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William H. Macy based priest character on cool clergyman who married him -
22 October 2012
-William H. Macy based his "cool priest" in new movie The Sessions on the clergyman who married him and Felicity Huffman.-The actor admits he was reluctant to meet with his wife-to-be's Catholic mentor before they wed in 1997, but he actually had a very pleasant experien
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William H. Macy celebrates birthday -
13 March 2007
Cult movie star William H. Macy celebrates his 57th birthday today and fans of the actor may want to check out some of his previous films.-Macy, who is married to Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman, can currently be seen on cinema screens in David Lynch's Inla
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Surprisingly good 21 November 2004
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Cheers... for an average film... 30 June 2010
William H. Macy - filmography
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The Sessions - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Annika Marks
Director: Ben Lewin
Certificate: 
Ben Lewin writes and directs this Academy Award-nominated drama about the sexual awakening of a life-long polio sufferer. John Hawkes stars as Mark O'Brien, a writer in his late thirties who has spent his life lying horizontally in an iron lung since a debilitating childhood bout of polio. A poet ..read more »
 
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from 14 members
Due for release on 19th July 2013
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The Sessions
(2012)
Starring: Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Annika Marks
Director: Ben Lewin
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Ben Lewin writes and directs this Academy Award-nominated drama about the sexual awakening of a life-long polio sufferer. John Hawkes stars as Mark O'Brien, a writer in his late thirties who has spent his life lying horizontally in an iron lung since a debilitating childhood bout of polio. A poet ..read more »
69%
from 101 members
Due for release on 19th July 2013
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The Lincoln Lawyer - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: William H. Macy, Josh Lucas, Marisa Tomei
Director: Brad Furman
Certificate: 
Intricately-plotted legal thriller based on the bestseller by acclaimed crime novelist Michael Connelly. Matthew McConaughey plays criminal defence lawyer Mickey Haller, who prefers working out of the back of his Lincoln town car to sitting in an office. When Haller takes on rich young real estate ..read more »
75%
from 9,641 members
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Dirty Girl
(2011)
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Mary Steenburgen, Juno Temple
Director: Abe Sylvia
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It's 1987 and Danielle, the high school 'Dirty Girl', is running away. With her is chubby, gay Clarke, a bag of flour called Joan and a Walkman full of glorious 80's tunes.
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from 16 members
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Shameless - Series 1 - US Version
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Joan Cusack, William H. Macy, Justin Chatwin
Director: Mark Mylod
Certificate:
All 12 episodes from the American remake of the successful British comedy drama series following the dysfunctional Gallagher family. William H. Macy stars as Frank, the head of the Gallagher family and father of six. Despite the absence of their mother, Frank leaves his children to fend for ..read more »
65%
from 78 members
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Shorts
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Certificate: 
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In the suburb of Black Falls, all the houses look the same, and everyone works for BLACK BOX Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated, whose Mr. Black's BLACK BOX is the ultimate communication and do-it-all gadget that's sweeping the nation. Other than keeping his parents employed, however, Mr. ..read more »
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from 2,490 members
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Shorts - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: William H. Macy, Jimmy Bennett, Leo Howard
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Certificate:
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Family fantasy directed by Robert Rodriguez. Toe Thompson is an ordinary 11-year-old boy who is eager for a little excitement to brighten up his days in the town of Black Falls where life revolves around the town's booming industry, the production of Mr Black's Black Box, a communications gadget ..read more »
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from 662 members
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The Heist
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, William H. Macy
Director: Peter Hewitt
Certificate: 
Three museum security guards who, over the years, have become attached to the artwork they protect, concoct a plan to "steal" them back when they learn the pieces are being transferred to another museum.
