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John Heard
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Filmography
John Heard - what members say
review by from Durham
Goldie like nothing before 6 August 2004
review by from Manchester, England
Lost classic finally available 23 February 2006
John Heard - filmography
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Formosa Betrayed
(2009)
Starring: James Van Der Beek, Wendy Crewson, Will Tiao
Director: Adam Kane
Certificate: 
In the early 1980s, an FBI Agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Through his investigation, he unearths a spider web of international secrets that has been thriving within college campuses across America for decades. His investigation takes him across the Pacific to ..read more »
 
57%
from 4 members
Currently unavailable
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The Great Debaters
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett
Director: Denzel Washington
Certificate: 
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A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
73%
from 1,307 member
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Tracks
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Chris Gunn, Ice-T, John Heard
Director: Peter Wade
Certificate:
It was a moment of madness, a senseless act of vandalism. But in its aftermath one man lies dead and a teenage boy is convicted of manslaughter and condemned to 5 years in a maximum security prison...
46%
from 2,008 members
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Sweet Land
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Lois Smith
Director: Ali Selim
Certificate: 
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When mail-order bride Inge arrives in Minnesota in 1920 to marry a young Norwegian farmer named Olaf, her German heritage and lack of official immigration papers makes her an object of suspicion in the small town, and she and Olaf are forbidden to marry. Alone and adrift, Inge goes to live with the ..read more »
54%
from 766 members
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Edison - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Dylan McDermott, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman
Director: David J. Burke
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Former N-Sync star Justin Timberlake makes his acting debut in this gritty crime thriller, playing a young journalist who uncovers massive police corruption in the town of Edison. He joins forces with his cynical mentor (Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY), as well as an investigator for the ..read more »
49%
from 39 members
Currently unavailable
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Edison
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Dylan McDermott, LL Cool J, John Heard
Director: David J. Burke
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Former N-Sync star Justin Timberlake makes his acting debut in this gritty crime thriller, playing a young journalist who uncovers massive police corruption in the town of Edison. He joins forces with his cynical mentor (Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY), as well as an investigator for the ..read more »
59%
from 10,488 members
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Locusts - Day Of Destruction
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Lucy Lawless, John Heard
Director: David Jackson
Certificate:
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS' Lucy Lawless stars in this tense creature-feature. LOCUSTS is a horror-tinged Sci-fi in which America is taken over by bioengineered locusts that devour everything in their path!
61%
from 27 members
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The Chumscrubber
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, Ralph Fiennes, John Heard
Director: Arie Posin
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle (Jamie Bell) finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry ..read more »
60%
from 4,279 members
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The Pilot's Wife
(2002)
Starring: Christine Lahti, Campbell Scott, Alison Pill
Director: Robert Markowitz
Certificate:
Kathryn is distraught at the news of her husband's death delivered by a stranger from the airline for whom he was a pilot. She starts however to uncover information which leads to her arrival in London for further investigation...and further devastation.
51%
from 7 members
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Pollock
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Ed Harris
Certificate: 
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Ed Harris's POLLOCK is a moving portrait of artist Jackson Pollock, a leader of abstract expressionist painting whose work had major influence on the modern art movement. A serious alcoholic who was married to Lee Krasner, another prominent painter, the film illustrates Pollock's rise to art world ..read more »
59%
from 4,803 members
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O - Feature
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Martin Sheen
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
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Director Tim Blake Nelson sets Shakespeare's "Othello" in a modern day private high school and the result is a dark, somber teen tragedy. Mekhi Phifer (CLOCKERS) stars as Odin James, an African American star basketball player at the otherwise all-white school. The coach of the team (Martin Sheen) ..read more »
53%
from 1,952 member
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Snake Eyes
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, David Anthony Higgins, Gary Sinise
Director: Brian De Palma
Certificate:
From its incredible opening tracking shot to its suspenseful finale, this Brian De Palma thriller maintains a giddy, fever pitch of cinematic style and excitement. Nicolas Cage stars as Atlantic City detective Ritchie Santoro (his explosive energy and flashy clothes mirror the tone of the film), ..read more »
59%
from 9,776 members
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My Fellow Americans
(1996)
Starring: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd
Director: Peter Segal
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Kramer and Douglas, two former presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum, having individually discovered a cover-up by the current president (Aykroyd), flee together when they are almost assassinated by the Secret Service.
66%
from 60 members
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The Pelican Brief - Blu-ray
(1993)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Certificate: 
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Julia Roberts (ERIN BROCKOVICH) stars in THE PELICAN BRIEF as sharp law student Darby Shaw whose querying mind gets her into trouble. A faithful adaptation of John Grisham's (THE FIRM) best-selling novel, this taut thriller follows the travails that beset Shaw when her theory on the cause of the ..read more »
69%
from 695 members
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The Pelican Brief
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Embroiled in an affair with Thomas Callahan (Sam Shephard), her alcoholic professor, precocious 24-year-old Tulane University law student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) writes up an insightful theory about the recent murder of two Supreme Court justices, one of whom, Abraham Rosenberg (Hume Cronyn), ..read more »
67%
from 9,047 members
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Deceived
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Goldie Hawn, John Heard
Director: Damien Harris
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An antiques restorer who loses her husband in a car accident suddenly realises that her married life was not what it seemed. Her husband had a false identity... and he's not really dead......
