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Melanie Lynskey


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  • Ever After
  • Ever After review by from Fleetwood
    Rated - 4.0 stars A marvelous film - suitable for just about anyone 28 September 2005
    ...y "wicked", similarly the "ugly" sisters given flawed but separate identities - Melanie Lynskey provides wonderful comic relief. Drew Barrymore looks the part through and ...   Read customer review
  • Serial Slayer
  • Serial Slayer review by from UK
    Rated - 3.0 stars 3 Stars for novelty value 5 February 2007
    ...mproves, not the quality as such but the levels of general enjoyment. “Staring” Melanie Lynskey of Two and a Half Men fame, Serial Slayer tells the story of creepy killer who ...   Read customer review
  • Up in the Air
  • Up in the Air review by BigMeUp from Midlands, UK
    Rated - 2.0 stars Doesn't quite live up to it's potential 10 January 2010
    ... There are a couple of horrid surprises in here: the fleeting appearances of Melanie Lynskey as the George Clooney-character's younger sister, and Sam Elliot as an airline ...   Read customer review

Melanie Lynskey - filmography


  • The Informant - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Matt Damon,  Scott Bakula,  Joel McHale
    Director: Steven Soderbergh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 3,855 members
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  • Up In The Air - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: George Clooney,  Jason Bateman,  Anna Kendrick
    Director: Jason Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    From Jason Reitman, the Oscar nominated director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking, comes a dramatic comedy called Up in the Air starring Oscar winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert who, after years of travelling, suddenly finds himself ready to make a real connection.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 12,478 members
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  • Leaves of Grass on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Edward Norton,  Richard Dreyfuss,  Susan Sarandon
    Director: Tim Blake Nelson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    When Ivy League classics professor Bill Kincaid receives news of the murder of his estranged identical twin brother, Brady in a pot deal gone bad, he leaves the world of North-eastern academia to travel back to his home state of Oklahoma. Upon arrival, he finds that reports of his brother's death ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,341 member
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  • The Informant! on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Matt Damon,  Scott Bakula,  Joel McHale
    Director: Steven Soderbergh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 15,514 members
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  • Away We Go on DVD (2009)
    Starring: John Krasinski,  Maya Rudolph,  Jeff Daniels
    Director: Sam Mendes
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 12,896 members
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  • Up in the Air on DVD (2009)
    Starring: George Clooney,  Jason Bateman,  Anna Kendrick
    Director: Jason Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    From Jason Reitman, the Oscar® nominated director of "Juno," comes the new acclaimed film "Up in the Air" starring Oscar® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 44,826 members
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  • Big Stan on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Rob Scneider,  Jennifer Morrison,  Melanie Lynskey
    Director: Rob Schneider
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Stan, a two-bit con man, is being sent to prison for fraud and the prospect terrifies him. Seeking help from a mysterious martial arts guru known only as The Master, Stan transforms himself into a kung fu expert - ultimately bringing the warring prison gangs together and establishing peace within ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 3,391 members
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  • Two And A Half Men - Season 2 (4 discs) on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Charlie Sheen,  Jon Cryer,  Angus T. Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Features all 24 episodes from the second season of the Channel Five/Paramount Comedy sitcom which centres on the lives of two, very different brothers, Charlie (Charlie Sheen) and Alan (Jon Cryer), Alan's son, their mother and the various loves, ex-loves and relationships. Guest appearances include ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 1,507 member
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  • Abandon on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Katie Holmes,  Benjamin Bratt,  Charlie Hunnam
    Director: Stephen Gaghan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Oscar-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan (TRAFFIC) makes his directorial debut with ABANDON, a dense, moody psychological thriller. Loosely based on the book ADAM'S FALL by Sean Desmond, ABANDON tells the troubled story of Katie (Katie Holmes), a college senior who's having a tough time keeping ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 847 members
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  • Coyote Ugly on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Maria Bello,  Izabella Miko,  Bridget Moynahan
    Director: David McNally
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Moving to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a famous songwriter, Violet Sanford (Perabo) finds herself desperate and broke. Through a twist of fate the shy, innocent Violet lands a job as one of the barmaids at the hottest nightclub in town - the down and dirty, wild and fun Coyote Ugly. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 9,023 members
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  • Coyote Ugly - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Maria Bello,  Izabella Miko,  Bridget Moynahan
    Director: David McNally
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Moving to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a famous songwriter, Violet Sanford (Perabo) finds herself desperate and broke. Through a twist of fate the shy, innocent Violet lands a job as one of the barmaids at the hottest nightclub in town - the down and dirty, wild and fun Coyote Ugly. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 1,627 member
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  • Detroit Rock City on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Edward Furlong,  Natasha Lyonne,  Lin Shaye
    Director: Adam Rifkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The year is 1978: the KISS Army is at the height of its powers. Enter card-carrying members Hawk (Furlong), Trip, Lex and Jam- four Detroit teenagers who will do anything to go to the KISS show. As we follow them through one day, we see the insane lengths these shaggy-haired young chaps will go to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,056 member
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  • But I'm A Cheerleader on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Natasha Lyonne,  Clea Duvall,  Cathy Moriarty
    Director: Jamie Babbit
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When Megan (Natasha Lyonne), a popular high school cheerleader, is accused by her family of being gay, she doesn't know how to respond. Her parents send her to True Directions, a homosexual rehabilitation camp where she does her best to please the counselors and return to heterosexuality. But when ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 6,229 members
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  • Ever After on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Drew Barrymore,  Anjelica Huston,  Dougray Scott
    Director: Andrew Tennant
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In a re-telling of one of our most beloved tales, a resourceful young woman must overcome the schemes of her evil stepmother to be with the one she loves -- the Prince of France -- who has fallen for her beauty and intelligence. With the ingenuity of Leonardo Di Vinci and the strength of love, the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 6,521 members
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  • Heavenly Creatures on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Kate Winslet,  Melanie Lynskey,  Sarah Peirse
    Director: Peter Jackson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    After winning a cult following for several offbeat and darkly witty gore films, New Zealand director Peter Jackson abruptly shifted gears with this stylish, compelling, and ultimately disturbing tale of two teenage girls whose friendship begins to fuel an ultimately fatal obsession. Pauline (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 2,128 members
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  • Serial Slayer on DVD
    Starring: Melanie Lynskey,  Sheeri Rappaport,  Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Director: Mark Tapio Kines
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A quiet Los Angeles suburb is being terrorised by a crossbow-wielding killer who haunts the rooftops. The optimistic Lauren is house-sitting and invites her whole department to the house for a weekend party, but only two intrepid guests show up. Grace is the shy, awkward girl who nobody really ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 26% from 599 members
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Melanie Lynskey facts

5 most recent films

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - 4.0 stars
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World - Blu-ray - 3 stars
Touchback - 3 stars
Win Win - 3.5 stars
Win Win - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Two And A Half Men - Season 3 - 4.5 stars
Two And A Half Men - Season 2 - 4.0 stars
Two And A Half Men - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Heavenly Creatures - 3.5 stars
Up In The Air - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Touchback - 3 stars
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World - Blu-ray - 3 stars
Win Win - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - 4.0 stars
Serial Slayer - 1.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Charlie Sheen - 15 times - show films
Jon Cryer - 15 times - show films
Angus T. Jones - 15 times - show films
Holland Taylor - 15 times - show films
Marin Hinkle - 10 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 10 times - show films
Gary Halvorson - 5 times - show films
David McNally - 3 times - show films
Steven Soderbergh - 3 times - show films
Jason Reitman - 3 times - show films