54%
from 384 members
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The Deal
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Kate Blumberg, William H. Macy, Elliott Gould
Director: Steven Schachter
Certificate:
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Comedy written by and starring William H. Macy. Charlie Berns (Macy) is a one-hit wonder Hollywood producer with no money and no prospects - that is, until his budding writer nephew Lionel (Jason Ritter) comes along bearing a sizzling script based on the life of Benjamin Disraeli, and Charlie ..read more »
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from 798 members
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Wild Hogs - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Kevin Durand, William H. Macy, Jill Hennessy
Director: Walter Becker
Certificate:
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Comedy adventure about four middle-aged bikers trying to regain their youth. Woody (John Travolta), convinces his three buddies to take a road trip from Cincinatti to Mexico to escape their mundane existence. Finally arriving in New Mexico, they stop off at a bar, not realising that it belongs to ..read more »
66%
from 4,173 members
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Bee Movie
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick
Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Certificate: 
Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld), a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa (Zellweger), a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually ..read more »
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from 39,596 members
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Wild Hogs
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Martin Lawrence, John Travolta, William H. Macy
Director: Walter Becker
Certificate:
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Four middle-aged men (Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy) decide to take a road trip from Cincinnati to the Pacific in order to get away from their lives which are leading them nowhere. Taking their motorcycles, these "Wild Hogs" tear up the road and eventually stop in New ..read more »
66%
from 41,637 members
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Bee Movie - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: William H. Macy, Uma Thurman, Renee Zellweger
Director: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner, Simon Smith
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Big-budget, Jerry Seinfeld voiced, children's animation about a honey-bee who decides to sue the humans when he discovers they're eating the fruits of his labour. Barry (Seinfeld), fresh out of bee college, wants more than the daily chore of working in the hive; he wants to get out there, exploring ..read more »
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from 3,261 members
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He Was a Quiet Man
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Christian Slater, Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert
Director: Frank A. Cappello
Certificate:
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A troubled loner and intent on killing his colleagues and himself, Bob Maconel is easy to dislike. As he plans to put a revolver to his head and the heads of those around him he drops the bullet. While on the floor searching for it someone else in despair of life with the same plan beats him to it. ..read more »
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from 11,205 members
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Sahara - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: William H. Macy, Rainn Wilson, Patrick Malahide
Director: Breck Eisner
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Swashbuckling adventure, based on the novel by Clive Cussler and starring Matthew McConaughey as explorer Dirk Pitt. After finding a rare coin in West Africa, Dirk thinks he's close to solving the mystery of an American Civil War-era battleship that went missing with a valuable cargo of gold. Along ..read more »
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from 1,454 member
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Thank You For Smoking
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: William H. Macy, Katie Holmes, J.K. Simmons
Director: Jason Reitman
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Nick Naylor, chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, makes his living defending the rights of smokers and cigarette makers in today's neo-puritanical culture. Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco and an opportunistic senator who wants to put poison labels on cigarette packs, Nick goes on a PR ..read more »
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from 43,246 members
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Sahara
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: William H. Macy, Rainn Wilson, Patrick Malahide
Director: Breck Eisner
Certificate:
Swashbuckling adventure, based on the novel by Clive Cussler and starring Matthew McConaughey as explorer Dirk Pitt. After finding a rare coin in West Africa, Dirk thinks he's close to solving the mystery of an American Civil War-era battleship that went missing with a valuable cargo of gold. Along ..read more »
58%
from 59,694 members
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Edmond
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Bai Ling
Director: Stuart Gordon
Certificate: 
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In this slick but sleazy thriller, a fortune teller tells Edmond he is not where he belongs. He goes home, tells his wife it's over and he walks out. Free, he then enters New York's underworld of sex clubs and grim bars, but then fear and anxiety take over...
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from 5,432 members
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Spartan
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: William H. Macy, Val Kilmer, Derek Luke
Director: David Mamet
Certificate:
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Political thriller directed by David Mamet. Val Kilmer stars as Robert Scott, a highly-respected Secret Service agent who is assigned to the case of Laura Newton (Kristen Bell), kidnapped daughter of the president of the United States. The chase eventually leads Scott and his partner, Curtis (Derek ..read more »
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from 19,965 members
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The Wool Cap
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: William H. Macy, Don Rickles, Ned Beatty
Director: Steven Schachter
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Warm-hearted family drama. Gigot (William H. Macy) is the gruff, mute superintendent of a run-down apartment building. Withdrawn and suspicious, Gigot occupies himself with fixing the broken plumbing and maintaining the upkeep of the building. But when he meets an abandoned young girl (Keke Palmer),..read more »
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from 556 members
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Cellular
(2004)
Starring: William H. Macy, Kim Basinger, Eric Christian Olsen
Director: David R Ellis
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Suspense thriller starring Kim Basinger as Jessica Martin, a biology teacher who is abducted by a ruthless kidnapper who threatens to murder her husband and son. Her kidnapper, Greer (Jason Statham) takes her to an isolated cabin where he destroys the only working phone, but she manages to ..read more »
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from 33,180 members
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Seabiscuit
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: William H. Macy, Chris Cooper, Tobey Maguire
Director: Gary Ross
Certificate:
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Set in the 1930s, SEABISCUIT weaves its story around three men who turned a seemingly untamable horse into a bona fide champion. Charles Howard, a thriving entrepreneur who gives horse racing a shot when his wife leaves him after the death of their son. Tom Smith, a mumbling, sensitive horse ..read more »
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from 23,027 members
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The Cooler
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: William H. Macy, Paul Sorvino, Ron Livingston
Director: Wayne Kramer
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Romantic drama starring William H. Macy as Bernie Lootz, a lonely middle-aged man with terrible luck who owes the Shangri-La casino in Las Vegas, owned by old-fashioned mob boss Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin), over $100 000. To repay his debt, he works for Shelly as a 'cooler' - someone who plays ..read more »
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from 19,015 members
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Welcome To Collinwood
