The Entire Series
(3 discs)
(1999)
Starring: Ann Margret, Dianne Wiest, Kimberly Williams
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Virginia (Williams) and her father Tony (Larroquette) encounter a stray dog wandering the streets of New York City. The dog turns out to be Snow White's Prince Wendell under a spell by an evil queen (Wiest) who plans to rule his kingdom! In an effort to help the prince, they follow him through a ..read more »
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65%
from 3,084 members
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The Horse Whisperer
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Dianne Wiest
Director: Robert Redford
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For director Robert Redford the trick was directing himself. The Oscar-winning director (Ordinary People, Quiz Show) says that he is one kind of actor (in the moment) and a different kind of director (more controlling). Whatever the problems, Redford has worked it out beautifully in this leisurely ..read more »
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68%
from 4,241 members
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Practical Magic
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Dianne Wiest
Director: Griffin Dunne
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This romantic comedy, which is based on Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel, introduces the Owens sisters (Bullock and Kidman), who try to use their hereditary gift of witchcraft to help them find love. Collector's Edition includes documentary featuring behind the scenes interviews with the ..read more »
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65%
from 8,409 members
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The Birdcage
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest
Director: Mike Nichols
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In Mike Nichols's hilarious remake of the 1978 French comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Robin Williams stars as Armand Goldman, a gay cabaret owner who lives in Miami's South Beach with his partner, Albert (Nathan Lane), the club's star performer. Armand and Albert must try in vain to pass as a typical ..read more »
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67%
from 7,724 members
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The Associate
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Bebe Neuwirth
Director: Donald Petrie
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After being passed up for a promotion, a female financial analyst (Whoopi Goldberg) at a prestigious Wall Street investment firm quits to set up her own operation. She soon realizes, however, that potential clients only feel comfortable investing with men. Her solution
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67%
from 967 members
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Drunks
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Dianne Wiest, Richard Lewis
Director: Peter Cohn
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The battle-worn members of an alcohol recovery group share the stories of their struggles in the basement of a decrepit Times Square church. An extremely strong ensemble cast, intelligent script, and careful direction keep the story well above the level of maudlin self-revelation. Based on the ..read more »
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47%
from 100 members
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Cops and Robbersons
(1994)
Starring: Michael Ritchie, Jack Palance, Dianne Wiest
Director: Michael Ritchie
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When a dangerous criminal moves into a quiet suburban neighborhood, the police ask grizzled cop Jack Stone (Jack Palance) to set up a stakeout next door. The only catch is that Jack will have to live with the Robbersons, a quirky family led by a bumbling cop wanna-be (Chevy Chase).
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72%
from 4 members
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The Scout
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Al Percolo is a baseball talent scout searching for that once-in-a-lifetime find. He travels to Mexico and discovers the talents of Steve Nebraska but soon realises that there is more to Steve than sheer brilliance...
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59%
from 69 members
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Bullets Over Broadway
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly
Director: Woody Allen
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David Shayne (John Cusack, in performance his character that of a young Woody Allen) is an idealistic young playwright whose life (and play) is about to be turned upside down as it heads toward Broadway. In order to gain financing for GOD OF OUR FATHERS, Shayne agrees to hire Olive Neal (a ..read more »
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65%
from 3,292 members
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Little Man Tate
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd
Director: Jodie Foster
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Seven-year-old genius Fred is desperate to fit in with other kids. Recognizing his talents, his mom (and best friend) Dede enrolls him in a school for gifted children, where Fred befriends a teacher who offers him opportunities his mother cannot. Dede must choose between possibly losing her son or ..read more »
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63%
from 823 members
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Edward Scissorhands - BLU-RAY Version
(1991)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, a suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood's ..read more »
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76%
from 1,574 member
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Edward Scissorhands
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, a suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood's ..read more »
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74%
from 24,302 members
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Parenthood
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest
Director: Ron Howard
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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.
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66%
from 4,199 members
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Bright Lights, Big City
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Phoebe Cates, Kiefer Sutherland
Director: James Bridges
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The film adaptation of Jay McInerney's best-selling novel stars Michael J. Fox as yuppie New Yorker Jamie Conway, an aspiring writer whose life has fallen apart: His mother (Dianne Wiest) has died, and his model wife (Phoebe Cates) has just left him. At night, Jamie seeks solace in cocaine, alcohol,..read more »
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53%
from 512 members
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The Lost Boys
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim
Director: Joel Schumacher
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One of the better vampire films about two new-in-town brothers who discover a local gang of motorcycle youths are more undead than alive. Younger brother Sam works hard to eradicate the ghoulies but his older brother falls in love with the bunch's lone female - and is gradually becoming a vampire ..read more »
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74%
from 16,975 members
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September
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Mia Farrow, Denholm Elliott, Sam Waterston
Director: Woody Allen
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In a serene Vermont country house, six people share their dreams, their fears, and their desires, as secrets are revealed and trusts broken. The cast is led by Mia Farrow, who plays Lane, a woman who has never fully dealt with a long-ago shooting. Elaine Stritch plays Diane, Lane's mother, who ..read more »
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55%
from 773 members
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Lost Boys, The - BLU-RAY Version
(1987)
Starring: Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim
Director: Joel Schumacher
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One of the better vampire films about two new-in-town brothers who discover a local gang of motorcycle youths are more undead than alive. Younger brother Sam works hard to eradicate the ghoulies but his older brother falls in love with the bunch's lone female - and is gradually becoming a vampire ..read more »
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78%
from 1,018 member
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Radio Days
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Dianne Wiest, Julie Kavner, Michael Tucker
Director: Woody Allen
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RADIO DAYS is Woody Allen's charming, nostalgic, very funny love letter to growing up in 1940s Brooklyn during the golden age of radio. The setting is the close-knit working-class neighborhood of Rockaway, New York, where a warm, crazy, sprawling Jewish family lives, sharing their happiness as well ..read more »
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69%
from 2,354 members
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The Purple Rose Of Cairo
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello
Director: Woody Allen
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As a beleaguered waitress and battered wife in Depression-era New Jersey, Cecilia's (Mia Farrow) only escape from her dreary life is her endless moviegoing. Fantasy and reality merge in a startling and comical fashion when the hero (Jeff Daniels) of a film Cecilia's watched a thousand times emerges ..read more »
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66%
from 2,809 members
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Footloose
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow
Director: Herbert Ross
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This classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren (Kevin Bacon) and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small midwestern town, he's in for a real case of culture shock. Though ..read more »
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66%
from 6,714 members
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Falling In Love
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, George Martin
Director: Ulu Grosbard
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Acting fireworks are on display as Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep play Frank Raftis and Molly Gilmore, two everyday people who meet by chance on a commuter train bound for New York and fall desperately in love--despite the fact that they are both married. The stellar supporting cast includes Diane ..read more »
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62%
from 1,639 member
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Wholly satisfying, well-rounded movie experience 14 July 2004
...dd spades to the movie experience. With great supporting work from the likes of Dianne Wiest and Chris Cooper (who went on to do some horse whispering of his own in Seabisc...