63%
from 965 members
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Gladiator
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr., Brian Dennehy
Director: Rowdy Herrington
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In Rowdy Herrington's GLADIATOR, Tommy (James Marshall) and Lincoln (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), two poor high school students on the brink of juvenile delinquency, have taken up boxing. Although it's a dangerous sport, fighting helps keep them off the street and out of violent gangs. It's also a way for ..read more »
70%
from 1,028 member
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Radio Flyer
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Lorraine Bracco, Elijah Wood, John Heard
Director: Richard Donner
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Two young brothers' lives are turned upside down when their new alcoholic stepfather enters their world and begins to beat young Bobby. Devoted to their mom, they come up with their own solution and attempt to build a working airplane from their ordinary red wagon. In the process, they transform ..read more »
71%
from 224 members
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Rambling Rose
(1991)
Starring: Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd
Director: Martha Coolidge
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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 »
58%
from 272 members
Currently unavailable
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Home Alone
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
Director: Chris Columbus
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Home Alone is the highly successful and beloved family comedy about a young boy named Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) who is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Once he realizes they've left him home alone, he learns to fend for himself and, ..read more »
70%
from 12,586 members
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Home Alone - Blu-ray
(1990)
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
Director: Chris Columbus
Certificate:
A young boy wakes up to find that his Christmas wish has come true--his large family has disappeared. Taking full advantage of his freedom, he learns some lessons about independence, responsibility, defending the home against two bungling burglars--and how nice it is to have a family! Academy Award ..read more »
75%
from 328 members
Not available for rental
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Awakenings
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, John Heard
Director: Penny Marshall
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Based on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to 'awaken' the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive the drug (De Niro in an astounding performance) is filled with awe and enthusiasm that teaches the introverted doctor to value ..read more »
71%
from 10,197 members
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Mindwalk
(1990)
Starring: Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard
Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra
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A fictionalized depiction of the ecological and holistic teachings of the philosopher Fritjof Capra filmed by his brother Bernt, Mindwalk consists almost entirely of the verbal interplay between its three archetypal characters, physicist Sonia (Liv Ullmann), conservative politician Jack (Sam ..read more »
60%
from 1 member
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The Package
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, John Heard
Director: Andrew Davis
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Sgt. Johnny Gallagher is severely reprimanded after a breach in security allowed a terrorist attack on a disarmament conference. He is given the menial task of escorting a court-martialled soldier back to America. On the way he is beaten up and the soldier absconds. His investigations lead Johnny ..read more »
62%
from 440 members
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Cross Of Fire
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: John Heard, Mel Harris, Lloyd Bridges
Director: Paul Wendkos
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David "D.C." Stephenson was a charismatic force in his community. As a Ku Klux Klan leader in 1920s America, he also spread the prejudice and hatred that terrorised a nation - until he was daringly brought to trial for his crimes...
52%
from 57 members
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Big
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia
Director: Penny Marshall
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More than anything else, 13-year old New Jerseyite Josh (David Moscow) wants to be big. That's the wish he makes at an odd-looking amusement pier fortunetelling machine. The next morning, Josh wakes up-only to discover that he's grown to manhood overnight! (At this point, the part is taken over by ..read more »
69%
from 24,599 members
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Beaches
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard
Director: Garry Marshall
Certificate:
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The story of a deep friendship, lasting from childhood to beyond death, between two very different women-Bette Midler plays C.C. Bloom, a poor but ambitious Jewish girl from the Bronx who goes on to become a famous Broadway star, and Barbara Hershey plays Hillary, an attractive WASP from a wealthy ..read more »
71%
from 7,614 members
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Betrayed
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Tom Berenger, Debra Winger, John Heard
Director: Constantin Costa-Gavras
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An FBI agent goes undercover to investigate a suspected murderer. As the agent becomes romantically involved with the man under suspicion, she uncovers a white supremacist network that includes government officials.
59%
from 292 members
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The Telephone
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Elliott Gould
Director: Rip Torn
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An eccentric, out-of-work actress, disconnected from reality, ignores the threatening calls from her many creditors, choosing instead to amuse herself with the telephone. But her quiet and whimsical evening turns into a circus - one with a crazy grand finale.
38%
from 27 members
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Catholic Boys
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, John Heard, Kate Reid
Director: Michael Dinner
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It's Brooklyn, 1965, and young Michael Dunn (Andrew McCarthy) finds himself forced to attend St. Basil's in pursuit of the priesthood. Once there, against his better judgment, he gets caught up with a wild crowd led by the raucous Rooney (Kevin Dillon), and together they work towards their higher ..read more »
67%
from 966 members
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Cat People
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Ed Begley, Ruby Dee, John Larroquette
Director: Paul Schrader
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After Irena (Nastassia Kinski), a young woman with a mysterious past, is reunited with her brother Paul (Malcom MacDowell), a series of bizarre events is set into motion. When Irena discovers that her sexuality is intimately linked with that of her brother's--as well as with a strange human-feline ..read more »
52%
from 1,004 member
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John Heard facts
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...mpleton. The story starts when Adrienne (Hawn) accidently meets Jack Saunders (John Heard). Zip forward couple of years and its their daughter birthday party.
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