Movies by Mary-Louise Parker
As part of the cast:
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Howl (2010)
Cast: James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm …
Directed by: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
James Franco steps into the shoes of famed Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in this star-studded biopic centered around Ginsberg's poem "Howl" and the widely publicized obscenity trial that…
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Red (2010)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich …
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
After trading in his professional past as a black-ops CIA operative for a new identity, Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is basking in normality. But he's forced to return to old habits when…
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Solitary Man (2009)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito …
Directed by: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Michael Douglas stars as a former car dealership owner who sees his personal and professional lives take a nosedive when the repercussions of years of shady business dealings and chronic…
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Sarah Bolger …
Directed by: Mark Waters
When city-raised twins Jared and Simon move to a tumbledown country mansion with their mother and sister, it's quite an adjustment -- especially after they uncover a magical and…
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Ted Levine …
Directed by: Andrew Dominik
After Robert Ford joins the most notorious gang in the West, he grows tired of the charismatic Jesse James and begins to resent his widespread fame. But by hatching a scheme to gun down…
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The Robber Bride (2007)
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Shawn Doyle, Susan Lynch …
Directed by: David Evans
Insurance investigator and former cop John Grismer reluctantly takes on the case of the mysteriously vanished Zenia Arden, a femme fatale journalist whose closest pals had strong reasons for…
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Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)
Cast: Tony Kushner, Marcia Gay Harden, Justin Kirk …
Directed by: Freida Lee Mock
Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock explores the life and work of Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning playwright Tony Kushner -- who's best known for "Angels in America" -- by combining interviews…
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The Best Thief in the World (2005)
Cast: Jonah Bobo, Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Silverman …
Directed by: Jacob Kornbluth
Eleven-year-old Izzy spends his "down time" breaking into people's New York City apartments just to "mess with their heads." It's all part of an elaborate escape effort to create…
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Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Cast: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet …
Directed by: John Turturro
Adulterer Nick (James Gandolfini) must face the bleak fallout of his exposed affair with foul-mouthed Tula (Kate Winslet) after his stolid wife (Susan Sarandon) and daughters Constance…
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Weeds (2005)
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould …
Nancy Botwin (Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker) takes a big hit when her husband dies suddenly and she's left struggling to maintain her comfortable lifestyle -- so the suburban…
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Saved! (2004)
Cast: Mandy Moore, Jena Malone, Macaulay Culkin …
Directed by: Brian Dannelly
When Mary, a devout senior at a Christian high school, accidentally gets pregnant, she starts to see her peers and her faith in a whole new way in this darkly comic coming-of-age story that…
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Red Dragon (2002)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
This Silence of the Lambs prequel stars Edward Norton as former FBI agent Will Graham, who was once nearly killed by the savage Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) and now has no…
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Pipe Dream (2002)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart …
Directed by: John Walsh
After having a one-night-stand with an aspiring screenwriter (Mary-Louise Parker), a New York City plumber (Martin Donovan), frustrated about the way his profession is perceived by women,…
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Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
Cast: William Hurt, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn …
Directed by: Lawrence Schiller
Chronicling three decades in the life of notorious FBI mole Robert Hanssen (William Hurt), this eye-opening telefilm follows his gradual implosion as financial debt and career frustrations…
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Short Fuse (2001)
Cast: Frances McDormand, Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Bailey Smith …
Directed by: Trevor Sands
Eight riveting short films featuring some of Hollywood's biggest stars are packed onto this single disc. Titles include "Upheaval" (starring Frances McDormand), "Fueling the Fire," "The…
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Cupid & Cate (2000)
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Peter Gallagher, Bebe Neuwirth …
Directed by: Brent Shields
This heartwarming drama explores what happens when fate steers people down a path they hadn't planned to travel, which is what happens to Cate DeAngelo (Mary-Louise Parker) when she…
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Goodbye Lover (1999)
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Mary-Louise Parker …
Directed by: Roland Joffé