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, William H. Macy, Michael Jeter
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Certificate:
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When petty thief Cosimo (Luis Guzman) is given the plan for the perfect Bellini from a lifer in prison, he has to get out of jail, fast. But with Cosimo stuck in the joint, it's up to his girl Rosalind (Patricia Clarkson) to track down a replacement. While no one wants to do the time for Cosimo's ..read more »
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from 7,991 members
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Jurassic Park 3 - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Sam Neill, Tea Leoni, William H. Macy
Director: Joe Johnston
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Third instalment in the blockbusting dinosaur series. This time around the adventure begins when paleontologist Dr Alan Grant (Sam Neill) is approached by the Kirbys (William H. Macy and Téa Leoni), a wealthy couple who want a guide to escort them on a flight over Isla Sorna, the forbidden dinosaur-..read more »
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from 72 members
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Focus
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: William H. Macy, David Paymer, Laura Dern
Director: Neal Slavin
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Starring William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer, and Meat Loa, the movie is based on the 1945 novel by Arthur Miller. A man is mistakenly identified as a Jew by his antisemitic in Brooklyn and finds himself among a local Jewish immigrant in a struggle to survive.
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from 172 members
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Jurassic Park 3
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Sam Neill, Tea Leoni, William H. Macy
Director: Joe Johnston
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Anxious to fund research for his new theory of velociraptor intelligence, renowned paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant is persuaded by wealthy adventurer Paul Kirby and his wife Amanda to accompany them on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna. This infamous island, once InGen's site B, has become both a ..read more »
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from 17,353 members
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State And Main
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Alec Baldwin
Director: David Mamet
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Walter Price is directing a movie that has gone over budget. Having been kicked out of his New Hampshire filming location, Price must quickly find a new, low budget location that can quickly pass as a 19th Century village. He soon comes across the quaint town of Waterford, Vermont. According to the ..read more »
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from 3,083 members
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Panic
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: William H. Macy, Barbara Bain, Tracey Ullman
Director: Henry Bromell
Certificate:
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Darkly comic gangster thriller. William H. Macy plays Alex, a disillusioned husband and father who just happens to be a hitman as well. Forced into the 'family business' by his overbearing father (Donald Sutherland), Alex is finding it difficult to reconcile his work with his family life. Deciding ..read more »
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from 3,369 members
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Happy Texas
(1999)
Starring: Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, Ally Walker
Director: Mark Illsley
Certificate:
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Harry Sawyer (Jeremy Northam) and Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr (Steve Zahn) are fugitives on the run, making their escape in a stolen Winnebago. When they are stopped by the police in the Texan outpost of Happy, they presume the game is up, but they are in fact welcomed to the town with open arms. It ..read more »
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from 1,413 member
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Psycho
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Philip Baker Hall, Robert Forster, William H. Macy
Director: Gus Van Sant
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Marion Crane is a Phoenix, Arizona working girl fed up with having to sneak away during lunch breaks to meet her lover, Sam Loomis, who cannot get married because most of his money goes towards alimony. One Friday, Marion's employer asks her to take $400,000 in cash to a local bank for deposit. ..read more »
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from 1,784 member
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Pleasantville
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: William H. Macy, Marissa Ribisi, Paul Walker
Director: Gary Ross
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Two modern day teenagers, brother and sister David and Jennifer (Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon), are transported by their TV repairman into the world of Pleasantville, a 1950s sitcom which David constantly watches. In Pleasantville the world is black and white, there is no sex or violence, ..read more »
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from 7,790 members
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Boogie Nights
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Thomas Jane, William H. Macy, Tony Te
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
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While set within the milieu of the Los Angeles adult film industry, Boogie Nights is less a film about pornography than the serio-comic story of a group of misfits, losers, and lost souls who are embraced by Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), a director who makes adult films, exotic motion pictures. In ..read more »
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from 17,672 members
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Air Force One - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Harrison Ford, William H. Macy, Glenn Close
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Certificate:
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American President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is flying home from Moscow with his family and entourage on the presidential plane Air Force One. After posing as journalists to get on board, a group of terrorists, led by Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman), seize control of the craft. They threaten to ..read more »
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from 2,218 members
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Boogie Nights - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Thomas Jane, William H. Macy, Tony Te
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
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During disco's Seventies heyday, 17-year-old busboy Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg, aka former hip hop star Marky Mark) is looking for a break when he is spotted by veteran porn director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds). Horner rechristens Eddie 'Dirk Diggler' and makes him a star of adult cinema. Eddie ..read more »
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from 1,159 member
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Air Force One
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Harrison Ford, William H. Macy, Glenn Close
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Certificate:
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American President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is flying home from Moscow with his family and entourage on the presidential plane Air Force One. After posing as journalists to get on board, a group of terrorists, led by Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman), seize control of the craft. They threaten to ..read more »
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from 11,977 members
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Fargo - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Director: Joel Coen
Certificate:
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Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide.Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most ..read more »
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from 2,959 members
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Fargo
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Director: Joel Coen
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A pregnant police chief is investigating a series of homicides across the frozen tundra. Against a sprawling Minnesota landscape, a car salesman hires two criminals to kidnap his wife. But when the scheme goes sour, and wood chippers get involved, the haphazard kidnapping plot turns deadly serious.
