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Dianne Wiest
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Dianne Wiest - what members say
review by Alfod from West Midlands
Wholly satisfying, well-rounded movie experience 14 July 2004
review by from OXFORD
29 January 2004
review by from London
Not a Woody fan, but loved the film! 6 September 2004
Dianne Wiest - filmography
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The Odd Life Of Timothy Green
(2012)
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams
Director: Peter Hedges
Certificate: 
When young Timothy suddenly comes into the lives of Cindy and Jim Green, he is the answer to the couple's dreams, but they have no idea that the magic he brings with him will change the way they-and everyone around them-look at love forever.
 
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Darling Companion
(2012)
Starring: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Certificate:
In Darling Companion, Beth saves a bedraggled lost dog from the side of the freeway on a wintry day in Denver. Struggling with her distracted, self-involved husband Joseph and an empty nest at home, Beth forms a special bond with the rescued animal. When Joseph loses the dog after their daughter'..read more »
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Rabbit Hole
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Sandra Oh
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Certificate: 
Nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, RABBIT HOLE is the new film from John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus, Hedwig and the Angry Itch) based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Lindsay Abaire.
RABBIT HOLE features a triumphant return to the screen by Nicole Kidman, starring ..read more »
61%
from 8,412 members
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The Big Year
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Jim Parsons
Director: David Frankel
Certificate: 
Three fanatical bird watchers (Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, Jack Black) compete to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.
59%
from 743 members
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The Big Year - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Jim Parsons
Director: David Frankel
Certificate:
Three fanatical bird watchers (Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, Jack Black) compete to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.
60%
from 15 members
Not available for rental
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Rabbit Hole - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Sandra Oh
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Certificate:
Nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, RABBIT HOLE is the new film from John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus, Hedwig and the Angry Itch) based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Lindsay Abaire.
RABBIT HOLE features a triumphant return to the screen by Nicole Kidman, starring ..read more »
70%
from 36 members
Currently unavailable
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In Treatment - Season 3
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest
Director: Paris Barclay, Ali Selim, Jim McKay
Certificate: 
Based on the hit Israeli drama 'Be Tipul', this unconventional TV series follows a therapist, Paul (Gabriel Byrne), whose patients are steadily becoming more than he can handle. Each have their dark secrets, hidden traumas, and violent battles raging within. Among them are Laura (Melissa George), ..read more »
81%
from 160 members
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Rage
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Jude Law, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard
Director: Sally Potter
Certificate:
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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.
41%
from 710 members
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In Treatment - Season 2
(7 discs)
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Forbes
Director: Ryan Fleck, Paris Barclay, Hagai Levi
Certificate:
Based on the hit Israeli drama 'Be Tipul', this unconventional TV series follows a therapist, Paul (Gabriel Byrne), whose patients are steadily becoming more than he can handle. Each have their dark secrets, hidden traumas, and violent battles raging within. Among them are Laura (Melissa George), ..read more »
81%
from 499 members
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Synecdoche, New York
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Dianne Wiest, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Watson
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
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 »
57%
from 6,218 members
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Dan in Real Life - Blu-ray
(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 »
65%
from 1,965 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 »
63%
from 16,461 members
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A Guide to Recognising Your Saints
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum, Shia LaBeouf
Director: Dito Montiel
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, N.Y., during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints.
61%
from 8,022 members
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Category 6 - Day of Destruction
(2004)
Starring: Thomas Gibson, Nancy McKeon, Dianne Wiest
Director: Dick Lowry
Certificate:
An extravagant miniseries that serves as a vehicle for some spectacular special effects, the DAY OF DESTRUCTION is fast approaching Chicago in the form of three separate weather systems set to collide there: a tornado cluster that has already laid waste to Las Vegas, an Arctic front from the north, ..read more »
61%
from 113 members
Not currently released
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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 »
54%
from 431 members
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I Am Sam
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Scott Paulin, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff
Director: Jessie Nelson
Certificate:
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 »
72%
from 8,154 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 »
84%
from 480 members
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The Tenth Kingdom - 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 »
66%
from 3,153 members
Currently unavailable
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Practical Magic
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Dianne Wiest
Director: Griffin Dunne
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
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 »
66%
from 10,772 members
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The Horse Whisperer
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Dianne Wiest
Director: Robert Redford
Certificate:
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 »
69%
from 5,170 members
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The Birdcage
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest
Director: Mike Nichols
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Director Mike Nichols teams up with his former partner/screenwriter Elaine May for the first time in many years and for the first time together in films to create this sophisticated, remake of the phenomenally popular French musical farce La Cage aux Folles that stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, ..read more »
69%
from 9,329 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
68%
from 1,114 member
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Drunks
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Dianne Wiest, Richard Lewis
Director: Peter Cohn
Certificate:
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 »
50%
from 121 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).
74%
from 10 members
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The Scout
(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...
60%
from 85 members
Not available for rental
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Bullets Over Broadway
(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 »
66%
from 3,795 members
Not currently released
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Little Man Tate
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Debi Mazar, Celia Weston, Alex Lee
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 »
64%
from 967 members
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Edward Scissorhands - Blu-ray
(1991)
Starring: Bryan Larkin, O-Lan Jones, Johnny Depp
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 »
77%
from 2,814 members
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Edward Scissorhands
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Bryan Larkin, O-Lan Jones, Johnny Depp
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 »
74%
from 28,654 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.
67%
from 5,120 members
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Parenthood - Blu-ray
(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.
62%
from 14 members
Not available for rental
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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 »
54%
from 606 members
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The Lost Boys
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim
Director: Joel Schumacher
Certificate:
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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 »
75%
from 20,633 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 »
56%
from 955 members
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The Lost Boys - Blu-ray
(1987)
Starring: Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim
Director: Joel Schumacher
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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 »
78%
from 1,998 member
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Radio Days
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Diane Keaton, Josh Mostel, Dianne Wiest
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 »
70%
from 2,892 members
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The Purple Rose Of Cairo
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Van Johnson, Milo O'Shea, Michael Tucker
Director: Woody Allen
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Lonely Depression-era waitress Cecilia (Farrow) is hopelessly addicted to Hollywood movies. Spellbound by her new favorite, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Cecilia is astonished when the leading man (Daniels) suddenly walks off the screen to meet her. Wooed by his charm, Cecilia finds herself falling for ..read more »
67%
from 3,440 members
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Footloose
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
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 »
67%
from 7,949 members
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Falling In Love
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, 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 »
62%
from 2,111 members
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Footloose - Blu-ray
(1984)
Starring: Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
Director: Herbert Ross
Certificate:
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 »
73%
from 136 members
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Dianne Wiest facts
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...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...
