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Tom DiCillo - what members say

Double Whammy review by from London

A dreadful, pointless comedy 13 October 2004
...Writer-director Tom DiCillo made a splash on the independant cinema scene with his clever comedy 'Living in Oblivion'. He then failed to live up to that promise with a cou... Read customer review

Stranger Than Paradise review by from Aylesbury/Bucks/England

Beautiful uncomfortableness... 17 February 2008
...heavily influenced by (i.e. the gorgeous, grainy black and white photography by Tom DiCillo), he leaves more for the audience to ponder, as they go along on their journey.... Read customer review

Delirious review by from South West, UK

Another good DiCillo film 27 January 2009
...Another great film from director Tom DiCillo. This one deals with fame and friendship. Steve Buscemi is hilarious and the rest of the cast are good too. If you know the di... Read customer review

Tom DiCillo - filmography

When You're Strange - A Film About The Doors (2009)
Starring: Johnny Depp
Director: Tom DiCillo
Certificate:
The Doors were very much a band of their time, a group whose music reflected the social and political upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s, and yet their appeal has endured thanks to the hypnotic music of guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore as well as ..read more »

69% from 41 members
Not available for rental

When You're Strange - A Film About The D... (2009)
Starring: Johnny Depp
Director: Tom DiCillo
Certificate:
The Doors were very much a band of their time, a group whose music reflected the social and political upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s, and yet their appeal has endured thanks to the hypnotic music of guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore as well as ..read more »

66% from 17 members
Not available for rental

Delirious on DVD (2006)
Starring: Michael Pitt, Minnie Driver, Gina Gershon
Director: Tom DiCillo
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Les, a small time celebrity photographer, aches to get that one great picture which will get him noticed. He meets Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. Luck intervenes for Toby when he gets a chance meeting with K'Harma Leeds, the hottest pop star ..read more »

63% from 375 members

Double Whammy (2001)
Starring: Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi
Director: Tom DiCillo
Certificate:
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Ray Pluto and Jerry Cubbins are New York City homicide detectives well endowed with comic possibilities. Recent events have led to Pluto being pegged as something of a wiseass. In truth, he hasn't been himself since the tragic death of his wife and child and finds solace by smoking a little hash ..read more »

47% from 667 members
Currently unavailable

The Real Blonde (1997)
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Elizabeth Berkley, Matthew Modine
Director: Tom DiCillo
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An out of work actor and his girlfriend have their relationship tested when his colleague begins working on a daytime soap...

51% from 246 members
Currently unavailable

Box of Moonlight (1996)
Starring: John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener
Director: Tom DiCillo
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John Turturro plays a humourless engineer who uncharacteristically takes a brief break from his life to find the source of his only happy childhood memory.

70% from 48 members
Currently unavailable

Living in Oblivion on DVD (1995)
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney
Director: Tom DiCillo
Certificate:
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Steve Buscemi is Nick Reve, a luckless low-budget director struggling against all odds to get his artistic vision onto the screen. The big name leading man arrives on set with a big ego and some scene-improving ideas of his own, the leading lady has confidence issues, his inept crew include a ..read more »

70% from 1,104 member

Johnny Suede on DVD (1991)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Nick Cave, Catherine Keener
Director: Tom DiCillo
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Johnny Suede is an aspiring musician, desperate to follow in the footsteps of his hero Ricky Nelson. His dream comes crashing down, however, when he meets rock star Freak Storm...

55% from 614 members

Down By Law on DVD (1986)
Starring: Chris Parker, Tom Waits, Leila Gastil
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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Jim Jarmusch follows his groundbreaking Stranger Than Paradise with another rambling, character-driven film with a twisted sense of humor. Set in a seedy New Orleans summer, Down By Law details the meeting of three unlikely convicts and their just as unlikely escape. Zack (Tom Waits) is an out-of-..read more »

70% from 3,676 members

Stranger Than Paradise on DVD (1984)
Starring: Chris Parker, Leila Gastil, John Lurie
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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An award-winning film consisting of three thirty-minute vignettes which follow a young female immigrant who, together with her cousin and his sidekick, seeks the good life in sunny Florida. A series of hilarious coincidences leads to the unexpected conclusion.

70% from 887 members

Permanent Vacation on DVD (1980)
Starring: Charlie Spademan, Jane Fire, Ruth Bolton
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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Jim Jarmusch made his directorial debut with this episodic profile of one troubled hipster trying to make sense of his life. Aloysius Parker (Christopher Parker), known to his friends as Allie, is a young man with a damaged family background (his mother is in a mental institution and his father has ..read more »

60% from 417 members

Jim Jarmusch Box Set - Vol. 1 (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Chris Parker, Leila Gastil, John Lurie
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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Includes the following three films: Permanent Vacation (1980): In downtown Manhattan, Allie, a twenty-something guy (Chris Parker) whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more meaning in his life and meets ..read more »

69% from 717 members

Tom DiCillo facts

5 most recent films

When You're Strange - A Film About The Doors - 3.0 stars
When You're Strange - A Film About The Doors - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Delirious - 3.0 stars
Double Whammy - 2.5 stars
The Real Blonde - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Down By Law - 3.5 stars
Stranger Than Paradise - 3.5 stars
Living in Oblivion - 3.5 stars
Box of Moonlight - 3.5 stars
Jim Jarmusch Box Set - Vol. 1 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

When You're Strange - A Film About The Doors - 3.0 stars
When You're Strange - A Film About The Doors - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Double Whammy - 2.5 stars
The Real Blonde - 2.5 stars
Johnny Suede - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Steve Buscemi - 5 times - show films
Catherine Keener - 5 times - show films
Chris Parker - 4 times - show films
Richard Boes - 4 times - show films
Danny Rosen - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jim Jarmusch - 4 times - show films