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  • The Ice Storm
  • The Ice Storm review by from London
    Rated - 5 stars A compelling, emotionally charged drama 4 May 2004
    ...ps between two suburban New England families in the 1970's. Kevin Kline and Joan Allen lead an excellent cast as the couple going through a marital crisis. Kline is h...  
  • The Contender
  • The Contender review by PaulaWestwood from Mossley Lancs
    Rated - 4 stars Had Oscar nominations... 20 November 2006
    ... film, with some real substance and suspense, and very intriguing plot twists. Joan Allen and Jeff Bridges were nominated for Oscars for this, and they interplay excepti...  
  • The Crucible
  • The Crucible review by from Bristol
    Rated - 4 stars An excellent movie from a great writer 6 March 2005
    ... any less than that from him? Winnona Ryder as Abbi is brilliant to as well and Joan Allen but for me Paul Scofield steals it as Judge Danforth. The storyline is base...  

Joan Allen - filmography


  • Rape Of Europa - Nazi Art Theft (2009)
    Starring: Joan Allen
    Director: Richard Berge,  Bonnie Cohen,  Nicole Newnham
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    This two-part series tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe’s art treasures during the Second World War. In a journey through seven countries, the programme delves into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that ..read more »
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  • Bonneville on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Jessica Lange,  Kathy Bates,  Joan Allen
    Director: Christopher N. Rowley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When Arvilla Holden promises her husband that she'll cremate him and scatter his ashes, she doesn't expect her promise to be called so soon. Neither does she expect a high-stakes fight with her step-daughter Francine, a Santa Barbara socialite determined to give him a proper burial. Convinced that ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,059 member
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  • Yes on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Simon Abkarian,  Sam Neill
    Director: Sally Potter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    YES is the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. Sam Neill plays the betrayed and betraying politician husband and ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 2,074 members
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  • The Mists of Avalon (2001)
    Starring: Anjelica Huston,  Julianna Margulies,  Joan Allen
    Director: Uli Edel
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    "The Mists of Avalon", a TNT original miniseries adapted from the acclaimed 1982 epic novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, transports viewers to King Arthur's Camelot and focuses on the strong and powerful women who ruled over the kingdom. Viviane (Anjelica Huston), her sisters Morgause (Joan Allen) and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 16 members
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  • It's The Rage on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Andre Braugher,  James Brolin
    Director: James D. Stern
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Stern's directorial debut explores issues of violence in American society through three intricately connected stories concerning the ubiquitousness of hand guns. Seven strangers (Allen, Daniels, Sinise, Braugher, Forster, Schwimmer, Brolin, Paquin, Ribisi), must confront deep currents of rage, fear ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 57 members
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  • The Contender on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Gary Oldman,  Joan Allen,  Jeff Bridges
    Director: Rod Lurie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In THE CONTENDER, the sudden death of the vice president of the United States forces U.S. president Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) to pick a replacement. He decides against picking the popular governor of Virginia, Jack Hathaway (William Petersen), and instead makes the radical choice of Senator ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,128 member
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  • Pleasantville on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Joan Allen,  Reese Witherspoon
    Director: Gary Ross
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white fifties sitcom. Bewildered by their new world's naivete and innocence, they slowly start to add color and spice to the town's life. Eventually, however, they begin to question their influence, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 6,203 members
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  • The Ice Storm on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Kevin Kline,  Sigourney Weaver,  Joan Allen
    Director: Ang Lee
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    It is Thanksgiving 1973, and the Carvers and the Hoods are two prototypical suburban families seemingly living the good life in New Canaan, Connecticut. Behind their New Age philosophies and polyester fashions, however, lies deep discontent. One husband carries on an unsatisfying affair with the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 7,380 members
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  • Face/Off on DVD (1997)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Nicolas Cage,  Joan Allen
    Director: John Woo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The ordeal of super-heroic, singularly dedicated FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta – BLOW OUT, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER) is only beginning after finally capturing his arch nemesis, Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage – WILD AT HEART, NATIONAL TREASURE), an elusive, maniacal terrorist who claimed the life of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 26,365 members
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  • Nixon on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Anthony Hopkins,  Joan Allen,  James Woods
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A surprisingly sympathetic account of the life of Richard Nixon from Oliver Stone, NIXON stars Anthony Hopkins as the former American president. Told out of chronological order, the film traces Nixon's life from his strict Quaker upbringing, through his rise in the Republican party, to his wounding ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 2,912 members
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  • Innocent Moves on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Joe Mantegna,  Joan Allen,  Ben Kingsley
    Director: Steve Zaillain
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Though he's only seven, Josh looks at a chessboard and anticipates moves that mature chess players don't even see. He's a malleable young boy with an incredible talent for the game of masterminds. When Josh begins honing his talent, playing a speedy version of the game called "blitz" with hustlers ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 238 members
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  • Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
    Starring: Max Pomeranc,  Joe Mantegna,  Joan Allen
    Director: Steven Zaillian
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A sportswriter is thrilled to find his son is a chess prodigy. Taking his son into the amazing world of championship chess, he learns that loving his kid is the best way to mold a champion in this intelligent and fascinating film.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 13 members
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  • Manhunter (2 discs) on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Stephen Lang,  Brian Cox
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 7,826 members
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  • Trumbo
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Brian Dennehy,  Michael Douglas
    Director: Peter Askin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    "Trumbo" is the story of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's remarkable journey from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer to Academy Award winner. Focusing on the writer's own indelible words, the film features performances of some of his extraordinary letters, clips from his films and, archival and ..read more »
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Joan Allen facts

5 most recent films

Rape Of Europa - Nazi Art Theft - 3 stars
Death Race - 3.5 stars
Death Race - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
The Bourne Ultimatum - 4.0 stars
Bourne Ultimatum, The - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Bourne Ultimatum, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Bourne Ultimatum, The - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
The Bourne Ultimatum - 4.0 stars
Face/Off - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Face/Off - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Trumbo - 3 stars
Rape Of Europa - Nazi Art Theft - 3 stars
The Mists of Avalon - 3.0 stars
Searching for Bobby Fischer - 4.0 stars
It's The Rage - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

William Petersen - 4 times - show films
David Strathairn - 4 times - show films
Paddy Considine - 3 times - show films
Edgar Ramirez - 3 times - show films
Kim Griest - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Mann - 3 times - show films
Paul Greengrass - 3 times - show films
Francis Ford Coppola - 2 times - show films
Paul W.S. Anderson - 2 times - show films
John Woo - 2 times - show films