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from 62,974 members
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Mr Holland's Opus
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: William H. Macy, Richard Dreyfuss, Olympia Dukakis
Director: Stephen Herek
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Richard Dreyfuss stars as a 1960s musician and composer who uses jazz and rock'n'roll to inspire his music students. The film traces his career up to the modern day, and his aspiration to write a truly memorable piece of music, while also following his attempts to support his family and raise his ..read more »
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from 2,839 members
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Down Periscope
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: William H. Macy, Kelsey Grammer, Rob Schneider
Director: David S. Ward
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TV's 'Frasier' star Kelsey Grammer plays an unorthodox, maverick skipper who is ordered to take part in a naval war game with an antiquated submarine and a misfit crew. He does so on the understanding that if he succeeds in firing off his sub's missiles he will get to command his own vessel, little ..read more »
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from 1,753 member
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Murder In The First
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: William H. Macy, R. Lee Ermey, Brad Dourif
Director: Marc Rocco
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Kevin Bacon plays a prisoner who tries unsuccessfully to escape from Alcatraz and as a result is put in a six by nine foot cell with no light or heating. He is left there with no clothes and little food for three years and is subjected to a series of beatings by the prison warden (Gary Oldman). ..read more »
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from 4,146 members
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The Client
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: William H. Macy, William Sanderson, Kim Coates
Director: Joel Schumacher
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Third adaptation of lawyer-turned-novelist John Grisham's books. When young Mark and his brother sneak off to the woods for a smoke, they stumble upon a fat mob lawyer about to commit suicide, who tells Mark where a dead body is hidden. When his brother falls into a coma, Mark is questioned by a ..read more »
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from 5,333 members
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Oleanna
(1994)
Starring: William H. Macy, Debra Eisenstadt, Debra Eisenstadt
Director: David Mamet
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David Mamet adapted his own provocative play into a film version without sacrificing the dramatic punch in every ambiguous line of dialogue and every significant gesture. John (William H. Macy) is a college professor; Carol (Debra Eisenstadt) is his pupil who comes to him one afternoon for help. ..read more »
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from 36 members
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Benny and Joon
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: William H. Macy, Aidan Quinn, Mary Stuart Masterson
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
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Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a mentally-disturbed young woman who spends her time painting. She lives with her over-protective brother Benny (Aidan Quinn), who cares for her while ignoring his own needs. One day Sam (a Buster Keaton-impersonating Johnny Depp) enters their lives and falls in love ..read more »
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from 13,622 members
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Homicide
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: William H. Macy, Ving Rhames, Joe Mantegna
Director: David Mamet
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A homicide detective (Joe Mantegna) is diverted from a drug-dealing case to investigate a sweet shop robbery and murder. Although angry at being taken off what he feels is a more important case, the detective soon finds clues indicating the murder may have been part of an large anti-semetic conspiracy.
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from 861 members
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Cinema Collection - Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
on DVD
Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, S, Glenn Plummer
Director: Robert J. Degus, Matthew Tabak, Christian Slat
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Collection of eight movie shorts starring several Hollywood stars. This volume includes; 'The Investigator' (1994), 'Teach 109' (1990), 'Another Round' (1992), 'Hogg's Heaven' (1994), 'Texan' (1994), 'Museum of Love' (1996), 'Once in a Blue Moon (1990), and 'Hearts of Stone' (1988).
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from 72 members
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Bart Got a Room
Starring: William H. Macy, Cheryl Hines, Steven Kaplan
Director: Brian Hecker
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While Danny's father and mother independently search for love, Danny is on his own desperate quest to find a prom date. Danny's search becomes progressively more pathetic once he and his family learn that Bart, the school's biggest dweeb, not only secured a date for the prom, but got a hotel room ..read more »
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