Obsessively cheerful Sandra Dunmore (Patricia Arquette) is married to hard-drinking ad executive Jake (Dermot Mulroney) and having a fling with his brother Ben (Don Johnson) in this stylish…
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The Five Senses (1999)
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Molly Parker, Gabrielle Rose …
Directed by: Jeremy Podeswa
Five lonely urbanites -- each representing one of the senses -- find their lives intersecting as the city of Toronto is unnerved by the disappearance of a 3-year-old girl. Writer-director…
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Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
Cast: Jonathan Penner, Randall Batinkoff, Norman Reedus …
Directed by: Stacy Title
College student Jack launches an investigation into his wealthy father's death when he suspects that his mother and his uncle were involved. His suspicions seem cemented when the two…
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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Dianne Wiest, Mary-Louise Parker …
Directed by: Gregg Champion
Small-town farmer Noah Dearborn (Sidney Poitier) lives an uncomplicated existence until shady developer Christian Nelson (George Newbern) tries to usurp his family's land. Nelson will do…
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Legalese (1998)
Cast: James Garner, Gina Gershon, Kathleen Turner …
Directed by: Glenn Jordan
An actress (Gina Gershon) accused of murder hires a celebrity attorney (James Garner) to defend her. He, in turn, hires a media-friendly face (Edward Kerr) to pose as his front man. When the…
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The Maker (1997)
Cast: Robert Gossett, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Joel McKinnon Miller …
Directed by: Tim Hunter
Josh Minnell (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is basically a good kid -- albeit one who's dabbled in drugs and petty crime. But when his long-lost, older brother (Matthew Modine) shows up on the…
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey …
Directed by: Jane Campion
Jane Campion's adaptation of Henry James's novel stars Nicole Kidman as Isabel Archer, an American heiress visiting relatives in 1872 England who falls prey to the manipulations of…
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Boys on the Side (1995)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Looking to jump-start her career, lesbian night-club singer Jane (Whoopi Goldberg) answers an ad placed by a woman named Robin (Mary-Louise Parker), an AIDS sufferer who wants a companion to…
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SugarTime (1995)
Cast: John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas …
Directed by: John N. Smith
John Turturro and Mary-Louise Parker star in HBO's film about the very public love affair between mobster Sam Giancana and his famous paramour, singer Phyllis McGuire. This…
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Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Cast: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly …
Directed by: Woody Allen
A hack 1920s playwright uses a mobster to finance his newest play. But when the gangster's bodyguard starts rewriting the play to make it more believable, he shows more talent than the…
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The Client (1994)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Tommy Lee Jones …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
After witnessing the suicide of a lawyer whose client is in the mob, 11-year-old Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) seeks the aid and protection of lawyer Reggie Love (Susan Sarandon), while federal…
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Naked in New York (1994)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio …
Directed by: Daniel Algrant
Struggling writer Jake Briggs (Eric Stoltz) finally gets the break he's been waiting for when his friend, Chris (Ralph Macchio), finds him a producer (Tony Curtis) for his play. But Jake…
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Mr. Wonderful (1993)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt …
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
When his plans for restoring a neighborhood bowling alley hit a financial snag thanks to the alimony he's paying his former wife (Annabella Sciorra), Con Edison electrician Gus (Matt…
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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson …
Directed by: Jon Avnet
In this adaptation of Fanny Flagg's novel, flashbacks reveal the remarkable and mysterious story of soul mates Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker), whose antics…
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Grand Canyon (1991)
Cast: Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
A sequence of random but life-altering incidents conspire to link a group of Los Angeles denizens from disparate economic and social classes, leading to epiphanies about responsibilities and…
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Longtime Companion (1989)
Cast: Campbell Scott, Mary-Louise Parker, Patrick Cassidy …
Directed by: Norman Rene
This ensemble piece centers on a group of gay men in 1980s New York City whose lives are changed by the puzzling new "gay cancer." The first film to have AIDS as its main subject, Longtime…
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Signs of Life (1989)
Cast: Beau Bridges, Vincent D'Onofrio, Arthur Kennedy …
Directed by: John David Coles
When aging New England shipbuilder Owen Coughlin (Arthur Kennedy) decides to shut down his business and retire in the face of mounting competition, his actions affect his employees'…
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Too Young the Hero (1988)
Cast: Rick Schroder, R. Pickett Bugg, Jon DeVries …
Directed by: Buzz Kulik
At the age of 12, young Calvin Graham succeeds in joining the navy during World War II. Despite his youth, Graham serves in the battle of Guadalcanal and is awarded for his bravery. But when…